STOCK Shotokan Karate Club

12/06/2026

For today's Fantastic Friday photos at Fifty it only seems fitting that after todays announcement from the KUGB that this years Special guest Instructor at the Train with the Champions course in Lancaster is Sensei Caroline McGrath 6th Dan.
Our photo was taken on Saturday the 9th of November 2024.
The KUGB held a Southern Region Kumite development session with Sensei Caroline McGrath at the Mildmay Sports Centre in Chelmsford, and a number of our students were able to attend.
We look forward to training under Sensei McGrath at Lancaster University in August.

07/06/2026

Come and visit our stall at the Benfleet Community Fayre 🥋

04/06/2026

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Pete King on Monday.
Pete was a valuable member and friend of Stock SKC.
He was a KUGB Long Standing Member and though he had not trained over the past few years because of his fight with Cancer, he aways insisted that he wanted to get back to his training.
Pete was a charismatic man, he always spoke well of our club.
Pete started his Karate journey with Chelmsford SKC under Sensei Charlie Naylor.
Then at a course back in 1989 or 1990 at Crystal Palace he met Club founder Terry Irving and Co.
Pete would then train when he could at Stock SKC as his work, back then, took him all over the country.
It was when his girls Bethany first and then later Liberty started training at the club he became more involved.
In 2014 he became a KUGB Instructor, and whilst at the club passed his 3rd and later his 4th Dan with us.
He also represented the club in competition.
Twice winning the Parent and Child pairs Kata at the Kent open, first with Bethany then the following year with Liberty.
Pete will be sorely missed.
Our thoughts are with Tracey, Bethany and Liberty at this sad time.

29/05/2026

Today we go back,
way back to the 8th of May 1992 in fact.
For today's Fantastic Friday photos at Fifty, we take a look at a newpaper cutting, from the local Evening Echo newspaper.
The photo was of four of the clubs succesful students including Sensei Lee Root gaining their Dan grades at Crystal Palace under Sensei Enoeda.

22/05/2026

It's Friday that mean's it's time for our Fantastic Friday photos at Fifty.
For today's photo we go back to the summer of 2017 and the Daws Heath Village Fayre.
Over the years we have taken part and performed at many different local fayres.
This Fayre, takes place in the field, next to our own club dojo.
In todays photo you can see Harry getting the better of Lee on this occasion.
Lee's ushiro geri attack did not go acording to plan as he is upended by Harry and it did not finish well for Lee.

17/05/2026

17/05/2026

On Saturday the 16th of May the KUGB held its annual Kata Standardisation Course.
Our Club's Chief Instructor, Sensei Adam was able to attend this FREE course.
This year the course was held in the Holywell Fitness centre at Loughborough University.
This special course just for KUGB Black belts who are over the age of 18, was once again very well attended.
Grades who trained ranged from 1st Dan right up to 8th Dan.
The 2 hour lesson was led by the KUGB Technical Lead, Sensei Frank Brennan 8th Dan.
The Katas covered during the course were, Heian Shodan, Heian Yondan, Bassai-Dai, Jion and Nijushiho.
After the lesson the Kugb held its National AGM.
Thanks to the KUGB for the use of the photo.

15/05/2026

This weeks Fantastic Friday photos at Fifty comes from our most recent memory.
At the beginning of the year, the Karate Union of Great Britain's chairman, Sensei John Bruce, emailed me and asked if I would be interested in writing an article about our club, as it was celebrating it's 50 year anniversary.
The article would be in this year's annual pubilcation to be sold at the KUGB National Championships.
With the KUGB celebrating their own milestone, that of it's 60 year anniversary, I was honoured to be asked.
It's a short tale of Stock SKC history and memories, which I could remember and what I didn't, Sensei Terry Irving helped to fill in the gaps.

13/05/2026

Stock SKC members had a busy couple of days over the past weekend.
On Saturday the 9th of May, we had 9 members represent our club at this years KUGB National Championships in Nottingham.
This year was an exceptional Championships as the KUGB were celebrating its 60th year anniversary.
To celebrate this event there were two special team kumite bouts with the Italian National side.
Also, Long Standing Members were issued to students who have been members of the KUGB for 20, 30, 40, 50 and Sensei Terry O'Neill and Sensei Ian MacLaren for 60 years.
Congratulations to them all.
As usual the standard was very high, as Karate-ka from all parts of the British Isles and Ireland were there to win their respected titles.
We had some great performances from all of our members but it was young Sophie who had an excellent day.
Sophie had fought her way to a bronze medal in the 12-13 year olds girls kumite and then gained another bronze in the Girls Brown belt kata event.
All this in her first National KUGB competition.
At the start of the finals, an overhead projector was used, and on the big wall behind the top table, images of KUGB members past and present were viewed on a sideshow.
Even our clubs founder Sensei Terry was on there, when he won a signed poster from the England team, and then another picture of Terry this time with Sensei Adam and the late great Sensei Bob Poynton, after Adam's 5th Dan grading success.
Sensei Adam had also been asked to write an article in this years souvenir program, celebrating our clubs 50th anniversary.

The next day Jason and his daughter Tiva were representing the club in Clacton at the EKCC Southern Region Gold Cup.
Tiva won 2 silver medals.
Her first came in the childrens kata, under 4ft 10in, 7thto 6th kyu.
Then she grabbed her second medal in the over 4ft 10in kata event.
Jason won 1 silver and 2 Bronzes.
His second place came in the Vets over 35s category, then he won his 2 bronzes in the over 45s and then in the senior male kata.
Congratulations to all of our students from the past weekend of competing.