With the recent cancellation of the Association Kyu Gradings ( due to venue unavailability ), WBK Students have been given the opportunity to take their Grade Examinations at their own clubs. Our Clubs at Baglan, Cwmafan, Margam & Swansea University have recently completed their gradings. Congratulations to each and every student who passed their grading and we thank all of our Intructors for their hard work. Grading details from our other clubs will be posted once they are completed over the next few weeks.
Baglan
Kyla & Alfie – Red Belt: Emrys, Daisey, Georgie, Adelyn, Fearne & Eliza – Yellow Belt Aarika – Blue Belt.
Swansea University
New Orange Belts: Deniz, Ben & Osian – New Blue Belts: Alex, Jack 7 Willow.
WUKF British Open Success : What an incredible weekend for the WBK fighters at the WUKF British Open Championships in Crawley.
Day 1 Our juniors set the tone early, with Alby and Lucas showing great skill and determination, both narrowly missing out in the early rounds but fought extremely well. Harri was outstanding throughout his category, fighting smart, staying in control, and progressing through multiple rounds before just missing out on a Bronze medal in the quarter finals. The boys also competed in the 11-12 Years Male Team Rotation, delivering some excellent bouts and again coming heartbreakingly close to a podium finish. Although no medals, you should be proud of your performances at such a high level!
Day 2 Our seniors stepped up, led by Ruby, our most experienced fighter, who truly showcased her class. Fighting with flair, composure, and resilience (even battling through black eyes and a broken nose). Ruby pushed all the way to a superb final against a highly skilled Polish opponent, securing a well-deserved Silver medal in an event featured on the WUKF European Tour. She later competed in the U21 Ladies, progressing strongly and just missing out on Bronze. In the U18 Men’s category, Sam kicked things off in style with a dominant performance before narrowly losing in a tough contest against a Karate England fighter. Tom M followed with a composed and tactical fight, finishing 3-3 but unfortunately losing on first to score. Tom W showed relentless pressure and determination against an experienced opponent but didn’t progress this time. Dan P rounded off the individual bouts, showing great intent with sharp body kicks, unlucky not to score against another strong Karate England competitor. The weekend finished on a high with the U18 Rotation Team with Tom M, Sam, and Tom W as the team and stepping up brilliantly. Their teamwork and performances earned them a fantastic Bronze medal.
Results: Ruby Davies – Silver WUKF European Tour Senior Ladies 65kg+ U18 Male Team Rotation – Bronze Samuel Waters, Thomas Morgan & Thomas Williams We couldn’t be prouder of every single competitor. To perform at this level against such experienced opposition proves you belong here. We keep building, we keep improving, and we keep striving for more. Our network continues to grow and bridges are constantly building. We look forward to keep providing all WBK fighters with bigger and bigger opportunities.
What a fantastic effort from everyone at last weekends Welsh Karate League Event. we are delighted to see so many students representing the clubs, along with the amazing support from everyone who came along. The atmosphere and buzz around the place was electric. We are extremely proud of every competitor who represented the WBK. Regardless of the results, you all conducted yourselves with professionalism and showed what proper karate is all about. A huge thank you to our coaching team for the day – Ruby, Richard, Cassie and Tom, for a superb effort throughout. Your support, guidance and dedication to the team helped get those results.
Results
Congratulations to our medallists: Skye Prosser:- U8 Girls – Gold Rhiannon James:- U10 Girls – Bronze Imogen Parfitt:- U10 Girls – Silver Elyssa Richards:- U12 Girls Adv – Bronze Under 12 Girls Team (Lexi, Ffion & Elyssa):- Silver Archie Davies:- U12 Boys Adv – Gold Under 12 Boys Team (Archie, Alby & Lucas):- Silver Thomas Williams:- U18 Male – Bronze Ryan Catterson:- Senior Male Novice – Bronze Ruby Davies:- Senior Female – Silver Gemma Davies:- Female Veterans – Silver
The Calendar page has been updated to provide our Association dates for 2026. This page will be amended / updated as and when changes occur throughout the year. Several of the course & grading dates are currently listed as Sat / Sun but will be updated when we confirm which day the event will take place.
The WBK Karate Association look forward to another successful year in which we continue to further nurture and develop the Karate of our Students.
