Sensei Eric Pich Awarded 8th Dan

At the Brown and Black belt course on 30th November 2025, the SKC England committee were honoured to award our Chairman and Chief Instructor Sensei Eric Pich Hachidan (8th Dan).

Sense Eric has been a Karateka since 1973 and tirelessly committed himself to the development of karate and his countless students over his 47 years of teaching.

The SKC England committee has been contacted by some of the most respected and prominent 8th Dan Instructors in the UK recommending that Sensei Eric be promoted to 8th Dan. Letters were received from Sensei Colin Putt, Technical Director & Chair of SKDUN Technical Committee, and Sensei Mervyn O’Donnell, Chairman and Chief Instructor Rengokai Karate. Ian Cuthbert who is the General Secretary of Karate England, the umbrella body that SKCE is affiliated to, has also communicated that Karate England will also be awarding Sensei Eric Hachidan.

Congratulations Sensei!