News 2017

Posted 23rd August 2017
Complaints

Where information is received concerning complaints against members, please be assured that the EKF board take all reasonable steps to investigate and where appropriate, refer matters to law enfircement agencies. Where this is necessary, confidentiality is required to preserve the integrity if any professional investigation.

All EKF members are kindly asked to refrain from tendering opinions or personal comments and are reminded of their obligations in relation to use if social media.

EKF Board

Posted 21st August 2017
Board update

Following the resignation of Paul Simmons, Peter Consterdine and Brian Seabright have now also resigned from the EKF Board.

It is with regret that the EKF Board have accepted these resignations.

The board and it's members thank them for their hard work and endeavours and we wish them every success for the future.

Posted 10th August 2017
WKF President hails increase in participants since Olympic acceptance

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has hailed the "remarkable" increase of participants since the sport was accepted to the Olympic programme for Tokyo 2020. Read more (external website)

Posted 19th July 2017
World Games in Poland

The President M Billman & the Board of the EKF would like wish all the best to Jordan Thomas for the World Games in Poland.

Posted 28th June 2017
Polite reminder regarding payments

Please note the EKF no longer accepts cheques as a method of payment. Please ensure any payments made include a reference eg name of association or name of person paying if for an item. Please ensure you keep a copy of any receipts. If sending payment for club / association membership this is to be made online only and copies of payments sent with your application. The same applies with instructors insurance and Member 2 member insurance. Copies of payments should be sent to registration officer Selina Utting and / or M O’Brien Treasurer.

Posted 22nd June 2017
Karate has been included on the sports programme of the 2019 European Games.

The discipline will be one of the modalities featured at the second edition of the European Games to be held in Minsk (Belarus) in 2019, following the agreement between the European Karate Federation and the European Olympic Committees.

Click here for more information.

Posted 20th June 2017
Mehdi El-Wahab

It is with great sadness that the EKF have been informed that a student of Forza Karate Club Mehdi El-Wahabi (8yrs of age) and his family, tragically lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire last week.

Mehdi, who trained with Sensei Aneta Trambruova at the Forza Karate Club (South Kensington Dojo), enjoyed his Karate training and was a playful and dedicated member of the Oxford Gardens Primary School Karate class.

The EKF sends its condolences to Mehdi’s family and to all those that have suffered loss from this tragic event.

Posted 18th May 2017
WKF Appointment for M Billman

The board of the EKF would like to congratulate Mick Billman on being appointed as Secretary of the WKF Technical Commission. See below, taken from the WKF site:

WKF TECHNICAL COMMISSION
C. Kassis (Australia), Chairman
M. Billman (England), Secretary
Members:
M. Abbas (UAE)
Y. Bashirov (Azerbaijan)
J.M. de Dios (Spain)
I. Ercin (Turkey)
T. Hill (USA)
M. El Hoseiny (Egypt)
J. Y. Huang (ChineseTaipei)
C. Kijima (Japan)
L. Monk (New Zealand)
M. Rahnama (I.R. Iran)
B. Sharma (India)
A.Soloforinina (Madagascar)

Posted 30th April 2017
EKF Nationals Video Interviews

Interviews with former World Champions Leon Walters and Jason Ledgister, and the EKF Kata Champions Aimee Sell and Chris Karwacinski.

Please click here to view.

Posted 18th April 2017
EKF Nationals Report by EKF President Mick Billman

Please click here to read (PDF Document)

Posted 10th April 2017
Important: The WKF has not made any changes to statute 21.9

Please be assured that any EKF members found to be in breach of 21.9 will be severely dealt with by the English Karate Federation.

Posted 7th March 2017
Congratulations to Katie Hurry the EKFs new Assistant U21 National Kumite Coach.

Katie brings a wealth of competition experience with her.

Posted 5th March 2017
Official press release regarding the English Karate Working Group

Statement from the English Karate Federation President: Concerning the proposed new body, we assure the EKF members that as far as the WKF recognition is concerned nothing has or will change.

More importantly, the only road to Olympic recognition is via the EKF/BKF.

Furthermore the WKF will never sanction sporting relations with any dissident groups or organisation, Sport England recognised or otherwise.

Posted 28th February 2017
EKF in Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine

The EKF now have regular reports in Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine.  Check out March issue available now to buy at www.maionline.co.uk.

Posted 20th January 2017
EKF KYU Grade Championships - Medals Table and Individual Results

Click here to view.

Posted 16th January 2017
EKF KYU Grade Championships - Sheffield

What a championships the EKF had at the weekend in Sheffield. There were over 1000 entries with nearly 700 competitors from over 50 club/associations taking part. Congratulations to all the athletes, officials, Paul Campbell, friends and supporters. A medal table will be available soon. Thank you to Susan Dixon for the photos and to Matthew Handley for the disability athletes photos too.
View the images here »