Another brilliant day in a very long line of red-letter days going back 25 years took place in Bletchley at our annual Competition Day on May 19th. A respectable number of students turned up to either compete, officiate or simply support fellow club members. It is such a pity though that more didn’t enter.
Those that did enter competed with true karate spirit. Hard but fair. The sportsmanship was exemplary. An even better statistic was that the first aider had so little to do! This was because the day had to have been a demonstration of everyone’s control and focus. The first aider applied ice to a few knocks and bruises but most of the ice he used was in his drink!
All in all it was another excellent day which produced some good fights and some good demonstrations of Shotokan kata and Bo kata too. From the youngest lower kyu grade to the highest ranked competitor, everyone tried valiantly and what is nicest of all with a broad smile on their face.
The day culminated with the team competition between Milton Keynes clubs and Bedford area clubs. Sadly for MK they lost out to Bedford by the closest of margins. In the end they won after five fights of exceptionally competitive fighting by only one point. This shows just how close the two teams were matched. Congratulations to Bedford clubs and commiserations to MK Clubs. Maybe next year will be your turn?
Remember to win is desirable. Entering without hoping to be placed takes something away from the purpose of competition but, by entering, you will have learnt a lot about yourself and your karate. Funakoshi said so many wise things. Many of his twenty precepts can be applied to competition although he himself didn’t agree with it. One thing worth remembering though is that if you only win you cannot deal with losing when it does come, and it will, sooner or later. To be a good and sporting loser is a credit to you, your club and to CFTS.
Special congratulations must go to Sensei Dan Young for winning the executive cup for being the outstanding karate-ka of the day and to Liam Carter for being the junior karate-ka of the day.
Well done to everyone, whether you won or not you deserve a pat on the back for making the day another memorable one for CFTS. Thanks again to parents, judges, the technical committee, black belts and everyone who turned up to enter or just support those that did.
RENSHI May 2018
THE RESULTS
KUMITE
UNDER 10 'A'
1ST - TYREECE COPELAND-JAMES
2ND - ANGELO CHIODO
3RD - FINN CLUETT AND ETHAN HOLLAND
UNDER 10 'B'
1ST - DEEN LAVELLE
2ND - JAMES STARCK
3RD - KIERAN GILNAGH AND TAIO BRADY
11-16 'A' (SET KUMITE)
1ST - AGIER NAAH
2ND - KATIE QUINCE
3RD - TOBY SMITH AND NYLAROSE ABDUL
11-16 'B' (SET KUMITE)
1ST - ELSIE PARLOUR
2ND - FAITH GAZELEY
3RD - OLIVER BUTTERWORTH AND ARYAN KURAPATY
OVER 17 ( MALE)
1ST - IVAN MIOCINOVIC
2ND - ARTHUR VELAUS
3RD - BEN PREECE
KATA
UNDER 10 (MIXED)
1ST - TYREECE COPELAND-JAMES
2ND - RAYAN ASHRAF
3RD - RIYA KHANDELWAL
11-16 (MIXED)
1ST - MELISSA GREGORY
2ND - JOSHUA PENNISTON
3RD - SAMUEL JESSOP
17+ MIXED
1ST - ARTHUR VELAUS
2ND - BEN PREECE
3RD - ZEESHAN ASHRAF
DAN GRADES
1ST - DAN YOUNG
2ND - SIMONE WEBER
3RD - ELLIOTT THOMAS
BO KATA
1ST - HARRY PROUSE
2ND - DAN YOUNG
3RD - PAUL COMB
TEAM KATA
KYU GRADES ONLY
1ST - SMS (CLAPHAM/OAKLEY - SAM, MAISIE & SAM)
2ND - TEAM MENSA (NEWPORT PAGNELL - ARTHUR, AIDAR & JAMIE)
3RD - TRIPLE R'S (CLAPHAM/OAKLEY - RYU, RONIN & REANA)
TEAMS WITH DAN GRADES
1ST - 2 ROSES AND A THORN (KEMPSTON - SIMONE, ISABELLE & KARL)
2ND - EDDIES ANGELS (CLAPHAM/OAKLEY - SUZIE, BILLY AND HARRY)
3RD - NEWPORT NEW & OLD DANS (NEWPORT PAGNELL - ROBERT, JOE & PAUL)
TEAM CHALLENGE KUMITE
1ST - BEDFORD (29 POINTS)
ROY CURRIE, SIMONE WEBER, HARRY PROUSE, SUZIE GRAY AND KARL CHIODO
2ND - MILTON KEYNES (28 POINTS)
PAUL COMB, KATIE EGGINTON, JOSEPH YOUNG, SIMONA ASHRAF & ROBERT HAWKINS
KARATEKA OF THE DAY
JUNIOR - LIAM CARTER
SENIOR - DAN YOUNG
Well done to all that entered whether you were successful or not. Now go back to your dojo and tell the others that didn't enter all about it, and let's make next year's event even better.