Last weekend (22-24 April) members of our Federation participated in JKA Spring Camp in Windsor. The Camp was led by Kawasoe Sensei (7 Dan, JKA UK), Mori Sensei (8 Dan, JKA HQ) and Nemoto Sensei (5 Dan, JKA HQ Instructor) – JKA All Japan Kumite Champion 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015.

During the Boston seminar (16-17 April) Sensei Kwiecinski carried out DAN grading. We are very pleased to announce the following results:

– Zbigniew Godzisz – 4 Dan,
– Lukasz Radwanski – 4 Dan,
– Andrzej Czyrka – 4 Dan,
– Kristine Rubina – 3 Dan,
– Daniel Sularz – 3 Dan,
– Tomasz Nowak – 3 Dan,
– Tadeusz Lejman – 3 Dan,
– Pawel Kutermankiewicz – 2 Dan,
– Andrejs Snevelis – 1 Dan.

Keep up good work everybody, congratulations and well done!

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Great and well spent two-day seminar in Boston with one of the best Traditional Karate instructors in the world – Sensei W. Kwiecinski (8th Dan). Origins and purposes of the Traditional Karate have been illustrated by principles of Todome-Waza; Tai-no-sen and Amashi- Waza trained in variety of combinations reflected in Wankan, Gankaku and Hangetsu kata helped in transition to the DAN grading, which took place at the end of day one. The second day of the seminar was concluded with Heian-Nidan kata (for all grades). This has given us a good foundation for the TKFGB national squad training focused on the Kumite-Kihon (led by Sensei Lukasz Radwanski) and Kumite-timing exercises (led by Sensei Andrzej Czyrka).

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During this year’s Championship of United Kingdom, which ended in Blackpool on Saturday, 19th March, the athletes from TKFGB won 4 medals in senior categories. That was only a confirmation of excellent karate skills the traditional karateka’s presented. Exquisite performance in individual women kumite was delivered by Kristine Rubina, who only gave in to the later winner of the entire competition, while trying to enter the finals of the Championships in a very even fight. In contrast, fighting for the third place, Kristina left her opponent helpless and without a shadow of chance; she won before time, eventually scoring the bronze. In team kata competition, our team: Kristine Rubina, Andrew Skarzinski and Tadeusz Lejman, also won bronze medals. In the lower grades individual kata category, competitors from Boston Academy dominated the podium. Richard Toynton won, gaining the title of the champion of Great Britain, while Algimantas Baltrusaitis took the third place. It is also worth highlighting that Rafal Labuda showed a great style securing his presence in individual kumite quarterfinals, having won a number of fights. “We constantly implement the assumptions of our training system. We continue growing, precisely realizing our goals, and this brings resulting success. Once again, we proved to be among the leading clubs in the UK “- summed up the competition sensei Zbigniew Godzisz, 4rd dan, chairman of the Traditional Karate-Do Federation of Great Britain.
More photos here – courtesy of Traditional Karate Academies.