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OSKC History

The Orpington Shotokan Karate Club (OSKC) was the first martial arts club within the Bromley/Orpington area. It was founded around 1975 ago by Sensei Graham Richardson and Sensei Mick Grout.

Having both trained with Sensei Ray Fuller for a number of years at Dartford they chose the Walnuts Sport Centre in Orpington as a suitable venue to form their own club. After a few years the club affiliated itself to the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB) and the instructors began to train under Sensei Enoeda and Sensei Ohta at the London based Marshall Street Dojo. Following Sensei Enoeda's unexpected death in 2003, Sensei Ohta split away from the KUGB to form the Japan Karate Association England (JKAE) to which the OSKC is now affiliated.

Over the years hundreds of students have passed through the Dojo, many simply gave up, some went on to train at national and international level, and many students still remain.

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