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Recent KUGB Reports
- KUGB Online Training Portal 10 Feb 2021
- Can martial arts and combat sports return? 18 Dec 2020
- KUGB Events - Update 19 Sep 2020
- KUGB Return to Training 28 Jul 2020
- COVID19- KYU Grade Subsidy 24 Jul 2020
Historic KUGB Reports
- ESKA Championships, Athens 26 Nov 2016
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - October 2016 01 Oct 2016
- 41st KUGB Shotokan Cup 17 Sep 2016
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition September 2016 03 Sep 2016
- KUGB National Youth Championships - July 2016 02 Jul 2016
- 50th KUGB National Championships (2016) 07 May 2016
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - April 2016 17 Apr 2016
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - Feb 2016 28 Feb 2016
- 2015 ESKA Championships, Crawley, UK 28 Nov 2015
- WSKA Championships 2015, Poland 03 Oct 2015
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - September 2015 26 Sep 2015
- 40th KUGB Shotokan Cup 12 Sep 2015
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - August 2015 29 Aug 2015
- 2015 Karate Summer School and Karate Kids Camp 03 Aug 2015
- 2015 KUGB National Youth Championships 04 Jul 2015
- KUGB Scottish Region Championships 2015 13 Jun 2015
- EKC (English Karate Council) Championships 2015 17 May 2015
- 49th KUGB National Championships (2015) 02 May 2015
- KUGB Special Dan Course - April 2015 19 Apr 2015
- 2015 Spring Karate Course 30 Mar 2015
- 1st KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2015 28 Feb 2015
- 2015 KUGB English Squad Selections 31 Jan 2015
- 2014 ESKA Championships, Switzerland 28 Nov 2014
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - October 2014 04 Oct 2014
- The 39th KUGB Shotokan Cup 13 Sep 2014
- 2nd KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2014 30 Aug 2014
- 2014 Karate Summer School 04 Aug 2014
- 2014 KUGB National Youth Championships 05 Jul 2014
- 48th KUGB National Championships 03 May 2014
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - April 2014 27 Apr 2014
- 2014 Spring Karate Course and Karate Kids' Camp 14 Apr 2014
- 1st KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2014 15 Mar 2014
- 2014 KUGB England Squad Selections 26 Jan 2014
- 2014 KUGB Welsh Region Squad Selections 19 Jan 2014
- 2013 ESKA Championships, Portugal 22 Nov 2013
- Special Dan Course Results 05 Oct 2013
- 2013 WSKA World Shotokan Karate Championships 28 Sep 2013
- 2013 KUGB Shotokan Cup 14 Sep 2013
- 2nd KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2013 31 Aug 2013
- 2013 KUGB Karate Summer School 05 Aug 2013
- 2013 KUGB National Youth Championships 06 Jul 2013
- 47th KUGB National Championships (2013) 04 May 2013
- KUGB Special Dan Course Passes 28 Apr 2013
- 27th KUGB Kyu Grades Karate Championship - Prestatyn 21 Apr 2013
- 2013 Spring Karate Course & Kids' Camp 08 Apr 2013
- First KUGB Grand Slam of 2013 16 Mar 2013
- KUGB 2013 Central Region Championships 09 Mar 2013
- BBC Timeshift Martial Arts documentary featuring Ian MacLaren 24 Feb 2013
- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Sensei Andy Sherry awarded 9th Dan 24 Feb 2013
- Oxbridge Varsity Match 2013 09 Feb 2013
- 2013 KUGB England Squad Selections 02 Feb 2013
- KUGB 2013 Welsh Squad Selection 26 Jan 2013
- 2012 ESKA Championships 07 Dec 2012
- Special Dan Course & Grading Results 06 Oct 2012
- The 37th KUGB Shotokan Cup 15 Sep 2012
- 2012 KUGB Grand Slam Competition 18 Aug 2012
- 2012 KUGB Karate Summer School 06 Aug 2012
- 2012 National Youth Championships 07 Jul 2012
- 46th KUGB National Championships (2012) 05 May 2012
- KUGB Special Dan Course and Grading 14 Apr 2012
- The 28th KUGB Spring Karate Course & Kids' Camp 02 Apr 2012
- First Grand Slam Competition of 2012 25 Feb 2012
- Randolph Williams (1956-2012), 6th Dan 23 Feb 2012
- KUGB 2012 Central Region Kata Squad Selection 11 Feb 2012
- 2012 KUGB England Squad Selections 04 Feb 2012
- Sensei Bill Christall (1934 - 2011) 25 Jul 2011
- 2011 Spring Karate Course 18 Apr 2011
- 2011 Karate Summer School 01 Aug 2011
- English Squad Selections 30 Jan 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 06 Feb 2011
- 2011 First Grand Slam Competition - Results 26 Feb 2011
- KUGB Central Region Championships 2011 05 Mar 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 05 Mar 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 26 Mar 2011
- Special Dan Course : Dan Grade Pass Results 09 Apr 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Rhyl 16 Apr 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 29 May 2011
- KUGB National Youth Championships 2011 02 Jul 2011
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - August 2011 13 Aug 2011
- 36th KUGB Shotokan Cup 24 Sep 2011
- 45th KUGB National Championships 14 May 2011
- Special Dan Course : Dan Grade Pass Results 01 Oct 2011
- 2011 ESKA Championships, Poland 26 Nov 2011
- 2011 WSKA Championships, Chicago 17 Sep 2011
- KUGB Central Region Kata Squad Selection 2011 19 Feb 2011
