Master Nick Clarke
Chief Instructor
6th Degree Black Belt
Level 3 Coach
Mr Clarke joined the WCKA in 1987 and quickly adapted to this very fast and exciting fighting style. Under the instruction of Master Clifton Brown, Mr Clarke fought at Welsh and British Championships with great success and after 3 years of Semi Contact (Points Fighting) turned to Full Contact. It was in Full Contact that Mr Clarke spent his years ahead and fought around the UK as a Middleweight. His classes were mainly Full Contact classes, using continuous sparring techniques and high energy fitness drills. Mr Clarke returned to Points Fighting in the late 1990s and is currently developing a fighting squad in Full Contact, Light Continuous, Points Fighting and Karate Kumite. As a World Championships Gold Medallist, Mr Clarke is eager to pass on his knowledge and help others achieve top status as competitors.
Born : Cardiff, 1970
Coach : Master Clifton Brown 6th Degree
Competition Styles Entered : Full Contact Kickboxing, Light Contact Kickboxing, Points Fighting, Traditional Karate Kumite, Traditional Knockdown Karate
Most Important Achievements :
- Coached Individual competitors to Gold & Silver Medals at World Level (WAKO, WKA, WKU and IKKC)
- Coached Teams (Kids, Juniors, Cadets and Adults) to Gold & Silver Medals at World Level
- A coach who helps his students achieve what they can, whether tournament level or club training level
Gold & Silver Own Achievements :
- 1991 WKA ‘Battle at the Beach’ Bronze Medal, USA
- 1992 to 1997 Full Contact Circuit (Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham)
- 1997 National Champion Points Fighting
- 1997 IKKC ‘Battle of Europe’ Silver Medal, Holland
- 1997 to 2005 WKGB (formerly WKF) Welsh Karate Kumite (2 x Silver Medal)
- 1997 to 2005 Welsh Karate Grand Prix Circuit (2 x Champion)
- 1999 Traditional ‘3on3’ Karate Team Champion
- 2002 National Champion Continuous Fighting
- 2005 WKA World Championships Bronze Medal (+35), Canada
- 2007 WKA World Championships Silver Medal (+35), Germany
- 2009 WKA World Championships Silver Medal (+35), Spain
- 2012 WKA World Champion in Points Fighting (+35), USA
- 2013 WKU World Champion in Points Fighting (+35), Crete
- 2013 WKU World Champion in Traditional Karate Kumite (+35), Crete
- 2014 World Team Silver Medallist (Team Wales)
- 2014 WKU World Champion in Traditional Karate Kumite (+35), London
- 2015 WKU World Champion in Points Fighting (+35), Spain
- 2016 WKU World Siver Medallist in Points Fighting and Traditional Karate Kumite (+35), USA
- 2017 WKU World Silver Medallist in Points Fighting (+35), Ireland
- 2017 WKU World Champion in Traditional Karate Kumite (+35), Ireland
- 2018 WKU World Champion in Continuous Fighting (+45), Greece
- 2019 WKU World Silver Medallist in Points Fighting (+45), Austria
