Alberton JKA Karate

*🌸 KIDS GASSHUKU – REMINDER 🌸*

Just a reminder regarding our upcoming Kids Spring Gasshuku:

*🏕️ Little Ones*
Our younger children who are not yet ready to sleep over may be dropped off and collected each day. They are welcome to attend for the full programme without staying overnight. They will eat meals with the group.

*💰 Booking Deadline Extended*
The closing date has been extended to 31 August to allow for month-end payments. Please complete the registration form as soon as possible however.

We would love to see as many of our young karateka as possible there! 🥋❤️

Don’t miss out – this is one of the highlights of the year!

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🌸🥋 KIDS SPRING GASSHUKU 2026! 🥋🌸

🚨 BOOKINGS CLOSE THIS WEEK! 🚨

The BEST event of the year is almost here! 🎉🔥

Our Kids Spring Gasshuku is always one of the highlights of the karate calendar — a weekend packed with karate, fun, challenges, friendships, laughter and unforgettable memories! 🥋💪😄

If your child hasn’t booked yet, NOW is the time! Don’t let them miss out on what promises to be an incredible experience! 🌟

⏰ Bookings close THIS WEEK — don’t wait until it’s too late!

📲 Get your booking in and let’s make this year’s Gasshuku the biggest and best one yet! 💥🥋

https://karatesyndicate.co.za/kids-spring-gasshuku.html

🏕️🥋 KIDS KARATE & ADVENTURE CAMP 2026! 🥋🏕️

11–13 September 2026 | Daleside | Just 20km from Johannesburg

Get ready for an unforgettable tech-free weekend in the countryside! 🌳☀️

Open to ALL children aged 5–17 — white belts and above, plus siblings, cousins and friends who don’t do karate!

💥 2 nights & 2 days of FUN
🥋 Karate, physical exercise & activities
🏃 Obstacle and gladiator courses & morning runs
🤝 Team building & teamwork challenges
📣 War cries, banners & team spirit
🥋 Team Kata creation & friendly competitions
💪 Tug of war & loads more!

Children are placed into teams with ample adult supervision, giving them the opportunity to build leadership skills, independence, confidence and teamwork — a little like a prefect/leadership camp, but with LOTS more fun!

🍽️ Great food & 6 meals included
👕 Camp T-shirt included
🏕️ Dormitory accommodation
🎾 Excellent facilities
📵 NO CELLPHONES OR TABLETS — a true tech-free weekend!

R1,600 per child — includes accommodation, meals, karate tuition, activities, facilities & T-shirt.

📅 T-shirt registration closes: 28 August
Spaces are limited, so book early! A R400 deposit secures your place, with the balance payable by the end of August.

🎉 Parents are invited to watch the final team challenges on Sunday from 1:30pm.

This is more than a karate camp — it’s a weekend of friendship, adventure, teamwork, independence and FUN! ❤️🥋

Non-karateka children are very welcome!

Register online now!

https://karatesyndicate.co.za/kids-spring-gasshuku.html

PART 5 - “Why do you want your child to learn Karate?”

Parent: “I want them to gain discipline and confidence.”

Sensei: “Then here are the things you, as the parent, must understand and commit to—no matter what.”

Follow the journey 👊 — over the next 5 posts, we’ll share 5 powerful truths every parent should know before deciding whether karate is right for their child.

1. Consistency is non-negotiable.

2. When training gets hard, you still go.

3. Loss of interest is normal...quitting is optional.

4. The commitment is not to attend...it is to achieve.

5. Karate works...when you commit to the process.

Karate will build confidence, discipline, focus, and character—but only if you show up consistently and put in the work. When parents are actively committed, children grow stronger mentally and emotionally.
Don’t be the parent who allows their child to start and quit everything. Get them to the dojo, support the process, and watch them develop into focused, driven, confident individuals prepared for life.

(Thanks to author Steven Franz)

All our instructors are:
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited
✅ Experienced in teaching all ages

📍 Dojos in Bassonia & Brackenhurst
📞 WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880
🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za | www.bassoniajka.co.za

PART 4 - “Why do you want your child to learn Karate?”

Parent: “I want them to gain discipline and confidence.”

Sensei: “Then here are the things you, as the parent, must understand and commit to—no matter what.”

Follow the journey 👊 — over the next 5 posts, we’ll share 5 powerful truths every parent should know before deciding whether karate is right for their child.