- KUGB English Squad Raffle Results 16 May 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 04 Dec 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 18 Sep 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Belfast 31 Jul 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Rhyl 24 Apr 2010
- KUGB 2010 Squad Selection 30 Jan 2010
- Grand Slam Competition 27 Feb 2010
- Central Region Championships and Kata Squad Selection 06 Mar 2010
- Special Dan Course - Bath 17 Apr 2010
- 26th Spring Karate Course 2010 12 Apr 2010
- 44th KUGB National Championships 15 May 2010
- KUGB National Youth Championships 03 Jul 2010
- 30th Karate Summer School and Kids Camp 2010 02 Aug 2010
- Grand Slam Competition 14 Aug 2010
- 35th Shotokan Cup 04 Sep 2010
- Special Dan Course & Grading 02 Oct 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 16 Oct 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 31 Oct 2010
- E.S.K.A.'s 2010, Koblenz, Germany 27 Nov 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 07 Feb 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 21 Mar 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 27 Mar 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 30 May 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 24 Jul 2010
- KUGB Welsh Squad 2009 25 Jan 2009
- KUGB SQUAD SELECTION 01 Feb 2009
- Varsity match between Cambridge & Oxford Universities 21 Feb 2009
- Grand Slam Competition 07 Mar 2009
- Spring Karate Course 2009 06 Apr 2009
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 18 Apr 2009
- KUGB National Championships 2009 17 May 2009
- Special Grading 22 May 2009
- Lord Sebastian Coe Demonstration 06 Jul 2009
- National Youth Championships 04 Jul 2009
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 08 Feb 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 22 Mar 2009
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 31 May 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 28 March 2009 28 Mar 2009
- Karate Summer School and Kids Camp 2009 10 Aug 2009
- Grand Slam 15 Aug 2009
- 34th Shotokan Cup 05 Sep 2009
- Special Dan Course - Egham 03 Oct 2009
- KUGB Win World Championships 14 Oct 2009
- ESKA Championships, Austria 27 Nov 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 05 Dec 2009
- ENGLAND KUGB SQUAD SELECTION 25 Jan 2008
- ENGLAND KUGB KATA SQUAD SELECTION 02 Feb 2008
- KUGB Welsh Squad 2008 03 Feb 2008
- Grand Slam 23 Feb 2008
- Varsity Match between Cambridge and Oxford 23 Feb 2008
- 22nd Spring Karate Course 30 Mar 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 03 Feb 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 01 Mar 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 29 Mar 2008
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 19 Apr 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Deeside 26 Apr 2008
- KUGB National Championships 2008 18 May 2008
- Geoff Wilding, 5th Dan 27 May 2008
- National Youth Championships 05 Jul 2008
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster 14 Aug 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 01 Jun 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 27 Jul 2008
- Grand Slam 30 Aug 2008
- 2008 Shotokan Cup 20 Sep 2008
- Special Dan Course - Egham 04 Oct 2008
- World Firefighters Games 01 Sep 2008
- SENSEI NISHIYAMA, 10th Dan 13 Nov 2008
- EUROPEAN SHOTOKAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 Nov 2008
- KUGB National Students Championships 15 Nov 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 06 Sep 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 18 Oct 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 02 Nov 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 06 Dec 2008
- Squad Selection 31 Jan 2007
- Derek Langham 6th Dan 06 Feb 2007
- Sensei Enoeda DVD 29 Jan 2007
- Welsh Squad Selection 01 Feb 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Chesterfield 04 Feb 2007
- English Kata Squad 2007 02 Feb 2007
- Grand Slam 24 Feb 2007
- Charles Naylor 7th Dan 18 Mar 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Dunfermline 03 Mar 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Hendon 17 Mar 2007
- SPECIAL DAN COURSE 25 Mar 2007
- SPRING KARATE COURSE 06 Apr 2007
- Dan Grade passes, Deeside 28 Apr 2007
- KUGB Referees and Judges Course and Examination 22 Apr 2007
- National Championships, NIA Birmingham 19 May 2007
- NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 07 Jul 2007
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster University 10 Aug 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes, Bath 29 Jul 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes, Kendal 03 Jun 2007
- Grand Slam Competition 25 Aug 2007
- Shotokan Cup 2007 Results 15 Sep 2007
- KUGB England - Team World Champions! 23 Sep 2007
- Special Dan Course - Egham 06 Oct 2007
- Cambridge University Karate Club - Japan Tour 16 Sep 2007
- ESKA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, PORTUGAL 23 Nov 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 20 Oct 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 03 Nov 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Reading 01 Dec 2007
- KUGB Referees' and Judges' Examination - Coventry 28 Oct 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 29 Sep 2007
