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Hi there everyone! Sue and I Just thought that we would wish you all a Merry Christmas whether you are a member of the Buntingford Karate Club or just someone who likes to read my occasional blog. So far it has been a strange year and for some of us it has been a tragic year if you have lost […]
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Hi Folks. Yes, I regret that following the decision for a National Lockdown the Buntingford Karate Club is hereby temporarily closed until the lockdown ends and we are allowed back into the school for training. Although schools will be allowed to remain open this does not include clubs who are renting their halls and gyms from them. I had hoped […]
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Hi Folks. Some further good news from the Buntingford Karate Club. Sam has just achieved Black Belt!! I have a photo in the club’s scrapbook of Sam receiving his first belt in November 2012. Apart for a couple of years whilst he was at University Sam has trained with us twice a week and as regular as clockwork for all […]
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Hi Folks. Some good news for you amongst all this covid doom and gloom. Harry, one of the members of the Buntingford Karate Club and who is now living on Anglesey, married his love a couple of weeks ago. There were only 8 of us at the wedding (including the Bride and Groom) instead of the big do that had […]
Read moreYes, despite the various restrictions that covid-19 has placed upon us the Buntingford Karate Club is still up and running and we have had some successful candidates taking their grades. First up were Tara and Phillipe who were going for their 5th Kyu (1st Purple). We were not able to do pair-up work but I threw extra kata at them […]
Read moreHi Folks. Good News. The Buntingford Karate Club has received permission from the school to allow us to resume training indoors. Quite rightly I had to send the school a Risk Assessment and a Training Policy which was accepted and passed by the school. Accordingly we started training in our dojo again yesterday (Tuesday 1st September). The information for the […]
Read moreHi Folks. Tuesday (4/8/20) saw Brogan take his 1st Kyu grade under the Buntingford Karate Club. Brogan (it must be said) had a tendency before the covid lockdown of being a bit laid back and sometimes did not give of his all. However, since our karate club has resumed training out on the school field (with social distancing)he has discovered […]
Read moreHi All. The English Karate Federation is reporting that all Karate Clubs can now open up – but with restrictions. However, they have not yet told us what those restrictions are! Edwinstree School have now come back to me and have said that the Buntingford Karate Club might be able to open up the hall/gym/dojo again in September but I […]
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Hi All. Charlie came to the Buntingford Karate Club with his two older siblings: Older brother Brogan and older sister Martha. Over the few months before lockdown Charlie worked towards his 2nd Kyu (Brown belt with one white stripe) and then the pandemic hit. However, Sue and I have been able to open and run the club outside on the […]
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Dear Student and Member. I have been in contact with Edwinstree School to find out how the Buntingford Karate Club is to go about training when the school gym opens and allows us inside for training. The school have asked us for a risk assessment and here is what I have told them: All members attending must arrive already wearing […]
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