Club Christmas Party 18 December 2016 Thanks to all the members and their families from Nailsea Karate and Backwell Karate for making this year's Christmas Party a huge success... Read more > > > Grading and trophy successes 11 December 2016 Congratulations to the 29 of you that successfully passed your grading examination today with Sensei Bob Poynton. It's been fantastic to see everything come together in the last few weeks, through commitment and hard, regular training... Read more > > > Duo pass black belt examinations 3 December 2016 Congratulations to our newest black belt, Archie Newbury, and to our newest Nidan (2nd Dan), Fergus Puddy! Archie and Fergus took their exam after a special training session where karate practitioners from across the South of England decended on Egham, Surrey, to train under the guidance of Sensei Andy Sherry (9th Dan) and Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan). Read more > > > Congratulations to our Warriors for completing Level 1! 2 December 2016 Congratulations to our latest Backwell Karate Bushido Warriors that completed their Level 1 tonight! Read more > > > Backwell trio pick up national gold 20 November 2016 Congratulations to our competitors at today's JKS England Open National Championships in Nottingham. Backwell Karate’s kata team of Tim Griffiths, Steven Connell and Ashley Hall went one better than last year’s silver medal by winning the Team Kata event. After three elimination rounds, Backwell’s performance of the kata ‘Sochin’... Read more > > > Medal haul at South West Championships 19 November 2016 Congratulations to our competitors at today's South West KUGB Karate Championships in Exeter today. Here are the results for our club... Read more > > > Jim Mateer passes judge qualification 9 October 2016 Congratulations to Jim Mateer on passing his examination to become a qualified tournament Karate judge this weekend in Lichfield. Read more > > > Ashley Hall passes 3rd Dan 1 October 2016 Congratulations to Ashley Hall who becomes our newest sandan (3rd Dan) at the club after passing his grading today at the University of Bath Sports Village. Read more > > > Special course with JKS England squad coach 25 September 2016 50 members and guests of Nailsea & Backwell Karate clubs joined us on the 24th & 25th September for a special weekend seminar with JKS England national coach, Sensei Matt Price. Read more > > > Members put through paces by Sensei Brennan 4 August 2016 50 members and guests made the most of the opportunity to train under 10-times KUGB Grand Champion Sensei Frank Brennan on Sunday, with 23 members passing their coloured belt exam too. Sensei Brennan – an 8th Dan in KUGB Karate – taught for a total of three hours, with 90 minutes of pre-grading Karate fundamentals, partnerwork and katas before putting... Read more > > > Sensei Price to teach open seminar in September 26 July 2016 We are delighted to announce that Sensei Matt Price (6th Dan) will be visiting Nailsea and Backwell once again on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th September for an open seminar. Once again we welcome visitors of all affiliations. Sensei Price is an instructor of phenomenal skill. He is Northern Region EKF all-styles kumite coach, a post that he holds alongside his position as JKS England National coach... Read more > > > Congratulations to our newest Warriors! 1 July 2016 Congratulations to our Backwell Karate Bushido Warriors that completed their 10-week course on Friday. Ten children aged 5-7 took part and we're delighted that six now graduate as 'Level 3' Warriors to join our regular classes. Read more > > > Trio of champions at Southern Region Championships 13 June 2016 Congratulations to all of our members that took part in the KUGB Southern Region Championships in Reading on Saturday, especially to our medallists! We took our biggest ever squad of 18 competitors to this year's event and were proud to see so many first time competitors and a Children's Kata team. Read more > > > Sensei Brennan visits in July - book your space! 1 June 2016 We are delighted to announce that Sensei Frank Brennan will be teaching a special course at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre auditorium on Sunday 31st July. This will also incorporate a kyu grading for those eligible and will also replace our usual Sunday morning class. If you're not sure if you'll be eligible then check with an instructor at your next training session... Read more > > > Double Gold at WTKO Irish Open 31 May 2016 Backwell Karate scooped two gold alongside a clutch of silver and bronze medals at the WTKO Irish Open in Dublin on Sunday. Congratulations to our seven-strong squad that represented the club and came away with seven separate placings! A fantastic achievement. Read more > > > First Warriors of 2016! 18 March 2016 Our dynamic dozen Karate Kids deserve a huge round of applause after completing the first of three Warriors courses in 2016. Children aged between five and seven took part in a 10-week course, teaching them the basics of Karate, led by club instructor Sensei Devon Troskie and assisted by club seniors Dan Salter and Kevin Mashford... Read more > > > Club members grade with Sensei Sherry 13 March 2016 Congratulations to the 24 club members that successfully passed their kyu grade (coloured belt) examinations under Sensei Sherry on Friday. Sensei taught a fantastic kyu grade course and then sat down to assess our coloured belt students, including many taking their first grading... Read more > > > Special course and grading with Sensei Sherry booked 1 February 2016 We're really pleased to announce that the Chief Instructor of the KUGB, Sensei Andy Sherry, will be joining us once again for our spring grading. Sensei Sherry is an inspiration to so many of us. He was the first ever European Karate Champion in 1968 and provides an example of how Karate is for life - he continues to have incredible technique, speed and spirit at the age of 73.... Read more > > >
Thanks to all the members and their families from Nailsea Karate and Backwell Karate for making this year's Christmas Party a huge success...
