Dan Grade
LIAM MILLS
2nd Dan KWF 2008
Started Shotokan karate lessons, age 6, Luton JKA, December 2000
Instructors: Sensei Fred Daniels 5th Dan EKGB & Sensei Sabrina Collins 4th Dan EKGB
Double-graded 10th & 9th Kyu, 27 January 01
Graded 8th Kyu, 21 May 01
Graded 7th Kyu, 16 March 02
Graded 6th Kyu, 13 July 02
Graded 5th Kyu, 7 December 02
Graded 4th Kyu, 3 May 03
Graded 3rd Kyu, 15 November 03
Graded 2nd Kyu, 1 May 04
Graded 1st Kyu, 9 October 04
Graded Shodan by Shihans Sidoli, Lewis & McCusker, Glasgow, 1st October 05
Graded Neidan by Shihans Yahara, Isaka, Sidoli & Dorfman, Turin, 26 April 08
2001
Attended Isaka Sensei course, JKA Luton, 17 April
Gold kata, in-house competition, Luton, 16 June
4th place kata, JKA National Championships, Luton, 14 October
In-house competition, Luton, 15 December
2002
In-house competition, Luton, 28 May
Attended Yahara Sensei course, Allerton Yorks, 28-29 September
3rd Team kumite, National Shotokan Jnr. C’ships, Milton Keynes, 16 November
Advanced Student of the Year 2002 award, Luton JKA, December
2003
Bronze kata, bronze kumite, Legends Open, Bath, 9 March
Bronze kata, silver kumite, in-house competition, 19 July
Training class with Sidoli Sensei, Kent, 5 October
7th place kata, Squad member, European National C’ships, Glasgow, 18-19 October
Advanced Student of the Year 2003 award, Luton JKA, 13 December
Training course, Heston, 14 December
2004
Attended Akita Sensei training course, London, 18 January
Training course, Heston Middx, 13 March
Legends Open karate competition, Bath, 14 March
Attended Akita Sensei course, Luton JKA, 3 April
Started assisting Dojo Instructors by teaching new students every
Saturday morning, April onwards
Gold kumite, in-house competition, 22 May
Katathon participant, Luton JKA, 12 June
Attended Isaka Sensei training camp, Culford, 16 July
Bronze kumite, 4th place kata, silver team kata U12, silver team kata U16 at
European Friendship Cup, Culford, 17 July
Bronze kata, 4th place kumite, Kodomo Cup, Culford, 18 July
Attended Sensei Akita training course, Heston, 31 July
Gold kumite, Culford, 12 September
Sensei Akita training course, Heston, 16 September
JKA Luton Squad member, Scottish Open Championships, Glasgow, 27 November
Sensei Sidoli training day, Glasgow, 28 November
2005
Sensei Sidoli brown/black belt course, Ashford, 19 February
Gold kata, bronze kumite, Legend National Championships, Bournemouth, 6 March
Sensei Sidoli training course, Ashford, 1 May
Sensei Daniels brown/black belt course, Luton, 8 May
Silver kata, silver kumite & Special Award, JKA Luton in-house competition
Sensei’s Yahara & Kawasaki Training Camp, Culford, 13-15 July
Sensei Sidoli training course, Ashford, 21 August
JKA Luton Demonstration Team member, Ashford, 11 September
Training & Black belt grading, Glasgow, 1 October
Bronze kata, Scottish National Open Championships, Glasgow, 2 October
Gold kumite, gold kata and gold team kata & also won the annual Instructors Award for Most Outstanding Student 2005, JKA Luton in-house competition, 8 October
Attended Shihan Isaka course in Wales, 15-16 October
Sensei Daniels brown/black belt course, Lower Stondon, 4 December
2006
Sensei Daniels brown/black belt course, Lower Stondon, 29 January
Sensei Daniels advanced Squad training Lower Stondon, 19th & 26th February
Bronze kata, bronze kumite, Legends Open, Bournemouth, 5 March
Sensei Sidoli course, Luton, 18 March
Young Sports Person of the Year 2005 -2nd place, Luton Sports Awards, 23 March
Sensei Sidoli brown/black belt course, Ashford, 22 April
