Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Hayley Blagg (1st Dan) This was a smaller grading with a number of students going for their middle grades. Everyone passed and the results are below: Name Grade Belt Class Pass Charlie Turner 8th Kyu Red 2nd Alicja …
This year we held our adults’ Christmas party at the Bramingham opposite the dojo, followed by drinking until the next day. Well, there was no karate on the Sunday!
Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Hayley Blagg (1st Dan) We had a large end-of-year grading and were delighted to see some great spirit amongst the gradees. Everyone passed and the results are below: Name Grade Belt Class Pass Mary Henry 8th Kyu Red 1st …
As the year draws to an end we recognise the students who have put the most into their training in 2012 and who have got the most out of it. This year, they winners were: * Lower grade junior – Klaudia Kulakiewicz * Higher grade junior – Omari Asein * Lower grade senior – …
The Luton Lunatics were once again honoured to welcome Sifu Rob Simpson to the dojo as their guest instructor. Rob is one of the world’s leading shaolin kung fu masters and his seminars always prove to be enlightening and a little frightening. The seminar was four hours long again this year and we covered …
Not wanting to confine themselves to just empty handed combat, the Lunatics tried their luck at a different type of combat. Yes, it’s paintballing day! Team Lunatic (and special guests) met up early in the morning and was assigned to the “Wasp” team. A number of games followed where the aggression channelled in the karate …
This was a small grading with four hopefuls. Everyone passed and we had exceptional performances from Matthew Caldeira and Ellis Brown. They not only double graded, but impressed the judges so much that they were awarded first class passes on their double grading! Well done to all who graded! Name Grade Belt …
John Hurley Well as normal the Ogwen Bank course takes ages to get here and is finished in a blink of an eye, this one was no exception as it was the 40th Year the Ogwen course had been running. We had 12 of the Luton Lunatics in attendance (john” the Bosh” Hurley, Alex …
