The Magnificent Seven

Jun 102017
 

Today we saw history made at Carmarthenshire Karate, as seven (7!) of our students passed their 1st Dan gradings in front of Hanshi Peter Spanton (9th Dan), following the WHKK West Wales Course in our Narberth dojo. The new black belts were rewarded for their hard work and several years of dedication, which really showed as they were put through their paces by the Higashi Karate Kai chief instructor.

Magnificent Seven

Pictured: Richard Bevans, Keith Jones, Kieran Jones, Alex Rigden, Yazmin Davies, Mina Cook and Karl Sedgwick

Two new European Referees for Carmarthenshire

Jun 042017
 

We’re celebrating the news from Kosovo today that Mair and Dan have both passed their European refereeing exam, giving us our very first European Referees at Carmarthenshire Karate. They follow in the footsteps of the late Keith Mumberson (chief instructor of WHKK and former World Referee), who taught Mair all the way to her 1st Dan.

This is a significant accolade for the club and will continue to bring invaluable competition knowledge and experience to our growing squad.

It was a double celebration for Dan, as he completed the first step in the kata judging qualifications too, joining Mair as a European Judge.

New Training Times

Sep 242016
 

Take a look at our club pages to find out the new training times for Autumn and Winter 2016:

  • Carmarthen – earlier start times on Sundays and Wednesday
  • Cefneithin – earlier start times on Thursdays
  • St.Clears – earlier start times on Mondays

Training times at Cross Hands, Laugharne and Narberth remain the same.

Dates for your diary

Jan 012016
 

After a well deserved break over Christmas and the New Year, we’re all itching to get back into action, so why not take a look at our 2016 calendar to whet the appetite and make sure that you don’t miss any of those important dates. Highlights include two visits by Sensei Spanton to our dojo in Carmarthen, in addition to the three WHKK West Wales Courses that we will have with Sensei in Narberth during the year. The events calendar for our competition squad is also building gradually, with many more dates still to come.

WHKK Course & Senior Grading

Jun 202015
 

It was a huge senior grading day for Carmarthenshire Karate this weekend, as Nia Rees became a Sandan (3rd Dan black belt), Aled Thomas and Raghav Aerasala both earned their Shodan (1st Dan black belt) and Karl Sedgwick, Mina Cook and Yazmin Davies all made their way up to 2nd kyu brown belts.

Carmarthenshire Karate Senior Grading

Pictured: Shihan Barbara Mumberson (7th Dan), Raghav Aerasala, Aled Thomas, Hanshi Peter Spanton (9th Dan), Nia Rees, Mina Cook, Yazmin Davies, Karl Sedgwick, Sensei Mair Phillips (4th Dan)

CK@: Karate1 Premier League, Paris 2015

Jan 242015
 

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The WKF Karate1 Premier League has kicked off once again, starting with Paris, which attracted over 900 of the world’s best competitors all keen to make their mark ahead a busy year for karate in Europe. Our very own referees, Mair and Dan were there too and gained some valuable first had experience of the recent rule modifications, at one of the highest levels in world karate.

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Karate1 then went on to Almere in the Netherlands and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt – the series’ first visit to Africa – all in the build up to the European Championships in Istanbul in March and then the first European Games in Baku in June. This will be the first time that karate has been included in a multi-sport event and will be an ideal platform to showcase the excitement and competitiveness of karate to a new audience.

Carmarthenshire Karate in Cross Hands

Jan 022015
 

Looking for karate in Cross Hands? Look no further: Carmarthenshire Karate is opening a new club in Cross Hands that will have classes for children, teenagers and adults of all abilities.

Cross Hands Karate Club opens on Tuesday 13th January in the Gymnastics Centre at Cross Hands Square Shopping Centre on Pontardulais Road.

Karate taster: Queen’s Baton Relay, Carmarthenshire

May 252014
 

The Queen’s Baton Relay comes to Carmarthenshire on Tuesday 27th May, as it makes its way to the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Join Carmarthenshire Karate for a live demonstration and free karate taster at Carmarthen Leisure Centre’s “Turn Up and Take Part” activities.

Queen's Baton Relay Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire’s Queen’s Baton Relay programme is available here; arriving at Carmarthen Leisure Centre at 9:20am and followed by half-hourly public taster sessions for the the rest of the morning and in the afternoon. For our existing members, this will also be an ideal opportunity to catch up on some much needed practice after the bank holiday disruptions, as well as a chance to see, touch and have photographs with the Baton.

Timetable for the day:

9:00 - instructors and club members arrive at Carmarthen Leisure Centre
9:10 - line the route to the centre to wave flags and watch the baton relay at 9:20
10:15-10:50 - short demonstration and club photo opportunity with baton
11:00-12:00 - half hourly public taster sessions
12:00-13:00 - lunch break
13:00-15:00 - half hourly public taster sessions

 

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