On Sunday 27th November 2022, ESKA members attended the TSKUK Members Course and Black Belt Grading in Norwich, Norfolk. The grading took place in front of a panel including Sensei Alan Parrish 7th Dan, Sensei Jason Hitchings 6th, Sensei Nathan Bond 5th Dan, Sensei Carol Parrish 4th Dan, Sensei Charlie Tarr 4th Dan, Sensei Mary Hitchings 4th Dan, Sensei Dave Lynskey 4th Dan & Sensei Mason Gill 3rd Dan.
A very successful grading resulted in 15 students achieving their Shodan (1st Dan Black Belt) & 4 student achieving their Nidan (2nd Dan Black Belt).
We will be holding our Individual Kata & Individual Kumite Competition
on Sunday 29th January 2023
at The Dojo Norwich, 6 Burton Road, NR6 6AX
Competition Entry Fee:
1 Event £15
2 Events £25
The events will be split by age, gender and grade.
(Final category list to be announced once all entries have been received)
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 25/1/2023
Competition Start Times
Red Belt 9th Kyu to Purple & White Belt 4th Kyu – 1.30pm
Waterside Farm Leisure Centre, Somnes Avenue, Canvey Island SS8 9RA
White Belt (10th Kyu) to Brown & White Belt (2nd Kyu)
Registration – 11.30am – 12noon
Course – 12noon – 2.00pm
Brown & Double White Belt (1st Kyu) & Dan Grades
Registration – 2.00pm – 2.30pm
Course – 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Sunday 26th February 2023
Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 0NT
White Belt (10th Kyu) to Brown & White Belt (2nd Kyu)
Registration – 11.30am – 12noon
Course – 12noon – 2.00pm
Brown & Double White Belt (1st Kyu) & Dan Grades
Registration – 2.00pm – 2.30pm
Course – 2.30pm – 4.30pm
One official TSKUK Course stamp will be issued for each day.
JTKA President Sensei Yuko Takahashi
All Japan National Karate Team Player from 2002 to 2008
2003/2005 Asian Karatedo Championships
Middleweight Championships Winner
2006/2012 Winner of the Prime Minister’s Cup
National Karatedo Championships Winner
2006 Gichin Funakoshi Cup World Karate Championships
Winner
JTKA Headquarters Instructor Sensei Asuka Sasa
Tokyo Karatedo Federation Player Strengthening Committee
Japan Sports Association Karatedo Coach 1
General Manager, General Affairs Department JTKA
SKIF World Karatedo Championships
Individual Kumite Championships
Interscholastic Individual Kumite 3rd Place
All Japan Business Group Karatedo Championships
Individual Kumite 3rd Place
The WUKF held their annual European Championships from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November. The championships were held at Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Individual Kata – Male – Children A – 8Yrs & Under – Brown to Black
Silver – Eli Taylor-Windle
Individual Kata – Female – Children – 9-10Yrs – Brown to Black
Bronze – Lena Gryczaniuk
Team Kata – Female – Children A – Under 11yrs – All Belts
Bronze – L. Gryczaniuk / L. Nudd / S. Scott
Team Kata – Female – Children B – 11-12Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – S. Chaston (WKA) / D. Toone / E. Wright
Individual Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Junior – 18-20Yrs – All Belts – Open Weight
Bronze – Max Threadwell
Individual Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Seniors A – 21-35Yrs – All Belts – Under 70kg
Bronze – Elliot Dronfield
Individual Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Seniors B – 21-35Yrs – All Belts – Over 70kg
Gold – Max Threadwell
Individual Kumite – Shobu Sanbon – Male – Cadets B Open – 14-15Yrs – All Belts – Open Weight
Silver – Alfie Hannent
Individual Kumite – Shobu Sanbon – Male – Veterans B1 – 41-45Yrs – All Belts – Under 75kg
Bronze – Tim Windle
Individual Kumite – Shobu Nihon – Female – Children C – 10Yrs – All Belts – Under 145cm
Silver – Lena Gryczaniuk
Individual Kumite – Shobu Nihon – Female – Children C – 10Yrs – All Belts – Over 145cm
Gold – Lily Nudd
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Juniors – 18-20Yrs – All Belts
Gold – M. Threadwell / T. Dickens (KKO) / R. Johnson (KKO)
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Seniors – 21-35Yrs – All Belts
Gold – M. Threadwell / E. Dronfield / M. Gill (WKA) / C. Tarr (WKA)
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Sanbon – Male – Mini Cadets – 13Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – E. Applegate / L. Barker / J. Pereira
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Sanbon – Male – Cadets A – 16-17Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – A. Hannent / C. Rosis / J. Wright
Team Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Male – Seniors – 21-35Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – M. Threadwell / E. Dronfield / M. Gill (WKA) / C. Tarr (WKA)
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Female – Juniors – 18-20Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – R. Green / M. Lambert / H. Mitchell (WKA)
Team Rotational Kumite – Shobu Nihon – Female – Children A – Under 11Yrs – All Belts
Bronze – L. Gryczaniuk / L. Nudd / R. Nudd / S. Scott
Team Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Female – Juniors – 18-20Yrs – All Belts
Silver – R. Green / M. Lambert / H. Mitchell (WKA)
Congratulations to you all on this fantastic set of results.
