Reading Karate Club - Wado-Kai

26/04/2026

Unfortunately, the Children's karate class is closed on Monday 27th April. The adult class will run as normal.

For alternative training this week, the closest club to us is Thatcham Wado Karate Club on Friday:

http://www.englandwadokai.org/thatcham-wado-karate-club

Other relatively local clubs can be found in Aldershot, Bagshot, Farnborough and Farnham.

Sorry for the short notice and any inconvenience.

Please note From September 2020, Thatcham Wado Karate Club will be moving to Friday nights and Thatcham Memorial Hall, Bath Road, Thatcham RG18 3AG.

23/03/2026

Reading Wado Kai Karate Club will be closed on Easter Bank Holiday Monday (6th April), but we will be open on the other Mondays in the Easter school holidays as normal.

05/02/2026

Just a reminder that there is no karate training on Monday 9th February at the Reading Club.

We will be back to normal the following week on the 16th Feb.

09/12/2025

Congratulations to club member Sydney, who earned his Brown/Black Belt (1st Kyu) following a tough grading at the EWKR Winter Course.

Sydney has really been putting the hours into his training, and that dedication truly paid off with this final step before the black belt grading. A massive well done, Sydney!

09/12/2025

Big congratulations to Tic Tac, who successfully earned her 1st Dan Black Belt following an impressive grading at the England Wado Kai Spring course in Sandhurst.

The grading was conducted by a panel of senior instructors from England Wado Kai; Sensei Barry Wilkinson , Sensei Nick Perkins, and Sensei Peter Fielder.

I've been teaching karate for nearly 20 years and it’s always a buzz when you see one of your students successfully grade, but it’s extra special when you have coached someone from their very first lesson all the way through to Black Belt.

Tic Tac started with Reading Karate Club - Wado-Kai when she was just six years old and has grown into a fantastic karateka, winning national and international medals along the way. She is also a wonderful role model and inspiration to our younger members.

Super proud of your achievement Tic Tac! Congratulations!

05/11/2025

Afraid there will be no karate training on Monday 10th November.

We will be back to normal the following week on Monday 17th November.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

04/11/2025

A busy night of belt tests for the children's class last night.

Congratulations to 8 of our members on their successful gradings.

Excellent work from all the candidates 👏

24/10/2025

We've just reached 3,000 followers on the Reading Wado Kai page! Thanks to everyone for your continuing support 🙏🤗🥋🎉

11/09/2025

An end of an era this week for the Reading club.

After over 12 years training with us, since the age of 6, Quan is off to study in Birmingham and follow his passion for acting.

We wish him every success and an amazing time in Birmingham.

20/08/2025

Great turnout at training on Monday night's adult class. Thanks to everyone who came down and to Freya for visiting us during her short stay from Dubai.

We continued our work on refining the elements of Nieseishi Kata, some Ohyo kumite, and ran through the syllabus for yellow/orange grades for our grading members.

Finished off with some pad drills and pressure testing.

After training we had a grading for 4 of our members followed by a trip to the pub to celebrate their success - a very busy club night!

There is no training next week at the Reading club due to the bank holiday, but some of the other EWKR clubs are running next week.

We will be back to training on Monday 1st September. All are welcome.

19/08/2025

Congratulations to 4 of our members on their successful gradings last night.

Excellent work from all the candidates 👏