Farnham Karate Club

04/06/2026

Farnham Karate Club photo circa 1978, photo taken at Farnham Memorial Hall, Farnham Surrey.
Left to Right Alan Conchi, Robbie Smith, Andy Evans & Andrew Smith

02/06/2026

Dear Sensei's, Students and Parents of England Wado-Kai. Please see below our poster for this year's Lyme Regis Course. Earlier this year we ran a survey online asking you all for feedback and from this information we have put together a new structure to our Lyme Regis Course.

Please read through as this year on Saturday it's a senior grade course for 4th Kyu (Full Purple) and above only. Then Sunday is a one day course for all students/grades with gradings as normal. We have also changed the start times to the course on both days.

We hope to see you all at the course. Booking online will be available soon.

28/05/2026

Another Opinion

27/05/2026

A legacy crossed the sea and reshaped the martial world.
When karate reached mainland Japan in 1922, it was more than a simple journey from Okinawa — it was a cultural turning point. Born in the Ryukyu Kingdom under centuries of restriction and secrecy, karate had been forged as a practical system of self-defense, refined quietly by Okinawan masters. Gichin Funakoshi’s introduction of the art to Tokyo universities transformed it from a regional fighting method into a structured budo discipline. To be accepted, karate adapted: techniques were systematized, deeper stances and linear movements were emphasized to match Japanese martial aesthetics, and a philosophical framework was formalized. This migration didn’t dilute karate. It launched its global spread. From university clubs in the 1930s to dojos on every continent today, that moment when karate crossed the water is the reason it evolved from island heritage into world legacy.

27/05/2026

In May 2028 we shall organise another Masters Course to celebrate Sensei Wilkinson's 60 years of WadoKai Karate and celebrate 55 Years of (Farnham Karate Club) the Honbu Dojo we shall invite other Sensei's to assist Sensei Barry Wilkinson in another Masters Course

Honbu Members are invited to make suggestions to our Honbu Dojo of who will be Invited to take Part in the Net Masters Course Please send all suggested Prominent Wado Karate Sensei's Names.

Names & Faces Change but the Honbu Dojo moves on.

27/05/2026

The Masters Course Commemorative Tee Shirt for the 2018 Masters Course held in Aldershot on 24th May 2018

27/05/2026

27/05/2026

It was Eight Years ago on the Masters Course that Farnham Karate Club Sensei Nick Perkins was Promoted to the Rank of 6th Dan Featured with Four 8th Dan Sensei's, Ohgami Shingo Sensei, Colin Clapperton Sensei, George Grimes Sensei & Barry Wilkinson Sensei.

15/05/2026

Sensei's Dojo Role Model
The Role of a Sensei
Be Someone's Strength
Be Someone's Inspiration
Be Someone's Reason to Never Give Up