- KUGB National Championships 2006 - results 21 May 2006
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Deeside 29 Apr 2006
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 01 Apr 2006
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Bath 25 Mar 2006
- Karate England National Championships 19 Mar 2006
- Northern Region Course 05 Mar 2006
- KUGB Grand Slam Results 2006 25 Feb 2006
- Free Black and Brown Belt Course, Chesterfield 05 Feb 2006
- KUGB Squad Selections 2006 28 Jan 2006
- KUGB Referees and Judges Examination 18 Jun 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 25 Jun 2006
- KUGB National Youth Championships 2006 01 Jul 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lancaster Summer School 11 Aug 2006
- Grand Slam Results 2006 26 Aug 2006
- KUGB Shotokan Cup 2006 16 Sep 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 02 Sep 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 07 Oct 2006
- 2006 EUROPEAN SHOTOKAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 25 Nov 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Paignton 14 Apr 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 2006 21 Oct 2006
- KUGB Referees and Judges Examination 29 Oct 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Nottingham 04 Nov 2006
- Dan Grade Passes - Reading 02 Dec 2006
- Students Championships 18 Nov 2006
- Free Black and Brown Belt Course, Reading 03 Dec 2005
- ESKA Championships, Poland 26 Nov 2005
- National Students Championships 2005 19 Nov 2005
- Referee and Judges Examination Passes 30 Oct 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Alnwick 22 Oct 2005
- Special Dan Course - Egham 08 Oct 2005
- WSKA World Championships 01 Oct 2005
- Shotokan Cup 17 Sep 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Barnsley 03 Sep 2005
- KUGB Grand Slam Results -2005 27 Aug 2005
- KUGB National Youth Championships 22 Jul 2005
- 39th KUGB National Championships 23 Jun 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Kendal 05 Jun 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Deeside 30 Apr 2005
- KUGB Kata Squad Selections 16 Apr 2005
- Spring Karate Course 04 Apr 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 02 Apr 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Bath 20 Mar 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 05 Mar 2005
- KUGB Grand Slam results - Feb 2005 26 Feb 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield - Feb 2005 06 Feb 2005
- 2005 KUGB Squad Selections 29 Jan 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Hendon 03 Jul 2005
- Karate Summer School 07 Aug 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Grantham 05 Nov 2005
- ESKA Championships report 14 Dec 2004
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Sunbury 05 Dec 2004
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Grantham 06 Nov 2004
- Northern Region Championships 31 Oct 2004
- KUGB Dan passes - Slough 02 Oct 2004
- Shotokan Cup 2004 18 Sep 2004
- KUGB Dan Passes - Barnsley 11 Sep 2004
- Matt Price - British Open Championships 04 Sep 2004
- KUGB Grand Slam 28 Aug 2004
- Karate Summer School 2004, Lancaster 08 Aug 2004
- Sensei Enoeda Cancer Research Fund 25 Jul 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Hendon 04 Jul 2004
- KUGB National Youth Championships - July 2004 03 Jul 2004
- KUGB England Kata squad selections 2004 13 Jun 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Kendal 06 Jun 2004
- Rising Sun Logo 05 Jun 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Deeside 08 May 2004
- KUGB National Championships 24 Apr 2004
- 20th Spring Karate Course, Kata Competition and Grading 09 Apr 2004
- Special Dan Course - Grading Successes 03 Apr 2004
- Dan Grading Successes - Bath 21 Mar 2004
- Dan Grading Successes - Dunfermline 14 Mar 2004
- Sensei Sherry and Sensei Brennan in Florida 07 Mar 2004
- Grand Slam Results 28 Feb 2004
- Special Announcement 26 Feb 2004
- Dan Grading Successes 08 Feb 2004
- Happy New Year! 07 Jan 2004
- England Squad Selection Success 02 Feb 2004
- Sensei Enoeda awarded 9th Dan 18 Jul 2003
- Special Notice - Mr Ohta 17 Jul 2003
- Sensei Sherry Appointed Chief Instructor 18 Jun 2003
- KUGB Annual Charity Appeal 17 Jun 2003
- KUGB Children's National Championships 05 Jul 2003
- KUGB National Championships 26 Apr 2003
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster University 11 Aug 2003
- Grand Slam August 2003 30 Aug 2003
- Brown and Black Belt Course, Barnsley, 6 September 2003 14 Sep 2003
- Shotokan Cup 13 Sep 2003
- The 2003 WSKA Championships - Zurich 12 Oct 2003
- Special Dan Course 04 Oct 2003
- Brown and Black Belt Course and Grading, Dumfermline 25 Oct 2003
- Northern Region Championships - Results 09 Nov 2003
- Brown & Black Belt Course and Grading, Burton on Trent 01 Nov 2003
- KUGB Students National Championships 15 Nov 2003
- ESKA Championships 2003 07 Dec 2003
48th KUGB National Championships - 3rd May 2014
On Saturday the 3rd May competitors from all over the UK and Ireland traveled to the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham to compete at the KUGB's prestigious 48th National Championships.
