Sunday 26th January 2025 saw ESKA hold their annual Individual Kata & Individual Kumite Competition. This event was a great opportunity for students to test their Kata & Kumite skills in front of their peers & friends of ESKA. The event was a great success with over 125 entrants taking part, some for their first ever time. The competition was held at The Dojo Norwich. Well done to all those that entered.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Individual Kata
1 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Male
Gold – Emils Izotovs (TKAB)
Silver – Nate Amps (SKS)
Bronze – Henry Askew (SKS)
2 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Female
Gold – Lily Vitginyte (SKS)
Silver – Veronica Sivicka (TKAB)
Bronze – Isabella Antunes (ESKA)
3 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Male
Gold – Oliver Gilfillan (ESKA)
Silver – Dominic Mitera (SKS)
Bronze – Oskar Piasecki (SKS)
4 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Female
Gold – Freya Barclay (ESKA)
Silver – Alicia Mitera (SKS)
Bronze – Viviana Vanago (TKAB)
5 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Liam Rutledge (ESKA)
Silver – Antoni Packowski (TKAB)
Bronze – Jason Smulkstys (TKAB)
6 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Scarlett Blyth (ESKA)
Silver – Alsu Gavrilenko (TKAB)
Bronze – Harriet Proctor (ESKA)
7 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Oliwier Stec (TKAB)
Silver – Patricks Rancans (SKS)
Bronze – Dominik Putans (TKAB)
8 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Malvina Rubina (TKAB)
Silver – Aida Artemieva (TKAB)
Bronze – Rosie Brew (ESKA)
9 – Under 10 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Male
Gold – Gilbert Scaiff (ESKA)
Silver – Henry Appleton (ESKA)
10 – Under 10 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Female
Gold – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Edie Betts (ESKA)
11 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Male
Gold – Tariq Turner (ESKA)
Silver – Chase Gregory (ESKA)
Bronze – Toby Thackham (ESKA)
12 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Female
Gold – Abigail Swiderek (SKS)
Silver – Sofija Krohmaluka (ESKA)
Bronze – Adela Rozanska (ESKA)
13 – 10 to 13 Years – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Lena Gryczaniuk (ESKA)
Silver – Brenin Allen (ESKA)
Bronze – Yusra Muntaha (ESKA)
14 – Cadet – Red to Purple/White Belt – Mixed
Gold – Manuelis Zembinkskas (SKS)
Silver – Amy Bushby (IJKAUK)
15 – Adult – Red to Purple/White Belt – Mixed
Gold – Zanis Putans (TKAB)
Silver – Artur Packowski (TKAB)
16 – Cadet – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Mixed
Gold – Milana Rubina (TKAB)
Silver – Jacob Allen (ESKA)
Bronze – Nikodem Swiech (TKAB)
17 – Adult – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Mixed
Gold – Martin Scaiff (ESKA)
Silver – Dawn Styles (SKS)
Bronze – Kathryn Needham (ESKA)
18 – Cadet – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Noah Jarred (ESKA)
Silver – Alina Rubina (TKAB)
Bronze – Kristina Samsonova (TKAB)
19 – Adult – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Shaun Bushby (IJKAUK)
Silver – Adriana Peisieniece (TKAB)
Bronze – Timofej Kabak (TKAB)
Individual Kumite
20 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Male
Gold – Oscar Clark (SKS)
Silver – Henry Askew (SKS)
Bronze – Emils Izotovs (TKAB) / Rowan Boddy (IJKAUK)
21 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Female
Gold – Veronica Sivicka (TKAB)
Silver – Isabella Antunes (ESKA)
