Westwood Karate Academy

Westwood Karate Academy Traditional Shotokan Karate for all ages, 7 days a week in Southend, Westcliff, Leigh, Shoebury, Rayleigh, Thundersley, Canvey, Hockley, Essex

Across the week we hold 39 classes for various age groups from 4 years old. Please visit our website for class details and contact us to book a free trial. If you would like to speak to someone, our office is open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 15:00

On May 17th our Westwood members took part in the TSKUK National Competition in Canvey. A very successful day for Westwo...
04/06/2026

On May 17th our Westwood members took part in the TSKUK National Competition in Canvey. A very successful day for Westwood and we are so proud of everyone who took the opportunity to showcase their skill at this competition! Congratulations to all of our members on your successes! And a massive thank you to our team of referees who helped out on the day as well. Results below! 🥋

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🏆Lewis Grigson
Competitor of the day for the entire competition.

These members had a fun, hot and sweaty 2 hour fun lesson yesterday during our half term workshop! Thank you for coming ...
28/05/2026

These members had a fun, hot and sweaty 2 hour fun lesson yesterday during our half term workshop! Thank you for coming along even in the heat and taking part ☀️

Westwood Squad Medalists from the AKA Championships. Huge congratulations to you all, everyone should be super proud of ...
02/05/2026

Westwood Squad Medalists from the AKA Championships. Huge congratulations to you all, everyone should be super proud of themselves👊🥋

Results:

🥇GOLD MEDALISTS
Alyssia - Juraken

Bodhi - Individual Kata
Lewis - Individual Kata
Lilia - Individual Kata

Harper, Lilia, Maya - Team Kata

Lewis - Individual Kumite
Sofia - Individual Kumite

Lewis, Jacob, Logan - Team Kumite
Harper, Lilia, Maya - Team Kumite

🥈SILVER MEDALISTS
Harper and Lilia - Pairs Kata
Tommy and Lewis - Pairs Kata

Tommy, Sofia, Scarlett - Team Kata
Bodhi, Alyssia, Jack - Team Kata

Lewis - Individual Kata
Michael - Individual Kata
Tommy - Individual Kata

Sofia - Individual Kumite

🥉BRONZE MEDALISTS
Harper - Individual Kata
Logan - Individual Kata

Jack - Individual Kumite
Lilia - Individual Kumite
Daisy - Individual Kumite
Scarlett - Individual Kumite
Alyssia - Individual Kumite

Sofia, Scarlett, Martha - Team Kumite

We hope everyone had a great time at the TSKUK Spring Course! Sensei Mason and Sensei Charlie taught a great 2 hours eac...
01/05/2026

We hope everyone had a great time at the TSKUK Spring Course! Sensei Mason and Sensei Charlie taught a great 2 hours each focusing on some key Kata, Kumite, and Kihon points.

Pairs and Team Medalists from the AKA Open Championships! Super work from these teams, we love seeing how hard they all ...
30/04/2026

Pairs and Team Medalists from the AKA Open Championships! Super work from these teams, we love seeing how hard they all work together. Full results coming soon… 💪👊

Individual Medalists from the AKA Open Championships over the weekend! Westwood have had a busy weekend😁 Congratulations...
30/04/2026

Individual Medalists from the AKA Open Championships over the weekend! Westwood have had a busy weekend😁 Congratulations to all of our WKA Squad at another successful competition💪

Westwood’s brand new Shodan and Nidan Black Belts! 👊Congratulations to everyone that graded at our TSKUK Spring Course t...
29/04/2026

Westwood’s brand new Shodan and Nidan Black Belts! 👊Congratulations to everyone that graded at our TSKUK Spring Course this weekend, we look forward to seeing you all in class in your new belts and new grades. OSU 🥋

Good Luck to our WKA Squad members attending the AKA Open Championships this weekend! We look forward to seeing the resu...
24/04/2026

Good Luck to our WKA Squad members attending the AKA Open Championships this weekend! We look forward to seeing the results 👊

Coaches:
Mason Gill
Hannah Mitchell

Athletes:
Sofia Chaston
Logan Dixon
Isabelle Fagence
Jacob Freeman
Lewis Grigson
Tommy Grigson
Daisy Lainchbury
Harper Nightingale
Bodhi Rolph
Alyssia Stead
Caitlin Stead
Scarlett Stead
Michael Stead
Lilia Venkat
Jack Whiten

Well done and thank you to these members who took part in our takedown session last Wednesday and then our fun day today...
08/04/2026

Well done and thank you to these members who took part in our takedown session last Wednesday and then our fun day today! We hope you all had a fun time learning some new things and a fun few hours training - enjoy the sunshine today ☀️

Fantastic results from the British Open Championships. Here’s most of our medal winners with all their achievements. We ...
28/03/2026

Fantastic results from the British Open Championships. Here’s most of our medal winners with all their achievements. We are so proud of our WKA Squad! On to the next one 👊

Results:

🥇BRITISH CHAMPIONS
Individual Kata - Isabelle Fagence
Individual Inclusive Kata - Ben Strachen

Individual Kumite - Lewis Grigson
Individual Kumite - Isabelle Fagence
Individual Kumite - Michael Stead

Pairs Kata - Isabelle and Scarlett Stead
Pairs Kata - Lewis Grigson and Jacob Clement

Team Kata - Harper Nightingale, Lilia Venkat and Maya Wierzchon
Team Kata - Bodhi Rolph, Alyssia Stead, Jack Whiten
Team Kata X2 - Sofia Chaston, Scarlett Stead, Isabelle Stead

Team Kumite - Bodhi Rolph and Jack Whiten (Liam Rutledge)
Team Kumite X2 - Sofia Chaston, Scarlett Stead, Isabelle Stead (Martha Selby)
Team Kumite X2 - Caitlin Stead (Lily Nudd, Lena Gryczaniuk, Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke)
Team Kumite - Daisy Lainchbury (Beth Nesbitt-Clarke, Georgia Blanch, Daisy Toone)

🥈SILVER MEDALIST

Individual Kata - Lewis Grigson
Individual Kata - Sofia Chaston

Individual Kumite - Sofia Chaston
Individual Kumite - Stuart James

Pairs Kata - Tommy Grigson and Sofia Chaston
Pairs Kata - Lilia Venkat and Harper Nightingale
Pairs Kata - Bodhi Rolph and Alyssia Stead

Team Kata - Jacob Clement, Lewis Grigson and Quinn Courtnell

Individual Kumite - Bodhi Rolph

Team Kumite - Scarlett Stead, Isabelle Stead and Sofia Chaston (Martha Selby)

🥉BRONZE MEDALIST

Individual Kata - Jack Whiten
Individual Kata - Lilia Venkat
Individual Kata - Scarlett Stead

Individual Kumite - Lenny Griffiths
Individual Kumite - Quinn Hill
Individual Kumite - Stuart James

Team Kumite - Jacob Clement, Lewis Grigson and Quinn Cournell (Tariq Turner)
Team Kumite - Harper Nightingale, Lilia Venkat, Maya Wierzchon (Adela Rozanska)
Team Kumite - Scarlett Stead, Isabelle Stead and Sofia Chaston (Martha Selby)
Team Kumite - Daisy Lainchbury (Lily Nudd, Lena Gryczaniuk, Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke)

Address

963 London Road
Leigh-on-Sea
SS93LB

Telephone

+441702479197

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