My name is Lindsey, I am the owner and lead coach for Bristol Women’s Karate. Having lived in Hampshire for the last 24 years, I recently moved to Bristol and am keen to offer the opportunity to as many women as possible in and around Bristol to get involved in this life-changing sport.

I have been training and coaching in karate for over 30 years and primarily study Shotokan and Shitoryu styles of karate. I am a 5th dan black belt, am fully insured, DBS checked and hold additional qualifications in First Aid and Safeguarding.

I have had a successful competitive career and have won many British, European and World titles including:

2013 World Karate Kata Champion
(IKU, Slovenia)

2013 World Karate Kata Team Champion (IKU, Slovenia)

2014 World Karate Kata Champion
(IKU, Brazil)

2015 European Karate Kata Champion
(IKU, Portugal)

2015 World Cup Kata Champion
(IKU, Slovenia)

2016 World Karate Kata Champion
(WUKF, Dublin)

I also had the honour of being invited to perform during the opening ceremony of the 2016 World Championships in Dublin, the 2017 European Championships in Romania and the 2016 Tafisa World Games in Indonesia.

Other awards I have been presented with during my career include:

2018 Energise Me Awards – Coach of the Year
2016 Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards Senior Ladies Third
2015 Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards Senior Sportswoman Winner
2014 Hampshire County Council – Master Sportsperson
2014 Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards Senior Ladies Winner
2014 Winchester District Sports Awards Masters Sportswoman
2013 Winchester District Senior Master Sportswoman
2013 Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards Senior Sportswoman Winner

I retired from competition in 2016 and continue to get great pleasure from coaching and passing on my passion for Karate to others.