1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (422+ words) AN inclusive martial arts club is celebrating after being backed with thousands of pounds of National Lottery funding. Inverclyde Shoto Budo has over 60 members across its junior and adult classes and supports people from a variety of backgrounds in learning…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (587+ words) A 12-year-old Durham martial artist has earned a place on the world stage after impressing at a national competition. Annabel Cooper will represent Team England at the WKA 50th Anniversary World Championships in Delaware in October. The Durham High School pupil…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (191+ words) A Peterborough karate club founded just three and a half years ago has achieved multiple podium finishes at a national competition. The team of 11 athletes from HAITO Karate competed at the national Kyokushin Karate event in Reading, which had more…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (213+ words) RUBY Owen led the way as Woolston Karate Club achieved a succession of medal successes in a major event held in Crawley. The 17-year-old, who is on the Livewire Talented" Athletes Programme, was in outstanding form at the WUKF British…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (237+ words) Teenage karate champion Penny Massey has added to her ever-growing medal collection, winning nine out of 10 medals at the WUKF British Open Karate Championships - part of the European Tour - in Crawley last weekend. The talented Westhoughton star, now 15 years old,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (345+ words) A TEENAGER earned a bronze medal in a world Jiu-Jitsu championship competition after getting funding from a Go Fund Me page. Darla Anderson, 13, from Ringwood, competed in the AJP Youth World BJJ Championships, held between November 13 - 20, at the Mubadala Arena…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (380+ words) A martial arts instructor and club owner has celebrated three decades since earning his black belt. Neil Bennett, who founded Ultimate Karate, first tied his black belt around his waist on November 11, 1995, marking the start of a journey that would…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (349+ words) A GRAPPENHALL judo player has set himself new aims after achieving his black-belt grade. Josh Kirk, 25, a design engineer, plans to continue being a role model and coach at Stockton Heath Judo Club. "I want to continue to use my…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (344+ words) A MARTIAL arts super-star from Port Glasgow has achieved two of the greatest honours in karate after years of dedication. Care home worker Tom Jacob returned from this year's International Karate Championships in Tokyo with some precious cargo. The 50-year-old…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (550+ words) A karate star is looking to make history at the 2025 Senior World Karate Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Niamh Junner, 23, will take part in what will be the biggest tournament of her career so far in November, and she plans to…...