Dojo closures – Thanksgiving Thurs. Nov. 28 & Sat. Nov. 30

Turkey Day is nearly upon us! Did somebody say stuffing?! Mmm…

Considering everyone will be so full and enjoying time with their families and friends, the dojo will closed during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

No class on Thursday, November 28th or Saturday, November 30th. Our normal class schedule will resume on Monday, December 1st.

Be well, enjoy your time off and be ready to train hard when you get back.

School’s Out – October Fun Day

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.

Promotions: Monday 8/5 – 5:30 – 8:30pm – No classes this day. Junior Yellow+ Belt Promotion: Saturday 8/10

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.

Dads in the Dojo – Dads of our students train for FREE in the month of June*

Hey Dads! Did you know that many of our adult students started as parents that joined their kids in class? Would you like to learn a bit of karate and train with your student(s) during class? Are you ready for some fun and hard work?

I hope you answered “yes” to those questions, because we invite you to do just that… train with your student! Contact Jun Shihan Karen (karen@kellskarate.com) if you are interested in joining your student for some karate training and fun!

Bring a yoga mat and some water and your best Dad energy! It’s going to be a great to have you in class!

*New students only

Parent’s Night Out – Friday, June 28th, from 6:00pm-9:00pm

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

Super Summer Spectacular Series – 2024

Summer is just about here and the fun is just heating up at Kells Karate Academy!

Our Super Summer Spectacular Series will begin next week, June 19th, with weekly, monthly and end of Summer prizes for attendance in classes. This series runs until August 21st.

For those students that are new to the program: during the summer we try to have a little more FUN during the break from school!  Each time that you attend a karate class, your name will be entered into the drawing for weekly and monthly (family) prizes, such. 

Weekly prizes will be $10 gift certificates to local business (i.e. Dunkin Donuts, Rita’s, etc). Monthly prizes will be fun things, like family games, etc.

The more you come to class the more chances you have to win a prize. You can earn more entries if you take one of the Flat Instructors (download in the members resources page within ZenPlanner) on vacation with you and post on social media.  You can also earn an extra entry ticket by bringing a friend to class with you.

At the end of the summer, we will have a drawing for our Grand Prize!

So see you in class and let’s have FUN this summer!

Pleasant Plains Elementary School – Student Talk

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.


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.