The WKU Open Karate Championships were held in Western Super-Mare. Since registration was at 9.30, it meant that this was an early start for the squad that went down. When we eventually arrived, despite the early start, I wasn’t really tired. Once the fighting categories started around midday, that’s when I started buzzing with excitement […]
On Sunday 15th November, Luton welcomed Chief Instructor and 9th Dan, Peter Spanton to take our training session. Dan grades and Brown belts had the opportunity to train for an hour, with Sensei Spanton, before the rest of the Luton Karate Kai arrived. It was an action packed hour, starting with a quick run through
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Congratulations to our very own Omari Asein for winning another Bronze medal at the British International Open Championships on Saturday 5th September 2015 in Glasgow. This adds to his Bronze medals won in May at the United Styles Association Open Competition on 15th May and The British Four Nations Karate Championships that took place on
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a lower grade grading and all the gradees did well and were duly promoted to their new grades. Pawel Danielewicz performed notably and was awarded a 1st class pass. Congratulations on your promotions!
Well, here we are on the Friday, 2nd day home after returning from Ogwen 2015. I’m sat in Costa with a coffee wondering where the heck those four days went? They always pass so quickly, those days of intense karate training and hard work, when you’re so focused on executing each kick, block and punch
Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a lower grade grading and it was good to see so many students off the starting blocks with their first belt! All the gradees did well and were duly promoted to their new grades. The performance of the day went to Stephen
It was a somewhat smaller Xmas party this year for the Lunatics as only 10 of us made it to Jimmy’s this time for the annual festive celebration. As so many big events had happened to the club this year is was great to see that the instructors and students could still get together
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It was a great day for the Luton Lunatics as three of its members were upgraded at the December Kata Course run by Sensei Peter Spanton (8th Dan). Following the short kata course, Sensei John Hurley was honored to be awarded his 5th Dan. Then the hopefuls lined up for their grading. Luton fielded Danni
Grading Panel – John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Danni Noble (2nd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Omari Asein (1st Dan) This was a small grading with only four hopefuls. They all impressed the judges significantly to be awarded their new belts. The performance of the day went to Stacey Lever who,
Sensei John Hurley was delighted to be awarded his Godan (5th Dan) at the December kata course run by Sensei Peter Spanton. This is a huge honor and recognition of John’s contribution to Karate in general and Higashi in particular. Since he was awarded his 4th Dan in North Wales in 2005, John has been
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