Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) We were delighted to be able to conduct our first class grading after the lockdown restrictions had been eased. This was a challenging grading as we expand our syllabus to include more elements from traditional Wado Kai. The hopefuls rose to the challenge and …
There was a great turn out for the Peter Spanton Memorial course in Ware, Hertfordshire on Saturday 21st August. Over 60 karateka were training from England and Wales plus visitors and old friends spectating. There was a great atmosphere and different Higashi Senior grades passing on their knowledge and skills. We practiced various aspects of …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Eugene Smith (3rd Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Due to the lockdown, this was our fist ever Zoom grading. The students had been working hard throughout lockdown and demonstrated what the had learnt to us remotely. They did very well and were duly awarded their belts. …
The Junior Christmas party has been steadily growing over the years which is a great sign as more children join the club and get to enjoy learning karate. Today they were enjoying their pizza and ice cream. This year, the juniors in the club were joined by more of our Power Dragons, our new class …
On Sunday 8th December Sifu Rob Simpson was once again welcomed into the Luton Higashi Dojo to continue the annual tradition of him conducting his seminar on Shao Lin and giving all the grades some lessons in this that would not come up in our normal Karate sessions. This year was no exception. The …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) We had another small grading to round the year off. The students showed good spirit and effort and were duly awarded their new belts! Congratulations to the students who graded! Name Belt Grade Josh Wise- Sharp Yellow Belt …
On Sunday 24 November 7 members of the luton Higashi Karate club participated in the Seitou open karate championships held in Basildon. Among their numbers were several members on their first outing. First on the mats was John Hurley who performed a good kata, however progression was not to be as the judges apparently …
Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) We had a small grading which included some students taking their first grading. They quickly found out that gradings are not like ordinary lessons! Congratulations to the students who graded! Name Belt Grade Ethan Fisher Red Belt 8th Kyu Riley Carnell Red Belt …
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 …
