London Karate, North London Shotokan Karate Club, NLSK

The WKF World Championships are held every two years. In November 2012, Paris hosted the Championships for the second time in its history, the first was way back in 1972. The first edition was organized in Tokyo in 1970. Since their creation the World Championships have gathered an increasing number of participants, in Paris, more than 100 countries and 1000 athletes took part.

The WKF President, Mr Antonio Espinos recently announced the launch of the first World Karate Day, to be known as the "K Day."

The K Day will be launched world-wide with the focus being on the BKF International Open Competition to be held at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on the 7th October.

This date was picked as a gesture to the BKF for all the work they are currently doing to promote THE K IS ON THE WAY.

Jonathan Mottram, Commonwealth, European and 15 times English Kata Champion, paid a return visit to NLSK from his hectic schedule of tournaments, preparation and coaching the National Kata squad, for the World Championships in Paris in November 2012. He conducted two classes, where lower grades worked on Heian Nidan, then followed by the higher grades who worked on Gojushiho Sho.

What a start to 2012, the first Dan grading of the year. After months of preparation and hard training, the candidates passed their Dan Grades.
Sensei John commented “That he was very proud of all of them showing what hard work and dedication can achieve”.
The students that passed were;
Natasha Sandan.
Jane, Arnold, Ferhat, Cuneyt Nidan
Lewis, Serkan Shodan.

Happy students all passed their kyu gradings.