On Sunday 27th January the first in a series of courses was held at Tickenham Village Hall for 1st Kyu and Dan grades who are working to progress to their next level at the summer grading. The course was well supported by members from Portishead, Yeovil, Clevedon and Esporta, with 28 members in attendance. Chris […]
The next Referee and Table Officials Course is on the 7th April 2013 at the Bristol Dojo. Starting at 11.30am prompt. The cost of the course will be £3.00 which will go towards funding the WKU Squad. It’s a great chance to learn the skills or brush up your existing expertise. The course will be […]
WKU travelled to Gloucester this weekend to attend the 2013 KSE Championships. Congratulations to the WKU Kata Squad who competed at the event. Results: (pictured above) James Govin-Summers, from Oldmixon & Uphill Karate Club, 1st senior male, Chelsie Ware, from Clevedon Karate Club, 2nd senior female and Gemma Cross, from Oldmixon & Uphill Karate Club, […]
The English Karate Federation’s 2nd National Kyu Grade Championship was held on 20th January 2013 at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Here is the report from WKU Squad Managers, Alan Flook & Wendy White: Congratulations to all the WKU Students who were selected:- Declan Scoulding – Gold Lee Harvey – Bronze Nick Stathers – Gold […]
This year’s Fight Night on 12 January, 2013 was hosted by the Welsh Bushi Kai at The Abervan Hotel, Port Talbot. WKU Students selected were:- Shaun Langson Steve Heath Lee Heath Ali Nyoni Jamie Bowen Sarah Clarke Laura Gibbon The 1st round was for the Ritchie Noblett Memorial Shield. The Welsh Bushi Kai team took […]
Here are the Revised WKF Kumite Rules which are affective from the 1st Jan 2013. Click here to download your copy. Please make yourselves familiar with any changes and I will notify you of any further updates here on the WKU website as they occur. Ivor Thomas
WKU’s Ivor Thomas attended this event in Lincoln on 12 January. Here’s his report. The Championship comprised of the three regions fighting each other with the winning team scoring the most points – not bouts. Each team had 16 members comprising of Senior Male and Female likewise Juniors and Cadets and all athletes fought under […]
