Congratulations to Holly Carey for winning the Gold medal at the British International Open Championships.
Becoming Senior +68kg Champion for the second consecutive year is a great achievement and follows on from the Bronze Medal she won at the Lagnano Italian Open 2 weeks ago ….. well done
Holly is pictured below being presented with her Gold Championship medal.
The Dan Grade Course is as follows:
MONDAY 16th September
Baglan Karate club,
Baglan community centre
7.30pm – 9.00pm
TUESDAY 17th September
Gilfach Goch Karate Club
7.00pm – 8.00pm
WEDNESDAY 18th September
Neath Karate Club
Ysgol Hendre, Bryncoch
6.00pm – 7.00pm
THURSDAY 19th September
Cwmavon Karate Club
Cwmavon Community Centre
7.30pm – 8.30pm
FRIDAY 20th September
Baglan Karate Club
Baglan Community Centre
7.00pm – 8.30pm
The Dan grading will take place on
SATURDAY 21st September in Cwmavon Community Centre
Doors open at 9.30am
Grading commencing at 10.00am
Liz will be in Baglan karate club on the Friday evening to collect licences and fees
Amended Notice from WKGB :Squad Camp
Date: Sunday 15th September
Venue: Dojo, WIS, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Times:
10.00 – 12.00 hrs: Juniors 6 – 15yrs all grades – Special Talent spotting session. Split into age groups
12.00 – 16.00 hrs: Over 16’s Senior squad. 6th kyu and above
All attendees to have a current WKGB licence slip with them and Instructor’s & Association Chief Instructor’s permission.
All welcome.
Cost £5 per person.
Notice for all Students attempting their Dan Grade in September:
The Dan Grade Assessment will be taking place on Friday August 30th at the Baglan Club. Training will commence at 7 pm until 8.30pm.
All Dan Grade candidates need to attend the Assessment and, if possible, their Blocks partners. The Assessment will be conducted by the WBK Dan Grade Panel.
The Dan Grading itself is less than two months away and to finalize their preparations, all candidates are invited to train at the Baglan Club with the WBK Senior Instructors for additional tuition.
WKGB AGM and Appointment Info
The WKGB AGM called for the 27th July 2013 was inquorate and was adjourned.
The Board have taken into account feedback that during the summer months Saturdays are inconvenient days
for many members.
Therefore in accordance with its Articles of Association the WKGB will reconvene an AGM, which will take place at 12 noon on Sunday 18th August 2013 in Sophia Gardens Cardiff.
Given that the AGM has been adjourned until 18th August and that a WKGB Squad Training Camp is imminent, the Welsh Bushi-Kai are pleased to announce that the WKGB Board have appointed Mark McMahon as Interim Assistant National Coach, working alongside the Coaching Panel. This appointment will take immediate effect … Congratulations Mark, well done.
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BRITISH OPEN Karate Championships
Emirates Arena
Glasgow,
Scotland
Saturday 7th September 2013
For further details and to download the official BKF Championships Bulletin please visit the BKF Website below.
REMINDER N. WALES SQUAD TRAINING
Please note that the next N. Wales Squad training is taking place on:
Date: Saturday 10th August 2013
Time: 10.00 – 12.00 hrs
Venue: Plas Madoc Leisure Centre,
Llangollen Road
Acrefair
Wrexham
LL14 3HL
All WKGB members over 10 yrs of age and 6th Kyu and above welcome.
All squads Junior/Senior/ Kata & Kumite same time.
Please bring your current WKGB licence slip as the office is not open on weekends to check.
Any queries please Tel: Alwyn Heath, Squad Manager: 07974 650274
The Welsh Bushi-Kai Summer Kyu Gradings took place on Sunday 7th July at the Cwrt Herbert Sport Centre in Neath.
Around 60 students attended the course and grading,which was presided over by Senior Instructors Percy Brown and Nigel Taylor plus our Club Instructors.
On what was an incredibly hot day we were delighted to see everyone give 100% effort, and the standard of Karate was very good.
We would like to congratulate everyone who passed their grade examinations – well done.
Our thanks, as always, to our Dan Grades for assisting the Examiners throughout the day and to the friends and families who attended as spectators.
Passes by grade were as follows: Red 10, Yellow 7, Orange 5, Green 14, Blue 5 and Purple 3.
It was also pleasing to see the Senior Course supported so well.
The next Kyu Grading is scheduled for Sunday 3rd November ……. when it will be considerably colder!
We look forward to seeing everyone there …. thanks for your support.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
In an effort to simplify our channels of communication and assist our information archiving, the WBK would like to inform all of our members, friends and families plus, of course, our many friends and associates in the karate world that the WBK Admin Office & Administrator should only be contacted via the Email and Postal Addresses listed below:
WBK Admin Office
16, Pentre Afan
Baglan Moors
Baglan
Port Talbot
SA12 7RL
email: welshbushi-kai.karate@sky.com
Note: Private email / phone communications are no longer accepted
Yesterday, in Glasgow, the Welsh Bushi-Kai had a squad of fighters competing at the British 4 Nations Karate Championships.
This championships is one of the top events on the domestic Karate Calendar and attracts the best fighters in the UK. We are delighted to report that once again our squad demonstrated their ability to compete at the highest level and returned home from Scotland with 1 Gold, 3 Bronze and a Top 5 Finish.
Our congratulations to everyone who represented the Welsh Bushi-Kai.
Morgan Phillips – Gold & British Karate Champion
Mark McMahon – Bronze
Jordan Harris – Bronze
Holly Carey – Bronze
Amy Nicholas – Top 5 Placing
Great achievement, well done!
WKGB Welsh Closed Karate Championships
On Saturday, 18th May, we sent a strong squad to our Welsh National Championships in Cardiff.
The only way to describe our performances on the day is ….awesome…. with our squad picking up a 26 medal haul, including 14 Golds.
Full listing of our medal winners:
Gold & Welsh Karate Champions
James O’Leary (u12 boys)
Morgan Phillips (u14 boys)
Kieran Hooper (u16 boys +65kg)
Megan Taylor (u14 girls -45kg)
Nic Hole (u18 boys -68kg)
Jordan Harris (u21 -68kg)
Amy Nicholas (u21 -60kg)
Mark McMahon (senior men +84kg)
Holly Carey (senior ladies +61kg)
Under 14 girls team (Megan Taylor, Rebecca Hole, Kate Davies)
Under 12 boys team (James O’Leary, Tom Hole, Evan Hill)
Under 16 boys team (Kieran Hooper, Jack Jones, Ashley Lewis)
Senior men’s team (Anthony Bridge, Mark McMahon, Jordan Harris)
Senior ladies “A” team (Holly Carey, Amy Nicholas)
Silver
Iestyn Williams (u10 boys)
Evan Hill (u12 boys)
Jack Jones (u16 boys +65kg)
Lauren Stanford (senior ladies -55kg)
Under 16 boys “B” team
Senior Ladies “B” team (Helena Sykes, Lauren Stanford, Rosie Irwin)
Bronze
Helena Sykes (senior ladies kata)
Morgan Evans (u14 boys)
Kieran Nicholas (u14 boys)
Rebecca Hole (u14 girls +45kg)
Rosie Irwin (u21 -60kg)
Helena Sykes (senior ladies +61kg)
A fantastic set of results … you are all a credit to the WBK and its Coaches…… The legacy left to us by Shihan Ritchie Noblett is in safe hands.