ESKA – Norfolk's Premier Karate Club | WUKF World Championships 2025

The 2025 TSKUK National Championships, held in Norwich, Norfolk, on 18th May 2025 was an outstanding event. With 140+ competitors, the level of skill and sportsmanship was truly impressive.

The organisation was smooth, ensuring a pleasant experience for everyone. The atmosphere was lively, with supporters adding to the day’s excitement.

Competitors demonstrated impressive technique and dedication, making each match and performance engaging. The judges and officials maintained fairness and professionalism throughout.

Overall, the 2025 TSKUK National Championships was a great success. Congratulations to all involved for making it so.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Individual Kata

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Gold – Liam Rutledge (ESKA)

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed

Gold – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)

Bronze – Edie Betts (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

Bronze – Adela Rozanksa (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – Black Belt – Female

Gold – Lena Gryczaniuk (ESKA)

Silver – Daisy Toone (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Silver – Evan Pitt (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to Black Belt – Male

Gold – Jacob Allen (ESKA)

Silver – Yanis Boulbadaoui (ESKA)

Bronze – Douglas Aitchison (ESKA)

18 Years + – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Gold – Renars Farenhorsts (ESKA)

18 Years + – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

Silver – Martin Scaiff (ESKA)

18 Years + – Black Belt – Female

Gold – Arwen Stewart (ESKA)

Silver – Alicia Taylor (ESKA)

18 Years + – Black Belt – Male

Silver – Francis Karemo (ESKA)

Individual Kumite

Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Female

Silver – Georgia Davis (ESKA)

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female

Silver – Scarlett Blyth (ESKA)

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Silver – Liam Rutledge (ESKA)

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

Silver – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)

Bronze – Edie Betts (ESKA)

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

Gold – Fred Gotts (ESKA)

Bronze – Arthur Perlman (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Female

Silver – Adela Rozanksa (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

Gold – Toby Thackham (ESKA)

Silver – Tariq Turner (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – Black Belt – Female

Gold – Lena Gryczaniuk (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Bronze – Zachary Youngs (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

Bronze – Inaaya Ziyan (ESKA) / Yasemin Kher (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

Gold – Chase Gregory (ESKA)

Bronze – Rupert Dimoglou (ESKA)

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – Black Belt – Female

Gold – Daisy Toone (ESKA)

Silver – Georgia Blanch (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Silver – Evan Pitt (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to Black Belt – Male

Gold – Jacob Allen (ESKA)

Silver – Yanis Boulbadaoui (ESKA)

Bronze – Douglas Aitchison (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Female

Bronze – Ella Wright (ESKA)

18 Years + – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

Silver – Ian Munday (ESKA)

Bronze – Kyran Turner (ESKA)

18 Years + – Black Belt – Female

Silver – Alicia Taylor (ESKA)

18 Years + – Black Belt – Male

Silver – Francis Karemo (ESKA)

Bronze – Ian Munday (ESKA)

Pairs Kata

Under 15 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed

Bronze – Adela Rozanska / Sofija Krohmaluka – (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – All Grades – Mixed

Bronze – Ella Wright / Beth Nesbitt-Clarke – (ESKA)

18 Years + – All Grades – Mixed

Silver – Sylvia Roper / David Roper – (ESKA)

Team Kumite

Under 15 Years – Under 5ft – All Grades – Female

Silver – Rosie Nudd / Edie Betts / Scarlett Blyth – (ESKA)

Under 15 Years – Under 5ft – All Grades – Male

Bronze – Rackan Alhassan / Toby Thackham / Fredd Gotts – (ESKA)

Under 15 Years – 5ft & Over – All Grades – Male

Bronze – Chase Gregory / Tristan Jakaj / Rupert Dimoglou – (ESKA)

15 to 17 Years – All Grades – Female

Gold – Georgia Blanch / Daisy Toone / Ella Wright – (ESKA)

18 Years + – All Grades – Male

Bronze – Kyran Turner / Ian Munday / Francis Karemo – (ESKA)

ESKA achieved a total of 50 Medals. 13 Gold, 20 Silver, 17 Bronze.

ESKA members representing the TSKUK, contributed 5 Silver & 8 Bronze to the tally, placing the TSKUK 18th out of 54 federations.

