NEWS 2017

Dan Gradings

Congratulations to all who took part, all the grading panel were in agreement that they were high scoring, gutsy and well earned performances by all candidates

Grace Keeley and Holly Lawson – Children’s Black Belt Stage 1 (Kata, Kumite, Padwork)

Sean Johnson and Keiran Shaw – Children’s Black Belt Stage 2 (Kata, Kumite, Padwork, Takedowns, Clinch)

Taylor Greenough – Children’s Black Belt Stage 4 (Kata, Kumite, Padwork, Takedowns, Clinch, Groundwork and Street Defence)

NWKA Club Kumite Competition

A Special event at the New Church Parish Hall Karate Club (est 1984).
Congratulations to all who took part, the fighting competition was a great success with 65 entries and over 110 Spectators.

As a coach I kept looking at the fights and thinking back to when all the students first started and how they have all grown in confidence and skill.

It was also the 30th anniversary of the first competition I ever organised and that too was at the New Church Parish Hall.
A big thank you to all the referees and helpers who did a great job.

I’m already looking forward to next year.

Sensei Steve Scott 7th Dan

1st Place Carter Corrigan Leo Usta Lucas Bradshaw Alex Gregory Callum Grady	1st Place Heather Woods Lilly Edmond Macie Browne
1st Place Luke Robertson Victor Wlodarz Joshua Holt	1st Place Olivia Tomaszewski Weronika Wuwer Larrisa Martin
1st Place Keaton Lincoln Archie Newby Callum Fairbrother Sturdy Lewis Stanley	1st Place Yusef Erez Aidan Dodd Phoenix Oliver Alfie MacDonald Aakash Muraleetharan
1st Place Jasmine Rowlands Niamh Massey Ruby Cross Daksha Navaneethiswaran	1st Place Sean Johnson Aaron Hammond William Jones Lewis Johns
1st Place David Benko Neil Chitalkar Micheal Evans Rohith Robin	1st Place Kieran Shaw Callum Ross James Barber Harley-Ray Hall
1st Place Samuel Edmond Haresh Navaneethiswaran Theo Michaelas Finley Bailey Joe Tinsley	1st Place Eve Johnson Isabella Shaw Ella Driver
1st Place Kerem Erez Alexander Bowen Koray Koc Felix Alldred	1st Place James Tooley George Pemberton Luca Shallcross
1st Place Ryan Robin Coby Massey Declan Beardsworth Oliver Massey Rhys Dunbebin	1st Place Heleina Ballesteros Gabriella Taylor Fransiska Woodyer Amy Woods

British Karate 4 Nations Championships

Bradd Parfitt – Bronze Male Junior U18 Kata

NWKA Club Kata Competition

The academy hosted yet another successfully ran Kata Competition.

Thank you to the adult senior grade club members who judged and other adult members and parents who came down to help with the
organisation and setting up of the tournament.

Well done to all the children for getting up and performing two Katas each to the best of their ability in front of hundreds of people. Not only did the
children do well on the day, they also showed their commitment in the classes leading up to the tournament. Friends and family gave their full
support by watching and applauding their efforts which is also greatly appreciated.

Well done to all who performed in the display after the competition was over. The display included a demonstration of techniques and disciplines
that comprise our syllabus. Kata, performed by Sensei Luke Scott and Sam Kletz. Groundwork, performed by Danelle Sawer assisted by
Matthew Ayres. Takedowns performed by Taylor Greenhough assisted by Sam Heggarty. Ending with sport kumite, performed by Sensei Zach
Scott and Sensei Alex Hodge.

Congratulations to this years student of the year Lesley Roberts

Spectating fees plus a kind donation from a friend’s charity games night brought the total raised for Clair House and Francis House to £575

White Belts
1st Olivia-Mae Waugh 
2nd Grace Dixon
3rd Sophie Moore

Red Belts under 9 yrs
1st Oliver Massey
2nd Thomas O’Brien
3rd Niamh Massey

Red- Yellow Belts 9-13yrs
1st India Smith
2nd Ashton Roberts
3rd Paige Raftry

Yellow Belts Boys 6-8 yrs
1st Jack Regan
2nd Alex Bowen
3rd Korac Koc

Yellow – Orange Belts Girls 5-8yrs
1st Faye Mellor
2nd Mia Rose Claber
3rd Bridget Harrison

Orange-Green Belts Boys 6-9yrs
1st Samuel Edmond
2nd Theo Michaelas
3rd Sean Blair

Orange-Green Belts Girls 9-13yrs
1st Molly Pemberton
2nd Francesca Woodyear
3rd Macie Brown

Green- Blue Belts Girls 6-9yrs
1st Charlott Williams
2nd Gabriella Taylor
3rd Laurie Ashton

Green- Blue Belts Boys 9-13yrs
1st Matthew Lester
2nd Daniel Harding
3rd Aakash Nuralleetharan

Purple Belts 7-11yrs
1st Lucia Amaral
2nd Olivia Tomaszeski
3rd Veronica Wuwer

Brown Belts Boys 9-12yrs
1st Liam Potter
2nd Harry Tooley
3rd William Jones

Brown Belts Girls 10-12yrs
1st Grace Keeley
2nd Holly Lawson
3rd Isabella Shaw

Black Belts 11-14yrs
1st Taylor Greenough
2nd Sean Johnson
3rd Kieron Shaw

English National Championships

Sam Kletz – ParaKata (Physical Disability) – Gold

UK International Karate Open Championships

George Malone – 8-9yrs Boys Kata – Silver

Yorkshire Open

Nicole Beauvale – Girls 14-15yrs Kata – Bronze
George Malone – Boys 8-9yrs Kata – Silver

NEWS 2016

Dan Gradings 2016

Congratulations to the students that attended the Black Belt gradings.

Niall Ashcroft – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Kieron Shaw – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Ruby Lamb – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Mai Bullock – Provisional Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt

Oliver Tinkler – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Matthew Tinkler – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Sean Johnson – Stage 1 Children’s Black Belt
Sam Hegarty – Stage 2 Children’s Black Belt
Joshua Broomhead – Stage 2 Children’s Black Belt
Dylan Halton – Stage 3 Children’s Black Belt

Joe Hegarty – Adult Provisional 1st Dan Black Belt
Danielle Sawer – Adult Provisional 1st Dan Black Belt
Kaitlyn Halsall – Adult Provisional 1st Dan Black Belt
Lesley Roberts – Adult Provisional 1st Dan Black Belt
Siju John – Adult Provisional 1st Dan Black Belt

This was the most technical grading in the Level 2-3 Children’s section and the most technical in the Adult section
All candidates gave it their all, the examiners were impressed with the gutsy performances and the rise in the technical abilities of the Candidates.

Those who were awarded their Provisional Belts are to resit any failed section in April 2017. The examiners have every confidence in the Student resit based on how close all were to passing all the sections.

Congratulations to all from the Grading Panel:
Steve Scott 7th Dan
Carl Massey 5th Dan
Luke Scott 4th Dan
Zach Scott 3rd Dan

North of England Championships

Well done to those who took part in the North of England Championships. Great performances through out.

Nicole Beauvale picked up a bronze in the 14-15yrs Girls Kumite and silver in the 14-15yrs Girls Kata.
Rhys Daly clinched bronze in the -9 yrs Boys Kumite and showed great courage to participate in the 10-11yrs Boys Kumite.
George Malone shone in the -7yrs Boys and Girls Kata and deservedly took gold and continued his fine form to take silver in -7 yrs Boys and Girls Kumite.
To cap the day off Rhys and George picked up bronze medals in the -9 yrs Boys Team Kumite.

Well done everyone, and keep up the training. Next stop, the EKF Kyu Grade Championships in January.

Central England Championships

Well done to those who took part in the Central England International Champioships.

Rhys Daly gave a strong performance in the boys under 9 yrs Kumite clinching bronze, Bradd Parfitt shone in the men’s individual Kata winning gold.

A big well done to Elliot Harris and George Malone, although they did not medal this time round, they both gave performances to be proud of and gained some valuable experience.

Next stop, the North of England championships. Let’s finish the competitive year on a high!

Keep up great the work everyone.

British International Open

Congratulations to everybody who took part in the British International Championships this weekend.
Samuel Kletz performed brilliantly in the Male Disabled Kata and took Gold, Sam now has an English Title and a British International Title.
George Malone added to the day’s success by clinching silver in the under 9’s Kata. This was George’s first major competition and is a great achievement.
Also, a big well done to Taylor, Harley, Rhys, Elliot, Nicole and Bradd who all performed extremely well, unfortunately it was not there day. Overall, a great weekend and keep up the excellent work everyone.

United Styles Association International Open

Well done to George Malone who competed at the UK International Karate Championship in Dudley on Sunday 11th September. George got a bronze in his Kata and he also received a silver medal in the his individual Kumite section too.

United Styles Association Open

First up was the Kata, both George Malone and Elliot Harris performed strong Kata, but due to some strong opposition it would not be there day. 

However in the Kumite, George Malone fought bravely to clinch a bronze medal in the under 8 yrs category. Rhys Daly put in a excellent performance in the under 9 yrs category, winning all of his 5 bouts to claim a gold medal with great spirit, bravery, and determination. 

Elliot Harris showed great courage in the under 11 yrs category, winning his first bout but losing out in the second round due to an unfavourable split decision. 

Then the children Team Kumite began with Rhys’s and George’s strong performances leading to a bronze. 

Instructor Zach Scott also took part, he claimed a bronze in the -84kg category after a controversial 4-3 loss.

In the open weight category, He won his fights 5-2, 9-1 and 1-0 getting himself a gold.

Great performance from all involved. Well done.

NWKA Annual Club Kata Tournament

Congratulations to all the Children taking part in our Kata Tournament on their brave performances, The Tournament was our largest to date. A big thank you to all the Judges, Scorers and helpers. Thank you to all our Spectators who raised £465 to be divided between Clare House and Francis House Children’s Hospices.

White- Red Belt Mixed 4-6 years
1st Leo Usta. 2nd Lucas Bradshaw. 3rd Kerem Erem.

White – Red Belt Mixed 7-10 years
1st Macy Brown. 2nd Nathan McGee. 3rd Charlie Brady.

Yellow- Orange Belt Girls 5-7 years
1st Olivia Tomazewski. 2nd Lainie Ashton. 3rd Abbie Lorenz.

Yellow- Orange Boys 6-8 years
1st Thomas Amaral. 2nd Phoenix Oliver. 3rd Luke Baxter.

Yellow-Orange Boys 9-12 years
1st Daniel Harding. 2nd Matthew Lester. 3rd Lewis Stanley.

Yellow-Orange Girls 8-10 years
1st Lucia Amaral. 2nd Fransiska Woodyer. 3rd Amy Harding.

Green- Blue Boys 7-8 years
1st Ben Blackburn. 2nd George Pemberton. 3rd Tommy Bennett.

Green- Blue Girls 8-9 years
1st Weronika Wuwer. 2nd Maya Bartlett. 3rd Molly Mills.

Green-Blue Boys 9-12 years
1st Connor McClymont. 2nd Adam Jude. 3rd William Bennett.

Purple Boys 7-12 years
1st George Malone. 2nd James Tooley. 3rd James Barber.

Brown- Black Belt Boys 8-11
1st Kieron Shaw. 2nd Harley Ray Hall. 3rd Niall Ashcroft.

Brown-Black Belt Girls 10-11 years
1st Grace Keeley. 2nd Holly Lawson. 3rd Jessica Waring.

Brown – Black Belt Girls 12-15 years
1st Taylor Greenough. 2nd Kaitlyn Halsall. 3rd Zaina Syed.

Brown-Black Belt Boys 12-15
1st Joe Hegarty. 2nd Patrick Dastey. 3rd Gabriel Bullock.

Student of the Year

Congratulations to worthy winners of this years Student of the Year Award Matt Ayres and Chris Jones for their contributions to the progress of the Academy benefiting all the fellow members.

English National Championships

The English National Championships took place at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Leisure Centre On Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of April.
On the Saturday Samuel Kletz took gold in the Physical Disability Kata Category. Sam 19 years of age has Cerebral palsy. This was Sam’s fourth attempt at gaining the English title, he took two Silvers in 2015 and one in 2014.
His determination and hard work has truly paid off and he got a unanimous decision from all five Judges. Sam trains three sessions a week at the North West Karate Academy and has done so for the last five years, he also works out at the local gym for extra strength and fitness training.
Sam is a very popular student in the adult class at the Academy. Chief Instructor Steve Scott says “Sam’s confidence is growing year by year and he is a pleasure to teach. He has become an inspiration to his fellow training partners and equally to the Academy Instructors”

That inspiration was put to good use on day two when brothers Luke Scott and Zach Scott, who were members of the Association team took a Bronze in the Kumite despite only having three fighters in the five man team event.

North East Open

Instructor Zach Scott took part in the North East Open Karate Championships and took Gold in the Men Senior Kumite.
He won his first fight 8-0 after 45 seconds, second fight 3-0 and won 0-0 (4-1 on flags) in the final.

Yorkshire Open

Congratulations to the NWKA boys team (Harley, Elliot and Rhys) winning Bronze in their Team Kumite event.
Well done to all our other students who competed at the Yorkshire Open including George, Liam, Taylor, Zach

NEWS 2015

NWKA Children’s Club Kumite Competition

CHAMPIONS Front Row (left to right) Sean Johnson, Holly Lawson, Liam Potter, Callum Ross, Abbie Sharkey, Finlay Grant, Taylor Greenhough, Dylan Halton, Joshua Broomhead

Second Row (left to right) Larissa Martin, Isabella Shaw, Harley Ray Hall, Jack McIntyre, Luca Shallcross, James Barber, Adrean Sangalang, Daniel Harrison, Rhys Daly

Third Row (left to right) Ryan Entwistle, Patrick Dastey, Sam Hegarty, Niall Ashcroft, William Jones, Neil Chitalker, Rohith Robin, Nerojan Kiritharan, Elliot Harris, Harry Wood, Gabriel Bullock, Kaitlyn Halsall

Very big congratulations to all those who competed, it was clear building up to the competition that everyone had improved in their attitude and technique.
All students should be very proud of their performance, some of you might have been nervous about doing the tournament but you did it regardless.
Well done guys
Steve, Luke, Zach, Alex, Carl

BKA Open Championships

A handful of students took part in the BKA open and brought back some silverware.
Sean johnson and Harry Tooley both took bronze in their kata 6-9 3rd kyu and above. This was also Harry’s first ever medal.
Rhys Daly went out first round of his kata but impressed in his kumite category. He was one win any from getting himself a bronze medal with a placing of joint 5th.
George Malone put on a good effort in his kata and got to the second round. He was probably the youngest in his category as well.
Kaitlyn Halsall claimed bronze in her first ever competition in the 13-15 3rd kyu and above Kata
It was also Harley Ray Hall’s first competition who put on an excellent performance. His kata was technically better than his opponents, but made a stumble which cost him the first round.
Matthew Ayres also competed in the senior male kata, His katas have matured greatly since being a cadet but he didn’t quite get through the first round.
Lastly the day finished with instructor Zach Scott taking gold in the kumite winning his fights 5-2, 8-0 and 5-1

North of England Championships

Rhys Daly competed at the North of England Karate Championships. First up was the 8-9 boys, 3rd kyu and above kata. Rhys performed a solid Pinan Godan in the first round, but was unfortunately pitted against a very strong opponent, and was knocked out with 3 straight flags.
Next up in Kumite Rhys was determined to make amends, He won the first bout 2-0, scoring a crunching round kick to the back before seeing the bout out with good defensive composure.
In the semis Rhys fought a tougher oppenent, The bout was closely fought and Rhys took an early lead, catching the opponents round kick before knocking him to the ground with strong a punch. However with 15 seconds to go Rhys got caught with his guard down and received a bronze medal for his well deserved efforts.

Northern Open Classic

NWKA got a good haul at a home competition with it taking place at Birchwood Tennis Complex. This was George Malones first interclub competition and is only 6 years old which made him one of the youngest competitors of the tournament. He couldn’t quite get a medal but he was very brave to take part in 9 years and under 4th kyu and below kata and kumite. He was joined by 9 year old Rhys Daly who took part in the same sections but didn’t place either. However he put on an improved performance.
Sean Johnson and Harry Tooley both took part in the 10-12 years 3rd kyu and above kata with their first competition but didn’t come away with anything this time.

Taylor Greenough participated in the 10-12 years 3rd kyu and above kata but got bronze in her kumite. She only just got beat by decision in the semi finals by the girl who got gold which was also an amazing fight.
Luke Scott put on a great performance gaining bronze in the senior male kumite 3rd kyu and above. He was joined by Alex hodge and Zach Scott who took part in the category who couldn’t quite gain a medal.
They all competed in the team kumite where they got themselves a silver.

