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Posted 29rd April 2008
Update on Commonwealth Karate Championships
The Board of the EKF have given consideration to the initial decision not to send a National Squad to the Karate Commonwealth Championships being held in Edinburgh, Scotland, following the Scottish Governing Body's recent
inclusion of the 'Elite' categories for National Squads. After further consideration, the Board have decided it would now be prudent to support this event in light of the championship restructuring. The decision of the Board is to send the current Senior England National Squad, who are currently representing England in the European Championships in Estonia, to the Commonwealth Championships. Only the current senior squad will be processed to enter the 'Elite' Championship events. All remaining EKF athletes may still enter the Open Championship events via their own EKF Associations.
We wish the squad all the best in their endeavours not only in the current European Championships, but also for the forth-coming Commonwealth Championships and we extend our best wishes to all Associations supporting the Commonwealth Karate Championship Open events.
Posted 23rd April 2008
Karate entry into the Olympics by the IOC being considered again.
The WKF have announced that Karate has been accepted by the IOC onto the short list of sport for consideration in the Olympic Programme.
Click here to read the letter from the WKF (PDF) 
Posted 24th March 2008
Letter from the General Secretary of the European Karate Federation re tournaments in Germany.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please find attached a letter from the President of the German Karate Federation concerning tournaments in Germany. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that according to the WKF and EKF statutes none of your members may participate in events that are not organized by WKF/EKF members.
Best Regards,
George Yerolimpos
EKF General Secretary
Click here to read the attached letter (PDF)
Posted 19th March 2008
Website improvement
The EKF website is in a continual state of being reviewed and improved to ensure all members benefit from its content. Finding information quickly and easily is part of the art of webdesign - with this in mind we have begun to make some subtle changes.
ALL events now are listed under the Calendar section - in here you will find pages dedicated to Competitions, Courses and Squad Training Dates. Hopefully this will enable you to go straight to the information you are looking for. We have also added a menu to the right of most pages highlighting the next 3 competitions & the next 3 courses.
Look out for more significant changes coming soon! 2008 will see the EKF site grow considerably to meet the needs and interests of all members.
Posted 16th March 2008
EKF AGM News
The EKF board is pleased to announce that we had over 68% of the members support and vote at the AGM held at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport on Sunday 16 March 2008.
The meeting was very positive, with the outgoing board being thanked for their hard work and efforts in developing EKF to date. The President, Carl Lindley presented the Annual Report detailing the developments to date, our advances and improvements, and informing the members of addition work currently under way, and additionally ongoing work which should be complete in the near future.
The Finance Director, John Gilliland updated the members on the healthy status of the EKF, listing all income and expenditure for the members consideration.
As is usual at AGM meetings, the members were invited to nominate beforehand individuals whom they felt would assist in the future development and ongoing work of EKF. The elected Board of Directors for 2008/2009 are:
- Carl Lindley
- Mike Dinsdale
- John Gilliland
- Ticky Donovan OBE
- John De Bono
- Chris Thompson
- Andrew Genery
- Mick Billman
- Les Cutting
All resolutions included within the agenda set for the meeting were accepted unanimously with no votes against and no abstentions.
During the meeting, members were invited to raise questions on issues to be voted upon, which were subsequently answered to their satisfaction. Whilst it is unusual to have Any Other Business, this was included to ensure the members were permitted to raise issues for consideration which would be directed to the Board of Directors, it is intended in future to hold an AGM followed by an EGM to permit open debate and allow additional issues to be considered whilst ensuring full transparency and allowing direction from the members to the board if applicable.
Posted 6th March 2008
Karate England (2005) Ltd Liquidation
We have received a number of recent requests for details regarding the officials dealing with the liquidation of KARATE ENGLAND (2005) Ltd. For any matters regarding the defunct KE (2005) Ltd please contact :
Mr. Kaelen,
Armstrong Watson
47, St Pauls St,
Leeds,
LS1 2TE
Posted 20th February 2008
TOKYO - HERE WE COME!
We are very pleased to announce that the EKF has today obtained confirmation from sponsors that they will fund the team and officials for the trip to the WKF World Championships in Tokyo in November. This will motivate not only the competitors but the also give the staff the required time to train the team to their fighting best. We will also be updating details over the next 3 days for the superb package we have been able to negotiate for the families,supporters and others to travel to Japan for 2 weeks to train and/or sightseeing also including tickets for the Championships with first class accomodation.
