Chief Instructor and other Black belts

Details of Karate Activity Since 1972

I have categorised my karate activity since commencing Karate Training in two areas; firstly my grading record and secondly my competition record of achievements.

Grading Record

• 1972- commence karate training with Sensei Cyril Cummins 7^th Dan who was affiliated to the KUGB (prior to this I had practice Judo for 3 years)
• 03.09.78- took first grading with Sensei Tomita and was awarded 7^th Kyu ( prior to this all I did was trained and competed in  karate competitions)
• 17.12.78- awarded 6^th Kyu by Sensei  H.Tomita
• 25.03.79 – awarded 5^th Kyu by Sensei M.Kawasoe
• 15.07.79 – awarded 7^th Kyu by Sensei H. Tomita
• 11.11.79 – awarded 3^rd Kyu by Sensei Tomita
• 09.03.80 – awarded 2^nd Kyu by Sensei  H.Tomita
• 12.07.80 – awarded 1^st Kyu by Sensei  M.Kawasoe
• 02.12.81 – awarded 1^st Dan by the late Sensei Enoeda
• 16.02.95 – awarded 2^nd Dan by Sensei Enoeda
• 16.10.99 – awarded 3^rd Dan by Sensei Enoeda
• 05.06.05 – awarded 4^th Dan by Sensei Cummins
• 11.04.2010- awarded 5th Dan by NAKMAS
• 25.04.16 - awarded 6th Dan by NAKMAS

Competition Achievements (as a member of Sensei Cummins Club)

• 1981- North of England Open Championships- 3^rd place (Team kumite)
• 1990 – National Police Championships – 1^st place (Team Kata)
• 1990 – International Emergency Services Championships Paris – 3^rd place (member of the United Kingdom Police Team)
• 1991 – Handsworth Open Championships -3^rd place (Senior male kumite)
• 1992- KUGB Central Region Championships -2^nd place (Team kumite)
• 1993 – Handsworth Open Championships (Sensei Syd Gordon)- 2^nd (place Senior Male kumite)
• 1993 – Handsworth Open Championships – 2^nd place (team kumite)
• 1993 – KUGB Central Region Championships – 3^rd place (Senior male individual kumite)
• 1993 – British Police National Championships – 3^rd place (Senior male Kumite)

1994 – Handsworth Open Championships – 1^st place (Senior male kumite)1995 – KUGB Central Region Championships- 1^st place

• • 1997 – KUGB Central Region Championships – 3^rd place
  • 1997- KUGB Central Region Championships – 1^st place

  The above are some of my achievements and it does not accurately reflect the many championships I have entered during this period of training but was unsuccessful.

   

  I have been practising Karate for  41 years now and  during this time I have been fortunate to train with some of the great names in Karate both at Club level, National and International Levels(Sensei Kanawaza, Sensei Obata, Sensei Uchi,Sensei and others from the JKA to whom the KUGB was affiliated.  At present I still continue to train with Sensei Cummins, and attend courses with other organisations / Instructors such as Sensei Masao Kagawa, Sensei Scott Langley(JKS), and the JKA.

Kye-awarded 2nd Dan on 09.10.16

Pete-awarded 1st Dan on 09.10.16

Emily, after many years of training, gained her black belt on 16.11.2014

Jamal successfully passed his 2nd Dan examination on 10.05.2015..See him in kumite action

Kye dusring 2nd Dan Kumite assessment of Jamal Sparks.

Ivan ,after many years of training, gained his black belt on 16.11.2015.

Joshua, after many years of training ,gained his black belt on 16.11.2014.

Sabiq, after many years of trained gained his black belt on 16.11.14.