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Northern Region Championships 2010
City Space proved again to be a brilliant venue for the event and what a brilliant event it turned out to be. Competitors entries were up 25% and spectators filled out the 400 seats.
The atmosphere was fantastic it seemed to have a real buzz about the place. All Sendai Kushiro competitors approached the event fantastically and had a fantastic attitude throughout the day.
They were all a credit to our club.
Medal winners
Holly Sterling - GOLD Ladies Kata and GOLD Ladies Kumite
Martin Fraser - GOLD Male Kyu Kata and GOLD Male Kyu Kumite
Ryan Spencer - GOLD Boys Kumite and Bronze Children's Kata
Chris Hamilton - GOLD Children's Kata and Bronze Boys Kumite
Beth Nicholson, Jessica Green and Joshua Campbell - GOLD Children's Team Kata
Daniel Sowerby - Silver Boys Kumite
Tracy Bruce - Bronze Ladies Kata
Beth Nicholson - Bronze Girls Kumite
Sam Light - Silver Children's Kata and Bronze Boys Kumite
Joshua Young, Matthew Gibson and Adam Gibson - Bronze Children's Team Kumite
Ian Fraser - Bronze Male Kyu Kata
Club Competition 2010
City Space at the University of Sunderland on Sunday 10th October 2010 hosted the 3rd Sendai and Kushiro club competition. The event was again popular with competitors
and spectators, which created a great buzz throughout the day. Excellent performances from members stood them in good stead for the Northern Region championships.
Results
Kata 4th Kyu and Below
1st - Matthew Scott
2nd - Thomas Hall
3rd - Louis Jones
4th - Eliana Rooks
Kata 3rd Kyu and Above
1st - Chris Hamilton
2nd - Sam Light
3rd - Beth Nicholson
4th - Jessica Green
Kumite Girls 10 and Under
1st - Rebecca Purvis
2nd - Sasha Hughes
3rd - Alice Jewitt
3rd - Eliana Rooks
Kumite Boys 10 and Under
1st - Jamie Allan
2nd - Joshua Young
3rd - Kyle Reid
3rd - Matthew Gibson
Kumite Girls 11 - 15yrs
1st - Beth Nicholson
2nd - Jessica Green
3rd - Savannah Lindley Richardson
3rd - Bethaney Miller
Kumite Boys 11 - 15yrs
1st - Chris Hamilton
2nd - Sam Light
3rd - Joshua Campbell
3rd - Ryan Spencer
KUGB Shotokan Cup 2010
The KUGB’s 35th Shotokan Cup took place on Saturday 4th September at the Queens Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield. There were many outstanding performances from our members, particularly
Sensei John James Bruce, Chris Hamilton and Beth Nicholson who gained medals in their respective Kata and Kumite events.
Club Results
GOLD - Senior Male Kumite - John James Bruce
GOLD - Junior Female Kata - Kirsty Askew
GOLD - Boys Kumite over 5ft5" - Chris Hamilton
GOLD - Boys Kata - Chris Hamilton
GOLD - Girls Kumite over 5ft3" - Beth Nicholson
SILVER - Senior Male Kata - John James Bruce
SILVER - Junior Female Kata - Megan Dent
SILVER - Boys Kata - Sam Light
BRONZE - Boys Kumite 5ft-5ft5" - Joshua Campbell
BRONZE - Girls Kata - Beth Nicholson
John James Bruce was awarded the Shotokan Cup for Kumite.
KUGB Grand Slam 2010
Many Congratulations to John James Bruce, Tracy Bruce, Megan Dent , Chris Hamilton and Sam Light on an excellent performance at the Grand Slam.
Results
John James Bruce - 1st Kata, 2nd Kumite, 1st Team Kumite
Tracy Bruce - 2nd Kata
Chris Hamilton - 1st Kumite
Cando Martial Arts - Course Review
We had an excellent morning with Sensei Bruce and Sensei Sterling, who immediately recognised the needs of our students and adapted their coaching so that both high grades (3rd Kyu – 3rd Dan) and
lower grades (novice – 4th Kyu) were provided with a very informative and inspiring training session. The course covered both kata and kumite, both instructors took each grade group for 90 minutes of
training. During the kata session they linked a series of basic combinations together to help us develop timing, hip work and mental focus, this enabled the group to perform with a much greater level of
competency in the following study of kata. The kumite training was challenging, but fun and drawing on their competitive successes and experience both Sensei gave us valuable insight as to how as a group
we could raise the level of our game, offering us a range of new and exciting drills to take away and develop ourselves with. All in all the whole group thoroughly enjoyed our second training seminar with
Sensei Bruce & Sensei Sterling, their ability to draw on their competitive experiences and apply it in their coaching sessions, is in my opinion invaluable and only adds to the high quality of tuition they provide.
I would heartily recommend both Sensei to any club or organisation wishing to raise the level of their karate.
Ben Richardson 3rd Dan
Can Do Martial Arts
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
www.candomartialarts.co.uk
National Youth Championships 2010
Queens Park Sports Centre, Chesterfield hosted the 2010 KUGB National Youth Championships. Competitors numbers were increased by 25% on the previous year
and the standard was again very high.
Sendai Kushiro selected a team of 17 members for the event, with many of them competing at national level for the very first time, so for them
the experience of competing at this level alone would have been fantastic, however many of them reached the final of their event. Along side those making their
debuts at this level we also had our more experienced competitors, who also performed fantastically taking a host of medals. A special mention goes to Bethaney Miller (on her debut),
Beth Nicholson and Chris Hamilton who all took medals in both Kata and Kumite events.
GOLD - Kirsty Askew - Junior Ladies Kata
GOLD - Chris Hamilton - Boys Kumite over 5ft5"
GOLD - Chris Hamilton - Boys Black Belt Kata
GOLD - Megan Dent - Girls Kumite over 5ft3"
GOLD - Liam Liddle - Boys Kumite under 5ft
GOLD - Alice Jewitt - Children's Ippon Kumite
SILVER - Beth Nicholson - Girls Kumite over 5ft3"
SILVER - Matthew Gibson - Boys Brown Belt Kata
SILVER - Bethaney Miller - Girls Kumite 10-11yrs
SILVER - Joshua Campbell - Boys Kumite 5ft-5ft5"
BRONZE - Beth Nicholson - Girls Black Belt Kata
BRONZE - Bethaney Miller - Girls Brown Belt Kata
BRONZE - Ryan Spencer - Boys Kumite over 5ft5"
1st Sunderland Karate Championships 2010
On Sunday 20th June the 1st Sunderland Karate Championships took place at City Space, Sunderland. Although the event clashed with Fathers Day it didnt stop 130 competitors and nearly 200 spectators
supporting the event. The competition was aimed at encouraging students to gain experience in competition at a local level. Many of the competitors attending the championship were experiencing competition for
the very first time. We were particularly impressed with the amount of adults competing for their first time.
