RTK Club Championship July 2023 Results
T H A N K Y O U to all the students who took part in our Club Championships on Sunday 9th July. Remember you either WIN or you LEARN. Not everyone can win a medal. To those who did, we say congratulations and keep up the excellent work. But what we are always the most proud of is participation, spirit and sportsmanship.
Everyone is fighting their own little battle not only against their opponents, but also against themselves. Believe me when I tell you - having a go is BRAVE. It is HARD. It takes as much out of you mentally as it does physically. The younger you can start it, the easier it is I suppose and through experience you become comfortable being uncomfortable. We have categories for everyone here from 5 years old to the Vets and it is heartwarming to see everyone trying so hard, representing their dojo and trying to SMASH IT!
Our Club is one family and we leave it all on the mats. Our comp is about spending the day together, doing what we all love. Ok we are kicking and punching each other but we try our best to make it safe and enjoyable. Our Officials are not perfect, but we try and we put these events on for you. We are volunteers gaining experience each time and hopefully getting better. Decisions were accepted. Parents were supportive. Praising the effort not just the results is the right way to do it in every sporting environment. We hope you enjoyed our day with us, meeting new families from other parts of the Club and showing off your skills to parents and relatives who probably don’t normally get the chance to come and watch you. Being a sporting parent has it’s highs and lows. We definitely go through it with them which can be hard. But it is all worth it because events like this are beneficial in many ways. When they win, it builds confidence and links direct effort with reward. When they are disappointed, it builds character, instills determination and encourages perseverance.
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This is our third championships post Covid. To see the students returning time after time and improving is wonderful. It’s all about setting those goals.
We saw students coming back getting flags and progressing through the Kata rounds who didn’t get a single flag last time. There were kumite competitors who didn’t get a single point last time who were not only winning points, but also winning matches.
It’s all about Individual progress. What progress have you made?
We can’t all win at the first attempt, or even the second or third. But what we can do, is keep trying. Effort, determination and perseverance is within everyone’s power. Keep going and keep learning. Experience counts. We’ve all been there. Winners aren’t necessarily the best, they are people who carried on, learned from their mistakes and never gave up.
How do you go from beginner to Champion? It’s a simple system. A constant cycle of Practice - Test - Evaluate
Practice in class or at home, do you put in effort everytime you train? Are you a good team player?
Test yourself through competitions and the grading system.
Evaluate your performance - what went well, what could be better? How can you improve? Then practice again…….
Once you are Champion, it is so hard to stay there. Children move up in categories because of age/grade and then you are chasing it again. Perhaps others have started training more than you do, perhaps you have become a little too relaxed? Set some new goals and get back at it. November will be here before you know it.
Before we reveal the results and the Dojo Championship Winners, the biggest THANKS must go to our Team. Our Instructors and team of officials who helped all day and the day before. You really are the heartbeat of our Club. We had plenty of people helping for the first time which was fantastic. And it’s not just our Sensei’s who are stepping up, it’s new Sensei’s, Assistants like Michelle, Instructors children like Lilly, Em, Liam + Thomas, Grace + Izzy, Lola + Kyle, parents like Julie and highly experienced students like Dave, Lori-Ann and Ellis. Even Brandon Lee made a celebrity appearance and we couldn’t be happier. Your help is so important because every Championship is getting bigger and we need you to make it work. We are one team and you’re all really lovely people who care about the Club and the students.
If we didn’t have a group of such dedicated, hard working and talented people around us, we would not be able to host events like this. They work you hard in classes and motivate you to have a go. They prepare you for what to expect. They learn and revise the rules the teach you the rules. Scorekeep, timekeep, judge and referee. Watch endless rounds of Kata and Kumite, share the joy of the winners, commiserate the disappointed, help the injured, set up and put away.
The list of their duties is endless and we are so appreciative. THANK YOU all. It couldn’t be done without you.
Paul Sensei and I often get a lot of the credit but it is true team effort. Massive respect to Mike Beckwith Sensei, Leesa Beckwith Sensei, Mike Baron Sensei, Jo Sysum Sensei and Rob Head Sensei who all stepped up when appointed as Tatami Managers and did a brilliant job.
Mark Jepson is also a huge help on the administration and technology side and also gave his Sunday up to work with us on Tatami 4. Marks contribution is much appreciated. From the booking process to the sorting of categories, he makes it so much easier and we are grateful. Thank you.
The staff at the venue were great and a huge thank you to Helen Wolstencroft for providing the refreshments and selling the merchandise.
We do a little competition among the Instructors for who can motivate their team and win the most points. Instructors were awarded 1 point for each entrant. Then additional points are earned by their students. A gold medal is worth 3 points, a silver medal is worth 2 points and a bronze medal is worth 1 point.
The winning Sensei’s are Mike Baron Sensei and Grace Baron Sensei (+ Izzy!) and their Standish Dojos. Bragging rights this time going to the Wigan Warriors. Congratulations - we will crown the Champions at Senior class tonight.
