Dan Caustin (pictured above centre) has
passed his 1st Degree black belt.
Dan Had to run 3
miles in 25 minutes, do 25 rounds on the
pads showing technique from the syllabus red
belt through brown belt. He then had to do
10 rounds of heavy bag followed by 10 rounds
of hard sparring and finished with 70 press
ups, 70 sit ups, 70 squat thrusts and 70
star jumps. It took 2½ hours to complete on
one of the hottest days of the year.
Congratulations Dan, for a well deserved
black belt pass!
Barney and Jake
Holland also graded with Dan. Barney passed
his brown belt and Jake passed his blue
belt. Well done guys!
New
Academy FlickR group
We have started
a new FlickR group for you to upload and
download photos of Academy events. There is
a link on the side bar of the front page or
follow this link
FlickR
Harry
Phipps and Oliver Ball pass their Junior
Black Belt
Harry Phipps and
Oliver Ball from the Kings Hill Tuesday
group have passed their junior black belts.
Congratulations boys!
Training
and sparring morning in Orpington, Kent -
15th May 2010
On
Saturday 15th May
there will be a training and sparring
morning. It will be held in the Frank Bruno
Gym, Orpington. The gym has punch bags and
sparring ring, so it will be a good for
Kickboxers and Boxers alike, to get some
valuable ring experience.
The event is
open to adult kickboxers along with white
collar boxers, from Black Dragon Academy
only. Everyone will get at least three
rounds in the ring as well as regular
sparring, bagwork and padwork
The event starts
at 10am and finishes 12pm and
the cost is £10 (£5 per hour) payable
on the day. It takes about 35 mins.
travel time from Maidstone to get there and
has plenty of on site parking. The venue
is:- Priory School, Tintagel Road,
Orpington, BR5 4LG
Both Richard and
Dave will be on hand to supervise and coach
the sparring and direct the training.
Interested?
Please text
Dave on 07884
097251 to confirm your attendance.
20th APRIL
'10 - BDA Moves to NAKMAS
The BNMAA is no
longer operating as a licencing and
insurance body, so after extensive research
we have decided to move the Black Dragon
Academy over to NAKMAS.
NAKMAS stands
for 'National Association of Karate and
Martial Arts Schools' and is a National
Governing Body for Karate and Martial arts
in the UK. Also NAKMAS is a member of the
Central Council of Physical Recreation, the
Equality standard a framework for sport and
has quality assurance kite marks for both
the UK and America. It is also a member of
the National Autistic society, operates a
Welfare policy and runs an excellent 'safe
kids' campaign.
Follow this link
to their website to view the full range of
their services
www.nakmas.org.uk
NEW
classes at Grove Green, Maidstone starting
12th May 2010
The BDA is launching a new venue on 12th
May 2010 at St Johns School, Provender
Way, Grove Green, Maidstone ME14 5TZ. There
will be a full range of classes starting
with 'RED DRAGONS' kid's karate at 5pm,
'BLUE DRAGONS' junior kickboxing at 5.45pm
and 'DRAGON KICKBOXING' for teen & adults
starting at 6.30pm. Please go to to
contacts
to book a taster session
14th MARCH
'10 - SENI expo at the Excel Centre London
The 'SENI'
martial arts expo is back on in May this
year. Follow this link for a full breakdown
of events including:- trade stands,
seminars, UFC stars, Martial arts
competitions, fight evenings, martial arts
demos and much, much more!
SENI
NEW
kickboxing class in Cranbrook - Now started
We have started
a new kickboxing class in Cranbrook, kent at
Angley School, Angley Road, Cranbrook Kent
TN17 2PJ.
The class is
held in the dance studio every Tuesday
7.30pm start and is run by BDA instructor
'Dan Caustin' (pictured below top left)
If you are
interested in trying a class go to
contactsto book a FREE taster
session and venuesto get directions
14th MARCH
'10 - Battle of Kent 7 results
Dan Caustin (win) - Steve Waters (win) - Jake Holland
(win) - Tim Conolly (loss)
Well done to the
BoK 7 team pictured above. First fights for
Jake, Abdul and Tim. First ring fight for
Davina and good performances from Dan, now
5-1-0 Glenn, now 2-0-2 and Steve, now
2-2-0
The next Battle
of Kent is on 4th July 2010. If you are
interested in competing, please speak to
your instructor.