We are excited to be once again holding our Christmas Eve Fun Session in person, so come along and join the ESKA instructors for a morning of games, treats & fun.
The 2022 Christmas Eve fun session is open to all ESKA students aged from 4 – 15 Years.
This session will be held at: Framingham Earl Community Sports Centre,
Norwich Road, Norwich. NR14 7QP
10 am – 12 noon.
This session is free of charge and refreshments will be supplied for all students.
The fun session is hugely popular and a great way to start the Christmas festivities.
With the City Centre only 10mins away, it’s an ideal window for last-minute Christmas shopping too
There is no need to pre-book; you can just turn up.
Children need to wear their Tiny Tiger uniform or karate suit and maybe a Christmas hat ?
ESKA & Break Charity
This year we are pleased to announce Break as our chosen Charity. Break give vulnerable children and young people the time, support, and love they need to achieve their full potential. Through innovation, lifelong relationships, and keeping our young people at the heart of what they do, Break are transforming futures and changing lives.
To help ESKA support Break, we have a number of ways you can donate:
On Saturday 29th October, ESKA members represented the TSKUK at the JKA England Championships 2022. The championships were held at the K2 Arena, Crawley, England.
ESKA proudly announces that we will be hosting Sensei Iain Abernethy
at The Dojo Norwich.
Course Details
UEA Sportspark, Norwich, Norfolk. NR4 7TJ
Saturday 21st January 2023
1.00pm – 5.15pm
Due to the content and length of this course, it is only open for Brown Belt or Above Aged 12 Years+.
Limited Spaces Available
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.
On Sunday 9th October, ESKA held their Individual & Team Kumite event at The Dojo Norwich.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Female – Under 11yrs
Gold – Aline Morais
Silver – Rosie Nudd
Bronze – Maya Chaber & Matylda Chaber
Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – Under 11yrs
Gold – Toby Thackham
Silver – Noel Zanati
Bronze – Sam Heath & William Cracknell
Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – 11yrs+ – Under 5ft
Gold – Chase Gregory
Silver – Jacob Allen
Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Female – 11yrs+ – Over 5ft
Gold – Bianca Antonescu
Silver – Sofija Krohmaluka
Red (9th) to Yellow (7th) Belt – Male – 11yrs+ – Over 5ft
Gold – Rickie Brown
Silver – Finley Blake
Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Female – Under 11yrs
Gold – Verity Randle
Silver – Adela Rozanska
Green (6th) to Purple & White (4th) Belt – Male – 11yrs & Under
Gold – Billy Kiddle
Silver – Sam Cope
Bronze – Frankie Walker & Thomas Randle
Brown (3rd) Belt & Above – Male – Under 11yrs
Gold – Eli Taylor-Windle
Silver – Cayden Pashley
Bronze – Brenin Allen
Brown (3rd) Belt & Above – Male – 11yrs & Under
Gold – Lily Nudd
Silver – Kaja Laskowska
Bronze – Lena Gryczaniuk
All Brown Belts (3rd – 1st) – Male – 12yrs +
Gold – Ethan Applegate
Silver – Omar Saadi
Bronze – Gabriel Dragan & Oliver Adams
Black Belt – Male – 11yrs +
Gold – Joseph Pereira
Silver – Joe Minnis
Bronze – William Fone & Lewis Barker
Black Belt – Female – 12yrs +
Gold – Martha Selby
Silver – Every Fuller
Bronze – Nia Treavett & Rumaisa Fareesa
Below Brown (3rd) Belt – Male – Cadet/Adult
Gold – Ionut Antonescu
Silver – Scott Prentice
Bronze – Eashvarrya Pradhan
Brown (3rd) Belt & Above– Male – Cadet
Gold – Alfie Hannent
Silver – Josh Wright
Bronze – Christos Rosis
Brown (3rd) Belt & Above– Male – Adult
Gold – Francis Karemo
Silver – Andrew Dye
Bronze – Dave Fuller & James Durrant
Team Kumite – Male – All Grades 5ft & Under
Gold -S.Cope / C.Gregory / B.Kiddle
Silver – B.Allen / E.Taylor-Windle / O.Adams
Team Kumite – Female – All Grades Over 5ft
Gold – L.Nudd / A.Winiarska / E.Fuller
Silver – K.Laskowska / N.Treavet / L.Gryczaniuk
Bronze. M.Selby / E.Wright / R.Fareesa
Team Kumite – Male – Cadet/Adult All Grades
Gold – A.Hannent / Josh Wright / C.Rosis
Silver – F.Karemo / D.Fuller / M. Jarred
Well done to all of the competitors, great work by you all.
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ESKA
The Dojo Norwich
3 Burton Road
Norwich, Norfolk
NR6 6AX
A professional karate club based in East Anglia, headed by Chief
Instructor Jason Hitchings, 6th Dan. We are dedicated to teaching traditional Shotokan Karate to the
very highest standard.