Shotokan Worcester

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• 2: The IJKA
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• 3: Shotokan Origins
  • 3.1: History
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• 4: Shotokan Guides
  • 4.1: Glossary
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  • 4.3: Training
  • 4.4: Kata
  • 4.5: Principles
  • 4.6: Dojo Rules
• 5: About WSKC
  • 5.1: WSKC Instructors
  • 5.2: Beginner's + FAQ's
  • 5.3: Training costs
  • 5.4: Training schedule changes
  • 5.5: Welfare
  • 5.6: Links
• 6: Notice board
• 7: Gallery
• 8: Contact Us

Welfare at Worcester Shotokan Karate Club (WSKC)

• The Criminal Records Bureau
• Data Protection
• Photography
• IJKA Karate Licenses
• Training

The Criminal Records Bureau

It is advisable that teachers and supervisors of younger students in the karate dojo undergo a CRB disclosure check.

Our instructors hold current CRB disclosure certificates.

WSKC's Sensei is a registered CRB evidence checker for the IJKA, via an Umbrella Body registered with the UK Criminal Records Bureau and, can arrange CRB disclosure checks for any IJKA instructor who is a citizen of the United Kingdom.
Please contact the club Sensei in the first instance, if you are interested in using this service.
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Data Protection

When a new karateka joins the club we ask for personal details.
These will include:-

• Contact details (Address, e-mail and telephone number)
• Medical history
• Age

WSKC respect that the above details are confidential and these will only be used for the sole purpose of:-

• Contacting members in the event of unexpected changes to our scheduled training days/times.
• Ensuring that members do not have any medical conditions that would prohibit their participation in a physically demanding martial art and, that no medical doctor has ever advised against their participation in regular strenuous exercise.
• IJKA Karate license applications.

We will store this confidential personal information securely and, WSKC will never pass student details to any other person or body.

Karateka who stop training for a period of 3 months or more, without prior notice being given to the Club Sensei, will be deemed to have left WSKC and, the individual's personal information held in our records will be destroyed in a confidential and secure manner.
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Photography

WSKC may produce articles and photographs for inclusion on the club website. As a member of WSKC, karateka or their parents are giving consent for the club to photograph them or their children for the sole purpose of publication in the above mentioned media. If anyone wishes to revoke permission, please speak to the Club Secretary.
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IJKA Karate Licenses

To be eligible to take karate gradings at WSKC, karateka must hold an up to date IJKA karate license.
An IJKA karate license also allows members of WSKC to partake in any event hosted by IJKA affiliated clubs within the UK or worldwide.
For the current annual cost of licenses please visit our Training costs page.
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Training

With quality instruction Shotokan can be a lifelong pursuit and, karateka will notice improvements in their health, fitness, mobility and flexibility. Medical and sports science has proven that these factors slow down the bodies ageing process.

WSKC's structured ‘step by step' teaching places maximum emphasis on ensuring correct natural movement of the body so as not to cause any damage to joints etc.
This is particularly important for the younger karateka whose bones are still in the soft growing/formation stages of development.
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Train with WSKC and make Shotokan your lifelong pursuit