Bronze – Alice Gale (ESKA) / Tovah Woodstein (ESKA)
22 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Male
Gold – Darens Bubleiko (TKAB)
Silver – Nathan Bils (TKAB)
Bronze – Dominic Mitera (SKS) / Oskar Piasecki (SKS)
23 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Female
Gold – Alicia Mitera (SKS)
Silver – Viviana Vanago (TKAB)
24 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Antoni Turek (TKAB)
Silver – Antoni Packowski (TKAB)
Bronze – Caleb Burton (SKS) / Donas Radvinskas (TKAB)
25 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Harriet Proctor (ESKA)
Silver – Alsu Gavrilenko (TKAB)
Bronze – Emilia Balode (TKAB) / Scarlett Blyth (ESKA)
26 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Under 5ft – Male
Gold – Oliwier Stec (TKAB)
Silver – Patricks Rancans (SKS)
Bronze – Robert Rogelevic (TKAB) / Dominik Putans (TKAB)
27 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Amelia Wilby (ESKA)
Silver – Rosie Brew (ESKA)
Bronze – Aida Artemieva (TKAB) / Malvina Rubina (TKAB)
28 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – 5ft & Over – Male
Gold – Zachary Youngs (ESKA)
Silver – Morgan Turner (ESKA)
Bronze – Bear Styles (SKS)
29 – Under 10 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Male
Gold – Fred Gotts (ESKA)
Silver – Gilbert Scaiff (ESKA)
Bronze – Henry Appleton (ESKA)
30 – Under 10 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Female
Gold – Edie Betts (ESKA)
Silver – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)
31 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Under 5ft – Male
Gold – Toby Thackham (ESKA)
Silver – Tariq Turner (ESKA)
Bronze – Chase Gregory (ESKA) / Arran Sutharsan (ESKA)
32 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – Under 5ft – Female
Gold – Adela Rozanska (ESKA)
Silver – Yusra Muntaha (ESKA)
Bronze – Eloise Teale (ESKA) / Abigail Swiderek (SKS)
33 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – 5ft & Over – Male
Gold – Joseph Skiggs (ESKA)
Silver – Aiden Lark (ESKA)
34 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown to Brown & Double White Belt – 5ft & Over – Female
Gold – Lily Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Sofija Krohmaluka (ESKA)
Bronze – Lena Gryczaniuk (ESKA) / Mia Brice (ESKA)
35– Cadet – Kyu Grades – Male
Gold – Nikodem Swiech (TKAB)
Silver – Jacob Allen (ESKA)
Bronze – Aviv Chayut (ESKA) / Manuelis Zembinkskas (TKAB)
36 – Cadet – Dan Grades – Male
Gold – Mateo Davila Smith (ESKA)
Silver – Dougie Aitchinson (ESKA)
Bronze – Yashfin Rahman (ESKA) / Noah Jarred (ESKA)
37 – Adult – Kyu Grades – Male
Gold – Janis Vilkaja (SKS)
Silver – Kyran Turner (ESKA)
Bronze – Zanis Putans (TKAB) / Artur Packowski (TKAB)
38 – Adult – Dan Grades – Male
Gold – David Swiech (TKAB)
Silver – Francis Karemo (ESKA)
Bronze – Timofej Kabak (TKAB) / Ben McQuillan (ESKA)
39 – Cadet– Kyu Grades – Female
Gold – Olivia Kutasiewicz (TKAB
)Silver – Amy Bushby (IJKAUK)
Bronze – Milana Rubina (TKAB)
40 – Cadet– Dan Grades – Female
Gold – Georgia Blanch (ESKA)
Silver – Kristina Samsonova (TKAB)
Bronze – Alina Rubina (TKAB) / Ella Wright (ESKA)
41 – Adult – All Grades – Female
Gold – Dawn Styles (SKS)
Silver – Sanita Rovica-Vilkajas (SKS)
Bronze – Kathryn Needham (ESKA) / Sarah Chambers (SKS)
Well done to all those who entered.
The next ESKA Open Squad Trials will be on Friday 25th April 2025.Also, please keep an eye out for more information about the ESKA Individual & Pairs Kata competition on Sunday April 13th 2025.
