Archives 2024

Date: January 3rd, 10am to 11:30am – Kagami Biraki!
Location: The Dojo

In keeping with Japanese martial arts tradition, we will hold our first class of the year, Kagami Biraki 鏡開き,(read more here) on January 3rd.

This class will be open to all students of all levels and ages and to our parents and caregivers as well! So we hope everyone will show up and help us work up our first sweat of the New Year!

We’ll be on the in dojo… please wear your full gi. And please bring a bottle of water.

Looking forward to everyone being there and to having a great time training together!

Join us in the dojo on Tuesday, December 17th* and learn how to break your first board!

You must register for this event and it is only open to current students and is $10**.

Please select the proper program to register for this event:

– PeeWees/Juniors: Click here to register
– Youth: Click here to register
– Adults: Click here to register

* The Seminars will replace the classes that usually occur at these times.

** You will get 2 boards with your registration. If you wish to break more boards, you need to purchase them from the KKA store via your ZenPlanner account.

We are going to close the dojo on Thursday, 10/31 so our karateka can enjoy an evening of trick-or-treating. The regular schedule will resume on Saturday, 11/1.

Osu and have fun!

School’s Out on Thursday Oct 3rd and you need a fun day for your child! We’ve got just the thing to keep the kiddos happy!

Our School’s Out program will run from 9am – 4pm. We will provide karate training, crafts, a movie and other fun activities.

The cost is $90 per child. If you have a student who will attend the 5pm class, you may request an extension for $10 extra.

Click here to Sign Up for School’s Out

Please pack a lunch for your child: an afternoon snack will be provided.

We know you work hard in and out of the dojo. So we want you to have a few days off to celebrate your hard work!

The dojo will closed from Sat. 8/31 through Mon. 9/2. Our normal class schedule will resume on Tues. 9/3.

Have fun and thank you for your hard work!

We excited to announce that our next promotions will be taking place soon! They will take place over two days, as follows:

General Promotion:

• Date: Monday, August 5th
• Time:
  Peewees: 5:30 – 6:30pm
  Juniors: 6:30 – 7:30pm
  Youth/Adults: 7:30 – 8:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

Junior Yellow and Higher Promotion:

• Date: Saturday, August 10
• Time: 12:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

• If you are eligible for promotion, you will receive an email letting you know.
• Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. There will be numerous photo opportunities.

All classes normally scheduled for this day are postponed until the following week. Our normal schedule resumes on Tuesday, August 6.

Parents, do you need a few hours to yourself? 

Let us entertain your student(s) with some karate, weapons training, arts and crafts, games, pizza, and a movie. Our theme will be Super Summer Spectacular.

Please remember to register early since we have limited spots and this is our most popular one!

Date: Friday, June 28th
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Movie: TBD
Theme: Super Summer Spectacular

Click here to register

Jun Shihan Karen visited Pleasant Plains Elementary School recently to give a Student Talk to the the 2nd Grade. The 2nd grade students raised money to benefit school programs and the prize was a visit by JSK. She spoke of respect and self control and how they applied to the students behavior in school.

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Kells Karate Academy is happy to offer this service to other schools, as well. We can lead classroom talks or assemblies for classes or the entire school. If you are interested, please contact karen@kellskarate.com.

On Monday May 13, we’ll celebrate all the moms in our Kells Karate community! From the mom’s that train with us to the all the others that do so much to ensure that our school is filled with great, hard working students… we want to honor you.

We’ll have treats and flowers for our mom’s, as a way to say “thank you”. And if you can’t make it to the dojo, we’ll be sure your student brings you something home.

Enjoy your special day and know that we appreciate you and all that you do to make our dojo a truly special place!

During the warmer days of Spring and Summer, May 1st to September 30th, we allow our students to wear a KKA t-shirt in place of their Gi top. They can only wear a KKA-branded t-shirt and every year we offer a limited edition Summer design.

With that in mind, we are happy to be releasing our Summer 2024 T-shirt for pre-order only! 

You must place your order by April 5th in order to receive the exclusive design.  This is a limited-time offer and these can only be ordered now.

You can order your shirts via your Zenplanner account and they will be available for pickup at the dojo starting May 1st. 

This years theme is: Purpose

Order Links: 
Summer “Purpose” Purple
Summer “Purpose” Teal

We look forward to seeing our students in these new t-shirts soon!