Our Dover Karate Club Instructor, Pete Saunders, 3rd Dan, teaches karate to children of Gurkha families. Guston C of E Primary School, Dover in Kent, is the location of Pete’s Club. The school has many pupils from the Nepalese community who live nearby. The Gurkhas insisted Pete was included in their recent …
Dover Karate Club – and its connection to the Gurkhas Read More »
Featured in this YouTube video is MP Matt Western talking about how Britain could best acknowledge the achievements of Dick, Jackie and Randolph Turpin, who became the Middleweight Champion of the World, beating Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15 round title match in 1951! He was the first British boxer (and first Black British Boxer) …
The “Leamington Licker” – The First British World Middleweight Champion since 1891 Read More »
After the postponement of last year’s Instructors’ Dinner, we managed to hold it this year at our favourite venue The Woodlands Park Hotel. The majority of instructors were able to attend, with a few absent due to Covid. A fantastic evening was enjoyed by all. The annual Graham Smith Trophy, which used to be awarded …
Left to Right Alison Thompson Frank Jensen Shihan Chris Thompson Geir Store
After the Covid-19 Pandemic prevented us from having our annual summer course at Milton Abbey last year (2020), expectations were high about this year’s course. Fortunately, timing was perfect as it coincided with the opening of the country, but unfortunately Covid hit some of our members at the last minute! “Freedom Day” was also the …
“Life is like a long journey with a heavy load. Let thy steps be slow and steady, that thou stumble not. Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience is the natural lot of mortals and there will be no room for discontent, nor for despair. When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremes thou hast …
Life advice given by Ieyasu Tokugawa – First Shogun of Japan 1543-1616 Read More »
It is with great sadness that we report the death after a long term illness of Chris Dunne, 3rd Dan, from our Tadworth Club on Thursday 25 March 2021 Many of you will remember Chris Dunne who attended our summer gasshukus at Milton Abbey and also at our Spring Gasshuku in Spain. Chris, who started …
On Saturday 15 December 2018, Washinkai hosted the annual Christmas dinner for Instructors at our usual venue, the Woodlands Park Hotel, Cobham, Surrey. We all very much enjoyed the evening, despite the absence of several instructors. We all look forward to next year’s dinner at the same venue.
The 40th Anniversary Dinner took place in December 2017, attended by Senior Instructors past and present and their families.