Sunday 6th July 2025 saw ESKA hold their annual Novice Kata & Kumite Competition. This event was the perfect opportunity for those with little or no previous competition experience to give competitive Karate a go. The event was a great success with over 60 entrants taking part, many for their first ever time. The competition was held at The Dojo Norwich. Well done to all those that entered.

Pictures from the event can be viewed HERE.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Individual Kata

1 – Under 10 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male

Gold – James Ashley

Silver – Ahmed Neinaa

Bronze – Finley Michael-Aguado

2 – Under 10 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Female

Gold – Stella Thompson

Silver – Phoebe Gould

Bronze – Sylvie Caley-Brooke

3 – 10 to 13 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male

Gold – Paul Chirila

Silver – Aiden Michael-Aguado

4 – 10 to 13 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Female

Gold – Nina Thompson

Silver – Octavia Andrew

Bronze – Olivia Alger

5 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male

Gold – Ryan Chhetry

Silver – Albert Grose

Bronze – Riley Lark

6 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Female

Gold – Riley Blyth

Silver – Isaella Antunes

Bronze – Esme Bond

7 – 10 to 13 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Mixed

Gold – Harrison James

Silver – Julia Hajdu

Bronze – Luke Campling

8 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male

Gold – Daniel Leam

Silver – Aldo Falanga

Bronze – Tristan Boyd

9 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Mixed

Gold – Lauren Bradford

Silver – Oliver Gilfillan

Bronze – Jacob Davis

10 – Adult – All Grades – Male

Gold – Renars Farenhorste

Silver – Leo Bugden

11 – Adult – All Grades – Female

Gold – Ruth Grose

Silver – Lauren Van de Bulk

Individual Kumite

12– Under 10 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male

Gold – James Ashley

Silver – Teddy Cameron

Bronze – Finley Michael-Aguado

13 – Under 10 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Female

Gold – Sylvie Caley-Brooke

Silver – Stella Thompson

Bronze – Phoebe Gould & Izabela Rogojanu

14 – 10 to 13 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Female

Gold – Nina Thompson

Silver – Octavia Andrew

15 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male

Gold – Charlie Brasnett

Silver – Ryan Chhetry

Bronze – Connor Smyth & Alfie Batson

16 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Female

Gold – Isabella Antunes

Silver – Riley Blyth

Bronze – Esme Bond & Tovah Woodstein

17 – 10 to 13 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male – Under 5ft

Gold – Atilla Gyurian

Silver – Kane Westlake

18 – 10 to 13 Years – Orange, Yellow & Green Belt – Male – 5ft & Over

Gold – Cristian Remus

Silver – Aiden Michael-Aguado

19 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple/White Belt – Male

Gold – Jasper Gambrill

Silver – Aldo Falanga

Bronze – James Chisholm / Rowan Hill

20 – 10 to 13 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male – Under 5ft

Gold – Jacob Davis

Silver – Cooper Edye

Bronze – Oliver Gilfillan

26 – Adult – All Grades – Male

Gold – Renars Farenhorsts

Silver – Leo Bugden

Bronze – Mark Allman & Ian Chisholm

Well done to all those who entered.

The next ESKA Open Squad Trials will be on Friday 8th August 2025.

Also, please keep an eye out for more information about the ESKA Individual & Team Kumite competition on October 12th 2025.

On Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th September, ESKA members competed at the GB Open Championships 2022. The championships were held at the University of Sport, Birmingham, England.

It was a very tough competition with over 700 competitors from 10 different countries.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Eli Taylor-Windle (8)

Gold – Individual Kata

Bronze – Individual Kumite

Lena Gryczaniuk (10)

Gold – Individual Kata

Silver – Individual Kumite

Ella Wright (12)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite

Evey Fuller (12)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite

Ethan Applegate (13)

Bronze – Individual Kumite

Lewis Barker (13)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite

Martha Selby (13)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite

Christos Rosis (14)

Silver – Team Rotational Kumite (16-17 Years)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite (14 -15 Years)

Bronze – Individual Kumite

Alfie Hannent (15)

Silver – Team Rotational Kumite (16-17 Years)

Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite (14 -15 Years)

Josh Wright (17)

Gold – Individual Kumite

Silver – Team Rotational Kumite (16-17 Years)

Francis Karemo (48)

Bronze – Veterans Shobu Sanbon Kumite

Paul Stewart (50)

Bronze – Individual Kumite

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ESKA took a total of 3 Gold, 4 Silver & 10 Bronze – Well done to you all.