12th April 2008
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Karate England
Karate in England, Karate Sport England and the English Karate Alliance have been working together since 2007 with the shared aim of uniting all English Karate Associations within a democratic and Sport England recognised and supported national governing body
which is structured for the greatest benefit of all English Karateka .
Our three bodies have a combined membership of around 70,000 and represent the majority of Karateka in England. We have always understood the importance of dialogue with other groups and have consistently made every effort to negotiate a united approach to achieving our aims and will continue to do so.
We initially operated under the title of NNGBEK which was chosen to comply with company law following the winding up of Karate England in 2006. This required that any name resembling Karate England should not be used unless permission was obtained from the Courts. This permission was granted at a hearing at Middlesbrough County Court on
29 February.
It was therefore decided at our meeting on 27 March to revive the name Karate England, as this states simply and without ambiguity its function and location.
Karate England has now begun the process of establishing itself as the National Governing Body (NGB) for its members. It is our aim to:
- offer appropriate NGB facilities to our members with minimum financial burden
- achieve recognition and support as a National Governing Body by Sport England
- achieve unification for all English Karate Associations and Federations
- ensure that all our members have the freedom to enjoy national and international relationships with karate bodies of their choice, without unfair or unreasonable restrictions and in a way which reflects the Olympic Spirit of the pursuit of sporting relationships amongst citizens of all nations as embodied in the Olympic Charter.
We will continue to notify all developments on our own websites or on the Karate England website - www.karateengland.org.uk.
