Welsh Bushi-Kai Karate Association

Brown Belt Course & Grading, May 3rd. Cwmafan Dojo

Brown Belt Success.
Congratulations to all students who successfully passed their Brown Belt Grades this past weekend. Also, well done to the students who attended the course! A fantastic effort throughout.
An excellent standard of karate of display by some students this morning, with some areas to work on. Keep up the hard work and take on board all the feedback given.
A massive thank you and well done to our Dan Grades throughout the morning, helping to conduct the course and grading. It was fantastic to see such a broad and full panel. Thank you again to those helping partner with blocks.
A final thank you to all the families and friends supporting the students this morning. We hope you enjoyed and appreciated the karate on display and the level up from a general Kyu grading.

Brown Belt Grading Results:
3rd Kyu – Brown Belt
Paul Davies, Ilau Stephens, Maisie Lewis, Ava Yates, Lucy Owen, Jack Challenger, Oliver Sullivan, Riley Ayres
Dylan Ayres, Freddy Lane, Thomas Morgan – 1st Class Pass, Samuel Waters – 1st Class Pass
2nd Kyu
Arianna Thisby
1st Kyu
Finley Williams, Iestyn Harvey, Ollie Giles – 1st Class Pass

Swansea University Karate Club have been on the road again. Three competitors went to the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) championships in February and five competed against Cardiff University in Varsity today. Well done to everyone!

Varsity results.
Female novice kata. Konstancja Nietubyc – Gold: 2nd Ailie Inverarity – Silver
Male novice kata. Jack Morgan – Silver
Female senior kata. Coraline She Ching – Bronze
Male senior kata. Jakob Jefferies – Gold
Male novice kumite. Jack Morgan – Bronze

Thanks to all friends and family who came to support. It’s Swansea’s turn to host Varsity next year and we are looking forward to the event.

Well Done to the WBK Squad who competed at the WUKF British Open Championship in Crawley this weekend.

No medals/podium positions this time around, but some Top 8 and Top 16 positions. It was a fantastic learning experience for you all to compete at the elite level!
With over 2,500 entries and most of you getting through a few rounds in categories of 40 to 60,is a great achievement at this standard of competition!

We continue to learn, work hard and keep focused on the next challenge.
Speedy recovery to Cassie, getting injured in her bouts today.
Plenty of opportunities arranged this weekend, with more doors opening.
Well Done again.

Kyu Grading & Course, Sun March 16th, Ysgol Cwm Brombil.

WBK Kyu Grading Success
Many Congratulations to all WBK students who successfully completed the course and passed their Kyu Grades this morning.
All your hard work has paid off! It was fantastic to see you all receiving your new Kyu grades and hearing the excellent feedback from the instructors.
Well Done to our senior grade students, who attended the Brown & Black Belt Course, excellent numbers in attendance.
A massive thank you to the instructors in attendance and helping to conduct the grading this morning. Thank you to all the families and friends supporting the students! Final thank you to our photographer, Gemma Davies. Photos of the day will be posted soon.
Keep up the hard work.

WKL2 Results:
A massive well done to our squad today! Some excellent performances and some more things to work on.
Keep up the hard work. Extremely proud of you all getting on the tatami, win or learn.

Medalists:
Dylan Ayres – Under 12 ‘s Bronze & Team Bronze
Riley Ayres – Under 14’s Bronze Team
Cassie Davies – Under 14’s Gold
Ruby Davies – Senior Ladies Bronze & Team Gold
Ollie Edwards – Under 14’s Novice Bronze
Richard Evans – Veterans Silver
Freddy Lane – Under 12’s Bronze & Team Bronze
Harri Lewis – Under 12’s Team Bronze
Jessica Lewis – Veterans Bronze – first competition
Thomas Morgan – Under 18’s Silver
Daniel Pallant – Under 18’s Bronze
Skye Prosser – Under 8’s Silver – first competition.
Well Done to all of our squad members who didn’t make the podium today. Special mention to Alby, Harri and Lucas all getting to the Quarter Finals in their categories, with huge numbers! Leo Whitwell competing in his first competition.
Keep training hard and on to the next one soon!

WKL1 Results:
A massive well done to all WBK competitors – shown great attitudes and effort throughout, gaining confidence as the day went on.

Medalists:
Penelope Lane – U8 Girls Silver- { first competition }
Archie Davies – U10 Boys Advanced Bronze
Alby O’Flynn – U12 Boys Novice Bronze
Under 12 Boys Team – Harri, Freddy & Dylan Bronze
Ryan Catterson – Senior Male Novice Bronze
Ruby Davies – Senior Female Silver

Great mat time to start the year off and plenty to work on!
Keep it up!

Senior Dan Grade Promotion
To conclude the Dan Grading, the WBK Executive was delighted to award Mark Coleman his well deserved and long overdue 5th Dan! Our Chief Instructor, Percy Brown 7th Dan, was at hand to present Mark with his Godan (5th Dan Grade) Certificate
Thank you Mark for your continued hard work, dedication and loyalty to your Neath Bushi-Kai Dojo and the Welsh Bushi-Kai Karate Association.
Congratulations again Mark!

Many Congratulations to the four successful candidates who passed their Dan Gradings on Sunday morning. Your hard work and determination has paid off. From the beginning of the process to what the panel witnessed during the grading, was night and day – the progression has been superb! You have all listened to the advice given by your instructors and taken on board so much over the past months, saving your best karate for the day. Well Done!

The new WBK Dan Grades:
Corey John – 1st Dan
Ollie Breeze – 1st Dan
Oliver Williams – 1st Dan
Harri Lewis – 1st Dan

A huge thank you to Joanne and Richard being blocks partners!
Thank you to all spectators that attended the grading. We hope you all enjoyed and appreciated the quality of karate produced by the WBK. A massive thank you to all instructors for your coaching, dedication and support.
A final message to our new Dan Grades – now the real work starts and your journey has just begun!
Congratulations once again.

Dan Grade Panel:
Morgan Phillips 3rd Dan, Dave Jowett 4th Dan, Jordan Hopkins 4th Dan, Anthony Bridge 4th Dan,
Paul Bridge 6th Dan & Mark Coleman 4th Dan

WKL6 Comp – Nov 17th
Straight from our Kyu Grading to meet our WBK squad at the final Welsh Karate League event of the year!
Well done to all fighters for their efforts today! Some great performances and plenty to learn from today. Keep it up.

Results:
Cassie Davies – Bronze
Daniel Pallant – Bronze
Sean O’Brien – Gold – Fighter of the Day
Under 10 Boys Team – Bronze

WKL League Medalists:
Sean – Silver
Ruby – Silver (Seniors)
Cassie – Silver
Daniel Pallant – Bronze
Looking forward to more opportunities in 2025!

WBK KYU GRADING – Nov 17th
Congratulations to all WBK students who successfully passed their Kyu Grades this morning. Some excellent karate on display and great feedback from the instructors leading the Gradings.
Well done to all the purple and brown belts who attended the senior grade course, another great and productive morning. Well done to our four Dan Grade candidates for their efforts, 1 of 5 completed.
A big thank you to our instructors for their efforts this morning and for the lead up to your Gradings. Thank you to all families and friends for your support
Keep up the hard work.