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Congratulations to the 29 of you that successfully passed your grading examination today with Sensei Bob Poynton. It's been fantastic to see everything come together in the last few weeks, through commitment and hard, regular training...
Congratulations to our newest black belt, Archie Newbury, and to our newest Nidan (2nd Dan), Fergus Puddy!
Archie and Fergus took their exam after a special training session where karate practitioners from across the South of England decended on Egham, Surrey, to train under the guidance of Sensei Andy Sherry (9th Dan) and Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan).
Congratulations to our latest Backwell Karate Bushido Warriors that completed their Level 1 tonight!
Congratulations to our competitors at today's JKS England Open National Championships in Nottingham.
Backwell Karate’s kata team of Tim Griffiths, Steven Connell and Ashley Hall went one better than last year’s silver medal by winning the Team Kata event. After three elimination rounds, Backwell’s performance of the kata ‘Sochin’...
Congratulations to our competitors at today's South West KUGB Karate Championships in Exeter today.
Here are the results for our club...
Congratulations to Jim Mateer on passing his examination to become a qualified tournament Karate judge this weekend in Lichfield.
Congratulations to Ashley Hall who becomes our newest sandan (3rd Dan) at the club after passing his grading today at the University of Bath Sports Village.
50 members and guests of Nailsea & Backwell Karate clubs joined us on the 24th & 25th September for a special weekend seminar with JKS England national coach, Sensei Matt Price.
50 members and guests made the most of the opportunity to train under 10-times KUGB Grand Champion Sensei Frank Brennan on Sunday, with 23 members passing their coloured belt exam too.
Sensei Brennan – an 8th Dan in KUGB Karate – taught for a total of three hours, with 90 minutes of pre-grading Karate fundamentals, partnerwork and katas before putting...
We are delighted to announce that Sensei Matt Price (6th Dan) will be visiting Nailsea and Backwell once again on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th September for an open seminar. Once again we welcome visitors of all affiliations.
Sensei Price is an instructor of phenomenal skill. He is Northern Region EKF all-styles kumite coach, a post that he holds alongside his position as JKS England National coach...
Congratulations to our Backwell Karate Bushido Warriors that completed their 10-week course on Friday.
Ten children aged 5-7 took part and we're delighted that six now graduate as 'Level 3' Warriors to join our regular classes.
Congratulations to all of our members that took part in the KUGB Southern Region Championships in Reading on Saturday, especially to our medallists!
We took our biggest ever squad of 18 competitors to this year's event and were proud to see so many first time competitors and a Children's Kata team.
We are delighted to announce that Sensei Frank Brennan will be teaching a special course at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre auditorium on Sunday 31st July.
This will also incorporate a kyu grading for those eligible and will also replace our usual Sunday morning class. If you're not sure if you'll be eligible then check with an instructor at your next training session...
Backwell Karate scooped two gold alongside a clutch of silver and bronze medals at the WTKO Irish Open in Dublin on Sunday.
Congratulations to our seven-strong squad that represented the club and came away with seven separate placings! A fantastic achievement.
Our dynamic dozen Karate Kids deserve a huge round of applause after completing the first of three Warriors courses in 2016.
Children aged between five and seven took part in a 10-week course, teaching them the basics of Karate, led by club instructor Sensei Devon Troskie and assisted by club seniors Dan Salter and Kevin Mashford...
Congratulations to the 24 club members that successfully passed their kyu grade (coloured belt) examinations under Sensei Sherry on Friday.
Sensei taught a fantastic kyu grade course and then sat down to assess our coloured belt students, including many taking their first grading...
We're really pleased to announce that the Chief Instructor of the KUGB, Sensei Andy Sherry, will be joining us once again for our spring grading.
Sensei Sherry is an inspiration to so many of us. He was the first ever European Karate Champion in 1968 and provides an example of how Karate is for life - he continues to have incredible technique, speed and spirit at the age of 73....