Month: November 2022

Thanks to BU alum Steve Kemball-Cook for sending along this video of the April 1988 NECKC (now NACKC) college tournament. What schools were there? We think we see BU, Tufts, BC, MIT, WNEC, ULowell, Fitchburg, UMass Dartmouth…who else? Let us know! The tournament was held at Tufts’ Cousens Gym....

Congratulations to the kids at Trinity Catholic Academy in Southbridge, MA who got their uniforms and NACKC (they’re college bound, after all!) patches the other day. Congratulations as well to Gregory Cumings who taught this free program on behalf of the NAKF/NACKC. The kids look great!...

First, a quick lesson: Sensei Jordan Berry talks about what people remember…and how frustrating that can be Next, some highlights from the kumite portion: If you would like to get on the Budokas email list to learn about future events, email greg@nackc.us. If you would like to get on...

Harken back to 1970, when young Sensei Tabata was training the Somerville, MA police and received a badge which he carried with pride for many, many years after. Also note the regular karate column(!) in The Somerville Times by then brown belt(!) Cosmo Capobianco… (Please email greg@nackc.us if you...

Welcome back to Feature Friday, where we introduce you to someone within or related to our organizations by asking them a few questions and presenting their answers to you. Today’s featured karate student is 15 year old Amiel Trott from Bermuda! How long have you been doing karate? 5...

Thanks to Greg Cumings, we have a new member of the NAKF/NACKC family of clubs – the 3-7th grade kids at Trinity Catholic Academy in Southbridge, MA! Looking great! And remember, we have more people available to instruct than we have clubs to direct them to, so if you...

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