ABERDARE SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
About the Club
The Aberdare Shotokan
Karate Club has been in existence since the Michael Sobell Sports Centre
opened, having had a number of instructors in its long history. It is one of
the oldest Shotokan Karate Clubs in South Wales and the second 'valleys' club
to be established (the first being the Merthyr Club). The current chief
instructor is Sensei Lyndon Davies (6th Dan) who has been teaching
here since 1978. There are a number of other instructors at the club ranging
from 1st Dan to 4th Dan grades, some of whom are members of the current Welsh
Squad.
The
club is a member of the Karate Union of
The club has
always believed that each of its members should be of a good standard in both
Kata and Kumite and although competition karate is not emphasised, we have
enjoyed a great deal of success in it. Click here to find out when we
train....
As part of the
Welsh Team the club has produced:
European
Kumite Silver Medallists: - Alex Labanciw, Michael Caviell (2007)
European
Kumite Bronze Medallists: - Lyndon Davies (1986) Christian Whale and Lee Butler (1999), Matthew
Labanciw (2005)
European
Bronze Medallists Team Kata: - Lyndon Davies, Christian Whale and Lee Butler (1995)
European
Individual Kata Bronze Medallist - Lyndon Davies (Nakayama Cup 1993)
The Club has
produced four British Champions: - Lee Butler (1991), Lyndon Davies (1993), Marc Cavell (2000),
Michael Caviell (2007)
and at the
KUGB Welsh Championships the Club has had competitors in the finals since 1978:
- see Competition Results
Grading
examinations are held at three monthly intervals for the lower belt grades
under Sensei Andy Sherry (8th Dan). To be eligible to take a grading
you must have trained twice a week for a three month period and possess a KUGB
licence.