Student of the month for October for the Wakefield Academy is John Lane. John is one of our adult students and has been training in Karate for a few months now. He was awarded Student of the month for his enthusiasm, for always giving 100% and for being able to take advice and help from both senior and junior instructors and put it in practice which shows in his excellent Katas. Well Done John!

A weekend full of faces of all emotions from nerves, fear and anticipation to happiness, relief, excitment and  success.

Well done to all the students who have graduated this weekend from white belt through to advance dans, thank you also to the support that is shown from loved ones, parents and carers.

Congratulations to the kickboxing black belts who are as follows:

Liam Colgan - 1st Dan -Kickboxing -- A pleasure to teach an amazing young man who will go far in all he does

Robert Mudd -1st Dan -- Kickboxing -- Made to be a black belt, excellent !

Shareen Lawton -- 1st Dan --  Kickboxing -- This lady now believes in her self and so she should.

Martin Bell -- 2nd Dan -- Kickboxing -- Excellent performance and great determination, an asset to Chuldow.

Gavin Evans -- 2nd Dan --  Kickboxing -- 100% Effort and commitment, this grade means much more than just the belt. Nothing but hard work and focus, superb!

 

 

 

 

 

 A further Congratulations goes out to the students graduating in Karate.

Keshav Nair -- 1st Dan - Karate

Govind Nair -- 1st Dan -- Karate

These boys are a credit to their family, they are well mannered, well behaved and very hard working boys.  A fantastic graduation from the both of you.

Mini Pillay -- 1st Dan -- Karate 

 First the proud mother of 2 boys, I don’t know many families that go black belt together supporting each other with their training in class and at home.  An inspirational family.  Well done Mini, your boys were as proud of you as you were them.

Sam Chilton -- 1st Dan -- Karate 

 Sam you did fantastic your effort today was brilliant, Sam you also have a cool family who have shown you nothing but support and commitment, today you made them very proud of you. Well Done.

Congratulations to :

Connor McDaid -- 2nd Dan -- Karate

Rebecca Wilson -- 2nd Dan -- Karate

William Wilson -- 2nd Dan -- Karate

AJ Kelly -- 2nd Dan -- Karate

Johnathan Chadwick -- 2nd Dan Senior -- Karate

Helen Gelder -- 2nd Dan Senior -- Karate

This group of black belts today proved that junior students can work as hard if not harder than adults, the juniors worked just as hard as the seniors and the seniors set the standard high.  Johnathan showed pure class in his technical abilities and Helen showed determination is a powerful tool.  This group were an inspiration to watch and seem to feed off each others energy.  An excellent performance from each and every one of you. I look forward to having these Juniors back on the mat soon when they turn adult.

 CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL !!

A very big well done to Grace Johnson who is awarded student of the month for her great improvement in her katas and her new found ground up attitude and concentration now she has been moved up to the high grade karate class. Keep up the hard work Grace. A big well done from all the Instructors at Chuldow.

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Thank you to all those who attended the weapons seminars this weekend. The junior dragons had a really good time and all gained a new grade in their chosen weapon. Well done Kids!

The main weapons course was well attended and the standard was very high. Congratulations to all those who attained their new grades, especially John Curtis from the Wakefield Academy, who became 1^st Dan Black Belt in Sai and Wayne Brear from the Knottingley Academy, who became 1^st Dan Black Belt in Bo.

Both of you stood out today, excellent skill, attitude and focus ! Both of you excelled with the creative kata to finish !

Well done to you all.

 

 

 

 

Student of the Month for August at the Wakefield Academy is a young man called Will Peddie. Will is a brown belt and has just moved out of the junior class into the senior class. Will was awarded Student of the month for showing Indomitable Spirit, determination, showing a huge improvement and proving that junior students can do Kata to a very high standard. Well done Will!

 

This weekend we have had kickboxing and karate graduations, congratulations to all those who have graduated this time. The standard in both kickboxing and karate was very high and all those who graduated worked very hard.

Now a special mention to the new Black Belts:

 Well done to Jai Twitchett from the Morley Academy who attained his Cadet 1^stDan Black Belt in Kickboxing, what a star! Jai is one of the younger members of the Kickboxing yet his skill, focus and drive carried him through his graduation, what proud parents he made! Well done Katie Bardon who attained her 2^ndDan Black Belt in Kickboxing, Katie’s graduation continued after everybody else was presented, she was pushed , encouraged and pushed some more yet her techniques remained outstanding and her determination to give 100% never faulted. Superb Achievement to both Jai and Katie!

