Wado-UK Championships 2015

7th East Yorkshire Open Karate Championships

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2015 Wado UK Championships -- Results PDF
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Last weekend saw the 7th running of our East Yorkshire Open Karate Championships. It was also the most testing time for our group of volunteers, as venue problems almost scuppered our plans. This lead to a very busy 4 days of work which included taking delivery of 600 m2 of temporary flooring on the Friday, laying that as well as our mats on the Saturday, and returning it all to the supplier on the Monday after what was a successful competition day on the Sunday! A lot of work indeed. Thankfully we had plenty of volunteers from the Shinken, Chikara, East Hull Woodford and Zanshin Dojo's to get the job done. This was bolstered by past members and family friends who also pitched up to help over the course of the weekend. For this we are extremely grateful.

The competition itself was, as always, a complete success. Numbers were considerably down on previous years, This was due to several reasons, not least of which was another competition in Barnsley being introduced two weeks before ours. I saw this as more than a little rude as the organiser had been feeding off us for some time about how to run an event. That said people can stage events at their leisure so there was nothing we could do. There was also a number of other distractions, namely the Scottish Karate Federation Championships, which robbed us of referees rather than competitors, and a competition in the Midlands run by Paul Campbell. For this reason we will be considering a move in the calendar for next year.

Our competitors did extremely well this year. In one kata section we managed to take 3 of the 4 medals on offer, and we also won 2 of the 13 team categories run. Of course there were many individual medal wins along the way also. For a complete run down on who won and what medals they won, below is a table of how things panned out. Our Wado UK competitors are marked up in bold.

We would like to thank all those who attended the competition, and who therefore also contributed to its success. We see many associations and clubs return each year, and this is very encouraging for us.

We would also like to thank all those who assisted in the days activities. Officials included;

Ivor Thomas (Chief referee), Peter Bibby, Gary Hoyle, Paul Gunn, Gordon Harrison, Dave Robinson, Amir Arvandi, Tracey Archer, Gemma Holland, Nigel Langson, Graham Mableson, Geoff Dixon, Amir Karimi, Colin Broach, Cieran Flood, Ben Brown, Brian Graham, Ashley Pickles, David Johnston, Rob Edwards, Carl Jorgeson, Pete Beeforth, Rosemary Harper, Darren Cousin, Jane Slack and Mahdi Hazrati

We were also assisted by many members and parents from within our own group and we are eternally grateful for this much needed help. Thank You Everyone!

Wado UK medal winners included

Kata Gold - Michael Drabik
Kata Silver - Katie Leigh Taylor, Amrit Dhesi, Amie Newton
Kata Bronze - Sam Gray, Connor Featherstone, Jed Jemmison, Charan Dhesi, Josh Hartery, McCartney Acton, Jakub Lutwiejko, Ellie Hayes
Pairs Kata Silver - Ellis Miller Josh Hartery
Pairs Kata Bronze - Chikara Baterbee
Team Kata Gold - Chikara Foster - Josh Hartery, Ellis Miller & Amrit Dhesi
Team Kata Bronze - Oliver Dearing, Teerth Dhesi Charan Dhesi
Kick-Master Gold - Keesha Cowles, Sam Gray, Amrit Dhesi
Kick-Master Bronze - Katie Leigh Taylor, Michael Drabik, Tommaso Concass, Katie Phillips
Kumite Gold - Lauren Horner, Josh Hartery, Thomas Balaam-Reed, Mia Cowles
Kumite Silver - Lewis Lynn, Maddison Dunn, Charan Dhesi, Amie Newton, Ellis Miller, Majid Panahi, Mitchel Holiday, Jon Chia
Kumite Bronze - Megan Little, Freddie Saunders, Amrit Dhesi, Renaldas Sokolovas, Mia Cowles, Riley Dunn, Ruby James, Caileon Hutchinson, Jakub Lutwiejko, Lewis Peak, Matty Dunn
Team Kumite Gold - Oliver Dearing, Teerth Dhesi, Ellis Miller
Team Kumite Silver - Thomas Balaam-Reed, Joe Rose, Jakub Lutwiejko - Josh Hartery, Aidan Clark
Team Kumite Bronze - TBE, TBE, TBE

Below is a list of results from the days events. Unfortunately we have some gaps due to results not reaching the top table. If anyone can fill in the gaps please email us and we will update accordingly. Those that are there we believe them to be accurate but we are more than happy to correct any spelling mistakes if you wish to contact us.

