On Sunday 16th April 2023. We held our annual Individual Kata & Pairs Kata Competition at The Dojo Norwich.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Mixed – Under 10 Years

Gold – Abigail Swiderek  (SKS)

Silver – George Askew (SKS)

Bronze – Annika Vilkaj (SKS) 

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Mixed – 10 – 13 Years

Gold – Dennis Mardyla (SKS)

Silver – Frankie Sorrell (SKS)

Bronze – Michelle Mardyla (SKS)

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – 10 – 13 Years

Gold – Jamie Plane 

Silver – Chase Gregory 

Bronze – Jacob Allen  

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – Under 10 Years

Gold – Rosie Nudd 

Silver – Toby Thackham 

Bronze – Harry Prentice  

Pairs Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – 6 – 13 Years

Gold – Chase Gregory / Toby Thackham 

Silver – Rosie Nudd / Harry Prentice 

Bronze – Kacper Brzezinski / Adela Rozanska 

Pairs Kata – Brown Belt & Above – Mixed – 6 – 13 Years

Gold – Noah Jarred / Evey Fuller 

Silver – Lily Nudd / Lena Gryczaniuk 

Bronze – William Fone / Joseph Periera  

Pairs Kata – Brown Belt & Above – Mixed – Cadet

Gold – Martha Selby / Ella Wright 

Silver – Riley Allen (SKS) / Ashley Mason (SKS) 

Pairs Kata – All Grades – Mixed – Adult

Gold – Paul Stewart / Arwen Stewart 

Silver – Scott Prentice / Kay Zhang 

Bronze – Dawn Styles (SKS) / Bear Styles (SKS) 

Individual Kata – 3rd Kyu – 1st Kyu – Mixed – Under 10 Years

Gold – Wajeeh Waqas 

Silver – Eli Taylor-Windle  

Individual Kata – 3rd Kyu – 1st Kyu – Mixed – 10 – 13 Years

Gold – Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke 

Silver – Oliver Adams 

Bronze – Ellie Alderdice  

Individual Kata – Dan Grade – Mixed – 10 – 13 Years

Gold – Evey Fuller 

Silver – Lena Gryczaniuk 

Bronze – Noah Jarred 

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – Cadet

Gold – Andrew Morphew (SKS)

Silver – Eashvarrya Pradhan  

Individual Kata – 3rd Kyu – 1st Kyu – Mixed – Mixed – Cadet

Gold – Brandon Camderman 

Silver – Alfie Woodcock (SKS) 

Individual Kata – Dan Grade – Mixed – Mixed – Cadet

Gold – Martha Selby 

Silver – Riley Allen (SKS)

Bronze – Ashleigh Mason (SKS) 

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Mixed – Adult

Gold – Dawn Styles (SKS)

Silver – Janis Vilkajs (SKS)

Bronze – Steven Swanton

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – Adult

Gold – Kay Zhang 

Silver – Sarah Chambers (SKS)

Bronze – Scott Prentice   

Individual Kata – 3rd Kyu – 1st Kyu – Mixed – Mixed – Adult

Gold – Karen Fuller 

Silver – Paul Hollander 

Bronze – Luke Forrest (SKS) 

Individual Kata – Dan Grade – Mixed – Mixed – Adult

Gold – Arwen Stewart 

Silver – Mark Jarred 

Bronze – Paul Stewart 

Well done to all that took part.

Look out for the next upcoming competitions:

TSKUK Nationals – May 21st 2023 at UEA Sportspark

ESKA Individual & Team Kumite Competition – October 8th 2023 at The Dojo Norwich.