The Competition is open to all grades and along with large numbers of students entering for the first time, there were many highly experienced Karateka, including International competitors from the KUGB National Squads and USKF Ireland.
The eliminations started promptly at 10am and right from the start the standard of karate was extremely high on all 12 areas. Every match was fiercely contested as competitors aspired to reach the finals.
Once the eliminations were finished, there was a short break which allowed not only the finalists to recharge their batteries, but also the Referees and Judges to get a respite from their very demanding schedule.
The finals started with the National Anthem followed by a presentation of Sensei Sherry, the KUGB's Chief Instructor and Chairman, and the members of the KUGB Technical Committee. Sensei Sherry then took time to meet and individually present certificates to those long standing members who had reached the following milestones in their KUGB Karate careers.
20 years
Asif Alvi - Rossendale
Kevin Berry - Tiverton
Roy Chapman - Red Triangle
Tim Griffiths - Backwell
Peter Jeffrey - Red Triangle
Derek Johnson - Rothwell
Jeffrey Jones - Rossendale
Kerry Lee - South Notts
Steve McCormick - Formby
Andrew McIntosh - Newcastle Sendai
James McKee - Red Triangle
Philip Prout - Penwortham
Derek Satchwell- The Dale
Neil Rowley - Ivybridge
Ziggy Siseman - Tsutahashi
Stephen Smith - Red Triangle
John Weir - Sei Do Kan
Paul Wright - Trent
30 years
Roger Berefsord - Chesterfield
Otto Blank - Ataru
Sandra Calder - Newcastle Sendai
Paul Dowell - Ronin
Kate Hurd - Brixham
John McCormick - Red Triangle
Thomas McGoldrick - Aaisatsu
Kevin White - Barnstaple
40 years
Paul Archer - Tamworth
Peter Atkins - Dartmouth
Gary Blundell - Aaisatsu
Wendy Goodbarn - Mitsubachi
Ian Garside - Rossendale
Bryan Gideon - Backwell
George Hardy - North Shields
Peter Heal - Stoke by Nayland
Tim O'Rourke - Manchester Academy
Russell Owen - Rhyl & Prestatyn
Richard Poole - Cambridge
Frank Teal - Midsomer Norton
Sensei Sherry then made two special presentations to the following Charities: First £6660.00 was awarded to Christine Spencer on behalf of the Hereditary Multiple Exostoses support group and second £3500.00 to Consultant Rob Freeman on behalf of the Childrens Orthopeadic Charity based in Oswestry.
This year there was a special presentation by Sensei Sherry, on behalf of the KUGB, who awarded the grade of 8th Dan to both Sensei Bob Rhodes and Sensei Billy Higgins. This is a tremendous achievement by these two Karate Masters recognizing their technical expertise and dedication to Karate and the KUGB.
The finals began with a demonstration by World Senior Kata Champion, Hisham Saif, European Senior Individual Kata Champion, Jack Somers and Stuart Amos, European Junior Team Kata Champion. The three performed a demonstration of the application of kata Gankaku. Hisham's technique and control was superb, particularly his yoko geri keage to his opponent's jaw.
The demonstration got the crowd enthused and set the scene for the Finals. They began with the Children's Kata and Kumite events. In every final the talent on display was excellent. Midway through the finals John Bruce, Sam Light and Martin Fraser of Sendai Kushiro performed a self defence demonstration showing how dynamic karate is with kicks, throws and strikes, including a spectacular jodan flying kick.
The finals saw outstanding performances in all categories and everyone witnessed the depth and strength of the KUGB. In the Senior events the following retained their titles; Holly Sterling in the Senior Female Kata, Hisham Saif in the Senior Male Kata, Joe Rawcliffe in the Senior Men's Kumite, Rebecca Rawcliffe in the Junior Ladies Kumite and in the Team Kumite events, for the fifth year in succession, both the male and female teams from Halewood took the titles. A fantastic achievement.
The KUGB has 3 perpetual memorial trophies presented at the National Championships. These trophies are in memory of three Sensei's that helped form and build the KUGB into the largest single style Karate organization in the UK. This year they were presented as follows:
The Sensei Charles Naylor Trophy for most outstanding competitor under 16 years was presented to Niamh Duddridge of Ashington NKA.
The Derek Langham Trophy for most outstanding competitor 16-20 years was presented to Cameron Graham of Kirkby.
The Sensei Enoeda Trophy for most outstanding competitor Over 21 years was presented to Cristina Finta of Manchester University.
Sensei Sherry was delighted that this year's National Championship was again a huge success with an increase in participation. He was particularly pleased with the strong, spirited attitude and high technical standard of Karate from everyone who competed. He would like to congratulate all of the competitors and also thank the spectators, officials, volunteers, sponsors, medical teams and the staff of the NIA who, together, make this Championship such a prestigious and exciting event.
