Congratulations to all of our students that successfully passed their examinations!

A special congratulations goes to Paarth who was awarded the Andy Kemery Memorial Trophy for being the most outstanding student!

On Sunday we took a young team up to Sunderland to compete in the 13th Sunderland Karate Championships.

With some having an eye on and preparing for their black belt grading and there being younger Kumite categories it gave those that took advantage of the opportunity to experience this for the first time.

Notable Results
GOLD - Zain (Boys Over 5ft Kumite)
GOLD - Olivia (Girls 11-15 years Kumite)
SILVER - Aiya (Girls 10 years & under Kumite)
BRONZE - Maya (Girls 10 years & under Kumite)
BRONZE - Dhruv (Boys Under 5ft Kumite)

Today we took a small team to represent the club at this year’s KUGB Shotokan Cup (National Individual Championships) as always those selected performed with their usual determination which resulted in us coming away with some fantastic results.

GOLD - Emma Lloyd - Senior Ladies Kumite
SILVER - Thomas Hegarty - Junior Mens 18-20 Years Kumite
SILVER - Sarvesh Leoprabhu - Junior Mens 16-17 Years Kumite
BRONZE - Niall Gilligan - Senior Mens Kata
BRONZE - Aman Singh - Boys Kata
BRONZE - Aman Singh - Boys 14-15 years Kumite
BRONZE - Zain Steers - Boys 14-15 years Kumite
BRONZE - Olivia Cox - Girls 12-13 years Kumite
BRONZE - Shivyan Mashru - Boys 12-13 years Kumite

Congratulations to Alfie who was awarded his Bronze Young Leader award.

Over the last 6 months he has been assisting our Instructors on various classes. Alfie is 14 years old and has been training with us since he was 7, so is more than qualified to pass his experiences on how to progress and take advantage of the opportunities available to our younger members

Congratulations to Olivia who was awarded her Bronze Young Leader award.

Over the last 6 months she has been assisting our Instructors on various classes receiving some fantastic feedback from our parents.