Yet another superb JKS Novice tournament

The aim of this novice competition is to teach JKS students of all ages about competitions, it is specially run for karateka with no or little competition experience.

The annual competition is for all ages, kyu grades and Shodans under 1 year tenure, but is closed to JKS England squad members. It also serves as a good practical experience for officials on the JKS England Referees, judges and table recorder program.

Yet again the day was extremely successful. Entries were up again this year with a total of 298 entries in the 17 events, showing how JKS England continues to grow. A massive thank you goes to Paul Brant Sensei from Selby and his team for putting on such a well run event. Many thanks also go to the officials, headed by Geoff Dixon for the professionalism displayed during the course of the day. Finally and most importantly many thanks to all the competitors, coaches, parents and other spectators that made the day so successful.
There are official photographs of the event available to purchase from Robert Graham Photography (www.rgephotos.com).

All the results are listed below.

Under 9 - Mixed Kata
1. Isabella Wilkes (Walsall Karate Dojo)
2. Oliver Goodwin (Haxby)
3. Hannah Manes (JKS Sheffield)
4. Joshua Meade (Walsall Karate Dojo)

Under 12 - Mixed Kata
1. Ethan Heycock (Can Do Martial Arts)
2. Berhan Haker (Selby Shotokan)
3. Joel Lam (JKS Sheffield)
4. Maya McNaught (York Karate)

Under 17 - Mixed Kata
1. Jonathan Whitham (Haxby)
2. Adam Dunn (Haxby)
3. Leo Bateman (Walsall Karate Dojo)
4. Rianna Somerfield (Walsall Karate Dojo)

Over 16 - Mixed Kata - Beg to 3rd Kyu
1. Luke Stringer (Kaizen No-Michi)
2. Xiao Wei Han (Selby Shotokan)
3. Nik Beresford (JKS Sheffield)
4. Jasmin Patterson (Kaizen No-Michi)

Over 16 - Mixed Kata - 2nd Kyu +
1. Warren Bate (Selby Shotokan)
2. Jiani Wang (York Shotokan)
3. Joanna Fewkes (JKS Sheffield)
4. Dael Robinson (Haxby)

Family Pairs Kata
1. Dook / Winn (York Shotokan)
2. Han / Haker (Selby Shotokan)
3. Christian / Christian (Selby Shotokan)
4. Evans / Evans (Grantham)

Under 9 - Mixed Kumite
1. William Martin (York Karate)
2. Charlie Whewell (Leeds Karate Academy)
3. Chevy Howarth (Leeds Karate Academy)
4. Isabella Wilkes (Walsall Karate Dojo)

Under 12 - Male Kumite
1. Benjamin Turpin (Leeds Karate Academy)
2. Thomas Dook (York Shotokan)
3. Ellis Marshall (York Karate)
4. George Pearson (Walsall Karate Dojo)

Under 12 - Female Kumite
1. Alisha Romangnuolo (Kaizen No-Michi)
2. Tegan Dews (York Karate)
3. Lucy Winn (York Karate)
4. Chelsea Kershaw (Kaizen No-Michi)

Under 14 - Male Kumite
1. Joshua Brownlow (Can Do Martial Arts)
2. Alex Howell (Leeds Karate Academy)
3. Jason Koulocheris (York Shotokan)
4. Daniel Woodcock (Walsall Karate Dojo)

Under 14 - Female Kumite
1. Rianna Somerfield (Walsall Karate Dojo)
2. Priya Grewal (Kaizen No-Michi)
3. Isobel Evans (Grantham)
4. Sofia Chacon-Tuke (Kaizen No-Michi)

Under 17 - Male Kumite
1. Matthew Ross (Kaizen No-Michi)
2. Jacob Oldfield (Bradford)
3. Adam Dunn (Haxby)

Under 17 - Female Kumite
1. Francis Dook (York Shotokan)
2. Eloise Evans (Grantham)
3. Grace Jones-Devitt (Selby Shotokan)
4. Emily Howell  (Leeds Karate Academy)

Over 16 - Male Kumite - Beg to 3rd Kyu
1. Assen Arinkov (Selby Shotokan)
2. Nik Beresford (JKS Sheffield)
3. Lucas Stringer (Kaizen No-Michi)
4. Lucasz Kisala (Leeds Karate Academy)

Over 16 - Female Kumite - Beg to 3rd Kyu
1. Xiao Wei Han (Selby Shotokan)
2. Jo Guy (Leeds Karate Academy)
3. Jasmin Patterson (Kaizen No-Michi)

Over 16 - Male Kumite - 2nd Kyu+
1. Paul Howe (JKS Sheffield)
2. Harvey Roe (Leeds Karate Academy)
3. Warren Bate (Selby Shotokan)
4. Dael Robinson (Haxby)

Over 16 - Female Kumite - 2nd Kyu+
1. Joanna Fewkes (Crystal Peaks)
2. Jiani Wang (York Shotokan)
3. Brooke Wren (Kaien No-Michi)

Under 17 - Grand Champion Award
Adam Dunn (Haxby)

Senior Kumite - Best Performance Award
Assen Arinkov (Selby Shotokan)