Sunday 6th October 2024 saw ESKA hold their annual Individual & Team Kumite Competition. This event was the perfect opportunity for members to test their Kumite prowess against their peers. The event was a great success with over 70 entrants taking part, some for their first ever time. The competition was held at The Dojo Norwich. Well done to all those that entered.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Individual Kumite
1 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Female
Gold – Alice Gale
Silver – Ariana Wrighthardt
2 – Under 10 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Male
Gold – Oskar Piasecki (SKS)
Silver – Oscar Clarke (SKS)
Bronze – Harry Wright / Riley Lark
3 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – Under 5ft – Male
Gold – Dominic Mitera (SKS)
Silver – Michal Simialek (SKS)
Bronze – Jake Cocks / Mohammad Nawaf Faizan
4 – 10 to 13 Years – Red to Yellow Belt – 5ft & Over – Male
Gold – Zachary Youngs
Silver – Marshall Ives-Keeler
5 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Annika Rovica-Vilkaja (SKS)
Silver – Scarlett Blyth
Bronze – Nadia Miszczyk / Harriet Proctor
6 – Under 10 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Liam Rutledge
Silver – Caleb Burton (SKS)
Bronze – Rowan Hill / Khadri Srivatsav Reddy
7 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Under 5ft – Female
Gold – Amelia Wilby
Silver – Abigail Swiderek (SKS)
Bronze – Rosie Brew / Elizabeth Poniznik (SKS)
8 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – Under 5ft – Male
Gold – Damang Ali
Silver – Logan Gale
Bronze – Patriks Rancans (SKS) / Claudio Freitas (SKS)
9 – 10 to 13 Years – Green to Purple/White Belt – 5ft & Over – Male
Gold – Morgan Turner
Silver – Pradhan Tejasvi
Bronze – Ayaan Ahrar
10 – Under 10 Years – Brown Belt & Above – Male
Gold – Fred Gotts
Silver – Aiden Lark
Bronze – Jospeh Skiggs / Henry Appleton
11 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown Belt & Above – Under 5ft – Male
Gold – Chase Gregory
Silver – Toby Thackham
Bronze – Arthur Perlman / Lucas Ball
12 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown Belt & Above – Female
Gold – Sofija Krohmaluka
Silver – Yasemin Kher
Bronze – Jemima Kirkham
13 – 10 to 13 Years – Brown Belt & Above – 5ft & Over – Male
Gold – Sam Cope
Silver – Thomas Thrower
Bronze – Jazsvin Prasanthan
14 – Cadet – Red to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Jackson Carver (SKS)
Silver – Trey Walden (SKS)
15 – Cadet – Brown Belt & Above – Male
Gold – Jacob Allen
Silver – Tushan Prashanthan
Bronze – Yanis Boulbadaoui / Toby Alderdice
16 – Cadet – Brown Belt & Above – Female
Gold – Amelia Winiarska
Silver – Evey Fuller
Bronze – Nia Treavett
17 – Adult – Red to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Janis Vilkajs (SKS)
Silver – Alex Gale
18 – Adult– Brown Belt & Above – Male
Gold – Francis Karemo
Silver – Steven Swanton
19 – Adult– All Grades – Female
Gold – Sanita Vikaja
Silver – Amelia Nelson
Team Kumite
T1 – Junior – Red to Purple/White Belt – Female
Gold – Harriet Proctor / Rosie Brew / Scarlett Blyth
Silver – Akshika Ashokkumar / Amelia Wilby / Nadia Miszczyk
Bronze – Kanihashri Radhakrishnan (ESKA) / Beth Swanton (ESKA) / Alicija Mitera (SKS)
Bronze – Abigail Swiderek (SKS) / Annika Rovica-Vilkaja (SKS) / Elizabeth Poniznik (SKS)
T2 – Junior – Red to Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Damang Ali / Liam Rutledge / Logan Gale
Silver – Corben Burton Ward / Jacob Pengilley / Rowan Hill
Bronze – Dakshan Radhakrishnan / Khadri Srivatsav Reddy / Pradhan Tejasvi
Bronze – Caleb Burton (SKS) / Kasper Lisaj (SKS) / Oskar Piasecki (SKS)
T3 – Junior – Brown Belt & Above – Male
Gold – Ajay Ashokkumar / Fred Gotts / Sam Cope
Silver – Arthur Perlman / Chase Gregory / Toby Thackham
Well done to all those who entered.