The day ran smoothly thanks to the excellent help from the referees, timekeepers/recorders and our paramedic, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of
them for their excellent work on the day, which allowed competitors to perform to their best. Two competitors, Chris Hamilton and
Maya Burns, were particularly outstanding winning both Kata and Kumite in their respective events, making them grand champions.
With the great success of our first championships
and the amount of positive feeedback we have had from competitors, spectators and club instructors, we are now looking forward to the 2nd Sunderland
Championships in 2011. Many congratulations to all competitors.
Full Results
Under 16 years novice-4th Kyu Kata
1st Jack Preston, 2nd Nathan Bowerbank, 3rd Jamie Allan, 4th Ben McVeigh
Under 16 years brown belt Kata
1st Maya Burns, 2nd Niamh Duddridge, 3rd Bethaney Miller, 4th Matthew Gibson
Under 16 years Black Belt Kata
1st Chris Hamilton, 2nd Daniel Lumb, 3rd Sam Light, 4th Liam Liddle
16 years + Mixed Kata
1st Dean McCormack, 2nd Neil Jerome, 3rd Kirsty Askew, 4th Karl Smith
Mixed Team Kata
1st Ashington A, 2nd Sendai Kushiro A, 3rd Sendai Kushiro C, 4th Sendai Kushiro B
10 years and under Boys Kumite
1st Jamie Allan, 2nd Jack Stobbart, Joint 3rd Kyle Reid and Ben Hall
10 years and under Girls Kumite
1st Maya Burns, 2nd Rebecca Purvis, Joint 3rd Alice Jewitt and Kate Hannah
11-14 under 5ft Boys Kumite
1st Liam Liddle, 2nd Daniel Sowerby, Joint 3rd Robbie Graham and Adam Gibson
11-14 over 5ft Boys Kumite
1st Ryan Spencer, 2nd Kyle Duddridge, Joint 3rd William Stevens and Jordan Collings
11-15 Girls Kumite
1st Megan Dent, 2nd Beth Nicholson, Joint 3rd Jessica Green and Rebecca Bradburn
15-17 years Male Kumite
1st Chris Hamilton, 2nd Sam Light, Joint 3rd Mark Holt and Antony Tubman
16 years + Female Kumite
1st Adanna Moore, 2nd Rebecca Teasdale, Joint 3rd Kirsty Askew and Nataie Keegan
18 years + Male Kumite
1st Neil Jerome, 2nd Tony Spencer, Joint 3rd Karl Smith and Andy Storey
Under 16 years Team Kumite
1st Sendai Kushiro A, 2nd Sendai Kushiro B, Joint 3rd Sendai Kushiro C and Ashington A
Most Outstanding Performance
Chris Hamilton
Liverpool Youth Championships 2010
Many congratulations to our members who competed at the Liverpool Youth Championships on Saturday 30th May at Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool.
All of our members who entered the competition performed excellently resulting in all of them being in at least one final in their respective events.
- GOLD - Boys Kumite 5ft5" and above(Chris Hamilton)
- GOLD - Girls Kumite 5ft3" and above(Megan Dent)
- GOLD - Children's Kata 3rd Kyu and above (Chris Hamilton)
- SILVER - Junior Ladies Kata (Kirsty Askew)
- SILVER - Children's Kata 3rd Kyu and above (Sam Light)
- SILVER - Girls Kumite under 5ft3" (Jessica Green)
- SILVER - Boys Kumite under 5ft (Liam Liddle)
- BRONZE - Boys Kumite 5ft5" and above(Sam Light)
- BRONZE - Children's Kata 3rd Kyu and above (Ryan Spencer)
KUGB National Championships 2010
The 44th KUGB National Championships took place on Saturday 15th May 2010 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. Sendai and Kushiro took a team of 10 competitors, all of whom performed impressively, taking five GOLD medals and one SILVER.
During the opening ceremony John James Bruce was awarded his Long Standing Members award for 20 years service to the Karate Union of Great Britain.
Club Results
GOLD – Senior Male Kumite – John James Bruce
GOLD – Senior Male Kata – John James Bruce
GOLD – Senior Female Kata – Holly Sterling
GOLD – Boys Kumite over 5ft5” – Chris Hamilton
GOLD – Girls Kumite over 5ft3” – Megan Dent
SILVER – Senior Male Team Kumite – John James Bruce, Stephen Olver and Martin Fraser
John James Bruce became only the fifth male to ever become KUGB Grand Champion since the championship began and in turn was awarded the ‘Sensei Enoeda memorial’ trophy.
Many Congratulations to all of our competitors.
North West Open 2010
Many congratulations to all competitors that competed at the North West Open. Many of our competitors progressed to the final stages and only narrowly missed out on the finals.
Kirsty Askew went one step further taking 4th place in the Senior Ladies Kata event and Chris Hamilton was on fantastic form taking 1st place in boys kumite, scoring ippon in the final, and also took 1st place in
childrens Kata.
BUCS Karate Championship 2010
Holly Sterling, Petra Bartosova and Mark Junkin all represented the University of Sunderland at the BUCS karate tournament last weekend. Petra and Mark both competing for their very first
time performed very well but didnt manage to progress to a medal position. Holly Sterling performed outstandingly yet again took 2nd place in the ladies Kata and 1st place in in the ladies Kumite.
Holly has now won the Kumite event for the past three years.
KUGB Grand Slam 2010
Many Congratulations to John James Bruce, Tracy Bruce, Holly Sterling, Megan Dent , Chris Hamilton and Sam Light on an excellent performance at the Grand Slam.
Results
John James Bruce - 1st Kata, 1st Kumite, 1st Team Kumite
Holly Sterling - 1st Kata, 1st Kumite, 1st Team Kumite
Megan Dent - 1st Kumite
Chris Hamilton - 1st Kumite
KUGB England Squad Selections 2010
The KUGB’s English Squad selections took place over the weekend of 30th and 31st January (Kumite) and 6th February (Kata) at the famous Liverpool Red Triangle dojo.
Hopefuls from all over the country attended hoping to impress England coaches Sensei Sherry 8th Dan and Sensei Brennan 7th Dan.
