Members’ Area

To enable the club to run as efficiently as possible we make all of the documents that you might need nice and easy to find, so all you need to do is select the document you need, download it then print it out… simples!!

Please select from the below to find the items you need.

• Dojo etiquette, rules and requirements
• Code of conduct for spectators
• Disciplinary policy
• New Member Joining Letter
• Membership Form
• Child protection policy
• Child protection statement
• Health and safety policy
• Hombu Risk Assessment
• Statement of equality
• Organisational constitution

An important part of the study of karate is access to the right information. The below links will provide you with everything that you need up to Brown Belt.

• Expectations and Commitment
• Recommended reading list
• Terminology
• Dojo Kun
• 20 Precepts or Ni-ju Kun
• Videos
• How to tie your belt
• Articles

There is very little equipment required for the practice of karate: so long as you have your body and some space to move then you can practice something. There are of course some items that are required in terms of being part of the club or for safety purposes, and other items that you may wish to own. We can recommend suppliers, but can usually source items more cheaply for you (the only items we will not supply are practice weapons, which we can give you the correct suppliers for).

This list has been compiled not as a shopping list, but to help members to assess what equipment would be most useful.  Aside from a few compulsory items such as license and badge all items can be bought either from your instructor or any other place you can find an item on sale (provided they meet any safety and colour requirements that we have).

There are obviously a lot more karate/martial arts related items that can be found for sale, so this list is intended to focus your investments on items that will be of most use.  If there is any other training equipment, clothing etc that you would be interested in but is not listed, please feel free to discuss with an instructor as to whether it would be of use or for recommendations on the best places for purchase, we may also add it to the list!

This section provides useful templates and examples for those working towards an Instructor or Assistant Instructor qualification.

Templates:

• Risk Assessment Template
• Karate Instructor Levels
• Karate Assistant Instructor Levels
• BFS Self Defence Instructor Levels
• BFS Training/Teaching Log

Dojo Assessments for Beginner to 4th Kyu

All members of the Hombu dojo are required to attend these sessions, whether you believe you deserve to move up a grade or not. The purpose of the assessments is to align our dojo and therefore we assess you as a group rather than individuals. All members must attend with their grade record book, as without this no promotion will be awarded.

4th Kyu and above should be in attendance to assist with the running of the assessment and provide additional coaching and support for the members being assessed. Should the assessment be completed before the dojo closes there will be the opportunity either to study items that have been picked up during the assessment as needing additional attention, or run through a mock grading for your next belt.

The assessments will be held in our Wheatfields School Dojo at 6:30pm on the following dates:

2018:    19th February  2018     25th June 2018   29th October 2018

2019:    25th February 2019      24th June 2019    28th October 2019

We aim to complete all assessments up to 6th Kyu by 7:30pm, and the remainder of the grades by 8:30pm.

Brown and Black Belt Official Gradings

All members of 4th Kyu and above are welcome to these grading sessions to enable group comparison, diversity of partners and most importantly increased levels of spirit and energy in the dojo. It is also a great opportunity to show support to your karate brothers and sisters! These sessions take 1-2 hours.

Participation will be varied and depend upon attendance and space within the dojo.

Gradings will be held in the Westminster Lodge Dojo at 8pm on the following dates:

2018:    22nd March 2018            25th October 2018

2019:    25th April 2019             31st October 2019

Well done to all those who attended on Monday 25th February for our quarterly dojo assessment. Many have been promoted to new grades/belts in order to ensure that the experience and abilities within the dojo set the hierarchy. Those marked with * have been promoted in this assessment.

10th Kyu

White Belt

n/a

 9th Kyu

White & Orange Stripe Belt

Pavlos Crawford*

Ava Taylor

Orange Belt

Joel Arun*

Oliver Brice*

 8th Kyu

White & Red Stripe Belt

n/a

Red Belt

Arunima Arun*

Rosie Cripps*

Tommy Fenwick*

Amy Fowler*

Lilly Fowler*

Ben Hawker

Arun George John*

Weronika Jura*

Jensen Lee-Owen*

Hugo Redel*

Lily Tan*

Leo Wang*

Roger Wang*

 7th Kyu

White & Yellow Stripe Belt

n/a

Yellow Belt

Simi Adeyemi*

Jay Brice*

Tadi Fernando*

Rhea Joshi*

Harry McPartlin*

6th Kyu

White & Green Stripe Belt

n/a

Green Belt

Mati Markowicz*

 5th Kyu

White & Blue Stripe Belt

n/a

Blue Belt

Karl Fenwick*

Dylan Musson*

Eliza Redding*

Paulina Redel*

Gaurav Shiva*

 4th Kyu

White & Purple Stripe Belt

Connor Lee-Owen*

Purple Belt

Christina Fowler

William Gee*

Matthew Lee*

Helen Redding

Hektor Redel

 3rd Kyu

Brown Belt

Nikolai Cherniaev

Mark Cripps

Paul Markowicz

Ilyas Monadi

Leo Ortiz

Stephen Papendorf

Gilberto Rodriguez

Fiona Scrimgeour

Karly West

 2nd Kyu

Brown & White Stripe Belt

Adam Graham

Romy Ortiz

Jasper Walsh

Jim Walsh

1st Kyu

Brown & Red Stripe Belt

Colin Archibald

Chris Bloomfield

Alex Owen

Maciej Redel

Sarah Tan

Philip Taylor

Shodan-ho (Apprentice)

Black & White Stripe Belt

Kyran Gosling

Shodan

Black Belt

Barrie Lowther

Dessi Walsh

Sandan

Black Belt

Joe Pletersky