Worthing Karate Club Traditional Shotokan Karate

Congratulations to Kris
On 28th Feb 2026, Kris Aizupietis successfully achieved his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) after completing a demanding grading in Portsmouth.
Kris joined us a couple of years ago, having previously trained up to brown belt in his home country. Since then, he has shown unwavering dedication to his karate journey. He trains consistently, attends numerous courses, and continually pushes himself to improve.
His perseverance has been outstanding. He has never allowed obstacles to hold him back and has made remarkable progress in both technique and skill.
We are incredibly proud of his achievement and look forward to seeing his continued growth.

Congratulations to Mark Pattenden
On April 13th 2025 Mark attended a grading course and successfully passed his 1st Dan black belt. Mark joined us a few years ago as a brown belt 1st Kyu after taking a long break from karate. He trained regularly and got back his skill and fitness level back up to standard and then took the opportunity to grade when he was ready. There are lots of people who used to train and regret stopping. Mark shows that with time and effort it’s still achievable to get back into karate again and achieve your dream of getting your black belt.
.Well done indeed Mark!