Posted 11th February 2008
Irish Open Postponed
To all our members. We understand that the Irish International Open has been postponed. Please contact the organisers of this event for an update.
Posted 18th January 2008
Notification of the EKF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The EKF AGM will be held on the 16th March 2008 starting at 10.30am in the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport, Coventry Road, Birmingham B26 3QW. Telephone 0870 400 9007.
All heads of Associations have been sent detailed notifications. If for any reason you have not received yours please email admin@englishkaratefederation.com
Posted 13th December 2007
EKF & Sports England Meeting
Please click here to read our letter to Sports England regarding the proposed meeting on 14th Dec. The contents are self-explanatory and the EKF looks forward to meeting with Sports England in the early New Year to discuss a number of matters relating to English Karate.
Posted 12th December 2007
Government bans Samurai Swords
The Government will ban the import, hire and sale of all Samurai swords from April 2008, this is following the number of instances where the swords have been used for assaults or other criminal activities. The ban does not cover antique Samurai swords but will mean that swords used for self-defence demonstrations at Karate displays will be banned. Click here for more details on the BBC website.
Click here to download the Home Office Consultation Paper relating to this matter.
Posted 6th December 2007
New EKF website launched
We are pleased to present the new-look EKF website. The site has been designed with one eye firmly on the future of the EKF to allow the expansion of many information services we hope to bring you online. In order to bring you the new site asap we have gone for a 'soft launch' - this effectively means much of the site is still being written so over the next couple of months you will see it grow considerably.
This EKF site has been designed and built by 'Jel' (Gary Legg) at JeliNet Web Design. Although a professional web designer, Jel is also a parent of two Karate ka and like many parents believes in supporting English Karate. With this in mind we continue to welcome the proactive support and involvement of parents to help grow the EKF for future generations of athletes.
Posted 28th November 2007
Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the meeting of the Board of Directors (October 2007) published - see also the 'minutes page' for a full list of previous published minutes.
Click here to download minutes for October 2007
Posted 27th November 2007
Message from the EKF Board
The EKF is happy to announce the appointment, and the acceptance of Mr Terry Pottage, WKF World Referee, as the EKF Chief Referee. This appointment is in keeping with the recognition given by the World Karate Federation to the English Karate Federation as its only recognised governing body in England.
The Board of Directors wish him every success in this important position.
Posted 23rd November 2007
Membership Statement
Please be advised that as of Saturday November 3rd 2007, the English Karate Federation is in a position to receive membership applications.
It should be noted that if your association has not sent in an application form (available from the web), together with the correct application fee, you cannot advertise nor be considered as members.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the English Karate Federation. 
Posted 13th November 2007
Karate in the Community
The EKF were asked to provide a demonstration of Karate to coincide with the launch of the Microsoft promotion ”Get safe on line”. The team of 6 (Alex Sell, Mitchell Scotcher, Samantha Cannon, Rachael Brambles, Emma Lucraft) were led by coach Jonathon Mottram and gave a superb display in the atrium of Microsoft’s UK HQ in Reading.
Staff and guests watched a well coordinated display that was filmed by Microsoft for advertising purposes, also the display generated a lot of interest and enquiries re the possibilities of karate training. With the consent of the team Microsoft have contributed £500 to the children’s hospice Richard House in Docklands.
Image top right: Jonathon Mottram executes a superb tobi-geri at the Microsoft display.
Posted 5th November 2007
Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the meeting of the Board of Directors (September 2007) published - see also the 'minutes page' for a full list of previous published minutes.
Click here to download minutes for September 2007
EKF ACCEPTED AS FULL MEMBER OF WORLD KARATE FEDERATION
Following an Executive meeting at the WKF on 20th October 2007 in Istanbul the English Karate Federation has been accepted as a provisional FULL member of the WKF with all its relative advantages and privileges that go with it. As is normal with EKF membership this status will last for two years before being ratified or rejected.
MIKE DINSDALE CONFIRMED TO MAIN BOARD OF WKF
We are very pleased to announce that at the board meeting of the WKF in Istanbul on 20th Oct. EKF board member Mike Dinsdale was confirmed as WKF Treasurer with a seat on the main board.