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Traditional Shotokan Karate
Kaizen Karate Club
Keith Burns started Karate in 1979 at the age of 13 and has been teaching Karate for over 35 years. Because of his determination he trained as much as possible, and at the age of 16 took his 1st Dan in 1982 with the late Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda 9th Dan and at the age of 16 he became the youngest Karate instructor in Northumberland often teaching much older adults.
Encouraged by his senior instructor Sensei Ian Willis to enter competitions he was to have a competitive career that spanned almost 20 years and won numerous Kata and Kumite titles both local and nationally. Keith was a regular member of the Northern Region Kumite squad for 10 years and was proud to represent the squad in international competition in Sardinia and Brussels as well as numerous events in this Country. His most memorable was competing twice Sardinia in the IKA European Championships where he was placed 1st in team Kumite & 3rd in individual Kumite
In 2012 he opened Kaizen Karate Club. The club has over 175 members training at 4 venues 6 days week.
After competing for almost 20 years Keith decided it was time to give something back and in 2015 qualifying as a KUGB Judge he said,
“It’s always a great privilege to judge Kumite and Kata events and seeing competitors develop and grow their Karate skills”
Keith has had many highlights during his Karate life, two that top his list are
-Watching his daughter Maya Burns follow in his footstep and compete nationally and internationally for the England KUGB team at World and European Championships.
-After 38 years of Karate training passing his 6th Dan in October 2017
Keith has been privileged to train with some of the best Karate instructors in the world.
Sensei Keith's achievements:-
1980 KUGB Northern Region Championships
2nd Boys over 5 foot Kumite
1981 Became a member of the Northern Region Squad
1981 Carlisle Open Competition
2nd Boys over 5 foot Kumite
1982 Passed Shodan grading with Sensei Enoeda
1983 Gateshead Open
2nd Men's Senior team Kumite
1984 North east Open 3rd youth Kumite
1984 Passed Nidan grading with Sensei Enoeda
1985 Carlisle Open Competition
2nd Men's senior Individual Kumite
2nd Men's Senior team Kumite
1986 Middlesbrough Open
1st Men's Senior Individual Kata
1987 Middlesbrough Open
1st Men's senior Individual Kumite
3rd Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 Northern Open
1st Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 Middlesbrough Open
2nd Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 Carlisle Open Competition
1st Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 Newcastle Open
3rd Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 B.I.K.A Invitational
1st Men's Senior team Kumite
2nd Men's senior Individual Kata
1988 Northern Region Team member
Friendly International Match against Holland
1989 Newcastle Open
2nd Men's senior Individual Kata
1989 B.A.S.K.A Northern Open
1st Men's senior Individual Kumite
2nd Men's senior Individual Kata
3rd Men's Senior team Kumite
1989 Northern Region Team member
Friendly International Match- Sardinia
3rd Men's senior Individual Kumite
1991 Passed Sandan grading with Sensei Enoeda
1991 Darlington open
1st Men's senior Individual Kumite
3rd Men's Senior team Kata
3rd Men's Senior team Kumite
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1992 Northern squad inter-regional Friendly
1st Men's Senior team Kumite
1994 Northern Region Team member
Friendly International Match in Sardinia
3rd Men's senior Individual Kumite
1st Men's Senior team Kumite
1998 Passed Yondan grading with Sensei Enoeda
1999 Gateshead Open
1st Men's Senior team Kumite
3rd Men's senior Individual Kumite
1999 Retired from competitive Karate
2003 Karate Demonstration E.S.K.A Championships Sunderland
1981-1994 Member of the Northern Region Squad
1981-To present Karate Instructor
2009 Passed Godan grading with the KUGB
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2015 Qualified as a KUGB Judge
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2017 Passed Rokudan grading with the KUGB
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2018 Qualified as a KUGB Referee
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