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Sensei Anya has been selected for the third year running for the JKA England squad, this year competing in both, Kata & Kumite. Kepp up the good work & Keep on practicing!

Sensei Anya passed her Nidan this weekend (13/07/25) at the JKA England national course and Dan Grading. Keep up the good work!

National Championship Results. We have a national Kumite Champion! Congratulations to Sensei Anya! Daniel Hamed - Silver in Kata & Silver in Kumite. Hiba Jabbar - Bronze in Kumite. Well done to all who took part!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the March grading held by Sensei Ohta. It was a fantastic day, and we are proud to announce a 100% pass rate, along with one outstanding double grade achievement. A special congratulations to Aimee for her remarkable double grade, and to Alex for earning the distinction of becoming our first Shirley-trained brown belt! Well done to all for your dedication and hard work.

9th kyu - Tristan, Aimee

8th Kyu - Aimee

7th Kyu - Daniel, Emmanuel

6th Kyu - Hiba, Safa, Caydian

4th Kyu - Ashlyn, Mia, Leon

3rd Kyu - Alex 

Sensei Anya does it again! 🎉 This past weekend, Anya and the rest of the England squad competed at the Legend Open Championships, and we couldn’t be prouder! She brought home:
🥈 Silver - 13-15 Kata (Mixed)
🥈 Silver - 13-15 Kumite
🥇 Gold - Junior Team Kumite
What an incredible achievement! Keep up the amazing work, Anya – you continue to inspire us all! 👏

December grading

Congratulations to all students, we had 100% pass rate & 2 double grades!​

ISKF World Championships

Sensei Anya competed in her first world championship's with the England squad and got Bronze in Kata & Bronze in Kumite!

Beckenham SKC & Shirley SKC annual competition

Congratulations to all students who entered the annual club competition, we had some amazing results.

Overall champion, Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite & winner of the Spirit of the day award - Sensei Anya!



 

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Sensei anya with her medal and trophies from the Legends

2026 
Gradings

Saturday 21st March - 

Sensei Ohta

Saturday 11th July - 

Sensei Adel

Saturday 19th December - 

TBC

JKA england

JKAE Events 2026

Saturday 17th January - National Kata Course - 

Surrey Sports Park, Guildford 

Saturday 21st February - London & SE Regional course - TBC

Sunday 15th March - London & SE Regional Competition - London SE College, Bromley 

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th April - Spring course - K2 Crawley

Saturday 20th June - National Championships - K2 Crawley

Further dates TBC​

Beckenham & Shirley SKC
Joint Events

September 2026 (date TBC)

Annual Club Competition

October 2026 (date TBC)

Annual Spain Karate Camp - Oropesa Del Mar

Club competition judges spirit of the day award to Sensei Anya
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