Selections started on Saturday with those hopeful under 21 year olds. Megan Dent was selected for her second year, whilst Chris Hamilton and Sam Light
both selecting for the first time were also successful after an impressive display. The following day was time for Sensei John James and Holly Sterling at
the senior selections and both were successful.
Kata selections took place the following Saturday with both juniors and seniors competing together, as this is a combined squad. Sensei John James,
Holly Sterling, Tracy Bruce, Sam Light and Chris Hamilton were all selected and will make train with the squad for 2010.
John James Bruce (Kata and Senior Kumite)
Holly Sterling (Kata and Senior Kumite)
Tracy Bruce (Kata)
Megan Dent (Junior Kumite)
Chris Hamilton (Junior Kumite and Kata)
Sam Light (Junior Kumite and Kata)
Christmas Party/Awards Evening
2009 ended with an excellent combined Christmas party and awards evening. The event had various party games that
both children and adults took part in along with a buffet, raffle, quiz and various awards were given to members for their excellence during the year.
Attendance - Crowtree Leisure Centre (100 Lessons)
93 Lessons Mark Henderson and Martin Fraser
Attendance - Raich Carter Sports Centre (51 Lessons)
49 Lessons Daniel Sowerby
Attendance - East Herrington (46 Lessons)
44 Lessons Daniel Sowerby
Attendance - Easington Village (88 Lessons)
86 Lessons Joshua Young
Attendance - Overall
160 Lessons Martin Fraser
Best Competitor - Megan Dent
Most Improved - Bethaney Miller
Student of the Year (Junior) - Chris Hamilton
Student of the Year (Senior) - Martin Fraser
European Shotokan Karate-Do Championships
The KUGB’s English Squad put in an outstanding performance at this years ESKA Championships in Wels, Austria on 27th, 28th and 29th of November. Sendai Kushiro members, Sensei John James Bruce, Michael Davison and Holly Sterling were selected as part of a very strong team and did the club proud.
Sensei John James and Michael were in the senior male team that took the European title for the third time in a row after an excellent performance, beating Czech Republic, Russia, Portugal and Germany on the way. Holly Sterling performed excellently taking a Silver in the ladies team Kumite. In the individuals Sensei John James took a Bronze medal in the Senior individual Kumite, getting beat in the semi final on a decision.
The event was very well attended and the standard is extremely high as always. A big congratulations to all of the England team for an excellent performance.
Cadet Male Kata – Gold Hisham Saif, 8th Joseph Rawcliffe.
Cadet Male Kata – Gold Hisham Saif, 8th Joseph Rawcliffe.
Cadet Male Team Kumite – Bronze James McGorian, Joseph Rawcliffe, Harry Cuddy, Hisham Saif
Junior Ladies Kumite – Silver Rhianne Blundell
Junior Ladies Team Kumite – 5th Rhianne Blundell, Janine Collins, Mel Finlay
Junior Male Team Kata – Bronze David Wright, Jason Plumb, Joseph Rawcliffe
Junior Male Team Kumite – Gold Ryan Tucker, Jonathan McGorian, David Wright, Jason Plumb
Senior Ladies Kumite – Silver Zoe Campbell
Ladies Team Kumite – Silver Zoe Campbell, Ashley Scott, Holly Sterling, Kelly Perry
Senior Male Kumite – Bronze John James Bruce
Senior Male Team Kumite – Gold John James Bruce, Michael Davison, Dean Field, Liam O Grady, Antony Duffy, Ryan Tucker, Jonathan McGorian
Seahouses Junior Competition 2009
Sendai and Kushiro members have returned from the annual Seahouses children’s competition as club champions for the fourth year in a row. Excellent performances from everyone at the club starting
in the low grade events all the way through to the high grades. Gold medals were won by Chris Hamilton in Kata and Kumite making him grand champion, while Liam Liddle took Gold and Silver in the
Kumite and Kata events respectively. Beth Nicholson and Bethaney Miller made it a clean sweep in the girls Kumite events taking Gold in the 11-14 and 10 and under events. Gold medals were also won
in the Team Kata and Team Kumite events showing an excellent all-round performance. Congratulations to everyone who competed.
Full Results
Kata 10 and under 3rd Kyu and above
3rd Joshua Young, 4th Mathew Gibson
Kata 11-14 3rd Kyu and above
1st Chris Hamilton, 2nd Liam Liddle, 4th Jessica Green
Team Kata 3rd Kyu and above
1st Chris Hamilton, Liam Liddle, Beth Nicholson, 4th Joshua Young, Adam Gibson, Mathew Gibson
Male Kumite 10 and under
3rd Mathew Gibson
Female Kumite 10 and under
1st Bethaney Miller
Team Kumite 10 and under
2nd Alice Jewitt, Bethaney Miller, Rebecca Purvis, 3rd Michael Spencer, Joshua Young, Mathew Gibson
Male Kumite 11-14 under 5ft
1st Liam Liddle
Male Kumite 11-14 over 5ft
1st Chris Hamilton
Female Kumite 11-14
1st Beth Nicholson, 2nd Debra Hern, 3rd Danielle Elliott
Team Kumite 11-14
1st Chris Hamilton, Liam Liddle, Beth Nicholson, 3rd Debra Hern, Sam Gills, Jessica Green
Northern Region Championships 2009
For the first time in 38 years the Northern Region championships were held in Sunderland at the newly built University Sports Centre (City Space). Members on Sendai and Kushiro made the event a
huge success down to excellent help with setting up the night before and general duties on the day, without them the event would not have run as smooth as it did, they were have highly appreciated by he
regional officers and the seniors of the KUGB. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank WOW Solutions, North East Motor Salvage, Fitness 2000, ICE and University Sport Sunderland for
their sponsorship for the event. The smooth running of the event helped the competitors with performing so well and we had some excellent results, most outstanding performances came from Holly Sterling
becoming grand champion in the Ladies events, Chris Hamilton winning the children’s and taking Silver in the boys Kumite, Tony Tubman also taking medals in Kata (Silver) and Kumite (Bronze) event.
Megan Dent also continued her excellent year with victory in the girls Kumite.