Please keep an eye on our various, Association and Club Social Media Platforms for additional information as they tend to be visited most frequently.
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A massive congratulations to our students who competed today at the Yokoso Karate Novice Competition. Thank you to Matthew James and your team for providing such a fantastic opportunity to introduce less experienced students from across all clubs to competition karate.
A superb effort from everyone who took part today, with excellent attitudes and discipline throughout.
A special mention to those who tried Kumite for the first time, we are incredibly proud of you. It takes real courage to step out there, and you made us all proud!
Huge thanks to Richard and Ruby for helping with coaching and supporting our students. Many thanks to Gemma for capturing our fantastic photographs. Finally, thank you to all the parents and supporters who came to cheer on our students.
Futures bright for our squad! Next stop WKL 2026
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EKA Open Championships: Sunday 1st Feb, Leigh Sports Village
What a successful day at the EKA Open Championships! After a 6am start and not getting home until 10pm, it’s been a long one. A fantastic tournament with 8 tatamis running like clockwork, with plenty of mat time for our three fighters. Huge well done to Sam and Tom, both going out in the Top 16 against some seriously tough opponents, with Sam missing out to the overall winner. An outstanding performance from Ruby, fighting with real intelligence and flair to take home a silver medal
First competition of 2026 done, and plenty to work on back at the dojo. Well done again team! Jordan Welsh Bushi-Kai Karate Association
Our Swansea University Club wrapped up tonight for the winter term. Congratulations to Alex, Willow & Jack on passing their Green Belt Grading, and to Ben & Deniz on passing their Yellow Belt Grading. Well done to all. Many thanks to Club Instructors, Tom Barnes and Helena Sykes on all your efforts and tuition.
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Dan Grading – SUCCESS A huge congratulations to our four successful candidates on passing their Dan Gradings yesterday. Your hard work, dedication, and determination have truly paid off. Your progress over the past few months, especially during the intensive week-long course has been notable. You listened carefully, applied the feedback given, and continued to push yourselves. Well done!
Our New WBK Dan Grades: Amahrae Evans – 1st Dan Ava Gregory – 1st Dan Gareth Williams – 1st Dan James Stanton – 2nd Dan
A massive thank you to Richard and Mark for partnering Gareth and James for Blocks. Thank you as well to everyone who came to support the grading. We hope you enjoyed watching and appreciated the outstanding standard of karate demonstrated by WBK. And of course, an enormous thank you to all our instructors for your continued coaching, commitment, and support. To our new Dan Grades, this is just the beginning. The real journey starts now! Congratulations once again!
Joanne John – 4th Dan Promotion
The culmination of yesterdays Dan Grading was the presentation of her 4th Dan Certificate to Joanne John of our Neath Club. Congratulations on your deserved promotion to Yondan. Just reward for your dedication to the Association & your hard work in assisting with the running of the Neath Club.
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Well done to the WBK squad on their efforts and results at the Final Welsh Karate League Event held in Merthyr last Sunday. Excellent performances throughout the day from everyone. These events have been a great experience for our developing squad with plenty to work on going forward. Great way to finish the tournament circuit for 2025. We would like to thank and congratulate the Welsh Karate League organisers on another successful series of events.
Medalists: Ffion Davies – U10 Girls – Bronze Alby O’Flynn – U12 Boys – Bronze Under 14’s Boys Team – Bronze Samuel Waters U16 Advanced – Bronze Thomas Williams – U18 Male – Bronze Ruby Davies – Senior Ladies – Silver
Season Medalists: Ruby Davies – Senior Ladies – Silver Richard Evans – Veterans Male – Bronze Well done to the rest of the squad that didn’t make the podium – great performances regardless!
Some exciting opportunities in the pipeline for 2026! Keep committed, keep learning and the hard work will pay off!
Congratulations to Tom Barnes on his well deserved and long overdue promotion to the rank of 4th Dan. Tom was awarded his promotion at the Association general course and grading held in Margam yesterday and was presented with his Yondan (4th Dan) Certificate by WBK Chairman Jordan Hopkins 4th Dan, Danny Flynn 4th Dan & Paul Bridge 6th Dan on behalf of the WBK Executive.
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