Higashi Karate Kai was founded in 1968, since we then have operated as a successful federation, or family as many of us consider ourselves. Kono, M.
Higashi Karate Kai has been in operation for more than 40 years and has over 1,000 students in more than 20 clubs. Higashi Karate Kai was founded by the late Peter Spanton - 8th Dan (Shihan)
Peter Spanton began karate training in the Wado-ryu style in March 1965 under Tatsuo Suzuki in the B.K.A. He was graded to Shodan in December 1966 and most recently, awarded his Hachidan in 2004
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08/06/2026
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Huge congratulations to Freya, Rania, and Amariah! Today, they received their official national tracksuits and squad badges. They will be heading to Croatia very soon to represent England! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฅ
Please take a moment to visit this Facebook post and show your support for our amazing Higashi squad members.
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Best,
Sensei J
04/06/2026
Recent HKK course in the local paper ๐
Swindon karate club hosts national training course A karate club recently hosted an association training course, drawing martial artists from across England and Wales
29/05/2026
Training this week at the Maldon Higashi Karate Dojo @blackwaterlc #karate #maldon #maldonkarate
28/05/2026
Well done HKK members๐ฅ
In the local press ๐
02/05/2026
Sunday the 10th of May is our next interclub training session. I am working on formalising the Higashi syllabus across all the Irish clubs with the help of the senior grades. We intend rotating the sessions between the Belfast Higashi clubs, Sligo Higashi Karate Club and Tir Chonaill Higashi. The first will be Belfast. All interested students should attend.
First night for Maldon Higashi in their brand new Dojo Black water leisure centre. What a fantastic facility ๐ฅ
14/04/2026
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