Just a bit of early advertising. The next Kyu grading for the area will be hosted by Bath SKC with Sensei Bob Poynton, 7th Dan, on Saturday 12th December starting at 12.00. This event will also feature the Bill Winfield memorial competition. We will be holding this event in the state-of-the-art Sports Training Village at the University of Bath. We will post more details about the event and the competition as they become available.

We’ve just been informed by Glastonbury SKC that they will be hosting a training session with Sensei Dave Hooper of the JKA on August 12th. See Events page for details.

The next kyu grading with Sensei Bob Poynton, 7th Dan, will be in Bristol on August 9th. See Events page for full details.

The club hosted a training session taken by Sensei Andy Sherry, 8th Dan, the Chief Instructor of the KUGB. An excellent 2.5 hour session was enjoyed by all who could not fail to improve their technique given the detailed quality instruction by Sensei. A special thank you to all who supported this even, especially those from surrounding clubs. (Photos)

Today the club celebrated 40 years since its founding with a partly for past and present members. About 70 members and their families turned up to reminisce about old times, and catch up with the club’s current members. Founding instructor Brian Middleton welcomed everybody in his speech, gave a brief rundown of key events in the club’s history and wished the club well for its future. After the event, Brian sent the following message to the club,

“Your club members are very lucky to have such good and experienced Sensei (Arthur, Kieran and Robin) in the club as well as a close attachment to the 'Karate Union of Great Britain' which in my humble opinion is the best Karate Do organisation in the country if not the world.

To have instruction from Sensei's Andy Sherry, Terry O'Neil, Bob Poynton, Bob Rhodes, Frank Brennan and many others is indeed a privilege that no one should take for granted.

I wish you and your members the very best for the future. I hope we all meet again sometime.“

A special thank you from Kieran, Ron and Rob to all those who turned up, we hope you enjoyed the evening, and please remember that the dojo is always there for you! (Photos from the party)

There will not be any training on Bank Holiday Monday, 4th May, as the sports centre is closed. Remember, training with Sensei Bob Rhodes on Thursday May 7th.

We have been sent details of a local training course with Elwyn Hall, one of the most exciting and dynamic KUGB karateka and competitors. For further details see our Downloads page.

12 members of Bath SKC successfully graded under Sensei Bob Poynton at a grading in Bristol. Well done to all of you (photo)

Please note that because of the bank holiday, there will not be any training on Monday 13th April. Normal training on Thursday.

Starting on Monday 27th April training will move from its current venue at Culverhay Sports Centre to the main sports centre in Bath.

As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the club has booked Sensei Andy Sherry. 8th Dan, Chief instructor of the KUGB for a training course on Sunday 14th June. keep an eye on the Events page for details.

Congratulations are due to Terry and Sam who passed their Shodan gradings on March 28th. The examiners were Sensei Andy Sherry 8th Dan, and Sensei Bob Rhodes, 7th Dan. (photo)

A number of Bath club members competed in the Southern Region Championships yesterday. Congratulations are due to Torin and Cher who won the Silver and Bronze medals respectively in their kumite categories.

Yesterday, five members of the club travelled on Burton-on-Trent to train with Sensei Frank Brennan. 7th Dan. Following the all-grades session, three members, Kieran, Torin and Julian, tried out for, and were selected for the Central Region kata squad for 2009. Selection was followed by a 2 hour squad training session.

There are a number of Central Region all-grades courses with Sensei Brennan scheduled for 2009 (see Events page). These are open to anyone and any grade and are well worth the effort of travelling to the Midlands.

Congratulations are due to Keith Anderson, Bath club member currently residing in Germany, who has passed his Shodan. Well done from all at the club!

This year the club celebrates 40 years since its founding. We have now created a page dedicated to this monumentous event. Over the year we will be celebrating in many ways so keep your eye on the Anniversary page as we add more details.

A new year and a new website. We thought it time for a change and time to update the club website. This is a work in progress, so please bear with us while we update everything.

A Happy New Year to all our members. We hope you had a good break and are ready to work off the mince pies and turkey. Training starts on Monday 5th January at Culverhay Sports centre.