Leeds Shotokan Karate
“There is no first attack in Karate” Gichin Funakoshi

There is more to Karate than physical techniques, at its foundation is a tradition of spiritual and physical
development and as Master Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate said “the ultimate aim of karate lies
not in victory or defeat , but in the perfection of the character of its participation.”

Karate training builds self discipline, suppleness, co-ordination, speed of reaction, overall fitness, stamina,
and a sense of inner calm. It is also highly enjoyable!


Leeds Shotokan Karate Club is always looking for new members, men women and children, starting from 5yrs of age.
Anyone who wants to achieve self-discipline, learn self-defence and all round exercise in a strructured way, then why not give it a try.
We have regular gradings, courses and competitions........and encourage everyone to do their best.
Just go to Contacts...................
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 http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/skc


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Up and coming events at LSKC

Sat Sept 4th,
KUGB Shotokan Cup, Chesterfield

Sun Sept 12th,
LSKC Club training and Grading, Roundhegians

Sat Sept 18th,
Black and Brown Belt training and grading, Barnsley

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Congratulations to Alex Levy and Nathan Wyspianski on passing their Blackbelts. Alex passed his in June at the Black and Brown belt course in Kendal and Nathan at the Lancaster Summer School August 6th.

               Nathan Wyspianski and Sensei Williams                                    Alex Levy  with Sensei Williams

Since becoming a members of the club, they have shown very good progress throughout  and has earned there grade putting in extra training sessions on a one to one basis as well as there regular training sessions. Nathan is the first member from the LSKC St James Church Dojo to achieve Blackbelt.
Congratulations to them both. OSS

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LEGENDS SEMINAR AUG 21ST!!

SENSEI GEORGE BEST 6TH DAN AND SENSEI RANDY WILLIAMS 6TH DAN.

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TIME 12 - 3PM

£20 PP OPEN TO 9TH KYU AND ABOVE

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Contact: 07871 322034

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                                         LSKC Youth Nationals ChampionshipsTeam Members.

      Male Kumite 16 - 18yr Winner Harry Cuddy            Boys Kumite 5ft - 5'5ins  Ethan Armstrong 3rd place 

    Jade Stapleton Smith  2nd  Place Ippon Kumite                    Nicholas Guilfoyle 3dr Place Boys Kata

KUGB Youth Championships Saturday July 3rd. Chesterfield.

Leeds Shotokan karate took 17 of its club members along to the National Youth Karate Championships.
Our club members grade ranged from 7th Kyu to Black belt 1st Dan.For many of them it was there first competition. All of whom competed very well and was a credited to themselves and the club. As a group the club had 4 members who collected medals.
Harry Cuddy adding the National Youth Championship to His KUGB National Championship, and is showing tremendous progress.Well done Harry.
Ethan Armstrong collcted Bronze in the Boys Individual Kumite 5ft 5 and over. Jade Stapleton Smith went one further KUGB Nationals where he collected Bronze,added Silver to his collection at these Championships in the Individual Ippon Kumite all grades. Nicholas Guilfoyle reached the Boys Individual Novice to 4th Kyu Kata finals, where he collected Bronze performing Heian Shodan. 
Again, well done to everyone.
OSS.

Full List of Competitors:

Harry Cuddy                     Male Kumite 16-17yrs                      1st place
Amy McDermott
Mathew Humpries
Ethan Armstrong            Boys Kumite 5ft-5 and over            3rd place
Ethan Whitehead
Nathan Wyspianski
James Humphries
Jade stapleton Smith    All grades Ippon Kumite                  2nd place
Eesaa Tariq
Bradley Betteridge
Musa Sulaiman
Kirk Savva Briggs
Charlie Cuddy
Nicholas Guilfoyle         Boys Indi Kata Novice to 4th Kyu    3rd place
Luciano Zanuni
James Summerfield
Sam Jackson

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 44th KUGB National Championships.

                                       Leeds Shotokan Karate National Competition Squad

12 members of Leeds Shotokan Karate participated at the National Championships this year, a few of the members have never entered this competition before, and it has to be said they all acquitted themselves very well. Many of them just missing out on medal places. Each and every member of the Squad performed at a very high standard.
Both Jade Stapleton Smith and Nicholas Guilfoyle making their debut at the Nationals finished joint third in the childrens Ippon Kumite( set basics blocks and counters ), picking a bronze medal apiece.Ethan Armstrong also making his debut just missed out on a semi-final place as did the Parson brothers Eliot and Ethan who both did very well in the elimination rounds of both kata and kumite. Charlie Cuddy was beaten in the first round of the kumite( fighting) but made up for it in the Kata event just missing out on a place in the finals after going over on his ankle and carrying on in extreme pain.
David Guilfoyle also made debut at the Nationals in the Senior men event, David came up against far more experienced competitors than himself in both the Kata and Kumite events. Well done david i'm sure you will learn from the experience.
Arron Parmar was making 1st appearance in competition since returning to the club, he made steady progress through the elinations but was beaten in the latter stages of the elination rounds.James Humphries also put in a good effort but again was baten in the early stage of his catagory.
Mathew Humpries made his way to the finals for 3rd year with some very good hand attacks and counter punching. In the finals he was beaten into 2nd place.
Michale Gale came back to the mat in the kumite event for the first time in 2 years. He was very impressive in fighting but was retired by the medical team  after slipping when attacking and recieving a groin injury. The injury did not prevent Michale from achieving his goal in the Kata event. His performance in Kata eliminations was outstanding. In the Kata finals Michale performed kata Unsu, which he has been working for the last few weeks, his performance proved to be to good for his other 3 opponents.Michale won the kata event with the highest points and was awarded National Childrens Kata Champion.
Last but not least Harry Cuddy, Harry entered both Kata and Kumite events.He got through three rounds of the Kata elinations and was beaten in the next. this in itself was an achievement for him and he was very pleased with himself. Next was the kumite eliminations. Since his selection on the National Squad last year and competing for the Kadet National Team at the Europeans Championships, he really is showing his potential. It showed through all the elimination rounds where he went for all his opponents, constantly attacking. In the finals he came against his fellow National Squad member. The final was a tight affair, but Harry was always on the attack with a variation of leg sweeps and punching techniques, after getting the first half point and with no further score, the match was awarded to him. Harry Cuddy National Junior Male Kumite Champion.
All in all every member of the Leeds Shotokan Karate Squad performed excellently, well done everyone.
Thank you to all the members and their families who stayed behind to support the club members who reached the finals.
And thank you to Steve Cuddy for his coaching through out the day.

