Leeds Shotokan Karate Club - JKA

🥋 Exciting News! 🥋

Due to popular demand, we’ve added another row of mats to our dojo! More space means more room for you to train, grow, and perfect your Shotokan karate skills.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, there’s always space for you at Leeds Shotokan Karate Club. Join us and be part of our growing community!

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🐣Happy Easter from Leeds Shotokan Karate Club!🐣

This Easter, we’re kicking off the celebrations with the same energy and spirit that’s kept us going strong for 60 years! 🎉 Whether you’re hunting for eggs or perfecting your kicks, we hope your day is filled with joy, strength, and a little bit of karate spirit.

Wishing you a hoppy and powerful Easter from all of us at Leeds Shotokan Karate Club! 🌸💪

🥋 Big Congratulations to Our Latest JKA Karate England Grading Successes! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce the fantastic results from our recent grading session with JKA Karate England, led by the esteemed Examiner Sensei Ohta!

A huge round of applause goes to:

🔹 Stephen Badland – Passed 9th Kyu!

🔹 Michaela Finlay – Passed 9th Kyu!

Your dedication, hard work, and passion for karate have truly paid off. This is a significant milestone on your martial arts journey—keep pushing forward!

We’d also like to celebrate the excellent training session that prepared all grades for this achievement. The energy, focus and were outstanding.

Thank you to Sensei Ohta for your guidance and expertise, and to everyone who supported our students along the way.

Osu! 🥋✨

We took a break from training and put on our dancing shoes🕺🏿

🎉 Celebrating 60 Years of Leeds Shotokan Karate Club! 🥋

This year marks an incredible milestone: 60 years of Leeds Shotokan Karate! 🎂 From its humble beginnings to becoming a cornerstone of martial arts in our community, this dojo has shaped generations of students—teaching discipline, respect, and the true spirit of karate.

Whether you’re a longtime member, a former student, or just someone who admires the art, let’s come together to celebrate this legacy! Share your favorite memories, tag your senseis, and join us in honoring six decades of dedication, sweat, and camaraderie.

🏆 JKA Northern & Central Region Competition 2026 – Leeds Shotokan Karate Club Results! 🏆

A huge congratulations to all the incredible athletes who competed at this year’s JKA Northern & Central Region Competition!
Your dedication and skill made the event truly unforgettable.

🎉 Medal Winners:

🥇George Phillips - Male Kumite
(19 - 39 yrs) - Black Belts
🥇Sonny Thornton - Boys Kumite (13 - 15 yrs)
Brown and Black Belts
🥈Tom Wallis - Male Kumite - Veterans
Brown and Black Belts
🥈Theodore Gray - Children's Kata (10 - 12 yrs)
6th - 4th Kyu
🥉Stacey Gray - Female Kata (16+ yrs)
6th - 4th Kyu
🥉George Phillips - Male Kata (21 - 39 yrs)
Black Belts
🥉Stacey Gray - Female Kihon Ippon Kumite
(16+ yrs) - 6th - 4th Kyu
🥉Lillian Gray - Female Kata (13 - 15 yrs)
6th - 4th Kyu

A special thank you to the organisers for putting together such a well-run and exciting tournament. Your hard work ensured a fantastic experience for everyone involved!

Wishing all the athletes the very best of luck at today’s JKA England Northern and Central Region Competition! Show your skill, spirit, and determination—you’ve got this! 🥋💪✨

🥋 Leeds Shotokan Karate Club is BACK! 🥋

Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 We hope you all had a fantastic festive break filled with rest, joy, and maybe even a little too much turkey! 🦃

Now it’s time to dust off those gis, tie up those belts, and get ready to kick off 2026 with energy, focus, and plenty of karate spirit!
Our first session back is Tuesday, 6th January 7pm — Let’s make it a strong start to the year.

Whether you’re returning to the dojo or joining us for the first time, we can’t wait to train with you. Let’s set some goals, push our limits, and support each other as one big !

See you on the mats! 👊✨

Leeds Shotokan Karate Club – Adult Christmas Get-Together!

What a wonderful evening of festive cheer, laughter, and great conversations as we celebrated the year gone by and looked ahead to an exciting 2026 in the dojo!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—filled with strength, focus, and plenty of karate spirit!



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Club Update: Christmas Karate Break

Dear Students,

We hope you’re all staying warm and well as winter sets in. With Christmas just around the corner, we’d like to inform you that there will be no karate classes from Wednesday, 17th December 2025 (Last Session), as the club will be closed for the Christmas holidays. Classes will resume on Tuesday, 6th January 2026.

Wishing you all a wonderful festive season!

Oss.

Best regards,

Sensei Richard Backhouse
Leeds Shotokan Karate Club

**Huge Congratulations to Everyone Who Graded with JKA England! & Newark Shotokan Karate Club - JKA** 🎉

A massive **thank you** to ** Sensei Adel** for guiding and grading our incredible students.
Your dedication and leadership inspire us all!

Every single one of you demonstrated **amazing character, perseverance, and skill**—we’re so proud of your hard work and success! 🥋💪

**Special shoutout to our graders:**
- **Marius Videika** – 8th Kyu
- **Emius Videika** – 8th Kyu
- **Lillian Gray** – 5th Kyu
- **Theodore Gray** – 5th Kyu
- **Stacey Gray** – 5th Kyu
- **Sonny Thornton** – 2nd Kyu
- **Tom Wallis** – 1st Kyu

You’ve all earned this achievement — Keep pushing forward! 🙇‍♂️🔥

JKA England



Rotherham JKA Karate Club

Good luck to all that are grading today.🥋
Newark Shotokan Karate Club - JKA
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