Beckenham Shotokan Karate Club

02/12/2025

Congratulations to Sofia Kerr for passing her Shodan this weekend at the JKA international winter course. All the hard work and tears finally paid off!

27/11/2025

What a week!
Beckenham SKC had the honour of hosting Hakizume Sensei for a kata course — and he absolutely delivered! 👊🔥 Two fantastic sessions packed with learning, followed by a great meal and plenty of laughs.
Huge shout-out to Jack for the brilliant translating! 🙌🥋

22/10/2025

Day 1 in Spain 🇪🇸 — kicked things off with sunrise at the beach, some go-kart racing thrills, and finished the night laughing our way through Sensei Clare’s quiz! What a perfect start to the trip!

14/10/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Sensei Anya for being selected for the JKA England Squad for the third year in a row! 🥋🇬🇧
Her dedication and countless hours of training have truly paid off — this year she’s been chosen for both Kata and Kumite! 👏💪
We’re so proud of you, Sensei Anya! You’re a real inspiration to all our students. 🌟
💭 Anything is possible if you work hard enough!
Come and start your karate journey with us today — who knows where it might take you! 🥰🔥

15/07/2025

🎉🥋 Huge congratulations to Anya for passing her Nidan at the JKA England National Course & Dan Grading this weekend! 🥋👏

Not only that, she’s now officially the youngest ever Nidan at Beckenham! 🔥 What an incredible achievement!

Well done, Anya – keep up the amazing work and continue being an inspiration to us all! 💪✨

24/05/2025

What an amazing day at the Beckenham & Shirley SKC Annual Charity Kata-thon!

This year, we took on the challenge of raising funds for Croydon University Hospital’s Critical Care (ICU) Fund and the incredible Dreams Come True charity.

Our dedicated students completed three hours of non-stop kata — with just 30-second water breaks — across three sessions led by three outstanding Sensei. Their focus, energy, and determination were truly inspiring!

We set a fundraising target of £3,000, and we’re thrilled to share that we’ve already surpassed it — raising £3,775 so far… and counting!

There’s still time to support us!
If you’d like to donate, please click the link below:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/beckenhamskc-shirleyskc?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL

A huge thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and supported us — you’re helping make a real difference!

22/05/2025

It’s almost Katathon time!
Our annual charity Katathon is happening this Saturday, 24th March – and we’re SO close to smashing our target!

This year we’re raising money for two amazing causes: Dreams Come True and Croydon University Hospital. With just £1,000 to go, we need one last big push to get us over the finish line!

Let’s do this together – please donate and help us make a real difference!

Every pound counts and every share helps!

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02/05/2025

New Shodan alert!

Congratulations to Beckenham SKC’s newest Shodan’s, Maggie Wells & Fransisca Rios-Durkin! #

05/04/2025

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the March grading held by Sensei Ohta. It was a fantastic day, and we are proud to announce the following results
9th Kyu - Laurence, Avnee, Alex K, Hugo, James L, Ben L, Teddy, Ben C, Axel, Claribel, Jonah, James G, Neil, Sid
8th Kyu - Daniel, Elliot, Helen, Zach, Willow
7th Kyu - Rio, Liam, Ben, Tommy, Sofia
6th Kyu - Taro
5th Kyu - Sam
4th Kyu - Jan
3rd Kyu - Duy-Anh
2nd Kyu - Alex
1st Kyu - Beau, Charlie

25/03/2025

Anya does it again! 🎉 This past weekend, Anya and the rest of the England squad competed at the Legend Open Championships, and we couldn’t be prouder! She brought home:

🥈 Silver - 13-15 Kata (Mixed)
🥈 Silver - 13-15 Kumite
🥇 Gold - Junior Team Kumite

What an incredible achievement! Keep up the amazing work, Anya – you continue to inspire us all! 👏

07/12/2024

JKA winter course last weekend.

Congratulations to:

Jack Mussard - Sandan
Clare Fabri - International D Licence referee

26/10/2024

Spain 2024.

Training on the beach watching the sun rise. What a great way to start your day. Can’t wait to do it again next year!