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Latest News
Karate Wales COVID-19 Guidance (July 2021 Update)
We have recently completed a comprehensive update to our guidelines for Karate Wales member organisations and clubs. While there are still restrictions in place due to the continuing pandemic, recent changes to Welsh Parliament rules give us a little more freedom with our practice. We are currently in Alert Level 1 so please follow the appropriate guidelines for Alert Level 1 practice. Alert Level 0 will be amended once we have details following the Welsh Parliament announcement (expected 7th August).
The documentation can be downloaded below:
KW Return To Sport Plan
Covid-19 Risk Assessment Template
Covid-19 Activity Risk Assessment Template
Covid-19 Activity Implementation Plan Template
KARATE WALES CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 - RESULTS
Click here for category results

11th WUKF EUROPEAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Odense, Denmark October 24th – 27th
Karate Wales sent a squad of seventeen athletes, three coaches and two referees to the 11th World Union of Karate Federations European Championships held in Odense, Denmark. KW has set themselves a standard in medal achieving over the last few years and this squad continued our excellent results bringing home another yet another haul of medals.
Despite being a relatively small squad on this occasion, KW won a total of 16 medals to finish a very creditable 11th in the medal table overall. These included 8 Bronze medals, 6 silver medals and with KW having two new European Champions in Kay Powell and Jakob Bartush.
Kay added to her World Championship gold medal from Dublin by winning the Female Veteran’s kata title. And just to illustrate the range in talent we have across the ages in KW, Jakob won the under 8 years boys kata title.
There was also somewhat of a family theme to this squad. Richard Powell also won a Bronze medal and the tournament saw the return of Luke Howard to the mats, this time not only under the watchful eye of his wife Leah but his mum Clare too! It was a good weekend for the Howard family with both Luke and Clare winning silver medals. Finally, the Lee sisters Mayzi, Elle-Mai and Alysha may soon need a bigger trophy cabinet as they all came away with medals.
Full results are shown below:
Kay Powell -European Champion Female Veteran Kata
Jakob Bartush - European Champion Under 8yrs Boys Kata
Tyler Foster -Silver Medal Kata adapted Adults -Ambulatory
Mayzi Lee - Silver Medal Under 8yrs girls Kumite
Elle-Mai Lee - Silver Medal 10yrs girls kata
Emillie Thompson - Silver Medal 12yrs Girls Kumite
Clare Howard - Silver Medal Ladies Vets Kumite
Luke Howard - Silver Medal Senior Male Kumite -75kg
Talia Efstathiou - Bronze Medal 11yrs girls kata
Alysha Lee -Bronze Medal 16-17yrs female cadet Kumite
Charlotte Colbert -Bronze Medal 14-15yrs Female cadet Kumite
Jacob Denham - Bronze Medal 16-17yrs Cadet Kumite 65-75 Kgs
-Bronze Medal -16-17yrs Cadet Kumite Open
Richard Powell -Bronze Medal Male Kumite Sanbon +85Kgs
Sophie Evans -Bronze Medal 16-17yrs Female cadet Kumite -55Kgs
Josh Dodwell -Bronze Medal Male Kumite Sanbon -85 Kgs
Congratulations goes to all squad members and families who supported them. Thanks as always to our coaches Steve Wellington, Tom Beardsley, Kay Powell and Leah Howard who work so hard support our athletes and to our referees Andrew Jones and Doru Grad who represent KW at these events.



Karate Wales Safeguarding Course 21st July.
Karate Wales held the latest Child Protection and Safeguarding course for instructors in Penarth on 21st July.
All Heads of Associations should be aware that all instructors and assistant instructors need to be safeguarding trained.
Karate Wales will host these courses as necessary to ensure this criteria is met.
Heads of Associations are asked to contact Shihan Lee Costa for details of the next courses.
More World Champions for Karate Wales at the 8th WUKF World Championships