1. Consistency is non-negotiable.

2. When training gets hard, you still go.

3. Loss of interest is normal...quitting is optional.

4. The commitment is not to attend...it is to achieve.

You are not committing to “trying karate.” You are committing to learning karate and earning a black belt.

When your child says they want to quit, ask: “Are you a black belt yet?”

Children who see their training through learn what it means to truly earn something. That lesson builds lifelong confidence and discipline that carries into adulthood—school, college, careers, and beyond.

(Thanks to author Steven Franz)

All our instructors are:
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited
✅ Experienced in teaching all ages

📍 Dojos in Bassonia & Brackenhurst
📞 WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880
🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za | www.bassoniajka.co.za

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PART 3 - “Why do you want your child to learn Karate?”

Parent: “I want them to gain discipline and confidence.”

Sensei: “Then here are the things you, as the parent, must understand and commit to—no matter what.”

Follow the journey 👊 — over the next 5 posts, we’ll share 5 powerful truths every parent should know before deciding whether karate is right for their child.

1. Consistency is non-negotiable.

2. When training gets hard, you still go.

3. Loss of interest is normal...quitting is optional.

Children naturally lose interest from time to time. When that happens, the answer is still: “Get your Gi and let’s go.”
Allowing a child to quit simply because interest fades teaches avoidance, not resilience. Teaching commitment and follow-through is a core part of developing discipline.

(Thanks to author Steven Franz)

All our instructors are:
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited
✅ Experienced in teaching all ages

📍 Dojos in Bassonia & Brackenhurst
📞 WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880

🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za | www.bassoniajka.co.za

PART 2 - “Why do you want your child to learn Karate?”

Parent: “I want them to gain discipline and confidence.”

Sensei: “Then here are the things you, as the parent, must understand and commit to—no matter what.”

Follow the journey 👊 — over the next 5 posts, we’ll share 5 powerful truths every parent should know before deciding whether karate is right for their child.

2. When training gets hard, you still go.
There will be days when training isn’t ‘fun’ and your child doesn’t want to attend. On those days, you say: “Get your Gi and let’s go.”

Discipline is not built by only doing things when they are easy or enjoyable. Confidence is built by facing difficulty, failing, and then overcoming it. That process is uncomfortable—but invaluable.

(Thanks to author Steven Franz)

All our instructors are:
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited
✅ Experienced in teaching all ages

📍 Dojos in Bassonia & Brackenhurst
📞 WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880
🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za | www.bassoniajka.co.za

“Why do you want your child to learn Karate?”

Parent: “I want them to gain discipline and confidence.”

Sensei: “Then here are the things you, as the parent, must understand and commit to—no matter what.”

Follow the journey 👊 — over the next 5 posts, we’ll share 5 powerful truths every parent should know before deciding whether karate is right for their child.

1. Consistency is non-negotiable.
You must consistently bring your child to class. Schedule your karate days first and plan around them. Discipline and confidence are built through structured, repeated effort—not random attendance.

All our instructors are:
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited
✅ Experienced in teaching all ages

📍 Dojos in Bassonia & Brackenhurst
📞 WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880
🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za | www.bassoniajka.co.za

(Thanks to author Steven Franz)

FROM A PARENT✨ Please read🙏 Share if you agree!

One of my friends asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kids to do Martial Arts?" Well I have a confession to make, I don't pay for my kid's martial arts training. Personally, I couldn't care less about Martial arts....🫢

So if I am not paying for martial arts, what am I paying for⁉️

💥I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't.

💥I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go their clubs but go anyway.

💥I pay for my kids to learn to be disciplined.

💥I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body.

💥I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates.

💥I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don't get that belt they'd hoped for, but still have to work hard in the grading.

💥I pay for my kids learn to make and accomplish goals.

💥I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a black belt, and that success does not happen over night.

💥I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make life-long friendships.

💥I pay so that my kids can be on the mats instead of in front of a screen...

I could go on but to be short, I don't pay for martial arts, I pay for the opportunities that martial arts provides my kids to develop attributes that will serve them well throughout their lives and give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others.
From what I have seen so far I think martial arts is a great investment!🥋💯🥋

Martial arts is a way of life !!💯🥋

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📍 Bassonia JKA – Tuesdays & Thursdays
📍 Alberton JKA (Brackenhurst) – Mondays & Wednesdays

✅ Qualified instructors
✅ First Aid Certified
✅ Police Cleared
✅ Safeguarding Accredited

WhatsApp “KARATE” to 061 071 4880 for more information.

🌐 www.bassoniajka.co.za
🌐 www.albertonjka.co.za