Results and Reports
Junior Competition for WKU clubs Brightlingsea, Colchester, Great Tey and Sudbury
Junior Competition, Sunday 25th March 2012, 10am. This annual competition for the WKU local clubs Brightlingsea, Colchester, Great Tey and Sudbury is arranged by Les Birkin, 7th Dan.
Kyu grade success for Rachel
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 … …more
REPORT – WKU Winter Invitational 2011
The WKU Winter Invitational 2011 was held at the end of November at Hutton Moor, Weston super Mare. It proved a very successful tournament with WKU excellently represented by all who took part. Good results for WKU with medals for … …more
Portishead Traditional Karate championship success
Portishead Traditional Karate took part in the Wado Ryu Championships in Yate on the 20th November and the following students competed: Mitchell Harvey, Evie Smith, Aisha Macdougall, Charlie Smith, Rachel Taylor Out of the 4 categories that were entered the … …more
WKU Athletes Help England Win
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 … …more
RESULT – UK Open Championships
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 … …more
Winners at the Welsh Open Karate Championships 2011
The Welsh Open was held on Sunday 28th August 2011 at The Welsh Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. WKU results were 2nd and 3rd in the men’s team events with Lee Heath, winning gold in the under 21 event … …more
European University Championships in Sarejavo
With 33 countries attending and 350 competitors, of which some are former and reigning European / World Champions, the standard is high in this competition. The experience that was gained by WKU’s Sarah Clarke, Jamie Bowen and Ivor Thomas is invaluable, not only from a personal point of view but to bring back to the WKU. …more
RESULT! WKU are British Champions
WKU are British Champions, winning the Four Nations British Championships in Sheffield this weekend. Another great result for the team who have worked so hard backed by the experience and skill of the WKU coaches and referees. …more
English Championships 2011
Sunday 10th April 2011, 9:30am BRISTOL
Yet another great weekend for WKU, English team champions I believe for the third year in a row. The team were in the final against Higashi but were so on form that it only took the first three fighters to retain the title. The WKU have now won the team title three times in a row. …more