Porthcawl SKC
Porthcawl SKC is a non-profit making Shotokan Karate club which has been run by Christian Whale since 1993.
We have several members on the current Welsh Squad, including Christian Whale, Richard Davies, Tara Sinclair, Randa Richards, Ford Cooper and Bryn Rosser.
We are affiliated to the Karate Union of Great Britain - Britain's largest, longest-established and most successful single-style Karate Association and its current Chief Instructor, Andy Sherry, is acknowledged as Britain's most senior Karate practitioner.
Christian is supported by several other instructors - Mark Aitchison (2nd Dan), Richard Davies (1st Dan), Randa Richards (1st Dan) and Darel Rees (1st Dan).
Club Achievements
Pamela Sinclair winning the girls kumite at the national championships at the NIA, Birmingham, 2004.
Christian's Achievements
2010 KUGB Welsh Championships - Enoeda Cup
2010 KUGB Welsh Championships Male Kata 2nd
2010 Shotokan Cup Male Kata 4th
2009 KUGB Welsh Championships Male Kata 3rd
2009 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata 3rd
2009 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite joint 3rd
2008 KUGB Welsh Championships Male Kata 4th
2008 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata 3rd
2007 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Porthcawl) 2nd
2007 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 3rd
2006 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
2006 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kumite 3rd
2005 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
2005 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
2005 Welsh Bushikai Senior Kata 2nd
2004 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 4th
2004 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
2004 Welsh Karate Federation Senior Kata 1st
2003 KUGB National Championships Senior Kata 3rd
2003 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kumite 3rd
2003 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
2003 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
2002 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 4th
2002 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
2002 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
2002 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
2002 KUGB National Championships Senior Kata 4th
2001 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
2001 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 3rd
2001 KUGB National Championships Team Kata 2nd
2001 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
2001 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 2nd
2000 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Individual Kumite 1st
2000 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
2000 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1999 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1999 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 1st
1999 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
1999 KUGB National Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 2nd
1999 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 3rd
1999 European Bronze Medal (Wales) Kumite
1998 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 3rd
1998 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
1998 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
1998 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kumite 2nd
1998 KUGB Welsh Championships – Enoeda Cup
1997 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1997 KUGB National Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 2nd
1997 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kumite 1st
1997 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 4th
1997 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 3rd
1997 KUGB National Championships Senior Kata 4th
1996 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1996 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite 2nd
1996 Welsh Karate Federation Senior Kata 3rd
1996 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 3rd
1996 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
1995 European Championships Team Kata (Wales) 4th
1995 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 3rd
1995 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1995 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 3rd
1995 Shotokan Cup Senior Kata 4th
1995 KUGB National Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 3rd
1994 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 2nd
1994 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1994 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 1st
1994 KUGB Welsh Championships Under 21 Kumite 1st
1993 KUGB National Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 4th
1993 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 3rd
1993 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
1993 KUGB Welsh Championships Junior Kumite 16-21 2nd
1993 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1993 Shotokan Cup Male Junior Kata 3rd
1992 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 3rd
1992 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kata (Aberdare) 1st
1992 KUGB Welsh Championships Under 21 Kumite 1st
1992 KUGB Welsh Championships Senior Kata 3rd
1991 KUGB Welsh Championships Junior Kata Under 21 1st
1991 KUGB Welsh Championships Team Kumite (Aberdare) 2nd
1991 KUGB Welsh Championships Under 21 Kumite 3rd
1990 KUGB Welsh Championships Under 21 Kata 3rd
1989 KUGB Welsh Championships Junior Kumite Over 5ft 1st
1988 KUGB Welsh Championships Junior Kumite Over 5ft 1st
1987 Bargoed Xmas Tournament Boys Kumite 2nd
1987 Bargoed Xmas Tournament Boys Kata 3rd
1986 KUGB Welsh Championships Over 5ft Kumite 1st
And finally, some familiar faces from a few years back...
