Bristol Karate Academy

JKS England have confirmed their team for the JKS European Championships in Denmark and it includes seven Bristol Karate Academy athletes.

The event takes place from 12th to 14th September in Copenhagen. Here are our JKS England squad representatives who’ll be flying off to compete, along with their recent successes that helped with the selection decision (alphabetically ordered by last name):

Benjamin Griffiths – Kata and Kumite

BKF British Under 12s Male Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Under 12s Male Pairs Kata Champion 2025
EKF National Under 10s Male Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS England Under 11s Male Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS England 8-10 Male Kumite bronze medallist 2024
JKS England Under 11s Team Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Under 10s Male Kata Champion 2024
Murayama Cup -140cm Male Kumite Champion 2024
Murayama Cup -3rd Kyu Team Kata silver medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Under 12s -3rd Kyu Male Kata bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Under 12s Black & Brown Belt Male Kata bronze medallist 2025
Murayama Cup Under 12s Open Male Kata bronze medallist 2025
Southern England Under 12s Male Kata silver medallist 2025
Southern England Under 12s -35kg bronze medallist 2025

Tim Griffiths - Kata

EKF National Team Kata Champion 2024 & 2025
EKF National Veteran Kata Champion 2024
EKF National Veteran Kata silver medallist 2025
EKF E1-Series Senior Team Kata Champion 2024
BKF International Veteran Kata Champion 2024
BKF International Veteran Pairs Kata Champion 2024
BKF British Veteran Kata Champion 2025
BKF British International Team Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Senior Team Kata Champion 2024 & 2025
BKF British Veteran Pairs Kata Champion 2024 & 2025
BKF British Senior Pairs Champion 2025
BKF British Senior Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
BKF British Open Senior Kata bronze medallist 2024
JKS England Veteran Kata Champion 2024
JKS England Senior Junro & Koten Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS England Senior Team Kata silver medallist 2024
Central England Open Veteran Kata Champion 2024
Central England Open Senior Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Veteran Kata Champion 2024
Murayama Cup Veteran Kata Champion 2025
Murayama Cup Senior Kata bronze medallist 2025
Southern England Veteran Kata Champion 2024 & 2025
Southern England Senior Kata silver medallist 2024 & bronze medallist 2025

Liam Mashford - Kata and Kumite

Murayama Cup Cadet Male Kumite bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Cadet Male Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Cadet Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Cadet Team Kata bronze medallist 2024

Nephele Metsiou - Kata

EKF International Open Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
EKF National 10-11 Female Kata silver medallist 2024
BKF British Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2025
BKF British Pairs Kata Champion 2024
BKF British Kata bronze medallist 2024 & 2025
WKGB Welsh Under 14s Female Kata Champion 2024
JKS England Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup 12-15 Black and Brown Belt Kata silver medallist 2025
Murayama Cup 12-15 Open Kata bronze medallist 2025
Southern England Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
Southern England Under 14s Female Kata silver medallist 2025

Dan Salter - Kata

EKF National Veteran Kata bronze medallist 2024
BKF International Veteran Pairs Kata Champion 2024
BKF British Senior Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
BKF British Veteran Pairs Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Super Veteran Kata silver medallist 2025
JKS England Veteran Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS England Senior Team Kata silver medallist 2024
Central England Senior Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Open Veteran Kata silver medallist 2024
Central England Veteran Kata bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Veteran Kata bronze medallist 2025
Murayama Cup Veteran Kata bronze medallist 2024
Southern England Veteran Kata silver medallist 2024
Southern England Senior Kata bronze medallist 2024

Lucie Tarr - Kata

JKS International Cup 14-16 years Female Team Kata silver medallist 2024
EKF National Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
EKF E1-Series Under 14s Female Kata bronze medallist 2024
BKF British Cadet & Junior Team Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Cadet Pairs Kata silver medallist 2025
BKF British Under 14s Pairs Kata Champion 2024
BKF British Under 14s Female Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS National Cadet Female Kata Champion 2024
JKS National Cadet Female Junro & Koten Kata Champion 2024
Central England Cadet Pairs bronze medallist 2024
Central England Cadet Team bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup 12-15 Black & Brown Belt Female Kata Champion 2025
Murayama Cup 12-15 Open Grade Female Kata Champion 2025
Murayama Cup 12-15 Female Kata bronze medallist 2024

George Tarr - Kata

JKS International Cup 17-19 years Male Team Kata silver medallist 2024
EKF National Junior Male Kata Champion 2025
BKF British International Team Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Senior Team Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Senior Pairs Kata Champion 2025
BKF British Junior Male Team Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS National Senior Male Kata silver medallist 2024
JKS National Senior Junro & Koten Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Senior Team Kata bronze medallist 2024
Central England Senior Pairs Kata bronze medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Open Senior Kata silver medallist 2024
Murayama Cup Open team kata bronze medallist 2024

Preparations now begin as our athletes make sure they’re on top form before heading out to the European Championships in early Autumn.

We’re incredibly proud to have such strong representation from the Academy at such a prestigious event. Congratulations to our members on being selected and best of luck with your training in the run up to the event! The whole Academy is behind you!