Welsh Bushi-Kai Karate Association

WKL4 Tournament Report:
A massive well done to everyone that competed at the 4th Instalment of this seasons Welsh Karate League, fantastic performances and results.
As always, you all conducted yourselves with exemplary discipline both on and off the tatami.

Our squad returned with 2 Gold, 5 Silver & 8 Bronze medals.
Results:
Archie Davies -Gold 10-11 Advanced Boys & Bronze 12-13 Novice Boys
Cassie Davies -Bronze 14-15 Female Open
Ruby Davies – Silver 18+ Female Open
Gemma Davies – Silver 35+ Female Open
Jordan Hopkins – Gold 35+ Male Open
Rhiannon James – Bronze 8-9 Girls Novice & Silver 8-9 Girls Advanced
Lexi Jones – Bronze 10-11 Girls Novice
Thomas Morgan – Bronze16-17 Male Open & Silver 18+ Advanced Male
Imogen Parfitt – Bronze 8-9 Novice Girls
Skye Prosser – Bronze 6-7 Girls Open
Samuel Waters – Bronze 16-17 Male Open
WBK Team – Silver 12-13 Boys – Freddy, Harri & Alby

Massive thanks to our supporters, including a special mention to Lucas who made the effort to watch his teammates after having his appendix removed during the previous week.
Many thanks to everyone that helped coaching and for Gemma and Andrew for all the photographs, some of which have been posted on our Facebook and Instagram accounts.

August 21st saw the Baglan Karate Club hold its’ final session at the Baglan Community Centre.
The centre has been “home” for the past 16 years but unfortunately is now closed.
However, we are really pleased to let you all know that we’ve managed to secure a new location for Baglan Karate Club, which means we can continue training together!
Our new home will be:

Baglan Boys & Girls Club
Evans Bevan Playing Fields
Pinewood Terrace
Baglan
Port Talbot
SA12 8BH

We’ll still have the hall on Mondays, although the session will be slightly earlier, running from 6:00pm – 7:00pm.
Our Friday session will remain 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
We’ll be starting back on Friday 4th September, and we’re really looking forward to getting everyone back in the Dojo
As we move into our new venue, it’s more important than ever that we have everyone’s support and commitment to training. We’ve worked hard to make sure we can keep the club going, and regular attendance will help us make the most of our new home and ensure we can continue building the club together.
We really hope to see all of you back on 4th September and that you’ll continue to support Baglan Karate Club.
Bring your gi, bring your energy and let’s get Baglan Karate back up and running!

Congratulations to the following students on passing their Kyu Grade examinations held recently.

Alfie, Kyla and Isabella – Yellow Belt
Eliza and Adelyn – Orange Belt
Aarika – Purple Belt

A very good standard shown across all 3 grades – well done!
All of the hard work you put in during the build up to the grading paid off.

Many thanks to Danny, Helena & Natalie for stepping forward as grade examiners / blocks partners.

W.U.K.F World Championships – Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The W.U.K.F World Championships took place recently and the WBK were represented by Sam Waters and Ruby Davies, who were both selected as part of the Karate Wales National squad for this prestigious event. Also present was Jordan Hopkins, as a Karate Wales accredited coach.

Sam Waters – this level of competition is a big step up from the norm and Sam fought with great passion and ability but was unfortunate to lose out in the early rounds in a “First to Score” situation. as disappointed as he was to lose, Sam can be very proud of his performance.

Ruby Davies – Ruby excelled from her first round match and her experience shone through. Intelligent tactics, movement & speed of technique took Ruby to the Semi Final where she narrowly missed out on making the final. Ruby can be extremely proud of her effort in Winning a W.U.K.F World Bronze Kumite Medal

Our thanks to Karate-Wales providing the WBK with the opportunity to compete at this level & for their assistance and guidance provided to our athletes.

Karate Wales Open Karate Championship – June 14th

A very successful day for the Welsh Bushi-Kai Squad at this well established and respected event.

WBK Results – 2x Gold, 7x Silver, 5x Bronze

Skye Prosser – Gold 6-7 Girls Kumite

Lucas Curtis – Bronze 10-11 Boys Kumite

Alby O’Flynn – Silver 10-11 Boys Kumite

WBK 10-11 Boys Team – (Lucas, Alby & Dylan)

Harri Lewis – Silver 12-13 Boys & Bronze 14-15 Boys

Olivia Jones – Silver 12-13 Girls Kumite

Cassie Davies – Bronze – 16-17 Girls

Ruby Davies – Silver x2 – Ladies Kumite & Open Weight

Samuel Waters – Bronze – 16-17 Male

Tom M – Bronze – Men’s 18+ 75kg+

WBK 16+ Senior Male Team – Silver (Sam, Tom M & Tom W)

Richard Evans – Gold Men’s Veterans

Keep up the superb progress being made! Fantastic to see 22 person squad attend the championships.

