| 11/11/2006 | John Froy's Black Belt Success |
 | At the recent black belt grading John Froy the club's secretary passed his full black belt grading. We all extend John our congratulations. |
| 14/10/2006 | Hitchin & Birchwood Karate Course |
| | On the 14th of October Hitchin and Birchwood Karate Clubs joined together to offer a special 2 hour course. This was open to all students of any grade and aimed to give everyone the chance to practice some of the more exciting aspects of karate. Instructors Paul Grimsey 4th Dan, John Gillespie 4th Dan, Angus Pearson 3rd Dan, Ian Ramsden 3rd Dan and John Froy Intermediate Dan provided the training on the day. Training included weapons, kicks, free style techniques, self-defence, power and bag work and throws and self defence. Follow the link above for more information. |
| 03/06/06 | Black Belt Success |
| | At the recent black belt grading the club had multiple successes. |
| 13/05/2006 | Pugel sticks introduced at Hitchin Karate |
| |  | Our Sensei's having seen the way that our junior members enjoyed the Kumite last week have decided to introduce the pugel stick, which looks like a huge cotton bud. (anyone who has seen the show 'Gladiators' will know what I'm on about). On Saturday members of the club got the opportunity to lay into their fellow students with these hugely fun pieces of equipment. The only question now is whether we now need to call ourselves the Hitchin Pugel Stick Club. |
| 07/05/2006 | ESKA Open Day and Competitions |
| | See some of the pictures of the competitions including the successful entrants from Hitchin Karate Club by clicking on the link above. The Hitchin and Stopsley Clubs took a whole heap of 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards in kata, sets and kumite (freestyle) competitions. This year Hitchin and Stopsley won nine of the events and a total of nineteen individuals who train at our clubs placed 1, 2 or 3. Our winners are listed on the competition page. | 
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| 11/03/2006 | Kanazawa Open Course Watford March 2006 |
| | On Saturday 11th March 2006 Watford Kodokai played Host to its annual International Open Course with students attending from all over the UK and the world. The day was led by Kanazawa Sensei assisted by Murakami Sensei and Akita Sensei. Follow the link above for photographs. |
| 04/12/2005 | Kumite Squad |
| | The 3rd ESKA Kumite course was held on Sunday 4th December 2005 at the Sandy club Dojo. Sensei's Richard Scoot and Vicky Byford ran the course which started with a variety of combinations to bring you in close to your opponent and score. The most interesting news of the day was that Sensei Scoot was planning to put a squad in for Kumite competition at the Amateur Martial Arts International Open Karate Championships on the 25th and 26th of February. There was a lot of interest in this and two further training courses are planned for January and February as preparation for the competition. |
| 12/11/ 2005 | Black Belt Success |
| | At the recent black belt grading the club had multiple successes. Follow the link above for more information. |
| 25-26/06/2005 | ESKA Kata Squad's massive success at Wado-kai England Open |
| | The ESKA Kata Squad managed a whopping 9 medals at the Wado-kai England Open Kata Championships held on 25th & 26th June 2005 at the Rivermead Leisure Complex in Reading. Including a well deserved third place for our own Sensei Grimsey in the Male Senior category. |
| 26-27/02/2005 | Hitchin Karateka makes the news at the 2005 AMA International Open Karate Championships |
| | Sensei Paul Grimsey wins a hat trick of medals for ESKA. Follow the link above for more information. |
| 13/11/2004 | Kata Competition |
| This year it was Hitchin's own Paul Grimsey's turn to organise the annual Kata Competition and he did a really good job of it. Only Stevenage and Birchwood fielded more competitors than the 20 from Hitchin and Stopsley. Hitchin and Stopsley won four of the Kata Groups and a total of ten individuals who train at our clubs placed 1, 2 or 3. To see the full results click on the link above. |
ESKA Open Day Results Part of the English Shotokan Karate Association 
2006 Calendar