Full Results
Ladies Kumite
GOLD – Holly Sterling
Ladies Kata
GOLD – Holly Sterling
BRONZE Tracy Bruce
Children's Kata (Black Belts)
GOLD – Chris Hamilton
Girls Kumite (over 5ft 3")
GOLD - Megan Dent
BRONZE - Debra Hern
Children's Kata (Novice - 1st Kyu)
SILVER - Tony Tubman
Boys Kumite (5ft 5" and over)
SILVER – Chris Hamilton
BRONZE Tony Tubman
Senior Mixed Kata (Novice - 1st Kyu)
SILVER - Martin Fraser
Boys Kumite (10-11 years)
BRONZE – James Tubman
Ippon Kumite
BRONZE - Alice Jewitt
World Shotokan Karate-do Association Championships 2009
Sendai and Kushiro members have yet again proved their high quality at the recent World Shotokan Karate-do Association Championships in Cancun, Mexico.
Sensei John James, Michael Davison and Holly Sterling were selected to represent England at the event. Taking place over two days with cadets (16-17yrs) and Juniors (18-20yrs) on the Saturday,
and all senior events on Sunday. England performed admirably winning a total of thirteen medals with four of them being Gold.
Michael Davison was on excellent form taking 5th place in the Male Individual Kumite, only missing out on a decision to the eventual winner. Sensei John James took Bronze in the Senior Male Team Kata
along with fellow team mates Antony Duffy and Dean Field. Holly Sterling was on superb form in both Kata and Kumite events as she took 5th place in the Female individual Kumite and 3rd place in
Female Individual Kata.
The England Male Team went into the event as current World and European Champions. In 2007 England beat USA in the final, this time they met in the semi final. The American team looked sharp in the previous
rounds and were on a roll, until the English team stood in their way. England won 3-2. Next up for the England team was Czech Republic in the final, an unknown quantity.The England team showed their strength
in depth with nothing getting in their way and that was shown with a 4-1 win in the final to crown them 2009 World Team Champions.
Full England Results
Cadet Male Kata
GOLD – Jason Plumb
Cadet Male Kumite
GOLD – James McGorian
BRONZE – Joseph Rawcliffe
BRONZE – Jason Plumb
Cadet Male Team Kumite
GOLD – England (James McGorian, Joseph Rawcliffe, Jason Plumb)
Junior Male Kata
5th – David Wright
Junior Male Kumite
BRONZE – Ryan Tucker
Junior Male Team Kata
SILVER – England (David Wright, Jason Plumb, Joseph Rawcliffe)
Junior Male Team Kumite
Bronze – England (Ryan Tucker, Jonathan McGorian, David Wright)
Senior Ladies Kata
BRONZE – Holly Sterling
5th - Kelly Perry
Ladies Kumite
SILVER - Ashley Scott
5th – Holly Sterling
Male Kumite
BRONZE - Antony Duffy
5th – Michael Davison
Senior Male Team Kata
BRONZE – England (John James Bruce, Dean Field, Antony Duffy)
Senior Male Team Kumite
GOLD – England (John James Bruce, Michael Davison, Chris Cray, Dean Field, Antony Duffy, Liam O Grady.
Club Competition 2009
City Space at the University of Sunderland on Sunday 13th September 2009 hosted the 2nd Sendai and Kushiro club competition. The event was again popular with competitors and spectators, which created a great buzz throughout the day. Excellent performances from members stood them in good stead for the Northern Region championships.
Results
Kata 4th Kyu and Below
1st - Adam Woodfine
2nd - Ethan Brown
3rd - Luke Gallagher
4th - Katie Elliot
Kata 3rd Kyu and Above
1st - Chris Hamilton
2nd - Liam Liddle
3rd - Antony Tubman
4th - Jessica Green
Kumite Girls 10 and Under
1st - Emily Broxson
2nd - Rebecca Purvis
3rd - Hannah McGahan
3rd - Bethaney Miller
Kumite Boys 10 and Under
1st - Daniel Sowerby
2nd - Joshua Young
3rd - James Tubman
3rd - Adam Gibson
Kumite Girls 11 - 15yrs
1st - Beth Nicholson
2nd - Debra Hern
3rd - Danielle Elliott
3rd - Rachael Hooks
Kumite Boys 11 - 15yrs
1st - Antony Tubman
2nd - Chris Hamilton
3rd - Sam Gills
3rd - Liam Liddle
Shotokan Cup 2009
The KUGB’s Shotokan Cup took place on Saturday 5th September at the Queens Park Leisure Centre in Chesterfield. The event, for Black and Brown Belts only is now in its 34th year and attracts
competitors from across the UK. There were many outstanding performances from our members, particularly Sensei John James Bruce and Megan Dent who became Grand Champions (winning Kata and Kumite)
in their respective events. Holly Sterling continued with her winning form taking the Ladies Kata title along with Bronze in the Kumite event. Michael Davison again showed his excellent form taking Silver in
the Male Kumite, while Tracy Bruce (Kata), Kirsty Askew (Kata) and Beth Nicholson (Kumite) all took Bronze medals.
At the end of the event 'The Shotokan Cups'were awarded to the best Kata performance and the best Kumite performance, these went to Holly Sterling (Kata) and Sensei John James (Kumite). Congratulations to all competitors.
Grand Slam 2009
Queens Park Leisure Centre was the host for the second Grand Slam competition of the year. Sensei John James Bruce, Michael Davison, Holly Sterling, Tracy Bruce, Megan Dent, Kirsty Askew
and Sami Anjum all competed. This event is for national squad members of the England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. With some fantastic performances England dominated the competition,
with an excellent contribution from the Sendai and Kushiro members. Sensei John James ended the day with three 1st places (Kumite, Team Kumite, Team Kata) and one 3rd place (Kata), Michael Davison
took 1st place in the Team Kumite and Holly Sterling won the Ladies Kata and Team Kumite. Congratulations.
National Youth Championships 2009
Many congratulations to our members who competed at the National Youth Championships on Saturday 4th July in Chesterfield.
Kirsty Askew, Chris Hamilton, Megan Dent and Martin Fraser all performed excellently resulting in taking 3 medals from 4 competitors.
- GOLD - Girls Kumite (Megan Dent)
- SILVER - 18-20 Male Kumite (Martin Fraser)
- BRONZE - Boys Kumite (Chris Hamilton)
9th City of Liverpool Youth Championships
The City of Liverpool Youth Championships took place at Greenbank Sports Academy on Saturday 30th May. The championship is a fundraising event for the Lord Majors charity and an event we have
supported for many years. This year we had a total of 14 competitors and with some fine performances we finished with 7 medals and just missed out on many more. Peter Stothard (Kumite), Debra Hern (Kumite)
and Jessica Green (Kumite) all performed excellently and took bronze medals, while Kirsty Askew (Kata), Chris Hamilton (Kumite), Megan Dent (Kumite) and Liam Liddle (Kumite) went one step further taking silver.
