Welcome Lafayette Karate Club Warriors!
This page is designed especially for you and your parents to keep you updated and provide you any information you may need.
Check out our Facebook feed below for the latest day-to-day information, upcoming tournaments and a list of some of the Japanese terms you’ll hear around the dojo!
You are also able to view and download any necessary LKC forms at the touch of a button!
SCROLL DOWN FOR 2024 AAU KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION!
“You can’t teach heart…”
REGULAR CLASSES THIS WEEK – April 22th – 26th!
Kids – 5:30pm Monday & Wednesday
Regular Class – 6:30pm Monday & Wednesday
****SPAR WITH A CHAMPION!****
*** Sparring Class – Friday April 26th, at 5:30pm!***
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Lafayette Karate Club WINS BIG at 58th All South Championships,
Saturday April 20th!!
Pictured: Sensei Rose Shuff accepting the Carol Lombard Jarushi Spirit Award on behalf of Lafayette Karate Club and Sensei Brandin Jefferson, member of the JKA USA National team, with his FIRST PLACE medal in Adult Men’s Black Belt Kumite (Sparring) and Third Place medal in Adult Men’s Black Belt kata.
Lafayette Karate Club was honored to be awarded the Cathy Lombard Jarushi SPIRIT AWARD at the 58th All South Championships 2024 in Kenner this weekend!
Also many, many well deserved CONGRATULATIONS go to Sensei Brandin Jefferson, member of the JKA USA National team, who took home a FIRST PLACE medal in Adult Men’s Black Belt Kumite and a Third Place medal in Adult Men’s Black Belt kata at this weekend’s All South Championships in Kenner! OUTSTANDING!
LKC Warriors – It’s Tournament Season!
Here’s the first head’s up on the next upcoming Tournament Championships, this time at the Ponchatoula Karate Center on Saturday May 11th, 2024.
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I would like to invite you and your students to the 2024 AAU Super Regional Championships! This will be held on May 11th at the Ponchatoula Area Rec Park. This is a qualifier for the 2024 AAU Nationals in Fort Lauderdale Florida July 4th – 8th. Below you will find the attached documents for the event. Competitors can fill out the form, scan and email, do the online registration below, or simply put it in the mail.
Individual Events Include:
* Kata
*Kobudo
*Kumite
Hotel information:
The best location to stay would be by the Hammond Square Mall which is only 2 miles from the event.
Here are some hotels in that area:
1. Holiday Inn Hammond, an IHG Hotel
2. Days Inn by Wyndham Hammond
3. SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Hammond
If your new to AAU below you’ll find a list of Equipment needed in order to compete in this event,
***AAU Equipment and Insurance are needed for Tournaments***
Head Gear: MACHO DYNA HEAD GEAR AND FACE SHIELD COMBO on sale only $76.95 (kungfu4less.com) (Must be white)
Gi Patch: https://site4118.goalline.ca/page.php?page_id=128948…
Go to Shop and find the round patch – $8.00
AAU Membership/Insurance: https://aausports.org/Membership
$14.00 to $16.00 for a Youth
$14.00 to $39.00 for Adult
Thanks in advance for your support!
Sensei Joey Giluso
JKA of Ponchatoula Karate Center
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Check out the information here and get registered early using the link below!
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdGvVts…/viewform
***CONGRATULATIONS to all those who successfully graded
Thurs March 14th!***
**Discipline. Humility. Excellence.**
Lafayette Karate Club
Lafayette Karate Club is the only traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate in town!
Member the of Japan Karate Association (JKA), & JKA American Federation. Our Chief Examiner is Takayuki Mikami Sensei, JKA 9th Dan & Chief Instructor is Rose Shuff (Sandan).
Japanese Commands and their Meanings
Japanese words to English:
Seiza – Formal Sitting Posture
Mokuso – Closed Eye Meditation
Yame – Stop
Shomen-Ni-Rei – Bow To The Front (Center)
Sensei-Ni-Rei – Bow To The Instructor
Otagai-Ni-Rei – Bow To Each Other
Yoi – Ready
Hajime – Begin
Kamaete – Into The Posture (Position)
Naore – Relax
Kaette – Turn Around
Kata – Forms (Pre-Arranged Movements)
Kihon-waza – Basic Techniques
Kumite – Sparring
Sanbon-Gumite – Three Step Sparring
Ippon-Gumite – One Step Sparring
Jiyu-Kumite – Free Style Sparring
COUNTING:
Ichi – One
Ni – Two
San – Three
Shi – Four
Go – Five
Roku – Six
Shichi – Seven
Hachi – Eight
Ku – Nine
Ju – Ten
Zenkutsu-Dachi – Front Stance
Kokutsu-Dachi – Back Stance
Kiba-Dachi – Side Stance (Straddle-Leg)
Media Consent Form
Lafayette Karate Club uses a variety of tools including our website, social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram) and printed materials to advertise, promote and honor is present and future students. Below is a copy of the LKC Media Consent form.
A signed copy of this form is required for each LKC student under the age of 18, completed by a parent or guardian, even if you don’t wish LKC to use your child’s image on any of the platforms listed.