The next ESKA Open Squad Trials will be on Friday 6th December 2024.
Also, please keep an eye out for more information about the ESKA Individual Kata & Individual Kumite competition on January 26th 2025.
The second leg of the 2024 GB Open International Karate Championships, held at the University of Sport & Fitness, Birmingham, on Sunday 15th September was a great event.
The ESKA Members attending with the TSKUK Team achieved 2 Gold, 4 Silver & 14 Bronze, helping the team secure 12th place overall.
A huge well done to the whole TSKUK squad. We are immensely proud of each and every one of you.
Here is a breakdown of the Medallists:
Adela Rozanska
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Female, 11 – 12 Years
Chase Gregory
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Male, 13 – 14 Years
Edie Betts
Bronze – Individual Kata, 6th – 4th Kyu, Mixed, 6 – 8 Years
Bronze – Individual Kumite, Nihon, Open Grade, Female, 7 – 8 Years
Francis Karemo
Gold– Individual Kumite, Open Grade, Male, Veterans B, 50 Years+
Silver – Individual Kata, Open Grade, Male, Veterans B, 50 Years+
Lena Gryczaniuk
Gold – Individual Kumite, Nihon, 3rd Kyu & Above, Female, 11 – 12 Years, Under 145cms
Silver – Individual Kata, 3rd Kyu & Above, Female, 11 – 12 Years
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Female, 11 – 12 Years
Leone Lynn
Bronze – Individual Kumite, Ippon, Open Grade, Female, Veterans A, 36 Years+
Lily Nudd
Silver – Individual Kumite, Nihon, 3rd Kyu & Above, Female, 11 – 12 Years, Over 145cms
Bronze – Individual Kumite, Sanbon, 3rd Kyu & Above, Female, 13 – 14 Years, Under 150cms
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Female, 11 – 12 Years
Mark Jarred
Silver– Individual Kumite, Open Grade, Male, Veterans B, 50 Years+
Bronze – Individual Kata, Open Grade, Male, Veterans B, 50 Years+
Martha Selby
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Female, 15 – 17 Years
Nia Treavett
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Female, 15 – 17 Years
Noah Jarred
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Male, 13 – 14 Years
Oliver Adams
Bronze – Team Rotational Kumite, Open Grade, Male, 13 – 14 Years
Rosie Nudd
Bronze – Individual Kumite, Nihon, Open Grade, Female, 7 – 8 Years
We will be holding our Individual & Team Kumite Competition
on
Sunday 6th October 2024
at
The Dojo Norwich, 6 Burton Road, NR6 6AX
Competition Entry Fee:
1 Event £15
Team Event £5/person*
*If you do not have a team of 3 but would like to enter the Team Event, please enter your details and we will try and find you a Team.
The events will be split by age, gender, height and grade.
Category List
Kumite Rules
There will be awards presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Competition is open to:
Juniors (6 – 13yrs)
Cadets (14 – 17yrs)
Adults (18+)
Entries close 11.30pm Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Competition Start Times
Juniors (All Grades) – 1.30pm
Cadets & Adults (All Grades) – 3.00pm
Please arrive 15 minutes before the competition start time.
