On Saturday 19th November 2016, ESKA members selected to represent the TSKUK made their way to opposite ends of the country to compete in two National Championships.
One squad went north to Burnley for the WTKO GB National Championships. Whilst the other squad went south to Crawley for the JKA England Open Shotokan Championships, both squads did amazingly well collecting a massive 24 medals between them (4 Gold, 5 Silver & 15 Bronze).
Here is a breakdown of the results.
2nd WTKO National Championships
Female 15 Years & Below Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Isabella Brown
Male 15 Years & Below Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Josh Wright
Male 15 Years & Below Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Silver – Dylan Partridge-Kelly
Male 16 Years & Above Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Gold – Joshua Spruce
Male 16 Years & Above Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Ethan Dye
Team Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Gold – Dave Lynskey, Joshua Spruce & Ethan Dye
Team Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – TJ Greene, Dylan Partridge-Kelly & Josh Wright
Female 10-11 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Gold – Macy Smith
Female 10-11 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Lana Clark
Female 12-15 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above (Over 5’2″) – Bronze – Sydney Hobbs
Female 12-15 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above (Over 5’2″) – Bronze – Rebecca Batchelor
Male 12-15 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above (Over 5’2″) – Bronze – Rohan Munagapati
Male 16-19 Years Individual Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Joshua Spruce
The coveted ‘Most Outstanding Competitor of the Day’ trophy was awarded to Joshua Spruce for his consistent performance across all categories.
2016 JKA England Open Championships
Female 7-9 Years Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Silver – Ellie-Rose Fyfe
Male 7-9 Years Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Silver – Udon Leathersich
Female 10-12 Years Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Reegan Green
Male 13-15 Years Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Silver – Max Clay
Male 16-19 Years Individual Kata 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Patrick Matthews
Female 7-9 Years Individual Jiyu Ippon Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Ellie-Rose Fyfe
Male 7-9 Years Individual Jiyu Ippon Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Micah Avowlanu
Female 10-12 Years Individual Jiyu Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Gold – Shannon Marment
Male 10-12 Years Individual Jiyu Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Leo Jones
Female 13-15 Years Individual Jiyu Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Silver – Molly Lambert
Female 13-15 Years Individual Jiyu Kumite 3rd Kyu & Above – Bronze – Joanna Crane