KUGB National Championships 2014 Results
Male Team Kumite
1st Halewood
2nd Leeds Shotokan A
3rd Leeds Shotokan B
3rd Cambridge University
Senior Male Individual Kumite
1st Joe Rawcliffe - Halewood
2nd Jon McGorian - Halewood
3rd James McGorian - Halewood
3rd Ryan Tucker - Leeds Shotokan
Male Individual Kata
1st Hisham Saif - Al Ghazali
2nd Jack Somers - Ipswich Higashi
3rd Lloyd Birt - Tekki RS
4th Stuart Amos - Red Triangle
Ladies Team Kumite
1st Halewood
2nd Manchester University
3rd Warwick
3rd Kirkby
Senior Ladies Individual Kumite
1st Cristina Finta - Manchester University
2nd Caroline McGrath - Ronin
3rd Kirstie James - Merthyr Tydfil
3rd Rhianne Blundell - Halewood
Ladies Individual Kata
1st Holly Sterling - Sendai Kushiro
2nd Cristina Finta - Manchester University
3rd Meleri Pryse - Ikkyo Aberystwyth
4th Jemma Mitcham - Shoeburyness
Adult Team Kata
1st Sendai Kushiro
2nd Backwell A
3rd Tamworth
4th South Notts
Junior Male Kumite 18 to 20yrs
1st Cameron Graham - Kirkby
2nd Fraser Grice - Leeds Shotokan
3rd Andrew Lennie - Dunfermline
3rd Jordan Cleaver - Merthyr Tydfil
Junior Ladies Kumite 16 to 20yrs
1st Rebecca Rawcliffe - Halewood
2nd Beth Nicholson - Sendai Kushiro
3rd Nicole Donoghue - St Helens
3rd Rebecca Morrison - Kirkby
Junior Male Individual Kumite 16 and 17yrs
1st Ethan Armstrong - Leeds Shotokan
2nd Connor Wilson - St Johns
3rd Ryan Kahl - Merthyr Tydfil
3rd Joseph McLean - Malvern
Boys Kumite 5'5" and over
1st Charlie Cuddy - Leeds Shotokan
2nd James Humphries - Leeds Shotokan
3rd Alex Cunningham - West Kirby
3rd Conal Dewar - Dunfermline
Girls Kumite 5'3" and over
1st Carly Lewis - Merthyr Tydfil
2nd Emily Hughes - Malvern
3rd Lauren Livingstone - Bargoed
3rd Aimee Guy - Malvern
Boys Kumite 5' to 5'5"
1st Jamie Allen - Sendai Kushiuro
2nd Louie Cummings - Ashington NKA
3rd Adam Doran - Kirkby
3rd Cory Donoghue - Merthyr Tydfil
Girls Kumite under 5'3"
1st Niamh Duddridge - Ashington NKA
2nd Gemma Gibson - Ashington NKA
3rd Eliana Rooks - Sendai Kushiro
3rd Lucy McDonald - Malvern
Boys Kumite under 5'
1st Kevin Diamond - Zanshin NI
2nd Alex Cockx - Hale
3rd Ilyas Ahmed - Al Ghazali
3rd Abdulrahman Saif - Al Ghazali
Boys Kumite 10 and 11yrs
1st Dylan McCloskey - Zanshin NI
2nd Kennedy Lambourne - Rising Sun Academy
3rd Jack O'Neill - Malvern
3rd Bradley Barker - Kirby
Girls Kumite 10 and 11yrs
1st Carly Pringle - York Elite
2nd Bronya Burnikell - Sendai Kushiro
3rd Laura Diamond - Zanshin NI
3rd Mia Hillsden - Chelmsford
Childrens Ippon Kumite
1st Alexander Lockett - Chelmsford
2nd Ryan Attewell - South Notts
3rd Roy Foysal - USKFI
3rd Owen Dunkley - York Elite
Childrens Team Kata
1st Sendai Kushiro A
2nd Chelmsford A
3rd USKF Ireland
4th Ashington NKA
Childrens Black Belt Kata
1st Rachel Edwards - Porthcawl
2nd Jess Palmer - Tekki RS
3rd Mia Hillsden - Chelmsford
4th Abdulrahman Saif - Al Ghazali
Childrens Kyu Grade Kata
1st Daniel Hudson - Tamworth
2nd Karl Rennicks - USKFI
3rd Edward Pollard - Aaisatsu
4th Erin Davies - Tekki RS
Sensei's Higgins and Rhodes awarded 8th Dan
Hisham Saif, Stuart Amos and Jack Somers demonstrate Bunkai to Kata Gankaku
Niamh Duddridge Awarded the Charles Naylor memorial trophy for most outstanding child competitor
Cameron Graham awarded the Derek Langham memorial trophy for the most outstanding junior competitor
Cristina Finta awarded the Sensei Enoeda Trophy for the most outstanding senior competitor
John Bruce performs Yoko Tobi Geri in his demonstration with Martin Frazer and Sam Light
Recent KUGB Reports
- KUGB Online Training Portal 10 Feb 2021
- Can martial arts and combat sports return? 18 Dec 2020
- KUGB Events - Update 19 Sep 2020
- KUGB Return to Training 28 Jul 2020
- COVID19- KYU Grade Subsidy 24 Jul 2020
Historic KUGB Reports
- ESKA Championships, Athens 26 Nov 2016
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - October 2016 01 Oct 2016
- 41st KUGB Shotokan Cup 17 Sep 2016
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition September 2016 03 Sep 2016
- KUGB National Youth Championships - July 2016 02 Jul 2016
- 50th KUGB National Championships (2016) 07 May 2016
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - April 2016 17 Apr 2016
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - Feb 2016 28 Feb 2016
- 2015 ESKA Championships, Crawley, UK 28 Nov 2015
- WSKA Championships 2015, Poland 03 Oct 2015
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - September 2015 26 Sep 2015
- 40th KUGB Shotokan Cup 12 Sep 2015
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - August 2015 29 Aug 2015
- 2015 Karate Summer School and Karate Kids Camp 03 Aug 2015
