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Budo Mindset Article – Written by Ana

One of our kids, Ana, has written an article for the Budo Mindset Magazine.

Her article can be found here

HDKI GB Kata Squad Training

Several members of the club spent their Saturday in Castleford working with HDKI GB Squad coaches Julie Nicholson Sensei and John Holdsworth Sensei on their kata

Various aspects were covered, helping them to refine their kata performance, especially looking towards upcoming competitions!

Online Seminar With HDKI Ukraine

Stuart Amos Sensei conducted an online training seminal with our HDKI friends in Ukraine, and gives great thanks to юрий повх Sensei for the opportunity.

Students from both Randori Shotokan Karate Club and Fenikkusu Shotokan Karate Club came together as part of the seminar, supporting friendship and training together.

We are all much looking forward to being able to do this in person in future!

HDKI Northern Grassroots Competition 2025

We had a fantastic day at the HDKI Northern Grassroots Competition.

It was the first competition for many of our students who went, and the ability and courage on show was great to see.

Between them, our fourteen competitors came homes with two gold medals, six silver medals, and eight bronze medals.

Well done to all who took part!

June Club Grading 2025

Our second club grading of 2025 again saw over 40 students grading, and you can see how happy everyone was with the outcome!

It also saw some of our newer and younger Yundansha on the panel for the first time, gaining valuable experience for their future as instructors.

 

 

HDKI Summer Seminar and Dan Grading

We were delighted to have an outstanding weekend with Scott Langley Sensei, and many other members of the HDKI community, exploring twitch and relax in our movements, and how it can be applied throughout our karate, using Kata Empi and Gohan Kumite as a vehicle.

We are also very proud Ren passed his Shodan assessment, earning his black belt with an excellent performance. We are all very proud of him!