Student of the Year 2023

Well done to Max (lower grade award) and Harry (higher grade award), our winners for this year’s Student of the Year.

ESKA Awards Night 2023

Slightly earlier than normal by a few weeks,  this year’s association awards on November 3rd were held at the Cromwell Hotel. We would like to congratulate the following for their achievements:

  • Ben Carroll Shodan
  • Emma Haigh Nidan
  • Matt Allen Yondan
  • Owen Ramsden Shichidan

Student of the Year 2022

Congratulations to our 2 Students of the Year 2022: Drew and Fin. They have worked very hard all year and have shown great spirit. Every single student has the opportunity to win this award. Criteria is as follows :
A student who has shown great dedication to Karate.
A terrific karate attitude and great Karate Spirit
Trains regularly and trains hard each and every lesson.
Has great self-discipline and respect for others.
So once again…. Who will win next year?….

ESKA Dinner & Dance 2022

A busy awards evening this year. Congratulations everyone.

Junior Shodan: Max, Jacob, Oliver and Daisy.

Nidan: Emily

Cadet instructors: Max and Oliver

Kata Judging certificates: Sensei Tony, Sensei Matt, Sensei Jenny, Nigel & Emma.

Squad Instructor certificates: Matthew

Peter Cox Award Cup

Junior Shodans who achieved their black belt in a pandemic were jointly awarded the “Peter Cox” cup. Throughout the year each student will keep the cup for a month. The 1st student in our club was Jacob.

KYU Grading December 2021

This year our club gave three demonstrations to the parents and karateka at the KYU grading. Oliver with his Bo, Harry with his Nunchukus and Matthew demonstrating the application of kata (with the use of Sensei Masaya).  They gave a great performance.

ESKA Dinner & Dance Ball 2021

This year’s award night was a great event for our club members. This was the first awards ceremony in two years, so we had quite a lot to present.

  • Emma Haigh – Knebworth (Instructor)

2020 SHODAN CERTIFICATE

  • Emma Haigh – Knebworth

2020 ROKUDAN CERTIFICATE

  • Sensei Tony Stones – Knebworth

2021 NIDAN CERTIFICATES

  • Graham Fountain – Knebworth
  • Nigel De Silva – Knebworth

2021 SANDAN CERTIFICATES

  • Sensei Jenny Hanson – Knebworth
  • Sensei Matthew Passingham – Knebworth

Max was unable to collect his Junior Shodan and Farah Stones received her Yondan (4th Dan) at the last grading.

Student of the Year 2021

We would like to congratulate our 2 Students of the Year 2021: Leo and Jacob. They have worked very hard all year and are very worthy winners. Every single student has the opportunity to win this award. Criteria is as follows :
A student who has shown great dedication to Karate.
A terrific karate attitude and great Karate Spirit
Trains regularly and trains hard each and every lesson.
Has great self-discipline and respect for others.
So…. Who will win Student of the Year 2022?….

Back training!

It has been the strangest of years but we are back training outside. All social distancing measures are in place. After 10 weeks of Zoom we are so glad to see everyone in person.

Student of the Year 2019

Well done to Heather (lower grade award) and Joab (higher grade award), our winners for this year’s Student of the Year.

ESKA Xmas Ball and awards 2019

Celebrating 40 years of ESKA. Wedding award to Glenn! Sandan Matt, Nidan Ben, Shodan Graham, Junior Shodan Leo.

Student of the Year 2018

This year’s awards go to Oliver and Daisy. Oliver received the lower grade award and Daisy the higher grade award. This involves commitment and regular attendance.

ESKA Xmas Ball and awards 2018

This year’s Shodan awards at the ESKA Dinner & Dance went to Adam, Elliott, Tabitha and Nigel. A very enjoyable evening.

Black Belts May 2018

Congratulation to Nigel for passing his Black Belt at the grading yesterday (12/05/18). Well deserved. Also a well done to Graham who trains regularly with us at the club.

Student of the Year 2017

Knebworth Karate Student of the Year 2017
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This year we were pleased to award Stanley and Oliver the Knebworth Karate Club Student of the year awards. Stanley was awarded the lower grade trophy and Oliver the higher grade trophy.

ESKA Xmas Ball and awards 2017

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We celebrated Ben being awarded his Shodan and Matthew his Nidan. Matthew was also awarded the Peter Cox Spirit cup for his outstanding dedication to karate this year.

Knebworth Karate Club First Aid Course

This years annual Knebworth First Aid Course for Instructors was held at  Stevenage Leisure Centre. Another great, friendly course run by Sarah McGuinness from Critical Response, covering a range of key subjects including CPR, Defibrillation, Critical Illness, major bleeds and Diabetes, plus several other important topics. These are 2-hour training sessions, packed with specific content tailored for our Karate Classes. As always, the course was well attended and any Knebworth Karate Student wishing to acquire their first aid certificate should contact Sensei Tony Stones. Email: tony@knebworthkarateclub.org.uk

ESKA instructors 1st Aid training
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ESKA dan grades

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To celebrate Sensei Nursey’s 9th dan, all the black belts of all grades joined together for a joint photo. This was taken at the December grading.

 

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