Central England Championships

The day Started with 9 year old Rhys Daly. He participated in kata and just missed out on a bronze medal in the kumite losing by way of decision. Alex hodge gave it his all in his Kumite section but couldn’t produce silverware. Finally Zach Scott got all the way to the semi finals but just got pipped to gain a bronze with a good performance.

United Styles Association Championships

Zach Scott went down to Dudley to compete in the United Styles Association Championships. He Claimed a Silver in the senior male -84kg. He also went up against a long time world games champion in the open weight and only just got beat. Nevertheless, gaining a bronze.

NWKA Annual Club Kata Tournament

Red Stripe/Red Belts 5-6 Years 1st Abbie Lohrenz 2nd Sam Edmond 3rd Phoebe Mclindley	Red Stripe/Red belts 7-8 Years 1st Sophie Kloc 2nd Veronica Widdarz 3rd Robert Bleakley
Red Stripe/Red belts 9-10 Years 1st Charlotte McLinden 2nd Tia Daintith 3rd Max Shannon	Yellow belts 5-6 Years 1st Tom Keeley 2nd Oliver Williams 3rd Leo Pollard
Yellow and Orange Belts 6-7 Years 1st Kennedy Greenough 2nd Thomas Bennet 3rd Luca Shawcross	Yellow and Orange Belts 8-9 Years 1st William Bennet 2nd Dylan Greenfield 3rd Aaron Hammond
Yellow and Orange Belts 10+ Years 1st Zack Tickle 2nd Chelsea Shaw 3rd Harrison Carr	Green and Blue Belts 6-8 Years 1st George Malone 2nd James Barber 3rd Ryley Foster
Green and Blue Belts 10-14 Years 1st Neil Chitalker 2nd Mark Worthington 3rd Abbie Sharkey	Purple Belts 7-8 Years 1st Rhys Daly 2nd Harley Ray Hall 3rd Ethan Taylor
Purple Belts 9-11 Years 1st Liam Potter 2nd Nero Kiritharan 3rd Holly Bennison
Brown Belt Boys 9-10 Years 1st Nial Ashcroft 2nd Kearen Shaw 3rd Sean Johnson	Brown Belt Girls 9-11 years 1st Grace Keeley 2nd Holly Lawton 3rd Ruby Lamb
Brown and Black Belts Boys and Girls 11-13 years 1st Dylan Halton 2nd Patrick Dastey 3rd Fraya McGloughlin	Brown and Black Belts Boys and Girls 12-14 years 1st Taylor Greenough 2nd Kaitlyn Halsall 3rd Gabrial Bullock

Dan Gradings

Congratulations to our new Dan grades

Carl Massey 5th Dan
Alex Hodge 4th Dan
Andrew Osborne 4th Dan
Chris Lyne 3rd Dan
Daniel Mcguire 2nd Dan
Paul Kirby 2nd Dan
Michael Appleton 1st Dan

The 6 hour grading consisted of Fitness, Kata, Padwork on the Kick Sheild and Focus Pads, Sport Karate Kumite, Clinch work, Throws, Grappling on the Ground, Submissions and Restraining a Live oppenent

English National Championships

Well done to Sam Kletz on another 2nd place in the disability Kata section, making him a 3 times silver medalist at national level.
Other squad performances included Taylor Greenough winning her first round of Kata and was faced with much bigger opponents in her Kumite Category.
Zach Scott had to face a European Champion and managed a 5th place in the Senior -84kg, Luke Scott also came 5th in the senior Kumite -75kg and looking back on video evidence afterwards, he was close to the Bronze. Luke also lost his Kata in the first round to a European champion but performed his way through repechage finishing 7th, Alex Hodge had a difficult side to his draw which would match him up with lots of international medalist and ended up with a first round defeat.
The Academy would like to congratulate our Association club from Southern England, Tony Grays SKDF on a Cadet Kumite Bronze by James Eade and Senior Kumite Bronze by Lee Rose

UK Open Championships

Zach Scott attended the UK open in Dudley entering three categories; senior -84kg, open weight and the champions cup. The latter was a prize money event. He earned a bronze in -84kg which was ended by a very close match. The open weight was the pinnacle of his performance as he gained a gold after a close final. The champions cup ended in the first round with a close but controversial bout.

English Kyu Grade Championships

Congratulations to Samuel Kletz at the National Kyu Grade Championships, winning another Silver medal placing at his Second competition. Sam competed in the Disability Kata event and narrowly missed out on the Gold, Keep plugging away Sam!

Other competitors included Reece Daly in his first competition and Sean Johnson, both in the 9 years and under kata, Reece also made it through to the second round of the Kata and also showed a brave performance in his first Kumite match.

Well done to the small squad, it was a great day and lots of potential was shown. The competition was held on Sunday 25th January at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield

News 2014

Dan Gradings 2014

Liam Fraser 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Mike Anderson Full 1st Dan Adult
Abbie Yates 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Zach Scott Full 3rd Dan Adult
Gabriel Bullock 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Danny Prior Full 1st Dan Adult
Matt Yates 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Joe Hegarty 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Thomas Palmer 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Matty Ayres Full 1st Dan Adult

Central England International Open

A small squad of 4 entered the Central England International Open, well done to Rachel Traverse who claimed a bronze in her Kumite Category. It was Thomas Palmer’s 2nd inter club tournament and he did very well in both Kata and Kumite. NWKA instructors Zach Scott and Alex Hodge fought hard in their Kumite events, but they went out to tough opposition who were mostly former world and European medalists.

East Yorkshire Open

3 members went to the East Yorkshire open in Hull and came way with 1 gold and 1 bronze.
Rachel traverse went on to win gold in the kumite after an impressive performance throughout every single round.
Melissa Dargue competed in her kyu grades kumite category. She narrowly lost her first fight however there were plenty of points that she definitely should have scored. She got a bronze for her well deserved efforts.
Zach Scott competed in his senior kumite event. After winning his first fight, he went on to just miss out on his second.

UK Open Championships

Zach Scott competed in the open weight and -84kg category. He just missed out in the first round of -84kg but however picked up a bronze. In the open weight, he flew through his first fight beating his opponent 8-0. The final was close however losing on decision meaning a silver.

British International Open

3 students competed in this major home tournament, achieving 1 gold, 2 bronze. Taylor greenough started off the day by winning a bronze in kata by losing to the winner by split decision (3-2 flags) a fantastic result. She fought hard in both her Kumite events but the fights didn’t quite go her way.
Rachel traverse went out 2nd round in her kata and was also put out by the champion of both her kumite categories (rachel was one of the youngest in her group however the champ would have been too old the week after).
Zach Scott competed in three kumite categories: U21 + 78kg, senior -84kg and open weight.
In his U21, he won gold after a round robin with a Scottish international fighter (British champion) and an Irish international fighter. In -84kg, he was narrowly put out by the winner of the category, but then won his side of repechage to scoop bronze. In open weight, he won his first fight but then lost by decision in his second fight, just missing out on a bronze medal.

Central England Karate Championships

Taylor Greenough, Sam Anderton, Melissa Dargue and Coach Zach Scott entered the Central England Karate Championships. Zach, Taylor and Sam all performed well but sadly no results. However, Melissa as her second time competing, won gold in the 5th Kyu and below Ladies Kumite.

Yorkshire-Junior-Kumite-Championships

Well done to Rachel Traverse who won double gold in the girls 13-15 her own weight category and the girls 13-15 open weight category

NWKA Annual Club Kata Tournament

A great day of participation for the Junior members of the clubs (results below) well done to all who competed, many thanks to all the Referees and Table officials that made the day run very smooth indeed. We also had demonstrations from Senior members/Instructors of the clubs and we raised £155 for Alder Hey and £155 for Children Cancer and Leukaemia Group who have been close to the hearts of members.

Yellow and Orange 9 – 12 years Girls 1st Nicole Grace 2nd Natalie Grace 3rd Jasmin Davis	Yellow and Orange 5 – 6 years 1st Ethan Farrington 2nd Heem Pang 3rd James Tooley
Yellow and Orange belt 7 – 8 years 1st Harley Ray Hall 2nd Daniel Frost 3rd James Barber	Green and Blue belt Boys 6 – 8 years 1st Liam Potter 2nd Nerojan Karathan 3rd Ethan Mcloughlin
Green and Blue belt girls 8 – 12 years Girls 1st Grace Keeley 2nd Katie Mcgrath 3rd Hollie Lawson	Green and blue belt 9 – 12 years Boys 1st Patrik Dystey 2nd Thomas Rudd 3rd Jordan Booth
Purple belt Boys and Girls 8 – 11 years 1st Dyan Halton 2nd Harry Tooley 3rd William Jones	Brown belt Boys and Girls 7 – 9 years 1st Niall Ashcroft 2nd Sean Johnson 3rd Kieran shaw
Brown belt Boys and Girls 10 – 12 years 1st Freya Mcoughlin 2nd Thomas Palmer 3rd Thomas Prior	Black belt boys 15 – 16 years 1st Matthew Ayres 2nd Daniel Prior
Black Belt Girls 10 – 12 years 1st Rachel Traverse 2nd Taylor Greenough 3rd Lauren Mcgrath

British Four Nations Championships

Two members competed in Scotland for the British Championships and came away with three medals between them. Zach Scott won Bronze in the U21 Kumite +78kg and Rachel Traverse placed bronze in both U14 Kumite +40Kg and U14 Kumite open weight.

BKA Open Championships

The Championships was held in Leigh Sports Village and was the 50th Anniversary for the British Karate Association. Rachel Traverse won Gold in the 10-12yrs Kumite with a composed performance throughout, she also won a Bronze in the 10-12yrs kata. Silver was won by Matthew Ayres in the 13-15yrs Kata with confident performances and Silver for Luke Scott in Male Senior Kata, with his first medal since his return back in the Kata scene. Samantha Anderton who has also not long since been back competing won Silver in the Female Senior Kumite and Bronze in the Female Senior Kata. Well done to the new junior competitors who attended the competition, it has only fuelled your enthusiasm and to those who didn’t medal this time, your continued hard work will pay off!

Dutch Open Karate1 Premier League

Good luck to Zach Scott competing in the Dutch Premier League event with 729 registered athletes from 55 countries and over 80 of which in Zach’s category, it promises to be a tough event over Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March 2014 in Almere, the Netherlands.

Sakagami Challenge (Leicester)

A small squad consisting of Samantha Anderton, Rachel Traverse, Taylor Greenough, Jack Oxley and Zach Scott went down to leicester to compete in the Sakagami Challenge. In the kumite, Rachel traverse aced her category getting a gold. Next up was Taylor Greenough giving a good performance and getting a bronze. We also had Samantha Anderton who got a silver. Jack Oxley just missed out on a medal this time but gave it a good shot even with his bad ankle. And to wrap up the day was Zach who earned himself a bronze medal in the heavyweight seniors. Sadly there were no Kata medals today as we were told prior the tournament that we could perform shito-ryu katas in this tournament. However, we were told otherwise on the day.

English Karate Federation National Kyu Grade Championships

Sunday 26th January 2014
Ponds Forge Sports Centre, Sheffield
Silver for Samuel Kletz in his first Kata Competition. Sam entered the Physical Disability Kata Category. He has been hard at work building his fitness and muscular strength alongside his Kata training. This is a great example of what anyone can achieve with hard work and Karate can be a great outlet for that. “I have witnessed that Sam has improved tremendously over the last 2 years. He has worked hard improving his strength and confidence. I am very pleased with his growing work ethic. Keep it up Sam this is a work in progress”.
Niall Ashcroft and Sean Johnson competed in the 9 years and under Kata. This was Niall’s first Kata competition and he showed brave performance. Sean Johnson made it through the first round with 3 flags and just missed out with a 2 to 1 decision in the second round. “Well done lads keep training hard you have both achieved great gains”.
This was also the first attempt for Melissa Dargue in the Senior Kumite. She gave a strong attitude and only lost by decision at the end and we could all see the flags could have gone either way. “Mel trains 3 to 4 times a week, it can only mean success is imminent, Well done Mel”.

Wasquehal International Open in France

Good luck to Zach Scott who is competing in the Wasquehal Open in France representing the official England Team. The competition is one of the toughest in Europe outside of the Karate 1 Premier League. Zach who has just turned 20 is up against some of the World’s top Heavyweights. Sensei “Zach trains 6 days a week 50 weeks a year the Ingredients needed to go all the way.

News 2013

Dan Gradings 2013

Paul Dixon 1st Dan Adult

Rebecca Retford 1st Dan Adult

Taylor Greenough 1st Dan Junior Cadet

Jack Oxley 1st Dan Junior Cadet

Scott Bull 1st Dan Junior Cadet

Ben Pinder 1st Dan Junior Cadet

Lauren McGrath 1st Dan Junior Cadet

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2013

Girls Orange Belt 7 – 11 years

1st Grace keeley 2nd Holly Lawson 3rd Georgia Leatherbarrow

Girls Black Belt

1st Beth Scott 2nd Rachel Traverse 3rd Rebecca Duff

Boys and Girls Yellow belt 9 – 11 years

1st Adam Curtis 2nd Chloe Whitehead 3rd Tia Leatherbarrow

Boys Orange Belt 6 – 9 years

1st Ted Arnaud 2nd Patrick Dastey 3rd Nerojan Karithanan

Boys and Girls Yellow Belt 6 – 8 years

1st Harry Tooley 2nd Lily Nixon 3rd Charlotte Harris

Boys Black Belt

1st Matthew Ayres 2nd Daniel Prior 3rd Joe Beswick

Girls Brown Belt 10 – 13 years

1st Taylor Greenough 2nd Lauren McGrath 3rd Nyema Williams

Boys Brown Belt 8 – 10 years

1st Ben Pinder 2nd Thomas Prior 3rd Joshua Broomhead

Boys Blue and Purple Belt 7 – 10 years

1st Sean Johnson 2nd Kieran Shaw 3rd William Jones

Boys and Girls Purple and Brown Belt 11+ Years

1st Gabrial Bullock 2nd George Harpin 3rd William Lloyd

Boys Green Belt 6 – 9 years

1st Dylan Halton 2nd Jordan Booth 3rd Harry Priede

Girls Green, Blue and Purple Belts 8 – 11 years

1st Fraya Mcloughlin 2nd Stephanie Low 3rd Eva Yates

English Karate National Kyu Grade Championships

A very high level competition for lower grades, the standard was excellent throughout the competition looking like a Black Belt competition in many cases

Taylor Greenough gained Bronze in the girls 5th Kyu – 1st Kyu Under 10s Kumite

Well done to the other Squad members including Ben Pinder, Jack Oxley along with first time competitors Thomas Prior, Dillon Halton, Cameroon Wilson and Shaun Johnson

Childrens Cumbrian Open championships

Ben Pinder, Taylor Greenough, Rachel Traverse participated in kata and kumite. dylan halton achieved a bronze in lower grade kumite and participated in kata.

English National Championships

The tournament was held over two days. The level of competition was once again at a very high standard indeed.

Day one of the tournament saw all the kata athletes perform as well as the under 14 kumite participants. The junior team kata, comprising of Sam Deakin, Matthew Ayres and Daniel Prior, saw success in their group by gaining a silver from a great performance of kata and bunkai. Rachel Traverse struck gold in her U12 kumite category by defeating all of her opponents on a clean sheet! ben pinder, taylor greenough participated?

Day two (14 and over kumite): alex Hodge partcipated in senior -75kg kumite, Zach Scott participated in senior -84kg and open weight.

United Styles Association Open Championships

Rachel Traverse got gold in individual kata and got a silver in kumite. Taylor Greenough got silver in individual kata and bronze in kumite. Alex hodge got bronze in both -75kg kumite and open weight and Zach Scott got gold in -84kg and a silver in the open weight.

Northern Open Classic

Sam Deakin, Daniel Prior, Matt Ayres: Team Kata Gold

Ben Pinder: Kata Bronze

Alex Hodge: Kumite Bronze

Participants: Rachel Traverse, Taylor Greenough, Jack Oxley and Cameron Wilson

British National Championships

Rachel Traverse – kata silver and open weight kumite silver

Zach Scott – open weight kumite bronze. first senior kumite medal at a major tournament.