- 2015 KUGB National Youth Championships 04 Jul 2015
- KUGB Scottish Region Championships 2015 13 Jun 2015
- EKC (English Karate Council) Championships 2015 17 May 2015
- 49th KUGB National Championships (2015) 02 May 2015
- KUGB Special Dan Course - April 2015 19 Apr 2015
- 2015 Spring Karate Course 30 Mar 2015
- 1st KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2015 28 Feb 2015
- 2015 KUGB English Squad Selections 31 Jan 2015
- 2014 ESKA Championships, Switzerland 28 Nov 2014
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - October 2014 04 Oct 2014
- The 39th KUGB Shotokan Cup 13 Sep 2014
- 2nd KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2014 30 Aug 2014
- 2014 Karate Summer School 04 Aug 2014
- 2014 KUGB National Youth Championships 05 Jul 2014
- 48th KUGB National Championships 03 May 2014
- KUGB Special Dan Course Grading Results - April 2014 27 Apr 2014
- 2014 Spring Karate Course and Karate Kids' Camp 14 Apr 2014
- 1st KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2014 15 Mar 2014
- 2014 KUGB England Squad Selections 26 Jan 2014
- 2014 KUGB Welsh Region Squad Selections 19 Jan 2014
- 2013 ESKA Championships, Portugal 22 Nov 2013
- Special Dan Course Results 05 Oct 2013
- 2013 WSKA World Shotokan Karate Championships 28 Sep 2013
- 2013 KUGB Shotokan Cup 14 Sep 2013
- 2nd KUGB Grand Slam Competition of 2013 31 Aug 2013
- 2013 KUGB Karate Summer School 05 Aug 2013
- 2013 KUGB National Youth Championships 06 Jul 2013
- 47th KUGB National Championships (2013) 04 May 2013
- KUGB Special Dan Course Passes 28 Apr 2013
- 27th KUGB Kyu Grades Karate Championship - Prestatyn 21 Apr 2013
- 2013 Spring Karate Course & Kids' Camp 08 Apr 2013
- First KUGB Grand Slam of 2013 16 Mar 2013
- KUGB 2013 Central Region Championships 09 Mar 2013
- BBC Timeshift Martial Arts documentary featuring Ian MacLaren 24 Feb 2013
- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Sensei Andy Sherry awarded 9th Dan 24 Feb 2013
- Oxbridge Varsity Match 2013 09 Feb 2013
- 2013 KUGB England Squad Selections 02 Feb 2013
- KUGB 2013 Welsh Squad Selection 26 Jan 2013
- 2012 ESKA Championships 07 Dec 2012
- Special Dan Course & Grading Results 06 Oct 2012
- The 37th KUGB Shotokan Cup 15 Sep 2012
- 2012 KUGB Grand Slam Competition 18 Aug 2012
- 2012 KUGB Karate Summer School 06 Aug 2012
- 2012 National Youth Championships 07 Jul 2012
- 46th KUGB National Championships (2012) 05 May 2012
- KUGB Special Dan Course and Grading 14 Apr 2012
- The 28th KUGB Spring Karate Course & Kids' Camp 02 Apr 2012
- First Grand Slam Competition of 2012 25 Feb 2012
- Randolph Williams (1956-2012), 6th Dan 23 Feb 2012
- KUGB 2012 Central Region Kata Squad Selection 11 Feb 2012
- 2012 KUGB England Squad Selections 04 Feb 2012
- Sensei Bill Christall (1934 - 2011) 25 Jul 2011
- 2011 Spring Karate Course 18 Apr 2011
- 2011 Karate Summer School 01 Aug 2011
- English Squad Selections 30 Jan 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 06 Feb 2011
- 2011 First Grand Slam Competition - Results 26 Feb 2011
- KUGB Central Region Championships 2011 05 Mar 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 05 Mar 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 26 Mar 2011
- Special Dan Course : Dan Grade Pass Results 09 Apr 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Rhyl 16 Apr 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 29 May 2011
- KUGB National Youth Championships 2011 02 Jul 2011
- KUGB Grand Slam Competition - August 2011 13 Aug 2011
- 36th KUGB Shotokan Cup 24 Sep 2011
- 45th KUGB National Championships 14 May 2011
- Special Dan Course : Dan Grade Pass Results 01 Oct 2011
- 2011 ESKA Championships, Poland 26 Nov 2011
- 2011 WSKA Championships, Chicago 17 Sep 2011
- KUGB Central Region Kata Squad Selection 2011 19 Feb 2011
- KUGB English Squad Raffle Results 16 May 2011
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 04 Dec 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 18 Sep 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Belfast 31 Jul 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Rhyl 24 Apr 2010
- KUGB 2010 Squad Selection 30 Jan 2010
- Grand Slam Competition 27 Feb 2010
- Central Region Championships and Kata Squad Selection 06 Mar 2010
- Special Dan Course - Bath 17 Apr 2010
- 26th Spring Karate Course 2010 12 Apr 2010
- 44th KUGB National Championships 15 May 2010
- KUGB National Youth Championships 03 Jul 2010
- 30th Karate Summer School and Kids Camp 2010 02 Aug 2010
- Grand Slam Competition 14 Aug 2010
- 35th Shotokan Cup 04 Sep 2010
- Special Dan Course & Grading 02 Oct 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 16 Oct 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 31 Oct 2010
