Merthyr Wado Karate

31/08/2026

A strong start to the new season, bringing home 9 Kumite medals and 3 British titles from the British Open 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Well done to our senior squad athletes who competed and to our coaches for their support over the weekend.
🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉

🇮🇪 Irish Open next for our seniors

25/08/2026

Winner of August’s Guess-the-number is KAYLA KAMATOY 🥳 🎉
Kayla, get in touch to receive your winnings💰 £130 prize to Kayla and £130 raised for WKKU squad fund.

Thank you to all you lovely people for supporting this month 🙏

22/08/2026

Junior white belt grading 🔜
6-7pm
Limited to 2 spectators per grader
Full Kit
Licence
Fee £17 (paid at class week before grading)

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
🗓️Tuesday 15th September
📍Merthyr College
As well as new starters, this grading is for those who passed red stripe yesterday or at the 5th May grading

🟥 🟨 Reds working toward Yellow will grade at either the Junior grading Sat Sept 19th or the next Bi-monthly white belt grading in November

Whether you grade depends on standard and regular training through the Summer. Your instructors will decide whether you grade.

17/08/2026

REMINDER…MONDAY & THURSDAY CLASSES now closed for our annual 2-week Summer Break until Sept. Cancelled bank holiday (Mon 31 Aug) too as centre closes early.
Start back THU 3RD SEPT 🔜

Fight Classes: Tuesdays & Saturdays continue (cancelled Sat 29 Aug due to a comp) 👊

15/08/2026

Lovely surprise today! Fab to have Aaron back with us for a few weeks 🥳

15/08/2026

AUGUST’S GUESS-THE-NUMBER
July’s prize winner of £110 was James Park (Verity’s Dad). Who’s going to be lucky this month 🤔🍀

£1 per num. Winner gets 50%. Other 50% to WKKU Squad fund. Thanks for supporting again 🙏

