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All dojos  |  15 June 2026 10:22 pm
Congratulations to Caroline Walton on passing her 3rd Dan in Long Eaton on Sunday!

Caroline passed her grading under a grading panel including Alan Campbell Sensei (Head of JKS England), Matt Price Sensei (Head squad coach of JKS England) and Daisuke [...]

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All dojos  |  15 June 2026 10:20 pm
Congratulations to Cameron and Monaghan Mitchell who both picked up medals at the Chojinkai Cumbrian Open on Sunday.

The championships, held in Penrith, have [...]

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All dojos  |  15 June 2026 8:24 pm
Academy members and visitors got the incredible opportunity on Saturday to train with current JKS World Kumite Champion, Daisuke Watanabe Sensei. 

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All dojos  |  02 May 2026 3:20 pm
We're delighted to invite you to a special seminar with Daisuke Watanabe Sensei! With the support of JKS England, we're incredibly proud to be hosting a two-time WKF Premier League Champion and 4-time JKS World Champion in the South West of England. 
 
Booking is now open for the event on Saturday 13th June. This seminar is open to all - not just JKS England members.

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All dojos  |  20 April 2026 8:09 pm
Academy competitors stepped onto the tatami at the Murayama Cup on Sunday in Gloucester and did so in style, taking home four titles and 15 medals in total.

With a strong squad lining up in the blue of Bristol, the day looked set to [...]

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All dojos  |  30 March 2026 2:02 pm
An excellent outing yesterday at the North East Open, where the JKS England squad competed at the North East Open in Sunderland. Bristol’s JKS England squad members were in amongst the action, competing [...]

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All dojos  |  23 March 2026 6:39 pm
Two European Champions, two British Champions, a Welsh Champion, a JKS England Champion and an English International silver medallist. Our Spring Seminar gave saw seven of the Academy’s many champions taking centre stage to [...]

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All dojos  |  15 March 2026 8:10 pm
Congratulations to our latest group of Warriors for passing their gradings on Friday! We're so proud to see how far you've come!

The Warriors are our youngest karate kids - aged 5-7 - who train each Friday evening at [...]

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All dojos  |  15 March 2026 8:13 am
Academy members and visitors alike were treated to an exceptional evening with 4-time WKF World Champion, Koji Arimoto Sensei on Friday 6th March. 

The event was a sell-out, with one hundred karate-ka booked in to train with [...]

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All dojos  |  02 February 2026 9:19 pm
We're delighted to invite you to a special seminar and kyu grading with our JKS England squad members who are heading to Brazil this summer for the JKS World Shoto Cup!

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