- E.S.K.A.'s 2010, Koblenz, Germany 27 Nov 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 07 Feb 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 21 Mar 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 27 Mar 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 30 May 2010
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 24 Jul 2010
- KUGB Welsh Squad 2009 25 Jan 2009
- KUGB SQUAD SELECTION 01 Feb 2009
- Varsity match between Cambridge & Oxford Universities 21 Feb 2009
- Grand Slam Competition 07 Mar 2009
- Spring Karate Course 2009 06 Apr 2009
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 18 Apr 2009
- KUGB National Championships 2009 17 May 2009
- Special Grading 22 May 2009
- Lord Sebastian Coe Demonstration 06 Jul 2009
- National Youth Championships 04 Jul 2009
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 08 Feb 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 22 Mar 2009
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 31 May 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 28 March 2009 28 Mar 2009
- Karate Summer School and Kids Camp 2009 10 Aug 2009
- Grand Slam 15 Aug 2009
- 34th Shotokan Cup 05 Sep 2009
- Special Dan Course - Egham 03 Oct 2009
- KUGB Win World Championships 14 Oct 2009
- ESKA Championships, Austria 27 Nov 2009
- Free Black & Brown Belt Course 05 Dec 2009
- ENGLAND KUGB SQUAD SELECTION 25 Jan 2008
- ENGLAND KUGB KATA SQUAD SELECTION 02 Feb 2008
- KUGB Welsh Squad 2008 03 Feb 2008
- Grand Slam 23 Feb 2008
- Varsity Match between Cambridge and Oxford 23 Feb 2008
- 22nd Spring Karate Course 30 Mar 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 03 Feb 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 01 Mar 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 29 Mar 2008
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 19 Apr 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Deeside 26 Apr 2008
- KUGB National Championships 2008 18 May 2008
- Geoff Wilding, 5th Dan 27 May 2008
- National Youth Championships 05 Jul 2008
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster 14 Aug 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 01 Jun 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 27 Jul 2008
- Grand Slam 30 Aug 2008
- 2008 Shotokan Cup 20 Sep 2008
- Special Dan Course - Egham 04 Oct 2008
- World Firefighters Games 01 Sep 2008
- SENSEI NISHIYAMA, 10th Dan 13 Nov 2008
- EUROPEAN SHOTOKAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 Nov 2008
- KUGB National Students Championships 15 Nov 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 06 Sep 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 18 Oct 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 02 Nov 2008
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Bath 06 Dec 2008
- Squad Selection 31 Jan 2007
- Derek Langham 6th Dan 06 Feb 2007
- Sensei Enoeda DVD 29 Jan 2007
- Welsh Squad Selection 01 Feb 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Chesterfield 04 Feb 2007
- English Kata Squad 2007 02 Feb 2007
- Grand Slam 24 Feb 2007
- Charles Naylor 7th Dan 18 Mar 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Dunfermline 03 Mar 2007
- Dan Grade Passes, Hendon 17 Mar 2007
- SPECIAL DAN COURSE 25 Mar 2007
- SPRING KARATE COURSE 06 Apr 2007
- Dan Grade passes, Deeside 28 Apr 2007
- KUGB Referees and Judges Course and Examination 22 Apr 2007
- National Championships, NIA Birmingham 19 May 2007
- NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 07 Jul 2007
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster University 10 Aug 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes, Bath 29 Jul 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes, Kendal 03 Jun 2007
- Grand Slam Competition 25 Aug 2007
- Shotokan Cup 2007 Results 15 Sep 2007
- KUGB England - Team World Champions! 23 Sep 2007
- Special Dan Course - Egham 06 Oct 2007
- Cambridge University Karate Club - Japan Tour 16 Sep 2007
- ESKA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, PORTUGAL 23 Nov 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 20 Oct 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lichfield 03 Nov 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Reading 01 Dec 2007
- KUGB Referees' and Judges' Examination - Coventry 28 Oct 2007
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 29 Sep 2007
- KUGB National Championships 2006 - results 21 May 2006
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Deeside 29 Apr 2006
- Special Dan Course - Chesterfield 01 Apr 2006
