The Budokwai

Fantastic time at for the Veterans 2026 last weekend. Great atmosphere and super proud of all of the Budokwai Team who medaled!
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Looking forward to welcoming back all of our Bubokwai Babies & Toddler, Minis, Midis and Juniors tomorrow for the start of the second half of the Summer Term.
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Wishing all celebrating Eid al-Adha Mubarak from

Wishing you all a wonderful Spring Bank Holiday.
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Happy May Day Bank Holiday from all of us at
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Please note the deadline for entry for the London Open has been extended to the 7th of May. Please get your entries in as soon as possible.
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A good memory from London Open 2022...
We are looking forward to seeing you on the 16th and 17th of May at
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Thank you to our Senseis .n2424 and for their expert guidance to our young team at the London Youth Games.
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Gold: Aidan, Camile, Anthony, Arthur, Elizabeth, Lucas, Josef
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Silver: Manuel, Aymen, Nick, Timur
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Bronze: Matthew, Enora, Elodie
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Happy St. George's Day!
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Did you know....
-St George wasn't English, and probably spoke Greek 🇬🇷
- He wasn't a knight, but was probably an officer in the Roman Army⚔️
- He was a martyr, killed for his Christian faith ✝️
-He never visited England, but was popular with the Medieval Kings. Edward III owned what he believed was a relic of St George's blood 🩸
- St. George's cross didn't become England's flag until the early 16th Century 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
- The legend of slaying a human-eating-dragon was desvied in the Middle Ages, some 500 years after his death 🐉
- The earliest evidence of St. George's existence was from mid 4th century Syria 🇸🇾
- According to various citations, St. George is also the patron saint of Genoa, Ethiopia, Catalonia, Moscow, Aragon, Beirut and Georgia amongst others including The Boy Scouts 🌍
- Throughout history, people turned to St. George for protection, including protection from plague, leprosy and to protect the English Army, as made famous by the battle cry from Shakespeare's Henry V. An apparition of St George is said to have appeared to soldiers to assist them from Mons during World War I. ⚕️
- In 1940, King George VI created a new award for those who demonstrate the greatest acts of heroism and courage when faced with extreme danger and named it The George Cross, which includes the image of St. George slaying the dragon. 🎖️
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