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ESKA 2023 Championships

The ESKA Championships were held on Sunday 12th November at the Stevenage Hombu (ESKA Headquarters). The event was a massive success with karate of great spirit and focus on show, along with fantastic support from family and the local community.

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ESKA Competition Update

Not long now until the biggest event in the ESKA calendar, the ESKA Championships! We’ve shared some information regarding the timings of the day, so please read on.

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BASK National Open Competition – Success for ESKA

The ESKA squad has recently returned from a WUKF event with some great results. The BASK (British Academy of Shotokan Karate) Open was held at Brunel University on October 8th.

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WUKF World Championships – 2023

ESKA’S elite squad took part in the WUKF World championships last week in Dundee, Scotland.

The squad did amazingly well, make sure you read on for the full details!

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WUKF World Championship Squad Selection

Recently a number of members of the ESKA squad had the opportunity to be selected for the upcoming WUKF Karate World Championships in Dundee, which will be taking place from July 13th to 16th https://dundee2023.uk/

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ESKA Kumite 2023 Championships – Competition Results

Sunday 2nd April saw ESKA hold its very first Kumite Championships at the Stevenage Hombu. The event was a massive success with karate of great spirit and focus on show, along with fantastic support from family and the local community.

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ESKA 2023 National Competition Success!

The ESKA squad has recently returned from two WUKF events with some considerable success.

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Want to be an ESKA Champion?

Great, then we have some good news for you… then annual ESKA competition has returned after a COVID enforced Sabbatical. We want every ESKA member to take part, so get involved now.

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Want to be an ESKA Kumite Champion?

Great, then we have some good news for you… ESKA will be running a Kumite (Freestyle) only competition in April. Read more below…

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AMA International Competition – Mar 2022

On the 5/6 of March the ESKA Squad went to the 2022 AMA International Competition in Sheffield. We had 18 competitors entering 34 categories over the two days, which made this the largest ESKA squad for many decades.


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ESKA Championships

This year the competition is on a Sunday and all contestants will receive a participation certificate, with medals/trophies (to be confirmed) being awarded to 1st, 2nd and both 3rd places.

Categories may include:

  • Kihon (basic): 5 punches forward, turn, 5 kicks back
  • Kata (forms): Choose any Shotokan kata
  • Team Kata: Teams of two can choose any Shotokan kata
  • Family Kata: Teams of any size from 1 family
  • Kumite (freestyle fighting): Head-guards provided to juniors but all contestants must provide their own gum shield
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