Apply Online
KUGB Clubs can now affiliate by registering on the KUGB App and completing the Online Club Affiliation Form.
This process provides us with detailed and accurate information about your club, ensuring that visitors to the KUGB website can easily find comprehensive and up-to-date information on KUGB Clubs in their area.
NEW AFFILIATIONS
Join the KUGB and connect your club to a nationwide network of Shotokan Karate excellence.
Affiliation gives you access to top-tier events, many of which are free or highly subsidised, regular training resources, and a community dedicated to upholding the highest standards in karate.
Contact the KUGB Affiliation Office via email or phone to find out more:
Fees & Payment
Affiliation to the KUGB costs just £45 per year.
Requirements
The minimum grade for a regular KUGB Instructor is 1st Dan. This is in order to maintain a high technical standard. In certain cases an exception can be made to this rule, on application to the Technical Committee, via the Affiliation Officer.
In the case of a club transferring from another Shotokan organisation, all members will be allowed to retain their present grade but must re-grade within 12 months of the transfer and be assessed for their KUGB standard. They will be awarded an appropriate grade, which could be the same grade, a lower grade or the next grade up. They will then continue grading with the KUGB within the usual time scales.
In the case of a club transferring from another style organisation, members may retain their grade for a maximum of twelve months but must take advice from a senior KUGB instructor or a grading examiner before taking a KUGB grading.
Karateka of 3rd Dan and above who wish to transfer to the KUGB will be advised by the Technical Committee regarding their integration into the KUGB grading system.
Benefits of membership to the KUGB
Clubs and their members enjoy many benefits, for information on some of these benefits please click here.
Information for club members
Information is regularly emailed to KUGB clubs as well as being displayed on this website. This includes minutes of Executive and General Meetings, lists of events and other important information. Club members will have access to this information through the club secretary, club notice boards, bulletins and, of course, via this website.
