As we head into 2026 let's take a look at events that are planned for the year ahead. Further details are on the Events Calendar . 14th February HKK Training course hosted by Whitley Higashi in Bracknell (Steve Bell and Sue Skinner). See also Facebook Event . 28th February to 1st March HKK Wales course in Yeovil (Jon Dunn). See also Facebook Event . 24th to 26th April HKK Wales Spring Course and Grading in Cardiff (Jon Dunn). See also Facebook Event . 23rd May Course in S

A motley crew of karateka from Maldon and an extra special guest all the way from Bracknell Higashi (Tony Sergent) made the journey north and east to a place very close to Great Yarmouth known as Catfield, the new home of ex-Maldon club member Dave Collins, to support him on the opening day of his new club in his new home town! We all had fun training alongside his raw recruits from the town and then we retired to Dave's new homestead for a most excellent barbecue! There is a

What a way to end 2025! Higashi clubs travelled from far and wide across the country, from deepest darkest Essex and Norfolk to the wild west of Wales, from the depths of Cornwall to the lofty heights of Staffordshire - all to attend the much-anticipated Christmas Kata Course and Grading in Swindon on 13th December. After a sweaty warmup lead by Tony Sergent we covered basics and ran though the pinan katas and then moved on to kata with bunkai with top tips from Senseis Steve

On Saturday 15th November we returned to St Giles Church Hall for the first time since the pandemic started in 2020 and found the hall was beautifully refurbished and upgraded. A great setting for our return to training to Nazeing! The course was hosted by Jon Dunn (6th dan) and Sue Skinner (7th dan) concentrating on improving our form for the basic katas before we split into separate groups to practice grade appropriate katas with Jon, Sue and Steve Gibbs (7th dan) patrollin