GKR Karate Region 37 Reading, United Kingdom

GKR Karate Region 37 Reading, United Kingdom Mixed classes, kids only, and family classes available.
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GKR Karate Region 37 is located in Reading, United Kingdom with over 40 classes, 40 instructors and literally hundreds of students that train throughout these locations every week. GKR Karate training locations in Reading Region 37
Basingstoke North - Basingstoke West - Bracknell - Bradfield - Bramley - Burghfield - Camberley - Caversham - Cowley - Crowthorne - Didcot - Earley - Henley-On-Thames North - Henley-On-Thames South - Newbury North - Newbury South - Shinfield - Southcote - Thatcham - Tilehurst - Whitley - Wokingham - Woodcote - Woodley

The tension is building for finals day. All the best to all those competing today in the World Cup Finals! Especially ou...
26/07/2026

The tension is building for finals day.

All the best to all those competing today in the World Cup Finals! Especially our very own Sensei Debbie Leonard

Another successful beach training today at West Wittering beach.If you missed it, we do another one next year!!
05/07/2026

Another successful beach training today at West Wittering beach.

If you missed it, we do another one next year!!

01/07/2026

Just in case you're still in two minds, here's some words from Kancho Robert Sullivan to inspire you to enter for the chance to become a GKR Karate World Champion! It doesn't matter if you're a white belt who's been with us for a few weeks, a black belt with decades of experience, or anywhere in between, this is your chance to shine!

๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ž๐—ฅ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก for your, or your child's, age and belt colour division. Yes, that's right...
01/07/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ž๐—ฅ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก for your, or your child's, age and belt colour division.

Yes, that's right, you only need the spirit of a champion to step onto the mats and compete against others of your age and grade in either Kata, Kumite or both. For white and yellow belts, you just need your basic combinations and a shoulder to push a kick shield with!

No black belt required, no years of experience required, no hours of gruelling squad training required (you might want to do some extra classes and seminars!), just you, your uniform, your sparring kit and that spirit of a champion.

We've not had the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฝ in the UK for over 7 years, and it won't be back here again until 2030! So miss out at your peril, I will be competing, as will Sensei Debbie, for those who know her, as will a raft of other instructors and students from across the Thames Valley Dojos. It is an event seriously not to be missed.

Entries close on ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†, so get yours in and then head to the beach for training down there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask your instructor or message me directly.

Otherwise, I will see you on the mats in Telford, and I look forward to welcoming a few of you back as ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in August!

All the best,
Ian
Regional Manager/Senior Instructor
GKR Karate Thames Valley

Tournament timetable for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone competing!!
12/06/2026

Tournament timetable for tomorrow.

Good luck to everyone competing!!

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ!๐Ÿšจโ€‹A quick reminder that our special Stop Domestic & Family Violence Self D...
07/06/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ!๐Ÿšจ
โ€‹A quick reminder that our special Stop Domestic & Family Violence Self Defence Seminar is happening today at the Reading Prime Dojo (15:00 - 17:00)!
โ€‹As you can see on the flyer, this event is open to all students, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€. Come along, have some fun on the mats, and help us support ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ, the UK domestic violence support charityโ€”100% of the proceeds go directly to them.

โ€‹โš ๏ธ Important: You can pay in advance by scanning the QR code directly from the flyer or use the link below to save time later:
โ€‹https://gkrkarateshop.co.uk/product/stop-domestic-family-violence-seminar/

(Use ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿณ in the option box)

โ€‹We can't wait to see you all there later for a safe, fun, and impactful session!
โ€‹All the best,
Ian & Debbie
Regional Managers / Senior Instructors

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ˜€

Our next ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ on ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต, is fast approaching, and the entry deadline has been ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ to this ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ...
03/06/2026

Our next ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ on ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต, is fast approaching, and the entry deadline has been ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ to this ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด isnโ€™t just about winning a medal; itโ€™s about the courage to step up, face nerves, and test your training under pressure. That is where real growth happens. ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ, ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Entering into ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ events provides ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€, builds precision, mental discipline, and absolute control. It teaches them to master the self.

Entering ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ events provides ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, builds resilience, split-second decision-making, and the confidence to handle pressure. It teaches them to meet challenges head-on.

A person who learns that growth happens outside their comfort zone carries that confidence into their ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ!

Karate is about taking action, so please, get to it and book your spot now.

Dear all, as part of our worldwide Stop Domestic and Family Violence month, we will be holding a special ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ...
27/05/2026

Dear all, as part of our worldwide Stop Domestic and Family Violence month, we will be holding a special ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ in our Reading Prime Dojo on Sunday the 7th of June.

This is open to all students, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ, so come along with a crowd and have some fun on the mats.

This is a paid for seminar, with all the proceeds going to ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ, the UK Domestic Violence support charity.

We promise it will be a fun, engaging and safe seminar that beginners and experienced karate-ka will benefit from.

Please book and pay in advance by scanning the QR code or via this link:

https://gkrkarateshop.co.uk/product/stop-domestic-family-violence-seminar/

We look forward to seeing you there!
Ian & Debbie
Regional Managers/ Senior instructors.

11/05/2026

Karate truly is for everyone. Come and give it a go with us, you won't regret it!

Big shout out to my new rising fans! Lili White
08/05/2026

Big shout out to my new rising fans! Lili White

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