Welcome to the official website
Openshaw Shukokai Karate Club
is a member of
Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai Karate-do Union (UK)
East Manchester's Karate Club
Chief Instructor:- Steve Buckley 5th Dan
"If you leave the main stream your river of knowledge will dry up"
Denis Casey Sensei
Dan Grading - May 2019
Steve Buckley receiving his Yondan grade, and Steve Brereton receiving his Nidan grade from the YSSKU UK Grading Panel.
Top row from left to right; Denis Casey sensei (8th Dan), Steve Buckley, Sion Williams, Steve Brereton, Josh Foden, Richard Clapperton, Tony Wright, Ravinthiran Thirunavukkarasu and Tony Grainger sensei (7th Dan).
Front row are all the cadets.
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Call Steve on: 07703 924330 • Email: stevebucko1@hotmail.com
- - YSSKWU UK Association - -
YSSKWU UK President & Chief Instructor:
Hanshi Denis Casey (9th Dan):
Email: denis.casey@icloud.com
Phone: 07776 290 609
(Denis Casey Sensei is the Leader of our association here in the UK and also Vice President of the World Union [YSSKWU])
Denis reached a milestone in 2024 by being the only 'Western' Karate practitioner to achieve 9th Dan and also receive the title of Hanshi over in Japan. Awarded by the President of the World Union in our style - Tsutomu Kamohara - 10th Dan Hanshi.
YSSKWU UK Child Protection & Safeguarding Officer:
Kyoshi Steve Beveridge (6th Dan):
Email: cpo.ssuk@msn.com
Phone: 07799 827017
(Steve is a retired Police Officer and now has his own Karate Dojo at Wyke in Hull. He is the CPO for the whole YSSKWU UK association)
YSSKWU UK Licencing & Admin Officer:
Chris Denny (2nd Dan):
Email: christopherdenny@virginmedia.com
Phone: 07453 404 115
(Chris is a freelance Graphic/Web Designer and works for YSSKWU UK association as Admin & Licence Officer, and also maintains this and the Official YSSKWU UK website)
