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As Omari and I had recently been accepted onto the Higashi National Squad we thought it would be a good idea to attend a competition or two to try and gain more experience with competition style fighting and prepare ourselves for the long road ahead as we attempt to become champions of our art. The […]

When I was told that I was competing in the Emirates stadium in Glasgow, I did not fully comprehend the scale on which I would be fighting. I the sudden realisation hit me when I entered the arena. The sheer size of the hall shook a little at first but my anxiety left almost as

Well, here we are on the Friday, 2nd day home after returning from Ogwen 2015. I’m sat in Costa with a coffee wondering where the heck those four days went? They always pass so quickly, those days of intense karate training and hard work, when you’re so focused on executing each kick, block and punch

Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a lower grade grading and it was good to see so many students off the starting blocks with their first belt!   All the gradees did well and were duly promoted to their new grades. The performance of the day went to Stephen

It was a somewhat smaller Xmas party this year for the Lunatics as only 10 of us made it to Jimmy’s this time for the annual festive celebration.   As so many big events had happened to the club this year is was great to see that the instructors and students could still get together

Sensei John Hurley was delighted to be awarded his Godan (5th Dan) at the December kata course run by Sensei Peter Spanton.   This is a huge honor and recognition of John’s contribution to Karate in general and Higashi in particular. Since he was awarded his 4th Dan in North Wales in 2005, John has been

It was a great day for the Luton Lunatics as three of its members were upgraded at the December Kata Course run by Sensei Peter Spanton (8th Dan). Following the short kata course, Sensei John Hurley was honored to be awarded his 5th Dan. Then the hopefuls lined up for their grading.  Luton fielded Danni

Sensei John Hurley was delighted to be awarded his Godan (5th Dan) at the December kata course run by Sensei Peter Spanton. This is a huge honor and recognition of John’s contribution to Karate in general and Higashi in particular. Since he was awarded his 4th Dan in North Wales in 2005, John has been very

It’s the time of year again where we recognize our students who have put the most into the club and who have got the most out. This year, our two deserving winners are:   1) Stacey Lever – always has a smile on her face and rarely misses a lesson. She is a regular at

Grading Panel – John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Danni Noble (2nd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Omari Asein (1st Dan) This was a small grading with only four hopefuls. They all impressed the judges significantly to be awarded their new belts.   The performance of the day went to Stacey Lever who,