JKS England Nationals Success

On Sunday 20th November Walsal Karate Dojo had a massive day yesterday with a large squad  at the 2022 JKS England National Championships in Nottingham.  

For many it was only their first or second experience of competiting and everyone acquitted themselves superbly on the mat.  Their were some superb performances and whether you got a medal or not, which was very difficult, we are extremely proud of you for putting in the extra effort leading up to the championships and on the day itself. For the more experienced and elite competitors its was the final outing of 2022, the first year back after the pandemic.  You were an inspiration to the newer members and showed terrific support for them during the day.  A massive thank you to Mark Turner, Paul Stanley, Tanya Barratt and Anthony Wilkes for coaching and to Steve Clarke, Kevin Sheridan and Joanne WIlkes for helping out the federation by officiating on the day.  Finally a big thank you to all family members and friends who came along to support the team. 

I am so proud to announce that we eventually came away with an amazing 7 Gold, 8 Silver and 10 Bronze medals.  Congratulations to all medalists: 

Gold 

Kata Senior Female Black Belt - Isabella Wilkes 

Kumite 16-17 Years Female Brown and Black - Luanna Roque Henriques 

Kata 8-13 Years Black Belt - Zach Ruizo 

Kumite 11-13 Years Male Brown and Black - Leonardo Roque Henriques 

Kumite Senior Female Kyu Grade - Sarah Merrick 

Kata Senior Male Kyu Grade - Joshua Wilson Team 

Kumite 11-13 Years Male - Frankie Carless, Leonardo Roque Henriques, Zach Ruizo 

Silver 

Kumite Senior Male Black Belt - Joseph Stanley 

Kata Senior Female Black Belt - Amelia Stanley 

Kumite 11-13 Years Male Brown and Black - Frankie Carless 

Kumite 8-10 Years Brown & Black - Szymon Nowikowski 

Team Kumite Senior Female - Leanne Davenport, Emily Harper, Amelia Stanley 

Team Kumite Senior Male - Faisal Ajlooni, Anthony Ferrilio, Joseph Stanley 

Team Kumite 16-17 Years Female - Aisha Ratnasabapathy, Luanna Roque Henriques, Isabella Wilkes 

Team Kumite 16-17 Years Male - Alex Nuta, Benjamin Stanley 

Bronze 

Kumite Senior Male Black Belt - Faisal Ajlooni 

Kata Senior Male Black Belt - Alex Nuta 

Kumite 16-17 Years Female Brown and Black - Aisha Ratnasapabathy 

Kumite 14-15 Years Male Brown and Black - David Renghea 

Kumite Veteran Male - Faisal Ajlooni 

Kata 11-15 Years 6th Kyu- 1st Kyu - Khadija Kamran 

Kumite 11-15 Years 9th Kyu- 4th Kyu - Khadija Kamran 

Kata Senior Female Kyu Grade - Leanne Davenport 

Kata Senior Female Kyu Grade - Sarah Merrick 

Team Kata 11-15 Years - Jacob Boorman, David Renghea, Zach Ruizo