Congratulations to Eugene and Dona on their gradings after a kata course led by Sensei Peter Spanton (9th Dan). They grading alongside hopefuls from a number of Higashi clubs. Eugene assessed across to Higashi with a 3rd Dan Black Belt. Dona graded to 2nd Kyu Brown Belt. Congratulations to Eugene and Dona …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was another large grading with 13 hopefuls. Unlucky for some, but not for them as they all passed! The standout performance of the day was from Jasmine who showed great poise and focus and she was duly awarded …
Excellent performances at the Seitou Ryu Spring Open. Alexandria – silver kumite ; bronze kata Edvin – Silver kumite Ashley – bronze kumite Georgi – bronze kumite Myself – bronze kumite and surviving through Chinto in kata Nathan – no medal this time but two excellent bouts of kumite John – no medal except …
This was my second competition with Luton Higashi and despite the slight overcrowding of the hall, it turned out to be a good day. Alexandria and I unfortunately did not attain any medals this time. Alexandria’s opponent was at least a head taller than her, but she didn’t let that scare her. She may not …
At the end of the year we like to take the opportunity to recognise the students who have put the most amount of effort into their training and who have got the most out of it as well. Congratulations to Georgi who has had a great year which ended with him being awarded his …
The Junior Christmas party was very well attended this year with 17 children that were all very excited about having pizza and ice cream. We also had two of our most junior students attending from the Power Dragons class which is aimed at 3-5 year olds. Everyone seemed to have a great time as you …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Our last grading of the year was pretty large with 10 hopefuls ranging from students taking their first belt all the way up to brown belt. The standard was very high with all the students showing excellent spirit. Everyone passed and performances of …
A small team from Luton Higashi competed in the SRK Winter Championships. It was Edvin, Ashley and Alexandria’s first time. Liridona was to add to her competition experiences and Eugene couldn’t resist coming out of retirement. Again. With 3 out of 5 members competing for the first time, Luton Higashi attained 11 place out …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a lower belt grading and all the candidates passed with good passes. They showed a lot of energy and we look forward to seeing them develop their skills. Congratulations again to everyone who graded! …
On 1 July two members of the Luton Higashi karate club joined up to 1,000 other competitors at a karate competition held in Worcester. Liridona had decided to enter her first fighting (kumite) competition, as well as kata, which she has previously done. A 2 hour journey led to the Worcester Arena where the members …
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