Success for the Walsall squad at the JKS England National Championships
On Sunday 20th November Walsall Karate Dojo were at the JKS England National Championships in Nottingham. The event is the final event of our squad calendar in the year. Ye again was an extremely high standard event. The venue was great and the event was a credit to JKS England. A big thank you to Alan Campbell, Wendy Preston and chief referee Geoff Dixon for all the hard work in making the day happen.
We entered a full squad and there were some superb performances on the day. We finished the day with an amazing 6 Golds, 8 Silvers and 7 Bronze Medals. Congratulations to all medalists:
Gold
Amber Bannister - Female Kumite 16-17 yrs
Lewis Bradbury - Male Kumite 16-17 yrs
Johann Santos – Senior Asai Kata 16+ yrs
Panashe Mangwawa - Female Kumite 8-10 yrs, 10th to 4th Kyu
Isabella Wilkes, Joshua Meade, Panashe Mangwawa - Team Kata (10 yrs and Under)
Tanya Handley – Senior Female Team Kumite (As part of 3 counties team)
Silver
Amelia Stanley – Senior Female Kata, Dan Grade
Amelia Stanley - Female Kata 13-15 yrs, Dan Grade
Anthony Wilkes – Male Veteran Kumite 10+ yrs
Emily Harper – Mixed Kata 10-15 yrs, 6th Kyu to 4th Kyu
Kris Orthodoxou - Male Kata 10-15 yrs, 3rd Kyu to 1st Kyu
Isabella Wilkes – Female Kumite 8-10 yrs, 3rd Kyu to Dan Grade
Lewis Bradbury, Ben Peach, Callum Hulse – Male Team Kumite (15-17 yrs)
Amber Bannister, Sydney McAleenan-Marks, Amelia Stanley – Female Team Kumite (15-17 yrs)
Bronze
Tanya Handley – Senior Female Kumite 18-39 yrs
Caitlin Hopkins - Female Kumite 16-17 yrs
Callum Hulse - Male Kumite 16-17 yrs
Amelia Stanley – Junior Asai Kata 10-15 yrs
Amelia Stanley - Female Kumite 14-15 yrs
Karanjeet Basran, George Pearson, Leo Bateman –Male Team Kumite (11-14 yrs)
Isabella Wilkes, Joshua Meade, Panashe Mangwawa – Mixed Team Kumite (10 yrs and Under)
A massive thank you to Mark Turner, Paul Stanley, Bob Piggott and John Santos for managing and coaching the team on the day. Also well done to Steve Spence and Darren Rushton for judging all day long. Finally a big thanks to all parents, partners, family and friends who made the effort to travel and support the team.