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Darren Ellis & Northern Sport Karate
Darren Ellis Black belt 5th Dan
Sensei Darren Ellis a black belt 5th Dan known to is friends has Daz has trained in Martial Arts for over 25 years and holds Dan grades in both Traditional Shukokai Karate and Freestyle Karate, of which he holds British, European and World titles.
He started training back in 1982 with the UKASKO karate association. After one of his friends took him down to the local karate club for a look, within a few months his friend had given up but Daz wasn't going to give up that easily. After a few months of training he was invited to take part in his first ever tournament the FSK in Manchester, although he remembers being beat in the first round he knew he had found his path in Martial Arts and the rest is history! After training with the club and it's instructor's for many years and reaching his black belt 1st Dan in Shukokai karate. Daz realized that it was time to move on feeling restricted within the traditional karate system he was in.
In 1991 Daz opened is own first club called the Leyland Freestyle karate Club, with the EMA. Now he felt he was free to teach and train as he wished and it wasn't long before the club and himself were making a name up and down the country for themselves. After spending some fantastic years and gaining is first W.K.A European title in 1994 with Ann Jackson and the EMA association, Daz felt it was time to move on and do his own thing.
So in 1995 the National Sport Karate Association ( N.S.K.A ) was opened. Over the years the club, association and Daz have gained respect from the martial arts world for their fighting and for his seminars on coaching and tournament fighting. He has over the last twenty years produced 76 British champions, 3 European champions and 22World champions. Not forgetting the hundreds of domestic titles from all the top tournaments up and down the country, that he and his club members attend most weekend.
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W.K.A World championships Ireland 1997Both Daz & his son won gold on the day!
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World champion 1997 / World champion 2003World champion 2004 / World champion 2005
International record1994 W.K.A British championships2nd place under 67kg1994 W.K.A European championships Slovakia1st place under 67kg1995 W.K.A British championships1st place under 67kg1996 W.K.A British championships1st place under 67kg1996 W.K.A World championships Prague2nd place under 67kg1997 W.K.A British championships1st place under 60kg1997 W.K.A World championships Dublin, Ireland1st under 60kg1998 W.K.A British championships2nd place under 60kg1999 W.K.A British championships1st place under 65kg1999 W.K.A World championships Germany3rd place under 65kgTeam 3rd place2000 W.K.A British championships1st place under 60kg2001 W.K.A British championships2nd place under 60kg2002 Irish open International Dublin1st place under 63kg2002 W.K.A British championships1st place under 65kg1st place under 80kg2002 World championships Italy2nd place under 65kg2nd place under 80kg Team 2nd place2003 W.K.A British championships2nd place under 65kg1st place under 80kg2003 World championships Ireland3rd place under 65kg1st place under 80kg2004 W.K.A British championships2nd place under 64kg1st place under 75kg2004 World championships Switzerland1st place under 75kg2005 W.K.A British championships3rd place under 64kg1st place under 75kg Vets2005 Irish open International Dublin2nd place under 63kg1st place under 75kg Vets2005 World championships Canada1st place under 81kg Vets2006 W.K.A British championships3rd place under 65kg1st place under 75kg Vets2006 Irish open International Dublin1st place under 75kg Vets
