Club News Archive

We are very proud if all the parents that have started training along side their children in the last week! Who’s next to take the challenge?

While looking at the website you will notice what may appear as colors. You’ll see them within images, in links and menus, defining borders and backgrounds, as part of animations, hover effects and more. But don’t let that fool you, those are not colors. What you’re actually seeing is a complex mix of coffee and …

We had another parent who took the challenge to learn karate for free during the summer holidays! Well done Mei you are an inspiration!

Sensei Brett Wilkinson will now be available on a Sunday mornings for private lessons. If you would like to book, please contact him directly on 07738367613.

We would like to say a big well done to Clare, Emma, Sara, Suzanne and Hannah who all took the challenge to learn karate as part of the summer offer at tonight’s lesson at Belle Vue, Consett. Everyone thought you were fab and an inspiration. Well done to Sensei Lesley Reed too for making the …

Dear Parent/ Student   Having been involved in karate for the best part of 28 years and running clubs successfully for 21 years.  My principles, values and traditions remain the same now as when i first set out teaching.  Being a very traditional instructor/club,  my teachings have always focused around the respect, the discipline, the …

Congratulations to Gary Bowness, Josh Keall and Benjamin Potts who have achieved the grade of a Black Belt 1st Dan!!…. Well done guys!!

Well done to everyone who graded on Sunday 23rd March. We had a 100% pass rate which was very impressive as S.K.K  saw their biggest grading to date as we had 3 students pass their 1st Dan Black Belt… Well done to everyone!!    

We would like to sat a big well done to everyone who took part in the competition at Stockton on the 24th November. The club brought 4 silver and 4 bronze medals home. The medalists were…. ***Bronze*** Azariah Smith- individual kumite Abigail Coates- individual kumite David Oliver- pairs kata Samantha Oliver- pairs kata ***Silver*** Emily …

Grand total for Fraja Ellie Appeal We are proud to announce the grand total raised for the Appeal is a whopping…. £1688.00 We would like to thank each and every person who took part in the charity run/walk and lesson as it’s down to your fundraising and donations that helped us reach our goal and …

Fraja Ellie Appeal Charity Run/walk and Karate lesson. Firstly we would like to thank every single person who has contributed to the appeal in any way! The lesson alone made a whopping £236 and the massaging courtesy of Christine Bauer at Fingertips Therapies made £60. Sponsership is still being collected but we are on target to …

We would like to congratulate all 20 students that graded on 29/09/13. Everyone showed a high standard which resulted in a 100% pass rate! Well done everyone and keep up the hard work!

Everyone at S.K.K would like to congratulate Lesley Reed who passed her Black Belt grading on 29/09/13. After years of dedication, commitment and hard work it has paid off and she has reached her goal. We believe Lesley is an asset to have as part of the club and have welcomed her to be part of our instructor team…   Lesley began …

The Fraja Ellie Appeal Shikkari Karate Kai will be hosting a charity fun run/walk for our students, families and friends in aid of raising money for the Fraja Ellie Appeal. Fraja Ellie is 5 years old and has been diagnosed with a very aggressive and rare cancer called  neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification which places her in …

NEW ROUTINE FOR ORDERING  EQUIPTMENT. As of 1st August 2013 all orders for equiptment need to be done on the websites page.You can pay via paypal which is a safe and sucure way of shopping online. Any questions please ask your Sensei or message us via the contact us page, email or facebook.

We would like to say a huge well Done to everyone who graded on Sunday.  Most students preformed to a high standard securing their new grade, few missed out but remember it is only 3 months till the next grading!   Sensei Brett Wilkinson had this to say: Congratulations to everyone that passed that passed …

We would like to start with saying a massive well done to all the students who took part in the competition. As a club we were brave to try out something new and we were out of our comfort zone as the traditional Shotokan Karate we train in was tested against many different types of martial …

We would like to say a massive congratulations to all the students who graded on Sunday, especially Sensei Carl Wilie who was promoted to a 2nd Dan. Everyone preformed to a high standard and should be proud of themselves. All students who didn’t get to grade this time, It’s only 3 months till the next grading …

We would like to say a huge congratulations to Sensei Carl who was promoted to a Black belt 2nd Dan at Sundays grading. He preformed exceptionally well and we are proud to have him as an instructor within our club. Well done Sensei Carl!!!

As students and parents may be aware, we have encountered some difficulties in finding local competitions that we can enter due to the politics involved in karate. S.K.K are affiliated with NAKMAS and believe in the association and what it stands for which is solid grass roots karate. They support excellent campaigns such as Anti Bullying and Safe Kids along …