Photo Gallery: Senior session on 2nd November 2010.
Here are some photos from the Senior training session held at the West Hill Dojo on 2nd November 2010.
Photo Gallery: Junior session on 14th October 2010.
Here are some photos from the Junior training session held at the West Hill Dojo on 4th October 2010.
Congratulations Senpai Matt and Senpai Chris!
The West Hill Kyokushinkai Karate Club would like to give a big congratulations to Senpai Matt Owen and Senpai Chris Kingham. Matt and Chris attended the gruelling five-day summer camp in Somerset and earned their 1st Dan black belts in front of some of some of the best instructors in the country. Thank you to everyone at the club who pushed and encouraged Matt and Chris over the last few months, and a massive congratulations to our two new Shodans.
Press Clipping: Inter-club competition at Crawley Dojo.
The West Hill Kyokushinkai Karate Club would like to congratulate the fantastic effort put in by our Junior and Cadet team who represented the club at the inter-club competition at Crawley Dojo on 26th July 2009. Daniel Parris, Dominic Barker, Ollie Barket, Zhe-Han Young, Aimme and Matt Owen, Mark Norris, Louis Hopper, Russell Small, Pollyanna Carr and Josh Wilson all took part in the competition, placing first, second or third in their respective categories, leaving the club undefeated in the team competition.
Photo Gallery: West Hill Karate Dojo and Junior inter-club competition team.
Here are some photos from the training session held at the West Hill Dojo on 27th July 2009 and the Junior team that took part in the inter-club competition at Crawley Dojo on 26th July 2009.
These can also be viewed on our Flickr photostream and our Facebook group.
Press Clipping: England v Wales International at Stansted.
The West Hill Kyokushinkai Karate Club would like to congratulate the six members of our club who traveled to Stansted on the 18th April to represent our country in the England v Wales International. Dave Beellen and George Hustwayte were part of the senior men’s team, Senpai Leeann and Senpai Lucy fought for the senior women’s team and Aimee Owen and Mollie Milton featured in the junior squad.
Video Gallery: Matt Owen represents England in Switzerland.
The West Hill Kyokushinkai Karate Club would like to give a big congratulation to Matt Owen and Mollie Milton who travelled to Switzerland last weekend to represent England. Matt fought hard and came third in his category, while Mollie was unfortunately knocked out in the semi-finals due to a judges decision.
In the embedded video bellow you can watch Matt’s fabulous knockdown. If you would prefer to download this video and watch it at another time, simply click here and go down to the download section on the right hand side of the page.
Congratulations Dwayne and Senpai Lucy!
The West Hill Karate Kyokushinkai Club would like to congratulate Dwayne Sutton and Senpai Lucy Wilson for their sterling performance at the National Kata Tournament in Milton Keynes on Saturday 7th March. Senpai Lucy entered the senior woman’s Black Belt category where she used two strong katas to get into the final where she took on last years winner from Switzerland and went home with a very respectable third place. Dwayne Sutton meanwhile took part in the combined men and women’s Blue Belt category where he worked hard and took home a fantastic first place in his very first Kyokushinkai tournament.
Joshua Marketis and George Hustwayte also joined our team, entering the men’s Brown Belt and Yellow Belt categories respectively. Each performed to the best of their ability, but were unfortunately knocked out in the second of the three rounds. All the competitors wish to thank the help, support and encouragement they received at the club and we hope to see many more club members at the tournament next year.
