January
Thank you to all Ashington club members and visitors who attended the charity course today with Sensei John and Holly Bruce. All the proceeds are to go to the KUGB charity's North East Sight Matters and Guide dogs
February
Student of the month - Ben Martin
Club members trained hard with Sensei Frank & Jimmy Brennan at the Northern Region course in Cityspace, Sunderland
March
Student of the Month - Daniel Duncan
Students entered the club Easter egg competition. 3rd place Luke Duncan with Aliens love underpants. Second place Ozzie Henderson with Holly Sterling karate kids theme. 1st place to Liam moody with Pizza Planet (Liam not pictured)
Congratulations to Emmie-Ann Henderson who passed Shodan in Cowdenbeath with Sensei Frank Brennan.
April
Congratulations to Arjun Narayan who placed 3rd in the boys dan grade kata at the KUGB National Championships in Nottingham
Congratulations to Sensei Jill Kelly who was awarded Shichidan (7th Dan) at the KUGB National Championships, by KUGB chairman Sensei Frank Brennan. Sensei Jill is the first female 7th dan in the KUGB. This is a massive achievement and we are all very proud of her.
Student of the month - Harrison Sampson
May
The brown and black belts training session, followed by the club grading with Sensei Frank Brennan 8th Dan
Student of the month - Seth Lyall
June
We celebrated Father's Day at the club by inviting dads to come train with their kids!
June saw our annual Karate on the Beach event, kindly organised by Sensei Gemma & Dylan Gibson from Kokoro Karate Club. The event was a great success and club members enjoyed the training on the beach, followed by fish & chips then fun & games!
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The Sunderland Championships held at CitySpace was a success for our club, and a great day out had by all. Well done to everyone who competed - we had some medal winners too!
Ethan Carmichael - 3rd place (10yrs & under boys kumite)
Paul Carmichael - 3rd place (men's kumite)
Jake Coultas - 2nd place (15 to 17yrs boy's kumite)
Matthew Moody - Winner (15 to 17 yrs boy's kumite)
Student of the month - Ethan Carmichael
