Iain Abernethy Course May 2017

5 of NAKC's Sensei's attended a fantastic course with 6th Dan Instructor, Sensei Iain Abernethy. Iain is a senior Instructor with the BCKA and a bunkai specialist. On the 4 hour course we focused on Naihanchi clinching and trapping drills.More photo's on Iain's facebook page.

Sensei's John Ward, Andy Bailey, Ryan Butterfield, Iain Abernethy, Steve Wilkinson and Martyn Butterfield.

Video showing Sensei's Steve and Martyn going through one of the drills.

New banner for NAKC dojo.

Hopefully this bright and colorful new banner will attract an interest in our fantastic club. It will be put up on the wall facing Tesco so should get plenty of passing attention.

In Situ on the side of Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre.

Current Club Members.

Current members of the club. Looking very healthy with currently 24 members. Just a reminder as well that we need licence forms and money in. Please give to either Sensei's Stephen Wilkinson or John Ward. £20 for juniors and £25 for 16 years and over. Licence forms are available in the files section on facebook on via the link on the web site.

PDF files of Members of NAKC

First gradings under the new Chief Instructor, Steve Wilkinson Sensei, Yondan.

Congratulations to the following on passing there gradings last week.

Chloe, Joshua, Lucy, Jamie, Lexie and Toby passing 5th Mon, Yellow Tag

Laura, and Stewart passing 8th Kyu, Yellow Belt.

Scott passing 2nd Kyu, Brown Belt 2 tags.

Newton Aycliffe Karate Club joins the British Combat Karate Association.

Effective immediately the club has joined the British Combat Karate Association (BCKA). http://britishcombatkarate.co.uk/. This association is led by some of the leading experts on practical karate bunkai. Our Senior Instructors and members made this move from the Isle of Man Karate Federation as we felt that the BCKA was more in line with our aims and objective.

Due to this change all members will have to re-register with the BCKA including instructors.

Myself and Sensei Steve have already registered as instructors.

The licence fee, unlike previously will run for a full year from date of issue, unlike with the IOMKF where it was a set time, so if you joined half way through the year you lost 6 months.

The annual subs will be £25 for Adults and £20 for Children. This will also include annual membership to the EKF (English Karate Federation). (This includes a small contribution to the club.)

This is slightly more than previously with the IOMKF, but we believe its worth it due to the professional nature of the organisation, insurance etc., but club training fees will stay the same. New licence forms will be issued for completion and submission along with the new fees within the next month.

Any questions about this then speak to me or Sensei Steve.