IKK Canterbury Karate Club - Kyokushin

What a great day we had on Saturday!

Thank you to everyone for supporting our very first interclub matched fight event. We had a total of 36 matched bouts, well supported from across the IKK and with invited guest dojo Invictus Martial Arts.

I hope everyone enjoyed their time on the mat and gained some valuable experience from the event.

Huge thank you to all those that helped set up, support and organise the day.

Thank you to Spencer and the reffing team for getting involved.

And a massive thank you to Kancho for all the support and preparation for this.

As everything ran smoothly we hope to make this bigger next time by inviting more organisations to join us for the next one, and hopefully we will be hosting a full novice tournament next year too 🤞🏻😁

Osu

Invictus Martial Arts Academy

What a busy weekend! Think I've just about recovered! 🫠

On saturday we had a team of 6 competing at the HAITO KARATE (Kyokushin) - Sensei Gabi 🥋✨ kata tournament in Peterborough (whilst back at home some of our lower kyu grades were grading for their next belts!).

It was a mega hot day, but despite the heat everyone gave their best. For most of the team it was the first time they had competed in an external tournament, which is a huge achievement in itself.

Lots to learn and improve on, but they managed to bring home three 2nd places and three 3rd places, with all competitors taking part in two categories.

Huge well done to Helen, Martha, Steven, Grace, Deagon and Gemma! Thank you to Haito and all of the judges for putting on another tournament 👏

Then on sunday we had our club grading for 4th kyu and above. Another long (slightly less hot) day, but everyone done extremly well.

A special mention goes to Shihan Russell who was promoted to 6th dan.

We're looking forward to a quieter one this weekend, ahead of our summer camp next week on the 10th-12th July! ⛺️☀️🥋

Calling all members! If anyone is free to help out, please get in touch with Senpai Glenys Furness (either via the details here, or in person on Sunday mornings at Canterbury College). We really need people to help showcase who we are & what we do!

I'm just a bottle, looking for my owner, asking to go home.

Left behind after Sunday lessons over the last few weeks. Please claim if yours!

If these haven't been claimed by grading weekend (27th June) they will be binned.

Good luck to Charlie and Nieve who are competing in the KWF World Tournament in Spain today. It is full contact knockdown tournament, they have trained extremely hard and deserve to do well. Being selected to represent Great Britain as part of Team GB is a great achievement in itself. Keep up the good work.

Do you need your son or daughter to build unstoppable confidence, focus, and physical fitness—and maybe want to join in yourself? 🥋👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

We have the perfect weekend routine right on your doorstep! Canterbury Karate & Martial Arts Club runs every Saturday morning at St Stephen’s Junior School (Hales Drive).

What makes our Saturday session special is that we run classes for children (6–10 years), teens, adults, and entire family groups at the exact same time! No driving back and forth—the whole family can get fit, learn traditional Kyokushin self-defence, and build unshakeable focus together.

🗓️ Every Saturday Morning at St Stephen’s Junior School:

Children (6–10 years): 9:30am – 10:30am

Teens, Adults, & Families: 9:30am – 10:30am
(We also train at Barton Manor on Thursdays and Canterbury College on Sundays!)

Give your family the tools to stand tall. Complete beginners of all ages are always welcome!

💬 Message Paul on 07768 126171 to reserve your spot, or visit www.internationalkarate.co.uk

Great day at the BKG Open on Saturday for team IKK.

After a very busy spring for most of our team, we took Lara and Harry to Crystal Palace.

Lara earnt 2nd place after needing to move up a weight category (her category was empty). Great experience and made new friends along the way.

Harry gained 3rd place in his catagory, which was his first experience of competing in a big tournament and managed to finish his last fight in quick 38 seconds! 👏🏻

Amazing work from our fighters and we're really proud of them and the hard work they've put into this.

Thank you to .kyokushin for hosting another great tournament and we look forward to next time 👊🏻

Well done to Lukas who competed it the Haito full contact knockdown tournament the other week. You are awesome!

Huge thank you to Sensei for covering the knockdown session for us today 💪🏻

Looking forward to seeing you all as normal next week 👊🏻