11th MARCH
'10 - Adult grading results
Here are the results for the March Adult
kickboxing grading:-
Red belt
Claire-Louise Stephenson, Nare Manuelyan,
Marcus Gordon, Sienna Castillo, Robert
Batten, Sarah Batters, Melanie Grindle,
Amanda Jones, Emma Ashton, Sophie Button,
Miranda Bishop, Samantha Anderson, Claire
Ball, Emma Etheridge
Yellow belt
Chris Drohan, Lee Francis, Paul Kennard,
Ross Leech, Tony Batters
Orange belt
James Pinder, Tim Connolly, Robert Warner,
Georgeos Hardo, Michael Adams, Cameron
Gardiner, Nick Phipps
Green belt
James Holland, James Hughes-Jones, Jake
Holland
Blue belt
Lydia Holland, James Wooi, Derek Lynch,
Thomas Watkins
Purple belt
Paul Lee, Ben Astley, Holly Osborn, Glenn
Thompson 1, Ryan Belcher, Steve Waters
Brown belt
Abdul Shinwari, Niroshan Ravishankar,
Guiseppe, Papagno, Nick Mason, Adam Jones
8th MARCH
'10 - Abi, Chloe, Jacob & Luke pass their junior
Black Belts
Congratulations
to Abigail Kimber, Chloe Cheval, Jacob Abassi and Luke
Montgomery, on passing their Junior black belts
21st
JANUARY '10 - Hai! Karate on cbbc iplayer
Hai! Karate - Journey to Japan offers
four children and four parents the chance to
swap the stresses and strains of life in
modern-day Britain for three weeks in Japan,
being taught the traditional martial art of
karate by the best teachers in the world.
Forcing them to work together, will this
experience enrich their minds, bodies and
souls - and could it even improve their
relationships?
On their journey they will be immersed in
the culture and traditions of both ancient
and modern Japan and face gruelling
challenges that will test their commitment
and fighting spirit. They have just three
weeks to gain their first belt, something
that would normally take three months. Those
who succeed will be given the privilege to
perform at the World Karate Tournament in
Okinawa.
The families travel to Japan and arrive
in Kyoto City where they stay in a
traditional Japanese inn for the first time
and meet their teachers. But how will they
cope with their very first karate challenge?
Jonathan Ross narrates.
To view the first and second episodes,
follow this
link
12th
DECEMBER '09 - Jerry passes his Black Belt
Grading
Jerry has been training in
kickboxing for seven years. He completed a
three hour gruelling test, including a 3
mile run, 30 rounds of focus pads, 10 rounds
on the punch bag, 10 rounds of sparring and
75 press ups, sits ups, squat thrusts and
star jumps. Well done Jerry!
NOVEMBER '09 - Davina McDonough Wins Silver
Congratulations
to 9 year old Davina McDonough for coming
2nd in the Weald of Kent kickboxing
competition. she was the only girl to enter
in the junior section , so she had to fight
all boys that were bigger than her. Davina
has been training for one-and-a-half years
at Tenterden Blue Dragons and also
attends the Tenterden Amateur Boxing Club.
Look out for her in the future!
18th NOVEMBER
'09 - Adult grading results
Here are the results for November's Adult
kickboxing grading:-
Red belt
Christopher Drohan
Yellow belt
James Pinder, Tim Connolly, Rob Warner,
Georgeos Hardo, Michael Adams, Cameron
Gardiner, Nick Phipps & Megan Smith
Orange belt
Cliona McDonnel, James Holland, James
Hughes-Jones, Roxane Carter & Michelle
Hooper
Green belt
Paul Birkby, Lydia Holland, James Wooi,
Derek Lynch, Scott Montgomery & Thomas
Watkins
Blue belt
Chris Henwood, Aaron Francis, Oly Cain,
Meghan Gallagher & Phil Lonkhurst
Purple belt
Barney Holland, Stan Hedges & Addison
Merricks
Brown belt
Jon Brockman
Brown belt
White Stripe
Lizzie Whittington
Brown belt
Black Stripe
Kevin Murton, David Gallagher & Dan Caustin
Well done
everyone that took part and a big thanks to
Steve, Sarah, Jerry, Kevin, Dave & Dan for
their help during the proceedings.
The next adult
grading date will be announced shortly, so
check back soon!
18th
OCTOBER '09 - Battle of Kent 6 results
Here are the results for
Battle of Kent 6. We had just five fighters
entered this time. If you are interested in
fighting at BOK 7, please let your
instructor know.
Stan Hedges (Dragon) v Mark Britton (HKA) -
win Britton
Barney Holland (Dragon) v Kalper Kumma
(Leicester PKA) - Win Holland
Glen Thompson 2 (Dragon) v Kevin Karamaugh
(TKO Medway) - win Karamaugh
Darren Spring (Dragon) v Tom Pexton (TKO
Maidstone) - Draw
Well done to everyone who entered, there was
some tough fights and a big thanks to
James Phillips for his top quality video
footage of the fights.
14th
OCTOBER '09 - New Red Dragon Programme and
collecting cards
In line with the new RED
DRAGON character education programme, we
have launched the first phase of the new
support material. This includes new
characters for the Dragon moves and skills
to help with memory, all shown on collecting
cards which will be given out to the
children to encourage discussion with their
RED DRAGON class mates and new 'read-and-do
stories' which encourage children to focus
on certain words and follow instructions. We
have also revamped the grading syllabus
accordingly and the next grading will
reflect the changes. If have any questions
or feedback, please email us at
blackdragonacademy@googlemail.com
12th OCTOBER
'09 - New Blue Dragon Syllabus
We have updated and revamped
the BLUE DRAGON syllabus to make it easier
for the students to retain the information.
The changes are subtle and won't affect the
coloured belt system currently in place, but
over time we hope to see a big improvement
in information retention by the children.
Support materials are currently being
prepared and will be given out in class in
due course along with notification when the
new syllabus is available online.
