Links

Below are links to other webpages that CUKC members may wish to visit.

The big ones

• KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) - CUKC's parent association.
• Cambridge University Sport - Information about Cambridge University sports clubs, facilities, funding, Blues, etc.
• BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) - The governing body for university sport in Britain.
• WKF (World Karate Federation) - The organization behind world-wide sport karate and the bid to make karate part of the Olympic Games.

University Clubs

CUKC has very close ties with Keio University in Japan and has exchanged tours with Keio many times in the past, most recently in 2007.

• Oxford - The enemy.
• Edinburgh Shukokai - Very classy club, often big winners at BUSA.
• LSE (London School of Economics) - One of our big rivals at the KUGB Student Nationals.
• Lancaster - Coached by CUKC Old Boy Denis Koltsov.

Other Clubs & Associations

• Leeds Karate Academy - A top notch group of clubs in the Leeds/Harrogate area that boast the likes of Matt Price, Randy Williams and Nick Heald as their instructors.
• Impington Seijinkai Karate Club - Home of our very own Malcolm Howlett.
• Kaizen SKC - Our biggest kumite rival at the KUGB Central Regions Championships, and home to some excellent fighters.
• Dartford SKC - Paul Herbert's club.
• JKAE (Japan Karate Association England) - The England branch of the JKA, headed by Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta.
• Shotokan Karate England - Rod Butler's London-based association.

Resources

These links are especially recommended — there's a wealth of information on these pages that's well worth checking out. Additionally, our YouTube channel is well worth a look, especially for videos of katas and competitions.

• Karate Underground - Very active karate discussion forum - look no further for announcements of events, karate gossip, and all the politics you could ever want.
• Karate the Japanese Way - Home of Karate Underground, and a rich site of articles and other resources in its own right.
• The Shotokan Way - Contains, among other things, a fantastic collection of interviews with famous competitors and instructors.
• 24 Fighting Chickens - A serious collection of Shotokan karate articles.
• Shotokan Karate Magazine - The only in-print Shotokan karate magazine.
• CUKC Facebook Group - Enough said.
• KUGB Facebook Group - Same.

Members and Friends of the Club

• Andy Hicks - former Vice-Captain and Social Secretary, now a freelance illustrator.
• Denis Koltsov
• Sean Roberts
• Paul Smith