British Ishinryu Karate
The style devised and led by sensei Ticky Donovan 10th Dan OBE.
Established for over 50 years, our association runs a number of clubs around East London and Essex.
Ishinryu Dojos can also be found in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
2025 Ishinryu Events
- Competition Rules Course – Sunday, 2nd February
- Spring Pre-Grading Course – Saturday, 22nd February
- Spring General Grading – Saturday, 22nd March
- Summer Course – Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th June
- Competition Rules Course – Sunday, 7th September
- One Day Course – Saturday, 4th October
- Winter Pre-Grading Course – Saturday, 22nd November
- Winter General Grading – Saturday, 6th December
- Christmas party – Saturday 6th December
The Summer Course is held at William Edwards School in Grays.
Competition Rules courses are held at the Woodlane Dojo.
All other events are held at the Cranham Dojo.
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Everyone training in an Ishinryu Dojo MUST have an active licence. Your licence must be renewed every year.
- Your licence includes your membership to the EKF – our governing body.
- Your licence includes 3rd party insurance. If you are unlicensed you are uninsured to train and you put yourself, other students, and your instructors and club at risk.
If you have taken a training break (as confirmed by your club instructor) your licence will restart from the month you resumed.
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Ishinryu Events
Each year Ishinryu clubs get the opportunity to train together at Ishinryu wide courses and events. Other karate styles are also welcome to attend. The UK annual timetable runs as follows:
- February or March - Spring Pre-grading course for ALL grades followed by a General Grading (for 5th Kyu and above) 2 weeks later.
- June - The Open Summer Course runs over a weekend and has been presented annually since the mid seventies. Includes a General Grading for those eligible..
- October - One Day course. ALL grades welcome for a day of intensive training.
- November - Winter Pre-grading course for ALL grades followed by a General Grading (for 5th Kyu and above) 2 weeks later.
General Gradings are held in March, June, and December of each year. You must attend the preceding Pre-Grade course to attend. You must attend the entire weekend Summer Course to grade in June
See our Ishinryu group on Facebook for more detail and regular updates on events.
Ishinryu News
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About Ishinryu Karate
Ishinryu was founded in 1973 and blends a number of traditional karate styles including Kyokushinkai, Wadoryu and Shotokan.
The Open Summer Course
2024 celebrated 51 years of Ishinryu, with the Summer Course featuring almost every year (Covid permitting). The Ishinryu Open Summer Course is a firm fixture on the UK karate calendar.
About Ticky Donovan OBE
Ishinryu was founded in 1973 by Ticky Donovan OBE (10th Dan) who continues to lead the style today.