The SKDUN held their annual Championships on Saturday 25th March. The championships were held at Guildford, Surrey.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

1. Male Team Kumite, 8th Kyu to Black Belt

Gold – Max Threadwell / Harrison Gill (WKA) / Mason Gill (WKA)

2. Female Team Kumite, 8th Kyu to Black Belt

Gold – Molly Lambert / Reegan Green / Hannah Mitchell (WKA)

5. Female Team Kata, 8th Kyu to Black Belt

Gold – Gold – Molly Lambert / Reegan Green / Hannah Mitchell (WKA)

6. Junior Mixed Team Kata, 8th Kyu to 4th kyu

Gold – Rosie Nudd / Chase Gregory / Toby Thackham

7. Junior Mixed Team Kata, Brown and Black Belt

Silver – Lena Gryczaniuk / Noah Jarred / Lily Nudd

Bronze – Jasmine Sargeant / Lewis Barker / Martha Selby

7B. Junior Girls Team Kata, Brown and Black Belt

Gold – Ella Wright / Jasmine Sargeant / Martha Selby

Bronze – Lena Gryczaniuk / Sidney Scott / Lily Nudd

8. Senior Mixed Team Kata, 8th Kyu to Black Belt

Gold – Josh Wright / Molly Lambert / Reegan Green

9B. Children individual kata, 6th kyu only

Silver – Rosie Nudd

Bronze – Toby Thackham

10B. Children Individual Kata, Brown Belt, Under 11 Years, Male

Silver – Eli Taylor-Windle

10C. Children Individual Kata, Black Belt, Under 11 Years, Mixed

Gold – Lena Gryczaniuk

Silver – Lily Nudd

Bronze – Sidney Scott

11. Junior Individual kata, 8th to 4th Kyu

Bronze – Jamie Plane

12A. Junior Individual Kata, Black Belt, Shodan Only

Bronze – Daisy Toone

13B. Children Sanbon Kumite,Jodan, Chudan, Mae Geri, 6th Kyu Only

Gold – Rosie Nudd

Silver – Chase Gregory

Bronze – Toby Thackham

14A. Children Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Jodan, Chudan, Mae Geri, Yoko Geri, Mawashi Geri, Black Belt

Gold – Lily Nudd

Silver – Lena Gryczaniuk

Bronze – Sidney Scott

18. Boys 12-13, Kumite, Brown and Black Belt, Over 152cm, 5ft

Bronze – Louie Scott

25. Girls Junior Kumite, Brown and Black Belt, Under 160cm, 5ft 3

Silver – Daisy Toone

26. Girls Junior Kumite, Brown and Black Belt, 160cm & Over, 5ft 3

Silver – Martha Selby

28B. Cadet Individual Kata, Black Belt, Nidan and Above

Bronze – Reegan Green

30. Male Cadet Kumite, Brown and Black belt

Gold – Max Threadwell

34. Male Senior Individual Kata, Brown and Black Belt

Bronze – Francis Karemo

36. Male Senior Kumite, Brown and Black Belt

Bronze – Francis Karemo

41. Veterans Individual Kata Men

Gold – Francis Karemo

Bronze – Mark Jarred

42. Veterans Individual Kumite Men

Silver – Francis Karemo

Bronze – Mark Jarred

46. Junior Girls Team Kumite

Gold – Martha Selby / Jasmine Sargeant/ Scarlett Stead (WKA)

Well done to all those who entered.

We will be holding our Individual & Pairs Kata Competition
on Sunday 16th April 2023
at
The Dojo Norwich, 6 Burton Road, NR6 6AX
Competition Entry Fee:
1 Event £15
Pairs Event £5/person

The events will be split by age and grade.
(Final category list to be announced once all entries have been received)

Click Here For Category List

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 11.30 pm 12/4/2023

Competition Start Times

 Junior Red Belt 9th Kyu to Purple & White Belt 4th Kyu – 1.30pm

 Junior Brown Belt 3rd Kyu & Above, Cadets & Adults (All Grades) – 3.00pm

Please arrive 15 minutes before the competition start time.