Kata Results

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
KA 1	Oliver Trafford	Angus Burns-Tilson	Bobby Anderson	Lilli-Grace Reeves
KA 2	Michael Drabik	Katie Leigh Taylor	Sam Gray	McCartney Acton
KA 3	Lilly Mae Bedford	Amrit Dhesi	Charlie Deeble	Sam Eagle
KA 4	Leighanne Dewart	Mathew Winchester	Connor Featherstone	Kodi Hyam
KA 5	Thomas Dickens	Kenzie Wooton	Jed Jemison	Joe Flounders
KA 6	Amy Whittle	Amie Newton	Charan Dhesi	Morgan Jones
KA 7	Ben Pinder	Thomas Richardson	Josh Schofield	Tommy Smith
KA 8	Ellie May Hume	Lucy Dalton	Josh Hartery	Majid Panahi
KA 9	Lauren Fretwell	Libby Tucker	Charlotte Raynor	Kinga Japelska
KA 10	Dylan Traves	Aaron Traves	Johann Santos	Jakub Lutwiejko
KA 11	Cath Brettell	Amy Smith	Kim Allsop	Chris Hubbard
KA 12	Katy Owen	Rebecca Fortune	Lucy Redshaw	Ellie Hayes
KA 13	David Johnstone	Johann Santos	Luke Easton	Chris Greenwood
KA 14	Rob Traves	Ronnie Harley	Tony Pratt	Brian Hall
KA 15	Hull & Eats Riding A	Wado UK Miller	Veras Academy	Hull & Eats Riding C
KA 16	Measham Shindokai	Barnsley Shindoaki B	Chikara Baterbee	Hull & Eats Riding
KA 17	Wado UK Hartery	Hull & East Riding B	Hull & Eats Riding A
KA 18	Chikara Foster	Hull & East Riding	Wado UK Oliver	Barnsley Shindokai
KA 19	RB Acedemy	Barnsley A	UK Armed Forces	Barnsley Shindokai B

Kick-Master Kumite Results

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
KM 20	Emily Morgan	Lili-Grace Reeves	Sienna Wood	Stella Osbourne
KM 21	Keesha Cowles	Leighanne Dewart	Katie Leigh Taylor	Katie Phillips
KM 22	Sam Gray	Jack Walsh Gentili	Michael Drabik	Harvey Osbourne
KM 23	Amrit Dhesi	Luke Brigham	Tommaso Concass	Rjeon Walrond
KM 24	Ruby Nichols	Brook Burden	Isaac Lilley	Lucy Fields

Kumite Results

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
KU 25	Noah Mathews	Lewis Lynn
KU 26	Stella Osbourne	Maddison Dunn	Dylan Gibson	Riley Dunn
KU 27	Emily Moran	Lilly Grayce Reeves	Megan Little	Alexis Straker
KU 28	Isaac Gibson	Makhaae	Freddie Saunders	Maxims Kadavonus
KU 29	Maddy Patel
KU 30	Lilly Mae Bedford	Ruby Nichols	Sienna McCaffrey	Chloe Alsop
KU 31	Daniel Bartolletta	Jack Walsh Gentil	Harrison McKenzie	Luca Veras
KU 32	Brook Burden	Issac Lilley	Amrit Dhesi	Jack Pierce
KU 33	Lydia Spellman	Lucienne Brown	Amber Alsop	Ruby James
KU 34	Leah Burkinshaw	Charan Dhesi	Courtney Smith	Charlotte Newton
KU 35	Liam Veras	Arthur Welsh	Renaldas Sokolovas	Lewis Waugh
KU 36	Taylor Nichols	Ben Pinder	Thomas Spellman	Caileon Hutchinson
KU 37	Sarah Wilton	Georgia Mitchell	Mia Cowles	Maisie Clark
KU 38	Lauren Horner	Amie Newton	Chloe Cousin	Alice Robson
KU 39	Josh Hartery	Ellis Miller	Callum Mitchell	Troy Danbrough
KU 40	Taylor Nichols	Ben Pinder	Thomas Spellman	Calleon Hutchinson
KU 41	Ellie May Hume	Lucy Dalton
KU 42	Jade Hatfield	Niamh Horsefield	Emma Waudby	Mia Swain
KU 43	Jake Haynes	Majid Panahi	Paul White
KU 44	Thomas Balaam-Reed	Brandon Carr	Jamie Gridley	Jakub Lutwiejko
KU 45	Mia Cowles	Helen Ward
KU 46	Bebecca Boakes	Katie Dalzel	Phoebe Hughes
KU 47	Liam Cameron	Mitchel Holiday	Tom Shearsmith	Lewis Peak
KU 48	Joshua Gleadell	Jon Chia	Bailey Healey	Lewis Muldown
KU 49	Debbie Gridley	Lisa Burkinshaw	Cath Brettell	Tina Hughes
KU 50	Siobhan Hayes	Emelye O'Brien	Lisa Brocklesby	Carol Bird
KU 51	Hayley Just	Debbie Gridley	Karen Owen	Cath Brettell
KU 52	Andy Wills	Martin Neighbour	Alan Mathews	Michael Harris
KU 53	Jon McGorian	Chris Rowan	James Nash	David Long
KU 54	Andy Wills	Ronnie Harley	Matty Dunn	Brian Hall
KU 55	Fight Unit	Kirkburton	Wado UK
KU 56	Veras Academy	Kaizen Central	Roding
KU 57	Uncontested
KU 58	Wado UK A	Wado UK B	Halifax Sport	Toukon
KU 59	Hull & East Riding	Barnsley Shindokai A
KU 60	Yanagikai	Chikara	Kirkburton	Roding
KU 61	Uncontested
KU 62	Uncontested
KU 63	Kaizen	Barnsley Shindokai	UK Armed Forces
KU 64	UK Armed Forces	Kaizen Central	UK Armed Forces	??????????????