Bristol Karate Academy

Bristol Karate Academy were proud to host the latest JKS Development Series tournament on Sunday 8^th September, as JKS competitors from the south of England and beyond travelled to Nailsea School to compete in Kata, Kumite and Kickmaster.

This was the first karate tournament to be held at the school and the sheer number of entries from Academy competitors showed that everyone was delighted to take part in a tournament on home soil.

In sport, a lot of made of ‘home advantage’. As the event started, it looked like this helped buoy the confidence of Bristol competitors, who took gold in three out of four Pairs Kata events. And it didn’t stop there.

While the Development Series is about providing opportunities to karate-ka (karate practitioners) and not just about medals, it’s always a pleasure to see Academy members shining.

In all, Bristol competitors took home 16 golds, 10 silvers and 16 bronze medals from 32 categories. An incredible performance.

The Development Series was put in place by JKS England in order to provide opportunities for everyone to get familiar with tournament karate and to get valuable experience on the tatami. Over the long term, it helps to create a talent pipeline towards the success of the JKS England squad, who recently finished 2^nd on the medals table at the BKF British International Open.

Any profits from the event support the JKS England national squad. And with so many squad members hailing from Bristol Karate Academy it was fantastic to see each and every one volunteering their time to help run the event.

Thank you to JKS England for the opportunity to host the event. Thank you to all of the JKS England clubs who supported the event. Thank you to the staff at Nailsea School’s The Link for their support in the run up to the event and on the day. And finally, a massive thank you to the incredible team of JKS England and Bristol Karate Academy referees, judges and volunteers. Without you, it simply wouldn’t have been possible to make it all run so smoothly.

Here’s the full list of results for Academy members:

GOLD for Steven Connell and Finn Westcott in Senior Pairs Kata
GOLD for Asha Crabb and Taylor Gibney in Children’s Pairs Kata (10-13 years)
GOLD for Tobias Griffiths and Monaghan Mitchell in Children’s Pairs Kata (under 10 years)
GOLD for Steven Connell in Male Senior Kumite (3rd Kyu)
GOLD for Caroline Walton in Female Masters Kumite (35 years+)
GOLD for Ian Connell in Male Masters Kumite (35 years+)
GOLD for Scarlett Jones in Female Kumite (17-19 years, 5th-1st Kyu)
GOLD for Taylor Gibney in Female Kumite, 11-13 years, 3rd Kyu+
GOLD for Steven Connell in Male Senior Kata, 16 years+
GOLD for Scarlett Jones in Female Senior Kata, 16 years+
GOLD for Oli Hulbert in Children’s Kata, 12-13 years, 3rd Kyu+
GOLD for Jessica Tatnall in Children’s Kata, 12-15 years, Beginner-4th Kyu
GOLD for Cameron Mitchell in Inclusive Kata, 16 years+
GOLD for Monaghan Mitchell in Inclusive Kata, under 16 years
GOLD for Monaghan Mitchell in Children’s Kata, 8-9 years, beginner-7th Kyu
GOLD for Monaghan Mitchell in Children’s Kickmaster
SILVER for Ian Connell and Annette Connell in Senior Pairs Kata
SILVER for Brandon Bennett and Oli Hulbert in Cadet Pairs Kata (14-15 years)
SILVER for Charlie Gibbard and Oliver Gibbard in Children’s Pairs Kata (10-13 years)
SILVER for Gracie Baker and Azelie Langley in Children’s Pairs Kata (under 10 years)
SILVER for Finn Westcott in Male Senior Kumite
SILVER for Luke Kerr in Male Masters Kumite (35 years+)
SILVER for Evert Collard in Male Kumite (15-17 years)
SILVER for Finn Westcott in Male Senior Kata, 16 years+
SILVER for Caroline Walton in Master Kata, 35 years+
SILVER for Tobias Griffiths in Children’s Kickmaster
BRONZE for John Green and Caroline Walton in Senior Pairs Kata
BRONZE for Abigail Hall and Jessica Tatnall in Cadet Pairs Kata, 14-15 years
BRONZE for Olive Kerr and Oran Kerr in Children’s Team Kata (10-13 years)
BRONZE for Jessica Tatnall in Female Kumite, 13-15 years, 5th Kyu+
BRONZE for Charlie Gibbard in Male Kumite, 12-14 years
BRONZE for Asha Crabb in Female Kumite, 11-13 years, 3rd Kyu
BRONZE for Monaghan Mitchell in Male Kumite, 8-9 years
BRONZE for Tobias Griffiths in Children’s Kumite, under 8 years
BRONZE for Taylor Gibney in Children’s Kata, 12-13 years, 3rd Kyu+
BRONZE for Charlie Gibbard in Children’s Kata, 12-15 years, beginner-4th Kyu
BRONZE for Calie Langley in Children’s Kata, 8-11 years, 3rd Kyu+
BRONZE for Oliver Gibbard in Children’s Kata, 8-11 years, 3rd Kyu+
BRONZE for Azelie Langley in Children’s Kata, 8-9 years, beginner-4th Kyu
BRONZE for Tobias Griffiths in Children’s Kata, under 8 years
BRONZE for Luke Kerr in Masters Kata, 35 years+
BRONZE for Azelie Langley in Children’s Kickmaster

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