Congratulations to you all on this fantastic set of results:

KATA INDIVIDUAL FEMALE | CHILDREN A | BROWN TO BLACK | 8 YEARS AND UNDER | ALL STYLES

Silver – Rosie Nudd

KATA INDIVIDUAL FEMALE | CHILDREN E | BROWN TO BLACK | 12 YEARS | ALL STYLES

Silver – Lena Gryczaniuk

KUMITE TEAM ROTATION – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | SHOBU IPPON MINI CADETS | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS

Bronze – Chase Gregory / Tommy Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy) / Noah Jarred / Henry Legg (Westwood Karate Academy)

KUMITE TEAM ROTATION – SHOBU SANBON – MALE VETERANS | ALL BELTS | 36 YEARS AND OVER

Bronze – Stuart James (Westwood Karate Academy) / Francis Karemo / Mark Wyles (Westwood Karate Academy)

KUMITE TEAM ROTATION – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE MINI CADETS | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS

Silver – Georgia Blanch / Lena Gryczaniuk / Lily Nudd

KUMITE TEAM ROTATION – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 TO 15 YEARS

Bronze – Martha Selby / Daisy Toone / Ella Wright

KATA TEAM – FEMALE | MINI CADETS ALL STYLES | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS | ALLSTYLES

Bronze – Georgia Blanch / Lena Gryczaniuk / Lily Nudd

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | MINI CADETS A | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS | UNDER 165 CM

Bronze – Noah Jarred

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | SENIORS B | ALL BELTS | 21 TO 35 YEARS | 70 KG AND OVER

Silver – Max Threadwell

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | VETERANS B | ALL BELTS | 41 TO 50 YEARS | OPEN WEIGHT

Bronze – Francis Karemo

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 TO 15 YEARS | OPEN WEIGHT

Silver – Martha Selby

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU NIHON – FEMALE | CHILDREN H | ALL BELTS | 12 YEARS | 155 CM AND OVER

Bronze – Lily Nudd

KUMITE TEAM – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 TO 15 YEARS

Bronze – Martha Selby / Daisy Toone / Ella Wright

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 to 15 YEARS | OPEN WEIGHT

KUMITE TEAM – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 to 15 YEARS

KUMITE TEAM – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | SENIORS | ALL BELTS | 21 to 35 YEARS

KUMITE TEAM – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 to 15 YEARS

KUMITE TEAM ROTATION – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | CADETS | ALL BELTS | 14 to 15 YEARS

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – FEMALE | SENIORS A | ALL BELTS | 21 to 35 YEARS | -65kg

KUMITE TEAM ROATATION – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | CADETS B | ALL BELTS | 14 to 15 YEARS

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU IPPON – MALE | SENIORS B | ALL BELTS | 21 to 35 YEARS | 70kg+

KATA TEAM – FEMALE | CHILDREN A | ALL BELTS | 10 YEARS & UNDER | ALL STYLES

KATA INDIVIDUAL – MALE | CHILDREN A | BROWN to BLACK BELTS | 8 YEARS & UNDER | ALL STYLES

KATA INDIVIDUAL – FEMALE | MINI CADETS | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS | SHOTOKAN

KATA TEAM – FEMALE | MINI CADETS | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS | ALL STYLES

KUMITE TEAM ROATATION – SHOBU NIHON – FEMALE | CHILDREN A | ALL BELTS | UNDER 11 YEARS

KUMITE INDIVIDUAL – SHOBU SANBON – FEMALE | MINI CADETS A | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS | -50KG

KUMITE TEAM ROATATION – SHOBU SANBON – FEMALE | MINI CADETS | ALL BELTS | 13 YEARS

Individual Kata

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 – Adult – All Grades – Male

11 – Adult – All Grades – Female

Individual Kumite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 – Adult – All Grades – Male

Individual Kata

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed

11 to 14 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

11 to 14 Years – Black Belt – Female

15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to Black Belt – Male

18 Years + – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

18 Years + – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

18 Years + – Black Belt – Female

18 Years + – Black Belt – Male

Individual Kumite

Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Female

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female

Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Female

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

11 to 14 Years – Under 5ft – Black Belt – Female

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

11 to 14 Years – 5ft & Over – Black Belt – Female

15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male

15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to Black Belt – Male

15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Female

18 Years + – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male

18 Years + – Black Belt – Female

18 Years + – Black Belt – Male

Pairs Kata

Under 15 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed

15 to 17 Years – All Grades – Mixed

18 Years + – All Grades – Mixed

Team Kumite

Under 15 Years – Under 5ft – All Grades – Female

Under 15 Years – Under 5ft – All Grades – Male

Under 15 Years – 5ft & Over – All Grades – Male

15 to 17 Years – All Grades – Female

18 Years + – All Grades – Male

KATA INDIVIDUAL – FEMALE | BROWN TO BLACK | 7 – 8 YEARS

KATA PAIRS – FEMALE | ALL GRADES | 9 -10 YEARS