Kyler gets his Purple Belt

Hi Folks. I had Kyler at the Buntingford Karate Club on Thursday 26th October for a solo run at his 5th Kyu (Purple) belt. Kyler is an astounding young lad. Ever since he joined us he has mixed in with all of the other students, children and adults alike. He is helpful and willing, polite and enthusiastic. He trains hard […]

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If you want to know what we do – see the New Action Films!

Hi Folks. To back up our recent leaflet drop around Buntingford and to show you what we do, Rick has taken some two films with some rather funky footage of the Buntingford Karate Club in action. You can find these under “Our Action Films” and then click on “Training At Our Club”. First there’s the club going through its general […]

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HAVE YOU JUST RECEIVED ONE OF THESE?

Hi Folks. In addition to my last Blog in which I advertise for new beginners, members of the Buntingford Karate Club are putting fliers through front doors. If you have received one of these fliers and you have even the faintest inkling that you might like to join what I consider to be the best Karate Club in Buntingford then […]

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NEW BEGINNERS SELF-DEFENCE AND KARATE COURSE

Yes! WE WANT YOU! This long running and highly successful Buntingford Karate Club is in need of new members. Why not make that person YOU? Have a good look at this website and you will see that we are very sociable and NOT a group of macho bullies. As the Sensei in charge of the club I like to instil […]

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NEW CROP OF BELTS

HI Folks. I haven’t been blogging here for a while but I am back with some good news. Recently, at the Buntingford Karate Club we held a grading for three of the members: Owen, John and Sam (pictured below in that order). I am pleased to report that they all performed extremely well with Owen and John passing to Purple […]

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Ben gets Brown Belt

Hi Folks. On Tuesday 30th May Ben went for his Brown Belt (3rd Kyu) in the Buntingford Karate Club. This is a long grading as it involves (for the first time) bag work to show how accuracy and power has developed, some complicated Kihon (basics), and three katas – a compulsory Tekki Shodan, with two others picked by the examining […]

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Grading successes at Buntingford Karate Club

Hi All. Well, there’s a clue in the title isn’t there? Ably assisted by Keith, on Thursday 6th April six members of the Buntingford Karate Club presented themselves to me for grading. We had Marco and Andrea going for Orange 8th Kyu; Kyler and Sam going for Green 6th Kyu and John and Owen going for Purple 5th Kyu. All […]

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CJ does Stick (Jo) Training

Hi All. Last Thursday (30th March) CJ took the class of the Buntingford Karate Club for instruction in how to use a Jo Staff. We started with some basic warm-ups without the sticks to get our hands, wrists, fingers, thumbs and arms ready for handling the Jo Staffs. A variety of “sticks” were in evidence ranging from what looked like […]

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Gradings Coming Up

HI Folks. Yes it’s been a while since my last blog. Sue and I have been busy as we are retired from “normal” work! I don’t know how I ever found time to go to work! Anyway, enough of that. The Buntingford Karate Club is to hold gradings on Thursday 6th April for Marco and Andrea, Sam, Owen, John and […]

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