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On Saturday 29th April a one day course was held at Lydd Community Hall, hosted by Chris Wateridge 6th Dan.

A lovely Spring day greeted all participants for the course.  Many techniques were covered over the three hours.

Shihan Chris Thompson took the course and tried to cover as much kihon, kata and kumite as possible for all grades, from orange belt to senior Dan level.

As usual the course finished too quickly, however everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

On Sunday 5 th March 2023, Washinkai held its first National Championships following a two year
break after Covid19

The competition was held at Canons Karate Club in Mitcham Surrey, formerly the home of the
Championships throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

Due to the long gap between the Championships of 2020 and 2023, it was expected to have only a
small entry. However, we were pleased to see that over 120 entrants participated in the
competition.

This year the Winter Gasshuku was held at the Nuffield Health & Fitness Centre in Chichester.

Clubs from Chichester, Denmead, Canons, SMKC, Tadworth, Dover and Lydd were in attendance on both days.

At the end of training on Saturday, Stednet Gray and Jean Wedja both took their 5th Dan grading. After a strong performance, both were successful. In the evening the group enjoyed an evening meal at the local ‘Wildwood’ restaurant in Chichester.

This year Washinkai held its annual festive Instructors’ Dinner at a new venue in Ripley, Surrey on the 17th December.

The majority of clubs in the UK were represented and everybody enjoyed not only the quality of the food but also the quantity!

Sensei Thompson stated all the clubs were growing again after the devastating loss of members due to Covid and it was good to see that it wasn’t just juniors resuming, but also adults.