Club News
December 2010
Six of Woodford Karate Club's members were recognised recently, at the Wado UK Annual Presentation Evening. Four active Karate-Ka and two parents were the recipients of the accolades. A full report and photos of the event can be seen by (Clicking Here) and visiting the Wado UK website, but below are photos of the Woodford members and a list of awards given. The winners were;
Club Service Award : George Campbell Club Achievement Award: Joe Munro
Club Kata Award: Charlotte Pinder Club Kumite Award: Harry Oetegenn
New competition marshal : Abbie Milner
Wado UK Service Award: Allison Munro with sponsor Rob Oetegenn (Hull Pro Cut Tooling)
Woodford club members were amomg the fundraising Bag-Packers were in action again on the 6th December. The group met once again at the Iceland Store in the NorthPoint shopping centre on Bransholme and packed bags for shoppers from 10am-4pm. It was a really busy day but well worth the effort, with a fantastic £530.75 being raised. The funds are to go toward a bus trip which is planned for the 6th March which will be to the Chojinkai Junior Karate Championships in Penrith Cumbria. Anyone who would like to go on this trip should register their interest with Tony Dent as soon as possible. All places will be on a strictly first come first served basis, with more concise details being posted on the dates page as soon as we have costed the trip.
We would like to thank all of our Bag-Packers for giving up their Saturday and to all the parents for their delivery of children to the event. The youngsters who gave help on the day were;
Bethany and Emily Holmes, Charlotte Pinder, Jessica Bates, Oliver Dearing, Amber Oetegenn, Ragen Allitt, Joe and Amy Rose and Joe Munro. The adult supervision was given by Joanne Bates and Gaynor,Tony and Stevie Dent. Oncce again a big thank you must go to the event organiser, Allison Munro.
A prize of a box of chocolates was offered to the person with the nearest guess to the amount raised on the day. Below is a list of those who took part and their guesses and results.........
| Position | Name | Guess | Difference |
| 1st | Ragen Allitt | £ 516.32 | £ 14.43 |
| 2nd | Stevie Dent | £ 497.43 | £ 33.32 |
| 3rd | Oliver Dearing | £ 467.00 | £ 63.75 |
| 4th | Bethany Holmes | £ 600.00 | -£ 69.25 |
| 5th | Emily Holmes | £ 610.50 | -£ 79.75 |
| 6th | Jessica Bates | £ 625.25 | -£ 94.50 |
| 7th | Amber Oetegenn | £ 650.00 | -£ 119.25 |
| 8th | Joe Munro | £ 410.17 | £ 120.58 |
| 9th | Charlotte Pinder | £ 675.72 | -£ 144.97 |
| 10th | Amy Rose | £ 710.50 | -£ 179.75 |
| 11th | Joe Rose | £ 768.73 | -£ 237.98 |
November 2010
Photos from the photography company (Photos 4 U) who covered our 2nd Hull & East Yorkshire Open Karate Championships have now been uploaded to their website and can be viewed by (Clicking Here)
(Click Here) for the Wado UK gallery page of the 2nd Hull & East Yorkshire Open Karate Championships
October 2010
Woodford Karate club took part in the Wado UK Open Championships on the 31st October and from the 17 competitors that took part, a total of 17 medals were won. (Click Here) for a report on the day's events.
Two Woodford Kata competitors took part in the Mushindo Kata competition on the 10th October. They were joined by two fellow Wado UK competitors on the day, (Click Here) for a full report.
Joe Munro of the Woodford Dojo was in the medals again on the 3rd October, at the BIKO Championships in London. Joe was taking part in the points scoring method of Kata competition, as well as the Kumite section for his age. (Click Here) to see how he got on.
Barry Meanwell from the Woodford Dojo was in 
action in Dublin on the 2nd October. The event was a Grand Slam competition which included all of the home nations. A full report on his first taste of being an English International Karate-Ka can be found by clicking the photo to the right.
The English Karate Federation held the latest of it's squad sessions on the 2nd October. Three Wado UK Athletes were there, Joe Munro from the Woodford Dojo, along with Ashleigh Clarkson and Jessica Newton from the ShinKen Dojo. On this occasion all athletes had to complete their fitness tests, with a further test set for February of 2011.
September 2010
Paul Newby visited Wado UK recently, when the Woodford Dojo invited him to run a Kumite master class at the Woodford Sports Centre. Around 50 invites were sent out to attend the class and a packed dojo lead to a fantastic atmosphere. (Click Here) for a full report.
Another two Wado UK athletes have been invited to train with the EKF National Squad. Joe Munro from the Woodford Dojo along with Ashleigh Clarkson of the ShinKen Dojo, were invited back to train with the squad after showing promise at the recent open training session in Barnsley.
Woodford Karate Club has seen a fantastic start to September. Barry Meanwell has moved from EKF 'A' Squad Member to full International following his selection to compete in Dublin on October 2nd. Barry will be part of a senior men's team representing the English Karate Federation, when Sensei Wayne Otto OBE takes a squad to the Irish capital.
We will be sure to keep the website updated with further details and Barry's progress on competition weekend!
Barry is pictured right with Sensei Wayne Otto OBE, National Squad Coach.
August 2010
29th August
At the end of August, Wado UK held a Kyu grading at the ShinKen Dojo. A panel of 6 senior grades sat at the grading, headed by Sensei John Moreton. The event got underway at 10.30am, with all the candidates booking in prior to the test.
The successfull Woodford Dojo candidates were;
9th Kyu; Loretta Wendt, Bethany Holmes, Tanvier Basi, Charron Dhesi
8th Kyu; Natalia Platten
7th Kyu; Demi Johnson, Teerth Dhesi, Ragen Allitt, Charlotte Pinder, Oliver Dearing, Cadum Barker
6th Kyu; Eylul Zorba
5th Kyu; Hasan Zorba
Our first real news since the introduction of this club based website, is the Woodford Karate Club entry in the South Yorkshire Open Karate Championships. The event took place in Sheffield, at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre and 10 Woodford students took part. We won a total of 8 medals on the day, (Click Here) to check out the results.
July 2010
New website
We are pleased to announce our new website! This is the home for Woodford Karate Club on the net where we'll carry news specifically about our club.
