{"id":852,"date":"2015-02-11T17:47:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chojinkai.com\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:22:19","slug":"photo-archives-over-5-decades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chojinkai.com\/?page_id=852","title":{"rendered":"2010 to the present day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Summer Course Turkey<\/strong> – kneeling l to r – Mark Heaton 3rd Dan , Annette Holding 3rd Dan, <\/em>Icmeler Club Instructor Erdal Kurt, Doug, Lee Wilson 4th Dan, Ray Hind 5th Dan.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Doug with former Middlesbrough Budokan Black Belts from 60\/70’s<\/strong> Cliff Richmond & Norman Wall in 2011<\/strong> – Cliff was a White Belt when\u00a0Doug started in ’67 & Norman was a Green Belt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Malta Summer Course 2012 – 6am training!\u00a0 <\/strong>l to r, Lewis Heaton, Mark Heaton, Richard Dowdell, Nick Strange, Martin Klijn, Jordan Beaty, George Seggie, Doug, Mark Holding, Leonie Wiggin, Matt Dowdell, Helen Elliott, Lee Wilson, Steven Elliott.<\/em><\/p>\n

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40th Chojinkai Anniversary Social Trip to Las Vegas in May 2014<\/strong>, l to r, Ian Thwaites, Jon\u00a0Haymes, Mark Heaton, Emma Klijn, Lee Wilson, Rita, Martin Klijn,\u00a0Doug, Leonie Wiggin.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

2014 saw the 40th Anniversary of\u00a0his Karate Clubs, that started in Carlisle in October 1974\u00a0& subsequently became known as the renowned ‘Chojinkai Karate Clubs’.\u00a0 The year had many celebrations with a Social trip to Las Vegas in May, 40th Annual Summer Course in Tenerife in August, 40th Anniversary Championships in October & the conclusion was a Dinner Presentation Evening in November,\u00a0Doug presented\u00a0Appreciation Awards to 34 of the\u00a0Chojinkai Black Belt\u00a0Instructors.<\/p>\n

At the WKF World Championship Referees Briefing\u00a0in Germany, on the same weekend as the 40th Chojinkai Anniversary Dinner in November,\u00a0Doug was honoured with his own Appreciation Award\u00a0from the WKF World President Antonio Espinos \u2013 \u201cIn recognition\u00a0of over 20\u00a0years of excellence in\u00a0refereeing and loyal dedication to the growth and development of the WKF Karate-Do\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Award was accepted on his behalf by the EKF Chief Referee, Dale Gamble and\u00a0was presented to him at the English Senior Championships in April 2015.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n