The senior instructors are Sensei Trish Bruce, 6th Dan , Sensei Evie Ackroyd 3rd Dan and Sensei Paul Carmichael 2nd Dan. I hadn’t been a black belt for many years, but had experienced good teaching and instruction at the Ashington Shotokan Karate Club main dojo, and we were keen to open another venue in the town centre. The club is affiliated to the Karate Union of Great Britain, the largest Shotokan organisation in the United Kingdom, with over 14,000 members and 380 clubs around the country. The club has produced many good students including several who train on the KUGB National Squads, National Champions, and International Competitors. There have been several occasions when parents have started training in the class with their children and are still training now! One of these parents is one of our club instructors, Sensei Trish Bruce, who specialises in taking the junior grades. Many of our students join other KUGB clubs when they move away to University as the KUGB have many clubs within the University network." The club dojo at Ashington YMCA was established in 1988 by Sensei Jill Kelly, and was moved to Ashington Leisure Centre in 2016. The current instructors are Sensei Jill Kelly, 6th Dan and Sensei Trish Bruce, 6th Dan. The classes are held at Ashington Leisure Centre on Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland. The training times are as listed below. SATURDAYS:
9:15am-10:15am All grades beginner to black belt.
10:15am-10:45am (brown and black belts)
THURSDAYS:
5:15pm-6:15pm All grades beginner to black belt.
6:15pm-6:45pm (brown and black belts)
Price: £7.00 per session
Special deals available for families of three or more.
