www.bik.org.uk
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF KARATE ORGANIZATION
* NEWS UPDATE *
BIKO have teamed up with a Japanese Language School
The principal at the Language School is himself a Karate Instructor, he has contacts with many other senior grade instructors for various styles of Karate.
He can also arrange Training in Kendo, Iai-Do, Judo and many other Martial Arts.
The language school can apply for visas and arrange accommodation in Tokyo.
Any students wishing to learn Japanese whilst training in the Martial Arts should contact the BIKO PR Officer for further details.
BIKO now has its own video channel on You Tube featuring our competitions and traditional kobudo weapons kata etc.
BIKO Open Training Course Cambridge
27th January 2008
with guest instructor Peter Spanton 8th Dan
BIKO INDIA - HOLDS ITS FIRST TRAINING CAMP
AND COMPETITION
Welsh Open Course
Sunday 25th March 2007
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BIKO Squad Training
Sunday 4th March
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BIKO Members Attend
Okinawan Karate Festival
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BIKO Annual Northern Training Course
29th October 2006
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11th June 2006
STRENGTH IN UNITY
TRAINING COURSE
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3rd December 2005
BIKO CHRISTMAS DINNER
DANCE & AWARDS
This prestigous event took place at the The Quality Hotel, Harfield, Hertfordshire
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24-30th October 2005
BIKO VISIT THE LAND OF THE PHAROS
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Slough Training Course
Sunday 26th June 2005
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Bristol Squad Training
Sunday 8th May 2005
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Cambridge Course a Success
Sunday 4th April 2005
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4th December 2004
BIKO CHRISTMAS DINNER
DANCE & AWARDS
This prestigous event took place at the Royal National Hotel, Russel Square, London EC1
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7th November 2004
Northern Area Open Training Course
This course had many senior BIKO instructors teaching,
the course format was more of a workshop rather than a hard slog!
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17th September 2004
Open Kata Course with
TOMIKO MITSUOKA 7TH DAN
Venue : Magnet Sports Centre, Maidenhead
Mitsuoka Sensei is a former Japanese Ladies Champion
and the highest graded female instructor of Shotokan Karate.
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11th July 2004
Open Training Course with
World Champion : Leon Walters
and BIKO Squad Coach Alvin Walters
Venue : Kingsdown Sports Centre
We are especially keen to encourage young people to attend Squad Training,
as they are the International Fighters of the Future!
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BIKO
Training Session Cambridge
Sunday 1st February 2004
BIKO Bringing Clubs Together to share their Knowledge
Fun Friendship and Good Karate at affordable Prices
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BIKO
Squad Training Session Canterbury, Kent
18 January 2004 : With Alvin Walters BIKO Squad Coach
We are especially keen to encourage young people to attend Squad Training,
as they are the International Fighters of the Future!
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SUCCESSFUL BIKO
NORTHERN AREA OPEN TRAINING COURSE
DECEMBER 2003
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BIKO Bringing Clubs Together to share their Knowledge
Fun Friendship and Good Karate at affordable Prices
SUCCESSFUL BIKO
OPEN TRAINING COURSE BRISTOL
23rd November 2003
The British Institute of Karate Organisation (BIKO) recently held a training course at the Kingsdown Sports Centre, Portand Street, Bristol, on Sunday 23rd November 03. The course was a great success, with fifty students attending, and a large proportion of them coming from Wales.
The instructors on the course were
Kaicho Garth Waldropt (6th Dan)
Sensei Gerry Coulter (5th Dan)
Sensei Ken Henville (5th Dan)
Sensei Peter Ashby (5th Dan)
Sensei John Parkhouse (4th Dan)
Sensei Nick MacFarren (4th Dan)
The course itinery was warm up, basics, kihon, ippon, kumite / free fighting and warm down. All the students enjoyed the course and wanted to know when the next Biko course will be held. We hope to see you at the next Biko event. Keep an eye on our website or call the Biko office.
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BIKO Bringing Clubs Together to share their Knowledge
Fun Friendship and Good Karate at affordable Prices
BIKO KATA COURSE
12th October 2003
The first Biko Kata training course took place at the Redwell Sports Centre, Wellingborough, Northampton on Sunday 12th October 03. The course tutor for the event was Mick Bazlewycz who taught Seipai Kata, which is one of the WKF compulsory katas. Although the course was not well attended, those who were there enjoyed the session as it also incoporated the bunkai for the kata. Keep using the Biko website to find out about the next Kata course.
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Our Fighter Leon
Walters
WINS the 2nd 10k Clash
On Saturday 20th September 03, at the Mermaid Theatre, London, EC4,
32 Elite fighters which included past and present UK, European and World
Champions competed for £10 000, the richest prize in karate.
Leon Walters who was the world karate heavy weight champion,
overcame all his opponents to take this major prize. Well
done Leon!
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LEON WALTERS
WORLD HEAVY WEIGHT SILVER MEDALIST
Former World Heavy Weight Champion Kumite Courses
For BIKO Squad Training see the Calendar of Events. For other Open Courses Exclusivly with Leon, where you can pick up some of the techniques and drills that could take you to the top, all courses are 2 Hours in duration and include ADIDAS Give-Aways! Call 07961 867 501
or email : justsport@hotmail.com
Brand New Range of Leon Walters Limited Edition ADIDAS
Karate Wear : Telephone : 01234 268 060 : or log on to
www.avasport.com BIKO Has had many Requests to Start
an INTERNATIONAL Section.
Clubs, Organizations and Individuals around the word can now affiliate to BIKO.
This would give them access to our technical support, instructors, and the Japanese
and Okinawan Dojos that we have access to.
For International Information - CLICK HERE
BIKO CHIEF REFEREE DALE GAMBLE
Seen judging here at the recent European Championships.
Picture Above was
from the Ladies Team Final between Germany and Turkey, in which the
German finally won.
Dale Gamble is a qualified European Referee and World Class Judge. He
traveles around
the world refereeing and judging international karate tournaments.
BIKO
REFEREEING AND JUDGING COURSES
These are run by Dale Gamble, and are open to non BIKO
Members who
wish to obtain recognised judging and refereeing qualifications.
Check our Callendar of Events for more Details
The FIRST BIKO Training Course in Cambridge
On Sunday 13th April 2003 over 60 students attended our first
Training Course. The Senior Instructors ran this as a workshop dividing
them into groups, with each group alternating with Senior Instructors
Teaching Different Concepts of Karate.
BIKO Bringing Clubs Together to share their Knowledge
Fun Friendship and Good Karate at affordable Prices
This was the First Event that Kick-Started BIKO as an Organization.
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BIKO PRODUCTS
Exciting New Products Continually Becoming More Available
To people in the Martial Arts World. For example : Our Personalised Black
Belt Service, A Bespoke Black Belt with English or Japanese Characters
(we can translate) for ONLY £35 plus Postage and Packaging.
DVD / Video / PC Format Weapons Instruction of Traditional Kata
and Basics Many other Products : CLICK HERE