Long Whatton Shotokan Karate

06/10/2026

Well done to all of our competitors at the FSK National Championships on Sunday. We did incredibly well as a club, securing 3 gold medals 🥇 , 8 silver medals 🥈 and 14 bronze medals 🥉! 🤩🥋Osu!

05/10/2026

Just one example of the feedback we’ve been receiving from parents since the FSK National Championships yesterday. We would like to also express our thanks to Sensei Aidan Trimble and Sensei Rob Traves. We’re delighted to have taken part in an event that participants enjoyed and took so much from. Well done to all our competitors and we look forward to sharing our results - to follow 🤩🥋Osu!

03/10/2026

That’s it everyone - the hard work and training is now done. You’ve all worked incredibly hard so rest up, and tomorrow go out and enjoy competing at the FSK National Championships. Team Long Whatton Karate are ready! 🥋

02/10/2026

Penultimate training session tonight by our kata teams ahead of Sunday. Well done all and thank you to Pejman Zamani for the amazing post training meal. Osu 🥋

01/10/2026

Well done to our squad members that were able to attend our last training session before the competition tonight. Good luck on Sunday everyone! Osu 🥋 👊

21/09/2026

We’re delighted to say that all five of our students who graded this weekend passed! Well done to:

George Sole now 11th Kyu (white and orange belt)
Archie Steven now 10th Kyu (white and red belt)
Pip Hampton now 8th Mon (red and white belt)
Isabella Taylor now 1st Mon (Brown and red belt)

And last, but not least, Archie Williamson who is now 1st Dan Black Belt – our third member to reach this significant milestone, and one of the first people to join the club 7 years ago when we opened!

06/06/2026

Great to be back at The Dojo Nottingham with Sensei Ben and Sensei Leigh giving their latest seminar. Thanks to all who attended today - Osu! 🥋

FSK Federation of Shotokan Karate est 1986

07/05/2026

Shotokan Karate Magazine
Issue 168 JUNE 2026

FEATURES
AIDAN TRIMBLE 8th Dan Chief Instructor FSK

Aidan Trimble Sensei, Chief Instructor, FSK ‘Federation of Shotokan Karate’ began training in karate at the age of eleven (1972) and won his first British title at the age of 17. That same year he was selected for the England squad and was a member of the team that won the European Championships in Germany in 1978. In 1983 Aidan became the first Non-Japanese to win a World Kumite Title in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 22. It’s no exaggeration to say that Aidan Trimble was one of the most successful Shotokan competitors of the 1970s and 1980s in both Kata and Kumite. Aidan was a dynamic Shotokan fighter with amazing kicking techniques and ashi-barai being amongst his specialties. If you have never seen him in action during his competition years, take a look at some of the old footage on YouTube. In 2005 Aidan opened ‘The Dojo’ in Beeston, Nottingham, a prestigious karate centre providing tuition for all ages and abilities. Aidan was awarded 8th Dan by the English Karate Federation in 2016. Editor.

https://www.shotokanmag.com/

06/03/2026

We know some of our students like to really research the language as well as the karate - a good reference for things we use in the dojo at least 🥋

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07/02/2026

Budo (武道) or "martial way" relates to modern Japanese martial arts aimed at spiritual, mental, and physical development as opposed to just combat. Budo focuses on disciplining the mind and body, with the ultimate goal of personal development, respect, and the path to self-realisation. Get in touch we have spaces available for adults, families and children… 🥋