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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,

On Sunday 7th December we welcomed Sifu Rob Simpson into the dojo for our annual Kung Fu Seminar. After the greetings in Chinese and Japanese for mutual respect, Sifu Simpson then showed the higher grades a Tai Chi routine we would later be using against our fellow students.   First Sifu Simpson showed us the

This year marked Luton HKK’s 20th Anniversary and as no-one could remember the exact date we decided on 1st November to go out and celebrate. The Club went out to Jimmy’s in Luton for dinner before heading back to Sensei John Hurley’s house for more drinks and fireworks to mark this milestone event. On the night

On Sunday 31st August 2014 we welcomed Steve Reynolds to our dojo as a guest instructor to give us a seminar on street defence. The session began with some familiar warm ups involving running and press-ups. But that’s where the familiarity ended. We then did some relay type exercises to get the heart pounding and

Yet another year had gone by and it was time for the Luton Lunatics BBQ celebrating the birthday of our Chief Instructor and  as always, to meet and socialise with old friends that had not been seen be a while, as well as students past and present.   Past student Afghan turned up with his bride

Report by Aaron Holdsworth As Ogwen rolled around I was hit with a pang of excitement tinged with more than a touch of nerves. Heading down with John on the Friday evening gave me the chance to relax, drink and get a lay of the land before the course started on the Sunday. Saturday rolled

We were honoured to welcome Hanshi Jo Biggs, ably assisted by Renshi Mark Craddock to the Dojo.   We focused on the strategies involved in countering a knife attack including avoiding attacks before they occur, awareness of the surroundings, equalising the situation and balance.   We also debated the relative merits of alternative defences and

Judging Panel: John Hurley (4th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan), Hayley Blagg (1st Dan)   There were no novices in this grading and it was suitably tough. The advanced grades were tested on everything they knew over three grueling hours.   We are very pleased to welcome our new higher grade