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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!

On 1 July two members of the Luton Higashi karate club joined up to 1,000 other competitors at a karate competition held in Worcester.  Liridona had decided to enter her first fighting (kumite) competition, as well as kata, which she has previously done.   A 2 hour journey led to the Worcester Arena where the

A new year and another eventful week at Ogwen with Liridona Spahija, John Hurley and Jeff Archer. Honestly I had a few ideas of what to expect but what I didn’t see coming was me being delegated the nickname Jar Jar Binks! In the few days I was at Ogwen I had learnt a lot

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was another large grading with a lot of effort and spirit shown by the students. The standout performances were: Ethan Kiernan who showed excellent form coupled with outstanding energy and effort. He was showing as much effort in the closing