Congratulations.
43rd KUGB National Championships
The National Indoor arena, Birmingham hosted the 43rd Karate Union of Great Britain National Championships with competitors from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland all hungry to succeed.
The Sendai and Kushiro team again performed fantastically winning four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
Most outstandingly in the Senior Male Kumite event, John James Bruce, Michael Davison and Stephen Olver achieved an impressive gold, silver and bronze and then went on to take the Senior Male Team Kumite title for the second year running.
Holly Sterling retained her title in the Ladies Kata event with an excellent display of Goju shiho sho in the final, while Megan Dent competing in her very first KUGB National Championships demonstrated the depth in quality throughout the team taking gold in the Girls Kumite.
At the end of the Championship the Sensei Enoeda Trophy was awarded to John James Bruce for the most outstanding senior performance of the day.
Full Team Results
Senior Male Team Kumite
GOLD (John James Bruce, Michael Davison and Stephen Olver)
Senior Male Kumite
GOLD - John James Bruce
SILVER - Michael Davison
BRONZE - Stephen Olver
Senior Male Kata
BRONZE - John James Bruce
Senior Ladies Kata
GOLD - Holly Sterling
BRONZE - Tracy Bruce
Senior Ladies Kumite
BRONZE - Holly Sterling
Children's Kata
SILVER - Chris Hamilton
Girls Kumite over 5ft 3"
GOLD - Megan Dent
BRONZE - Beth Nicholson
British Universities and Colleges Sport - Karate
Congratulations to Holly Sterling on her successful weekend at the BUCS Karate Championship. Holly won the Kumite event last year and for some strange reason she was not entered into the Kata,
this year was different, she was entered into both events and took both titles. Although this may not sound surprising for Holly to win, but the events are held under WKF rules which are very different to our shobu ippon rules.
Once again congratulations.
North West Open 2009
Congratulations to Chris Hamilton (our sole competitor) on his recent success. After a successful Dan grading last month Chris has continued his success by gaining 3rd place in Kata and Kumite events at the 2009 North West Open Championships. Congratulations.
KUGB Grand Slam 2009
Congratulations to members on their performances at the Grand Slam competition on Saturday. Making their debuts at the event was Kirsty Askew, Megan Dent and Sami Anjum. All doing very well for their first time.
Matthew Nicholson took 3rd place in 16-17 Male Kumite.
Jacob Baker won Junior Male Team Kumite, 2nd in Junior Kumite 18-20 and 3rd in Male Kata.
Michael Davison took 1st in Senior Team Kumite and 3rd in Senior Male Kumite.
John James Bruce won Senior Male Kumite and Senior Male Team Kumite.
Holly Sterling took 1st Ladies Kata, 1st Senior Ladies Kumite and 1st Senior Ladies Team Kumite.
KUGB England Squad Selections 2009
The KUGB England Kumite and Kata squad selections took place over the past two weekends at The Red Triangle dojo, Liverpool and we are very proud to announce
the following members were successful and will train with the England squad during 2009.
John James Bruce (Kata and Senior Kumite)
Michael Davison (Senior Kumite)
Holly Sterling (Kata and Senior Kumite)
Jacob Baker (Kata and Junior Kumite)
Tracy Bruce (Kata)
Matthew Nicholson (Junior Kumite)
Kirsty Askew (Kata)
Megan Dent (Junior Kumite)
Sami Anjum (Junior Kumite)
European Shotokan Karate-do Association Championships 2008
The K2 stadium, Crawley hosted this years ESKA championships and what a championship it turned out to be. The England team took a number of medals,
topping the success was yet again the fantastic run from the Senior Male Kumite Team, successfully defending the title they won last year in Portugal beating Austria in the final.
More success came in the team event with the Junior Male Kumite Team taking the European title beating Hungary in the final. Congratulations to all of the England Team
who competed excellently through the whole weekend.
England Results
GOLD - Senior Male Team Kumte (Chris Cray, JOHN JAMES BRUCE, MICHAEL DAVISON, Liam O'Grady and Dean Field)
GOLD - Junior Male Team Kumite (Ryan Tucker, Jonathan McGorian, JACOB BAKER, Craig Reynolds)
SILVER Cadet Male Team Kumte (Joseph Rawcliffe, James McGorian, Jason Plumb)
BRONZE Senior Ladies Individual Kumite (Zoe Campbell)
BRONZE Junior Male Individual Kumite (Craig Reynolds)
BRONZE Cadet Male Individual Kumite (James McGorian)
BRONZE Senior Male Team Kata (Stuart Gordon, Dean Field, JOHN JAMES BRUCE)
BRONZE Junior Male Team Kata (JACOB BAKER, David Wright, Nick Smith)
5th Place Senior Ladies Team Kumite (Zoe Campbell, Vicky Mulheran, Kelly Perry, Ashley Scott)
5th Place Senior Male Individual Kumite (JOHN JAMES BRUCE)
5th Place Junior Ladies Individual Kumite (Rhianne Blundell)
5th Place Cadet Male Individual Kata (Jason Plumb)
6th Place Senior Ladies Individual Kata (HOLLY STERLING)
Seahouses Junior Competition 2008
This year was the 20th year anniversary of the Seahouses Junior Championships. Again the club took the ‘Best Overall Club’ trophy winning it in great style with 128 points. Some very promising performances from our squad of competitors. Congratulations to everyone who competed.
