2019 Interservices Championships
BTKA Referees and Judges officiated at the 2019 Interservices Championships hosted by the Army in…
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Washinkai Karate
More than just kicking and punching
| Club | Days | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Newman’s Club | No Days Available | South England |
| Benenden School Karate Club | Monday | East England |
| Bishops Sutton Karate Club | Monday | South England |
| Candover Valley Karate Club | Thursday | South England |
| Canons Karate Club | Tuesday, Thursday | London & Surrey |
| CP Santa Maria Magdalena BENITATXELL | Wednesday, Saturday | Spain |
| Denmead Washinkai Karate Club | Sunday | South England |
| Dover Karate Club | Monday, Wednesday | East England |
| Enniskillen Karate Club | Wednesday | Ireland |
| Havant Karate Club | Tuesday, Thursday | South England |
| Instituto de Educación Secundaria Ies Número 1 | No Days Available | Spain |
| Irvinestown Karate Club | Tuesday | Ireland |
| Javea Washinkai Karate Club | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Spain |
| LES (Lady Elizabeth School), BENITATXELL | Monday, Wednesday | Spain |
| Lydd Karate Club | Wednesday, Friday | East England |
| Marsh Academy Karate Club | Saturday | East England |
| Norwood Community Group Karate Club | Monday | London & Surrey |
| Omagh Karate Club | Thursday | Ireland |
| Purbrook Karate Club | No Days Available | South England |
| South Mitcham Karate Club | Tuesday | London & Surrey |
| Tadworth Karate Club | Tuesday | London & Surrey |
| Tenterden Karate Club | Thursday | East England |
| XIC (Xàbia International College), JÁVEA | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Spain |
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Meet the Chief Instructor
Chris Thompson
For over 40 years Shihan Chris Thompson has been at the forefront of Karate in England. Chris Thompson began studying karate in 1969 and remembers the date well as during his first class Neil Armstrong was orbiting and about to land on the moon.
During his early years he trained with many of the first Japanese Wado Ryu instructors to come to England and Europe. Instructors such as Suzuki, Fuji, Maeda and later Kiturma, Kobayashi and Shinohara all played a part in his early karate training.
