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.
Congratulations to all students who successfully passed their Brown Belt Grades this passed weekend. Also, well done to Oliver Williams for attending the course as prep for future Dan Grading.
Some students displayed excellent karate today, some others with areas to improve. Keep up the hard work and take on board the instructors feedback in the last weeks assessment and at todays event.
Thank you to the candidates families and friends for your support. Finally, many thanks to Grade Examiners Anthony Bridge, Grant Hole, Morgan Phillips and Jordan Hopkins for conducting the course & grading.
3rd Kyu – Brown Belt
Harley Young
Chloe Lane
Arianna Thisby
Harri Waters
Daniel White
Darren Hawkins-Jones
2nd Kyu – Brown Belt
Finley Williams
Ollie Giles
Jessica Lewis
1st Kyu – Brown Belt
Ava Gregory
Amahrae Evans
Gareth Williams
WKL 5 Results
A massive well done to the WBK Squad today. Some excellent bouts and above all your etiquette was impeccable. When the results don’t go our way – we respect it, learn from it and move on. Your discipline and attitude is more measurable than any medal achieved.
Coaches from other associations commented on many occasions today on our fighters etiquette and attitude which was exemplary.
Well done to our students who didn’t make the medals today, great effort and keep up the hard work:
Alby O’Flynn
Oli Bate
Royce James
Osian Hawkins-Jones – First competition
Dylan Ayres
Olivia Jones
Ilau Stephens
Daniel Pallant
Sean O’Brien
Congratulations to our Medallists
Freddy Lane Silver: Under 12 Boys Novice
Harri Lewis Bronze: Under 12 Boys Advanced
Riley Ayres Bronze: Under 14 Boys Advanced
Cassie Davies Silver: Under 14 Girls Advanced
Ruby Davies Bronze: Under 18 Female
Silver: Senior Female
Richard Evans Silver: Male Veterans
Thank you to all parents and family that came to support the squad and to the coaches and assistants. Thank you to Tom Morgan coming up to support his team mates and helping the coaches out.
More tournaments are available over the coming weeks. Also, Gradings, Course and additional training are all happening over the next few months. Busy time ahead.
Well Done to all of our competitors today, great to get you back on the tatami after the summer holidays. Great fights, excellent results and plenty to work on.
Well done to our students who didn’t make the medals today, great effort and keep up the hard work:
Alby O’Flynn
Archie Davies
Freddy Lane
Ilau Stephens
Madi Davies
Congratulations to our medallists today, some fantastic Kumite on display.
Amahrae Evans – Silver
Cassie Davies – Silver
Daniel Pallant – Silver
Thomas Morgan – Bronze
Ruby Davies – 2 x Bronze
Ryan Catterson – Bronze
Richard Evans – Silver
Sean O’Brien – Gold
Thank you to all parents and family that came to support the squad. Thank you to Nic, Ruby, Sean and Richard who helped me coach today.
Our next tournament will be the latest round of the Welsh Karate League in Merthyr – Sunday 22nd September.
Congratulations to all of our students who successfully passed their Kyu Gradings this past weekend.
all of your hard work and commitment paid off. Each Grade group showed a good standard of karate and the feedback from the Examiners was very positive. Well done !!
In addition to the general grading, a senior Kyu Grade course took place for those students who are building up to their Brown and Black Belt Gradings to be held later in the year.
The course was very well attended, and the Senior Instructors were very pleased with the standard displayed by all. there have been significant improvements made .. keep up the good work.
The WBK would like to thank the students, Instructors and spectators for your support.
Congratulations to our students who passed their Brown Belt grade examinations held in Cwmafan last Sunday. The hard work put in during the passed few months stood out with some very notable improvements in performance . Well done to all.
WBK KYU GRADING – Ysgol Cwm Brombil, Margam – 17/03/2024
Congratulations to all WBK students who successfully passed their Kyu Grades last weekend.
It was fantastic to see you all receiving your new belts, proving your dedication and hard work has paid off.
Well Done to our Senior grade students attending the Brown Belt Course, a very productive morning.
For many, it was their first experience of an Association Kyu Grading, and the experience of interacting with different Instructors will be of great value as you progress through your grades.
Thank you to our instructors and assistant instructors for your help. Thank you to all families and friends, it was great to see so many of you supporting the students.
Keep up the hard work