Club Results
10 and under Kata 3rd Kyu and above
1st Bethany Ho, 2nd Bethanie Webster, 3rd Danielle Elliott, 4th David Girdwood
11-14 Kata 4th Kyu and below
1st Antony Tubman, 4th Sophia Miraflores
11-14 Kata 3rd Kyu and above
1st Chris Hamilton, 3rd Liam Liddle
Male Kumite 10 and Under
1st Joshua Young, 2nd Daniel Pickering, 3rd Daniel Sowerby
Female Kumite 10 and Under
1st Danielle Elliott, 2nd Bethany Ho, 3rd Rachael Hooks
11-14 Male Kumite under 5ft
1st Liam Liddle
11-14 Male Kumite over 5ft
1st Antony Tubman, 3rd Chris Hamilton
11-14 Female Kumite
1st Megan Dent, 2nd Beth Nicholson, 3rd Debra Hern, 3rd Sophia Miraflores
Ippon Kumite
3rd Antony Tubman and James Tubman, 3rd Adam Gibson and Matthew Gibson
Team Kata 3rd Kyu and Above
1st (Chris Hamilton, Liam Liddle, Beth Nicholson) 4th (Debra Hern, Ian Kirby, Dovydas Simkus)
Team Kata 4th Kyu and below
2nd (Adam Gibson, Matthew Gibson, Rebecca Purvis) 3rd (James Tubman, Jennifer Nevin, Owen Spoors) 4th (Adam Leonard, Daniel Pickering, Joshua Young)
10 and Under Team Kumite
1st (Danielle Elliott, Daniel Pickering, Sam Gills), 2nd (Alice Jewitt, Rachael Hooks, James Tubman), 3rd (Bethany Ho, Amelia Ho, Amy Boyack)
11-14 Team Kumite
1st (Chris Hamilton, Antony Tubman, Ian Kirby), 2nd (Megan Dent, Beth Nicholson, Liam Liddle), 3rd (Katie Hall, Sarah Girdwood, Adam Leonard)
Best Overall Junior
Danielle Elliott
Most Ippons scored
Danielle Elliott
Best Overall Senior
Antony Tubman
Most Ippons Scored
Antony Tubman
Northern Regions 2008
Congratulations to all of our team who competed at John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds. The team took medals in various events ranging from ippon kumite to Male Kata.
Club Results
1st Children's Kata 4th Kyu and Below - Antony Tubman
1st Ippon Kumite - Amy Boyack
2nd Male Kata - Jacob Baker
2nd Boys (10-11yrs) Kumite Liam Liddle
2nd Ladies Kata - Tracy Bruce
3rd Girls Kumite Over 5ft 3" - Kirsty Askew
3rd Girls Kumite Over 5ft 3" - Stacey Liddle
3rd Girls Kumite Under 5ft 3" - Beth Nicholson
3rd Children's Kata - Chris Hamilton
4th Children's Kata - Liam Liddle
Shotokan Cup 2008
Sendai Kushiro again selected a team to compete at this years Shotokan Cup. The Shotokan Cup is a very high standard competition as only Brown and Black Belts
can compete and is widely recognised as the British Individual Championships. Again the club performed outstandingly taking a host of medals.
Club Results
1st Ladies Kata Holly Sterling
1st Junior Male Kata Jacob Baker
2nd Senior Ladies Kumite Holly Sterling
2nd Junior (18-20yrs) Male Kumite Jacob Baker
2nd Boys (10-11yrs) Kumite Liam Liddle
3rd Senior Male Kumite John James Bruce
3rd Girls Kumite Over 5ft 3" Stacey Liddle
4th Senior Male Kata John James Bruce
KUGB Grand Slam Competition
Queens Park Sports Centre, Chesterfield hosted the 2nd of two Grand Slams in the year on Saturday 30th August 2008.
All national squad members from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland come together to compete. Sensei John James, Michael Davison, Holly Sterling and Jacob Baker
all ranked in the top 3 in their events. A special mention goes to Holly Sterling who was grand champion for the second consecutive Grand Slam.
Stephen Olver, Tracy Bruce, Stacy Liddle, Afanasie Tamciuc, Behzad Asgari and Peter Stothard also performed well but this time were an able to progress to the
finals.
Results
John James Bruce - 1st Senior Male Kata
Holly Sterling - 1st Senior Ladies Kata and 1st Junior Ladies Kumite
Jacob Baker - Junior Male Kumite
Michael Davison 3rd Senior Male Kumite
Club Competition
Sendai Kushiro held its very first championships on 13th July at The University of Sunderland for club members only. Nearly 50 members turned out to compete
and nearly 80 spectators enjoyed an excellent event. Events were all based on a league system and split into age and grade categories.Congraulations to all
competitors and the spectators for their support.
Results
Kata 4th Kyu and Below
1st - Antony Tubman
2nd - Rachael Hooks
3rd - Jennifer Nevin
4th - Rebecca Purvis
Kata 3rd Kyu and Above
1st - Stacey Liddle
2nd - Kirsty Askew
3rd - Beth Nicholson
4th - Liam Liddle
Kumite Girls 10 and Under
1st - Danielle Elliott
2nd - Bethanie Webster
3rd - Amelia Ho
3rd - Amy Boyack
Kumite Boys 10 and Under
1st - Daniel Pickering
2nd - Sam Gills
3rd - Daniel Sowerby
3rd - Cole Chesterton
Kumite Girls 11 - 15yrs
1st - Beth Nicholson
2nd - Stacey Liddle
3rd - Debra Hern
3rd - Kirsty Askew
Kumite Boys 11 - 15yrs
1st - Afanasie Tamciuc
2nd - Peter Stothard
3rd - Jordan Gilles
3rd - Antony Tubman
National Youth Championships
Sendai Kushiro selected a team of competitors from is recently formed club squads to compete at this years National Youth Championships. There
were some very promising performances from the team. Many of the squad made it to the final stages of the eliminations only to lose out to eventual
winners. This wasnt the case for Holly Sterling, Jacob Baker and Bethany Ho who all progressed to the finals. Holly withdrew from the Kata final through
injury so settled for Bronze, Bethany Ho, in her very first National event, showed promising signs taking Bronze in the Girls Brown belt Kata. Jacob Baker
showed his quality with an excellent performance of Unsu in the Junior Male Kata event taking GOLD. Congratulations.
Congratulations Everyone.
Liverpool Youth Championships
Sendai Kushiro had 18 competitors travel to the Liverpool Youth Championships this year. Most of the competitors missed their Kumite events
due to a late pick up from the bus company, however everyone took it in their stride and displayed their talent in the Kata events. Most of our
competitors made it to the final stages of the eliminations. Kirsty Askew went one stage further making it to the children's Kata final
after beating off some strong competition. Kirsty, the only girl in the finals, placed 4th.
Congratulations Everyone.
KUGB National Championships
The NIA, Birmingham hosted the KUGB National Championships with competitors from all over the UK in attendance. Sendai Kushiro again showed their quality
winning medals in all except one senior event, the most notible performances came from the Senior Male Team and Holly Sterling who took place GOLD
in Kumite and Kata respectively.
Many of our younger members were competing at their very first KUGB Nationals and came away with their head held very high, having performed excellently.
