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3-6 August 2026 Summer Gasshuku - Duke of York's Royal Military School
What was karate like in the 1980’s?
Why should I attend a summer course?
Lydd Course - Sunday 12 April 2026
BTKA Books
EKNGB Referee Course - Leicester - 22 March 2026
Khalsa Karate Easter Break session with Shihan Thompson
Washinkai 47th Nationals - Sunday 9 March 2025
Canons Karate Club - first course of the year
2025 Washinkai Instructors' Dinner
National Gallery - picture of Annette Turpin's father
Kumite Course - Sunday 27 April 2025 - Canons Leisure Centre
Washinkai 46th Nationals - Sunday 9 March 2025
Historical photos from Tony Warren 4th Dan
Winter Gasshuku - 8-9 February 2025 - Nuffield Health, Chichester
Instructors Dinner 7 December 2024
Autumn Gasshuku Chichester 5-6 October 2024
National Kindness Award 2024 - Winner!
Washinkai Summer Weekend Gasshuku - 13 & 14 July 2024
May has been a busy month! Canons & Lydd courses May 2024
May 2024 - National Club Championships, Washinkai Spain - Success!
Washinkai National Championships 2024
Winter Gasshuku - Nuffield Chichester - 10-11 February 2024
Andover KC -weapons course - 3 February 2024
Karate and Jujitsu - event at Dover Karate Club
Washinkai Instructors Christmas Dinner - December 2023
Dan Gradings at Andover Karate Club, 9 December 2023
Autumn Gasshuku Lydd 7-8 October 2023
Lydd Competition 17 September 2023
Milton Abbey Summer Gasshuku Video 2023
Milton Abbey Summer Gasshuku 2023
Spring Gasshuku Javea, Spain May 2023
Kata Course 27 May 2023 Canons Leisure Centre
Dover Washinkai Karate - charity donation!
Spring Gasshuku Northern Ireland May 2023
Lydd One Day Course - Saturday 29 April 2023
Washinkai Nationals 2023
Winter Gasshuku – Nuffield Chichester 11 & 12 February 2023
Instructors’ Dinner December 2022
New Dan Grades
Autumn Gasshuku in Spain November 2022
New! Washinkai Shop
Lydd Gasshuku, October 2022
Dan Gradings issued Summer 2022
How Washinkai was involved in The Queen’s State Funeral
Summer Gasshuku 2022
Dover Karate Club – and its connection to the Gurkhas
Canons Karate Club Kata Course – 29 May 2022
Spring Gasshuku – Javea, Spain, May 2022
Spring Gasshuku – Lydd, Kent 7-8 May 2022
Dover one day course Sunday 3 April 2022
New Dan Grades – Washinkai Karate Ireland – January 2022
Latest Winter Gasshuku – photos
Instructors Christmas Dinner 2021
Autumn Gasshuku – Chichester – 13-14 November 2021
Denmead Course – held on 31 October 2021
Visiting our Norwegian Karate Colleagues – October 2021
Canons, Mitcham – One Day Course -10 October 2021
Lydd Gasshuku – 2 & 3 October 2021
Summer Gasshuku 2021 Review
Instructors Meeting 23 May 2021
Life advice given by Ieyasu Tokugawa – First Shogun of Japan 1543-1616
Sad News
One day course – Dover, Kent – Saturday 3 October 2020
September 2020 – first two day course since Lockdown!
Washinkai Karate Ireland
UPDATE: On-line training sessions with Washinkai Karate
Washinkai Spain in Lockdown
Washinkai Karate in Lockdown
43rd Washinkai National Championships 2020
Many Congratulations – 7th Dan!
Winter Gasshuku 15-16 February 2020
Dover Gasshuku 3-4 August 2019
Summer Gasshuku at Milton Abbey 2019
2019 Interservices Championships
Spain Gasshuku - May 2019
Royal Navy vs Royal Marines Annual Championships - May 2019
General Course Sunday 12 May 2019 - Canons Leisure Centre
Dover Day Course - 4th May 2019
Yudansha Sunday 24 March 2019 - The Fujikan Dojo
The 42nd Washinkai Nationals News
Lydd - Weekend Course 28-29 September 2019
Update on Sunday Course at Canons, Mitcham

Gallery

2026 Summer Gasshuku - Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent
Washinkai Summer Weekend Gasshuku - 13 & 14 July 2024
Nationals 2024
Milton Abbey 2023
Spring Gasshuku Javea May 2023
Washinkai Nationals 2023
Summer Gasshuku July 2022 - Vol II
Summer Gasshuku 2022
Squad Session - Canons, Mitcham
Canons, Mitcham, One Day Course 10 Oct 2021
Lydd Late Summer Gasshuku - 2-3 Oct 2021
Summer Gasshuku 2021
Waterlooville Dan Grade Course - September 2020
Summer Gasshuku 2019