                      

              front left to right. Jade Stapleton Smith(bronze). Nicholas Guilfoyle(bronze).
         back left to right. Harry Cuddy(gold). Mathew Humphries(silver). Michael Gale(gold).

List of Competitors and Results:

Michale Gale                                     Childrens Kata 3rd Kyu and above         1st place
Harry Cuddy                                      Male Junior Kumite                              1st place
Mathew Humphries                            Boys Kumite 5'5"and above                   2nd Place
Nicholas Guilfoyle                             Childrens Ippon Kumite                          3rd Place
Jade Stapleton Smith                        Childrens Ippon Kumite                          3rd Place
Eliot Parsons
Arron Parmar
Ethan Parsons
Ethan Armstrong
James Humphries
Charlie Cuddy
David Guilfoyle

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KUGB Junior Kumite Selection, Liverpool Red Triangle. Saturday 30th January.
Congratulation to Harry Cuddy who retained his place on the Squad, Harry put in a very good and confident performance in his bout. His clubmate Mathew Humphries also fought very well in his bout which earned him a place on the Squad first time of asking.
Well done guys. Oss

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To all Black and Brown Belts, Saturday classes will now start on the 6th February now that the snow has gone. There are a number of brown belts who are eligible to grade for blackbelt in June, may I suggest that you all make use of this extra class as it is aimed for advancement in both kata and kumite and is an integral part of the Blackbelt grading.
Also there are a number of Black/Brownbelt courses which the KUGB run all over the country through out the year which are free, these courses should also be taken advantage of as it gives you some idea of the standard needed to pass a Blackbelt grading.

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Congratulations to everyone who Graded on Sunday 13th December.

The full list of Grading Results:

Orange belts:

Olivia Sanghera   Rhys Sanghera  Samuel Jackson   James Summerfield

Aditya Joshi   Georgia Saunders  Finlay Holden   Chloe Poole   

Luciano Zanuni

Red belts:

Nicholas Guilfoyle   James Tearle

Yellow belts:

David Guilfoyle   Emma Marks (T)

Green belts:

Nick Tearle   Daniel Thompson (T)

Purple belts:

Juneal Bass-Grant (T)   Tamirah Bass-Grant (T)

Purple/White belts:

Kirk Savva-Briggs   Charlie Cuddy Elisha Levy   Musa Sulihman

Brown belts:

Jade Stapleton-Smith  Eesaa Tariq

Brown/white belts:

James Humphries

Brown/d/white belts:

Mathew Scriven  Ethan Whitehead  Nathan Wyspianski   Grace Dean
Bradley Claybourn  Ashley Scriven  Navneet Wason

Oss, Sensei Williams.
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I would like to thank everyone who attended the LSKC Presentation and Christmas Party. I am sure eveyone enjoyed the West Indian quisine and the dvd recordings of the club members competing over the past year, and of course the presentation of belts, certificates, Student of the Year award which this year went to Ethan Parsons.
I would like to take this time to thank all club members for there support through out the year, it has once again been a very successful year for the club. Thanks to the parents  who gave up there own time to help organise fund raising for the club.
Oss , Sensei Williams.

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Harry Cuddy fought his way to quarter finals of the individual kumite, and fought in the cadet team that collected Bronze in his debut at European Championships in Austria. Another fine performance. Well done Harry, well deserved.

           
                        Harry Cuddy

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At theKarate England National Karate Championships. Saturday November 14th, Sheffield.....
Leeds Shotokan Karate took Gold in both  Kata and Kumite events......

LSKC Squad members with medals from the Karate England National Karate Championships. 

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Leeds Shotokan Karate was invited to do a demonstration at charity fundraiser for Martin House children hospice on Saturday September 19th. It was an evening event full of fun, laughter and merriment, there was various demonstrations to keep the audience attention throughout the evening as well as karate.The karate team showed all aspects of of their martial skills, kata and application, ippon and ju-ippon blocks and counters which thrilled the audience. The organisers past comment on how good the demo was and how skilled and disciplined the young club members were.
The event raised nearly £1,900 for the hospice.

Michael and Harry in action at Martin House Hospice Fundraiser.

Martin House Hospice care for Children and Young People with progressive life limiting illnesses, and provide support to their families. They are based in our purposed built hospice in Boston Spar, Wetherby and care for children and young people from throughout the Yorkshire region.

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Ethan Parsons fights his way to another final at the KUGB Nothern Regional Karate Championships 11th October, Sunderland......

Ethan Parsons and Mathew Humphries with their medals......

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