Transfer to WKKU Squad account (Mssg if not got details)
1 David James-Martin
2 David James-Martin
3 David James-Martin
4 David James-Martin
5 David James-Martin
6 ED Wells
7 Sarah McInnes
8 ED Wells
9 Donna Edwards
10 ED Wells
11 Joanne McInnes
12 James Park
13 Mark Durbin
14 Kayla Kamatoy
15 Mark Sherlock
16 Lexi Howe
17 Jason McInnes
18 Maidie Rees
19 ED Wells
20 Nathan Preece
21 Lisa Durbin
22 Karen Howe
23 Anne-Marie Howe
24 Lianne Farmer
25 Logan Howe
26 Kirsty Lawrence
27 Nathan McInnes
28 Joanne McInnes
29 Cody Watkins
30 Ian James
31 James Park
32 Amelia Montague
33 Jeanette Williams
34 Kayla Kamatoy
35 Ella Baron
36 Sarah James
37 Sharon Sherlock
38 Nathan Preece
39 Kirsty Lawrence
40 Andrea Pulman
41 Rhiannon Davies
42 Aimee Lewis
43 Jason McInnes
44 Kaylem Watkins
45 Karen Howe
46 Mark Durbin
47 Ellie Jones
48 Kayla Kamatoy
49 James Park
50 Jason McInnes
51 Donna Edwards
52 Ian James
53 Jeanette Williams
54 Craig Walsh
55 Maidie Rees
56 Mark Sherlock
57 Nathan Preece
58 Joanne McInnes
59 ED Wells
60 Gavin Walker
61 Victoria Crimmins
62 Sarah James
63 Lisa Durbin
64 Lexi Howe
65 Rhiannon Davies
66 Ellie Jones
67 Sharon Sherlock
68 Ellie Jones
69 Ian James
70 Callum McInnes
71 Amelia Montague
72 James Park
73 Ella Baron
74 Cody Watkins
75 Kirsty Lawrence
76 Logan Howe
77 Kayla Kamatoy
78 Nathan Preece
79 Ian James
80 Andrea Pulman
81 Craig Walsh
82 Lianne Farmer
83 Anne-Marie Howe
84 Victoria Crimmins
85 Aimee Lewis
86 Jason McInnes
87 Callum McInnes
88 Karen Howe
89 Ian James
90 Gavin Walker
91 Mark Durbin
92 Nathan Preece
93 Sarah McInnes
94 Jeanette Williams
95 Kirsty Lawrence
96 James Park
97 Sharon Sherlock
98 Lexi Howe
99 Jason McInnes
100 Sarah James
101 Kayla Kamatoy
102 Logan Howe
103 Lisa Durbin
104 Kirsty Lawrence
105 Nathan McInnes
106 Victoria Crimmins
107 Mark Sherlock
108 Kaylem Watkins
109 Craig Walsh
110 Joanne McInnes
111 Nathan Preece
112 Ian James
113 James Park
114 Rhiannon Davies
115 Kirsty Lawrence
116 Callum McInnes
117 Sarah McInnes
118 Maidie Rees
119 Aimee Lewis
120 Lianne Farmer
121 Kayla Kamatoy
122 Nathan Preece
123 Jason McInnes
124 Gavin Walker
125 Ian James
126 Ellie Jones
127 Mark Durbin
128 Donna Edwards
129 Amelia Montague
130 Nathan Preece
131 Kirsty Lawrence
132 Anne-Marie Howe
133 Ella Baron
134 James Park
135 Kayla Kamatoy
136 Andrea Pulman
137 Lisa Durbin
138 Sarah James
139 Karen Howe
140 Sarah McInnes
141 Aimee Lewis
142 Victoria Crimmins
143 Logan Howe
144 Lianne Farmer
145 Cody Watkins
146 Maidie Rees
147 Ian James
148 Jeanette Williams
149 Joanne McInnes
150 Donna Edwards
151 Anne-Marie Howe
152 Sharon Sherlock
153 Lexi Howe
154 Jason McInnes
155 Nathan Preece
156 Kayla Kamatoy
157 Mark Sherlock
158 James Park
159 Kirsty Lawrence
160 Rhiannon Davies
161 James Park
162 Lisa Durbin
163 Gavin Walker
164 Amelia Montague
165 Aimee Lewis
166 Jason McInnes
167 Jeanette Williams
168 Ian James
169 Sarah James
170 Kirsty Lawrence
171 Nathan Preece
172 Craig Walsh
173 Sarah McInnes
174 Andrea Pulman
175 Victoria Crimmins
176 Kayla Kamatoy
177 Kaylem Watkins
178 Ella Baron
179 Donna Edwards
180 Rhiannon Davies
181 James Park
182 Lianne Farmer
183 Karen Howe
184 Ian James
185 Gavin Walker
186 Mark Durbin
187 Lexi Howe
188 Amelia Montague
189 Maidie Rees
190 Jason McInnes
191 Andrea Pulman
192 Kirsty Lawrence
193 Logan Howe
194 Sharon Sherlock
195 Kayla Kamatoy
196 Mark Sherlock
197 Anne-Marie Howe
198 Ella Baron
199 Craig Walsh
200 Jason McInnes
201 Lisa May
202 Nathan McInnes
203 Lisa May
204 Ellie Jones
205 Claire Roper
206 Nathan McInnes
207 Carla Louise
208 Callum McInnes
209 Rhian Morris
210 Lisa May
211 Suzanne Williams
212 Claire Roper
213 Carla Louise
215 Nathan McInnes
216 Rhian Morris
217 Lisa May
218 Claire Roper
219 Carla Louise
220 Callum McInnes
221 Rhian Morris
222 Carla Louise
223 Cherie Stanley
224 Suzanne Williams
225 Claire Roper
226 Lillie James
227 Lisa May
228 Rhian Morris
229 Cherie Stanley
230 Carla Louise
231 Katie Evans
232 Rhian Morris
233 Carla Louise
234 Suzanne Williams
235 Claire Roper
236 Carla Louise
237 Beth James
238 Suzanne Williams
239 Carla Louise
240 Rhian Morris
241 Carla Louise
242 Lillie James
243 Suzanne Williams
244 Rhian Morris
245 Carla Louise
246 Lillie James
247 Jack Evans
248 Beth James
249 Rhian Morris
250 Lillie James
251 Louise Evans
252 Beth James
253 Jennie Evans
254 Katie Evans
255 Beth James
256 Rhian Morris
257 Jack Evans
258 Lillie James
259 Rhian Morris
260 Beth James

10/08/2026

REMINDER…our last Monday & Thursday sessions are this week until September while the instructors take a little break.

Gradings will soon be upon us on our return;
15th Sept - Junior White Belts
19th Sept - Junior Red to Browns
6th Oct - Adults

Our Karate classes will continue for most of the school holidays with the exception of the last two weeks of August when we will be closed for our annual 2-week break, weeks commencing;
🛑 17th & 24th Aug. Also closed for bank holiday (Mon 31st Aug)

Fighters - please note, fight classes will not be disrupted. They continue all Summer. In fact, we’ll do a few additional sessions for certain groups 🥳