14/06/2026
Ugur Aktas Seminar 2026 ๐A huge thank youโฆ
Events like this are only possible because of the support and effort of so many people behind the scenes.
Thank you to everyone who attended, travelled, trained and helped create such a fantastic weekend. It was amazing to see so many clubs and friends coming together to share, learn and enjoy karate.
A special thank you to our Bravo Karate family, volunteers and supporters who worked tirelessly before, during and after the seminar.
We couldn't have done it without you.
๐ Charlie, John, Kaori, Victoria, Matthew, Fran, Alex, Mitchell, little Thomas, Roham, Parham, Mark, Myles, Riley, Otto, Georgia and Keelen, thank you for all your hard work and support.
A few extra thank yous to the people and partners who helped make the weekend possible:
๐ Pauline Ashmore ( .pauline.92 ) for the amazing seminar T-shirts.
๐ฉโ๐ณ Cintia's Gourmet ( )for the delicious Brazilian food.
๐โโ๏ธ Up & Running Sports Injuries Clinics Ltd ( ) - for being there throughout the event and looking after our members and participants.
๐ธ Jon Mainwaring ( j_m_photography_portsmouth ) - for capturing the weekend with some fantastic photographs.
๐ฅ Matt Powell and AKA association ( ) - for supporting the event with the mats.
๐ฌ Lorraine, Wendy and the whole team at the Charles Dickens Activity Centre - thank you for always making us feel so welcome.
And, of course, our biggest thank you goes to Ugur ๐น๐ท for an unforgettable weekend.
It is always inspiring to learn from someone who combines world-class experience with such humility, generosity and passion for karate.
We are incredibly grateful for everyone's support and hope to continue creating more opportunities like this for the karate community in the future ๐๐ฅ
๐ธ Photo credits: and ๐ฅ Kaori Samways & Charlie Marie