Sensei Daniels brown/black belt course, Lower Stondon, 30 April
Karate Demonstration Squad, Wenlock School, Luton, 17 June
Gold kumite, gold team kumite & bronze kata, in-house competition, 24 June
Gold kata, bronze kumite, JSKA competition/training camp, RAF Odiham, 25-27 August
Attended Shihan Isaka course in Wales, 9-10 September
Attended Shihan Isaka course in Luton, 13 September
Sensei Sid Tadrist Advanced brown/black belt course, London, 30 September
Sensei Daniels advanced course, Luton, 15 October
Attended Sensei Abe training seminar, RAF Odiham, Hampshire, 28 October
Attended Sensei Richard Amos (WTKO) seminar, Hemel Hempstead, 4 November
Sensei Daniels advanced squad training, Luton, 5 November
Sensei Daniels advanced squad training, Luton, 26 November
Sensei Sidoli training course, Luton, 2 December
GB Squad training, Luton, 17 December
2007
Squad training, Lower Stondon, 11 February
Squad training, Wales, 24-25 February
BBC TV “Look East” news broadcast- GB Team for Japan, 2 March
ITV Anglia news broadcast- GB Team for Japan, 6 March
Squad training, Hightown Dojo, 11 March
4th KWF World Cup Championships, Tokyo, Japan, 27 March-5 April: training with Shihans Mikio Yahara & Akihito Isaka and GB Team competitor.
Squad training, Wales, 22 April
Shobu Ippon Open Competition, Guildford, Surrey, 12 May
JSKA training camp with Senseis Sidoli and Dieter Flindt, Hampshire, 1 June
Gold kata and kumite, JSKA Open, Hampshire, 2 June
Training seminar with Sensei Yutaka Koike & Alan Campbell (JKS), Luton, 8 June
Squad training session, Luton, 1 July
Gold Ultimate Kumite, in-house competition, Luton, 14 July
Sensei Sidoli brown/black belt training session, Ashford, Kent, 2 September
Shihan Akihito Isaka course, Wales, 8-9 September
GB Squad training session, Luton, 16 September
Sensei Daniels brown/belt course, Lower Stondon, 23 September
Bronze kata & kumite, KWF Scottish Championships, Glasgow, 6 October
Demonstration squad member, Luton Regional Sports Centre, 28 October
Attended Sensei Richard Amos (WTKO) seminar, Hemel Hempstead, 24-25 November
2008
GB Squad training session, Senseis Sidoli & Barker, Luton, 27 January
GB Squad training session, Senseis Sidoli & Barker, Luton 10 February
Attended Sensei Richard Amos (WTKO) seminar, Luton, 22 February
Sensei Sidoli seminar & GB Squad training course, Wales, 1-2 March
Sensei Campbell seminar, Luton, 7 March
Sensei Adel Ismal seminar, JKA, Shefford, 8 March
Sensei Tadrist seminar, Luton, 28 March
Sensei Daniels Squad training, Luton, 30 March
GB Squad training, Luton, 13 & 20 April
Gold kumite, Silver kata, KWF European Championships, Turin Italy, 25-27 April
Attended Sensei Saito course, Nottingham, 18 May
4th place kata, Open Championships, Dublin, 25 May
Gold kata, kumite, team kata and Most Outstanding Student Award,
2008 JSKA Open Championships, Yately Hants, 7-8 June
Sensei Amos seminar, Luton, 17 June
Sensei Sidoli seminar, Luton, 11 July
1st place Ultimate Kumite, In-house Competition, Luton 12 July
Special Achievement Award (karate), Cardinal Newman High School, 15 July
GB Squad training, Luton, 20 July & 10 August
Silver kata, kumite, bronze team kumite, JSKA World Championships,
in Manchester, 23-4 Aug.
Sensei Amos seminar, Luton, 26 September
Sensei Campbell seminar, Luton, 3 October
Sensei Daniels black belt course, Lower Stondon, 9 November
Sensei Tadrist seminar, Luton, 28 November
Sensei Amos seminar, Hemel Hempstead, 30 November
Shihan Abe seminar, Luton, 9 December
2009