5th to 8th
OCTOBER '09 - Junior gradings and Aaron Miller passes his Junior Black Belt
Aaron Miller
The junior gradings for the week got under
way and were well attended by
students and spectators alike. All the
children gave their best efforts and were
awarded with new belts and certificates.
Aaron Miller from the Palace Wood group
successfully passed his Junior Black Belt.
Aaron has been training for seven years,
starting off with traditional karate and
then making the switch to Blue Dragon
Kickboxing. Well done Aaron!
20th JULY
'09 - New Facebook group & Members blog
We now have a Facebook group
page which is accessible from the left side
menu on our website. If you are a member,
please join the group and you can upload any
of your photo's comments and questions to do
with academy events and activities. We can
also use it it to give instant updates if
necessary. We also have a members training
blog, in which you can contribute any
training information and tips to share with
other members. This also accessible via the
side left hand menu.
17th JULY
'09 - Adult grading results
Here are the results for July's Adult
kickboxing grading:-
Red belt
Meghan Brassington, Cameron Gardiner, Nick
Phipps, Megan Smith & Michael Adams
Yellow belt
Matt Burton & James Holland
Orange belt
Emily Rutland, Jessica Stockton, Paul Birkby,
Lydia Holland & James Wooi
Green belt
Alex Green, Oly Caine, Meghan Gallagher,
Phil Lonkhurst & Kendal Papworth
Blue belt
James Phillips, Paul Lee, James Porter, Ben Astley, Ryan Belcher, Holly Osborn, Mark
Hill, Glenn Thompson (Tenterden) Glen
Thompson (Maidstone) Joe Calder, Darren
Spring, Steve Waters & Annabel Waters
Purple belt
Niroshan Ravishankar, Guiseppe Papagno, Nick
Mason, Jon Brockman, Abdul Shinwari,
Adam Jones & Lee Ayres
Brown belt
Lizzie Whittington
Brown belt
White Stripe
Kevin Murton, David Gallagher & Dan Caustin
Well done
everyone that took part and a big thanks to
Steve, Sarah, Jerry, Kevin, Dave & Dan for
their help during the proceedings.
The next adult
grading date will be announced shortly, so
check back soon!
13th -
16th JULY '09 - Junior Gradings
Another successful Junior
grading week, and another Junior black belt!
This time it was the turn of Jack Ball from
the Kings Hill group. Well done to Jack and
all the other children that passed their
grade.
5th JULY '09
- BATTLE of KENT 5 results
Here are the results for 'Battle of Kent 5'
It was our biggest team to date with some
very hard fought close decisions all round!
Stan Hedges
(Dragon) V Paul Southwell (TS kickboxing) -
win Hedges
Barney Holland
(Dragon) V Lewis Cork (TKO Ashford) - win
Holland
Dan Caustin (Dragon) V Ivan Malinka
(Leicester KB) - Win Malinka
Jon Brockman (Dragon) V Mark Coleman (Star
KB) - Win Coleman
Kevin Murton
(Dragon) V Guy Hill (Fight Factory) - win
Hill
Paul Lee (Dragon) V Ian Jarvis (HKA)
- Draw
Peppe Papagno (Dragon) V Mark Britton (HKA)
- Win Britton
Kendal Papworth (Dragon) V Lucy Martlew (HKA)
- No contest
Richard Bennett (Dragon) V Aaron Mannering (CKA)
- win Bennett
Steve Waters
(Dragon) V Chris Cattermole (TKO Maidstone)
- Win Cattermole
Glenn Thompson (Dragon) V Simon Sutherland
(Kicks) - Draw
23rd JUNE
'09 - New adult kickboxing grading syllabus
New adult
kickboxing grading syllabus
We have decided redraft the
syllabus to place the emphasis on learning
the basics rather than the combinations. The
new syllabus shows 9 Basics per grade which
students will need to concentrate to pass
the grading test. It also includes 40
coaching points, which we have identified as
the most common points that are covered in
class, that are essential for progress in
kickboxing
New grading process
To make the grading process more ’inclusive’
it will now be undertaken over a two week
period. The first week will be showing the
basics on pads during a regular class. You
will be assessed during this time to see if
you have learnt the material sufficiently to
progress to the next stage. You will
notified by text (make sure your instructor
has your number) if you have been
successful. If unsuccessful you can try
again during this week, otherwise you can
try again in November.
So on to week
two and the final part of the grading
assessment. The test
involves applying the basics in combinations
applied to focus pads with movement in a
freestyle manner. Also sparring for
intermediate and advanced levels. These can
include basic moves from your current grade
or previous grades. Finally, you will then
be required to demonstrate your fitness. You
will be notified by text if you have been
successful and the belts and certificates
will be awarded in class the following week.
We will also provide you with the
assessment sheets as feedback, because they
will be an accurate record of your strengths
and weaknesses, so that you can improve your
game for the next grading.
Access to information
To help you with the transition to the new
syllabus we will provide you with a printed
copy, available by Monday 29th July, so that
everyone has the coaching assessment points
and grading basics information. We also go
through the grading points with you in
class, so you get used to the terminology an
application of the moves.
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