GARRY PETTIT Roku DAN ( 6th Dan Shito-Ryu Karate )
KARATE HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1973 Started Training 1973
1974 Shukokai National Championships 3rd Place KATA
1975 Shukokai National Championships 2nd Place KATA 3rd Place Kumite
1976 Represented England at Shukokai European championships individual events and member of B team
1977 Started instructing at the Newark club.
1978 Achieved Shodan ( 1st Black belt )
1979 Passed Newark club onto Newark Black belt Brian Dobbs.
Represented England at European Championships 3rd place team.
Started Karate club at RAF Waddington.
1980 Shukokai national championships 3rd place kumite team
1981 Achieved Nidan. ( 2nd Black belt )
1982 Represented England at European championships
Individual events and member of A team gained 2nd place
1983 RAF Waddington club closed all students posted away due too the demise of the Vulcan.
1984 Started managing and instructing at the Lincoln club.
1985 Achieved Sandan ( 3rd Black Belt )
1986 Northern area open championships 2nd place.
Achieved national grading officer status
1987 Passed MAC Self-Defence Course.
1995 Achieved Yondan (4th Black Belt).
1997 Awarded certificate for exceptional service to Kofukan England at 25th Anniversary – World Championships.
1998 Selected National under 18 coach (Kofukan England)
2001 Started New Club at Lincoln University.
2002 Achieved Godan ( 5th Black belt ) In Paris.
2006 Awarded Lincolnshire Sports Partnership Performance Coach 2006.
2007 Appointed senior Karate Coach for RAF Karate Squad.
2008 Hosted Kofukan World Championships Lincoln University.
2009 Awarded certificate for exceptional service by Master Tani at world championships Japan.
2010 Coach to the RAF karate squad beating the Army for the first time in 7years.
2012 Awarded Rojudan 6th Dan at world championships Portugal.
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TRACEY ARCHER SANDAN ( 3rd Dan Shito-Ryu Karate )
KARATE HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Started Training Dec 1991
Tracey Competition success Kata
1995 Kofukan green/purple 3rd place
1996 Satori-ryu Open Senior Kata 1st
1997 Kofukan Brown 2nd place
1998 E,M,A Brown/Black 2nd
1998 Satori ryu Charity 1st Place
1999 E.M.A Boston Open 3rd Place
1999 E,M,A Brown/Black 1st
2000 E,M,A Brown/Black 1st
2000 Boston Open 3rd Place
2000 Nottingham 3rd Place
2005 E.K.G.B 3rd Place
2008 Kofukan Internationals 3rd Place
2009 United Kingdom Open Karate 3rd Place
2010 Welbeck Sixth Form Defence College 1st Place
2011 E.K.F Kumite Judge ‘A’ E.K.F Kata Judge ‘B’
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PATRICK KEEGAN NIDAN (2nd Dan Shito-ryu 1st Dan Shotokan)
1999 Started training with ESA (Lincoln Shotokan)
2003 Achieving Shotokan 1st Dan.
I also started training with and competing for the RAF and have since represented the Service both nationally and internationally.
2005 I started training Kofukan Shito-ryu with Sensei Pettit
2009 Achieved 2nd Dan Shito Ryu under the excellent tutelage of Sensei Pettit and Master K Tomiyama.
2011 Currently the Gold Medal in the Kumite at the RAF Championships held at RAF Cranwell Second in the Weapons and Third in the Kata event.
I also Captain the RAF Kumite Team and provide instruction and coaching.
I have experience as a judge and Referee at Club, Association, RAF and National Level (BUCS).
I also continue to train with Sensei Tracey Archer at Welton Club.