Gkr Karate

Great class this morning, you all worked really hard with the line drills, was impressed. It all went downhill with the team games though 😂😂, well done to tim who did great in the sumo challenge and was just beaten by ian. Was great to see ian back and also good to see Caitlyn and lewis visit us from thursday. Although noone dressed up, well done to Liam for being our bunny with his face painting and ears, your prize will arrive next week. Thank you to Annie n Amelia for my choc bunny 😀❤. Have a great easter weekend and will see you all next week.

Great class this morning, class plan line drills, then lots of round kicks, finished with 1st kata and partner work to show a very simple bunkai move with the 1st 2 moves. Hope the legs arnt to sore.... See you all next week for Easter fun....🐰🥋🐣🍫

So the 20th april will be our easter fun class. Feel free to dress up with anything easter themed and you could win a prize!! There will be easter treats too, plus sensei bunny may make an appearance.. ....

Well, what a hard working bunch you all were this morning, well done, great job with the combinations. We finished with some kicks while trying to balance, then with kickshield and ended with kata. Congratulations to ashwin who on tournament week gained his 9th kyu and bronze commitment award. Our stars of the week rhys and alfie did amazing today, and congratulations to our students of the month, denishea and amelia who have both gained more confidence and improved these last few weeks. Well done all, see you all next week

Few missing today but the rest of you were great today. Line drills and kata getting ready for tomorrow. Lots of commitment awards today, congratulations to all our bronze and silver award winners, pretty impressive not 1 class missed for the silver guys. Also well done to all our tournament peeps for earning stars of the week, great job. All the best for everyone grading tomorrow. See you there and see the rest of you next week

Well done today, sensei tamsin took most of you and you did green belt grading stuff, tournament peeps with me and after a quick run through the katas again we concentrated on kumite etiquette and practise especially for those who havent done it before and were v nervous. Finished with you guys against any of the other students that wanted to join in. Congratulations to our stars of the week evan for overcoming his fears, joseph and kyra for trying really hard today. Be good for sensei Alistair Torrie next week, i will miss you guys but i know you will work hard. I will see you in back in the dojo in 2 weeks.

Great class today guys, you worked hard. Started with some front kicks then sensei tamsin worked with most of you doing basics, line drills and kicks, the rest of you doing tournament kata with me, learning the etiquette and doing practise, good work from you. We finished off with some reaction games, do you have a tell? Congratulations to denishea on getting her bronze attendance award and to alfie for earning star of the week! See you all next week, those doing tournament we will cover kumite.

Brilliant time at the shihan Anthony seminar....🐯🐆🕊🐍

Great work today guys, long forward stance and lots of backward leaning stance, both still need work, but you know what should happen which is good, just putting it into practise. We then split, sensei tamsin going 1st n 2nd kata with lower grades with some bunkai and higher grades we went through saifa and a bit of bassai dai. Congratulations to Gavin and Alfie for grading to 9th kyu, and congratulations to our well deserved students of the month Evan and Annie. Thank you for your help as always to sensei Tamsin. See you all next week, and see quite a few of you tomorrow with shihan anthony 😀😀

Great work today guys, some kumite drills to start then we did tournament stuff with those that wanted to and sensei tamsin did kata with the others, we finished off with a bit of kumite. Well done to denisha and dan for being our stars of the week. See you all next week, last chance to sign up for shihan anthony seminar, why would you want to miss it?

Biggest class this morning, and that was with a couple missing! Wow! You guys are all pretty amazing, thank you. Line drills and katas in order today and the white belts did kick bag work during kata. Its all coming along but just remember and try and work on what i say, i nag you for a reason lol, i want you all to be the best you can be! Well done to oliver, toby, joseph, kyra, Charlie, timothy, evan and sarah for all earning bronze commitment awards! Great job for amelia who earned star of the week. Congratulations to denishea for grading to 9th kyu and a big welcome to ashwin who had an amazing 1st class, bit nervous to start with but was sion ok, and well done mum leganneya who enjoyed watching so much she ended up joining in 😁. See you all next week!!

