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Upcoming Events No upcoming events.NEWS Aug 23, 2008
JSKA World Championsips
Champion!! Paul gets gold at the JSKA World Championships, plus a couple of bronze for good measure
Jun 21, 2008
KUGB Welsh Champs 2008
Paul James takes the Welsh Kata title for the eleventh year running
May 18, 2008
KUGB Nationals 2008
Paul takes 3rd in kata at the KUGB Nationals
Apr 27, 2008
North Wales Kyu Grade Champs
Small catch but a fun day out never the less
Mar 29, 2008
Congratulations!
Duncan Mitchell confidently passed his 1st Dan Black Belt grading in Bath.
Mar 1, 2008
North West Open 2008
Paul James kata 1st, Pete Bonser junior kumite 1st
Feb 2, 2008
Welsh Squad Selections
Paul James - Men's Kata and Kumite: Duncan Mitchel - Men's Kata
Nov 24, 2007
* ESKA 2007
European Shotokan Karate Association Champs Portugal
Nov 18, 2007
* Lincoln Open 2008
Lincoln Open
Nov 17, 2007
KUGB Student Champs
Good result all round.
Sep 29, 2007
Oh So So Close....
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Paul has to settle for 6th after narrowly missing out on the finals...
Sep 16, 2007
BSK GOLD
Paul takes 1st place at the British Shotokan Kyogi Open
Sep 15, 2007
Shotokan Cup
Paul takes bronze to warm up for the world championships
Aug 17, 2007
Reunion 2007
Nostalgia; they don't make it like they used to....
Jun 30, 2007
WKF North Wales Open
Clean run for Paul in Wrexham
Jun 23, 2007
KUGB Welsh 2007
It's all gold!!! Well done to Paul, Dan and Rose for retaining the team kata title once again. Paul wins the men's kata for the tenth consecutive year....
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 Karate, the most essential of the arts of unarmed self-defence, is, among many other things, a protective, not aggressive, technique. It should never be used violently or with intent to maim. Though the full depth of the meaning of the word "karate" is difficult to convey, in general, we can say that it is a rigid training of both the mind and the body. A developed karate technique gives power that should never be misused.Karate is a training of the mind and body, but it is more. It calls for support on the deep and mysterious mental powers of man that are greater than modern science can comprehend. More than a sport, more than a system of defence, karate, in its most important aspect, is a way to serenity. The karate master and the trainee, who has worked for years with this semi-physical, semi-spiritual exercise, is a tranquil man. He is calm and unafraid in disaster because he has become accustomed to the idea that every step draws us closer to death. His whole being is concentrated on achieving serenity and on bringing others to that serene state with him. Masutatsu Oyama, What is Karate? published 1966
Find the right instructor. Make this the most important thing when it comes to choosing a martial art. Here at Aberystwyth Karate Club you will be taught by Paul James who is the most senior and experienced martial arts instructors in the area. Paul has been teaching karate at the University Sports Centre since 1992 and currently holds the rank of 4th Dan black belt. His competition highlights include being JSKA World Kata Champion, Welsh Champion nineteen times (11 x KUGB men's kata, 3 x WKF men's kata, 5 x KUGB team kata), two times European Bronze medallist and many times British finalist. He is a KUGB qualified karate instructor, Chief Instructor to the Mid Wales Centre of Excellence and one of only three Instructor Assessors in Wales. Paul has taught students from novice up to 4th dan black belt and has coached countless numbers of highly successful competitors.
Shotokan, the original Japanese Karate is by far the most popular style of karate in the world. We are affiliated to the Karate Union of Great Britain which as well as being the UK's largest organisation with over 400 clubs it is also the home of many of the worlds greatest traditional competitors.
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