WKU chairman Dave Wheatley, Chief Instructor Alan Flook and Kevin Barrett flew to Jersey to take a weekend course for WKU affiliated club Jersey Wado Ryu (JWR). Click here to download a full report of the weekend. Here is a summary. Many thanks to JWR for their generous hospitality and fantastic accommodation during our stay […]
Saxmundham Camping Training Weekend, 2nd and 3rd June 2012 – run by Les Birkin, 7th Dan, Colchester WKU. The weekend was a great success and although it was raining in true British summer style, everyone had fun and learned lots over the course of the weekend. Here is a photo at the end of the […]
A Referee’s course was held on Sunday 26th February at the Bristol Dojo. It was very well attended with squad members, coaches and instructors. Officials and instructors from other associations were also there, one notably Sensei George Grimes 8th Dan from the Wado Karate Federation. The objective of this course was to make everybody aware […]
Well done to Western Karate Union’s Rachel Taylor who represented WKU at the kyu grade English Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Sunday 22 January 2012 and gained a bronze medal. The score in the semi final was one point each at the end of the contest and Rachel only lost by majority flags. As […]
WKU Referee Ivor thomas attended the Paris Open on the 13th-15th January 2012 with seven other members of the English Karate Refereeing Delegation, pictured above. This event took place at the at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, and was the first International Tournament using the new Kumite Rules which were passed in Malaysia […]
Here are the new Kumite and Kata Rules for WKU members to see. They have been approved by the WKF Executive Committee in Malaysia . There is also a summary available which helps give a better understanding of the scope and nature of the changes. These new rules take effect from the 1st Jan 2012. […]
On Saturday 5th November 2011, Western Karate Union athletes Rory Daniels, Sarah Clarke and Lee Heath competed in the Grand Slam Karate Competition held at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff. All three WKU competitors won their bouts, Rory had two bouts and won both. Sarah won her bout and, Lee had one bout […]
Portishead Traditional Karate took some of their students to the UK Open Championships in Stourbridge on the 18th September and gained some very impressive results with a relatively inexperienced squad. Evie Smith, Mitchell Harvey and Aisha Macdougall – Team Kata under 16 years – Bronze Aisha Macdougall – Girls Kumite 10 – 11 years – […]
