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ESKA Individual Kata & Individual Kumite ’25 Competition Results

January 28, 2025

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.