Participants – Alex Hodge, Taylor Greenough and Ben Pinder

British Karate Association Championships

Kata:

Sean Johnson: 7 – 9 years old Bronze

Ben Pinder: 10 – 11 years old Bronze

Matthew ayres: 14 – 15 years old Bronze

Dan Prior: 14 – 15 years old Bronze

Dan prior, Matty Ayres pairs: 10 – 15 years old gold

Kumite

Jack Oxley: 7 – 9 year olds Bronze

Rachel Traverse (With Northern regional team): 12 – 13 years old gold

Jack Oxley, Ben Pinder, Cameron wilson team: 10 – 11 years old bronze

South Yorkshire Open Championships

Taylor Greenough: Kumite Silver

Ben Pinder: Kumite Silver

Zach Scott: Open Weight Kumite Silver

Alex Hodge: kumite Bronze

British International Open

As the last home major of the year, A handful of students went up to glasgow to compete against that britain has to offer as well additional athletes from other countries. Rachel Traverse, Taylor Greenough, Ben Pinder and Zach Scott all participated in this tournament but there was result this which was with Zach’s Bronze in the U21 heavyweight Kumite category

Wado Uk South Yorkshire Open

Samantha Anderton: Kata Silver

Rachel Traverse: Kumite Bronze

NEWS 2012

Student of the year 2012

Adult student of the year: Jill Charlton, Paul Kirby
Cadet student of the year: Ben Pinder, Rachel Traverse

Dan Gradings 2012

Luke Scott 4th Dan Adult
Graeme Norman 1st Dan Adult
James Oxley 1st Dan Adult
Samantha Anderton 1st Dan Adult
Christopher Cunliffe 1st Dan Adult
Rebecca Duff 2nd Dan Senior Cadet
Megan Kirkham 2nd Dan Senior Cadet
Daniel Prior 2nd Dan Senior Cadet
Mathew Ayres 2nd Dan Senior Cadet
Mark Carey 1st Dan Senior Cadet
Isabelle Ashworth 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Rachel Travelli 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Alex Fanning 1st Dan Junior Cadet

Steve has been awarded his 7th Dan by Karate Do Federation which has been officially recognised by the English Karate Federation for his 37yrs of achievements in the Sport.

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2012

First of the days events was the Pre-School and Reception Class display which was warmly received by all the spectators.

Yellow/Orange Belt 5-7yrs
1st Kieran Shaw 2nd Ruby Lamb 3rd Shaun Johnson

Yellow/Orange Belt 8-11yrs
1st Tom Salveson 2nd Freya McLoughlin 3rd Jordan Booth

Green/Blue/Purple Belt 6-8yrs
1st Thomas Prior 2nd Niamh Aldridge 3rd Mollie Phizacklea

Green/Blue/Purple Belt 9-11yrs
1st Courtney Bell 2nd Daniel Richards 3rd Luke Brandwood

Senior Cadet Kyu Section
1st Chloe Ashbrook 2nd Jordan Billings 3rd Amy Jones

Brown Belt Girls
1st Isabelle Ashworth 2nd Taylor Greenough 3rd Rachel Traverse

Brown Belt Boys
1st Ben Pinder 2nd Alex Fanning 3rd Scott Bull

Black Belt Girls
1st Beth Scott 2nd Rebecca Duff 3rd Rebecca Retford

Black Belt Boys
1st Matthew Ayres 2nd Daniel Prior 3rd Mark Carey

Thanks were given by Steve to the Judges and helpers on the day. A big thank you also to Chris Jones for his kind Sponsorship of the event and to Paul Fanning for his excellent photography.

Finally thank you to all the spectators who came along and supported the competitors

British Karate International Open 2012

Zach Scott has won gold in the heavyweight under 21s British Karate International Open Championships in the Kumite. The all styles Championships held in Glasgow is the most prestigious in the UK and recognised by the World Karate Federation. Zach also won gold last year as an under 18 in the heavyweight Kumite.

Zach was also joined with Ben Pinder who got bronze in the individual kata under 10s. Ben was also joined by Taylor Greenough for the Mixed Pairs kata taking Silver and Rachel Traverse won Bronze in the open weight under 12s.

Instructor Steve Scott Says “these guys have worked so hard throughout the year and they deserve their success”

NEWS 2011

Student of the year 2011

Adult student of the year: John Charlton for 12 yrs training, Samantha Anderton for 8yrs training
Cadet student of the year: Matthew Ayres for 8yrs training, Daniel Prior for 8yrs training, James Oxley for 9yrs training

Dan Gradings 2011

Zach Scott 2nd Dan Adult
Rebecca Retford 2nd Dan Senior Cadet
Emily Retford 1st Dan Junior Cadet
Joe Beswick 1st Dan Senior Cadet
Beth Scott 1st Dan Senior Cadet

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2011

White Belts 5-9yrs
1st Harry Cartwright 2nd Erin McDonald 3rd Paul McCullagh

Yellow Belts 6-9yrs
1st Andrew Wheeler 2nd Adam Greenfield 3rd James Powell

Yellow Belts 10-14yrs
1st Amy Jones 2nd Westley Gaskin 3rd George Harpin

Orange Belts 6-10yrs
1st Harry Pennington 2nd Dillan Reeves 3rd Nyemh Williams

Green Belts 7-10yrs
1st Bethany Chester 2nd Jarad Moville 3rd Courtney Bell

Blue Belts 7-10yrs
1st Fin Gaskin 2nd William Lloyd 3rd Taylor Greenough

Blue and Purple Belts 14-15yrs
1st Rachel Janes 2nd Rosie Teder

Purple Belts 8-10yrs
1st Ben Pinder 2nd Joshua Broomhead 3rd Scott Bull

Brown Belts 9-11yrs
1st Beth Scott 2nd Isabelle Ashworth 3rd Rachel Traverse

Brown Belts 9-13yrs
1st Mark Carey 2nd Jacob Richards 3rd Samuel Richards

Black Belt 12-13yrs
1st Matthew Ayres 2nd Daniel Prior 3rd Sam Deakin

Black Belts 14-15yrs
1st Sam Anderton 2nd James Oxley 3rd Daniel Brown

Britsih International Open 2011

We are proud to announce that Zach Scott became the new BKF British Open International under 18’s Heavy weight Champion.

Northern Open Classic 2011

A successful weekend for the North West Karate Academy, Zach Scott won the under 18s Kumite at the Northern Open Classic Championships in Warrington, the NWKA boys Team Kata of Matthew Ayres, Sam Deakin and Daniel Prior also winning gold adding to their growing collection of Team Titles. Rachel Travelli won a Bronze medal in Girls under 10s Kata, Ben Pinder won a Bronze medal in the Boys under 10s Kumite in his first interclub tournament, Rachel Traverse Won a Bronze medal in Girls under 13s Kumite and a big Well done to all the newcomers on the squad that took part this weekend at the comp.

United Styles Association Open Championships 2011

Zach Scott – Silver Male Junior +68kg Kumite 16-17yrs
Natalie Charlton – Bronze Female Senior 18yrs+ Kumite -55kg
Natalie Charlton – Bronze Female Senior 18yrs+ Kumite -61kg

Congratulations to both in what was a very high level competitor event

 

NEWS 2010

Student of the year 2010

Adult student of the year: Zach Scott
Cadet student of the year: Samantha Anderton, John Charlton

Dan Gradings 2010

Andrew Osborne – Adult 3rd Dan Pass
Chris Lynn – Adult 2nd Dan Merit
Johnathan Isherwood – Adult 1st Dan Pass
John Charlton – Adult 1st Dan Promoted
Samantha Anderton – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Distinction
James Oxley – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Merit
Matthew Gornall – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit
Laura Sanderlands – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Pass
Daniel Brown – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Pass
Sam Deakin – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit
Chris Cunliffe – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Merit
Megan Kirkham – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Merit
Sophie Corless – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass
Connor Beck – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2010

Beginners Kata
1st Thomas Osmovianenko 2nd Aramanda Brizinski 3rd Niamh Moss

Yellow Belts 5-7yrs
1st Adam Will 2nd Matt Yates 3rd Taylor Greenough

Yellow Belts 8-9yrs
1st Ellis Burke 2nd Shauna Gorst 3rd Sam Young

Orange Belts 5-7yrs
1st Alex Humphreys 2nd Jack Oxley 3rd Christian Banque

Orange Belts 8-9yrs
1st Scott Bull 2nd Lauren McGrath 3rd Thomas Lawrence

Green/Blue Belts 7-8yrs
1st Joshua Broomhead 2nd Adam Belis 3rd Dillan Ridyard

Green/Blue Belts 9-11yrs
1st Callum Churchill 2nd Chloe Wild 3rd Anas Elfar

Purple Belts 7-10yrs
1st Isabel Ashworth 2nd Rachel Travelli 3rd Rachel Traverse

Brown Belts under 10yrs and Purple 10-12yrs
1st Louis Brown 2nd Mark Carey 3rd James McCloskey

Brown Belts 9-10yrs
1st Beth Scott 2nd Emily Retford 3rd Charlotte Middleham

Black and Brown Belts 11-12yrs
1st Matthew Gornall 2nd Matthew Ayres 3rd Daniel Prior

Black and Brown Belts 11-12yrs
1st Rebecca Duff 2nd Stephanie Bateman 3rd Sophie Corless

Black and Brown Belts 13-15yrs
1st Samantha Anderton 2nd John Charlton 3rd James Oxley

Many Thanks to all the referees and table officials

Bryn Charlton, May Bateman, Gus Johnston, Mike Anderson, Dan Skinner, Luke Scott, Andy Osborne, Daniel McGuire, Jill Charlton, Roger Aryes, Paul Dixon, Donna Longstaff, Zach Scott, Alex Hodge, Nicole Halsall, Christopher Lynn, Natalie Charlton

United Styles Association Open Championships

Gold – Daniel Prior, Sam Deakin, Mathew Ayres – Mixed Team Kata All Ages
Gold – Mathew Ayres – Mixed Kata Under 12yrs
Silver – Sam Deakin – Mixed Kata Under 12yrs
Bronze – Daniel Prior – Mixed Kata Under 12yrs

 English National Karate Championships 2010

The championships was held at Ponds Forge Leisure Centre Sheffield by The English Karate Federation (the official recognised governing body)

The North West Karate Academy took a squad of 11 for this two day event

Day one Saturday 25th April, the day started great with a Silver and bronze in team Kata 10-13yrs, Competitors Matthew Ayres, Daniel Prior, Sam Deakin took the silver with Matthew Gornall, Rebecca Duff, Sophie Corless taking Bronze.

Individual success was achieved by Natalie Charlton taking Bronze in the 16-17yrs Kata.

Day two Sunday 26th April, again the day started in real overdrive with Natalie Charlton continuing her top form with the ultimate result Gold in the 16-17yrs Kumite (fighting). Natalies day was far from over, entering the seniors Kumite resulting in a very prestigious Bronze.

Next up was Zach Scott and Gus Johnston representing the 16-17yrs heavy weights producing a double Bronze to add to the medal growing tally. They to were not content to let it end there producing an excellent Silver result in the 16-17yrs team Kumite even though they were a fighter short on the 3 man line up.

Last to enter the arena was Alex Hodge in the Senior Kumite, he had to fight hard from start to finish resulting in a close final, it wasn’t to be a Golden day this time for Alex but a Silver to be proud of.

Finally a worthy mention to Samantha Anderton who fought her heart out but was eventually pipped at the last second of her bout by a single punch and so missing out of a Bronze in the Kumite.

Coach Steve Scott said the squad continue to inspire each other, their support at the competition and in training is a vital component to success that and of course lots of hard work

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Kata Championships 2010

Rebecca Duff, Sophie Corless – Silver – Junior Pairs Kata
Rebecca Duff, Sophie Corless, Matthew Gornall – Silver – Junior Team Kata
Rebecca Duff  – Gold – Girls Kata under 13yrs
Sophie Corless – Silver – Girls Kata under 13yrs
Matthew Gornall – Bronze X2 – Boys Kata under 13yrs

United Styles Association Championships 2010

Matthew Aryes, Daniel Prior, Sam Deakin – Silver – Junior Team Kata
Rachel Travelli – Gold – Girls Kata
Alex Hodge – Gold – Male 18+ -67kgs Kumite
Zach Scott – Bronze – Junior Male 16-17yrs +68kgs Kumite
Natalie Charlton – Gold – Junior Female 16-17yrs -59kgs Kumite

English Regional Championships 2010

Sam Deakin, Mathew Ayres, Daniel Prior – Gold – Male Team Kata Under 14yrs
Samantha Anderton – Silver – Female Cadet Kata 14/15yrs
Samantha Anderton – Silver – Female Cadet Kumite 14/15yrs -50kg
Zach Scott – Silver – Male Junior Kata 16/17yrs
Zach Scott – Silver – Male Junior Kumite 16/17yrs +76kgN
Natalie Charlton – Gold – Female Junior Kata 16/17yrs
Natalie Charlton – Silver – Female Junior Kumite 16/17yrs -55kg
Alex Hodge – Gold – Male Senior Kumite 18yrs+ -67kg

NEWS 2009

Student of the year awards 2009

Adult student of the year: May Bateman
Cadet student of the year: Zach Scott

Dan Gradings 2009

Carl Massey – Adult 4th Dan Merit
Zach Scott – Adult 1st Dan Distinction
Gill Charlton – Adult 1st Dan Pass
Matthew Ayres – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit
Daniel Prior – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit
Rebecca Duff – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2009

The 20th Club tournament had a great response with 99 competitors taking part. All had been working hard on their selected katas. There were lots of categories based on age, grade and sex.

The rounds went smoothly and the children showed great courage. Most were performing for the first time infront of Parents and Grandparents. Everybody showed their appreciation with lots of applause for all the childrens impressive efforts not just their own child.

We made excellant time on the tournament which enabled everyone to relax and enjoy the display by the squad. The squad demonstrated a wide range of disciplines within Karate and especially our Clubs extensive syllabus.

The day finished with all the students receiving their commemorative trophies plus the usual 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies. Also our annual student of the year awards were given. Zach Scott was promoted from Junior to Senior Club Assistant and May Bateman was promoted from Senior Club Assistant to Junior Instructor. Well done to them.

The traditional group photographs took place with all the childrens beaming faces.

You made it happen kids well done

The Results

Girls Black Belt 11/15yrs
1. Becky McLorie 2. Danielle Sawer 3. Samantha Anderton

Boys Brown to Black Belt 13yrs+
1. Zach Scott 2. John Charlton 3. Ben Osborne

White to Yellow Belt 5/6yrs
1. Grace Wilson 2. Sam Hegarty 3. Dylan Ridyard

Boys Yellow to Orange Belt 6yrs
1. Andrew Melrose 2. Maxwell Dixon 3. Ross Bancroft

Girls Yellow to Orange 6-8yrs
1. Niamh Toner 2. Rachel Traverse 3. Rachel Travali

Girls Yellow to Green 8-10yrs
1. Kaitlyn Halsall 2. Rachel Warren 3. Rebecca Stott

Boys Yellow to Green 7-8yrs
1. Jacob Richards 2. Thomas Swindell 3. Alex Fanning

Boys Yellow to Orange 9-11yrs
1. Marc Carey 2. Calum Churchill3. Anas Elfa

Girls Blue to Purple 7-9yrs
1. Emily Retford 2. Helen Osgathorpe 3. Alexandra Middleham

Boys Blue Belts 11-12yrs
1. James McCloskey 2. Reece Jolley 3. Ben Parkinson

Boys Purple to Brown Belt Under 10s
1. Louis Brown 2. Connal Moss 3. Riordan Taylor

Boys Brown Belt 10-12yrs
1. Matthew Aryes 2. Daniel Prior 3. Sam Deakin

Girls Brown Belt 9-11yrs
1. Beth Scott 2. Rebecca Duff 3. Sophie Corless

Christmas Party 2009 – Ben Brown Fundraising Appeal

Fun was had by all at the Christmas Party in honour of Ben Brown. He captured the hearts of all those who attended with his cheeky grin and sharp wit.

A big thank you to all those who supported the evening, braving the bad weather and to all those who donated.

Thank you to all those who gave up their time to bag pack at Sainsbury’s in Culcheth.

To all those who prepared food for the buffet and helped organise the raffle. Special thanks to the Stocks and Sub Rosa the two bands who gave their support with their talents.

We raised the massive sum of £2000.

The parents and family of Ben wish to thank you for your generosity and support. I think Ben said it all perfectly when he said he said on stage that it was the best Christmas Party he had ever had.

First Aid Course – Safe in our Hands 2009

A First Aid course was taken at Selwyn Jones Sports Centre for some of our adult members.

We would like to thank St.Helens District Sports Council and the Sports Development Officer Mike Fedyk who enabled the NWKA member take part.

We would also like to thank the Action Training Services who took the course and made it fun and very informative.

At no time was any humans harmed in the making of these pictures.

