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Veras Academy’s Liam Perote Veras and Luca Perlte Veras traveled to Switzerland to compete at the Swiss Junior Open 2022. Liam successfully secured two GOLD medals, whilst his little brother Luca won a SILVER and  BRONZE medal.  

On Sunday 10th April a selected number of students attended a grading, lead by Sensei Raphael and Sensei Marco. “It’s with pleasure that I got to return to London briefly to watch #verasacademy students grade to their next belt” sensei Raphael said.

On Saturday 19th March 2022 Veras Academy held a DAN grading. After years of dedication and hard work, it is with pleasure that sensei Raphael awarded these talented Karate-ka’s their Black Belts. Congratulations to Luca Perote Veras, Luciene Brown, Matas Stanapos, Luke Kavanagh and Elisabeth Fahrenkamp.

On Sunday 6th February sensei Raphael held an open training session at Veras Academy. The three hour session saw not only Veras Academy athletes, but also students from other clubs come together under one roof. Sensei Raphael said “It was an honour to share my knowledge and passion with so Read more…

Sunday 5th December Veras Academy held the last grading of 2021. The standards were high and everyone should be extremely proud of themselves for the hard work, perseverance and dedication they’ve shown in the lead up and during the grading. Sensei Raphael said “I cannot fault Veras Academy’s students for Read more…

Congratulations to the Veras Academy squad who travelled to Luxembourg on October 16th and 17th for the Coupe De Kayl, for the first international competition post-Covid. Although we went with a small squad, each competitor made sure to demonstrate a true #verasacademy fighting spirit. Well done to Martin Olivas Dates Read more…

Veras Academy had a spectacular return to the competition circuit since the start of the Covid pandemic. After a nearly two year break, all competing athletes – old and new, represented the club with pride at the Central England Championships 2021 on October 10th. Harry Elves took gold for Para Read more…

Sunday 19th September Veras Academy held a general grading and had over 40 students demonstrating their honed and perfected skills to earn their new belts and KYU grades. Sensei Donna did an amazing job at preparing the students from across all of our dojos, and her hard work was shown Read more…

Congratulations to all of our students who attended Veras Academy’s general grading on Sunday 27th June – our first since we reopened our dojo doors. The standard was incredibly high, sensei Donna and sensei Marco were extremely impressed! You should be as proud of yourselves as we are of you. Read more…

Veras Academy are pleased to announce that we are now OPEN! After a long lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s been amazing to see the return of our students- who have supported us throughout the lockdown via Zoom. We continue to follow safety precautions and the guidance implemented by Read more…