ENGLISH KYU GRADE NATIONALS JANUARY 2018
I entered this years Kyu grade nationals without massive hopes for mega success. Most of our students were at the lower end of their age categories and I knew it would be a tough year.
View ArticleTHE YORKSHIRE OPEN 2018
Last year Dokan topped the medal table winning 10 gold / 11 silver and 28 bronze positions. This year we exceeded those results in every section so no doubt had there been a medal table this year we...
View ArticleCHOJINKAI, Penrith 11th of March 2018
CHOJINKAI MARCH 11TH 2018This was the twelfth Chojinaki tournament and Dokan have attended around eight of the twelve. No other competition offers as many kids categories or has as many splits as this...
View ArticleNORTH EAST OPEN, DARLINGTON 25.3.2018
As a mark of gratitude to the organiser of the North east open for entering our own Tyne tees open comp last November, I put together a squad to enter his spring tournament. He brought £336 to my comp...
View ArticleENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 14 / 15 April 2018
The most important tournament in the English karate calendar, something we began preparing for as far back as October 2017. Seven months of hard work and preparation, I have never put as much time and...
View ArticleWESTERN UNION KARATE COMPETITION 6.5.2018
A WEEKEND IN SOMERSET WITH SOME DOKAN GIRLS.The Western Union Karate tournament is held twice a year at Weston Super mare in Somerset. It is a long a tiring journey from Sunderland but despite this...
View ArticleDokan Tyne Tees Open 17-06-2018
Tyne Tees Open 17th June 2018.Dokans very own competition was at an all time high this summer, with a good turn out in numbers and a fantastic standard throughout the day.
View ArticleThe Central England Championships 2018
WORCESTER 2018.THE SORTING AND SETTING UP.What a fiasco with people signing up and pulling out then others coming in. People asking for coach seats, cancelling coach seats, denying even asking for...
View ArticleTHE WKF, UMAG, YOUTH K1 / CROATIA 2018.
THE WKF UMAG YOUTH K1 / CROATIA 2018.I heard about the youth league at the start of 2018. A points ranking series of tournaments for those aged 17 years and below who want to compete and ultimately be...
View ArticleEAST YORKSHIRE OPEN 16.09.2018, BRADFORD
East Yorkshire Open 2018.Thirty three Dokan students were entered the East Yorkshire open down Bradford on September the 16th. Only 32 turned up after Marcus Henderson broke both arms falling out of a...
View ArticleBANZAI CUP BERLIN GERMANY 2018
Seven Dokan girls aged from 12 to 16 took time out to travel to Berlin Germany for Europe’s largest junior karate tournament. I was not exactly sure what to expect, but I thought it may have been...
View ArticleCentral English International Oct 2018
THE CENTRAL ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 2018.The largest central English international to date and the smallest Dokan squad ever to attend a Stennet ran tournament. We entered 6 Elite squad girls and...
View ArticleManchester Youth open 3.11.18
THE MANCHESTER YOUTH OPEN 3.11.2018. A lot of our squad simply did not want to enter here. The older girls get like this towards the end of the year, they have competed so often they want to rest and...
View ArticleDokan In-club Winter Tournament 02.12.18
2017 saw a very low entry number into my Winter tournament and I decided then and there to take a step backwards and down size in 2018. I found a new venue in Nissan sports and social club, which...
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