5th Dan in Shotokan Karate

World Referee 'A'

European Referee 'A'

Director to the Welsh Karate Governing Body  (The Only Sport Wales Recognised Governing Body)

Jason Ashcroft has been training in Karate for many years. He first started training at an early age of six in a freestyle form of Karate called Mugendo, his Instructor was Peter Giles. After a few years of training, Peter emigrated to Australia.

At this time Jason started Shotokan Karate with the Karate Union of Wales, whose Chief Instructor is Mike O’Brien.

Jason attained his 1st Dan Black Belt at the age of sixteen, then his 2nd Dan two years later and in early 1993 he attained his 3rd Dan. Jason was then presented with his 4th Dan in February 1999. In 2007 Jason was presented by the Directors of the Welsh Karate Governing Body his 5th Dan.

Jason has won many Championships with well over a hundred trophies, he is 9 Time Welsh Champion, K.B.I. International Champion and B.S.K.U. World Champion. Since the age of sixteen and every year since Jason has represented Wales fighting for the K.U.W. Welsh ‘A’ Team and has also fought for the W.K.F. Welsh ‘A’ Team.

Jason has been teaching the Art of Karate since 1988 and holds a National Vocational Qualification (N.V.Q.) in Coaching Karate and also has an H.S.E. (Health and Safety Executive) First Aid Qualification. In 1993 Jason began teaching professionally and is now a qualified ‘Full Time’ Professional Karate Instructor.

Since the early days Jason has always been active in Karate Competition Refereeing.

He is now a World & European 'A' Grade Referee to the World Karate Federation. He is one of only two World Referee's in Wales and travels the world refereeing at World & European Level.

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Karate, Coaching, Refereeing & Competition Accreditations at a Glance

Grading History :

1982  -  Attained the level of 1^st Dan Black Belt in the Art of Mugendo.

1988  -  Attained the level of 1^st Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1990  -  Attained the level of 2^nd Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1993  -  Attained the level of 3^rd Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1999  -  Attained the level of 4^th Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

2007  -  Attained the level of 5^th Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

Coaching :

1993  -  Qualified as a NCF Coach.

1993  -  Qualified as a Health & Safety Executive First Aider.

1995  -  Qualified as WKF Coach Level I.

1996  -  Qualified as WKF Coach Level II.

2002  -  Qualified as NVQ Level II Coach.

2002  -  Qualified as NVQ Level II Coach Assessor.

2004  -  Qualified as Emergency First Aider.

2004  -  Qualified as WKGB Coach (Competition)

2006  -  Attained Child Protection & Good Practice Qualification.

Refereeing History :

1989  -  Started Refereeing with the KUW.

1989  -  Qualified as a Judge with the KUW.

1991  -  Qualified as a Referee with the KUW.

1995  -  Qualified as a Judge with the Welsh Karate Federation.

1996  -  Qualified as a Referee with the Welsh Karate Federation.

2000  -  Started Refereeing with the WKGB National Governing Body.

2000  -  Re Qualified as Judge ‘A’ with the Welsh Karate Federation.

2001  -  Awarded Best Official in Wales at the WKF Open Championships.

2001  -  Re Qualified as Referee ‘A’ with the Welsh Karate Federation.

2002  -  Selected 1 of 4 Officials to Judge at the 1^st £10,000 Karate Clash, London.

2002  -  Awarded Best Official in Britain at the British Karate Championships.

2003  -  May, Qualified as Judge ‘A’ & Officiated at the Senior EKF Championships, Bremen.

2003  -  Selected 1 of 4 Officials to Judge at the 2^nd £10,000 Karate Clash, London.

2004  -  Awarded Best Official in Britain at the BIKO Championships.

2004  -  May, Qualified as Referee ‘B’ & Officiated at the Senior EKF Championships, Moscow, Russia.

2004  -  Selected 1 of 4 Officials to Judge at the 3^rd £10,000 Karate Clash, London.

