St Helens Shotokan Karate Club

Hong Kong Karate Open

Congratulations to Emily on earning bronze at the Hong Kong Open (WKF)🥉🔵 Fought against a Hong Kong team fighter and gained incredible experience at a top-level competition. Also inspiring to learn, she attended Eray Samdan’s kumite seminar - ranked number one in the world for the -60kg category before he retired at the start of the year. What a weekend of growth and top-class learning for Emily👊

Thank you to JKS Hong Kong for the opportunity and training during Emily’s stay in Hong Kong🇭🇰

👏 Welcoming our club’s 2 newest Black Belts! 👏

While most people were enjoying a relaxing Saturday, two of our dedicated members chose to step onto the mat, attending the free Black & Brown Belt course and Dan grading.

Their hard work, commitment, and determination truly paid off. A huge congratulations to Shelley and Dan on achieving their Shodan. This is a massive milestone and a testament to years of effort. 🥋🔥

We’re incredibly proud of you both… now the real journey begins! 👊

🥋✨ Congratulations to everyone who has graded over the past two weeks! ✨🥋

Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have truly paid off, we’re incredibly proud of every single one of you. 👊

Keep pushing, keep improving, and most importantly, keep enjoying the journey… this is just the beginning! 💪🔥

New belts, new goals, let’s keep building!

🥋✨ New Year, New You! ✨🥋

Kickstart 2026 with confidence, strength, and discipline by joining our karate club! Whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your skills, karate offers:

💪Physical Fitness: Improve your strength, flexibility, and coordination
🧘‍♀️Mentally: Improves mental health, enhances concentration, and reduce stress
🗣Social Skills: Build friendships, and engaging in group classes fosters teamwork, communication, and social connections
🫡Discipline and Respect: Training instills values of discipline, respect for instructors and peers, and commitment to practice
🤩Self-Confidence: As skills improve, practitioners gain confidence in their abilities and self-worth

Who can join?

🥋Ages 8+
🥋Beginners - No Experience is Required!

📍Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helen’s, WA9 5AU

🕡Tuesday 6:30pm to 8:00pm
🕡Thursday 6:30pm to 8:00pm

‼️First Session is Free‼️

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦Family Discount Available

To try out or have any enquiries:
📱Contact Ian Sensei: 07766545547
📧[email protected]
📩DM us directly via Instagram or Messenger (Facebook)

🥇 Liverpool Open Karate Championships 2026 🥇

The perfect competition for anyone who’s just getting started and wants to build confidence, experience, and self-belief!

Whether you’re new to competing or looking to test your skills in a supportive environment, this event is a brilliant opportunity to step onto the mat, challenge yourself, and make your instructors proud. 💪🥋

The 2026 Entry Pack is NOW available, grab it from the link below and get ready to take that next step in your karate journey! If you have any more questions, please speak to John in the Dojo👇

Let’s see our club represented in full force this year! 🔥

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🌟 Can you help the club with a HUGE favour? 🌟

We’re working hard to grow our Facebook community, and it would mean the world if you could invite a few friends to like and follow our page. Every share and invite helps more people discover what we do and it’s completely free to support us! 🙏🥋

👉 How to Invite Friends (Takes Just a Few Seconds!)

You’re already here!

1️⃣Tap the three dots (⋯) near the cover photo.

2️⃣Select “Invite Followers/Friends.”

3️⃣Choose “Invite All.”/ “Invite Friends”

4️⃣Tap Send Invites and done!

Thank you so much for helping our dojo grow. Your support means more than you know! 💛👏

❄️🥋 Huge congratulations to everyone who graded tonight, especially in that freezing cold!

Your hard work and spirit really shone through. We’re incredibly proud of you all… new belts on the way! 👊

⭐ A special well done to Bella for earning Best Grading of the Night! Truly deserved.

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