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Bath 25 Mar 2006
- Karate England National Championships 19 Mar 2006
- Northern Region Course 05 Mar 2006
- KUGB Grand Slam Results 2006 25 Feb 2006
- Free Black and Brown Belt Course, Chesterfield 05 Feb 2006
- KUGB Squad Selections 2006 28 Jan 2006
- KUGB Referees and Judges Examination 18 Jun 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Kendal 25 Jun 2006
- KUGB National Youth Championships 2006 01 Jul 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Lancaster Summer School 11 Aug 2006
- Grand Slam Results 2006 26 Aug 2006
- KUGB Shotokan Cup 2006 16 Sep 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Barnsley 02 Sep 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Egham 07 Oct 2006
- 2006 EUROPEAN SHOTOKAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 25 Nov 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Paignton 14 Apr 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Alnwick 2006 21 Oct 2006
- KUGB Referees and Judges Examination 29 Oct 2006
- KUGB Dan Grade Passes - Nottingham 04 Nov 2006
- Dan Grade Passes - Reading 02 Dec 2006
- Students Championships 18 Nov 2006
- Free Black and Brown Belt Course, Reading 03 Dec 2005
- ESKA Championships, Poland 26 Nov 2005
- National Students Championships 2005 19 Nov 2005
- Referee and Judges Examination Passes 30 Oct 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Alnwick 22 Oct 2005
- Special Dan Course - Egham 08 Oct 2005
- WSKA World Championships 01 Oct 2005
- Shotokan Cup 17 Sep 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Barnsley 03 Sep 2005
- KUGB Grand Slam Results -2005 27 Aug 2005
- KUGB National Youth Championships 22 Jul 2005
- 39th KUGB National Championships 23 Jun 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Kendal 05 Jun 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Deeside 30 Apr 2005
- KUGB Kata Squad Selections 16 Apr 2005
- Spring Karate Course 04 Apr 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield 02 Apr 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Bath 20 Mar 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Dunfermline 05 Mar 2005
- KUGB Grand Slam results - Feb 2005 26 Feb 2005
- Dan Grade Passes - Chesterfield - Feb 2005 06 Feb 2005
- 2005 KUGB Squad Selections 29 Jan 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Hendon 03 Jul 2005
- Karate Summer School 07 Aug 2005
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Grantham 05 Nov 2005
- ESKA Championships report 14 Dec 2004
- Black and Brown Belt Course, Sunbury 05 Dec 2004
- Black and Brown Belt Course - Grantham 06 Nov 2004
- Northern Region Championships 31 Oct 2004
- KUGB Dan passes - Slough 02 Oct 2004
- Shotokan Cup 2004 18 Sep 2004
- KUGB Dan Passes - Barnsley 11 Sep 2004
- Matt Price - British Open Championships 04 Sep 2004
- KUGB Grand Slam 28 Aug 2004
- Karate Summer School 2004, Lancaster 08 Aug 2004
- Sensei Enoeda Cancer Research Fund 25 Jul 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Hendon 04 Jul 2004
- KUGB National Youth Championships - July 2004 03 Jul 2004
- KUGB England Kata squad selections 2004 13 Jun 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Kendal 06 Jun 2004
- Rising Sun Logo 05 Jun 2004
- Black & Brown Belt Course and Grading, Deeside 08 May 2004
- KUGB National Championships 24 Apr 2004
- 20th Spring Karate Course, Kata Competition and Grading 09 Apr 2004
- Special Dan Course - Grading Successes 03 Apr 2004
- Dan Grading Successes - Bath 21 Mar 2004
- Dan Grading Successes - Dunfermline 14 Mar 2004
- Sensei Sherry and Sensei Brennan in Florida 07 Mar 2004
- Grand Slam Results 28 Feb 2004
- Special Announcement 26 Feb 2004
- Dan Grading Successes 08 Feb 2004
- Happy New Year! 07 Jan 2004
- England Squad Selection Success 02 Feb 2004
- Sensei Enoeda awarded 9th Dan 18 Jul 2003
- Special Notice - Mr Ohta 17 Jul 2003
- Sensei Sherry Appointed Chief Instructor 18 Jun 2003
- KUGB Annual Charity Appeal 17 Jun 2003
- KUGB Children's National Championships 05 Jul 2003
- KUGB National Championships 26 Apr 2003
- Karate Summer School, Lancaster University 11 Aug 2003
- Grand Slam August 2003 30 Aug 2003
- Brown and Black Belt Course, Barnsley, 6 September 2003 14 Sep 2003
- Shotokan Cup 13 Sep 2003
- The 2003 WSKA Championships - Zurich 12 Oct 2003
- Special Dan Course 04 Oct 2003
- Brown and Black Belt Course and Grading, Dumfermline 25 Oct 2003
- Northern Region Championships - Results 09 Nov 2003
- Brown & Black Belt Course and Grading, Burton on Trent 01 Nov 2003
- KUGB Students National Championships 15 Nov 2003
- ESKA Championships 2003 07 Dec 2003