Outstanding day for the squad

On Sunday 6th May, twenty-three squad members headed south to Western-Super-Mare for the WKU Open invitational which is an excellent standard and well run competition.

The team did extremely well overall and we saw some outstanding performances from many of the members.

A big thank you to John Santos and Paul Stanley for coaching at the event and also to the family members and friends who went along to support the team.

All twenty-three team members acquitted themselves superbly on the day, whether they medallled or not. We finished the day with a superb 8 Gold, 6 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. It was very pleasing that seventeen of the twenty-three strong squad medalled. A special mention must go to Louis Powell who won four golds on the day in every event he entered. Simply brilliant. Congratulations yet again to Johann Santos and Sharaf Ebrahimi who continue to show excellent and consistency in their respective kata events. Highlight of the day was Ynno Angeles, Ean Pabinguit and Louis Powell for their success in the hotly contested Boys Kumite team. Feedback has been superb about these guys as a team. Another highlight was in the large category of Male Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt) where Walsall took all four medal positions!

Overall an outstanding day for the Walsall Karate Dojo squad!

Here are the full list of medals:

Gold

Johann Santos - Male Kata 16 Years and above (Black Belt)

Louis Powell - Male Kumite 13-15 Years (4th Kyu and Above) Under 55k

Louis Powell - Male Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Sharaf Ebahimi - Veteran Kata 35 Years and above

Thomas Elmore, Joshua Meade and Isabella Wilkes - Team Kata Up to 15 Years

Sharaf Ebahimi and Johann Santos - Pairs Kata 16 Years and above

Ynno Angeles, Ean Pabinguit and Louis Powell - Male Team Kumite 13-15 Years

Karanjeet Basran and Louis Powell - Pairs Kata Up to 15 Years

Silver

Ynno Angeles - Male Kumite 13-15 Years (4th Kyu and Above) Under 55KG

Joshua Meade - Male Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Anthony Wilkes - Veteran Kata 35 Years and above

Anthony Wilkes - Male Veterans Kumite 35 Years and above

Grace Hall, Cara Hopkins and Amelia Stanley - Team Kata 16 Years and above

Cara Hopkins and Amelia Stanley - Pairs Kata 16 Years and above

Bronze

Tanya Barratt - Female Kumite 18 Years and above (3rd Kyu and Above) Over 60KG

Tanya Barratt - Female Kumite 18 Years and above Open Weight

Sharaf Ebahimi - Male Kata 16 Years and above (Black Belt)

Cara Hopkins - Female Kata 16 Years and above (Black Belt)

Ynno Angeles - Male Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Thomas Elmore - Male Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Grace Hall - Female Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Isabella Wilkes - Female Kata Up to 15 Years (Black Belt)

Louis Mills - Male Kumite 10-12 Years (4th Kyu and Above) Over 50KG

Luanna Roque Henriques - Female Kumite 10-12 Years (4th Kyu and Above) Under 40KG

Gabriel Angeles - Male Kata 10 to 12 Years (3rd to 1st Kyu)

Grace Hall and Isabella Wilkes     - Pairs Kata Up to 15 Years