WKKU Wado-Kai Karate Union

24/05/2026

Results and hard work rewarded 👊

More squad related news to report this weekend! Congratulations to Alex on receiving a sports scholarship from his university 🥳

𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 will provide Alex with some amazing services:
Strength & conditioning, physiotherapy, financial assistance, sports psychology, nutrition support, and gym membership. And the cherry on top… extensions for assignments and on-site parking! 😃

Big thank you to Swansea University for supporting Wales’ top Karate athlete 🙏

17/05/2026

What a day for the WKKU today!
🤩 3 picked for Wales for the Under 21 World Championships (Alex Maidie Logan)
🤩 6 picked for the Commonwealth Championships (Alex Maidie Logan Nathan Callum Cole)
🤩 Annemarie passed her national kumite referee-A licence

Fantastic achievements guys 🥳

16/05/2026

📆 𝐖𝐊𝐊𝐔 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒
JULY
Saturday 4th Junior White belts
(+ juniors who graded at March’s white belt grading)

SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 15th Junior White belts
Saturday 19th Junior Reds-Browns

OCTOBER
Tuesday 6th Adult Classes

NOVEMBER
Tuesday 24th Dan Grading

11/05/2026

Our next bi-monthly 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 ⬇️

Those who graded to Red Belt at March’s grading are eligible to grade for Yellow at this session. For Merthyr club this would be: Artem, Tal, Flyn, Bhodi, Dylan 🟥➡️🟨

07/05/2026

🥳 Anne-Marie building on her established junior class by starting an adults class. Good luck🍀

⭐️ITS LANDED ⬇️ NEW ADULTS CLASS⭐️

Looking to learn a new skill, improve your flexibility, become more confident within yourself, and make new friends along the way, all whilst improving your fitness???

Karate is an inclusive sport, age, gender, fitness level or ability is all catered for 😊

For more information please drop a mail to the email address below or contact via messenger

05/05/2026

The second grading session this evening was for the members of the Adults classes from Merthyr Wado Karate and Aberfan Junior Wado-Kai Karate. Overall a very good standard. Well done to you all 👏🏻 👏🏻

05/05/2026

Congratulations to our latest group of junior white belts to pass their gradings this evening and going home happy with their Red Stripe and Red belts 😀

25/04/2026

Huge congratulations to the WKKU junior members who graded today. So many smiling faces as they earned their new karate belts! Well done all🥋✨

21/04/2026

April’s Guess-the-Number winner is IAN JAMES 🥳 £150 prize for Ian, and £150 raised for the WKKU Squad Fund

Thank you everyone who played this month and by doing so have supported our squads 👏🏻 👏🏻
(Draw done by Callum Reid)

20/04/2026

WKKU KUMITE MEDAL TABLE
Here’s an early look at the medal table;

MALE
Alex Lawrence🥇🥇🥇🥉16pts
Jason McInnes🥇🥈🥉9pts
Harrison Jones🥇🥈8pts
Logan Howe🥈🥈🥉7pts
Cody Watkins🥇5pts
Oliver Normanton🥈🥉🥉5pts
Sidney Ewington🥈🥉4pts
Cole Rees Williams🥈3pts
Kaylem Watkins🥈3pts
Callum Reid🥈3pts
Harry Hicks🥈3pts
Ioan James🥉1pt
Nathan Preece🥉1pt

FEMALE
Kayla Kamatoy🥇🥈8pts
Maidie Rees🥇🥈8pts
Maisie Jones🥇5pts
Ceri Jones🥇5pts
Ruhi Goraniya🥇5pts
Kimi Williams🥈3pts
Lexi Howe🥉🥉1pt
Verity Park🥉🥉1pt
Ella Pulman🥉🥉1pt
Amelia Montague🥉🥉1pt
Eira Morris🥉1pt
Lola Williams🥉1pt
Ria Goraniya🥉1pt

End of each year we present awards for;
🏆top 3 males
🏆top 3 females
🏆top junior

Comps have been light on the ground so far this year, so those who have missed comps still have time to climb up the medal table.