Karate Wales recently sent a squad of 38 athletes, along with coaches and referees, to compete in the 8th WUKF World Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tournament was held from the 20th to 23rd of June and also incorporated the 1st WUKF World Kobudo Championships. This made it one of the largest events that WUKF have hosted with roughly 2600 competitors taking part. With that many competitors it was a case of early starts and late nights. Despite this, and also battling brand new slippery mats, our squad stood up to the challenge and powered through to success.
Karate Wales entered in 71 categories at the tournament bringing home 17 medals, including 7 gold. Karate Wales proudly finished 14th in the medal table out of 83 countries, another fantastic achievement for our squad.
As always, a huge thanks goes to our team of coaches for their administration, support and advice during the championships. Karate Wales head coach David Godfrey, Tubbo, Hugh Gallagher, Andrew Tanaka Lewis and Barrie Rees made sure that no competitor was left on their own whilst on the mat and ran around the stadium more than the competitors! They were there first each morning and stayed until the last competitor finished each night, I’m sure all our athletes are grateful for all their efforts.
Our team of referees; Andrew Jones, Doru Grad and Tak Chan represented Karate Wales with distinction, again having early starts and long days. Well done all.
The Karate Wales equivalent of the Barmy Army, the travelling parents and supporters, maintained our ranking as the loudest team with their frequent renditions of Oggy! Oggy! Oggy!
So as another World Championships finishes, Karate Wales can reflect on some of our established athletes adding more World medals to their tally, cementing their place amongst the elite of WUKF athletes. Also, some new young talent coming into the spotlight which bodes well for the future. And several athletes competing at this level of competition for the first time who will take away some valuable experience.
Congratulations goes to the whole squad who I’m sure will have already turned their eyes towards the upcoming WUKF European Championships
in Denmark in October and we wish them all the best.
Full results:
Gold medallists:
Jacob DenhamWado kata 16-17 years
Sophia Poolekumite 7 years open weight
Theo Poole kumite 10 years over 145cm
Morgan Harveykumite 14-15 years 65-75kg
Sasha Hugheskumite 14-15 years open weight
Lauren Gallagherkumite 18-20 years under 55kg
Gareth Rowekumite 51-60 years open weight
Silver medallists:
Owen Roekata all-styles brown-black belt 8 years
Lauren Gallagherkumite 18-20 years open weight
Connor Wills/Jac Tucker/Theo Poole kumite team boys under 11 years
Bronze medallists:
Corey Joneskata all-styles green-purple belt under 7 years
Poppy Vaughankumite 7 years open weight
Maddison Loveridgekumite 13 years over 60kg
Ffion Davieskumite 14-15 years open weight
Callum Lewiskumite 16-17 years 55-65 kg
Jacob Denhamkumite 16-17 years open weight
Cain Franciskumite senior men open weight







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Latest News
Karate Wales COVID-19 Guidance (July 2021 Update)
We have recently completed a comprehensive update to our guidelines for Karate Wales member organisations and clubs. While there are still restrictions in place due to the continuing pandemic, recent changes to Welsh Parliament rules give us a little more freedom with our practice. We are currently in Alert Level 1 so please follow the appropriate guidelines for Alert Level 1 practice. Alert Level 0 will be amended once we have details following the Welsh Parliament announcement (expected 7th August).
The documentation can be downloaded below:
KW Return To Sport Plan
Covid-19 Risk Assessment Template
Covid-19 Activity Risk Assessment Template
Covid-19 Activity Implementation Plan Template
KARATE WALES CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 - RESULTS
Click here for category results
11th WUKF EUROPEAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Odense, Denmark October 24th – 27th
Karate Wales sent a squad of seventeen athletes, three coaches and two referees to the 11th World Union of Karate Federations European Championships held in Odense, Denmark. KW has set themselves a standard in medal achieving over the last few years and this squad continued our excellent results bringing home another yet another haul of medals.
Despite being a relatively small squad on this occasion, KW won a total of 16 medals to finish a very creditable 11th in the medal table overall. These included 8 Bronze medals, 6 silver medals and with KW having two new European Champions in Kay Powell and Jakob Bartush.
Kay added to her World Championship gold medal from Dublin by winning the Female Veteran’s kata title. And just to illustrate the range in talent we have across the ages in KW, Jakob won the under 8 years boys kata title.
There was also somewhat of a family theme to this squad. Richard Powell also won a Bronze medal and the tournament saw the return of Luke Howard to the mats, this time not only under the watchful eye of his wife Leah but his mum Clare too! It was a good weekend for the Howard family with both Luke and Clare winning silver medals. Finally, the Lee sisters Mayzi, Elle-Mai and Alysha may soon need a bigger trophy cabinet as they all came away with medals.
Full results are shown below:
Kay Powell -European Champion Female Veteran Kata
Jakob Bartush - European Champion Under 8yrs Boys Kata
Tyler Foster -Silver Medal Kata adapted Adults -Ambulatory
Mayzi Lee - Silver Medal Under 8yrs girls Kumite
Elle-Mai Lee - Silver Medal 10yrs girls kata
Emillie Thompson - Silver Medal 12yrs Girls Kumite
Clare Howard - Silver Medal Ladies Vets Kumite
Luke Howard - Silver Medal Senior Male Kumite -75kg
Talia Efstathiou - Bronze Medal 11yrs girls kata
Alysha Lee -Bronze Medal 16-17yrs female cadet Kumite
Charlotte Colbert -Bronze Medal 14-15yrs Female cadet Kumite
Jacob Denham - Bronze Medal 16-17yrs Cadet Kumite 65-75 Kgs
-Bronze Medal -16-17yrs Cadet Kumite Open
Richard Powell -Bronze Medal Male Kumite Sanbon +85Kgs
Sophie Evans -Bronze Medal 16-17yrs Female cadet Kumite -55Kgs
Josh Dodwell -Bronze Medal Male Kumite Sanbon -85 Kgs
Congratulations goes to all squad members and families who supported them. Thanks as always to our coaches Steve Wellington, Tom Beardsley, Kay Powell and Leah Howard who work so hard support our athletes and to our referees Andrew Jones and Doru Grad who represent KW at these events.
Karate Wales Safeguarding Course 21st July.
Karate Wales held the latest Child Protection and Safeguarding course for instructors in Penarth on 21st July.
All Heads of Associations should be aware that all instructors and assistant instructors need to be safeguarding trained.
Karate Wales will host these courses as necessary to ensure this criteria is met.
Heads of Associations are asked to contact Shihan Lee Costa for details of the next courses.




