🎄 Northampton Higashi Karate Kai – Senior Christmas Party 🎄 Our annual Senior Christmas Party, held this year at Nando’s, was a fantastic way to celebrate another successful year at Northampton Higashi Karate Kai. It was an evening filled with laughter, great company, and festive spirit—perfectly reflecting the positive atmosphere within our club. Members shared […]
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🎄 Northampton Higashi Karate Kai – Junior & Power Dragons Christmas Party 🎄 Our annual Junior and Power Dragons Christmas Party was a fantastic way to round off another brilliant year at Northampton Higashi Karate Kai. Fun truly was had by all, and Pizza Hut was filled with laughter, smiles, and festive spirit from start
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Congratulations to our Junior members who were awarded their new badges this month. Please note, students do not automatically pass their monthly badges. We expect to see consistent attendance and effort throughout the month. As students rise through the belts, they are also expected to practice their techniques at home. Joy Dutto – Jodan uke
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Congratulations to John Barrie on achieving his black belt! John has worked tirelessly for years to achieve his brown belts, both at Northampton Karate and at Luton Karate and he was finally ready to take his big test at the Higashi Karate Kai Seminar in Swindon. After the three-hour seminar, his grading took another hour
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. This was a combined grading for the Luton and Northampton Higashi Karate Kai clubs. Full Results are below: Zach 8th Kyu – Red Belt Sophia 8th Kyu – Red Belt Harry 7th Kyu – Yellow Belt Casey 7th
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. We normally mention standout performances but, in this grading, we saw an excellent performance across the board. Everybody passed and the purple and brown belt grading were exceptional! This was a combined grading for the Luton and Northampton
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. Please note that not everyone passes their gradings. We expect to see full effort and dedication. Special congratulations to John Barry for passing his 1st Kyu Brown Belt! Full Results are below: Red Stripe Belts Harry 8th Kyu
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It was a great day for Luton Higashi and Northampton Higashi as their Chief Instructor, Sensei John Hurley was awarded his 6th Dan by Sensei Sue Spanton, 7th Dan. Sue said “I paid a surprise visit today to John Hurley at his club in Luton as he had not been able to join us last
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. Please note that not everyone passes their gradings. We expect to see full effort and dedication. Full Results are below: Red Belts Harishen 8th Kyu Angus 8th Kyu 1 8th Kyu 2 8th Kyu 3 8th Kyu Yellow
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This was a great competition it was very friendly and the competitors were buzzing with excitement. Everyone who competed from our club made the dojo very proud, there were some lovely reverse punches thrown, which scored a majority of our points. It was quite comical as one of the coaches even started to steal sensei
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