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With the weather taking a welcome turn for the better, the Northampton Higashi Karate seminar held on Saturday, 26th April took place …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  We normally mention standout performances …

We celebrated Christmas at the Hong Buffet – our usual venue. With and all you can eat buffet of all different types …

We normally have our Christmas parties at Pizza Hut but, since they have all closed down in a 15 mile radius, we …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  Please note that not everyone …

Grading – October 2024

Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  Please note that not everyone …

Grading – June 2024

Judging Panel: John Hurley (6th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  This was an exceptionally good …

It was a great day for Luton Higashi and Northampton Higashi as their Chief Instructor, Sensei John Hurley was awarded his 6th …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  Please note that not everyone …

Who likes pizza and parties? We do! It was time to have  our Kids Christmas Party again and, once again, it was …

This was a great competition it was very friendly and the competitors were buzzing with excitement. Everyone who competed from our club …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading.  Full Results are below: Red …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. The standard was very high.  …

This competition held in Harlow, Essex. We had a small entry this time with 4 competitors (Tiberius Hurley, Isacc Smith, Jaden Giby …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading. The standard was very high. …

17th July saw the Luton Higashi club enter a competition for the first time since Covid, as 13 competitors made their way …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) This was a large grading with almost 20 hopefuls.  The standard was …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan) This was a mini grading. The instructors were very happy with the standard of the students …

Kids X-Mas Pizza Party

It was great to have our Kids Christmas Party again as we had to cancel it last year (we aren’t the Prime …

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan) This was a smaller grading to finish the year off. The instructors …

On the 21 November 7 members of the Higashi Karate club travelled to Essex for a karate tournament. This meant a very …

We were delighted to be able to conduct our first class grading after the lockdown restrictions had been eased. This was a …

As is tradition, club members old and new were invited to Sensei John Hurley’s Birthday BBQ.  The weather was good as we …

There was a great turn out for the Peter Spanton Memorial course in Ware, Hertfordshire on Saturday 21st August. Over 60 karateka …

udging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Eugene Smith (3rd Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) Due to the lockdown, this was our fist …

Grading – December 2019

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan), Jeff Archer (1st Dan)   We had another small grading to round …

Kids’ X-Mas Party

The Junior Christmas party has been steadily growing over the years which is a great sign as more children join the club …

On Sunday 8th December Sifu Rob Simpson was once again welcomed into the Luton Higashi Dojo to continue the annual tradition of …

Seitou Open Competition

On Sunday 24 November 7 members of the luton Higashi Karate club participated in the Seitou open karate championships held in Basildon.  …

Grading October 2019

Judging Panel: John Hurley (5th Dan), Alex Buxton (3rd Dan) We had a small grading which included some students taking their first …