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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

January 2018 saw our very own Liridona Spahija attend her very first competition in Leicester at the EKF Kyu Grade Championships. This is a competition that is only open to karate students below the level of black belt. Luckily for Donna this is a “local” event as she is now at University in the city.

The Lunatics’ and guests met again to celebrate making it through to the end of the year! We had a great dinner in a relaxed atmosphere with students past and present. Sensei John Hurley made presentations, including giving Jeff his 40th birthday present – a katana!

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 Ethan Kiernan on winning the Junior Student of the Year award. He has trained

As another year is rapidly coming to a close and 2018 looms ever closer, 2017 has been a very challenging year for the club.   This year has been a tough one for our dojo as we have had a number of high grades out due to injuries and personal/work/academic commitments which has meant that

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan)   This was a solid grading with good spirit from the grading hopefuls.   It was quite a large grading and all the grading hopefuls passed.   The standout performances were:   Ethan Lane who showed very high levels of focus and determination, especially considering

The party had to be put back a week due to the heavy snow the previous Sunday but 9 of the juniors made it to Pizza Hut in Luton this year as well as a couple of their parents for their annual “date” as well.   After making the most of the salad bar, pizza

It was a cold and windy October night in Luton. It was a special night. The night the demons and ghouls come out to play and make mischief in the world of mortal man. It was Halloween at the Luton dojo and we had a special guest make an appearance – a skeleton wearing a