More World Champions for Karate Wales at the 8th WUKF World Championships
Karate Wales recently sent a squad of 38 athletes, along with coaches and referees, to compete in the 8th WUKF World Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tournament was held from the 20th to 23rd of June and also incorporated the 1st WUKF World Kobudo Championships. This made it one of the largest events that WUKF have hosted with roughly 2600 competitors taking part. With that many competitors it was a case of early starts and late nights. Despite this, and also battling brand new slippery mats, our squad stood up to the challenge and powered through to success.
Karate Wales entered in 71 categories at the tournament bringing home 17 medals, including 7 gold. Karate Wales proudly finished 14th in the medal table out of 83 countries, another fantastic achievement for our squad.
As always, a huge thanks goes to our team of coaches for their administration, support and advice during the championships. Karate Wales head coach David Godfrey, Tubbo, Hugh Gallagher, Andrew Tanaka Lewis and Barrie Rees made sure that no competitor was left on their own whilst on the mat and ran around the stadium more than the competitors! They were there first each morning and stayed until the last competitor finished each night, I’m sure all our athletes are grateful for all their efforts.
Our team of referees; Andrew Jones, Doru Grad and Tak Chan represented Karate Wales with distinction, again having early starts and long days. Well done all.
The Karate Wales equivalent of the Barmy Army, the travelling parents and supporters, maintained our ranking as the loudest team with their frequent renditions of Oggy! Oggy! Oggy!
So as another World Championships finishes, Karate Wales can reflect on some of our established athletes adding more World medals to their tally, cementing their place amongst the elite of WUKF athletes. Also, some new young talent coming into the spotlight which bodes well for the future. And several athletes competing at this level of competition for the first time who will take away some valuable experience.
Congratulations goes to the whole squad who I’m sure will have already turned their eyes towards the upcoming WUKF European Championships
in Denmark in October and we wish them all the best.
Full results:
Gold medallists:
Jacob DenhamWado kata 16-17 years
Sophia Poolekumite 7 years open weight
Theo Poole kumite 10 years over 145cm
Morgan Harveykumite 14-15 years 65-75kg
Sasha Hugheskumite 14-15 years open weight
Lauren Gallagherkumite 18-20 years under 55kg
Gareth Rowekumite 51-60 years open weight
Silver medallists:
Owen Roekata all-styles brown-black belt 8 years
Lauren Gallagherkumite 18-20 years open weight
Connor Wills/Jac Tucker/Theo Poole kumite team boys under 11 years
Bronze medallists:
Corey Joneskata all-styles green-purple belt under 7 years
Poppy Vaughankumite 7 years open weight
Maddison Loveridgekumite 13 years over 60kg
Ffion Davieskumite 14-15 years open weight
Callum Lewiskumite 16-17 years 55-65 kg
Jacob Denhamkumite 16-17 years open weight
Cain Franciskumite senior men open weight
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News and Events
Competition Results
- 5th KARATE WALES YOUTH OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
- KW Open 2018
- 2017 Karate Wales Open Results
- AMA International Open February 2016
- Karate Wales Youth Open 2016: Gallery
- Karate Wales Youth Open 2016: Medal Table
- Karate Wales Youth Open 2016: Results
- More success for Karate Wales at the UWK England Open 2015
- More Gold for Karate Wales at the IKU World Championships 2015
- UWK World Championships 2015
- BIKO Report 12 Sept 2015
- Karate Wales Inaugural Open Championships a Great Success
- Karate Wales success at the WUKF European Championships
- Karate Wales Success in Portugal
- Karate Wales at the KarateSport England Championships
- AMA International Open 2015
- IKU World Games for Children & European Championships for Cadets & Juniors
- The 5th WUKF World Championships for Children, Cadets & Juniors
- Karate Wales at the WUKF European Championships: The Highlights
- Pictures from Karate Wales at the Shikon London International Open 2014
- Karate Wales at the Shikon London International Open
- Pictures from WUKF European Championships 2014
- Karate Wales at the WUKF European Championships for All Ages 2014
- Karate Wales Shine at the WKL Opening Event
- Karate Wales Success in Malta
- AMA International Open
- Karate Wales draw the curtain on 2013 in Dominant Form
- Karate Wales Attend the WUKF European Champions for all ages
- WUKF European Championships in Sheffield
- Karate Wales Squad at the Shikon International Open
- Andrew Kanias is a Double European WUKO Kata Champion!
- Great Results at the Karate England Open for the Karate Wales Squad
- WKU Represent Karate Wales in style at the SEKU 30th Anniversary Championships
- Vale Karate take six gold medals at the UK Open
- WKA Success at the Tobi Ishi WADO British Championships
- Karate Wales Success at the British International Open
- Success for Karate Wales in Sheffield and Dudley
- Great Results at the Karate Sport England Open