BKA Open Championships

Leigh Sport Village, Sunday 25th October 2009, 4 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze

Natalie Charlton, Nicole Halsall and Becky Mclorie – Gold Team Kata
Stephanie Bateman, Sophie Corless, Rebecca Duff – Bronze Team Kata
Natalie Charlton – Gold Senior female Kata
Natalie Charlton – Gold Girls Kumite 16-17 yrs
Matthew Gornall – Gold Kata 10-12yrs
Nicole Halsall – Silver Senior female Kumite
Nicole Halsall – Silver Senior female Kata
Becky Mclorie – Silver Girls Kumite 16-17yrs
Becky Mclorie – Bronze Senior female Kata
Zach Scott – Silver Boys Kata 13-15yrs
Samantha Anderton – Silver Girls Kata 13-15yrs
Isabelle Ashworth – Silver Girls Kumite 9yrs and under
Sam Richards – Silver mixed Kata 10-12yrs 4th kyu and below
Rebecca Duff – Bronze Kata 10-12yrs
Alex Hodge – Bronze Senior Male Kumite
Zi Owen – Bronze Senior Male Kumite 4th kyu and below

Kenyukai Open Championships

Manchester

The North West Karate Academy took a small squad to compete consisting of 5 junior squad members and 5 ‘A’ squad members.

Jacob and Sam Richards both took bronze in the individual Kata for the juniors.

The A squad members Nicole Halsall, Zach Scott and Natalie Charlton all took gold in their Kumite (fighting) categories, Natalie also gained a silver medal in the Kata and Alex Hodge took bronze in the Kumite.

British Grand Slam

Student of the North West Karate Academy 18 year old Nicole Halsall has taken a team gold in the Grand Slam in Dublin Ireland at the weekend. Nicole who has been training for 10 years is also the current English Karate Federation Kumite (fighting) champion.

Nicole is a member of the official all styles England A Squad and won the selections under the watchful eye of Sensei Wayne Otto OBE himself a multi world champion.

The England Girls team were successful over the home nations Ireland, Scotland,Wales. Nicole’s next challenge is to qualify for the junior Europeans which take place in February. Her proud coach Steve Scott said Nicole has done herself, her family, the Academy and England proud

British National Karate Championships

The squad of 11 North west academy students set out on the 5th September to the Meadow Bank Stadium in  Edinburgh to take part in the official British Karate Federation Championships.

The day started perfect with the team kata Luke Scott, Zach Scott, Alex Hodge taking Gold in the team kata with a stunning performance. Making them the current English and British Champions.

Next the womens team kata Natalie Charlton,Nicole Halsall, Becky Mc Lorie took Gold with an equally Brillant display.Natalie was totally focused with a great performance in the individual kata taking Bronze. Then staying focuced to take a brilliant and confident Gold in the 16/17 yrs kumite (fighting) . Backed up with a gutsy performance in the open kumite with a bronze.

Steve Scott the Northwest Karate Chief Instructor said Im proud with the attitude and support each student gave to one another on the day and in the build up to the Championships.

Junior and Cadet World Championships

The fouth and final stage for selections for the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Morocco in November 2009

Zach won over his category +70kg 14-15yrs each stage consisted of training under the watchful eye of the England Coach Wayne Otto OBE who hold 9 Senior World Titles

At the end of each training session there was selection fight offs. each category was slimmed down on each stage of selections to one individual per category. the stages were held in London and Birmingham

Now selected there will be continued monthly closed national training sessions for those selected and weekly regional sessions. Zach will continue to compete at regular tournaments throughout the year. in October there will also be a weeks pre training.

Zach has been doing Karate for 9 years and trains 6 days a week and is totally dedicated to his sport.

Zach’s Dad and coach Steve Scott said “his hero is Wayne Otto and to be accepted for representation by probably the best Sport Karate Competitor the world has ever seen is all the inspiration Zach needs to train even harder

Zach is self funding and is looking for sponsors, those interested in sponsoring please contact nwka@hotmail.co.uk

UK Kyu Grade Championships

Birchwood leisure centre Sunday 9th August

This was a chance for all young Karatekas under Black belt to show their talents. Instructor Steve Scott said it was the first time some of these up and coming karateka had done an open interclub competiton. The club excelled and they all thoroughly enjoyed the experience

Mark Carey – Gold Yellow to Purple belt under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Isabelle Ashworth – Silver Yellow to Purple belt under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Sam Richards – Bronze Yellow to Purple belt under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Jacob Richards – Bronze Yellow to Purple belt under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Matthew Gornall – Gold Brown Belts under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Sophie Corless – silver Brown Belts under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Rebecca Duff – bronze Brown Belts under 12yrs boys and girls Kata
Sam Richards – Gold Yellow to Purple belt under 15yrs boys Kata
Jacob Richards – silver Yellow to Purple belt under 15yrs boys Kata
Mark Carey – bronze Yellow to Purple belt under 15yrs boys Kata
Beth Scott – Gold Brown Belt under 15yrs Kata
Rebecca Duff – bronze Brown Belt under 15yrs Kata
Matthew Ayres, Sam Deakin, Daniel Prior – Gold Kata Teams 15yrs and under
Beth Scott, Rebecca Duff, Sophie Corless – Silver Kata Teams 15yrs and under
Isabelle Ashworth, Jacob Richards, Sam Richards – Bronze Kata Teams 15yrs and under
Beth Scott – Silver – Girls under 12 yrs Kumite
Isabelle Ashworth – Bronze – Girls under 10yrs Kumite

South Yorkshire Open

2nd August

Silver Junior Team Kata – Sophie Corless, Rebecca Duff, Stephanie Bateman
Silver Senior Team Kata – Nicole Halsall, Zach Scott, Luke Scott
Luke Scott – Silver Mens Senior Open Kumite
Zach Scott – Bronze Boys 14-15yrs Kumite
Nicole Halsall – Bronze Ladies Senior Open Kumite
Mathew Ayres – Bronze 10-12yrs Kata

Central England Championships

13th July

Alex Hodge – Gold Senior Open Weight Kumite
Zach Scott – Silver Cadet 14-15yrs Kumite

English Karate Midlands Regional Open

Held in Dudley Sunday 19th April

Gold Senior team Kata – Luke Scott, Zach Scott, Alex Hodge
Bronze Boys team Kata- Ben Osborne, John Charlton, James Oxley
Bronze Boys Kata 15-17yrs- Zach Scott
Bronze Girls Kata 15-17yrs- Natalie Charlton
Bronze Female senior Kata 16+ – Natalie Charlton
Bronze Female senior Kata 16+ – Nicole Halsall
Bronze Boys Kumite 14-15yrs 70kg+ – Zach Scott
Bronze Senior male 18+ under 60kg –  Paul Charlton
Bronze Senior male 18+ under 75kg- Luke Scott

Northern Open Classic Championships

On Sunday 29th March, the North West Karate Academy sent a small squad to the Northern Open Classic Karate Championships held at Liegh Sports Village.

13 year old Samantha Anderton won gold in the Girls 13-15yrs Open Weight Kumite, despite being one off the Smallest in the category she also claimed Bronze in the Girls 13-15yrs Kata along with team mate Becky Mclorie who took silver in the same event.

Zach Scott took silver in the Boys 13-15yrs Open Weight Kumite and also took a Bronze in the Boys 13-15yrs Kata. Zach along with Natalie Charlton and Nicole Halsall have been invited by the England Manager for the 1st stages/preparation trials for the 2009 Junior World Championships in Morocco based on thier performance at the English Championships Last Weekend.

Also in the Kumite Luke Scott took silver in the Mens Open Weight Kumite, Followed by another silver in the Team Kumite with Fellow Competitors Alex Hodge and Paul Charlton, Paul also backed his medal tally with a Bronze in the Mens Kata.

Other Kata Winners were Daniel Prior who took bronze in the Mixed 10-12yrs Kata and our boys team constisting of Ben Osborne (13 years old), James Oxley (13 years old) and John Charlton (14 years old) who entered the Open age and gender Team Kata took silver.

English Karate National Championships

Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, held the 2009 official English Karate National Championships.

Taking gold, Nicole Halsall led the way with an impressive performance in the Female Junior –55kg under 18yrs Kumite (fighting) category, complemented by her club mate Natalie Charlton who took a spirited bronze in the same category.

A great performance of Kata and Bunkai (application of the moves) by the team of Luke Scott, Alex Hodge and Zach Scott in the Male Senior Team Kata, beating all opposition with a unanimous decision taking all the flags from the referees in the final.

Other Team Kata results were added to the tally when Natalie and Nicole teamed up with Becky Mclorie to take Bronze in the Female Senior Team Kata.

Nicole finished a tiring day with a bronze in the Under 18s Open Kumite Category and a bronze in the under 21yrs Kumite, this came about as a promotional climb in selections toward the Junior World Championships.

Zach Scott hadn’t finished with his quest for medals, taking a gusty bronze in the Male Cadet +70kg under 16yrs heavyweight event.

Team Coach Steve Scott said, “This tournament carried a lot of unnecessary problems, which was met with great team sprit and solidarity involving coaches, parents and competitors. I would like to take this opportunity to express a special thank you to all who gave support”

NEWS 2008

Student of the year award 2008

Student of the year awards were given to Rebecca McLorie (cadet) and Chris Lyne (adult).

Chris over the years has shown tremendous enthusiasm for his karate with regular training. He is a popular member of the club and with that the club wishes to acknowledge their appreciation in presenting him this award.

Becky, another popular member of the club, has also shown the enthusiasm and commitment both in classes and in competition. she is a valued member of the squad and continues to maintain a high standard. she has won many trophies over the years and has the ability to reach the very top.

Dan Gradings 2008

Luke Scott – Adult 3rd Dan
Paul Charlton – Adult 2nd Dan
May Bateman – Adult 1st Dan
Natalie Charlton – Adult 1st Dan
John Charlton – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan
Rebecca Retford – Senior Cadet 1st Dan
Stephanie Bateman – Senior Cadet 1st Dan

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2007/2008

13-15yrs 3rd Kyu+
1. Natalie Charlton 2. Becky McLorie 3. Zach Scott

Black Belts 11-12yrs
1. Samantha Anderton 2. Danielle Sawer 3. Lydia Coleman

Purple 10-12yrs + Brown 9-10yrs
1. Rebecca Duff 2. Matthew Ayres 3. Matthew Gornall

Purple + 3rd Kyu 8-9yrs
1. Beth Scott 2. Sam Deakin 3. Robert Marsh

Green + Blue 6-9yrs
1. Louis Brown 2. Riordan Taylor 3. Connal Moss

Orange + Green under 9yrs
1. Curtis Bradley 2. Charlie Morris 3. Helens Osguthorpe

Yellow/Orange/Green 9yrs+
1. Louise Fairclough 2. Reece Jolley 3. Georgina Morris

7-9yrs Yellow (tab)
1. Ben Holden 2. Cameron Higgins 3. Hannah Ward

7yrs white + 6yrs Yellow (with tab)
1. Isabelle Ashworth 2. Caitlyn Halsall 3. Anas Alfar

5/6yrs white + Yellow (no tab)
1. Thomas Swindell 2. Rachel Bennet 3. Daniel Swindell

Patrick McCarthy Course 2008

A great open course was enjoyed by students with Patrick McCarthy, the foremost western historian of Karate Do/Jutsu

Terry Wingrove Course 2008

Another successful course raising £150 for Richard House Children’s Hospice. teachings was centered around the pressure point moves of Karate Jutsu

South Yorkshire Open Karate Championships

Zach Scott – Gold Kumite 14-15yrs
Zach Scott – Gold Kata 14-15yrs
Matthew Gornall – Gold Kata 10-12yrs
Beth Scott – Gold Kata 9yrs and under
Alex Hodge – Silver Senior Kumite
Matthew Aryes – Silver Kata 9yrs and under
James Oxley – Bronze 10-11yrs Kata
Stephanie Bateman – Bronze 10-11yrs Kata

Northern Open Classic Championships

Lydia Coleman, Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton – Silver Junior Team Kata
Mathew Gornall – Silver – Boys Kata 10-13yrs
Sophie Corless – Bronze – Girls Kata 10-13yrs
Samantha Anderton – Silver – Girls Kumite 10-13yrs
Samantha Anderton – Bronze – Girls Kata 10-13yrs
Paul Charlton – Silver – Male Kata
Natalie Charlton – Gold – Girls Kata 14-16yrs
Natalie Charlton – Silver – Girls Kumite 14-16yrs
Becky Mclorie – Bronze – Girls Kata 14-16yrs
Mathew Aryes – Bronze – Boys Kumite 6-9yrs
Danielle Sawer – Bronze – Girls Kumite 10-13yrs

British Karate National Championships

The official British Karate Championships event was held at Ponds Forge Sheffield over 2 days. Each day lasted 15 hours, not for the faint hearted. Itself an endurance for coach, competitors and parents.

Most students were moving up age groups firstly Team Kata, 2 silvers in senior male and female team which is a new age group of 14yrs and above. Well done to Zach Scott and Becky Mclorie both 14 yrs old taking part in senior team kata they joined more experienced senior performers of Luke Scott, Alex Hodge, Nicole Halsall, and Natalie Charlton both teams did strong and polished performances.

Next up was girl’s team of Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton, Lydia Coleman and boys team of Ben Osborne, John Charlton, and James Oxley in the under 15s teams and both took bronze in there respective categories; they are all only 12yrs old and show great promise for the future. There success was also joined by Mathew Aryes in the pee wee 9 yrs and under taking bronze in the individual as a follower to his silver in the English earlier this year.

The girl’s team then turned their attention to Kumite (fighting) in the 10-13yrs Team joined with 11 yr old Stephanie Bateman took bronze with a fiery performance. In the 16-17yrs teams Nicole Halsall and Natalie Charlton went ahead despite only a 2 person team in a 3 person category to take bronze.

Gus Johnston showed a gutsy performance in his 14-15yrs old Kumite category to take bronze. Natalie Charlton got one better taking it to the wire with an extended final bout going to sudden death to take a well deserved silver.

Ken Yu Kai Open Championships

Gold Senior Team Kata – Luke Scott, Alex Hodge, Paul Charlton
Gold Junior Team Kata – Zach Scott, Becky Mclorie, Natalie Charlton
Gold Junior Pairs Kata – Becky Mclorie, Natalie Charlton
Bronze Junior Team Kata – Sophie Corless, Rebecca Duff, Stephanie Bateman
Silver Junior Girls Team Kumite – Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton, Lydia Coleman
Bronze Junior Boys Team Kumite – Zach Scott, Gus Johnston, John Charlton
Silver Junior Team Kata – Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer
Silver Senior Pairs Kata – Nicole Halsall, Paul Charlton
Natalie Charlton – Gold Girls Kumite 15-17yrs under 55kg
Natalie Charlton – Gold Girls Kata 11-15yrs
Nicole Halsall – Gold Girls Kumite 15-17yrs under 60kg
Samantha Anderton – Gold Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 40kg
Alex Hodge – Silver Senior Male Kumite under 75kg
Alex Hodge – Silver Senior Male KataM
Matthew Gornall – Silver Boys Kumite 8-10yrs under 4ft-3
Danielle Sawer – Silver Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 40kg
Luke Scott – Bronze Senior Male Kata
Sophie Corless – Bronze Under 10yrs Kata 4th kyu and below
Lydia Coleman – Bronze Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 40kg
Paul Charlton – Bronze Boys Kumite 15-17yrs under 65kg
Becky Mclorie – Bronze Girls 11-14yrs under 50kg

English Karate National Championships

Results of English Karate Federation National Championships held at Ponds Forge Sheffield 5th & 6th April 08

Luke Scott, Alex Hodge, Paul Charlton – Gold – Senior Male Team Kata
Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton, Lydia Coleman – Bronze – Girls 11-15yrs Team Kata
Beth Scott, Stephanie Bateman, Rebecca Duff Bronze – Girls 11-15yrs Team Kata
Ben Osborne, James Oxley, John Charlton – Bronze – Boys 11-15yrs Team Kata
Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer, Lydia Coleman – Bronze – Girls 10-15yrs Team Kumite
Lydia Coleman – Gold – Girls 10-11yrs Kumite –35kg
Lydia Coleman – Bronze – Girls 10-11yrs Kata
Matthew Ayres – Silver – Boys under 10yrs Kata
Luke Scott – Bronze – Male 18-20yrs Kumite –75kg
Nicole Halsall – Bronze – Female 16-17yrs Kumite +57kg
Samantha Anderton – Bronze – Girls 12-13yrs Kumite –45kg
Natalie Charlton – Bronze – Girls 14-15yrs Kata
Beth Scott – Bronze – Girls 8-9yrs Kata

AMA International Karate Open

Samantha Anderton 10-12yrs under 35kg kumite Gold
Rebecca Duff 3rd kyu above 10-12yrs kata Silver
Sophie Corless 4th-8th kyu 10-12yrs kata Silver
Lydia Coleman 10-12yrs under 35kg kumite Silver
Natalie Charlton 13-15yrs under50kg kumite Silver
Alex Hodge senior under 70kg Silver
Zach Scott 13-15yrs dan grade kata Bronze
Stephanie Bateman 10-13yrs 3rd kyu and above kata Bronze
James Oxley 10-12yrs dan grade kata Bronze
Samantha Anderton 10-12yrs dan grade kata Bronze
Danielle Sawer 10-12yrs dan grade kata Bronze
Natalie Charlton 13-15yrs dan grade kata Bronze
Sophie Corless, Rebecca Duff, Stephanie Bateman, team kata 10-15yrs Bronze
Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer team kata 10-15yrs Bronze
Danielle Sawer, Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Elle Bowden 10-15yrs under45kg kumite Bronze
John Charlton, James Oxley, Ben Osborne 10-15yrs under 50kg kumite Bronze
Luke Scott senior male under 75kg kumite Bronze

Karate Do International Tournament

Barking Abbey, Essex, London

Alex Hodge, Luke Scott, Zach Scott – Silver Male Team Kumite
Zach Scott – Bronze Kumite Under 15s
Zach Scott – Bronze Kumite Under 17s
Beth Scott – Bronze Kumite Under 11s
Beth Scott – Bronze Kata Brown Belts
Sophie Corless – Bronze Kumite Under 13s
Sophie Corless – Bronze Kata Purple Belts

English Karate Northern Regional Open

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield

Paul Charlton – Silver Junior Male Kumite -68kg
Natalie Charlton – Bronze Junior Female Kata
Natalie Charlton – Bronze Junior Female Kumite Kumite -53kg
John Charlton -Bronze Cadet Male Kumite -50kg
Johnathan Isherwood – Bronze Junior Male Kumite +76kg

European Junior And Cadet Championships

Two students from the club have been selected to represent England at the European Championship in Italy in February

Alex Hodge – Junior (18-20yrs) -70kg Kumite
Luke Scott – Junior (18-20yrs) Team Kumite
Both students have generously been sponsored by www.cyberbudo.com

NEWS 2007

Student of the year 2007

Zach Scott (Cadet Student of the Year)

Alex Hodge (Adult Student of the Year)

Dan Gradings 2007

Bryn Charlton – Adult 3rd Dan Pass

Paul Kirby – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Gus Johnston – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit

May Bateman – Veteran Black Belt

Samantha Anderton – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Merit

Danielle Sawer – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Merit

Christopher Cunliffe – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Ben Osborne – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Merit

James Oxley – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Alex Gore – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Lydia Coleman – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Nicole Halsall – Adult 1st Dan

Daniel McGuire – Adult 1st Dan

Stephanie Bateman – Junior Cadet Shodano (provisional)

Rebecca Retford – Junior Cadet Shodano (provisional)

English Karate Federation Prize 2007

Luke Scott won the £500 prize sponsored by CYBERBUDO for the best creative ideas for the future of English Karate from an under 30 karateka.

