Sorry I could not be with you guys last night but it certainly sounds like you had a great class. It has come to that time of year where we have to start thinking about STUDENT OF THE YEAR... you guy's should all have my number by now, if you haven't... save it in your phones now (07850 548070). I would like ALL of you to place 1 vote each who YOU think deserves Student Of The Year this year, please either text me your vote or message me with it on facebook. There is only 3 rules.... 1) only 1 vote per student 2) you can not vote for yourself 3) deadline to get your vote in is Tuesday 12th December. Things to Remember: We only have 4 more classes left this year too with the 4th class being a Christmas Special. End Of Year Seminar, 16th December (LIMITED SPACES, Book NOW!) Christmas Party, 16th December (LIMITED SPACES, Book NOW!) GKR SHOP CHRISTMAS SALE NOW ON!!!! Includes Discounted Training Fees (Sale Ends 11th December and LIMITED STOCK) some great christmas gift ideas. www.gkrkarateshop.co.uk Have a GREAT week and I hope to see you all on in class Sensei Jon

What a class it was last night... What better way to warm up when you are cold 😁... Thanks to Sensei Jason for REQUESTING to take the warm up 😉 Always good to work on basics at a slower spead to refine your Techniques. Welcome to our newest Dragons: James, Carrianne, Michael and Diane... Also Carolann and Brogan. Also great to have a few students family members giving it a go too: Shanice (Charlotte's Sister) Ivan (Nia and Daria's Father) and Katarzyna (Stas's Mother) Fantastic job all of you on your first class guys 👏👊 Congratulations on acheiving your 9th Kyu Yellow Tag: Sasha and Luqman 👏👍 Comming on great... soon be time for your 8th Kyu Yellow Belt grading me thinks 😉 And for acheiving 7th Kyu Ho Orange Tag: Tracey Great going Tracey, keep up the good work 😉 Also... showing great commitment acheiving a Bronze Commitment Award: Nulan, Sasha and Luqman Well done guys, thats half way to your Silver 👏 Then showing they are another step further in their Karate Journey's by demonstrating they can count to 10 in Japanese: Nia and Daria awesome job girls 👏 STUDENT OF THE MONTH for October... Very tough choice this was as so many of you deserved it. Unfortunately I can only pick 1 though and for showing Commitment, Dedication and Improvements... it went to... Edward Well done. And lastly.... Grading was at the weekend, Not only did our very own Ali and Harrison acheive their 8th Kyu Yellow Belts and Kimberley-Ann acheive her 7th Kyu Orange Belt on Saturday (well done guys, well deserved) but on Sunday... Sensei Jason was awarded Instructor Of The Month too (Congratulations, again, well deserved) 👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊👏👊 Thank you again for your help Sensei's Jonathan and Jason Fantastic effort by all, Super commitment amd all round Awesome guys everyone, you are all Awesome 😉 See you next week and remember, there are LIMITED SPACES on both the End of Year Seminar and the Christmas Party. Approx 1000 + students in the region but only about 200 spaces... Don't miss out, Book your spaces A.S.A.P.

20th November to 11th December Seasonal sale, purfect time to order a few xmas gifts. Also, PREPAY TRAINING FEES reduced during the same period, no better time to order you 12 visit passes or 3 or 6 month unlimited training passes. Check out the website between these dates to grab a mega bargin. www.gkrkarateshop.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS To our 2 new 8th Kyu Yellow belts Ali and Harrison AND our new 7th Kyu Orange Belt Kimberley-Ann You guys did an AWESOME job and smashed it. Well deserved. I can't wait to see the new colours in line on Monday. Sensei Jon

Great class again last night, good to see the awesome commitment you guy's are showing too. Welcome to our 2 newest members of our GKR Family... Ron and Dillon, you both did great 😉👏 Happy Birthday for yesterday too to Stas (appologies, I wanted to make a mention at the end of class but forgot) A bit of a squad style warm up today followed by grading format. Good luck to thoes of you going for your next grades on Saturday (I am sure you won't need luck though 😉). I am looking forward to seeing some nice shiney new belts in class next week. Congratulations to: Jayden for reaching your 9th Kyu Yellow Tip (awesome job, you will soon be wearing that yellow belt 😉, keep up the good work 👍) Nulan for learning to count to 10 in Japanese (Awesome to see 👌) And Richard, Jayden, Taylor, Edward & Barry all for acheiving your BRONZE Commitment Awards ( half way to your Silver awards guys, well done) Thank you again for your help Sensei's Jonathan and Jason. REMEMBER: End of year Seminar and the Christmas Party, both on 16th December. *** LIMITED SPACES *** so book your tickets as soon as you can. I also now have Raffle Tickets for sale in class, Raffle will be drawn at the Christmas Party. See you all next week where PARENTS can join in FREE too.... hope to see no-one sitting on benches 😉 #loveGKR

*** Don't Miss Out *** *** Book your spaces as soon as possible *** End Of Year Seminar on 16th December with the Christmas Party held after on the same day. Seminar is at Danes Camp Leisure Centre, Northampton - 1:15pm - 3:34pm Party is at Cripps Social Club, Northampton General Hospital - 7pm - Midnight Reserve YOUR space/s NOW with your instructor in class.

Christmas is only a few weeks away... Check out our shop website for some awesome gift ideas that any Karate-Ka will love. From Stocking Fillers to Main Present's Most of which can be ordered in class where you will not be charged P&P Order now to be sure you have them in plenty of time for the big day. www.gkrkarateshop.co.uk

What a fun Halloween class it was last night. Firstly I would like to thank Stela Tsankova (Nia and Daria's Mum) for posting these pictures (I stole from her post) ;) Lots of games with sweetie prizes (video's of some I have posted seperately) To list a few, we split into 4 teams and played team Catapiller & Punch the Balloon to name just 2 and ended with a bit of Karate in the Dark which held a surprise for some of you at least ;) In our Prize giving ceremony, Congratulations to: Nulan for his AWESOME Anti-bullying Poster (Pictured below) winning a self pain, paint brush set and a bar of chocolate with Certificate Nulan again for again and AWESOME Video for Weirdest Place to do Karate winning a Certificate and Chubba-Chubbs Pizza Nia and Daria for the Most Friends to try Karate winning a tub of sweets and Certificate to share and the hardest winner to decide wast the Best Dressed... Lots of tough competition with this one but with a short deliberation with my fellow Judges (Sensei's Jason and Jonathan) Nia was awarded with the Trophy, Certificate and Chocolate Bar for The Best / Scariest Dressed. Congratulations to you all. Thank you again to Sensei's Jason and Jonathan for all your help. See all you AWESOME people next week Sensei Jon

Halloween Class.... KARATE in the DARK!