2005  -  May, Qualified as Referee ‘A’ & Officiated at the Senior EKF Championships, Teferife, Spain.

2005  -  Ranked No 10 in Europe with the European Karate Federation.

2007  -  October, Qualified as Judge 'B' & Officiated at the Junior World Karate Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

2008  -  November, Qualified as Judge 'A' & Officiated at the Senior World Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

2010  -  October, Qualified as Referee 'B' & Officiated at the Junior World Karate Championships in Morocco.

2011  -  October, Qualified as Referee 'A' & Officiated at the Junior World Karate Championships in Malaysia.

Karate History :

1979  -  Started training in the Art of Mugendo a Free Style form of Karate.

1982  -  Attained the level of 1^st Dan Black Belt in the Art of Mugendo.

1983  -  Started training in the Art of Shotokan Karate, under the KUW.

1988  -  Attained the level of 1^st Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1989  -  Started teaching the Art of Shotokan Karate opening first Karate School WSKS.

1989  -  Formed Rhondda Shotokan Karate Schools.

1990  -  Attained the level of 2^nd Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1993  -  Attained the level of 3^rd Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

1993  -  Qualified as a NCF Coach.

1993  -  Started teaching the Art of Shotokan Karate as a  Professional Karate Instructor.

1993  -  Qualified as a Health & Safety Executive First Aider.

1993  -  Member of the Welsh Team, winning the BSKUI World Team Championships.

1995  -  Opened 2^nd Karate School PSKS.

1995  -  Qualified as WKF Coach Level I.

1995  -  Opened 3^rd Karate School LSKS.

1995  -  Qualified as a Kickrobics Instructor (Boxercise).

1996  -  Qualified as WKF Coach Level II.

1997  -  Opened 4^th Karate School CSKS.

1998  -  Opened 5^th Karate School TSKS.

1999  -  Attained the level of 4^th Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate.

2000  -  Started teaching Self Defence to Corporate Companies.

2001  -  Opened 6^th Karate School FSKS.

2001  -  Left the KUW.

2001  -  Appointed Officer on the Disciplinary Committee with the Welsh Karate Governing Body

2002  -  Changed name to Welsh Shotokan Karate Organisation.

2002  -  Qualified as NVQ Level II Coach.

2002  -  Qualified as NVQ Level II Coach Assessor.

2004  -  Qualified as Emergency First Aider.

2004  -  Qualified as WKGB Coach (Competition)

2006  -  Attained Child Protection & Good Practice Qualification.

2007  -  Awarded 5^th Dan in the Art of Shotokan Karate by Welsh Karate Governing Body.

2008  -  Voted in as WKGB Director

Competition History :

1980  -  Started competing with Mugendo, winning many local competitions.

1987  -  KUW Welsh Shield Champion.

1987  -  KUW Welsh National Champion.

1987  -  KBI International Champion.

1988  -  Represented the Welsh Karate Federation ‘A’ Squad.

1988  -  KUW Welsh Shield Champion.

1988  -  KUW Welsh National Champion.

1988  -  BKI International Champion.

1990  -  Represented KUW Welsh Senior ‘A’ Team and every year up to 2000.

1990  -  KUW National Team Champion.

1990  -  WKB Men’s Team Champion.

1993  -  BSKUI Worlds Shotokan Team Champion.

1993  -  KUW Senior Men’s Kata National Champion.

1994  -  KUW Senior Men’s Kata Shield Champion.

1995  -  Bebb’s Cup Senior Men’s Kata Champion.

1995  -  KUW Senior Men’s National Kata Champion.

1995  -  Represented KUW Welsh Team at the BSKUI 3^rd World Shotokan Championships, 2^nd Place.

1996  -  Retired from Individual Competition.

1996  -  2000 Continued to compete with the KUW Welsh Senior ‘A’  Team.

I have won 226 Medals and Trophies in my Competition Career.