The Teaching Team
Shyam Raithatha 6th Dan
Shyam started karate at the age of 12 under Sensei Eric Pich at Kilburn Shotokan Karate Club which were members of the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB) and the Japan Karate Association (JKA).
As well as Karate, Shyam is also the CEO of a security company providing licensed Door Supervisors and Personal Protection Officers to individuals and businesses and acts as a security consultant for venues and events.
1992 - Started Karate at Kilburn SKC
1997 - Passed 1st Dan under Sensei Enoeda and Sensei Andy Sherry
1998 - Began Teaching In After School Clubs Around Brent
1999 - Passed Nidan under Sensei Enoeda
2002 - KUGB Southern Area Team Kata Champion
2002 - Began Teaching Karate 7 Days A Week
2003 - Passed Sandan under Sensei Ueki
2004 - Moved to Kensington and joined The Budokwai (Europe's Oldest Dojo) under Sensei Ohta
2005 - JKA England Team Kata Champion
2005 - JKA Europe Team Kumite Silver
2009 - JKA England Individual Kumite Silver & Team Kumite Silver
2009 - Passed Yondan under Sensei Ueki
2010 - Shobu Ippon International Team Kumite Champion
2010 - SKDUN World Championship Team Kumite Bronze - England Team Captain
2011 - Travelled to Japan to train at the JKS Hombu for Kangeiko (Special Winter Training)
2011 - Formed Harrow Shotokan Karate and affiliated to the JKS
2011 - Competed at JKS World Championship
2013 - Travelled to Japan to train at JKS Headquarters
2014 - BASK Individual Kata Champion
2015 - JSKA UK Kata Champion, Kumite Bronze
2015 - Travelled to Japan. Passed Godan under Kagawa Shihan at the JKS International Seminar held at Teikyo University.
2016 - JSKA UK Kata Champion
2016 - British Sport Karate Coalition Kata Champion
2017 - Completed his 2nd Kangeiko in Tokyo
2018 - BASK Senior Male Kata Champion
2022 - Passed 6th Dan in Tokyo under Kagawa Shihan and JKS Shihankai
Sensei Robert Kennedy 4th Dan
Full Profile to follow
Sensei Jason Lam 3rd Dan
2022 JKS Men's Kata Champion and current EKF Kata Squad Member
Sensei Nirmay Jadhav 2nd Dan
Sensei Nirmay joined the club in 2011 and was one of the first students aged 6. By the age of 11, he became the clubs first home produced black belts. A great mentor to adults and children a like in the dojo. He is technically very gifted and currently studies Aerospace Engineering at Cambridge University.
Sensei Helen Daglish 2nd Dan
Sensei Helen started her karate career in Scotland at the JKS Scotland Hombu before moving to London. She's been training with JKS Harrow now for 6 years and took her second under Sensei Alan Campbell, head of JKS England in 2022
Winners of Team Kumite 2009 at the English Championships.
Sensei's Anas and Jenel in the gold medal winning team, Sensei Shyam Raithatha in the silver medal winning team.
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