The clubs full results were
GOLD - Senior Male Team Kumite (John James Bruce, Michael Davison, Stephen Olver, Brooks Kenny)
GOLD - Senior Ladies Kata (Holly Sterling)
SILVER - Senior Male Individual Kumite (John James Bruce)
SILVER - Adult Team Kata (Holly Sterling, Tracy Bruce, Jacob Baker)
SILVER - Boys Kumite 5ft - 5ft5" (Kevin Lampis)
BRONZE - Senior Ladies Kata (Tracy Bruce)
BRONZE - Girls Kumite over 5ft 3" (Stacey Liddle)
BRONZE - Senior Male Kata (John James Bruce)
John James Bruce was awarded the Sensei Enoeda Trophy for the second year running for the Most Outstanding Senior Competitor.
British University Karate Championships
The annual University Karate Championship took place in Sheffield. Holly Sterling, Brooks Kenny and Adanna Moore all took part in the event.
The championship was based on WKF rules with many rules very different to our usual KUGB rules, however that didnt stop Holly
as she continued with her fantastic results from the Grand Slam taking another GOLD Medal, this time in the Ladies -60kg Kumite event.
Full Results can be found at www.busa.org.uk
KUGB Grand Slam Competition
Queens Park Sports Centre, Chesterfield hosted the first of two Grand Slams in the year on Saturday 23rd February 2008.
All national squad members from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland come together to compete. All those from Sendai and Kushiro who were selected
onto the squads during the recent selections travelled down for what ended up to be the largest Grand Slam to date. There were some outstanding performances
coming from John James Bruce who won the senior male kumite, Holly Sterling who was grand champion winning the senior ladies Kata and junior ladies kumite and
Afanasie Tamciuc on his Grand Slam debut took 3rd place in 14-15 yrs kumite. Congratulations to everyone who competed.
KUGB England Squad Selections
Over the final weekend in January the KUGB England Kumite squad selections took place at The Liverpool Red Triangle dojo.
Record number turned out for the selections and the quality was yet again superb. Saturday hosted the hopefull under 21s and Sunday the Seniors. Both days proved
to be successful for the club with 8 of our members being selected for the Kumite squad.
Kata squad selections took place the following Saturday with more success with 5 of our members being selected the squad.
The following members were selected
John James Bruce (Kata and Senior Kumite)
Michael Davison (Senior Kumite)
Holly Sterling (Kata and Junior Kumite)
Jacob Baker (Kata and Junior Kumite)
Tracy Bruce (Kata)
Stephen Olver (Kumite)
Kevin Lampis (Kata)
Behzad Asgari (Junior Kumite)
Afanasie Tamciuc (Junior Kumite)
Peter Stothard (Junior Kumite)
European Championships 2007
This years European Shotokan Championships was hosted by Potugal with this years championship being held over 3 days due to ever increasing numbers.
However the participants hadnt just improved numerically but the standard of this competition continues to be the very best. England
continued with their fantastic results at the recent World Championships with again the Male Kumite Team coming out as Champions. The strength in the team was show in the
individual event when Michael Davison took Bronze and CHRIS CRAY was crowed EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL KUMITE CHAMPION following on from Matt Price 's victory in 2006.
Englands Results were
Senior Male Team Kumite - GOLD (Matt Price, John James Bruce, Chris Cray, Michael Davison, Antony Duffy, Jonathan McGorian)
Senior Male Individual Kumite - GOLD (Chris Cray), Bronze (Michael Davison)
Senior Ladies Team Kumite - BRONZE (Zoe Campbell, Kelly Perry, Vicky Mulhern, Ashley Scott)
Senior Ladies Individual Kumite - BRONZE (Zoe Campbell)
Junior Male Team Kumite - SILVER (Jonathan McGorian, Ryan Tucker, David Wright, Jacob Baker)
Junior Female Team Kata - BRONZE (Holly Sterling, Natasha Balyckyi, Samantha Plumb)
Junior Male Team Kata - BRONZE (Jacob Baker, David Wright, Nick Smith)
Cadet Male Kumite - BRONZE (Nick Smith)
Full Results can be found on European Shotokan Karate Association site Links page
Seahouses 2007
This year’s championships took place at the usual venue in Seahouses on 4th November. After being so successful at this competition last year we had expectations to meet and we didn’t disappoint. A total of 30 competitors representing our club and every one of them was a credit to the club.
The morning started with the Kata events and with some fine performances we were already making a mark on the competition and there was more to come in the Kumite and the team events. As the day went on we got better.
Gold medals were won by – Dovydas Simkus (Kumite), Ian Kirby (Kumite and Team Kumite), Jessica Green (Kata, Team Kata and Team Kumite), Cole Chesterton (Team Kumite), Sabrina Ferguson (Tam Kumite), Sam Gills (Team Kumite), Danielle Elliott (Kumite), Kirsty Askew (Team Kumite), Katie Hall (Team Kata), Mary Querry (Team Kata).
Silver medals went to – Bethany Ho (Kata), Amelia Ho (Ippon Kumite), Alice Jewitt (Ippon Kumite), Peter Stothard (Team Kumite), Behzad Asgari (Team Kumite), Debra Hern (Team Kumite).
Bronze medals – Katie Hall (Kumite), Rachael Hooks (Team Kumite), Alice Jewitt (Team Kumite), Alex McCain (Team Kumite), Peter Stothard (Kumite), Behzad Asgari (Kumite), Amelia Ho (Team Kata), Alice Jewitt (Team Kata), Sabrina Ferguson (Team Kata), Dovydas Simkus (Team Kata and Kata), Kirsty Askew (Team Kata), Ian Kirby (Team Kata).
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Sendai 40th Year Aniversary Course
Sendai Karate club hosted a one off course will past and present instructors to celebrate their 40 year birthday. The course instructed by Sensei Harford, Nicholson, Murray, Holdsworth and Bruce was enjoyed by over 70 people.
An excellent course was rounded off with many people going to Fitzgeralds pub for a buffet and to watch some historic videos of Sendai Karate club including a documentary of Sendai club from the 80s and 1990 National Championships. Many
of the past members turned up and shared some of their memories. A great day.
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Northern Regions 2007
South Leeds Stadium was the venue again for the Northern Region Championships and success continued. Holly Sterling and Tara Cummings took the Ladies individual titles
in Kumite and Kata respectively. Kevin Lampis impressed again as he took Silver in the Children's Kata. Tracy Bruce, recently gained her 3rd Dan, was placed 3rd in the Laides
Kata and was also in the ladies team kumite with Tara Cummings and Adanna Moore that took home bronze. Everyone performed well and done the club proud.
World Championships 2007
The 2007 World Shotokan Karate Association Championships took place in Bydgozsz, Poland and it turned out to be a memorable one for England.
