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Founder and Chief Instructor for Washinkai Karate, Sensei Chris Thompson, will be in Jávea on the 28th & 29th of November. Founded in 1977 the British Traditional Karate Association (BTKA) has for 30 years been at the forefront of Karate in England and are members of the only governing body in English Karate to be
Chris Thompson started karate in 1969 with the style Wado Ryu under Tatsuo Suzuki, who brought Wado to Europe directly from Japan. He has been a national champion and represented England on many occasions. The Washinkai Karate organisation, established in the UK in 1977 by Sensei Chris Thompson 8th Dan, has been extremely successful enabling
A Shodan (Black Belt Grading) by Sensei Chris Thompson. Photo credit: Toni Ross
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Washinkai karate at the Easter Fayre LES School Photo credit Rebecca Cochrane