Meet our seniors:
While Sensei Jason is the main instructor in our club, all of our senior students will step in when required to either cover a class or to work with an individual or small group to give more focused instruction.
They can be a great source of knowledge and support (and in our dojo they are often the source of most of the banter)
They can be a great source of knowledge and support (and in our dojo they are often the source of most of the banter)
Petra Roe (Pet) 3rd Dan
I started training in 2004 at the HTKA, and helped Sensei Jason establish the Eastleigh Dojo when it opened in 2013.
Favourite part of training: Kata.
Least favourite part of training: Up and down the mountain (you'll see!)
Best karate moment so far: Hearing 'Petra Roe: San-Dan' from Nakamura Sensei at the sayonara party of the 2018 European Gasshuku in London.
Karate has had such a positive influence on my life. It has taken me to countries that I would have never visited, and introduced me to people that I may never had met; many of whom I think of as family now.
Karate has helped me develop a confidence and inner strength that has been invaluable both inside and outside of the dojo.
I started training in 2004 at the HTKA, and helped Sensei Jason establish the Eastleigh Dojo when it opened in 2013.
Favourite part of training: Kata.
Least favourite part of training: Up and down the mountain (you'll see!)
Best karate moment so far: Hearing 'Petra Roe: San-Dan' from Nakamura Sensei at the sayonara party of the 2018 European Gasshuku in London.
Karate has had such a positive influence on my life. It has taken me to countries that I would have never visited, and introduced me to people that I may never had met; many of whom I think of as family now.
Karate has helped me develop a confidence and inner strength that has been invaluable both inside and outside of the dojo.
Chris Parsons 3rd Dan
I started to train in karate in 2007, then joined Sensei Jason at the Eastleigh dojo in 2014.
Favourite part of training: Throws, locks and groundwork.
Least favourite part of training: Seeing bad manners in the dojo.
Best karate moment so far: Achieving my black belt after a gruelling and exhausting grading.
I started to train in karate in 2007, then joined Sensei Jason at the Eastleigh dojo in 2014.
Favourite part of training: Throws, locks and groundwork.
Least favourite part of training: Seeing bad manners in the dojo.
Best karate moment so far: Achieving my black belt after a gruelling and exhausting grading.
James Omand (Jim) 3rd Dan
Started training in 2007
Favourite part of training: sparring, yakusoku kumite, kakie, pad work.
Least favourite part of training: don’t have one
Best karate moment so far: Either grading to Sandan at the European gasshuku 2018 or Okinawa Gishiki 2019.
Started training in 2007
Favourite part of training: sparring, yakusoku kumite, kakie, pad work.
Least favourite part of training: don’t have one
Best karate moment so far: Either grading to Sandan at the European gasshuku 2018 or Okinawa Gishiki 2019.
Georgie Omand 2nd Dan
I started training in 2009 at the HTKA where I met Sensei Jason and most of our current seniors. When Sensei Jason opened the Eastleigh Dojo I joined him to continue my training.
Favourite part of training: Kihon Ido (moving basic drills)
Least favourite part of training: Push ups!
Best karate moment so far: Grading to Shodan in 2015.
I love the fact that the club is friendly and relaxed while still training hard.
I started training in 2009 at the HTKA where I met Sensei Jason and most of our current seniors. When Sensei Jason opened the Eastleigh Dojo I joined him to continue my training.
Favourite part of training: Kihon Ido (moving basic drills)
Least favourite part of training: Push ups!
Best karate moment so far: Grading to Shodan in 2015.
I love the fact that the club is friendly and relaxed while still training hard.
Karen Holloway 1st Dan
I started training with Sensei Jason in 2013.
Favourite part of training: Kata
Least favourite part of training: Sparring
Best karate moment so far: Successfully grading to Shodan in 2018.
Karen is the first student Sensei Jason has taken from white belt (complete beginner) to blackbelt. Our first 'homegrown' shodan.
I started training with Sensei Jason in 2013.
Favourite part of training: Kata
Least favourite part of training: Sparring
Best karate moment so far: Successfully grading to Shodan in 2018.
Karen is the first student Sensei Jason has taken from white belt (complete beginner) to blackbelt. Our first 'homegrown' shodan.