JHKA 3rd Open Championships 2023

Sensei News 14 May 2023 | 0

JHKA’s 3rd Junior Championships was a fantastic success!

Saturday 13th May 2023

I would like to congratulate all involved in organising, running and taking part in JHKA’s 3rd Open Championships. We held our competition for the first time ever at The Forest Row Centre in Collier Row, our home dojo.

By running these events, it’s amazing to see the progress made by all our students that have continued their training over the past year since we last held this event in May 2022. If we look back on the year that we have had, we have seen some fantastic results at National, International and Commonwealth level. It all starts here at club level.

Well done to all our new students that took part in their first ever competition, I hope you all enjoyed it and learned lots in preparation for next time. A special well done to all the second timers that entered this competition, it’s great to see you all come back for another go and try to improve from your first competition experience. The more experience the better. Well done to all students that moved into a new age category, this is where your development can flourish. Every loss is a lesson and every lesson will develop you for the even bigger moments to come!

Congratulations to this years Champions and medallists, I am so proud of you all!

4-6 Years Kata

L Gilberto (Forza) 🥇
A Hearne and M Austria (joint) 🥈
Reuel K Asoy (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉
D Purvis (Forza) 🥉

4-6 Years Kumite

Reuel K Asoy (Chigwell Dojo) 🥇
N Birnie (Collier Row Dojo) 🥈
N Dragan (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉
E Kolakowski (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉

4-6 Years S/M

N Birnie (Collier Row Dojo) 🥇
L Gilberto (Forza) 🥈
J Radu (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉
A Jackson (Chingford Dojo) 🥉

7-9 Years Kata

Z Khelloufi (Enfield Dojo) 🥇
L Yanes Baragano (Collier Row Dojo) 🥈
D Mahu (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉
H Couldridge (Enfield Dojo) 🥉

7-9 Years Kumite

D Austria (Chigwell Dojo) 🥇
H Couldridge (Enfield Dojo) 🥈
M Walters (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉
D Mahu (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉

7-9 Years S/M

L Morgan (Collier Row Dojo) 🥇
E Thomas (Chingford Dojo) 🥈
M Sava (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉
D Austria (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉

10-13 Years Kata

J-B Ochiabuto (Chingford Dojo) 🥇
J Long (Forza) 🥈
Z Chapman (Enfield Dojo) 🥉
J White (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉

10-13 Years Boys Kumite

A Johnson-Campbell (Chingford Dojo) 🥇
J Avanzi (Chingford Dojo) 🥈
Y Yogarajah (Forza) 🥉
N Mac (Forza) 🥉

10-13 Years Girls Kumite

R Chapman (Enfield Dojo) 🥇
A Thomas (Chingford Dojo) 🥈
A Mac (Forza) 🥉
M Babin (Chigwell Dojo) 🥉

10-17 Years S/M

K Ross (Enfield Dojo) 🥇
E Burton (Collier Row Dojo) 🥈
Z Chapman (Enfield Dojo) 🥉
I Wyatt (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉

14-17 Years Kata

K Yogarajah (Forza) 🥇
M Ogunyadeka (Chingford Dojo) 🥈
E Burton (Collier Row Dojo) 🥉
D East (Forza) 🥉

14-17 Years Male Kumite

K Yogarajah (Forza) 🥇
E Burton (Collier Row Dojo) 🥈
D East (Forza) 🥉
M Ogunyadeka (Chingford Dojo) 🥉

14-17 Years Female Kumite

I Wyatt (Collier Row Dojo) 🥇
M Syrichas (Enfield Dojo) 🥈
K Ubor (Enfield Dojo) 🥉
A Emambacus (Enfield Dojo) 🥉

Thanks to Forza Karate Club for supporting the event and all Forza competitors that took part. I am sure that they all had a fantastic time coming away with 3 golds, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals!! What a fantastic achievement and a reflection of the new talent coming through at Forza.

Well done to all involved and all that were brave enough to step onto the tatami. It is great to see you all put your karate skills to the test in a competition environment.

Thank you to our senior black belt instructors for helping run this event. Thank you to the Mat team for helping throughout the day. Thank you to Mrs Wong, our club photographer for all your efforts on the day. Thank you to Forza Senpai’s too. Thank you to our Mat Manager. Thank you to our Medic. All of your time and effort is really appreciated.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in November for JHKA’s 5th Junior Championships. Save the date! Visit the competition calendar here.

Happy 4-6 years category all leaving with a medal 🥇