A strong team attended the Annual Wantage Shotokan Karate Competition on Sunday 12th October, from Can Do Martial Arts, who did our Academy proud and dominated events in both Kata and Kumite.
Our Junior Team competed within age & height categories, whilst the Senior Team competed in grade categories, they were as follows:
- Sam Burton
- Shannon Couch - 3rd in Kumite
- Sam Coxon
- Matthew Duckett - joint 3rd place in both Kata and Kumite
- Jasmine Ewart
- Arnaud Gay - 2nd in Kata
- Luke Gilbert – 1st in Kumite
- Harry James – 2nd Kata and 1st Kumite
- Lauren James – 1ST for Kata and 2nd for Kumite
- Judith James - 2nd in Kata
- Zoe King - 2nd in Kata and 2nd in Kumite
- Sensei Stella Vasilliou - 1st in Kata and 1st in Kumite
The squad came third in the competition overall. We also enjoyed the support of many members of the Academy, who came to cheer us on, on the day. All team members enjoyed great camaraderie and did the Academy proud.
Sensei Ben spent the day refereeing the competition on behalf of Wantage Karate Club – he showed fair, consistent and tough judging throughout the day, which meant that high standards were maintained, making everyone’s achievements all the greater. Well done!
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