Luke received his £500 cash prize from Hanshi McCarthy, Ceberano & Wingrove at SENI 07

English Karate National Senior Championships

Luke Scott – Bronze Men’s Senior Kata

Ken Yu Kai Karate Open Championships

15th April, Manchester

Teams

Gold – Team Kata (Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton and Lydia Coleman)

Individuals

Sophie Corless – Silver Boys and Girls peewee Kata

Rebecca Duff – Bronze Girls Kumite 8-10yrs under 4ft 3

Bethan Baldwin – Bronze Girls Kumite 8-10yrs over 4ft 3

Paul Charlton – Bronze Men’s Senior Kata

Becky McLorie – Bronze Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 50kg

Danielle Sawer – Bronze Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 40kg

Samantha Anderton – Bronze Girls Kumite 11-14yrs under 40kg

Northern Open Classic Karate Championships

29th April, St Helens

8 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze

Teams

Gold – Team Kata (Luke Scott, Alex Hodge and Amy Nelson)

Silver – Team Kata (Zach Scott, Natalie Charlton and Becky McLorie)

Bronze – Team Kata (Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer and Lydia Coleman)

Individuals

Elle Bowden – Gold Girls 8-10yrs 9th-5th kyu Kumite

Sophie Corless – Silver Boys and Girls peewee Kata

Samantha Anderton – Bronze Boys and Girls Kata 10-12yrs

Danielle Sawer – Gold Boys and Girls Kata 10-12yrs

Zach Scott – Bronze Kata Boys and Girls 13-15yrs, Gold Kumite Boys 11-13yrs

Alex Hodge – Silver Men’s Kumite

Becky McLorie – Gold Kumite Girls 11-13yrs

Lydia Coleman – Silver Kumite Girls 11-13yrs

Natalie Charlton – Gold Kumite Girls 14-16yrs, Silver Kata Boys and Girls 13-15yrs

Amy Nelson – Gold Kata Boys and Girls 16-18yrs

Luke Scott – Gold Men’s Senior Kata

British Karate National Youth Championships

19/20th May, Sheffield

Teams

Gold – Female Team Kata U16s (Natalie Charlton, Amy Cook, Becky McLorie)

Gold – Team Kumite U12s ( Lydia Coleman, Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton)

Silver – Female Team Kata U16s ( Lydia Coleman, Danielle Sawer, Samantha Anderton)

Silver – Female Team Kumite U16s (Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton)

Bronze – Male Team Kumite U12s (Ben Osborne, James Oxley, Alex Gore)

Individuals

Danielle Sawyer – Silver Female Kata U12s, Bronze Female Kumite U12s -35kg

Lydia Coleman – Bronze Female Kumite U12s -35kg, Bronze Female Kata U12s

Becky McLorie – Bronze Female Kumite U14s -50kg

Natalie Charlton – Silver Female Kumite U16s -57kg

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Female Kumite U16s +57kg, Bronze Female Kata U16s

Amy Cook – Silver Female Kata U16s

AMA National Championships

30th June, Nottingham

GOLD MEDALS IN KATA

Amy Nelson 16-17yrs (-53kg)

Aaron McCormack 4th Kyu 10-15 (NEWCOMER)

Rebecca Duff 9yrs and under  (NEWCOMER)

Natalie Charlton 13-15yrs

Samantha Anderton 10-11yrs

TEAM OPEN-Zach Scott, Paul Charlton, Alex Hodge

GOLD MEDALS IN KUMITE

Nicole Halsall Senior Open

Nicole Halsall 16-17yrs (53kg+)

Becky McLorie 12-13yrs Open

Natalie Charlton 14-15yrs

Alex Hodge Senior Mens Open

Danielle Sawer 10-11yrs

SILVER MEDALS IN KATA

Danielle Sawer 10-11yrs

Luke Scott Senior Mens Kata

Nicole Halsall Senior ladies

TEAM OPEN -Amy Cook,Nicole Halsall,Becky McLorie

SILVER MEDALS IN KUMITE

Samantha Anderton 10-11yrs

Ben Osborne 10-11yrs (NEWCOMER)

Luke Scott Senior Mens Open

Luke Scott Seniors (-75kg)

Paul Charlton 16-17yrs Open

BOYS TEAM (-50kg) John Charlton,Ben Osborne, James Oxley,Alex Gore (ALL NEWCOMERS)

BOYS TEAM (50kg +) Gus Johnson, Zach Scott, Aaron McCormack, Thomas Vowles (ALL NEWCOMERS EXCEPT ZACH SCOTT)

GIRLS TEAM 10-15yrs Laura Sanderlands (NEWCOMER) plus Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie

BRONZE MEDALS IN KATA

Sophie Corless 10-15yrs Junior Grade (NEWCOMER)

Matthew Gornall under 9yrs (NEWCOMER)

Amy Cook 13-15yrs joint

Becky McLorie 13-15yrs joint

Lydia Coleman 10-11yrs

Stephanie Bateman 10-11yrs (NEWCOMER)

Amy Nelson Ladies Senior

BRONZE MEDALS IN KUMITE

Amy Nelson Senior Open

Matthew Gornall under 9yrs (NEWCOMER)

Aaron McCormack 13-15yrs joint (NEWCOMER)

Gus Johnson 13-15yrs joint (NEWCOMER)

Mens Senior Team , Luke Scott, Paul Charlton, Alex Hodge

AMA Eastern Open

Kumite

Gold – Girls Team Under 16s Laura Sandelands, Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie, Stephanie Bateman

Gold – Boys 16-17 -60kg Paul Charlton

Gold – Girls 10-12yrs -45kg Danielle Sawer

Silver – Girls 10-12yrs -45kg Lydia Coleman

Silver – Girls 10-12yrs +45kg Laura Sandelands

Silver – Girls 16-17yrs Nicole Halsall

Bronze – Girls 10-12yrs -45kg Samantha Anderton

Bronze – Boys 13-15yrs Gus Johnston

Bronze – Girls 13-15yrs -60kg Natalie Charlton

Kata

Gold – Mixed Team Kata – Zach Scott, Paul Charlton, Nicole Halsall

Gold – Girls 14-15yrs Natalie Charlton

Gold – Girls 10-11yrs Samantha Anderton

Silver – Girls under 10yrs Rebecca Duff

Silver – Girls 16-17yrs Nicole Halsall

Bronze – Boys 12-13yrs Zach Scott

Bronze – Girls 10-11yrs Danielle Sawer

Bronze – Boys 10-11yrs Alex Gore

Bronze – Boys 16-17yrs Paul Charlton

Bronze – Girls Team Natalie Charlton, Becky McLoire, Amy Cook

Bronze – Girls Team Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer, Lydia Coleman

AMA North West Open

Kata Gold

1.Matthew Gornall  Boys under 9yrs

2.Natalie Charlton Girls 13-15yrs

Kata Silver

1.Zach Scott Boys 13-15yrs  3rd kyu

2.Becky McLorie Girls 13-15yrs 3rd kyu +

3.Sophie Corless Girls under 15 6th-4th kyu

4.Team Kata – Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer

Kata Bronze

1.Luke Scott Mens Senior

2.Sophie Corless Girls under 9yrs

3.Amy Cook Girls 13-15yrs

4.Danielle Sawer Girls 10-11yrs 3rd kyu +

5.Stephanie Bateman Girls 10-11yrs 3rd kyu +

6.Team Kata – John Charlton, James Oxley, Alex Gore

Kumite Gold

1.Samantha Anderton Girls 10-11yrs under 35kg

Kumite Silver

1.Gus Johnston Boys 13-15yrs under 65kg

2.Boys Team over 45kg- Zach Scott, Gus Johnston, Thomas Vowles

3.Girls Team over 45kg- Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie, Laura Sanderland, Stephanie Bateman

Kumite Bronze

1.Danielle Sawer Girls under 35kg

2.Lydia Coleman Girls under 35kg

3.Rebecca Duff Girls under 9yrs

4.Boys Team under 45kg –Alex Gore, James Oxley, John Charlton, Sam Deakin

5.Natalie Charlton Girls 55kg +

6.Zach Scott Boys under 15yrs 60kg +

7.Laura Sanderlands Girls 10-11yrs 35kg +

8.Nicole Halsall  Girls 16-17yrs

9.Nicole Halsall  Senior Ladies

English Karate Southern Regional Open

KATA

GOLD MENS SENIOR KATA TEAM – LUKE SCOTT, ALEX HODGE. PAUL CHARLTON

GOLD LADIES SENIOR KATA TEAM – NATALIE CHARLTON. NICOLE HALSALL. BECKY MCLORIE

GOLD UNDER 16’S MIXED KATA TEAM- ZACH SCOTT. BECKY MCLORIE. NATALIE CHARLTON

BRONZE UNDER 16 MIXED TEAM KATA, JOHN CHARLTON, DANIELLE SAWER. SAMANTHA ANDERTON

BRONZE MENS SENIOR- LUKE SCOTT

BRONZE GIRLS UNDER 16- NATALIE CHARLTON

KUMITE

GOLD GIRLS UNDER 16’S –35KG – DANIELLE SAWER

SILVER LADIES –60KG – NICOLE HALSALL

SILVER MENS –75KG – LUKE SCOTT

SILVER LADIES SENIOR TEAM- NICOLE HALSALL, AMY NELSON

BRONZE UNDER 16’S GIRLS TEAM- NATALIE CHARLTON, DANIELLE SAWER, BECKY MCLORIE, SAMANTHA ANDERTON

BRONZE UNDER 16’S BOYS TEAM – ZACH SCOTT, BEN OSBORNE, JOHN CHARLTON

BRONZE GIRLS UNDER 16 UNDER 35KG- SAMANTHA ANDERTON

BRONZE GIRLS UNDER 16 UNDER 50KG- BECKY MCLORIE

BRONZE GIRLS UNDER 16 UNDER 55KG- NATALIE CHARLTON

BRONZE SENIOR MENS TEAM- ALEX HODGE

BRONZE LADIES – AMY NELSON -53kg

BRONZE ALEX HODGE – MENS -70kg

South West Open

Teams

Gold – Dan Grade Team Kata (Zach Scott, Natalie Charlton, Nicole Halsall)

Bronze – Boys 10-12yrs Team Kumite (James Oxley, Ben Osborne, Alex Gore)

Bronze – Boys 13-15yrs Team Kumite (Zach Scott, Gus Johnston, Thomas Vowles)

Individuals

Nicole Halsall – Silver Senior Female Kata, Gold Female Senior Kumite

Natalie Charlton – Gold 10-15yrs Girls Kata, Gold 14-15yrs Girls Kumite

Zach Scott – Silver 10-15yrs Boys Kata

Rebecca Duff – Bronze under 10yrs Girls Kata

Luke Scott – Silver Senior Male Kata

Paul Charlton – Bronze 16-20yrs Male Kumite

Zach Scott – Bronze 12-13yrs Boys Kumite

Gus Johnston – Silver 12-13yrs Boys Kumite

Alex Hodge – Bronze Male Senior Kumite, Bronze Male Senior Kata

English Karate Northern Regional Open

Kata

Gold ladies senior Team- Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton and Nicole Halsall

Silver under 15 Team- Zach Scott, Becky Mclorie,Natalie Charlton

Bronze (joint) under 15 Team-Alex Gore, John Charlton, Ben Osborne

Bronze (joint) under 15 Team -Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer

Silver ladies Individual – Nicole Halsall

Silver Individual 15-17- Nicole Halsall

Bronze Individual 15-17– Natalie Charlton

Bronze Individual under 15- Becky McLorie

Kumite

Gold Individual under 35kg- Samantha Anderton

Silver Individual under 35kg- Lydia Coleman

Silver Individual Senior 75kg- Luke Scott

Bronze Individual over 55kg- Amy Cook

Bronze Individual Senior under 60kg- Nicole Halsall

Bronze Individual Senior under 70kg- Alex Hodge

AMA International Karate Open

24/25th February, Nottingham
18 Countries took part in this year’s event
1 Gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze

Teams
Silver – Girls Team Kumite 10-15yrs +45kg (Nicole Halsall, Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton)
Silver – Senior Team Kata 16yrs+ (Alex Hodge, Paul Charlton, Luke Scott)

Individuals
Luke Scott – Gold – Men’s Senior 18yrs+ Kumite –75kg
Alex Hodge – Bronze – Men’s Senior 18yrs+ Kumite –70kg
Amy Cook – Bronze – Girls Kata 12–13yrs, Bronze – Girls Kumite 13–15yrs +55kg
Natalie Charlton – Silver – Girls Kumite 13–15yrs –55kg
Nicole Halsall – Bronze – Girls Kumite 13–15yrs +55kg
Lydia Coleman – Bronze – Girls Kata 10–11yrs, Silver – Girls Kumite 10–11yrs –35kg
Samantha Anderton – Silver – Girls Kata 10–11yrs

NEWS 2006

Student of the year 2006

Adult student of the year: Andy Osborne

Cadet student of the year: Natalie Charlton

Dan Gradings 2006

Alex Hodge – Adult 2nd Dan Merit

Andy Osborne – Adult 2nd Dan Pass

Paul Charlton – Adult 1st Dan Distinction

Chris Lyne – Adult 1st Dan Merit

Joanna Estlin – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Amy Cook – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Distinction

Natalie Charlton – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Distinction

Nicole Halsall – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Distinction

Daniel McGuire – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Pass

NWKA Club Kata and Kumite Tournament 2006

Girls 13 – 15yrs Kata

1. Nicole Halsall 2. Amy Cook 3. Natalie Charlton

Boys 13 – 15yrs Kata

1. Paul Charlton 2. Adam Lord 3. Daniel McGuire

Girls 10 – 12yrs Kata + Over 13yrs lower grades

1. Danielle Sawer 2. Samantha Anderton 3. Lydia Coleman

Boys 10 – 12yrs Kata + Over 13yrs lower grades

1. Zach Scott 2. Ben Osborne 3. John Charlton

9 – 12yrs Kata Below 2nd Kyu

1. Alex Gore 2. Jack Barton 3. Daniel Swift

Yellow and Orange 6 – 9yrs Kata

1. Harry Ellison 2. Sophie Corless 3. Elle Bowden

Yellow/Orange/Green 8 – 11yrs Kata

1. Ryan Edmundson 2. Grace Barton 3 Heather Bell

7 – 8yrs Kata

1. Mathew Gornall 2. Mathew Ayres 3. Rebecca Duff

White Belts Kata (category 2)