Well done and Congratulations to Cam Hauer, Katie Chapman, Ammar Iqbal and Lucy Herbert, who all attained Cadet 1^st Dan in Karate!

The group of children who took their black belts today have worked closely together as they advanced through the belts, supporting each other and at the same time enjoying their martial arts with a great group of friends, they have all made each other stronger in their journey of attaining black belt. The kids were impressive within this graduation, they worked just as hard as the adults and demonstrated a high standard of skill, focus and desire throughout, they worked extra hard because although young in age wanted to achieve the goal that had been set….Black Belt!

The adults were a pleasure to assess, each individual started martial arts for a different reason and martial arts has helped many deal with life and problems it throws at them, today these adult were  strong, confident and skilled martial artists who deserve their new grade. To commit yourself to a sport later in life is admirable, balancing work, children and home life is hard then adding a sport which requires commitment and hard training to that makes a remarkable person.

Congratulations to Elsie Wilson, Jane Cooper, Scott Barker, Kevin Clancy, Barry Glover and Shareen Lawton, who all gained 1^st Dan in Karate.

 Also well done to Jake Normington, Vivek Majumder and Jack Wilson, who graduated to senior 2^nd Dan. These young men have taken the big step from Cadet to Senior, you impressed the graduation panel and should be extremely proud, many quit along the way…does that make you better than them YES IT DOES!!!

An extended congratulations to Mr Gavin Evans Instructor of Morley and South Kirkby, he set the standard high and work harder than he thought he could, he was a big support for his students and the perfect role model. Great effort and determination today Mr Evans. Congratulations on achieving your 2nd Dan in Karate !

Congratulations to you all, a superb standard shown by all. Learning does not stop at Black Belt; it’s just a new chapter!

Mr Hauer would like to express his gratitude and appreciation to Mr Bell for all the hard work he has put into the students to get them where they are now and also for heading the graduation panel in such a professional manner. In short Mr Bell you are a star, thanks from all at Chuldow.

Student of the Month (July) is awarded to young Harry Oxley Moore.

Harry is only 5 years old, in the few months he has been training at Chuldow he has demonstrated the 6 principles well and as shown great improvement in his martial arts learning and  concentration, he has great determination at only 5 years old and always puts in maximum effort to his learning.

Harry is a ”cool” kid who will go far in Martial Arts, keep it up young man !

A big well done to one of Chuldow Wakefield’s younger student’s.  Jack Dawson is awarded Student of the month for his exceptional behaviour and his  determination in class, he always has a huge smile on his face and is a pleasure to teach. 

Jack is a great role model for all the other students and will go far in the Martial Arts, keep it up Jack !

A Huge Congratulations to a group of amazing and inspirational people who over this weekend have stepped up their game and have achieved what most people only dream of achieving. 

Thank you to all the parents, partners and loved ones who show their support to Chuldow and it’s student’s week in week out.

Well done to:

Jake Bell – Cadet 1^st Dan -- Kickboxing

Freya Hubbard – Cadet 1^st Dan -- Karate

Euan Garrison – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate (Morley)

Camille Grech-cini – 1^st Dan – Karate

Wayne Butterfield – 1^st Dan – Karate (South Kirkby)

Aaron Butterfield – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate (South Kirkby)

Jane Butterfield – 1^st Dan – Karate (South Kirkby)

Lewis Wright – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate

Catherine Allen – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate

Connor Allen – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate (South Kirkby)

Duwaraga Manoharan – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate

Melissa Bragan – Cadet 1^st Dan – Karate (Netherton)

Cath Glover – 1^st Dan – Karate

Conor Appleton –Cadet 2^nd Dan -- Karate

Jack Wright – Cadet 2^nd Dan – Karate

Vivek Majumder – Cadet 2^nd Dan – Karate

Robert Hubbard – 2^nd Dan – Karate

Christine Walker – 2^nd Dan – Karate (Knottingley)

Here at Chuldow we had a visit from the world famous Kung Fu Panda, what a cheeky character he his …. the fame must have gone to his head.

The kids loved him and so did the parents, poor Cam was pushed to the floor that many times but he too got a sneaky shove in when Kung Fu Panda turned his back …go Cam !

Apparently his plane to Hong Kong was cancelled so WATCH OUT, he may be back …….

Visit the Chuldow Facebook page to view the video footage of Kung Fu Panda http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_52821726219