MIKE CARR – KARATE 1 PREMIER LEAGUE

I am a karate athlete in England and looking for funding for the 2015 season, I am competing in something called Karate 1 – Premier League which a series of tournaments scattered across the world. My tournament placing then gets me a number of points which is then tallied into the league. Karate 1 consists of the worlds best karate competitors competing against each other. in 2014 I was only able to attend two out of eight of the tournaments due to funding and finished 111th in the league out of 286. So with funding I am confident that I would be able to break into the top 20-30 best in the world. I am also the 6th highest ranking Englishman in the all time WKF karate rankings. Good results in these could take me higher next year.

Sensei Mike Carr started training in 1992 at the age of 5, he has studied both Shotokan and Wado Ryu karate.

Mike has competed all across the UK, gaining many titles along the way in both kata and kumite. He has also competed internationally in the WKF Karate 1 Premier League.

He created Ryu Shotokan in 2012 and has been very successful as a coach creating regional and national champions.

He has training with many different coaches including England Coach Sensei Jon Mottram, World and European Kata Champion Luca Valdesi, World and European Kumite Champion Wayne Otto OBE, World and European Champion Luigi Busa and Ticky Donovon OBE

Source: ICNW