KKAE Club Competition May 2024
I arrived early to help set up the hall only to find that there was a team already hard at work and the mats were almost laid out. In came the tables and banners, and cakes started to arrive for the tea/coffee and cake stall. A day of firsts, it was our first in-person competition […]
Dan Grading 26/11/2023
Congratulations to those who graded on 26 November. We had 8 Shodan and 3 Nidan passes. Thank you to Sensei Kawasoe for great warm-up training in the 3 hours beforehand.
JSKE Training Course
KKAE assembled for a JSKE training course with Senseis Kawasoe, Tomlin, Brown and Hori on Saturday 19 March. It was great to meet face-to-face with some old friends and make some new ones.
JSKA UK 2021 Championships
After what seems a lifetime, but was actually only 18 months, the Kazoku team dusted off their squad jackets, cleaned out their gumshields and got up early for the first competition after lockdown. Dubbed the JSKA ‘post Covid’ competition, held in Guildford, Team Kazoku set off to compete, meet up with old friends and make […]
It’s Competition Time!
Kazoku Karate Club members are invited to participate in our very first virtual kata competition. Deadline for entries, 5 September 2020. Contact kazokukarateassoc@gmail.com for entry details.
FSKA World Karate Championship 2019
A warm welcome was extended to all in the Opening Ceremony of the 21st Funakoshi Shotokan Karate World Championships. The mayor of Crawley and special guest, Kyle Funakoshi were introduced. Lined up, some fourteen countries and many many competitors filled the K2 Arena end to end. It was a rousing start to a well drilled […]
Kazoku win clutch of medals at JKA WF English Championships
L Turney – Gold, individual kata D Barna – Gold, individual kata E Lewis – Gold, individual kata H Mercer – Gold, individual kata B Starsmore – Gold, individual kata D Hughes – Gold, individual kata A Bugby – Silver, individual kata F Pinkney – Silver, individual kata A Wright – Bronze, individual kata P […]
Hannah takes Gold at HDKI Nationals
The 3rd Annual HDKI National Karate Championships took place this weekend in Oldbury. Although the event was relatively small the competition was tough. Hannah took Gold in the Ladies Individual. Well done to from all the KKEE Team.
Mercer brings home Royal Gold
Our very own Hannah Mercer recently competed in the JKA WF National Championships 2019 in Windsor. After battling with a raft of strong competitors she managed to bring home gold. Congratulations!!!
Karate Wales Open 2019
All the most memorable times are school trips, so how about a competition in another country with a school trip thrown in? Ok, so not really a school trip but we stayed in a residential centre adorned with photos of Northamptonshire school groups who have made the trip here over tens of years. “We’ll do […]