1. Adam Prescott 2. Gregory Fyrer 3. Daniel Brown

White Belts Kata (category 1)

1. Holly Brown 2. Oliver Vizard 3. Ben Evans

13 – 15yrs Boys Kumite

1. Paul Charlton 2. Adam Lord 3. Thomas Vowels

13 – 15yrs Girls Kumite

1. Nicole Halsall 2. Natalie Charlton 3. Becky McLorie

10 – 12 Boys (O5ft5″) Kumite

1. Zach Scott 2. Gus Johnston 3. Greg Freeman

10 – 12 Boys (U5ft5″) Kumite

1. John Charlton 2. Alex Gore 3. Ben Osborne

9 – 12 Girls Kumite

1. Samantha Anderton 2. Danielle Sawer 3. Lydia Coleman

8 – 10 Girls Kumite

1. Bethany Baldwin 2. Laura Sandelands 3.Natalie Archer

7 – 9 Boys Kumite

1. Matthew Gornall 2. Robert Marsh 3. Daniel Prior

6 – 7 Girls Kumite

1. Rebecca Duff 2. Sophie Eden 3. Heather Bell

6 – 7yrs Mixed Kumite (Yellow and Orange)

1. Harry Gaskell 2.Thames Morris 3. Michael McCluskey

Junior British International Karate Open

Well done to Nicole Halsall winning Gold in the the female youth Team Kata Event

BSK North West Open

Kata Gold

Alex Gore – 8 and Under Mixed

Danielle Sawer – 9 + 10 Mixed Kata

Matthew Horton – 11 + 12 Mixed Kata

Amy Nelson – 16+ Female Kata

Nicole Halsall – 13 to 15 Mixed Kata

Team Kata Junior (Natalie Charlton, Amy Cook, Nicole Halsall)

Team Kata Senior (Amy Nelson, Alex Hodge, Luke Scott)

Kumite Gold

Amy Nelson – 16+ Female Kumite

Natalie Charlton – 15 and Under Female Kumite

Team Kumite U15 Mixed (Amy Cook, Paul Charlton, Natalie Charlton, Nicole Halsall)

Kata Silver

Zach Scott – 11 + 12 Mixed Kata

Lydia Coleman – 9 + 10 Mixed Kata

Natalie Charlton – 13 to 15 Mixed Kata

Team Kata Junior (Zach Scott, Matthew Horton, Paul Charlton)

Kumite Bronze

Amy Cook – 15 and Under Female Kumite

Nicole Halsall – 15 and Under Female Kumite

Kata Bronze

Paul Charlton – 13 to 15 Mixed Kata

Amy Cook – 13 to 15 Mixed Kata

Luke Scott – 16+ Male Kata

Samantha Anderton – 9 to 10 Mixed

Team Kata Cadets (Samantha  Anderton, Danielle Sawer, Lydia Coleman)

AMA International Karate Open

130 clubs/associations took part from 16 countries, Biggest ever AMA International Championships, We came top of Kata Medal Table

Gold Kata

Natalie Charlton

Nicole Halsall

Lydia Coleman

Junior Team Kata – Amy Cook, Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton

Silver Kata

Danielle Sawer

Bronze Kata

Amy Cook

Alex Hodge

Amy Nelson

Luke Scott

Bronze Kumite

Danielle Sawer

Female Junior Team Kumite +45kg – Amy Cook, Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton

Karate England Junior Regional Team Championships

North Vs. Midlands Vs. South

Well done to Paul and Natalie Charlton who represented Northern England at the Regional Team Championships

Karate England National Senior Championships

Teams

Senior Male Team Kata – Gold (2nd year running)

Carl Massey, Luke Scott, Alex Hodge

Individuals

Luke Scott – Senior Male Kata Bronze, Junior Male –75kg (18-20yrs) Bronze

AMA North West Open

Gold Kata

Amy Nelson

Lydia Coleman

Amy Cook

Becky McLorie

Silver Kata

Zach Scott

Nicole Halsall

Alex Gore

Bronze Kata

Natalie Charlton

Matthew Horton

Samantha Anderton

Gold Kumite

Nicole Halsall

Team: Nicole Halsall, Amy Cook, Becky McLorie, Natalie Charlton

Silver Kumite

Danielle Sawyer

Becky McLorie

Amy Cook

Bronze Kumite

Danielle Sawyer

Samantha Anderton

Northern Open Classic Championships

GOLD

Alex Gore Male 8-9yrs

Matthew Horton Male 10-12yrs

Becky McLorie Female 10-12yrs

Amy Cook Female 13-15yrs

Amy Nelson Female Senior

Luke Scott 16-18yrs

Luke Scott Male Senior

Junior Team 10-12yrs Samantha Anderton, Lydia Coleman, Danielle Sawer, Alex Gore

Junior Team 10-15yrs Amy Cook, Nicole Halsall, Paul Charlton

Senior Team Luke Scott, Amy Nelson, Alex Hodge

SILVER

Zach Scott Male 10-12yrs

Paul Charlton Male 13-15yrs

Lydia Smith Female 6-9yrs

Samantha Anderton Female 10-12yrs

Nicole Halsall Female 13-15yrs

Junior Team 10-15yrs Zach Scott, Matthew Horton, Becky McLorie

Beth Scott Female 6-9yrs

BRONZE

Matthew Gornall Male 6-9yrs

Lydia Coleman Female 10-12yrs

Alex Hodge Male Senior

Stephanie Bateman Female 6-9yrs

British Karate National Youth Championships

Medals: 1 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze

Nicole Halsall – Silver U16 Girls Team Kata, Bronze U16 Girls Kumite 57kg+, Bronze U16 Girls Team Kumite

Amy Cook – Silver U16 Girls Team Kata, Silver U14 Girls Kata

Natalie Charlton – Silver U16 Girls Team Kata, Bronze U14 Girls Kata, Bronze U14 Girls Kumite –55kg

Danielle Sawer – Gold U12 Girls Team Kata, Bronze U12 Girls Team Kumite, Silver U12 Girls Kata

Lydia Coleman – Gold U12 Girls Team Kata, Bronze U12 Girls Team Kumite

Samantha Anderton – Gold U12 Girls Team Kata, Bronze U12 Girls Team Kumite

Ben Osborne – Silver U12 Boys Team Kata

John Charlton – Silver U12 Boys Team Kata

Alex Gore – Silver U12 Boys Team Kata

AMA National Championships 2006

GIRLS TEAM KUMITE

Gold – Team Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton and Amy Cook

Bronze – Team Heather McCann, Becky McLorie and Sam Osborne

BOYS TEAM KUMITE

Silver – Team Zach Scott, Paul Charlton and Matthew Horton

TEAM KATA

Gold – Girls team – Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie

Silver – Boys team – Zach Scott, Paul Charlton, Matthew Horton

KATA – BOYS 13 – 15 YEARS

Gold – Paul Charlton

Bronze – Matthew Horton

KATA – MALE 16 YEARS AND OVER

Gold – Luke Scott

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 10 – 11 YEARS UNDER 35KG

Gold – Lydia Coleman

Silver – Sam Anderton

Bronze – Danielle Sawyer

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 12 – 13 YEARS OVER 45KG

Gold – Amy Cook

Silver – Natalie Charlton

Bronze – Sam Osborne

Bronze – Heather McCann

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 16 – 17 YEARS OPEN WEIGHT

Bronze – Amy Nelson

KUMITE – FEMALE SENIOR OPEN WEIGHT

Bronze – Amy Nelson

KUMITE – MALE SENIOR UNDER 80KG

Bronze – Luke Scott

KATA UNDER 15 YEARS – 4TH KYU AND BELOW

Bronze -Matthew Gornall

KATA – PEEWEE OPEN GRADE

Silver – Alex Gore

Bronze – Matthew Gornall

KATA – GIRLS 13 – 15 YEARS

Gold – Nicole Halsall

Silver – Amy Cook

Bronze – Natalie Charlton

KATA – FEMALE 16 YEARS AND OVER

Gold – Amy Nelson

KATA – MIXED AGED 12 – 15 YEARS

Gold – Zach Scott

Silver – Sam Osborne

Bronze – Becky McLorie

Bronze – Danielle Sawyer

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 12 – 13 YEARS UNDER 45KG

Silver – Becky McLorie

KUMITE – BOYS AGED 14 – 15 YEARS OVER 55KG

Gold – Paul Charlton

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 14 – 15 YEARS OVER 55KG

Gold – Nicole Halsall

KUMITE – GIRLS AGED 16 – 17 YEARS UNDER 60KG

Bronze – Amy Nelson

AMA Eastern Open 2006

Team Kata Girls Gold – Amy Cook, Nicole Halsall, Becky McLorie

Girls Team Kumite 15yrs and under Bronze – Natalie Charlton, Nicole Halsall, Amy Cook, Heather McCann

Female Senior Team Kumite Silver – Amy Nelson

Girls 12/13yrs Kumite –55kg Bronze – Natalie Charlton

Girls 12/13yrs Kumite +55kg Bronze – Nicole Halsall

Girls 10/12yrs Kumite –35kg Bronze – Samantha Anderton

Female Senior Kumite –53kg Bronze – Amy Nelson

Male Senior Kumite –75kg Bronze – Luke Scott

Girls 13/15yrs Kata Gold – Nicole Halsall

Silver – Natalie Charlton Bronze – Amy Cook

Girls 10/12yrs Kata Bronze – Samantha Anderton

Boys and Girls 9yrs and under Kata Bronze – Alex Gore

Boys 13/15yrs Kata Gold – Paul Charlton

Male Senior Kata Silver – Luke Scott

English Karate National Junior Championships

Teams

Gold – Girls Youth Team Kata (Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton, Amy Cook)

Bronze – Mixed Youth Team Kata (Paul Charlton, Zach Scott, Becky McLorie)

Individuals

Amy Cook – Gold Girls Kata U14s

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Girls Kata U16s

Becky Mclorie – Bronze Girls Kumite U14s, Bronze Girls Kata U14s

Samantha Anderton – Bronze Girls Kumite U12s

British Karate National Senior Championships

Alex Hodge gained a bronze medal in his first appearance in the under 18s kumite at under 65 kilos level, while he added a team bronze with Carl Massey and Luke Scott in kata.

The same students finished fourth in the kumite team event with Luke Scott claiming fourth spot in his first shot at both the under 21s and senior kata competitions.

Amy Nelson, also competing in her first British Championships at under 18s level, was fourth in the kumite.

AMA Yorkshire Open

Team Kata

Gold – Alex Hodge, Zach Scott, Paul Charlton

Silver – Natalie Charlton, Amy Cook, Zach Scott

Bronze – Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer, Lydia Coleman

Girls Youth Team Kumite

Silver – Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie, Nicole Halsall, Amy Cook

Natalie Charlton – Silver U16s Girls Kata, Silver U16s Girls Kumite -55kg

Paul Charlton – Gold U16s Boys Kata

Amy Nelson – Gold Senior Female Kata

Zach Scott – Gold U13s Boys Kata

Samantha Anderton – Gold U13s Girls Kata, Bronze U12s Girls Kumite –35kg

Becky McLorie – Bronze U14s Girls Kumite +45kg

Amy Cook – Bronze U16s Girls Kata

Danielle Sawer – Bronze U13s Girls Kata

Lydia Coleman – Bronze U13s Girls Kata

Alex Hodge – Bronze U18s Male Kumite

NEWS 2005

Student of the year 2005

Cadet Student of the year – Paul Charlton

Adult Student of the year – the ‘A’ Team (Sue Cook, Luke Scott, Carl Massey and Bryn Charlton) The decision was too close between the 4 past winner, so they will all get the trophy for three months

Dan Gradings 2005

Sue Cook – Adult 2nd Dan Pass

Luke Scott – Adult 2nd Dan Distinction

Rhian Evens – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Luke Hilton – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Zach Scott – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Distinction

Becky Mclorie – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Merit

Samantha Osbourne – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

John Charlton – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Joanne Estlin – Senior Cadet – Shodano (provisional)

Congratulations to Steve Scott, NWKA Chief Instructor with achieving his EKGB 6th Dan with the Amateur Martial Association at this year AMA National Championships

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2005

Green and Blue 9-13yrs

1. Lydia Smith 2. Kiera Bennett 3. Shauna Massey

Yellow and Orange 6-8yrs

1. Matthew Gornall 2. Emily Parr 3. Bethan Baldwin

White 6-8yrs

1. Cameron Tomsett 2. Elliot Haughton 3. Thomas Morris

Purple and Brown 11-14yrs

1. Zach Scott 2. Becky McLorie 3. Danielle Willans

White, Yellow and Orange 9-11yrs

1. Sadie McFall 2. Jodie Swift 3. Ainsley Buckley

Green and Blue 6-8yrs

1. Beth Scott 2. Matthew Ayres 3. Abbie Winters

Purple and Brown 8-10yrs

1. Lydia Coleman 2. Danielle Sawyer 3. Samantha Anderton

Black Belt 12-14yrs

1. Nicole Halsall 2. Amy Cook 3. Natalie Charlton

Warrington Sports Personality Team Award 2005

Congratulations to the Senior Kata Team winning this years team award

European Team Championships for Regions – Germany

Well done to the Senior Kata Team; Luke Scott, Carl Massey and Alex Hodge for being selected to represent the England Northern Regional Squad in the European Team Championships

Commonwealth Karate Championships – Wellington, New Zealand

Congratulations to the Senior Kata Team achieving SILVER in New Zealand representing the full England Team

Junior British International Karate Open

GOLD 16-20 TEAM KATA – Luke Scott, Alex Hodge, Carl Massey

SILVER 16-20 MALE TEAM KUMITE – Alex Hodge, Luke Scott (representing ENGLAND NORTHERN REGIONAL TEAM)

SILVER FEMALE 14-15 KATA – Lauren Middlehurst

SILVER FEMALE 12-13 50K+ KUMITE -Nicole Halsall

BRONZE 10-15 TEAM KATA – Amy Cook, Becky McLorie, Natalie Charlton

BRONZE 10-15 TEAM KATA – Lauren Middlehurst, Nicole Halsall, Rachel Anders

BRONZE 12-13 TEAM KUMITE – Natalie Charlton, Nicole Halsall, Rachel Anders, Amy Cook

BRONZE FEMALE 10-11 KATA – Becky McLorie

AMA International Karate Open

Luke Scott – Silver Kata, Bronze Team Kata

Natalie Charlton – Silver Kata, Bronze Team Kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Silver Kata, Bronze Team Kata, Bronze Team Kumite

Alex Hodge – Bronze Individual Kata, Bronze Team Kata

Becky McLorie – Silver Kata, Bronze Team Kata

Amy Nelson – Bronze Team Kata, Bronze Team Kumite

Amy Cook – Bronze Team Kata,Bronze Kata

Arron Lawrenson – Bronze Kumite

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Carl Massey – Bronze Team Kata

Matthew Horton – Bronze Kata

Zach Scott – Bronze Kata

Junior English Regional Team Championships

NORTH VS. MIDLANDS VS. SOUTH

Juniors from the club were chosen to represent the Northern England Karate Squad

Gold – Team Kata Girls 10-15yrs – Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie

Gold – Team Kumite Girls 12-13yrs – Nicole Halsall, Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton

Lauren Middlehurst, Amy Nelson represented in the Team Kumite Girls 14-15yrs

English Karate National Senior Championships

GOLD MEN’S TEAM KATA – Luke Scott, Carl Massey, Alex Hodge

GOLD MIXED TEAM KATA – Amy Nelson, Luke Scott, Alex Hodge

AMA North West Open Championships

Zach Scott – Gold Kata, Gold Team Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Nicole Halsall – Gold Team Kata

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Team Kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Team Kata, Gold Team Kumite

Alex Hodge – Bronze U18 Kumite,Silver Senior Kata

Becky McLorie – Gold Team Kumite, Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Sophie Johnson – Bronze Kumite

Amy Cook – Silver Kata, Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Amy Nelson – Gold Team Kata, Gold Team Kumite

Arron Lawrenson – Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Luke Scott – Gold Kumite, Gold Kata

Carl Massey – Bronze Kata, Silver Kata

Matthew Horton – Gold Team Kumite, Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kata

Paul Charlton – Gold Kumite, Gold Team Kumite

Northern Open Classic Karate Championships

Luke Scott – Gold U18s Kata, Silver Senior Men’s Kata

Nicole Halsall – Gold U16 Kata

Zach Scott – Gold U13s Kata

Alex Hodge – Silver U18s Kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Silver U16s Kata

Amy Cook – Silver U13 Kata

AMA National Championships

Gold’s Kata

Luke Scott – Senior Individual

Luke Scott – 16-17yrs Individual

Lauren Middlehurst – 14-15yrs Individual

Arron Lawrenson – 12-13yrs Individual

Nicole Halsall – 12-13 Individual

Team (Luke Scott, Carl Massey, Alex Hodge)

