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LATEST NEWS...

28th JUNE '10 - Adult grading results

Here are the results for the March Adult kickboxing grading:-

Red belt 

Gavin Franklin, Fareed Akbary, John Dale, Sophie Ives, Tom Grant, Harry Cooper.

Yellow belt 

Sienna Castillo, Robert Batten, Melanie Grindle, Sophie Button, Miranda Bishop, Emma Etheridge, Edward Foxwell.

Orange belt 

Lee Francis, Paul Kennard, Ross Leech, Tony Batters.

Green belt 

James Pinder.

Blue belt 

James Holland, Paul Birkby, James Hughes-Jones, Jake Holland, Jack Ball.

Purple belt 

Glenn Thompson (2) Aaron Francis, Meghan Gallagher.

Brown belt 

Barney Holland, Stan Hedges, Addison Merricks

Brown belt White Stripe 

Adam Jones, Jon Brockman.

 

26th JUNE '10 - Dan Caustin passes his Black Belt

       Barney Holland                        Dan Caustin                        Jake Holland         

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 contacts to book a FREE taster session and venues to get directions

 

14th MARCH '10 - Battle of Kent 7 results

Dan Caustin (win) - Steve Waters (win) - Jake Holland (win) - Tim Conolly (loss)

Glenn Thompson (draw) - Abdul Shinwari (win) - Davina McDonough (2nd place)

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.

Kendall Papworth (Dragon) v Danielle Sadler (Red Dragon) - Win Papworth

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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