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Although our style is Jutsu Kai Karate we occasionally train with and learn from instructors from different styles of karate and martial arts in general.
Karate Summer Training Course in Penarth
Unel Wellington, Gabe Operanta, Lee Costa, Steve Wellington, Andy Morgan, Cedric Wellington. If you recognise these names then you must be involved in the sport of Karate. 7th Dan to 5th Dan they are amongst the elite of karate in Wales and held a Karate Extravaganza at the Cogan dojo of Chief Instructor (WKJK) Shihan Lee Costa.
Over one hundred karateka (students of karate) came from all over Wales to participate in this, the first mixed karate styles training event. Special invited instructors, Chad Learning 4th Dan - recently returned from training in Japan, Petros Kolokasis 3rd Dan from North Wales and Spencer Burnett 2nd Dan Kyokushinkai made themselves available to further enrich the training experience.
Following a general warming up the assembly was broken into groups of similar ability and trained under individual high grade instructors. 
Blocks, punches, evading techniques, take downs and floor work were all in evidence as the intensity of training rose. Spencer Burnett impressed with his enthusiasm, technique and focus while Unel Wellington 7th Dan, left some students unsure as to what had happened in his lightning fast response to a would be attacker until he broke the movement down for all to understand and practice amongst themselves.
The smiles and banter during a short break confirmed that the course had hit the right spot and bodes well for future mixed 
styles events especially if the Welsh Karate Governing Body can lift the restrictions on mixed styles and connect more with the grass roots of the sport. The course closed with a photo session where karateka were eager to record their inclusion in such a high ranking assembly with Chad Learning being particularly sought out by our younger participants.
Donations from both this and spectators have raised £120 which is to be donated to Ty Hafan Childrens Hospice in Penarth, a local charity that offers help and support to those families who had children suffering from a life shortening illness.
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