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Congratulations to Eugene and Dona on their gradings after a kata course led by Sensei Peter Spanton (9th Dan). They grading alongside hopefuls from a number of Higashi clubs. Eugene assessed across to Higashi with a 3rd Dan Black Belt. Dona graded to 2nd Kyu Brown Belt. Congratulations to Eugene and Dona for your achievements!

Excellent performances at the Seitou Ryu Spring Open.   Alexandria – silver kumite ; bronze kata Edvin – Silver kumite Ashley – bronze kumite Georgi – bronze kumite Myself – bronze kumite and surviving through Chinto in kata Nathan – no medal this time but two excellent bouts of kumite John – no medal except

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was another large grading with 13 hopefuls. Unlucky for some, but not for them as they all passed! The standout performance of the day was from Jasmine who showed great poise and focus and she was duly awarded her 1st

Luton Higashi were proud to welcome Steve Reynolds into the dojo for a seminar on Muay Thai and self-defence.   Steve has trained in Muay Thai for many years, has worked as a doorman and as a full-time bodyguard in the past and his classes are always interesting and informative, as well as getting the

This was my second competition with Luton Higashi and despite the slight overcrowding of the hall, it turned out to be a good day. Alexandria and I unfortunately did not attain any medals this time. Alexandria’s opponent was at least a head taller than her, but she didn’t let that scare her. She may not

At the end of the year we like to take the opportunity to recognise the students who have put the most amount of effort into their training and who have got the most out of it as well.   Congratulations to Georgi who has had a great year which ended with him being awarded his

The Junior Christmas party was very well attended this year with 17 children that were all very excited about having pizza and ice cream.  We also had two of our most junior students attending from the Power Dragons class which is aimed at 3-5 year olds. Everyone seemed to have a great time as you

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Our last grading of the year was pretty large with 10 hopefuls ranging from students taking their first belt all the way up to brown belt.   The standard was very high with all the students showing excellent spirit. Everyone passed and performances of note

A small team from Luton Higashi competed in the SRK Winter Championships. It was Edvin, Ashley and Alexandria’s first time. Liridona was to add to her competition experiences and Eugene couldn’t resist coming out of retirement. Again. With 3 out of 5 members competing for the first time, Luton Higashi attained 11 place out of

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan)   This was a lower belt grading and all the candidates passed with good passes. They showed a lot of energy and we look forward to seeing them develop their skills.   Congratulations again to everyone who graded!