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Students of the year 2025
Congratulations to our two Student of the Year award winners. Adult Student of the Year 2025 Awarded to Janis. Janis has demonstrated a great work

Dan Grading March 2026
Dan Grading March 2026 Saturday 7th March was a milestone day for 5 Samurai students as they achieved their Shodan grades. This achievement represents many

Kyu Grading Feb 2026
Kyu Grading Feb 2026 Kyu Grading Feb 2026 The 2026 Grading programme kicked off with a very good session on Saturday 28th February. 23 students

ESKA Individual Kata & Kumite Comp Jan 2026
ESKA Individual Kata & Kumite Comp Jan 2026 The first competition of 2026 saw our Samurai Squad head over to Norwich for the ESKA Kata

Power through connection not force
This Week’s Focus: Power Through Connection, Not Force During recent gradings, we noticed two key issues: 1. Students lifting their heels too early 2.

Balancing Ego & Humility
Balancing ego and humility is a delicate and ongoing process that requires self-awareness, introspection, and intentional effort. Here are some key considerations to help you

Kyu Grading March 2024
Marshland Hall Hombu Dojo hosted the Samurai Kyu grading March 2024. In total 24 students successfully achieved new grades. Four new students graduated for their

Kyu Grading December 2023
Marshland Hall Hombu Dojo hosted the Samurai Kyu Grading December 2023. The final grading in the 2023 graduation programme saw 12 students achieve new grades.

Kyu Grading July 2023
Marshland Hall Hombu Dojo hosted the Samurai Kyu grading July 2023. Following a tough examination 35 students successfully achieved new grades. Its was a delight

Kyu Grading June 2023
Samurai Kyu grading June 2023 was held at Marshland Hall Dojo. In total 25 students successfully passed new grades. There was some excellent performances through

Awards Party 2022
Samurai Karate School held its annual Awards Party at Leverington Sports & Social Club. The event was another huge success with tickets selling out. It

December Kyu Grading 2022
December Kyu grading 2022 took place at Marshland Hall Dojo. A total of 30 students successfully passed new grades. This was an excellent way to

November Kyu Grading 2022
November Kyu grading 2022 took place at Marshland Hall Dojo. A total of 22 students successfully passed new grades. Their results are a reflection of

October 2022 Kyu Grading
October 2022 Kyu grading took place at Marshland Hall Dojo. New grade levels were successfully achieved by 28 students. Their results are a reflection of

July 2022 Kyu Grading
July 2022 Kyu grading took place at Marshland Hall Dojo. New grade levels were successfully achieved by 17 students. Morgan Garrod produced an excellent merit