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In this competition, we had the following results: Sean bronze in kumite Jude silver for kata (pinan shodan)

Karate Comp – Thurrock invitational Karate Competition Harlow 01-10-2023 – for this event the Luton club was very well represented with 7 …

On the 2nd July 2023 KML Karate Club held a ‘Grassroots’ karate competition. This was a friendly event to introduce people to …

Luton Higashi took a small squad to the under 16 Karate Kid tournament.  Competing in it was Tiberius, Isaac, Alexandria and Caelan. …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  Full Results are below: Red …

Results for the day Amelia – Bronze in Slam man in first ever comp.Ti – Bronze Caelan – Bronze and on the …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. The standard was very high.  …

This was a great competition it was very friendly and the competitors were buzzing with excitement. Everyone who competed from our club …

This competition held in Harlow, Essex. We had a small entry this time with 4 competitors (Tiberius Hurley, Isacc Smith, Jaden Giby …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. The standard was very high. …

17th July saw the Luton Higashi club enter a competition for the first time since Covid, as 13 competitors made their way to …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) This was a large grading with almost 20 hopefuls.  The standard was …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan) This was a mini grading. The instructors were very happy with the standard of the students …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a smaller grading to finish the year off. The instructors …

It was great to have our Kids Christmas Party again as we had to cancel it last year (we aren’t the Prime …

On the 21 November 7 members of the Higashi Karate club travelled to Essex for a karate tournament. This meant a very …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan)   We were delighted to be able to conduct our first class …

As is tradition, club members old and new were invited to Sensei John Hurley’s Birthday BBQ.  The weather was good as we …

There was a great turn out for the Peter Spanton Memorial course in Ware, Hertfordshire on Saturday 21st August. Over 60 karateka …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Eugene Smith (3rd Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan)   Due to the lockdown, this was our …

The Junior Christmas party has been steadily growing over the years which is a great sign as more children join the club …

On Sunday 8th December Sifu Rob Simpson was once again welcomed into the Luton Higashi Dojo to continue the annual tradition of …

Grading

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan)   We had another small grading to round …

On Sunday 24 November 7 members of the luton Higashi Karate club participated in the Seitou open karate championships held in Basildon.  …

Grading

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan)   We had a small grading which included some students taking their …

Congratulations to Eugene and Dona on their gradings after a kata course led by Sensei Peter Spanton (9th Dan).   They grading …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan)   This was another large grading with 13 …

Excellent performances at the Seitou Ryu Spring Open.   Alexandria – silver kumite ; bronze kata Edvin – Silver kumite Ashley – …

Luton Higashi were proud to welcome Steve Reynolds into the dojo for a seminar on Muay Thai and self-defence.   Steve has …

This was my second competition with Luton Higashi and despite the slight overcrowding of the hall, it turned out to be a …