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Becoming a WKU Official

Members can start their training to be an Official from 3rd kyu. Training consists of attending Referee's courses and participating at WKU Competitions and then working to progress up to Association Referee for Kata and Kumite.

On achieving Referee status, if Members wish, they can then progress onto National, European, and even World level. As this requires a lot of time and dedication, the WKU Referees Committee will give all the help possible should Members want to achieve this. Qualified Officials have to re-sit their Exams every two years to maintain their qualification and safeguard our high standards.

WKU New Kumite Rules Course

Sunday 26th February 2012 10.30am start at the Bristol Dojo, School Road, Totterdown, Bristol BS4 3BB. This course is for referees, table officials, coaches, instructors and squad members. Download the New Kumite Rules Course flyer here.

REPORT – Paris Open, January 2012

  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 … …more

REPORT – WKU Invitational Event, Hutton Moor, Weston super Mare

WKU’s bi-annual Invitational Event, was held at Hutton Moor, Weston super Mare on Sunday 27th November 2011. Chief Referee and Judge, Ivor Thomas thanked the referees for all their hard work work on the Tatamis. Full attendance for the 9.00am briefing … …more

Gran Slam Referee and Judge

At November’s Grand Slam in Cardiff, along with Western Karate Union’s competing athletes, WKU’s Ivor Thomas was referee and judge for a number of the male and female matches between England, Scotland and Wales. Ivor is an EKF Elite Referee … …more

New Kumite and Kata Rules for 2012

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 … …more

REPORT – Second Referee’s Course 24th September 2011

On Saturday 24th September, Ivor Thomas (EKF Elite Referee) visited Yate to conduct a second Referee’s course for the WKF this year. Ivor will be returning to Yate on Sunday 20th November to be the Chief Referee at the WKF … …more

REPORT – Referees / Table Official / Coaches Accreditation course, Colchester

On 4th September 2011, an EKF Referees course was held in Colchester. The course consisted of practical training, theory training, signals, and finally the Referees exams, in which two members of the WKU passed successfully. Congratulations are in order for … …more

REPORT – Referee’s Course, Saturday 30th July, 2011

Sensei George Grimes (7th Dan Kyoshi) organised a Referee’s course at Yate on Saturday, 30th July, 2011. The course was led by WKU’s Ivor Thomas (EKF International Refereeing Panel) and included a classroom session on refereeing together with sessions in … …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

Referee and Tatami Coaches Course

Dale Gamble the EKF Chief Referee held a course at the Bristol Dojo on June 19th. Kumite & Kata theory was followed by a kumite referee practical session and a Tatami exam. This was the first English Karate Federation course … …more