Newcastle University Karate Club

Well done to everyone who has received their A-level results or other results earlier in the summer, and is heading to Newcastle this September!

Throughout the year we get up to lots of exciting things including:
- Trips to Scotland
- Gradings
- Competitions (BUCS)
- A mix of socials
- Loads of other activities

There’s something for everyone at NUKC. Please DM us if you have any questions about the club. We will be shortly releasing more information about the memberships, etc.

And that is a wrap on the 2025/26 committee year! 🥋🎬

Looking back, we have so much to be proud of:

🏅 Bringing home medals
🎄 Unforgettable Christmas dinner & Secret Santa
🌿 Outdoor park trainings
🏔️ Hiking trip
🌳 Wellness walks

Huge thank you to every single member who showed up, trained hard, and supported our events this year.

Passing the baton over to the 2026/27 committee 👊 wishing you the absolute best of luck🔥

Massive shoutout to Tina and Sandar, who represented us at the Sunderland Championship and the Shotokan Cup! 🥋🔥

Both of them competed fiercely in Kata divisions.

A special congratulations to Sandar for fighting her way to the semi-finals at the Shotokan Cup! 🥋✨

No medals this time around, but the dedication these two put into their training is the real win.

What a weekend in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥋

Massive well done to Ami, Sandar and Shaz for putting in the work and training with Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan)! 🔥

Huge shoutout to Ami, who absolutely crushed her grading for her green belt (6th Kyu)! 🟢💪

Plus, the crew refreshed with some sightseeing and hit the food festival along the scenic Largs Promenade. 🍔🍦!

A massive well done to all our members who trained with Sensei John Bruce (6th Dan) in Sunderland 🙌

Enormous congratulations to our members who smashed their grading🔥👊

Shoutout to our newly promoted belts🤩:

🟤 Harry — Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
🟤 Jackson — Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
🟢 Aisha — Green Belt (6th Kyu)
🟡 Kiarash — Yellow Belt (7th Kyu)
🟡 Aksa — Yellow Belt (7th Kyu)

Incredible year-end social 🤩

To everyone heading off for graduation and summer break, farewell and best of luck! You’ll be massively missed.🙌

For those staying, summer training is still on! We’ll also keep the vibes going with occasional summer socials/outings. 👋

🥋 Huge shoutout to our assistant instructor, Tina for attending Kata Standardisation Course in Loughborough. 🙌

Led by Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan), the session is designed to elevate individual performance and raise the collective standards of instructors, referees, and judges.

👊Huge well done to Tina and Sandar for competing in Kata at the KUGB Nationals in Nottingham a couple of weeks back.

No medals this time, but great performances all round.👏

Hope everyone’s exams are treating them well. Good luck with the final push! 🥋📚

Extremely well done to Tina (one of our assistant instructors) for completing an intense 3 hour KUGB England Kata Squad training session at the Red Triangle Dojo in Liverpool! 👏🤩

AGM was a total blast! 🤩

Huge congrats to everyone who walked away with an award 🏆

We’re officially passing the baton to the new committee. 🏃‍♀️🙌🏃‍♂️ We can’t wait to see where you take the club next.

Good luck to everyone heading into exams! Take that karate focus—you’ve got this. 🧠💪