On Thursday 20th December, three students from the Red Sun Dojo in Coppull took Dan Grade Examinations under the watchful eye of Red Sun Chief Instructor Peter Bibby, 6th Dan. After a very tough and gruelling examination, Harry Hodgkinson and Isaac Whittle-Hooper passed Shodan whilst a very emotional Natalie Seed passed Sandan.
A very well done to you all.

Congratulations to all our students who passed grading.  Well done!

Milan Marta - 3rd Kyu, Owen Hamilton - 5th Kyu, Lilly Hodgkinson - 6th Kyu, Liam Fish - 8th Kyu, Alex Turner - 8th Kyu, Matt Hornby - 10th Kyu, Rachel Hornby - 10th Kyu, Cara Hudson - 10th Kyu, Samuel Burns - 10th Kyu, Summer Jones - 10th Kyu, Maebh Harling - 10th Kyu and Beth Evenden - 10th Kyu

At the recent WKF World Senior Championships in Madrid, Red Sun Chief Instructor Peter Bibby (pictured here with European Karate Federation Referee Commission Chairman Alois Weissbock) was awarded World Kumite Referee 'B' after 11 days 0f assessments and examinations. Peter was one of three English Officials who successfully gained new qualifications.

At the recent WKF K1 Premier League in Dubai, Red Sun Chief Instructor Peter Bibby was awarded his World Kata Judge 'B' after four days of assessments. This makes Peter one of only five English Officials to hold both a Kumite and Kata qualification at WKF level.

On Thursday 1st February, four students from the Red Sun Dojo in Coppull took Dan Grade Examinations under the watchful eye of Red Sun Chief Instructor Peter Bibby, 6th Dan and visiting SKO Chief Instructor P.A.J. Handyside, 9th Dan. After a very tough and gruelling examination, Dwayne Leach, Gary Lloyd and Jaxon Worrell passed Shodan whilst a very exhausted Gemma Holland passed Sandan despite being three months pregnant. A very well done to you all.

KYU GRADE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Saturday 17th January, 2018 two students from Red Sun travelled with the Yanagi Kai Squad to the E.K.F. National Kyu Grade & Junior Dan Grade Championships in Leicester. After some fantastic performances battling through five rounds, Joe Harte became the first student from the Coppull Dojo to become the EKF National Kumite Champion . Isaac Whittle-Hooper also competed in the Kata and Kumite but was unlucky not to progress through the first rounds due to very large entries and a very high standard but gained some valuable experience.