Newcastle Goju-Ryu Karate Academy

🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA 2026: THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! ✈️
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The draw is complete, and the results are in! 👀

​Martial arts is often seen as a male-dominated world, but at Newcastle Goju-Ryu, we are proud that our dojo is nearly 50% female. It’s a statistic you rarely see in this industry, and today, the draw reflected that balance perfectly.

​We are thrilled to announce that the students winning the fully funded scholarship to the USA are an all-female trio! 🥋💪

​This wasn't a selection, but a draw—and the girls came out on top.

​The Academy is covering everything for the winners:

✅ Return Flights
✅ Hotels & Accommodation
✅ Ground Transport

​They will be joining us in Carlsbad, CA, for a week of elite, holistic training with Paul Enfield Sensei & Michelle Enfield Sensei of GKC Global.

​To the boys who entered—commiserations, but you have bright futures ahead. This year, it’s the girls' time to shine.

​Congratulations to the winners!

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Watch Their Faces When They Found Out About California 🥋 #karate #shorts The California 2026 team has been selected! 🇺🇸​This isn't just a trip; it's a fully funded scholarship for a week of holistic, mentally and physically chal...

19 years...
お願いします.

A quick update about the waiting list, if anyone actually still uses facebook...👀

We've just finished bringing people in from the end of 2023.

We're now starting to contact people from January & February 2024.

We have 275 on the list but as you can imagine, lots of people will have moved on, moved away etc.

Therefore, we hope to get to you soon, and we're extremely grateful for your patience.

Best wishes. 🥋

A karate student has pushed for her club to change uniform rules to help alleviate period anxiety: https://bbc.in/3F19nJm

Simple things that matter. 💜⛩️🥋

'We couldn’t wait until Christmas Day to give the boys their hoodies. They absolutely love them. Just wanted to say too, thank you for being a real inspiration and role model for J and A. I’ve seen them both grow so much over the last year and it’s partly down to the time they spend in the Dojo. Many thanks Sensei. All the best for Christmas and New Year. Take care and we’ll see you in the New Year." 🥹🎅🏻🎁☃️🥋

Saturday Open Training! 🔥🔥

18 years of working with the Heaton community.
18 years of steady growth.
18 years of ups, downs, joy and anxiety.
18 years of helping people.

The martial arts we teach don't just focus on the physical, far from it. Mental health and emotional intelligence are at the forefront of our values.

Life has been a struggle for so many, for years now, but we provide a safe, disciplined, enjoyable environment for people to challenge themselves and show that they're not going to just roll over and give up.

We teach people to be accountable, responsible and respectful. These traits are lacking so terribly in today's world from people of all ages and walks of life, but we won't bend.

Karate will not be a lifelong activity for most, but the lessons remain ingrained and help the students to live a much more fulfilled life.

Thanks to every single person that's ever stepped foot in our Dojo. It's been a wild ride, and my baby has now grown into a strong, successful adult. Here's to EIGHTEEN years! 🥂🖤❤️🥋🙇‍♂️

October black belt training was intense. ✊

Amazing attendance (the most ever, I think) and effort shows me that the academy is healthier than ever, both at the higher and lower ranks.

We did a practice test in preparation for next month's gradings, and went through some kihon and kata.

It takes discipline to be a martial artist. A lot of people feel attacked when their flaws are exposed. We all have them, and need to be willing to look within to improve.

Keep going. 🙇‍♂️

September black belt training, our first one since June, was excellent today. ✊

We ran through half of our Kihon Ido (fundamental movements), once slowly, once quickly, and once with pure aggression. We then focused on Kata & Bunkai. 🥋

The depth of detail and information can't be described here. You have to attend in order to experience it, with the improvements happening in real time at the Dojo. 🙏

Only a handful will ever understand what it truly takes to commit to something like this for life. Well done, all. Gradings are coming. 🙇‍♂️