Category: Gradings

Hi Folks. You might remember Brogan? Well, Charlie is his younger brother. Charlie is a quiet lad who quietly gets on with what he is doing. He has been working away during his assessment year quietly impressing me with the amount of effort that he has put in his training. This is exactly what is needed by the Buntingford Karate […]

Hi Folks. Yes, the Buntingford Karate Club’s own pocket rocket went for her Purple Belt grading on Thursday and passed. Daizee-Mai, the sister to Kyler (who took a recent highly successful karate lesson), is something of a medal-winning gymnast. We are not surprised in the least, because she appears to be made out of rubber! It is a real treat […]

Hi All. Yes, Peter and Freddie Lee have done it again. This father and son pairing took their grading for green belt at the Buntingford Karate Club last Thursday and showed good control and fine spirit. There is (quite naturally) a good spirit of competition between these two which pushes them both to train hard at their karate – and […]

Hi folks. We had another grading at the Buntingford Karate Club last week. This one was specifically for Finn. Finn had been having a bit of trouble straightening his back leg in Zenkutsudachi (front stance), but it all came good in the grading. Overall, Finn put in an excellent performance and one that he can be proud of. Well done […]

Hi Folks. Yes, it’s been another successful grading for two students of the Buntingford Karate Club. They took their grading on 24/2/2022 and both young ladies passed with flying colours. Chantelle was going for her Orange belt (8th kyu) and Daizee-Mai was going for her Green belt (6th kyu). My Assistant Instructor, Keith Edwards, sat with me as the examination […]

Hi All. Yes, Tara has gained her Brown Belt (3rd Kyu). After having “a bad day at the office” Tara went for her 3rd Kyu with the Buntingford Karate club. Her focus and work on the kick bag was excellent as was her demonstration of basics and sparring. But oh dear, we had a few hiccups with the Heian katas […]

Hi All. Dae-Zee Mae is an amazing young lady. She took her grading for her 8th Kyu Orange belt on Thursday 28th October and so impressed myself and our Assistant Instructor Keith that we double-graded her to 7th Kyu Red belt. Dae-Zee Mae’s balance and core is so strong that she is able to carry out the most advanced kicks […]

Hi Folks. It was a strange thing, but during last years Covid lockdown we had eight people contact us at the Buntingford Karate Club to start lessons. Unfortunately we had to put them on a waiting list until we could re-open and start running normal lessons. Of those eight beginners four dropped out after starting with us, although we hope […]