This particualr championships had record high competitors and the standard was yet again superb. The Senior Male ENGLAND Kumite Team took the world title in fantastic style
beating Spain, Sweden, Russia and USA on the way. This is the first time since 1990 and it will certainly go down in history with all final fights being won with ippon. The Team in fighting order
1. Matt Price, 2. John James Bruce, 3. Chris Cray, 4. Michael Davison, 5. Antony Duffy. Congratulations to all medal winners.
England Results are shown below.
Senior Male Team Kumite - GOLD (Team above)
Senior Male Team Kata - Bronze (Matt Price, Stuart Gordon, John James Bruce)
Senior Ladies Team Kumite - Silver (Zoe Campbell, Kelly Perry, Vicky Mulhern)
Junior Male Team Kumite - Bronze (Antony Duffy, Damien O Donnell, Jonathan McGorian, David Wright)
Junior Male Team Kata - Bronze (David Wright, Nick Smith, Jacob Baker)
Junior Ladies Team Kumite - Bronze (Holly Sterling, Natasha Balyckyi, Laura Johnston)
Cadet Male Kumite - Silver (David Campbell)
Cadet Male Kumite - Bronze (Ryan Tucker).
Shotokan Cup 2007
Senior Ladies Kumite - Tara Cummings - GOLD
Senior Ladies Kata - Holly Sterling - SILVER
Senior Male Kumite - Steven Olver - SILVER
Senior Male Kata - John James Bruce - BRONZE
The team that was selected to compete for the club was - John James Bruce, Holly Sterling, Tara Cummings, Steven Olver, Afanasie Tamcuic, Gerard Cooper.
Kyu Grading
Over 60 members were successful with gaining there new belt at the recent Kyu grading with Sensei Garry Harford 7th Dan held at
Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland. Our next grading is with Sensei Randolph Williams 6th Dan on Sunday 9th December 2007.
National Youth Championships
Junior Ladies Kata - Holly Sterling - GOLD
Junior Ladies Kumite - Holly Sterling - BRONZE
Boys Kumite 5ft-5ft5" - Kevin Lampis - BRONZE
Boys Black Belt Kata - Kevin Lampis - BRONZE
Girls Black Belt Kata - Kirsty Askew - BRONZE
With a record number of competitors and high temperatures the championship
was always going to be tough however it ended being another great day for the club taking home 5 medals.
The team that was selected to compete for the club was - Holly Sterling, Kevin Lampis, Kirsty Askew, David Fletcher,
Afanasie Tamcuic, Ian Kirby, Gerard Cooper, Debra Hern and Dovydas Simkus.
June Kyu Grading
73 people were successful with gaining there new belt at the Kyu grading with Sensei Billy Higgins 7th Dan held at
Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland.
New Kata lesson will take place on Sunday 17th June at Raich Carter Centre, Sunderland 12-2pm.
Liverpool Youth Championships
Boys Kumite 5ft-5ft5" - Kevin Lampis - GOLD
Boys Ippon Kumite - Owen Williams - BRONZE
Girls Ippon Kumite - Debra Hern - BRONZE
Congratulaions to the whole team that competed at these championships. Three medals, which on another day could have been
8 with lots of our team being eliminated in the quarter fianls. A great display from everyone.
KUGB National Championships
Senior Male Kumite - John James Bruce - GOLD
Senior Male Kumite - Michael Davison - BRONZE
Male Kata - John James - BRONZE
Female Kata - Holly Sterling - SILVER
Male Team Kumite
- John James Bruce, Michael Davison, Brooks Kenny - BRONZE
Female Team Kumite
- Holly Sterling, Tara Cummings, Adanna Moore, Tracy Bruce - BRONZE
Children's Kumite - David Fletcher - 5th
Ladies Kata - Tara Cummings - 5th
Ladies Kumite - Tara Cummings - 5th
The Sensei Enoeda Trophy was awarded to John James Bruce for the most outstanding Senior Competitor.
Spring Camp
Sensei John James and Holly Sterling made the long trip down to Paignton, Devon for the KUGB Spring Camp with Sensei Andy Sherry, 8th Dan, Terry O Neil, 7th Dan,
Bob Poynton, 7th Dan, Bob Rhodes, 7th Dan, Billy Higgins, 7th Dan and Frank Brennan, 6th Dan.
With five Days of fantastic tuition starting at 8am on Monday morning, the course was packed with students travelling from all over the UK and abroad. Various other
activities took place throughout the week including Bo lessons, Lecture, a Kata Competition, Social Evening and Instructors Qualification. We also took time after
the classes to go to Paignton Zoo. Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to the Summer Camp at Lancaster in August. Hope to see lots of our members there.
Grand Slam 07
Congratulations to Sensei John James, Holly Sterling, Tara Cummings and Kevin Lampis on their recent performances at the first
Grand Slam of the year. The Grand Slam is a competition between the English, Welsh and Scotish National Squads.
Sensei John James took 1st in the Senior Male Kumite and 2nd in the Male Kata, Holly Sterling took fourth in the Ladies Kata after pulling
out of the final due to illness. Tara Cummings lost in the quater finals in the Kumite and Kevin Lampis put in a good performance
in the Kata section but at 14 years old was competing against adults, a very difficult task.
Kyu Grading
76 people were graded to the next rank by Sensei Garry Harford 6th Dan
on 11th February 2007 at Crowtree Leisure Centre. Our members page has now
been updated.
New Kata Lesson will be held at Raich Carter Sports Centre, Sunderland
from 12 - 2pm on Sunday 18th February 2007. Cost £4.
National Kata Selection
Sensei John James, Holly Sterling, Tara Cummings and Kevin Lampis were
all selected for the KUGB England Kata squad for 2007. Congratulations.
Selections were again held at the Liverpool Red Triange Dojo by Chief
instructor to the KUGB Sensei Andy Sherry 8th Dan.
Chesterfield Dan Grading
Congratulations to Paul Mason on gaining his 1st Dan Black Belt at the
recent KUGB Dan grading. He was successfully graded by Sensei Andy Sherry
8th Dan and Sensei Frank Brennan 6th Dan.
National Squad Selection
Congratulations to Sensei John James (senior squad), Tara Cummings
(senior squad) and Holly Sterling (junior Squad) on their selection the
the KUGB England Kumite squads. The squad selections were held at the Red
Triangle Dojo, Liverpool over two days with juniors on Saturday 27th
January and seniors on the following day.
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