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Latest updates from across the academy

SILVERWARE AT THE BASEL INTERNATIONAL
SILVERWARE AT THE BASEL INTERNATIONAL
23 September 2023 10:52 pm
We were delighted to have a small team of Academy members travelling to Switzerland to compete in the Basel International Open Masters last weekend.

The event is a truly international affair, with 26 nations in attendance and [...]

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SILVER AT THE BKF INTERNATIONAL
SILVER AT THE BKF INTERNATIONAL
14 September 2023 10:45 pm
Congratulations to Adnan Mahmud, who earned a silver medal at the BKF International Open in Sheffield earlier this month!

Adnan competed in the under 21 -60kg kumite where [...]

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NATIONAL SILVER FOR ADNAN
NATIONAL SILVER FOR ADNAN
31 July 2023 8:11 pm
Congratulations to Adnan Mahmud for winning a silver medal at the 2023 EKF English National Championships!

The premier English all-styles tournament of the year took place on Sunday 30th July in the Midlands and Adnan was [...]

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BLACK BELT FOR OLI
BLACK BELT FOR OLI
21 July 2023 8:14 am
Congratulations to Oli Hulbert, who was awarded his black belt on Sunday in Nottingham!

Oli travelled to the JKS England Summer Course, along with other Bristol Karate Academy members, where he was [...]

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WARRIORS COMPLETE LATEST COURSE
WARRIORS COMPLETE LATEST COURSE
20 July 2023 3:29 pm
A big congratulations to all of our Warriors for completing the Summer term of the Bristol Karate Academy Bushido Warriors programme! 22 took part and enjoyed 12 weeks of kicks, punches, blocks, pad work and skill-based […]


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MEDALS AT THE CENTRAL ENGLAND OPEN
MEDALS AT THE CENTRAL ENGLAND OPEN
14 July 2023 8:19 am
The Worcester University Arena was once again the venue for the Central England Open Championships on Sunday 9th July. With 855 karateka, 1,346 entries and 10 tatamis running all day, this is one of the bigger tournaments on [...]

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SUMMER SEMINAR SUCCESS WITH STEVE SENSEI
SUMMER SEMINAR SUCCESS WITH STEVE SENSEI
08 July 2023 7:57 am
On 2nd July we were delighted to welcome back technical wizard and all-round karateka, Steve Carless Sensei to Bristol for a fantastic summer seminar.

Steve Sensei is a senior JKS England instructor and [...]

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DOUBLE GOLD IN CUMBRIA
DOUBLE GOLD IN CUMBRIA
18 June 2023 2:46 pm
What a weekend for JKS England's south west clubs, as Bristol Karate Academy and Somerset Ryu Karate took home four kata medals from four attempts between them! [...]

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SUMMER SEMINAR & GRADING WITH STEVE CARLESS SENSEI
SUMMER SEMINAR & GRADING WITH STEVE CARLESS SENSEI
05 May 2023 8:13 am
We're proud to announce a special summer seminar with Steve Carless Sensei (6th Dan JKS) on Sunday 2nd July at Nailsea School, near Bristol.

This event is open to both members and guests of other clubs and karate associations and [...]

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​1, 2 FOR TIM AND DAN
​1, 2 FOR TIM AND DAN
26 April 2023 8:18 am
It was a one, two for Tim Griffiths and Dan Salter at the Southern England Karate Open on Sunday. The duo took home gold and silver between them in an all-Bristol Karate Academy final of [...]

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