Ashington Shotokan Karate Club News

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TIMETABLE UPDATE:

31st August 2021

Starting this Thursday (2nd September), we will moving our Thursday class to a 5:30pm start for all grades to accommodate other bookings at Ashington Leisure Centre THURSDAY 5:30pm-6:30pm (all...

TRAINING TIMES CHANGE: Thursdays Only

6th August 2021

CHANGE TO JUNIOR SESSION THURSDAYS ONLY Due to a clash of bookings at Ashington Leisure Centre we have to slightly adjust our training times. Starting Thursday...

COVID UPDATE: Phase 4 Out of Lockdown + Increase in Training Fees

15th July 2021

Return to Normal Timetable - starting THURSDAY 22ND JULY We are finally out of restrictions next week and look forward to a new normality in our Karate Club. As from Thursday 22nd July our classes...

TIMETABLE UPDATE: Return to Ashington Leisure Centre!

16th June 2021

IMPORTANT NOTICE: RETURN TO ASHINGTON LEISURE CENTRE After more than 15 months away, we are pleased to announce we are finally returning to our regular venue of Ashington Leisure Centre on Thursday...

Grading News - Well done Seth!

13th June 2021

Congratulations to Seth Gray who passed his 8th Kyu Red Belt grading today! Thank you Sendai Kushiro for allowing him to grade at their...

Special Dan Grading - Sunderland, May 2021

30th May 2021

Congratulations to our students who successfully passed their Dan Gradings with Sensei Billy Higgins, 8th Dan, Sensei Frank Brennan, 8th Dan and Sensei Garry Harford, 8th Dan in...

Karate on the Beach 2021 Announcement

25th May 2021

We have organised our popular annual Karate on the Beach event to be held at Blyth Beach on Sunday 27th June 2021! We look forward to resuming this event after last year was sadly cancelled...

Kyu Grading with Sensei Frank Brennan, 8th Dan - May 2021

23rd May 2021

Well done to everyone who trained and graded with Sensei Frank Brennan, 8th Dan at North Seaton Community Centre on Sunday 23rd May! Below you can find the grading results for Ashington SKC...

COVID UPDATE: Phase 3 Out of Lockdown

16th May 2021

INDOOR TIMETABLE NOTICE A big thank you to all our students who have been training regularly on Zoom and outdoors, often in the rain and cold while we waited for indoor...

TIMETABLE UPDATE: Additional Outdoor Class

24th April 2021

Here is our updated indoor and outdoor timetable for the next three weeks. We will now be extending outdoor training to Thursdays for all ages and grades. Outdoor training will continue on...