Newcastle University Karate Club

What a weekend in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥋

Massive well done to Ami, Sandar and Shaz for putting in the work and training with Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan)! 🔥

Huge shoutout to Ami, who absolutely crushed her grading for her green belt (6th Kyu)! 🟢💪

Plus, the crew refreshed with some sightseeing and hit the food festival along the scenic Largs Promenade. 🍔🍦!

A massive well done to all our members who trained with Sensei John Bruce (6th Dan) in Sunderland 🙌

Enormous congratulations to our members who smashed their grading🔥👊

Shoutout to our newly promoted belts🤩:

🟤 Harry — Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
🟤 Jackson — Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
🟢 Aisha — Green Belt (6th Kyu)
🟡 Kiarash — Yellow Belt (7th Kyu)
🟡 Aksa — Yellow Belt (7th Kyu)

Incredible year-end social 🤩

To everyone heading off for graduation and summer break, farewell and best of luck! You’ll be massively missed.🙌

For those staying, summer training is still on! We’ll also keep the vibes going with occasional summer socials/outings. 👋

🥋 Huge shoutout to our assistant instructor, Tina for attending Kata Standardisation Course in Loughborough. 🙌

Led by Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan), the session is designed to elevate individual performance and raise the collective standards of instructors, referees, and judges.

👊Huge well done to Tina and Sandar for competing in Kata at the KUGB Nationals in Nottingham a couple of weeks back.

No medals this time, but great performances all round.👏

Hope everyone’s exams are treating them well. Good luck with the final push! 🥋📚

Extremely well done to Tina (one of our assistant instructors) for completing an intense 3 hour KUGB England Kata Squad training session at the Red Triangle Dojo in Liverpool! 👏🤩

AGM was a total blast! 🤩

Huge congrats to everyone who walked away with an award 🏆

We’re officially passing the baton to the new committee. 🏃‍♀️🙌🏃‍♂️ We can’t wait to see where you take the club next.

Good luck to everyone heading into exams! Take that karate focus—you’ve got this. 🧠💪

Congratulations to Ami, Harry and Rachel for competing at the City of Liverpool Youth Championships 2026 🤩

Extra Kudos to Harry who won 4th place in Kata, he was unfortunately unable to compete in the final due to injury but had brilliant performances🏅🎊

Brought the “Kiai” to the peaks. 🗣️🏔️👊

A great climb with an even greater view! 🤩

We might have some heavy legs, but we’re heading back to the dojo with stronger bonds👊

Our club officially made its debut at North East Open Karate Championships, in Sunderland and we couldn’t be prouder of the team!

We’re coming home with two medals:
Ami: Silver in Kata 🥈4th Kyu and below
Max: Bronze in Kumite 🥉5th Kyu and below

Amazing work for their first time competing!

A huge thank you to Sensei Steve for his expert guidance and support.