More and more opportunities to come as the WBK develops and expands our squad.

Report and Results from AMA Nationals and the 3rd Welsh Karate League event which took place on June 7th.

AMA National Results
Well done to our squad that made the long trip up to Manchester to take on the challenge of the AMA National Championships. Fantastic performances throughout the day , with some of our competitors being unlucky with some decisions. A great experience for our Squad. We keep building and achieving!
Medalists:
Ruby Davies – Gold Senior Female 60kg+
Sam Waters – Bronze U18 Male
Thomas Morgan – Bronze U21 Male
Archie Davies – Bronze 10-12 Boys 40kg+
Alby O’Flynn – Bronze 10-12 Boys 40kg+
WBK Men’s Team (Sam, Tom & Jordan)
Bronze Senior Men’s Teams – Excellent step for our two teenagers!
Squad Members:
Cassie Davies
Freddy Lane
Harri Lewis
Alys Twigg
Well done once again everyone, and it was fantastic to present our squad members the opportunity to test themselves against new competitors and another level of competition environment!

WKL3 Results

Well done to all squad members who competed in the Welsh Karate League 3 event held in Merthyr earlier this month. This event clashed with the AMA Nationals, so we had to split the squad to attend both events, and we would like to thank Richard Evans for heading up the coaching team.
Medalists:
Skye Prosser – Bronze U8 Girls
Maggie Mattocks – Bronze U14 Novice Girls
Richard Evans – Bronze Mens Veterans 35+
Squad Members:
Lucas Curtis
Rhiannon James
Lexi Jones
Olivia Jones
Imogen Parfitt
Logan Rees – first competition
Elyssa Richards
Well done again everyone!

Congratulations to Ailie Inverarity who successfully passed her 3rd Kyu Brown Belt Grading at our Swansea University Club on Thursday.
Ailie has now achieved the rank of Brown Belt in 2 different styles of Karate, which is no mean feat.
Our University Club continues to grow and develop and is testament to the hard work put in by our Instructors.

Brown Belt Grading, May 10th – Cwmafan

Congratulations to all students who successfully passed their Brown Belt grading earlier this week. A very good standard of karate was on display, with plenty of positives and also areas to continue improving on. Take on board and implement all the feedback given.
A massive thank you and well done to our Dan Grades this morning for helping to conduct the course and grading, as well as partnering for blocks.
Finally, thank you to all the families and friends who came along to support the students.

Brown Belt Grading Results:

3rd Kyu – Brown Belt
Archie Davies

2nd Kyu – Brown Belt
Lucas Curtis
Alby O’Flynn
Carl Mills
Paul Newey
Joseph Owen
Paul Davies
Ilau Stephens

1st Kyu – Brown Belt
Maisie Lewis
Ava Yates
Lucy Owen
Jack Challenger
Oliver Sullivan
Neil Sullivan
Freddy Lane
Harri Waters
Parker John

With the postponement of the Brown Belt Grading until May 10th, the WBK took the opportunity to conduct a Senior Grade Course in it’s place.

Many thanks to all who attended. A great turn-out and a very informative and useful session , especially for those attempting their Brown Belt Grading in the near future.

Our thanks to our Instructors and Assistants for making the course an enjoyable event.

The WBK Squad recently competed at the Welsh Karate League Event 2, held in Merthyr.
Another great day for all who competed and put on such spirited and skilled displays.
Our squad continued to grow and gain experience at these well established tournaments.
Well Done to everyone that competed today, very proud of you all!

WBK Results:
4 Gold, 2 Silver, 5 Bronze:

Ruby Davies – Senior Ladies Gold
Ladies Team – Ruby & Gemma Gold
Dean Prosser – Men’s Novice Gold
10-11 Boys Team – Archie, Lucas & Alby Gold
Gemma Davies – Ladies Veterans Silver
Dafydd Jones – Mens Novice Silver
Skye Prosser – 6-7 Girls Bronze
Lexi Jones – 10-11 Girls Bronze
Lucas Curtis – 10-11 Boys Bronze
Alby O’Flynn- 10-11 Boys Bronze
Olivia Jones – 12-13 Girls Bronze

We would also like to thank the Coaches, Assistants and Supporters for making this another memorable success.