Organisations - E
Important organisations within Karate.
EKF - English Karate Federation
The National Governing Body of English Karate
Terry Wingrove
8th Dan
English Karate Federation
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Nr. Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1RT
Telephone: 07708888880
Email: Info@englishkaratefederation.com
Website: www.englishkaratefederation.com
This website is owned by Cyberbudo World and Karate Do International.
They are the new National Governing Body of English Karate and have been granted WKF recognition.
The following people were elected on to the Board and will serve until March 2008.
- Mick Billman
- Les Cutting (Child Protection Officer)
- John De Bono
- Mike Dinsdale (Treasurer)
- Ticky Donovan OBE
- Andrew Genery
- John Gilliland
- Carl Lindley (President)
- Chris Thompson
EKKA - English Korean Karate Association
Mick Blackwell 7th Dan
8 Dunlop Road
Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 0UG
Telephone: 01473 256500
Martial Arts School covering Karate, Kickboxing and Ju Jitsu. This group is affiliated directly to the English Karate Federation.
EKO - English Karate Organisation / European Karate Organisation
Dave Sharkey 7th Dan
12 Kendal Grove
Solihull
West Midlands
B92 OPS
Website: www.englishkarateorganisation.co.uk
A Shotokan association with a background in Shotokai and Wado ryu.
Eltham Ishinryu
Chief Instructor
Phil Francis 6th Dan
Parkview Fitness
P.O. Box 4081
Harlow
Essex
CM20 3LF
Telephone: 0208 491 5210
Email: parkvfit@aol.com
Website: www.parkviewfitness.co.uk
This club practises Ishinryu Karate. This group is affiliated to the English Karate Federation through Ishinryu Karate.
ESA - English Shotokan Academy
Founded by
Steve Cattle 6th Dan 1947-1995
Telephone: 01472 250075
Email: paul.esasatori@tesco.net
Website: www.the-esa.info
After the untimely death of Sensei Cattle it was felt that no other Chief Instructor could replace him, however, Sensei Dirk Heene 7th Dan, Chief Instructor to the Belgian Karate-do Shotokan Academy (BKSA) is their Technical Advisor.
The ESA's responsibilities lie in providing technical guidance to the membership, the training of a squad to represent at National level and the provision of an NVQ coaching program designed to meet local authority requirements.