Submit You Entries Here

Junior Red Belt 9th Kyu to Yellow Belt 7th Kyu 

Junior Green Belt 6th Kyu to Purple & White Belt 4th Kyu

Junior Brown Belt 3rd Kyu & Above

Cadet & Adult All Grades

If you have any questions about this competition, please call the ESKA Office on 01603 418751 or click here to email office@eska.co.uk

Free 1 Day TSKUK Members Course

On Sunday 23rd April 2023 the TSKUK will be holding
a Free 1 Day Course and Dan grading at:

Waterside Farm Leisure Centre, Somnes Avenue, Canvey Island SS8 9RA

Pre-booking and registration will be required to attend. Any gradings must be booked by 11.30pm Sunday 16 April 2023.

The course will be run by:
Sensei Alan Parrish 7th Dan

Sensei Jason Hitchings 6th Dan

Sensei Nathan Bond 5th Dan

Sensei Charlie Tarr 4th Dan

Sensei Mary Hitchings 4th Dan

Sensei Dave Lynskey 4th Dan

Sensei Mason Gill 3rd Dan

Times

Registration from 10.30am

Course 11.00am – 1.00pm

Shodan/Nidan Grading 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Sandan+ Grading – 6.00pm
(The Sandan+ Grading will be held at Westwood Karate Academy Honbu)

The classes will be split by age and grades

The course is FREE to all TSKUK members and each attending member will receive an Official TSKUK Grading Stamp.

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After the hugely success of the course in January 2023, ESKA proudly announces that we will be again hosting Sensei Iain Abernethy.

Course Details

UEA Sportspark, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ

Saturday 18th November 2023

1.00pm – 5.15pm

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Due to the content and length of this course, it is only open for Brown Belt or Above, Aged 12 Years+.

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Sensei Iain Abernethy has been involved in martial arts since childhood. Iain holds the rank of 7th Dan with the British Combat Association (one of the world’s leading groups for close-quarter combat, self-protection and practical martial arts), the British Combat Karate Association, and the English Karate Federation.

One of the leading exponents of applied Karate, Iain has written several critically acclaimed books on the practical application of traditional martial arts. He is well known for his work on the pragmatic use of the techniques and concepts recorded in the traditional Kata. Iain’s seminars, books, DVDs and articles have proved very popular with those groups and individuals who wish to practise their arts as the pragmatic systems they were initially intended to be.

ESKA proudly announces that we will be hosting Sensei Scott Langley 7th Dan.

Course Details

The Dojo Norwich, 3 Burton Road, Norwich, NR6 6AX

Saturday 19th August 2023

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White (10th Kyu) – Purple & White (4th Kyu) – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Brown Belt (3rd Kyu) & Above Only– 2.30pm – 4.00pm

Dan Grades Only – 4.00pm – 5.00pm

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Scott Sensei is one of the youngest people ever to win the World Championships and has over 30 years experience practicing and teaching karate.

Scott has been practicing martial arts since the age of 5, however, he started his karate career properly in 1986 under the instruction of Howard Milson, a senior member of Kodokai and one of the very few 5^th Dans in the UK at the time. Scott trained hard with Howard and Kato Sensei and gained Shodan in 1992. After travelling to Japan with Kato Sensei in 1993, Scott started university in Staffordshire and trained on a daily basis with him.

During this time he assisted Kato Sensei teaching around the UK and Europe. Scott also competed regularly; winning, both in kata and kumite, the National Championships five times, European Championships three times, and the 1996 JKA World Championships in Moscow. Building on this success, Scott travelled once more to Japan in 1997 and started to train full time at the JKA (Asai faction) Hombu dojo.

Under constant pressure from the instruction of Asai, Abe, Yahara, Kagawa, Isaka, Yamaguchi etc, Scott went from strength to strength and in 1998 was asked to enter the instructor’s course. Unfortunately, an injured knee prevented this, so after considerable rehabilitation, Scott, along with Yasuhisa Inada, entered the course in 2000 and became the first instructor’s course class of the newly formed Japan Karate Shotorenmei. Two intensive years later, Scott graduated from the course and became the fifth non-Japanese person ever to do so (JKA/JKS).