Event

Open Karate Course Andover - Saturday 4 July 2026
Lydd Karate Course
Spring Gasshuku - 14-17 May 2026, Javea Spain
Winter Gasshuku - 7-8 February 2026
Washinkai Nationals - Annual Competition - 8 March 2026
First course of the 2025/26 season - 28 September
2026 Summer Gasshuku - important news!
Autumn Gasshuku Chichester - 15&16 November 2025
Competition - Lydd, Kent - Sunday 29 June 2025 - CANCELLED
8 June 2025 - Surrey Washinkai Clubs Kata Competition - CANCELLED
Spring Course - Canons Leisure Centre - Sunday 27 April 2025
Spring Course - Canons Leisure Centre - Sunday 23 March 2025
Summer Gasshuku - Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 July 2025
Day Course - Saturday 31 May 2025 - 11 am to 2 pm
Spring Gasshuku - Jávea - 22-25 May 2025
Washinkai Annual Nationals - Sunday 9 March 2025
Winter Gasshuku - 8-9 February 2025 (1230 - 1530 both days)
Instructors' Meeting - 26 January 2025
General Course - South Mitcham Karate Club - Sunday 17th November 2024
SMKC general karate course - 22 September 2024
Instructors Dinner - Saturday 7 December 2024 - The Talbot Inn
Instructors Meeting - Sunday 20 October - Talbot Inn, Ripley
Weapons Training - Saturday 21 September - Andover Dojo
First Aid Course - 10 November 2024 - The Talbot Inn, Ripley, Surrey
One day kata course - Canons - Sunday 28 April 2024
Summer Gasshuku - Lydd - Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Lydd One Day Course - Sunday 26 May - 11 am to 2 pm
Canons One Day Course - 12 May 2024 - 11 am to 2 pm
Instructors' Meeting - Sunday 28 January 2024
First Course of the Year - Saturday 27 January 2024 - Canons Leisure Centre
General Karate Course - Lydd - 26 November 2023
Autumn Gasshuku - 5-6 October 2024 - Chichester, West Sussex
Spring Gasshuku - 16-19 May 2024 - Javea, Spain
BTKA NATIONALS - Sunday 3 March 2024 (venue to be confirmed)
Winter Gasshuku - Nuffield Chichester - 10-11 February 2024
Weapons Course - Saturday 3 February 2024, Andover
General Course - Andover Karate Club - 9 December 2023
7 - 8 October 2023, Autumn Gasshuku, Lydd Community Centre
Saturday 1 July 2023 - Kata Course, Canons Leisure Centre
Saturday 27 May 2023 - Kata Course, Canons Leisure Centre
Sunday 23 April 2023 - One Day Course, Canons Leisure Centre
Monday 17 July - Thursday 20 July, Summer Gasshuku, Milton Abbey
Saturday 13 May 2023 - One Day Course, Irvinestown, NI
Sunday 11 June 2023 - One Day Course, Canons Leisure Centre
18 May - 20 May 2023, Spring Gasshuku, Javea, Spain
Saturday 29 April 2023 - One Day Course, Lydd
One day course Lydd – Sunday 30 January 2022
Denmead – one day course – Sunday 12 June 2022
Winter Gasshuku – 12 and 13 February 2022 – Nuffield, Chichester
Dover One Day Course Sunday 3 April
Advanced Kata – Spring Course 9 April 2022
Weekend Course – 7 & 8 May 2022 – Lydd Community Centre
Spring Gasshuku – Javea, Spain – Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 May 2022
Canons one day course – Sunday 29 May 2022
One Day Course - Denmead 11 June
One Day Advanced Kata Course: Lydd 25 June 2022
Summer Gasshuku – Milton Abbey – 18 – 21 July 2022
Canons – General Course – Sunday 18 September 2022
Denmead – General Course – Sunday 18 September 2022
Instructors’ Meeting – Sunday 2 October 2022 – 11 am to 2 pm
Autumn Gasshuku – Lydd, Kent – Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 October 2022
Nuffield Gym Chichester – One Day Course – Saturday 26 November 2022
Instructors’ Black Tie Dinner – Saturday 17 December 2022
Winter Gasshuku – 11 & 12 February 2023 – Chichester
Training Course – Sunday 26 March 2023 – Lydd Community Hall
Washinkai Nationals – Sunday 5 March 2023 – Canons Leisure Centre

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