16 July 2008: Black Belt Grading Weekend and the Southern Junior Kumite Championships
June and July have seen the successful conclusion of the southern EGKA grading session and the ever popular and well attended junior kumite champsionships, both of which were held at the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth.
Congratulations to all those that passed their gradings, and also to all of the competitors that took part in the championships.
We shall publish the names of those students who successfully graded in the near future, but in the mean time you may enjoy the pictures of these events that now can be viewed in the main Photo gallery.
Congratulations also to Jack Shaw, James Draper and David Evans who earned their Junior Shodan black belts at a Northern junior grading session this weekend just gone.
24 June 2008: Order your Shureido Gi in advance of your visit to Okinawa
Dear Chief Instructor and Kambukai members,
Shureido has now on line order system in English. If you or your members are coming to Okinawa this summer, it may be a good idea to order Gi now, so that you can just pick up your order when you are in Okinawa. In last Budosai in 2004, many people could not buy Shureido Gi as their storage became empty (too many people). Following is their website.
Click here to access Shureido's online ordering website.
Tetsuji Nakamura
IOGKF Administrative Director
20 May 2008 : Weekend Training Course and Black Belt Grading - Sat 14 & Sun 15 June 2008
An invitation to all members to attend the EGKA summer training and grading weekend at the Littledown Centre, Bournemouth. Click here for details and a personal invitation from Sensei Steve Shaw (EGKA Secretary).
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The black belt grading/weekend training course is one of the most important events of the EGKA calendar and it is vitally important that instructors and students make every effort to attend.
Running alongside the main event, we will also hold a Junior Kata and Kumite Seminar on Saturday, 14 June afternoon. The instructors will be Sensei Nick Burr and Sensie Steve Gouldson (5th Dans) and the course is designed to prepare students for the forthcoming Junior Southern Region Championship, for which details will soon be published on this site.
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30 May 2008: A report of the EGKA EGKA Chalti Dojo Event held in March 2008
Read this article to find out why you reallly should make the effort to attend the next weekend training session to be organised by the EGKA. Don't let the regulars have all the fun! The article is written by the EGKA´s regular event contributor, Terence Dixon.
12 January 2008 : EGKA Black Belt Grading 12 Quays Dojo, December 2007
We are very pleased to present a fascinating article about the recent EGKA winter black belt gradings (held at EGKA 12 Quays Dojo). The article is written by regular EGKA.org.uk contributor, Sensei Terence Dixon.
28 November 2007 : IOGKF 2008 Budosai - Naha City, Okinawa
IOGKF.com is now offering information regarding the 2008 World Budosai (20th to 30th July 2008), including a link to the official IOGKF travel agent for accomodation and sightseeing excursions. Please click the following link to view the IOGKF World Budosai Website:
Sensei Ernie Molyneux and EGKA senior instructors will be organising group travel arrangements from England to Okinawa for all interested EGKA members, details of which will be made available via your dojo instructor and also on this website soon.
07 October 2007 : EGKA Northern Region Course (Sheffield / Rotherham), 6th & 7th October 2007
Sensei Ernie Molyneux wishes to thank to all who traveled to take part in the Northern Region course in Sensei Andy Bluck's Nishimon Dojo (Rotherham).
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11 September 2007 : EGKA Sheffield Dojo Article - Sensei Steve Gouldson Course
Please take a moment to view the following EGKA course report, submitted by Sensei Steve Shaw.
08 September 2007 : Higaonna Sensei Receives his 10th Dan Certificate
Sensei Ernie Molyneux and all at EGKA are proud and honoured to congratulate our World Chief Instructor, Morio Higaonna Shihan, on attaining 10th degree black belt in the style of Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do.
Taken from IOGKF.com :
Morio Higaonna Sensei received his 10th dan certificate from his teacher, Sensei An'ichi Miyagi on September 5th, 2007.
Higaonna Sensei also received a special certificate signed by Aragaki Shuichi Sensei and Miyagi An’ichi Sensei (both direct students of founder of Goju-Ryu, Chojun Miyagi Sensei) that recognizes him as a student in the direct line descended from Miyagi Chojun Sensei.
Miyagi An’ichi Sensei and Aragaki Shuichi Sensei both felt that recognizing Morio Higaonna Sensei as part of the Goju-Ryu lineage is important for the future of Goju-Ryu being passed on to future generations.
