Lionel Zeffert, 5th Dan, Chief Instructor at Andover Karate Club, attended the Referee Course in Leicester on 22 March 2026.
In preparation for the course he read extensively the WKF Rules (downloaded from the WKF Website). He also officiated at Army, Combined Services and BTKA competitions and events.
This Referee Course focused on qualifying as a Level C (National Level) Judge and Referee in both kata and kumite. It covered all aspects of the WKF rules as at 2026. Good instruction was given by Peter Bibby, the Chief Referee of the EKNGB.
After extensive training and teaching, three exams were taken. One for kata, one for kumite and finally a video exam on kata.
Washinkai is very pleased to announce that Lionel passed all exams and is now hopefully going to be one of the officials at the next British Karate Federation championships in August 20206.
Many congratulations to Lionel!
