Club Grading January 2012

Great to see more members progressing through the ranks at this early point in the year! Keep working hard.

Erin Carr, Jack Watson, Mathew Herron, James Herron, Amelia Murray, Charlotte Morray (9th Mon)

Thomas Locks, Amy Locks, Tom Bolton (9th Kyu)

Charlotte Urwin, Julia Swinglehurst, Eloise Southern-Thompson (8th Mon)

Sam Bradley, John Scade, Daniel Ellison (8th Kyu)

Kathleen Swinglehurst, Reuban Wilkinson, Jack Andrews, Owen Rickett (7th Mon)

 Nathan Clement, Oliver Bultitude, Daniel Dixon, Eve Hopwood, Tom Colvin, Alex Colvin, James Colin,Arjun Adidam Venkata, Natalie Urwin (7th Kyu)

Graeme Scade, Alistair McCubbin, Daniel Doyle (6th Kyu)

Ben Doyle, Taylor Vipond (2nd Kyu)

Christmas Break

The club will close only for 2 sessions this year on Friday the 23rd and Tuesday the 27th of December classes resume on Friday the 30th of December. Need to see plenty of people training for Sensei Hazard's visit in early January further details to follow! Happy Holidays!

Kyu Grading 7th October 2011

A big well done to students of Blyth and Morpeth karate clubs who climbed the grading ladder this week. Great turnout and good to see everybody coming through the ranks!

Thomas Locks, Amy Locks, Sophie Podbur (9th Mon)

Daniel Ellsion (9th Kyu)

Sam Bradley, John Scade (8th Mon)

Owen Rickitt, Jack Andrews, Ruban Wilkinson, Nathan Docherty (8th Kyu)

Natalie Urwin, Arjun Venkata, Tom Colvin, Alex Colvin, James Colvin, Eve Hopwood, Daniel Dixon,

Nathan Clemmitt (7th Mon)

Graeme Scade (7th Kyu)

Daniel Doyle (6th Mon)

Ben Doyle, Taylor Vipond (2nd Mon)

Rachel Barnes (1st Kyu)

Dan Grading October 2011

No less than 4 club students took their respective dan gradings with all passing to their next step in training. Stuart Thompson and Andrew Smith promoted to 1st Dan Jenny Westgarth pomoted to 2nd Dan and Steve Hussey promoted to 3rd Dan a big congratulations from everyone at the club!

4th South Yorkshire Karate Championships 8th August 2011

A small ASK squad attended this competition all preforming to a high standard in a multitude of events all of whom did the club and the association proud results displayed below.

Male Kata - 2nd Place – Dale Straker 

13-15 Year Old Kata - 2nd Place – Ruari Thompson

16-17 Female Kumite - 3rd Place – Justine Thompson

ASK Instructors Course August 1st 2011

Club Instructors Jeff, Jenny and David Westgarth, Juli Pops, Steve Hussey, Lynn Thompson and Dale Straker all attended the recent ASK instructors course which comprised insightful sessions into Heian Kata and Bassai Dai, Basics and Kumite. Also taking place at the start of the day Blyth Shotokan Karate Club founder Sensei Jeff Westgarth was promoted to 7th Dan in light of his massive contribution to the art for more than 30 years. The club is thrilled at this news and we hope its members are as pleased!

July 29th 2011 Grading

Good job to all those who passed their gradings this month Sensei was quick to comment he was pleased with the standard of all those who participated!

Tom Bolton, Julia Swinglehurst, Charlotte Urwin (9th Mon)

Andy Thompson, Eleanor Saunders, Eloise Thompson (9th Kyu)

Alex Carr, Kathleen Swinglehurst (8th Kyu)

Oliver Buktitude (7th Mon)

Lucy Boiston, Alistair McCubbin (6th Mon)

Callum Gray, Jay Dixon, Joe Siney (6th Kyu)

Isabel Webb (5th Mon)

William McCubbin, Ruari Thompson (4th Mon)

Sam Lyons (3rd Mon)

Emily Webb (1st Mon)

May 27th 2011 Grading

A big well done to all who passed in the May grading held at Blyth dojo keep up the hard work!

Daniel Ellison (9th Mon)

Abbey Barnes, Christopher Mould, Daniel Mould, Nathan Mould (9th Kyu)

Jason Tully (8th Kyu)

Daniel Doyle (7th Kyu)

Joseph Wood (4th Kyu)

Ben Doyle, Taylor Vipond (3rd Kyu)

Rachel Barnes (2nd Kyu)

March 25th 2011 Grading

Congratulations to the following students of Blyth and Morpeth karate clubs who recently progressed at the regional grading at Blyth dojo.

Alex Carr, Eloise Southern-Thompson (9th Mon)

 Jacob Carr, Brandon Carr (9th Kyu)

Charlotte Evenden, Kathleen Swinglehurst (8th Mon)

Alex Colvin, Oliver Bultitude, Tom Colvin, Eve Hopwood, James Colvin (8th Kyu)

Lucy Boiston (7th Mon)

Alistair Mccubbin (7th Ku)

Callum Gray, Jay Dixon, Joe Sinney (6th Mon)

Alex Trinder, Isabel Webb (6th Kyu)

Ruari Thompson (5th Kyu)

Sam Lyons, Jack Trinder (4th Kyu)

Justine Thompson (1st Kyu)

BUCS 2011 Karate Championship

Men's U84Kg Kumite-2nd Place - David Westgarth