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Cimac Superleague - Newport
3 fighters from Te-Ashi-Do attended the Newport open, part of the Cimac Superleague, in March.
George Nye, Mark Fry and Sarah Thomson all entered 2 catagories each, with mixed success!
Both George and Mark underperfomed in their catagories, failing to take any medals. They had returned from a squad training session with the WTKA England squad the day before, and some of the lack of attacking can be put down to that. But more training needed!
Sarah Thomson, in her first ever competition, held up the club's reputation, however, with an eye catching display of aggression and determination.
She took 1st place in the novice catagory, and lost 5-3 in the semi final of the advanced section, against a black belt of good experience. This was an amazing performance and raised many eyebrows amongst the referees!
Well done, Sarah!
Gradings March 2011
Congratulations on our students who took part in March's gradings.
Results below:
Sarah Thomson 8th Kyu
Elle-Mae Evans-Pitts 8th kyu
Louie Godfrey 8th kyu
Jack Belworthy 7th Kyu
Oscar Bowden 7th Kyu
Samuel Mills 7th Kyu
Sonia Alnads 7th Kyu
Richard Babatunde 7th Kyu
Well done to you all!
WKC English Championships results
Well done to Mark Fry, who gained a 2nd place in the WKC English championships in Manchester. This now qualifies our 2nd fighter on an England team this year, after George Nye gained WTKA placing in January.
George was unfortunate not to hold on to his England place in WKC after a tough quater final fight.
WTKA English Championships 2011
Congratulations to George Nye on gaining England team place by winning 3rd place at WTKA English Championships on January 23rd.
Mark Fry and Gurmare Singh also attended, but were unable to gain medal placings in some tough catagories.
WKC World Championships
George Nye recently attended the WKC World Championships in Portugal and has now returned!
In his individual catagory he was finally beaten 4-1 in the quater finals and having put on such a great display, was asked to enter the cadets section (12-15 year olds).He got into the finals against the current World Champion where he lost 14-4, gaining himself a World Silver medal!
Well done George!
Grading, October 2010
We held our first gradings in our new hall on 20th October and had great success.
Listed below are the students:
Jack Belworthy 8th Kyu
Oscar Bowden 8th Kyu
Samuel Mills 8th Kyu
Sonia Alnads 8th Kyu
Richard Babatunde 8th Kyu
Edward Penfold 8th Kyu
Jacob Clark 3rd Kyu
George Nye 2nd Kyu
Well done to all that passed, and especially to Sonia Alnads and Samuel Mills for an amazing 73%!!!
Results from M.A.I open Championships
Congratulations to George Nye for taking 2nd place at the M.A.I (Martial Arts Illustrated) open in Manchester on 26th September.
George was the only fighter taking part in the event, and fought really well against some top class competitors in the -45kg points section
Rapid Assault Tactics (R.A.T) Instructor Quailification
Sensei Mark Fry has returned from a 2 day course on R.A.T, a self defence system based on Jeet Kune Do concepts and designed for the US Navy Seals, and is now a certified instructor in the system.
Mark Fry is now one of only a few instructors qualified in the UK to teach the system, which has been taugth to Navy Seal team 6, the FBI, CIA and other US enforcement agencies.
For more details on the R.A.T, or to have a course held at your academy, use our contacts page and give us a call!
WKC 2010 British Championships
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We sent 3 fighters to the WKC British Championships on 28th March 2010.
George Nye entered into points fighting -40kg boys, and showed a much improved form. After a close fight, which could of gone either way, he lost by a small margin to the catagories winner in the semi finals, earning himself a bronze medal, his first ever medal!
Gurmare Singh entered into points fighting -60kg mens and had 2 fabulous fights to get himself into the final. There, his fitness suffered, and he lost by 3 points, but took a greatly desreved 2nd place.
Mark Fry entered into 3 catagories, all point fighting. -85kg mens, -85kg veterans and +85kg veterans. In ever catagory, Mark managed to get himself into the semi finals, but lost at that stage each time, in one case, by only 1 point! This secured him 3 bronzes, taking the teams tally to 5 medals for 5 events!
This means that our academy now has THREE British team members, who will be attending the World Championships, to be held in Portugal, later this year!
Competition Results WTKA English Championships
Te-Ashi-Do Karate attended the 1st WTKA English Championships in Coalville, Leicstershire on 31st January, and scooped some medals!
Fighters in attendance were George Nye (points -37kg and -40kg), Jake Clark (points -40kg), Gurmare Singh (points -60kg) and Mark Fry (points -85kg and Veterans open weight).
George Nye put up a great show in both events, especially the -40kg, and showed great skill and promise, but ultimatly was beaten in both matches by better fighters.
Jake Clark, in only his 3rd competition managed to bag a 3rd place, with a couple of tough matches. A great result.
Gurmare Singh found it hard to settle into his match, having an awkward opponent, and dispite using great footwork and speed, just couldn't get it going on the day.
Mark Fry had a dissapointing first fight in the -85kg, but managed to improve enough in the 3rd place fight-off to secure his medal.
In the Veterans open, Mark Fry dominated his opponent, winning 10-3. In the semi-final, referee desicions went against him, with many techniques not being scored, resulting in a 3 point loss. The 3rd place fight-off was a close event with both fighters deadlocked at 4-4 and having to go to sudden death to finish it, where Mark landed a wonderful backfist to secure the medal!
This means our trophy haul was 3 3rds for 6 catagories! A great result for the club, and every fighter showing some great improvements to their fighting.
A special thanks to our supporters, Sonia, Emilia and Richard Nye, Rob and Poppy Hope, who cheered on every match and helped make the trip possible!
A great start to the year and I look foward to more trophies for us all next time!
Gradings, Monday 23rd November
Congratulations to all the students who graded on Monday 23rd November!
Poppy Hope 8th Kyu
Danny Bateman 8th Kyu
Nick Butler 8th Kyu
Jacob Clark 4th Kyu
George Nye 3rd Kyu
Some excellent standards shown by all, and thanks to all the parents, students and friends that made it such a great evening for those participating.
Special thanks to Gurmare Singh and Lee Clark for the assistance and organisation