28 July 2007 : 2007 European Gasshuku - Now Complete
The 2007 European Gasshuku in Bournemouth, England is now complete. Sensei Ernie Molyneux and all of the members of EGKA would like to thank all IOGKF students who attended our event to train with us here in England.
Sensei Ernie would also like to congratulate EGKA students who succesfully graded at this Gasshuku. A big "Well Done!" to Sensei Gary Excell, Sensei Felix Nelson, Sensei George Yuen (all of whom attained the rank of Godan - 5th degree black belt) and Sensei Neil Meadows (who attained Nidan - 2nd degree black belt). All at EGKA wish to congratulate you on your success.
Articles and photo galleries from this event to be added to our website shortly. Please check back for updates!
If you have any photos or Gasshuku experiences that you would like to share with us, please send them to admin@egka.org.uk - all correspondence is most welcome.
22 June 2007 : EGKA Summer Gradings Examination 2007
EGKA is pleased to offer an article written about the recent summer black belt gradings weekend, held in Bournemouth, England. The article was written by Mr Terence Dixon of EGKA Chalti Dojo
Many thanks to Terence for his contribution to the EGKA website.
11 June 2007 : EGKA Summer Gradings Examination 2007
Sensei Ernie Molyneux wishes to congratulate all of the following students who succesfully graded to black belt or above at this year's EGKA summer gradings examination on Sunday May 20th in Bournemouth, England:
Christopher Walker (Yondan)
George Weston (Yondan)
Lisa Burt (Sandan)
James Kenneth (Nidan)
Stephen Butler (Nidan)
Gavin Franks (Nidan)
Matthew Barlow (Nidan)
Laurence Cole (Nidan)
Samantha Tomlinson (Nidan)
Joshua Holmes (Jr. Shodan, 2nd Level)
Nick Bradford (Jr. Shodan, 2nd Level)
Keia Molloy (Jr. Shodan, 2nd Level)
Lauren Excell (Jr. Shodan, 2nd Level)
Jonathon Packer (Jr. Shodan, 2nd Level)
Paul Thomson (Shodan)
Nick Feltham (Shodan)
Ben Clarkson (Shodan)
Jason Townsend (Shodan)
Rafael Kania (Shodan)
John Timson (Shodan)
Alexander Speed (Jr. Shodan)
Francesca Ilott (Jr. Shodan)
Steven Davis (Jr. Shodan)
Thomas Macdonald (Jr. Shodan)
Christopher Gould (Jr. Shodan)
Gregory Johnson (Jr. Shodan)
William Broomfield (Jr. Shodan)
Joseph Richardson (Jr. Shodan)
Ryan Williams (Jr. Shodan)
John Shuttleworth (Jr. Shodan)
David Cullen (Jr. Shodan)
Jordan Evans (Jr. Shodan)
Jason Burt (Jr. Shodan)
Heather Thiel (Jr. Shodan)
Benjamin Francis (Jr. Shodan)
George Stephens (Jr. Shodan)
Sam Turner (Jr. Shodan)
Natalie Jones (Jr. Shodan)
Nickie Pickernell (Jr. Shodan)
Daniel Norris (Jr. Shodan)
Suraj Vadher (Jr. Shodan)
Thomas Malcom (Jr. Shodan)
Shaun Turner (Jr. Shodan)
Samuel Heath (Jr. Shodan)
Kelly Kieron (Jr. Shodan)
Jake Bascombe (Jr. Shodan)
Sensei Ernie Molyneux, the EGKA Grading Panel & everyone in our association wish to congratulate all participants in this examination on their acheivement. We thank you for your hard work during the gradings and in the months leading up to the event.
Also we look forward to receiving articles and photographs from this event from our members - if you wish to send a write-up or pictures for publication on this website, please send them via e-mail to admin@egka.org.uk
13 October 2006 : Sensei Ernie Molyneux and all at EGKA would like to pay their respects to Shihan Leon Pantanowitz, IOGKF 8th Dan, who passed away on Thursday October 12th in Israel. It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing away of one of our most senior IOGKF instructors. Sensei Ernie and all at EGKA would like extend our condolences to his family. All in England who knew Sensei Leon are greatly saddened at the sudden news of his death.