Between them they achieved the grand total of 77 points. Huge congratulations to Team Baron and their students for their medals and participation.
November’s Champions Rob Sensei’s Stretford Dojo followed in second place with 60 points with Stockton Heath coming in 3rd with 47 points.
Well done to you all!
Full results for Tatamis and Dojo Championships follows:
Results Table
| Tatami 1 | |
|---|---|
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 |
| GOLD | Niamh Harrison |
| SILVER | Tom Blackburn |
| BRONZE | Max Thomas |
| Event 2 | Pugel Stick Championships |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 Pugel Championship |
| GOLD | Jairaj Singh |
| SILVER | Devraj Singh |
| BRONZE | Tom Blackburn |
| Event 3 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Habiba Elsheikh |
| SILVER | Freya Roberts |
| BRONZE | Isobella Lawson |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Brown Belts to Black Belts 10-13 years Girls |
| GOLD | Grace Wilson |
| SILVER | Danika Wood |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Category | 14-15 yrs 3rd-1st Kyu femals |
| GOLD | Harmani Solanki |
| SILVER | Holly Percival |
| BRONZE | Lauren Everett |
| Event 6 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Pairs Kata 3rd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Izzy Baron + Milly Dobbs |
| SILVER | Grace Wilson + Harmani Solanki |
| BRONZE | James Rigby + McKenzie Lamont |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Purple and Purple & White belts 12-16 years |
| GOLD | Esme Smith |
| SILVER | Marley Little |
| BRONZE | Isabella Fernandes |
| Event 8 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Pairs Kata 4th Kyu and Below |
| GOLD | Amalys De Bezenac Messer + Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Adam Belshaw + Jack Whittingham |
| BRONZE | Daniel Kirkman + Joe Rutter |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Black Belts 14-15 years |
| GOLD | Loui D'Attorre |
| SILVER | Jayden Clarke |
| BRONZE | Josiah Curtis |
| Event 10 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 12-15 years Males |
| GOLD | Oscar Thomson |
| SILVER | James Rigby |
| BRONZE | Jake Quinn |
| Event 11 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Open Grade 15-17 years Males |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Noah Vernon |
| BRONZE | Xander Matanle |
| Event 12 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Adult Females 2nd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Lori-Ann Moran |
| SILVER | Alex Moriarty |
| BRONZE | Caroline Wood/ Ava Staton |
| Event 13 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Female Black Belts 14-16 years |
| GOLD | Lola Fellone |
| SILVER | Lola Girault |
| Tatami 2 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange Red and Yellow Belts 5-8 years Kata |
| Pool 1: Orange, Red and Yellow Belt Girls | |
| GOLD | Alice Kittaer |
| SILVER | Evie Mayren |
| BRONZE | Georgia Ryder |
| Pool 2: Orange Belt Boys | |
| GOLD | Roman Moore |
| SILVER | James Bottomley |
| BRONZE | Kacper Gwozda |
| Pool 3: Red + Yellow Belt Boys | |
| GOLD | Daniel Chidgey |
| SILVER | Ben McDermott |
| BRONZE | Alex Holden |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Orange, Red, Yellow Belts 5-8 years Girls Kumite (Pool 1) |
| GOLD | Ava Day |
| SILVER | Dana Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Georgia Ryder / Ellie Hunter-Walsh |
| Orange, Red, Yellow Belts 5-8 years Boys Kumite (Pool 2) | |
| GOLD | Ben Hackett |
| SILVER | Daniel Chidgey |
| BRONZE | Kohen Minehane |
| Pool 3 | |
| GOLD | Leo Cross |
| SILVER | Zaid Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Thomas Monks |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 8-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Isaac Whittaker |
| SILVER | Arthur Purdy |
| BRONZE | Joe Rutter |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Green - Purple + White Belts 12-14 years Girls |
| GOLD | Esme Smith |
| SILVER | Isabella Fernandes |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Green to Purple + White Belts Age 12-13 years |
| GOLD | Marley Little |
| SILVER | Mitchell Little |
| BRONZE | Harrison Forth / James Kelly |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Male Black Belts 17+ |
| GOLD | Xander Matanle |
| SILVER | Richard Holden |
| BRONZE | Isaac Jepson |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Black Belts 21+ |
| GOLD | Greg Burton |
| SILVER | Xander Matanle |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Veterans |
| GOLD | Tris Miles |
| SILVER | Ryan Smith |
| BRONZE | Richard Holden |
| Tatami 3 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years Pool 1 (Orange + Red Belts) |
| GOLD | Ethan Everett |
| SILVER | Milo Goodwin |
| BRONZE | Jacob Lucas |
| Pool 2: Yellow Belts | |
| GOLD | Jacob McDonald |
| SILVER | Freya Roberts |
| BRONZE | Gabriel Drinkall |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Orange, Red + Yellow Belts 9-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Charley Larkman |
| SILVER | Jacob Lucas |
| BRONZE | Nihal Jacob Digwa |
| Pool 2: Red + Yellow Belts | |
