Nottingham Trent University Karate

🐯 Notts Karate Varsity 2026

We competed in this years karate varsity against our neighbours 🦁

Not the result we wanted, but this was the closest result in recent years! Every match was intense, but congratulations UoN for the win 👏

And of course, we drank our sorrows away at Ocean ;)

TRENT ARMY 💗🖤🐯

Our athletes put on an incredible display of skill and spirit at the KUGB Central Region Championship. Huge congratulations to everyone who competed!

Here are our results:🥈4; 🥉2

🥋 CALLUM HAYDON
🥈 Junior Male Kyu Grade Kata

🥋 MARTHA JAQUES
🥈 Junior Female Dan Grade Kumite

🥋 AIDAN NEWBERY
🥈 Senior Male Dan Grade Kumite

🥋 ADAM SHUFFLEBOTTOM
🥉 Junior Male Dan Grade Kumite

🥋 EUAN JAQUES
🥉 Junior Male Dan Grade Kumite

🥋 AIDAN NEWBERY; ADAM SHUFFLEBOTTOM; EUAN JAQUES
🥈 Senior Male Team Kumite

We are so proud of the team’s hard work and dedication. A big thank you to our coaches and Sensei for the continued guidance and support!
Also, a huge shoutout to Laura and everyone else who stepped onto the mats and competed—your hard work and representation of the club was outstanding!

🎉Huge congratulations to Callum for his successful Kyu grading!🥋
We are thrilled to announce that Callum has officially achieved his 8th Kyu!
A big thank you to the KUGB and our Senseis Aidan Newbery and Senseis Rob Manning for their guidance.
🔴 8th Kyu – Callum

Get ready Nottingham!🥋Karate Varsity is here! Don’t miss out this Wednesday 18th March 🦁University of Nottingham VS. 🐯Nottingham Trent University Two massive rivals. One champion. Don’t miss out on all the action, FREE ENTRY for all spectators 10am start. David Ross sports village. 🐯🩷

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at NTU Karate! 🥋💜
Today, we celebrate the incredible women in our club who show up, work hard, and break barriers every single day. From white belt to black belt, your strength inspires us all. Keep kicking, keep leading, and keep being elite! 💪✨

BACK-TO-BACK TOP 5 FINISH! 🐯🔥

What. A. Weekend. For the third year running, NTU Karate has dominated at BUCS Nationals, securing an incredible 4th place finish overall! 🏆
We couldn’t be prouder of every single athlete who stepped onto the mat and gave it their all.👊✨

Our incredible results:

🥈Georgie Dyal, Oliver Whycherly, Preston Prins - Team Kata
🥇Abdi Nuur - Male Novice Kumite -80kg
🥈Oliver Whycherly - Male Senior Kata
🥉Nan One One - Female Intermediate Kata
🥉Ruby Barnett - Female Senior Kumite +68kg

A huge thank you to our athletes, coaches, media team and supporters for making this an unforgettable weekend.

BUCS NTUsport Karate BleedPink

The countdown is almost over!
We’re shining the spotlight on Team Categories: Team Kata, Men’s Team Kumite, and Women’s Team Kumite🥋
From Saturday 14th to Sunday 15th February, we will be at Ponds Forge! Let’s go!🩷🖤

BUCSnationals Karate

🏆 The countdown to BUCS Nationals 2025/26 is ON!
With just 3 days to go, meet the athletes, coaches and media team representing Nottingham Trent University this year 🐯
This year, BUCS Nationals will take place in Sheffield from the 14-15 February 🗓️
📸 Anya Burns
NottinghamTrentUni

Liverpool Open Championship🥋

Team Results:
🥋AIDAN NEWBERY; EWAN ALLWRIGHT; JOSEPH PASTORE;
MICHAEL BAKER
🥈Male 18yrs+ Team Ippon Rotation

🥋GEORGIE DYAL; KATE BELLAMY; RUBY BARNETT
🥉Female 18yrs+ Team Sanbon

🥋EMILY CRIPPS; EMMA CALAM; MARTHA JAQUES
🥉Female 18yrs+ Team Sanbon

🥋GEORGIE DYAL; KATE BELLAMY; RUBY BARNETT; EMILY
CRIPPS
🥉Female 18yrs+ Team Ippon Rotation

Huge congratulations to everyone who competed at the Liverpool Open Championships!
It was an incredible start to the 2026 season, and every athlete should be proud of the hard work they put in on the mats.

🏆Nottingham Trent University Open Karate Championships 2026🏆

🗓️Saturday 11th April, 2026
📍NTU Sport Hub, Clifton Campus, Nottingham Trent University [NG11 8NS]

👊Our Annual Championship will include Novice, Intermediate, and Senior Categories!

📧For Entry Packs, Rules, and Further Details, email [email protected]

Don’t miss out - register now! 🥋