Feeling it was time to move on and encouraged by the Hombu dojo to develop JKS karate, Scott moved to Ireland. From 2002 until 2013 Scott was the Technical Director of the JKS GB & Ireland and the Chief Instructor of JKS Ireland’s Hombu Dojo. In that time the group grew from 4 clubs to 120 clubs, making it the biggest single style group in the British Isles. His own club also grew from the initial 8 members that showed up first night, to over 500 members and four full time instructors.

Scott is the best selling author of Karate Stupid and Karate Clever which tell much of Scott’s karate journey so far.

Scott trains daily at the dojo with the other Sensei and takes the Adult classes on Monday and Thursday nights.  He spends most of his weekends travelling around Great Britain and Europe teaching at seminars. However he likes to surprise the kids every now and then so he might drop in on any class any time.

On Saturday 11th February, ESKA members competed at the WUKF British Open Karate Championships held in Crawley, England.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Lena Gryczaniuk (11)

Bronze – Female – 13 Years – Team Rotational Shobu Sanbon

Lily Nudd (11)

Bronze – Female – 11-12 Years Shobu Nihon

Bronze – Female – 13 Years – Team Rotational Shobu Sanbon

Max Threadwell (19)

Bronze – Male – 18-20 Years Shobu Ippon

Bronze – Male – 18-20 Years Shobu Sanbon

ESKA proudly announces that we will be hosting Sensei Koji Ogata 5th Dan

Course Details

The Dojo Norwich, 3 Burton Road, Norwich. NR6 6AX

Monday 27th February 2023

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All Grades (White-Black) – 6.15 pm – 7.15 pm

Brown Belt & Above Only– 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm

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Koji Ogata was born in Kyoto, Japan on 21 October 1968. He studied at Tokyo University. His Karate training began during his 2nd year of elementary school.

He has won the JKA All-Japan championships for Kumite on 2 occasions.

Other major successes include:

51st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2008) – 3rd Place Kumite

10th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-do Championship Tournament (Sydney, 2006) – 1st Place Kumite

48th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2005) – 1st Place Kumite

9th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 2004) – 1st Place Kumite

47th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2004) – 3rd Place Kumite

46th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2003) – 1st Place Kumite

45th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2002) – 3rd Place Kumite

44th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2001) – 2nd Place Kumite

8th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 2000) – 3rd Place Kumite

7th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Paris, 1998) – 2nd Place Kumite

40th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1997) – 3rd Place Kumite

On Sunday 29th January 2023 ESKA held their Individual Kata & Individual Kumite event at The Dojo Norwich.

Here is a breakdown of the results:

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – Under 10Years

Gold – Harry Prentice

Silver – Claudio Frietas (SKS)

Bronze – Oliver Hulse

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Female – Under 10Years

Gold – Abigail Swiderek (SKS)

Silver – Annika Rovica-Vilkaja (SKS)

Bronze – Lottie Bobbin

Individual Kata – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Mixed – Over 10Years

Gold – Joel Ketteringham

Silver – Josh Neep

Bronze – Sofia Krohmaluka

Individual Kumite – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – Under 10Years

Gold – Claudio Frietas (SKS)

Silver – Logan Gale

Bronze – Harry Prentice & Teddy Gipson

Individual Kumite – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Female – Under 10Years

Gold – Abigail Swiderek (SKS)

Silver – Lottie Bobbin

Bronze – Evie Brooks & Annika Rovica-Vilkaja (SKS)

Individual Kumite – Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – Over 10Years – 5ft+

Gold – Rickie Brown

Silver – Finley Blake

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – Under 10Years

Gold – Antoni Packowski (LTKA)

Silver – Toby Thackham

Bronze – Rosie Nudd

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Male – Over 10Years

Gold – Jamie Plane

Silver – Chase Gregory

Bronze – Jacob Allen

Individual Kata – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Female – Over 10Years

Gold – Rylee Tenales

Silver – Olivia Kutasiewicz (LTKA)

Bronze – Keira Archer

Individual Kumite – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Mixed – Under 10Years

