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Leicester Wado Kai Tournament 2014: Gemma Cross-Gold-Kumite, Chloe Carchrie-Gold-Kumite, Gemma Cross-Gold-Kata, Nabeel Uddin-Silver-Kata
News Ticker June 24, 2014 , by Penny
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WKU’s Ivor Thomas made European Referee
Competitions, Competitions And Events, Hot News, Scoreboard, WKU Activities, WKU News, WKU referee and Judges news June 9, 2014 , by Penny

Big congratulations to WKU’s Ivor Thomas! From Wednesday 4th June – Sunday 10 June 2014 Ivor has been in Izmir in Turkey attending the 12th European Karate Championships for the Regions. Ivor was officiating at the Championships as well as doing his referee exams to qualify as a European Karate Referee which he passed with […]
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Report: WKU Dan Grading Course – Sunday 25th May 2014
Competitions And Events, Courses, Courses, Scoreboard, WKU Activities, WKU Grading news May 27, 2014 , by Penny

Approximately WKU 40 students attended the first one hour session at the Bristol Dojo. These courses are aimed at those hoping to grade in the near future, both for first Dan and those wanting to move up the ladder as a black belt. Alan Flook, our Chief Instructor at Western Karate Union, takes the helm […]
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Pedal Power! They’ve only gone and done it! Cycling Bristol to Valencia for good causes
More news May 9, 2014 , by Penny

On the 25th May 2104 WKU’s Shaun Langson and friend, Paul Lowe, will be set off from the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on a short cycle ride from Bristol to Valencia! “We both started road biking just two years ago so are still fairly new to this. After completing a Bristol to Paris Challenge we […]
WKU Spring Invitational >>>Team **GOLD Bristol’A’ Team Female, Bristol’A’ Team Male. >>>Individual–**GOLD: Paul James, Gary Toye, Danielle Lee (Kumite 3rdKyu+) Danielle Lee (Open), Holly Carey, Dan Ackerley, Gemma Cross(Kumite), Gemma Cross (Kata), Mitchell Wyatt-Sugg, Billy Haynes, Sophie Ward,, Sasha Wyatt-Sugg **SILVER: Rhys Hopkins, Rachel Taylor, Elliott Histon, Chloe Carchrie, Charlotte Harmer **BRONZE: Ben Welch, Shaun Langson, Jamie Bowen, Sarah Brueford, Charlie Smith, Rhys Hopkins, Dan Ackerley, Brad Summers, Bethan Atkins, Chloe Summers, Leila Cutmore, Archie Vowles, Aimee Carchrie, Charlotte Harmer, Harry Littlewood, Nabeel Uddin, A. Golding, Lewis Cocking, Sam Cross, Josh White
News Ticker May 7, 2014 , by Penny
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Results: WKU Spring Invitational Competition 2014
Competitions, Hot News, WKU Activities, WKU COMPETITION NEWS, WKU News May 7, 2014 , by Penny

The 2014 WKU Spring Invitational Competition was held on Sunday 4th May at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston super Mare. Numbers were encouraging with 485 individuals and 42 teams/pairs attending. Well done to all the competitors and medal winners. In particular WKU male and female ‘A’ teams who both won gold. Thanks to the supporters and a very big […]
Referee report: WKU Spring Invitational Competition 2014
Competitions And Events, WKU COMPETITION NEWS, WKU referee and Judges news May 6, 2014 , by Penny

WKU Chief Referee, Ivor Thomas, reports: I would just like to congratulate you all on a brilliant job on and off the Tatamis at yesterday’s WKU Competition. With over 400 entries we were still finished and the hall cleared before 6.00pm. Again there were no major issues and, more importantly, no major problems from the […]
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Congratulations!
More news, WKU instructor news, WKU News April 10, 2014 , by Penny

Congratulations to WKU’s Steve Ahearne, one of the instructors from our Jersey club, and his wife Steph on the birth of Lacey Ahearne their first child, weighing in at a healthy 8lbs 7oz.
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WKU Referee achieves Kata Judge A at EKF Kata Course
Courses, Courses, Hot News, WKU News, WKU referee and Judges news April 7, 2014 , by Penny

Sunday 6th March 2014 saw WKU’s Ivor Thomas on route to Hull to attend an EKF Kata Course. The morning was spent going through the rule book and analysing Kata,s followed by a theory exam. The afternoon was then spent going through katas of other styles. On completion of the course Ivor was informed that he […]
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Referee report from the EKF English National Championships 2014
More news, WKU referee and Judges news April 1, 2014 , by Penny

A report from the EKF English National championships 29-30th March at Ponds Forge, Sheffield (Officials only). WKU Officials Gary Doughty, Brian Wragg and Ivor Thomas were on the road again to Sheffield for the EKF National Championships on 29-30th March . All WKU Officials were used extensively in many Bronze, Silver and Gold finals throughout […]