| GOLD | Jacob McDonald |
| SILVER | Ozzy Mustard |
| BRONZE | Ethan Everett |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Green, Purple & Purple and White Belts 7-8 years |
| GOLD | Amalys De Bezenac Messer |
| SILVER | James Cooke |
| BRONZE | Nikolai Croft |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Green, Purple 4th Kyu 7-8 years Boys + Girls |
| GOLD | Scout Lumsden |
| SILVER | Amalys De Bezenac Messer |
| BRONZE | Nikolai Croft |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Female Black Belts 11-15 years |
| GOLD | Lola Girault |
| SILVER | Grace Wilson |
| BRONZE | Charlotte Griffiths |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Female Black Belts 21+ |
| GOLD | Alex Moriarty |
| SILVER | Catherine Johnson |
| BRONZE | Zena Clarke |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Adults up to 4th Kyu |
| GOLD | Tom Wynne |
| SILVER | Harrison Pilkington |
| BRONZE | Chris Paxton |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Adult Males up to 3rd Kyu |
| GOLD | Andy Guest |
| SILVER | Tom Wynne |
| BRONZE | Daniel Greenwood |
| Tatami 4 | |
| Event 1 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Adults Pairs Kata (18+) all grades |
| GOLD | Helen Cowley + Barbara Celinska |
| SILVER | Chris Paxton + Sean Kinsella |
| BRONZE | Terry Kelly + James Kelly |
| Event 2 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White belts 9-11 years Pool 1 - Green Belts |
| GOLD | Jack Whittingham |
| SILVER | Adam Belshaw |
| BRONZE | Alfie Sandilands |
| Pool 2 Purple + Purple and White | |
| GOLD | Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Barbara Celinska |
| BRONZE | Milly Dobbs |
| Event 3 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years Boys |
| GOLD | Adam Abdalla |
| SILVER | Vikash Warren Jeykishnan |
| BRONZE | Finlay Mann |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years girls |
| GOLD | Lara Abdalla |
| SILVER | Ellis Drinkall |
| BRONZE | |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange, Red, Yellow Belts & Green Belts 13-15 years |
| GOLD | Maisie Rimmington |
| SILVER | Lara Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Iza Szczesnowicz |
| Event 6 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White belts 9-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Zachary Donly |
| SILVER | Oliver Bryant |
| BRONZE | Harry Thompson |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 8-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Isaac Whittaker |
| SILVER | Jake Quinn |
| BRONZE | Arthur Purdy |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu Females |
| GOLD | Holly Percival |
| SILVER | Lauren Everett |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts & 2nd Kyu Males Age 13-15 years |
| GOLD | McKenzie Lamont |
| SILVER | Lewis Alger |
| BRONZE | Oscar Thomson |
| Event 11 | Individual Kata: |
| Category | Black Belts and 1st Kyu Males 12 years |
| GOLD | Logan Hill-Critchley |
| SILVER | Noah Purvis |
| BRONZE | Patrick Chaffer |
| Tatami 5 | |
| Event 1 | Junior Team Kumite |
| GOLD | Lola Fellone, McKenzie Lamont, Hector Scott |
| SILVER | Lola Girault, Spencer Bugler, Stanley Cook |
| BRONZE | James Kelly & James Rigby |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Age 9-11 years green to purple and white belt girls |
| GOLD | Milly Dobbs |
| SILVER | Barbara Celinsak |
| BRONZE | Amy Lake |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Male Black Belts 14 years |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Loui D'Attorre |
| BRONZE | Jayden Clarke |
| Event 4 | Individual Kata: |
| Category | Adults 3rd Kyu, 2nd Kyu and 1st Kyu |
| GOLD | Helen Cowley |
| SILVER | Duncan Somerville |
| BRONZE | Caroline Wood / Michelle Walker |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Female Veterans |
| GOLD | Helen Cowley |
| SILVER | Caroline Wood |
| BRONZE | Zena Clarke/ Christine O' Leary |
| Event 6 | Adult Team Kumite |
| GOLD | Alex Moriarty, Greg Burton, Sean Kinsella, Carl Moore |
| SILVER | Ava Staton, Xander Matanle, Terry Kelly, Callum Durkin |
Instructor Results
| Instructor | People | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike & Grace | 15 | 62 | 77 |
| Rob Head | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| Jon Curtis | 14 | 33 | 47 |
| Callum Miles | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Sam Jackson | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| Gary & Jo | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| Daryl Brady | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Mike & Leesa | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Debbie & Dave | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Katie Wilson | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Aurelie Girault | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| John & Helen | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Bernadette Burton | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| John O'Donovan | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Simon Yates | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Molly Austin Hogsden | 1 | 1 | 2 |