If you have any questions about this competition, please call the ESKA Office on 01603 418751 or click here to email [email protected]
Sunday 7th July 2024 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 70 entrants taking part, many for their first ever time. The competition was held at The Dojo Norwich. Well done to all those that entered.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Individual Kata
1 – Under 10 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Male
Gold – Arthur Stephenson
Silver – Timmy Wegg
Bronze – Aldo Falanga
2 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male
Gold – Liam Rutledge
Silver – Caleb Bailey
Bronze – Daniel Shearstone
3 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male
Gold – Khadri Srivatsav Reddy
Silver – Gilbert Scaiff
Bronze – Damang Ali
4 – Under 10 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Female
Gold – Laurel Walker
Silver – Kanihashri Radhakrishnan
Bronze – Ariana Wrighthardt
5 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Female
Gold – Marnie Perfect
Silver – Akshika Ashokkumar
Bronze – Beth Swanton
6 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Female
Gold – Edie Betts
Silver – Scarlett Blyth
Bronze – Harriet Proctor
7 – 10 to 13 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male
Gold – Zachary Youngs
Silver – Dakshan Rashankrishnan
Bronze – Geol Kaithakottil
8 – 10 to 13 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male
Gold – Morgan Turner
Silver – Isaac Grist
Bronze – Pradhan Tejasvi Basavaraj
9 – 10 to 13 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male
Gold – Oliver Clack
Silver – Ayaan Ahrar
Bronze – Noah Calver
10 – 10 to 13 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Female
Gold – Holly-Rose Hart
Silver – Iulia Bala
Bronze – Freya Barclay
11 – 10 to 13 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Female
Gold – Daisy Blagrove
Silver – Isabella-Rose Hackett
Bronze – Ashlie Miller
12 – 10 to 13 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Female
Gold – Rosa Mailey
Silver – Inaaya Ziyan
13 – 15 Years+ – All Grades – Mixed
Gold – George Squires
Silver – Martin Scaiff
Bronze – Daniel Clack
Individual Kumite
14 – Under 10 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male
Gold – Arthur Stephenson
Silver – Aldo Falanga
Bronze – Milo Borrett / Adam Irhamna
15 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male
Gold – Caleb Bailey
Silver – Jake Cocks
Bronze – Rowan Hill / Liam Rutledge
16 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple/White Belt – Male
Gold – Gilbert Scaiff
Silver – Damang Ali
Bronze – Corben Burton Ward / Khadri Srivatsav Reddy
17 – Under 10 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Female
Gold – Laurel Walker
Silver – Roza Dopart
Bronze – Ariana Wrighthardt
18 – Under 10 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Female
Gold – Alexandra Olasz
Silver – Sara Kot
Bronze – Marnie Perfect / Akshika Ashokkumar
19 – Under 10 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Female
Gold – Edie Betts
Silver – Harriet Proctor
20 – 10 to 13 Years – Red & Orange Belt – Female
Gold – Iulia Bala
Silver – Freya Barclay
21 – 10 to 13 Years – Green & Purple Belt – Female
Gold – Inaaya Ziyan
Silver – Ashlie Miller
Bronze – Isabella-Rose Hackett
22 – 10 to 13 Years – White, Red & Orange Belt – Male
Gold – Zachary Youngs
Silver – Geol Kaithakottil
Bronze – Jaroslav Novoselovs / Max Hernandez Brandon
23 – 10 to 13 Years – Yellow & Green Belt – Male
Gold – Morgan Turner
Silver – Pradhan Basavaraj
Bronze – Isaac Grist
24 – 10 to 13 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male – <5ft
Gold – Ryan Pirie
Silver – Benjamin Sharples
25 – 10 to 13 Years – Purple & Purple and White Belt – Male – 5ft<
Gold – Ayaan Ahrar
Silver – Oliver Clack
Bronze – James Cumberland
26 – Adult – All Grades – Male
Gold – Martin Scaiff
Silver – George Squires
Bronze – Leo Bugden
Well done to all those who entered.
The next ESKA Open Squad Trials will be on Friday 19th July 2024.
Also, please keep an eye out for more information about the ESKA Individual & Team Kumite competition on October 6th 2024.