Gold – Toby Thackham

Silver – Edmund Reddington

Bronze – Frankie Walker & Rosie Nudd

Individual Kumite – Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Male – Over 10Years

Gold – Jacob Allen

Silver – Chase Gregory

Bronze – Tyler Fenton

Individual Kata – Brown (3rd) Belt – Male – Under 10Years

Gold – Eli Taylor-Windle

Silver – Sam Cope

Individual Kata – Brown (3rd) Belt – Mixed – Over 10Years

Gold- Ollie Adams

Silver – Alfie Woodcock (SKS)

Bronze – Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke

Individual Kata – Black Belt – Male – Over 10Years

Gold – Noah Jarred

Silver – Joseph Pereira

Bronze – William Fone

Individual Kata – Black Belt – Female – Over 10Years

Gold – Evey Fuller

Silver – Beth Nesbitt-Clarke

Bronze – Lena Gryczaniuk

Individual Kumite – Brown (3rd) Belt – Male – Under 10Years

Gold – Sam Cope

Silver – Eli Taylor-Windle

Individual Kumite – Brown (3rd) Belt & Above – Male – Over 10Years – Under 5ft

Gold – Noah Jarred

Silver – Ollie Adams

Bronze – Brenin Allen

Individual Kumite – Brown (3rd) Belt & Above– Female – Over 10Years – Under 5ft

Gold – Lena Gryczaniuk

Silver – Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke

Bronze – Daisy Toone & Sidney Scott

Individual Kumite – Black Belt – Male – Over 10Years – Over 5ft

Gold – Joseph Pereira

Silver – William Fone

Bronze – Louie Scott

Individual Kumite – Black Belt – Female – Over 10Years – Over 5ft

Gold – Kaja Lakowska

Silver – Rumaisa Fareesa

Bronze – Evey Fuller & Amelia Winiarska

Individual Kata – Cadet – Kyu Grades

Gold – Brandon Camderman

Silver – Nicolas (LTKA)

Bronze – Andrew Morphew (SKS)

Individual Kata – Adult – Male – Red (9th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt

Gold – Scott Prentice

Silver – Artur Packowski (LTKA)

Bronze – Daniel Thurtell

Individual Kata – Adult – Female – Red (9th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt

Gold – Kay Zhang

Silver – Dawn Styles (SKS)

Bronze – Rowena Vasquez

Individual Kata – Cadet – Dan Grades

Gold – Riley Allen (SKS)

Silver – Martha Selby

Bronze – Ashleigh Mason

Individual Kata – Adult – Mixed – Brown (3rd) Belt

Gold – Karen Fuller

Silver – Lee Norton

Individual Kata – Adult – Dan Grades

Gold – Mark Jarred

Silver – Francis Karemo

Bronze – Paul Stewart

Individual Kumite – Cadet – Red (9th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt

Gold – Andrew Morphew (SKS)

Silver – Nicolas (LTKA)

Bronze – Eyad Ali

Individual Kumite – Adult – Male – Red (9th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt

Gold – Scott Prentice

Silver – Artur Blake

Bronze – Janis Vilkajs (SKS) & Ionut Antonescu

Individual Kumite – Adult – Female – Red (9th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt

Gold – Dawn Styles (SKS)

Silver – Bushra Alturki

Bronze – Rowena Vasquez & Sabrina Gaff

Individual Kumite – Cadet – Male – Brown (3rd) Belt & Above

Gold – Alfie Hannent

Silver – Lewis Barker

Bronze – Riley Allen (SKS) & Ethan Applegate

Individual Kumite – Adult – Male –  Brown (3rd) Belt & Above

Gold – Francis Karemo

Silver – Paul Stewart

Bronze – Lee Norton & Andrew Dye

Individual Kumite – Cadet – Female – Dan Grades

Gold – Ashleigh Mason (SKS)

Silver – Martha Selby

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Well done to all of the competitors, great work by you all.

Our next competition will be a Kata only event, keep your eyes open for further details.

ESKA Gain 15 Shodan & 4 Nidan Blackbelts