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 – Gedan barai (lower […]
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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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With the weather taking a welcome turn for the better, the Northampton Higashi Karate seminar held on Saturday, 26th April took place outdoors, allowing students to train in the fresh air and sunshine. Practitioners were well-prepared for the conditions, sensibly equipped with sunscreen and sun hats for a safe and comfortable session. The seminar delivered
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. Full Results are below: Red Belts Freyer 8th Kyu Daniel 8th Kyu Yellow Belts Szymon 7th Kyu Mya 7th Kyu Jude 7th Kyu Anthony 7th Kyu Orange Belts Maya 6th Kyu Sean 6th Kyu Purple Belts Deji 4tn
Grading – May 2023 Read More »
This competition held in Harlow, Essex. We had a small entry this time with 4 competitors (Tiberius Hurley, Isacc Smith, Jaden Giby and Alex Badea) with Sensei John and Liridona coaching. all had had at least one competition under their belt. Tiberius also entered in the kick man event, which was using clear kumite techniques
Competition | 6th ELITE International Karate Open 2022 Read More »
17th July saw the Luton Higashi club enter a competition for the first time since Covid, as 13 competitors made their way to Worcester. Over 1,100 entries saw this to be what is likely the single biggest karate competition in England this year. The majority of the squad were competing for the first time. Kata
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) This was a large grading with almost 20 hopefuls. The standard was very high. The white belts put in the best performance I have seen from beginners for years, with full commitment and spirit. The red and yellow belts had the additional challenge of learning
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Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan) This was a mini grading. The instructors were very happy with the standard of the students and both passed. Congratulations on your success! Full Results are below Name Belt Grade Gio Red 8th Kyu Darren Red 8th Kyu
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It was great to have our Kids Christmas Party again as we had to cancel it last year (we aren’t the Prime Minister) due to covid. This was our biggest ever kids party with around 40 children attending from our Power Dragons class (4-7 year olds) and Junior Karate Class (8+ years). We started off
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