Events


Courses & Seminars

Courses & Seminars

Sun 25th Jan (Long Eaton)
JKS England Black and Brown Belt Training
Plus Kumite and Referee Training

Sat 7th Mar (Long Eaton)
JKS England Special Course
with Koji Arimoto Sensei

Sun 22nd Mar (Walsall Dojo)
Quarterly Course

Sat 18th Apr (Long Eaton)
JKS England Technical Seminar
with Kagawa Shihan

Dan Gradings

Dan Gradings with the JKS

Sun 26th Apr
Shodan

Sun 28th Jun
Nidan to Godan
Plus Instructor and Examiner exams

Sun 2nd Aug
Shodan

Sun 18th Oct
Nidan to Godan
Plus Instructor and Examiner exams

Sun 12th Dec
Shodan

Kyu Gradings

Kyu Gradings with JKS and Walsall Dojo

Sun 22nd Mar (Walsall Dojo)
All Kyu Grades

Sun 14th Jun (Walsall Dojo)
All Kyu Grades

Sun 20th Sep (Walsall Dojo)
All Kyu Grades

Sun 13th Dec (Walsall Dojo)
All Kyu Grades

Tigers Gradings

Tigers Gradings

Sat 4th Apr (Walsall Dojo)
All Mon Grades

Sat 27th Jun (Walsall Dojo)
All Mon Grades

Sat 3rd Oct (Walsall Dojo)
All Mon Grades

Sat 9th Jan 2027 (Walsall Dojo)
All Mon Grades

Kids Holiday Camps

Kids Holiday Camps

None scheduled at present

Social Events

Social Events

Sun 11th Jan 2026 (Chasewater)
Annual Winter Walk


Championships

Championships

Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd May (Scotland)
BKF British 4 Nations
(JKS England squad members only)

Sun 21st Jun (Harrogate)
JKS England Northern Development Competition
(Non current or past JKS England squad members only)

Sat 29th and Sun 30th Aug (Sheffield)
BKF British International Open
(JKS England squad members only)

Sat 26th and Sun 27th Sep
EKNGB English Chidrens Competition
(Under 14's only)

Sun 1st Nov (Grantham)
JKS England National Championships
(Selected Walsall Karate Dojo members)

Class Closures & Changes

Closures

Fri 3rd Apr
Dojo Closed - No Training
Good Friday

Mon 6th Apr
Dojo Closed - No Training
Easter Monday

Mon 4th May
Dojo Closed - No Training
Early May Bank Holiday

Mon 25th May
Dojo Closed - No Training
Spring Bank Holiday

Sun 16th Aug to Mon 31st Aug
Dojo Closed - No Training
Annual 2 week Summer Break

Sun 20th Dec to Sun 3rd Jan 2027
Dojo Closed - No Training
Annual 2 week Christmas Break