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20/12/2024

20/12/2024

20/12/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Mahisha Helsdon will be joining us as a full-time member of the ESKA teaching team starting January 2025!

Mahisha is a dedicated and accomplished karate practitioner, holding a 3rd Dan black belt. She began her journey with ESKA in 2008 and achieved her 1st Dan in 2014.

Over the years, she has competed at both national and international levels, with some incredible highlights in her career so far, including FSKA World Kumite Champion 2017 and WUKF European Team Kumite Gold 2019.

In addition to her competitive achievements, Mahisha is passionate about helping students achieve their goals. She is excited to work closely with students in classes and through personal tuition sessions, which are now available to book at https://eska.co.uk/members/personal-tuition.

Welcome to the team, Mahisha! We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make at ESKA. 🥋

20/12/2024

NAKMAS UPDATE – WILTSHIRE POLICE



NAKMAS contacted the Chief Constable of Wiltshire following a karate event that was held by a NAKMAS-accredited affiliate.



The police referral related to a causal event that followed the karate course, which involved food and refreshments.



Three adults allegedly became ill after consuming a food product allegedly containing an illegal drug. No children were involved, just adults.



As soon as NAKMAS was alerted to this issue, it referred the matter to the Chief Constable to see if she felt it warranted a criminal investigation. The Chief Constable’s office notified NAKMAS and felt that the “Allocations Team do not believe there to be sufficient information for this to be investigated further at this time.”.



NAKMAS will be referring the matter to NAKMAS’ legal team and to the local authority.

NAKMAS advises those adults who became ill to seek an immediate medical examination to check their health, even though it has been several days since the event in question.

www.nakmas.org.uk

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17/12/2024

New Jackets for the team 😁

16/12/2024

16/12/2024

Congratulations to British Judo!

Can Karate just get one united body please!!!

16/12/2024

16/12/2024

Another top Quality Course today JKS England. This time with Alan Campbell Sensei, Matt Price Sensei and Steve Carless Sensei.

As usual loads to take away from the session and 3 hours absolutely flew by.

It’s just one more week before we have Matt Price Sensei for our final course and grading of the year. We can’t wait!

16/12/2024

🌟 𝐄𝐊𝐅 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! 🌟

🎉 Kickstart the new year with the first National Squad Training of 2025! 🎉
📅 Date: Sunday, 19th January 2025
📍 Venue: Bert Williams Leisure Centre, Nettleford Way, Bilston, WV14 0EF
🥋 Link: https://formsmarts.com/form/2e0w

🥊 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞:
Youth & Cadet: Registration 8:30am, Training 9am - 11am
(Bring your head guards!)
Junior & Senior: Registration 10:45am, Training 11:15am - 1:15pm

🌀 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐚:
U14, Cadet & Junior: Registration 1pm, Training 1:30pm - 3:30pm
U21 & Senior: Registration 3pm, Training 3:30pm - 5:30pm

💖 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚 Karate:
Registration 1pm, Training 1:30pm - 3:30pm

⏳ Important Info:
Registration Deadline: 8pm on Thursday, 16th January 2025 – No exceptions! 🚫
Open only to National Squad Members or those invited by National Coaches.
No refunds for non-squad or non-invitees.
✨ Let’s make 2025 an incredible year from the very first session! Don’t miss it! ✨

🥋 🇬🇧 🥊 🌀 💖 💪 🎯 🚀

16/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s training sessions and congratulations to everyone who passed their grading—great work! 🥋👏

A big thank you to Ohta Sensei 7th Dan for coming to Billericay despite his busy schedule travelling the world teaching karate. We are so lucky to have him share his knowledge and expertise with us.

The dojo is open as usual next week, with the last lesson of the year on 22 December before we break for Christmas. Classes resume on 6 January—see you in the new year! 🎄🎅

Oss!