Massive Medal Haul at the Central England Open
Over 30 JKS Squad members took part in the Central England Open at Worcester University on 3rd July. This was the last event before the full squad was due to be announced for the JKS World Championships in September. We had some better than expected results given that about a third of the squad weren’t there due to a number of circumstances.
Gold
Veteran Male Kumite-Ben Richardson
Male Kumite 16-17 Yrs +68Kg-David Lister
Boys Kumite 12-13 Yrs +57 Kg-Joe Hird
Adult Pairs Kata-Lee Lamb & Jordan Weatherley
Adult Team Kata-Lee Lamb, Jordan Weatherley & Johann Santos
Pairs Kata 13-15 yrs-Rowan Reeve & James Harrison
Silver
Veteran Male Kumite-Richard Fewkes
Veteran Male Kata-Ben Richardson
Female Kumite 16-17 Yrs +59Kg-Laura Mackintosh
Bronze
Senior Male Kumite +75Kg-Ben Richardson
Senior Male Kumite -67Kg-Joe Bulmer
Senior Male Kumite -67Kg-Freddie Grice
Senior Female Kumite +61Kg-Tanya Handley
Veteran male Kumite-Sam Coxon
Cadet Female Kumite -54Kg-Georgia Freer
Adult Pairs Kata-Zach Sharp & Steven Jaremko
Team Kata 13-15 Yrs-Grace Baron, Lori-Ann Moran & Sam Jackson
David Lister and Joe Bulmer also took Bronze in Team Kumite in an amalgamated team with JKS Ireland.
Additionally there were many other good performances from JKS club members who are not as yet on the JKS squad, but are clearly knocking on the door. Keep up the good work everybody!