Silver Kata

Alex Hodge – Senior Individual

Alex Hodge – 16-17yrs Individual

Paul Charlton – 14-15yrs Individual

Natalie Charlton – 12-13yrs Individual

Zach Scott – 10-11yrs Individual

Team (Lauren Middlehurst, Rachel Anders, Nicole Halsall)

Bronze Kata

Carl Massey – Senior Individual

Amy Cook – 12-13yrs Individual

Becky McLorie – 10-11yrs Individual

Danielle Willans – 10-11yrs Individual

Team (Amy Cook, Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie)

Gold’s Kumite

Paul Charlton – 14-15yrs Individual

Nicole Halsall – 12-13yrs Individual

Arron Lawrenson – 12-13yrs Individual

Zach Scott – 10-11yrs Individual

Becky McLorie – 10-11yrs Individual

Samantha Anderton – 8-9yrs Individual

Youth Teams 50kg+ (Paul Charlton, Arron Lawrenson, Nicole Halsall, Lauren Middlehurst)

Youth Teams -50kg (Zach Scott, Upile Mtitimila, Natalie Charlton, Becky McLorie)

Silver Kumite

Lauren Middlehurst – 14-15yrs Individual

Amy Cook – 12-13yrs Individual

Upile Mtitimila – 10-11yrs Individual

Danielle Sawer – 8-9yrs Individual

Bronze Kumite

Natalie Charlton – 12-13yrs Individual

Lauren Bond – 8-9yrs Individual

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Kata Championships

Gold

Zach Scott – Individual

Natalie Charlton, Zach Scott, Becky McLorie – Team

Silver

Becky McLorie – Individual

Nicole Halsall – Individual

Danielle Sawer – Individual

Paul Charlton – Individual

Paul Charlton, Nicole Halsall – Team Pairs

Paul Charlton, Nicole Halsall, Amy Nelson – Team

Bronze

Natalie Charlton – Individual

Amy Cook – Individual

Lydia Coleman – Individual

Samantha Anderton – Individual

Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer – Team

Junior Austrian Karate Open

Representing the Northern England Regional Squad

Paul Charlton – Bronze Male Kata U16s

Amy Cook – Silver Female Kata U14s, Bronze Female Team Kumite U16

Luke Scott – Silver Male Kata U18, Bronze Male Team Kumite U18

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Female Team Kumite U18

British Karate National Youth Championships

GOLD

U16s Team Kata – Lauren Middlehurst, Nicole Halsall, Rachel Anders

U14s Individual Kata – Nicole Halsall

U10s Team Kumite – Lydia Coleman, Danielle Sawer

U14s Team Kumite – Nicole Halsall, Natalie Charlton, Amy Cook

SILVER

Individual Kumite – Nicole Halsall

Individual Kata – Zach Scott

U10s Team Kumite – Lauren Bond, Samantha Anderton

U16s Team Kata – Natalie Charlton, Amy Nelson, Amy Cook

U12s Team Kumite – Becky McLorie

BRONZE

Individual Kumite – Lydia Coleman

Individual Kumite – Becky McLorie

Budo-Nord Open Karate World Cup

U16s Team Kata Gold – Nicole Halsall, Rachel Anders, Lauren Middlehurst

U16s Gold Kata – Lauren Middlehurst

U16s Bronze Kata – Nicole Halsall

U16s Bronze Kumite – Nicole Halsall

Senior British International Karate Open

Men’s Team Kata Silver (Luke, Alex and Carl)

Commonwealth Karate Championships

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

Congratulations to the Senior Kata Team achieving SILVER in New Zealand representing the full England Team

Senior English Regional Team Championships

NORTH VS. MIDLANDS VS. SOUTH

GOLD – Male Senior Team Kata (Alex Hodge, Carl Massey, Luke Scott)

English Karate National Junior Championships

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Girls Team Kata, Bronze Team Kumite, Gold Mixed Team Kata, Gold Kata Individual

Becky McLorie – Gold Kata Individual, Bronze Girls Team Kata

Zach Scott – Silver Kata Individual, Bronze Boys Team Kata

Paul Charlton – Gold Mixed Team Kata, Bronze Boys Team Kata

Nicole Halsall – Silver Kata Individual, Bronze Team Kumite

Amy Cook – Bronze Girls Team Kata, Bronze Girls Team Kumite

Matthew Horton – Gold Mixed Team Kata, Bronze Boys Team Kata,

British Karate National Senior Championships

Silver Senior Male Kata – Carl Massey

Bronze Junior Female Team Kumite – Amy Nelson

Bronze Cadet Male Kata – Luke Scott

Bronze Junior Male Team Kumite – Alex Hodge, Luke Scott

Bronze Team Kata – Carl Massey, Alex Hodge, Luke Scott

AMA North East Open Championships

Well done to Nicole Halsall who achieved Gold in both Kumite and Kata

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Championships

Gold Kumite

Danielle Sawer

Silver Kumite

Lydia Coleman

Amy Nelson

(team) Lydia Coleman, Samantha Anderton, Danielle Sawer

Bronze Kumite

Natalie Charlton

Becky McLorie

Luke Scott

Bronze Kata

Lydia Coleman

(team) Zach Scott, Becky McLorie, Amy Cook

Amy Nelson

NEWS 2004

Student of the Year 2004

Adult student of the year: Luke Scott

Cadet student of the year: Amy Cook

Dan Gradings 2004

Carl Massey – Adult 3rd Dan Merit

Alex Hodge – Adult 1st Dan Distinction

Stuart Norman – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Megan Evans – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Andy Osborne – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Lauren Middlehurst – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Distinction

Paul Charlton – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Merit

Amy Cook – Senior Cadet 1st Dan Distinction

Thomas Georgiou – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Aaron Lawrenson – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Amy White – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2004

Yellow Belt Girls 6-8yrs

Jasmin Vernon 1st Abbie Winters 2nd Abigail Byrnes 3rd

Green/Blue Mixed 6-9yrs

James Oxley 1st Nicholas Ashcroft 2nd Garion Frith 3rd

Yellow Belt 6-8yrs Boys

Joe Beswick 1st Dominic Coman 2nd Jack Higham 3rd

Green Belt 10-13yrs Mixed

Chantel Littler 1st Alvin Balui 2nd Patrick Coe 3rd

White Belt 5-7yrs Mixed

Beth Scott 1st Matthew Beaudin 2nd Nathan Jones 3rd

Brown Belt Boys 10-13yrs

Zach Scott 1st Aaron Lawrenson 2nd John Charlton 3rd

Brown Belt Girls 10-13yrs

Amy Cook 1st Becky McLorrie 2nd Sam Osborne 3rd

Black Belt Boys 12-15yrs

Alex Hodge 1st Paul Charlton 2nd Matthew Horton 3rd

Black Belt Girls 12-15yrs

Nicole Halsall 1st Lauren Middlehurst 2nd Rachel Anders 3rd

Orange Belt 6-9yrs Mixed

Danielle Sawyer 1st Beth Robertson 2nd Lydia Coleman 3rd

Purple Belt 7-10yrs Mixed

Danielle Willans 1st Upile Mtitimila 2nd Corrine Williams 3rd

White/Yellow Belt Mixed 9-12yrs

Kyle Higham 1st James Massey 2nd Shauna Massey 3rd

St Helens Volunteer of the Year 2004

Congratulations Carl Massey winning the St Helens Volunteer Of The Year Award, Carl is now entered into the Merseyside finals

Warrington Young Sports Personality 2004

Congratulations Zach Scott winning Warrington Under 11s Young Sports Personality of the year award

EKGB Instructors 2004

Well done to Steve Scott (chief instructor), Bryn Charlton and Sue Cook in passing the EKGB club Assessment

British Red Cross First Aid 2004

Well done to NWKA members who passed the British Red Cross Basic First Aid course

Venice Cup / European Shotokan Championships

Representing the England Northern Regional Squad

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kumite

Luke Scott – Bronze Team Kumite

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Championships

Mark Harrison – Silver Kumite, Bronze Team Kumite

Carl Massey – Gold Team Kata, Bronze Team Kumite, Bronze Kumite

Luke Scott – Gold Team Kata, Bronze Kata, Bronze Team Kumite, Bronze Team Kumite

Alex Hodge – Gold Team Kata, Bronze Kata, Silver Kumite

Paul Charlton – Bronze Team Kumite, Bronze Kumite, Bronze Kata

Aaron Lawrenson – Bronze Team Kumite

Matthew Horton – Bronze Team Kumite

Upile Mtitimila – Bronze Team Kumite

Zach Scott – Silver Team Kata

Amy Nelson – Bronze Kumite

Nicole Halsall – Gold Team Kata, Gold Team Kumite, Gold Kumite, Silver Kata

Amy Cook – Silver Team Kata, Bronze Kumite, Bronze Team Kumite

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Team Kata, Gold Team Kumite

Rachel Anders – Gold Team Kata, Gold Team Kumite, Gold Kumite

Becky McLorie – Bronze Team Kumite, Silver Team Kata, Bronze Kumite

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Team Kumite, Bronze Kumite

Amy White – Bronze Team Kumite

Welsh Open Championships

Luke Scott – Silver Senior Kata

Nicole Halsall – Silver Junior Kata

Zach Scott – Bronze Junior Kata

Alex Hodge – Bronze Junior Kumite

English Karate National Junior Championships

The club was the most successful karate club in the championships

The AMA came 2nd in the overall medal table

Amy Cook was also awarded female competitor of the day award

Teams

Gold Girls Team Kata – Lauren Middlehurst, Rachel Anders, Amy Cook

Gold Mixed Team Kata – Alex Hodge, Paul Charlton, Nicole Halsall

Gold Girls Team Kumite 45kg+ – Nicole Halsall, Rachel Anders, Lauren Middlehurst

Bronze Girls Team Kumite 10-11yrs – Becky McLorie

Individual

Zach Scott – Gold Boys Kata 10-11yrs

Amy Cook – Gold Girls Kata 10-11yrs, Silver Girls Kumite 40kg+ 10-11yrs

Natalie Charlton – Silver Girls Kumite -35kg 12-13yrs

Alex Hodge – Silver Boys Team Kumite 55kg+

Lauren Middlehurst – Silver Girls Kata 12-13yrs

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Girls Kata 12-13yrs

Becky McLorie – Bronze Girls Kata 10-11yrs, Bronze Girls Kumite 10-11yrs

Bulgarian Open Championships

Lauren Middlehurst – 3 gold

Alex Hodge – 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Luke Scott – 1 gold, 1 bronze

AMA Eastern Open Championships

1 Gold

2 Silver

4 Bronze

British Karate National Youth Championships

Teams

Gold Team Kata – Amy Cook, Lauren Middlehurst, Nicole Halsall

Individuals

Amy Cook – Bronze Individual Kata

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Individual Kata

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Individual Kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Bronze Individual Kata

Alex Hodge – Bronze Individual Kata

Budo-Nord Open Karate World Cup

Teams

Gold Team Kata Under 13s Mixed – Zach Scott, Lauren Middlehurst, Amy Cook

Gold Team Kata Under 13s Girls – Rachel Anders, Nicole Halsall, Lauren Middlehurst

Gold Team Kata Under 21 Male – Carl Massey, Luke Scott, Alex Hodge

Individuals

Sue Cook – Gold Individual Kata Veteran Female

Paul Charlton – Gold Individual Kumite 13yrs Male

Amy Cook – Silver Individual Kata 11yrs Female, Bronze Individual Kumite 11yrs 40kg+ Female, Silver Individual Kumite 12yrs –35kg Female

Alex Hodge – Bronze Individual Kumite 15yrs 55kg+ Male, Silver Team Kumite Under 16 Mixed

Rachel Anders – Silver Individual Kumite 13yrs –50kg Female, Bronze Individual Kata 13yrs Female

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Individual Kata 12yrs Female

Lauren Middlehurst – Bronze Individual Kata 13yrs Female

Luke Scott – Bronze Team Kumite 16-17yrs Male

Steve Scott – Coach of the Tournament Award

AMA British National Championships

Teams

Gold Team Kata – Carl Massey, Alex Hodge, Luke Scott

Silver Team Kumite Under 16s 45kg+ Female – Rachel Anders, Nicole Halsall, Lauren Middlehurst, Amy Cook

Individuals

Carl Massey – Gold Individual Kata Senior Male

Alex Hodge – Gold Individual Kata Black Belt Under 16s Male, Silver Individual Kumite Under 16s 55kg+ Male

Zach Scott – Gold Individual Kata Junior Grade Under 16s Male, Silver Individual Kumite Under 12s -40kg Male

Nicole Halsall – Gold Individual Kata Black Belt Under 14s Female

Amy Cook – Bronze Individual Kumite Under 12s 35kg+ Female, Gold Individual Kata Brown Belt Under 12s Female

Luke Scott – Bronze Individual Kumite 16-17yrs Male, Silver Individual Kata Senior Male, Gold Individual Kata 16-17yrs Male

Amy Nelson – Silver Individual Kumite Under 16s 50kg+ Female

Becky McLorie – Silver Individual Kata Brown Belt Under 12s Female, Silver Individual Kumite Under 12s –35kg Female

Rachel Anders – Bronze Individual Kata Black Belt Under 14s Female, Gold Individual Kumite Under 16s –55kg Female

Sue Cook – Bronze Individual Kata Senior Female

AMA North East Open Championships

Zach Scott – Gold kata ind, Kumite silver ind

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold kata ind, Silver team Kumite, Bronze Kumite ind

Rachel Anders – Gold Kumite ind, Team Kumite silver, Silver ind kata, Bronze team kata

Alex Hodge – Gold kata ind, Bronze team kata, Bronze ind kumite

Amy Cook – Silver Kumite ind, Bronze team kata

Nicole Halsall – Kumite team silver, bronze team kata, bronze ind kata

Carl Massey – Kumite Ind silver, bronze team kata

Luke Scott – Bronze team kata

AMA North West Open Championships

AMY COOK – GOLD KUMITE 10-11YRS UNDER 45K, TEAM KATA SILVER

ZACH SCOTT – GOLD KATA 10-15YRS

CARL MASSEY – GOLD TEAM KATA

LUKE SCOTT – GOLD TEAM KATA

ALEX HODGE – GOLD TEAM KATA

NICOLE HALSALL -GOLD KATA

AMY WHITE – SILVER KATA 10-15YRS, BRONZE KUMITE 12-13YRS 45K+

RACHEL ANDERS – SILVER KATA 10-15YRS, BRONZE KUMITE 12-13YRS UNDER 45K

SAMANTHA LOUGHLIN – BRONZE 10-15YRS KATA

LAUREN MIDDLEHURST – SILVER KATA 10-15YRS

English Karate National Senior Championships

CARL MASSEY – SILVER MEN’S TEAM KUMITE

LUKE SCOTT – BRONZE 16 AND 17YRS MALE KATA

AMA International Open Championships

Zach Scott – Gold kata 10-15yrs kyu grade

Natalie Charlton – Gold kata 10-11yrs dan grade

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Team kata under 16s dan grade, Bronze team kumite 45kg+, bronze kata 12-13yrs dan grade

Nicole Halsall – Gold Team kata under 16s dan grade, Silver kumite 12-13yrs 45kg+

Rachel Anders – Gold Team kata under 16s dan grade, bronze kata 12-13yrs dan grade

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Kata Chamionships

Zach Scott – Gold Boys 10-12yrs Ind, Bronze Team 10-15yrs

Paul Charlton – Bronze Boys 13-15yrs Ind, Bronze Team 10-15yrs

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Team 10-15yrs

Amy Cook – Bronze Girls 10-12yrs Ind, Gold Team 10-15yrs

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Girls 10-12yrs Ind, Gold Team 10-15yrs

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Girls 13-15yrs Ind, Gold Team 10-15yrs

Luke Scott – Bronze Male Seniors Ind

Junior British International Karate Open

NICOLE HALSALL – BRONZE KUMITE, BRONZE TEAM KATA

RACHEL ANDERS – BRONZE TEAM KATA

LAUREN MIDDLEHURST – SILVER KATA 12-13yrs, BRONZE TEAM KATA

AMY COOK – BRONZE KATA 10-11yrs

NEWS 2003

Student of the year 2003

Adult student of the year – Bryn Charlton

Cadet student of the year – Nicole Halsall

Dan Gradings 2003

Bryn Charlton – Adult 2nd Dan Merit

Luke Scott – Adult 1st Dan Distinction

Sue Cook – Adult 1st Dan Merit

John Cherrett – Adult 1st Dan Pass

Alex Hodge – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Merit

John Dempsey – Senior Cadet 2nd Dan Pass

Ashley James – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Daniel McGuire – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

James Winders – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Matthew Horton – Junior Cadet 1st Dan Pass

Thomas Georgiou – Junior Cadet Shodano (provisional)

