NEW! 17/03/2011 - 11th Bracknell Legends Open
Click here to read Sensei Shyam’s report on the 11th Bracknell Legends Open Championships, where SKCE had some great results. Click here to download the results directly.
22/02/2011 - SKCE at the Teeside Open
Many congratulations to Adam Randall who represented SKCE at the Teeside University Open Karate Championship - read more here.
16/02/2011 - Senior Instructor Grading
Read the report of the grading of our senior instructors under Namiki Sensei. Congratulations to all who passed! Updated with Photos!
16/02/2011 - SKCE first anniversary course
Read about the recent SKCE first anniversary course. Photos to follow.
24/01/2011 - New Video from Portsmouth Tournament
A brand new video has been posted from the action at the Portsmouth Tournament.
02/12/2010 - Children’s Kyu Grade Course and Tournament
Read the report and see the photos of the Children’s Kyu Grade Course and Tournament.
23/11/2010 - 1st Anniversary Course, Guest Instructor
Special Announcement: We will have a Special Guest Instructor for the SKCE 1st Anniversary course, click on the link to find out more!
22/11/2010 - 40TH PORTSMOUTH OPEN KARATE TOURNAMENT
On Saturday the 20th of November 2010, SKCE competed in the 40th Portsmouth Open Karate Tournament; click here to download a copy of the results.
21/11/2010 - Sensei Kancho Kanazawa Course Report
Read the report of a course by Sensei Kancho Kanazawa 10th Dan attended by SKCE members.
05/11/2010 - Black and Brown Belt Course and Grading
Read the report of our very successful second Black Belt Grading, held on the 31st of October in Ashmole SKC England.
27/10/2010 - Thank you to our sponsors
Shotokan Karate Centres England would like to extend a warm thank-you to our sponsors for the Gichin Funakoshi World Shotokan Championships: Kamae International, Izzy Sports Wear, FGX Europe and Palace Promitions.
26/10/2010 - World Shotokan Championships Video
Click here to watch some of the highlights of the recent SKCE performance at the Gichin Funakoshi World Shotokan Championships at Lons Le Saunier in France.
22/10/2010 - World Shotokan Championships
Click here to read about SKCE at the World Shotokan Championships!
03/08/2010 - Course and Tournament Photos
As promised, the report on the Children’s Kyu Grade Kata Course and Tournament has now been updated with links to photos of the event.
29/07/2010 - Children’s Kyu Grade Kata Course and Tournament
With apologies for the delay in publishing, a report on the Children’s Kyu Grade Kata Course and Tournament is now available. Photos of the day will follow soon!
15/07/2010 - SKC Karate Kid flying to the top
Read about Mohammed Salih, the SKC Karate Kid.
07/07/2010 - Sensei Keith Geyer Course Report
A report on the course with Sensei Keith Geyer is now available.
02/07/2010 - 68 Beginners Grade with SKCE
On Sunday the 27th of May at Vale Farm SKC England, 68 beginners took their first grading with SKCE - seven of whom double graded to 8th kyu.
01/07/2010 - Gichin Funakoshi World Shotokan Championships
SKCE will attend the 18th Gichin Funakoshi World Shotokan Championships on the 8th – 10th October 2010 in Lons-Le-Saunier, France. Click here for more information.
01/07/2010 - Sensei Shirai Course Write-up
Sensei Peter Welsh provided an inspiring write-up of Sensei Shirai’s course in Scotland.
26/06/2010 - Keith Geyer Course
A traffic warning for all of those planning to attend the training course: the North Circular Road has terrible roadworks at the moment! This could severely delay your arrival time. Please, allow extra time for your journey, or find alternative routes. Or you could try going by tube - Ashmole SKC England is not far from Southgate station on the Picadilly line.
06/06/2010 - Keith Geyer Course
North London SKC England announce a very special training course with Sensei Keith Geyer 7th dan, to be held on Monday the 28th of June from 7 to 9pm at Ashmole SKC England. Sensei Geyer, now resident in Australia, was originally from South Africa where he learnt karate under the guidance of the world famous Stan Schmidt. Training cost is £10 and the course is open to only SKC England karateka above 3rd Kyu.