Missed some of you today, but gained some more too so thats fab!!! Jo did a great warm up, then we went into basic strikes, then line drils blocking, some kicks and finished with kickbag work for lower grades and green and blue used noodles to work on there techniques and getting kicks higher. Congratulations to jo, joseph and jack for being stars of the week. Nice to see Wayne Partridge pop in and will be good to see him back in a gi next week! See you all next week

Biggest class of the year so far 😁, well done all, we worked alot on kicks today, front and side kick mainly, on the spot and in line drills. We then worked on them in groups with kick pads and ended with some fun of paper punching and a game of stinky mitt. Everyone worked hard today, congratulations to kaitlin and liam for earning there 9th kyu, well done evan and Cecilia for being our stars of the week. Big congratulations and well done to our 1st students of the month for jan, timothy and sarah. Well deserved. Look forward to seeing you all next week, dont forget your goals and to sign up for the seminar and/or tournament.

Great class today, good to see ian back and sensei kerry visit with katie. We did basic line drills, worked on front kick for a while, dont get complacent with this kick, foot shapes still need to be there and full leg return! Then split off into kata groups with white n yellow belts with sensei tamsin, green and blue with ian, Kerry and i ran through kankadai. We finished off with some sparring. Big well done to Dan who did his first class today and did a fantastic job, welcome to the group. Congratulations to our stars of the week, kaitlin and nathan. Dont forget to book up for the seminars and think about getting out of your comfort zone and enter the tournament! And...... dont forget your goals! I did get some more this week 😀👍 See you all next week

Great work today guys, we used the ladders and cones for the warm up with press ups, sit ups, squat kicks and star jumps too, then moved onto kata, 1st n 2nd then split off to have sensei tamsin working on 1st n 2nd and me working with the Green and blue belts on saifa and started bassai dai. Then after break a quick kumite drill and finished with kumite. Congratulations to our stars of the week charlie and liam. Looking forward to next week already, don't forget your goals!!!!!

Great to be back today, nice to see you all looking relaxed. Back to basics and a bit of kata to blow away the cobwebs. You all did fab. Congratulations to jack grading to 9th kyu after visiting us from my thurs class. Dont forget your goals!!! Cant help you if you dont tell me. See you all next week 😀😀

Go-Kan-Ryu Karate (GKR) is a traditional Japanese style of karate. GKR was founded by Robert Sullivan in Adelaide, South Australia. Robert first began training in the art of karate in 1964, and spent time training and teaching in both Japan and the USA before establishing GKR in 1984.
GKR Karate is taught in a non-contact environment and promotes both character and physical development. GKR is a club for all ages and promotes self-defence, fitness, coordination, discipline, c...onfidence and stress relief.
People of all walks of life can train together and learn the art of karate in a safe, fun and encouraging environment.
If you would like to know more about GKR, from class times, to prices or anything else, you can contact the Senior Instructor for Northampton and Peterborough on 07931 504712, email at region33uk@gkrkarate.com, or via the regions primary Facebook page GKR Karate Region 33 Northampton & Peterborough
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I love my classes, sensei's Donna and Mick are great, the atmosphere is friendly and fun and at the same time your encouraged to push yourself that little bit more. While explaining in a way you can understand .....

Respect for & from other students seems to come easy and you are sure to make new friends �.

Great dojo, friendly students. Always a fun class, I always learn something new.

Great club, 2 great classes, sensei mick on Mondays and myself on Saturdays. Come join us, have fun, meet new friends and learn something new �

Great class, the kids and I love going. Sensei Donna is a great instructor

Sendai Donna is great with our kids so much so that they do not want to miss her class, and gets disappointed when they cannot make it on Saturday GKR Irthlingborough class.

I love my classes, sensei's Donna and Mick are great, the atmosphere is friendly and fun and at the same time your encouraged to push yourself that little bit more. While explaining in a way you can understand .....

Respect for & from other students seems to come easy and you are sure to make new friends �.

Great dojo, friendly students. Always a fun class, I always learn something new.

Great club, 2 great classes, sensei mick on Mondays and myself on Saturdays. Come join us, have fun, meet new friends and learn something new �

Great class, the kids and I love going. Sensei Donna is a great instructor

Sendai Donna is great with our kids so much so that they do not want to miss her class, and gets disappointed when they cannot make it on Saturday GKR Irthlingborough class.

I love my classes, sensei's Donna and Mick are great, the atmosphere is friendly and fun and at the same time your encouraged to push yourself that little bit more. While explaining in a way you can understand .....

Respect for & from other students seems to come easy and you are sure to make new friends �.

Great dojo, friendly students. Always a fun class, I always learn something new.

Great club, 2 great classes, sensei mick on Mondays and myself on Saturdays. Come join us, have fun, meet new friends and learn something new �

Great class, the kids and I love going. Sensei Donna is a great instructor