This weekend nineteen karateka from Selby boosted the IJKA Yorkshire contingent travelling to Nottingham for the competition to thirty-seven.
Many thanks to our hosts Campbell and Langley Sensei for organising the competition and extending the invitation to join them.
We have never really been a competition orientated club but we are slowly trying to build into our training some preparation and build up a small team. It was very encouraging to see so many of our club members come and compete for the first time.
Although I am always a little disappointed at my performance I do find these events very motivational in my overall training. It spurs me on to make further improvements.
The IJKA results were as follows:
1st Place – Holly Bamford – Haxby Club – Ind. Kata – 10 to 4th Kyu – 10 to 15 years – Mixed
1st Place – Eve Nixon – York Club – Ind kumite – Any grade – 12 to 14 years – Girls
3rd Place – Elanneor Dook – York Club – Ind. Kumite – Any grade- 9 to 11 years – Girls
3rd Place – Julie Dallison – Selby Club – Ind. Kumite – 10th to 4th Kyu – 18+ years – Female
3rd Place – Paul Brant – Selby Club – Ind. Kumite – Any Grade – 40+ years – Male
3rd Place – Shaun Bushby – York Club – Team Kata – Any grade – 16+ years – Mixed
3rd Place – Jordan Rankin – York Club – Team Kata – any grade – 16+ years – Mixed
3rd Place – Simon Flint – Haxby Club – Team Kata – any grade – 16+ years – Mixed
More news to follow shortly…..