19/05/2010 - SKCE Course and Tournament
On Sunday the 18th of July 2010 (Sunday), SKCE will run their first ever Children and Cadets Kyu Grade Kata Course and Tournament, to be held at Hillingdon SKC England. Come one come all! Why not sign up for the SKCE Forum and discuss it?
13/05/2010 - Shobu Ippon Video
Watch the video showing the ippons during the 5-man team kumite match won by SKCE in the Shobu Ippon 2010.
The report on SKCE’s stunning performance at Shobu Ippon 2010 is entitled “Simply Inspirational”. Six gold, two silver and four bronze medals - absolutely incredible!
10/05/2010 - SKCE Design Competition
Introducing the SKCE “Over the Gi Tracksuit” design competition. Everyone knows Karateka are some of the most creative individuals out there - SKCE wants to harness that creativity. Win a free tracksuit made to your own design!
30/04/2010 - GOLD SUCCESS AT THE EKF NATIONALS
Click here to read about SKCE England’s superb performance at the English Karate Federation’s national championships!
20/04/2010 - Introducing the SKCE Forum
All SKCE members are invited to register for the all new SKCE Forum. Please follow the registration instructions carefully, and make sure to follow the Forum rules.
20/04/2010 - More photos from the Legends Open
More photographs from the Legends Open tournament are available here.
18/04/2010 - Inaugural SKCE Black and Brown belt course
Click here to read a report of the first ever SKCE black and brown belt course, complete with dan grading. The report includes photos of the event and a list of dan grade passes. Congratulations to everyone involved!
18/04/2010 - Articles Section added to Website
The observant amongst you will have noticed a new section added to the SKC England Website, entitled ‘Articles’. This is intended for publication of Karate related articles, and we start off with a treat - a series of articles by our very own chairman Gerry Grey, entitled “History - The Words of the Masters”, documenting numerous interviews he has carried out with Karate Legends over the years.
31/03/2010 - Two new SKCE clubs!
New SKCE clubs have opened at Golders Green and Hillingdon, taking the total number of clubs to 36.
22/03/2010 - Open Course with Sensei Kagawa
Representatives from SKCE attended the JKS Scotland open course with Sensei Kagawa, World Chief Instructor to the JKS. Report here.
15/03/2010 - Superb SKCE Performance at the Legend Open
6 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals - the Shotokan Karate Centres England team produced a spectacular result at the 10th Legend Open. As ever read the detailed report (with photos) here.
11/03/2010 - Website Refresh, more feedback requested
You may have noticed that our site has undergone a change to its “look and feel”. The content itself hasn’t changed, but the way in which is displayed reflects the many comments received from you, our viewers. We are eternally grateful for all of your ideas: please email webmaster@skc-england.co.uk and suggest changes and improvements.
05/03/2010 - Dan Grading Date Change
IMPORTANT CHANGE: The Black and Brown belt training and Grading course for SKC England will now be on SUNDAY the 18th of April 2010, at Barnet SKC England, Queen Elizabeth Boys School, Queens St, Barnet, EN5 4DQ. Training will be from 11am until 1pm, Grading for Shodan and above commences at 2pm.
01/03/2010 - SKC England Accepted into EKF
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Shotokan Karate Centres England have been accepted into membership of the English Karate Federation. This is very good news for our members and opens up many more opportunities for involvement with other English Karate Associations. The SKC England committee look forward to a long and happy participation in EKF events and forming partnerships and relationships with other member associations.
21/02/2010 - New Photos from the Portsmouth Open
Photos from the wonderful performance of the SKC England team at the 39th Portsmouth Open have now been uploaded to the previous write up available here.
14/02/2010 - Photos added
Some new photos have been added to the Information page and to the home page. Please email any ideas you have for the site to webmaster@skc-england.co.uk.
10/02/2010 - New SKC-England Website
Welcome to the SKC-England Website! The site is still under construction, and will be updated regularly. Please report any technical issues to webmaster@skc-england.co.uk.
07/02/2010 - Shotokan Karate Association Open Championships
Four first place results for SKC England at the Open Championships of the Shotokan Karate Association, against teams from many other organisations - click here for the story.
21/11/2009 - Portsmouth Open Karate Tournament
An SKC England team was present at the 39th Portsmouth Open, and came away with a fantastic result! Read the detailed write up here.