Kristian Austin – Junior Cadet Shodano (provisional)

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2003

Boys 9yrs+ Green, Blue, Purple

1st. Billy Clark 2nd. Thomas Leather 3rd. Jack Child

9yrs+ Yellow/orange

1st. Cara Reddy 2nd. Corrine Willans 3rd. Danielle Willans

Black Belt Girls

1st. Lauren Middlehurst 2nd. Nicole Halsall 3rd. Amy Cook

Mixed Under 9s Green, Blue, Purple

1st. Robyn Mayer 2nd. Joe Botsford 3rd. Jordan Cameron

Black Belt Boys

1st. Alex Hodge 2nd. Paul Charlton 3rd. John Dempsey

Girls Under 9s Yellow/orange

1st. Jessica Wilkinson 2nd. Bethany Charnock 3rd. Cloe Cox

Boys Under 9s Yellow/orange

1st. Lewis Webster 2nd. James Oxley 3rd. Luke Anderson

Mixed Under 9s White

1st. Luke Skeech 2nd. Joe Argent 3rd. Luke Williams

Mixed 3rd – 1st Kyu

1st. Aaron Lawrenson 2nd. Amy White 3rd. James Winders

Girls 9yrs+ Green, Blue, Purple

1st. Rebecca Mclorie 2nd. Ashley James 3rd. Melissa Blackmore

The Big Lottery Fund 2003

Special Guests Luke Scott and Amir Khan

Warrington Young Sports Personality 2003

Congratulations to Luke Scott winning Warrington Young Sports Personality of the year award

AMA North West Open Championships

LAUREN MIDDLEHURST – Gold 10 – 15yrs Girls Kata

NICOLE HALSALL – Bronze 10 – 15yrs Girls Kumite -45kg

RACHEL ANDERS – Bronze 10 – 15yrs Girls Kumite -40kg

Budo-Nord Open Karate World Cup

NATALIE CHARLTON – Gold 10-11yrs Girls Kata, Gold 10-11yrs Girls under 33kg Kumite

AMY COOK – Gold 10-12yrs Girls Team Kata, Silver 10-11yrs Girls Kata, Silver 10-11yrs Girls under 40kg Kumite

BECKY HOLLIS – Gold 13-15yrs Mixed Team Kata, Silver 13-15yrs Girls Team Kumite

CARL MASSEY – Silver 18-21yrs Male Team Kumite

ZACH SCOTT – Bronze 11yrs and under Boys Kata

RACHEL ANDERS – Gold 10-12yrs Girls Team Kata, Bronze 10-12yrs Girls Under 45kg Kumite

LUKE SCOTT – Gold 13-15yrs Mixed Team Kata

LAUREN MIDDLEHURST – Gold 10-12yrs Girls Team Kata

NICOLE HALSALL – Silver 12-13yrs Girls Kata

ALEX HODGE – Gold 13-15yrs Mixed Team Kata, Bronze 14yrs Boys 55kg and over Kumite

AMA British National Championships

AMY COOK (10yrs) – Gold Girls Team Kata, Gold Girls Kumite 3rd Kyu +, Gold Girls Kata Brown Belt 10 – 15yrs

RACHEL ANDERS (12yrs) – Silver Girls Kumite Black Belt 10 -15yrs, Bronze Girls Kata Black Belt 10 -13yrs

LAUREN MIDDLEHURST (12yrs) – Gold Girls Team Kata, Gold Girls Kata black belt 10 – 13yrs, Bronze Girls Kumite black belt 10 – 15yrs

LUKE SCOTT (15yrs) – Gold Boys Kumite 55kg+, Silver Boys Kata brown and black belt 10 – 15yrs, Silver Mixed Team Kata,Bronze boys Kumite team (Brown and Black belts)

ALEX HODGE (14yrs) – Bronze Boys Kumite Black Belt –55kg, Bronze Boys Kumite team (Brown and Black belts)

NICOLE HALSALL (12yrs) – Gold Girls Team Kata, Silver Girls Kata black belt 10 – 13yrs

CARL MASSEY (19yrs) – Silver Mixed team Kata, Bronze Male Kumite 65kg+

BECKY HOLLIS (15yrs) – Silver Mixed Team Kata, Silver Girls Kumite Black Belt 10 – 15yrs, Bronze Girls Kata 13 – 15yrs

ZACH SCOTT (9yrs) – Gold boys kata under 10yrs, Gold boys Kumite under 10yrs

AMA Eastern Open Championships

Nicole Halsall – Gold Individual Kata 10 – 15yrs, Silver girls team kata

Amy Cook – Silver girls team kata

Rachel Anders – Silver girls team kata

Luke Scott – Bronze mixed team kata

Alex Hodge – Bronze mixed team kata

Rebecca Hollis – Bronze mixed team kata

Rebecca McLorie – Bronze Individual Kumite

English Karate National Junior Championships

Amy Cook – Gold girls individual kata 10-11yrs brown belt, Bronze girls team kata

Nicole Halsall – Silver girls Individual kata 12-13yrs black belt, Bronze girls team kata, Bronze girls Individual fighting u45kg

Luke Scott – Silver boys Individual fighting u60kg, Bronze mixed team kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Bronze mixed team kata, Bronze girls Individual kata 12-13yrs black belt

Rachel Anders – Bronze girls team kata

Natalie Charlton – Bronze girls team fighting 10-11yrs, Bronze girl’s individual kata 10-11yrs black belt

Alex Hodge – Bronze mixed team kata

Mushindo Wado Kai Open Kata Championships

Amy Cook – Bronze Individual kata 10 – 12yrs, Bronze girls team kata

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Individual kata 10 – 12yrs, Bronze girls team kata

Luke Scott – Bronze Individual kata 13 – 15yrs, Bronze mixed team kata

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Individual kata 10 – 12yrs, Bronze mixed team kata

Zach Scott – Gold Individual kata under 10yrs

Rachel Anders – Bronze girls team kata

Alex Hodge – Bronze mixed team kata

Welsh Open Championships

Luke Scott – Silver – Male Kata 16yrs+

Carl Massey – Bronze – Male Kata 16yrs+

SKU National Kata Championships

Teams

Cadet team gold Junior grade – Laura Griffin, Becky McLorie, Billy Clark

Cadet silver Danielle Molyneux junior grade 11-12yrs,

Cadet team silver Senior grade – Alex Hodge, Becky Hollis, Luke Scott

Cadet team bronze Senior grade – Lauren Middlehurst, Rachael Anders, Nicole Halsall

Adult team gold Junior grade – Andy Osborne, Alan Rose, Alan Buttree, Senior grade – Carl Massey, Bryn Charlton, John Molyneux

Adult team bronze Senior grade – Sue Cook, John Cherrett, Stuart Norman

Adult Gold

Pat Causer junior grade 40+yrs

Andy Osborne junior grade 40+yrs

Carl Massey Dan grade 18-21

Sue Cook Brown Belt 40+yrs

Adult Silver

Alan Buttree junior grade

Adult bronze Alan Rose junior grade 40+yrs, John Charrett senior grade 40+yrs

Cadet Gold

Sam Osborne junior grade 10yrs under 6th – 4th kyu

Melisa Blackmore junior grade 10yrs under 8th – 7th kyu

Becky Hollis dan grade 13 – 15yrs

Nicole Halsall dan grade 11 – 12yrs

Luke Scott dan grade 13 – 15yrs

Natalie Charlton dan grade 10yrs under

Zach Scott junior grade 10yrs and under

Ashley Lawrenson junior Grade 11-12

Cadet Bronze

Dylan Carhill junior grade 10yrs under

Rachael Anders senior grade 11-12yrs

Paul Charlton senior grade 11-12yrs

Craig McGowan senior grade 10yrs under

NEWS 2002

Student of the year 2002

Alex Hodge (Cadet Student of the year)

Sue Cook (Adult student of the year)

Dan Gradings 2002

Nick Johnson – 1st Dan

David Wright – 1st Dan

Natalie Charlton – 1st Dan

Nicole Halsall – 1st Dan

Rebecca Hollis – 2nd Dan

Gill Plant – 1st Dan

John Molyneux – 1st Dan

Congratulations to Sarah Nelson in achieving 3rd Dan, she gives her thanks to the club

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2002

Alex Hodge, Karl Bird, John Dempsy (student award), Ashley Lawrenson, Matthew Horton, Lauren Middlehurst, Amy Cook, Trystan Shaw, Upile Mtitimila, Peter Meadows, Jack Child, Robyn Mayer, Ellie Giorgiou, Rebecca McLorie, Billy Clark

Also Zach Scott, Luke Scott, Rebecca Hollis for kata demonstrations

SKU Premier Championships

Teams

Bronze Girls Team Kata Senior Belt (Amy White, Amy Taylor, Amy Cook)

Bronze Mens Team Kumite (Anthony Crane, Alex McKay, Carl Massey, Andy Wood)

Silver Team under 5ft Kumite (Lauren Middlehurst, Rachel Anders, Amy White, Nicole Halsall)

Gold Boys Team Kata Junior Kyu Belt (Mathew Horton, Bradley Swift, James Windows)

Gold Adult team Kata Senior Belt Mixed (Carl Massey, Bryn Charton, Andy Wood)

Gold Adult team Kata Junior Kyu Belt (Gareth Thomas, Chris Lyne, Stewart Norman)

Silver Girls Team Kata Senior Belt (Lauren Middlehurst, Rachel Anders, Nicole Halsall)

Silver Adult team Kata Senior Belt Mixed (Gill Plant, Sue Cook, John Molyneux)

Gold Kata

Rachel Anders – 11 & 12 Years Black Belt Girls

Nicole Halsall – Senior Kyu Belt Girls

Gill Plant – 21+ Senior Kyu Belt Women

Anthony Crane – 18 – 20 Black Belt men

Silver Kata

Lauren Middlehurst – 11 – 12 Black Belt Girls

Zach Scott – 10 and under Junior Belt Boys

Sophie Johnson – 13 – 15 Junior Belt Mixed

Nick Johnson – 13 – 15 Brown Belt Boys

John Molyneux – 21+ Senior Kyu Belt

Pat Causer – 40+ Junior Kyu Belt Mixed

Bryn Charlton – 40+ Black Belt Men

Carl Massey – 17 & 18 Years Black Belt Men

Chris Lyne – 16 & 17 Years Junior Belt Men

Gareth Thomas – 18 – 21 Junior Belt Men

Bronze Kata

Luke Scott – 13 – 15 Black Belt Boys

Rebecca Hollis – 13 – 15 Black Belt Girls

Nick Hilton – 11 – 12 Junior Belt Boys

Carri-Ann Taylor – 13 – 15 Brown Belt Girls

Stuart Norman – 21+ Junior Belt Men

Andy Wood – 21+ Black Belt Men

Sue Cook – 40+ Senior Grade Mixed

Gold Kumite

Luke Scott – 5 ft + Black Belt Boys

Becky Hollis – 5ft + Black Belt Girls

Andy Wood – Open weight

Silver Kumite

Alex Hodge – 5ft + Black Belt Boys

John Dempsey – 5ft + Black Belt Boys

Sophie Johnson – Junior Belt Girls

Bronze Kumite

Andy Wood – Heavy Weight

Alex McKay – Open Weight

Anthony Crane – Heavy Weight, Open weight

Rachel Anders – Under 5ft

SKU British Club Championships

Luke Scott – Kumite gold under 5ft 6 boys black belt

Rachel Anders – Kumite gold under 4ft 6 girls black belt, Kata bronze black belt girls

Lauren Middlehurst – Kumite silver under 5ft girls black belt

Nicole Halsall – Kata silver brown belt girls

Natalie Charlton – Kumite under 4ft 6 bronze brown belt girls

Rebecca Hollis – Kumite under 5ft 6 bronze black belt girls

John Molyenuex – Male kata silver brown belts

English Karate National Junior Championships

Well done to Lauren Middlehurst and Rachel Anders for both coming 3rd in the kata at the English Championships

SKU National Championships

Zach Scott – Kata Gold under 13yrs 8th-4th kyu boys

Luke Scott – Kumite Gold under 16yrs black belt boys

Alex Hodge – Kumite Silver under 16yrs black belt boys

Carl Massey – Kata Silver mens black belt, Kumite Silver mens black belt under 75k

Nicole Halsall – Kumite Silver under 15yrs brown belt girls

John Molyenuex – Kata Silver mens brown belt

Nick Johnson – Kumite Bronze under 16yrs black belt boys

Natalie Charlton – Kata Bronze under 16yrs brown belt girls, Kumite Bronze under 16yrs brown belt girls

Carri-ann Taylor – Kumite Bronze under 16yrs brown belt girls

Amy White – Kumite Bronze under 15yrs brown belt girls

Amy Vallet – Kata Bronze 16-18yrs brown and black belt girls

Becky Hollis – Kumite Bronze under 16yrs black belt girls

NEWS 2001

Student of the Year 2001

Congratulations to Cadet Student of the year Lauren Middlehurst and Special club award winner Alex Hodge

Congratulations to adult student of the year Carl Massey voted by the adult members of the club. A special award of swords was presented to Carl as a special thank you from myself and all the Mums and Dads, for his outstanding contributions to students of NWKA.

Dan Gradings 2001

Carl Massey – 2nd Dan

Luke Scott – 2nd Dan

Both Carl and Luke got the top score in there groups

Paul Charlton – 1st Dan

Rachel Anders – 1st Dan

Lauren Middlehurst – 1st Dan

Adam Macalwaine – 1st Dan

Also Congratulations to Steve Nelson in achieving 4th Dan, he gives his thanks to the club

NWKA Club Kata Tournament 2001

Natalie Salters, Alex Hodge, Luke Scott, Nick Johnson, Sophie Johnson, Megan Evans, Lewis Hale

Joshua Lee, Craig McGowen, James Windows, Amy Cook, Lauren Middlehurst, Gus Johnston, Zach Scott, Heather Hughes

SKU Premier Championships

Amy White – Bronze Kumite Ind

Carl Massey – Bronze Senior Kata Ind

Rachel Anders – Silver Kumite Ind, Bronze Kata Team

Nicole Halsall – Silver Kata Ind, Bronze Kata Ind, Bronze Kata Team

Sophie Johnson – Gold Kumite Ind

Michelle Alderson – Gold Kumite Team, Bronze Kata Ind

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Kata Ind, Bronze Kumite Ind, Bronze Kata Team

Becky Hylands – Gold Kumite Team, Silver Kumite Ind

John Molyneux – Gold Kumite Ind, Gold Kata Ind

Becky Hollis – Gold Kata Ind, Gold Kumite Ind, Gold Kumite Team, Competitor Of The Day Award

SKU British Club Championships

Lauren Middlehurst – Gold Kumite ind, Gold Kumite Team

John Molyneux – Gold Kata Ind, Rebecca Hylands, Gold Kumite ind, Bronze kumite team

Sophie Johnson – Gold Kumite Ind, Gold Kata Team

Rebecca Hollis – Silver Kata Ind, Bronze Kumite Team

Rachel Anders – Silver Kumite Ind, Gold Kumite Team

Nicole Halsall – Bronze Kumite Ind, Gold Kumite Team

Natalie Charlton – Bronze Kumite Ind, Amy White, Bronze Kumite Team

Amy Cook – Bronze Kumite ind, Gold Kata Team

Amy Taylor – Gold Kata Team, Michelle Alderson, Bronze Kumite Team

Stuart Norman – Gold Kata Team, Bronze Open kata team

Sue Cook – Gold Kata Team, Bronze Open Kata Team

Anthony Sykes – Gold Kata Team, Bronze Open Kata Team

English Karate National Junior Championships

Lauren Middlehurst – All England Silver medallist Kata

Nicole Halsall – 4th Place Kata

SKU National Championships

Andy Woods – Silver kumite ind, Competitor of the day award

Carl Massey – Gold kumite ind

Sophie Johnson – Gold kata ind, Gold kata team, Gold kumite ind

Sue Cook – Gold kata ind, Gold kata team

John Molyneux – Silver kata ind, Silver kata ind

Becky Hollis – Bronze kata ind, Gold kumite ind

Luke Scott – Bronze kata ind

Lauren Middlehurst – Silver kata team, Bronze kumite team

Amy Taylor – Gold kumite ind. Gold kata team

Natasha Hoyle – Bronze kumite ind

Amy Vallet – Silver kumite ind

Jenny Vallet – Bronze kumite ind

Nicole Halsall – Silver kumite team, Silver kata team

Rachael Anders – Silver kata team, Bronze kumite ind

Amy Cook – Gold kata team

Craig McGowan – Bronze kumite ind

Bradley Swift – Bronze kata ind

Stuart Norman – Silver kumite team, Silver kata team

Chris Lyne – Silver team kumite, Silver kata team

Gareth Thomas – Silver team kata

James Duff – Silver Kumite team