2018 News & Events

2018 NEWS & EVENTS

WTKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

25th November 2018

Sixteen members of the Academy travelled to Cork, Ireland to represent the TSKUK at The WTKO European Championships. It was a very successful day for the Westwood students, who won a total of 13 Gold, 16 Silver, and 4 Bronze.

The Squad and results:
Brandon Aguinaldo. Ind Kata GOLD. Team Kata SILVER
Megan Allen. Team Kata GOLD. Ind Kumite BRONZE. Ind Kata SILVER
Daniel Allen. Ind Kata GOLD. Ind Kumite GOLD. Team Kumite GOLD
Fynn Alone.
Mason Gill. Team Kumite SILVER. Team Kata SILVER. Ind Kumite GOLD
Harrison Gill. Team Kumite GOLD. Team Kata SILVER. Ind Kata BRONZE
Brandon Gill. Team Kata GOLD. Ind Kumite SILVER
Alyssa Hall.
Jasmine Harmon. Ind Kata GOLD. Ind Kumite GOLD. Team Kata GOLD
James Harris. Team Kumite SILVER. Ind Kata SILVER
Megan Henly. Ind Kata BRONZE
Sienna Keenan. Team Kata GOLD. Ind Kumite SILVER
Dexter Munson. Team Kata SILVER. Ind Kumite SILVER
Beth Stansfield. Ind Kumite SILVER. Ind Kata GOLD
Charlie Tarr. Team Kumite SILVER. Team Kata SILVER.
Ind Kumite SILVER. Ind Kata BRONZE
Finn Tyrell. Ind Kumite GOLD. Ind Kata SILVER. Team Kata SILVER.

Black belt grading success

4th November 2018

1st Dan passes

2nd Dan passes

The TSKUK Free Winter Course was attended by nearly 6oo students at the UEA in Norwich.

After two hours of training, a black belt 1st and 2nd dan grading was conducted by the TSKUK panel headed by sensei Alan Parrish 6th dan and sensei Jason Hitchings 6th dan.

Congratulations to our 12 new black belts, Ben Clark, Jack Clark, James Harris, Joseph Sutton, Robert Taylor, Jasmine Harmon, Yukie Sato, Dexter Munson, Alyssa Hall, Finn Tyrell, Edwin Varghese, and Gurureyan Karthikeyan.

A massive well done also to Stuart Day, Steven Beavis, and Trevor Stansfield on their promotion to 2nd dan.

jka england open championships 2018

Hannah Mitchell lead the way for Westwood Academy's competitors at the JKAE Open Championships, winning the gold medal in the 13-15yrs individual kumite event.
In the boys 10-12yrs events, Mac Oats won the silver medal in kumite, while Brandon Aguinaldo won a bronze in this, and another bronze in the kata event. Sienna Keenan and Hollie Norfolk both won bronze medals in their kumite events.
Summer Leaver and Rio Patel won two bronze medals each in the 7-9yrs kata and kumite events.

wukf european championships 2018

The WUKF European Championships were held in Malta over four days in late October 2018. The TSKUK team included 16 Westwood Academy members, who won a fantastic total of 23 medals between them.

Academy instructors, Mason and Harrison Gill were crowned double European champions as members of the winning 18-20yrs kumite and rotational kumite teams.
Brother Brandon also won gold as a member of the 15-17yrs kumite team, and he also won a bronze medal with Reece ward and George Carson in the rotational team kumite event.
Caitlin Day and Ellie Worth each won silver and bronze medals in the 15-17yrs female team kumite. Daniel Allen won a bronze in the 13-14yrs rotational team kumite, but won silver in his individual event.
Jasmine Harmon also won a silver medal in her individual kata event, and another silver medal in team kata with Sienna Keenan and Hollie Norfolk.
Mya Francis won the bronze medal in her individual kumite event, and the boys kata team of Brandon Aguinaldo, Mac Oats and Finn Tyrell also won bronze medals.

autumn club competition

14th October 2018

More than 100 Westwood members competed in this year's Autumn club competition. Well done to everyone who took part, and thank you for making the competition such a success.

See all the results HERE

a new 3rd dan for the academy

30th September 2018

Congratulations to Hayley Mitchell, who passed her 3rd dan grading on the TSKUK Autumn International Course.

Hayley graded after two days of training with WTKO chief instructor Richard Amos sensei 7th dan, Aiden Trimble sensei 8th dan, and Koji Wada sensei 7th dan.

There were three students attempting the tough high level grading, and Hayley was the only successful candidate.

She is picture here with sensei Wada and sensei Amos.

charlie passes 4th dan in canada

4th August 2018

Congratulations to Westwood Academy instructor sensei Charlie Tarr, who travelled to Toronto, Canada for the WTKO Summer Camp and International competition to grade for 4th dan.
His grading was conducted by a panel of the WTKO senior instructors, and he passed with flying colours.
In addition to training on the four day training camp, he also competed in the international competition, finishing second in the kata event, and winning the senior kumite event.

Pictured left to right, Sensei Amos 7th dan, Sensei Mullin 9th dan, Charlie, Sensei Scott Middleton 6th dan

TSKUK OPEN SHOTOKAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

Well done to everyone who took part in representing Westwood at the TSKUK Championships. You brought home a fantastic haul of 96 medals altogether, 34 Gold, 23 Silver, and 39 Bronze.

Ind Kata	Gold	Silver	Bronze
U11yrs. 9th-7th kyu mixed	Scarlett Stead	Freddy Vinten	Dhruvan Appachi
U11yrs. 6th-4th kyu mixed	-	-	Sophia Chaston
U11yrs. 3rd-1st kyu mixed	-	Finn Tyrell	-
U11yrs Black belt mixed	Mac Oats	-	-
11-14yrs. 3rd-1st kyu Female	Grace Durrant	Alyssa Hall	Mya Francis
11-14yrs. 3rd-1st kyu Male	-	-	Joseph Sutton
11-14yrs. Black belt Female	-	-	Caitlin Day
11-14yrs. Black belt Male	Daniel Allen	-	Brandon Aguinaldo
15-17yrs Black belt Male	-	-	Brandon Gill
18+yrs 9th-7th kyu mixed	Kirsty Laws	-	-
18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Female	-	Jacqui Harrington-Campbell	Vera Hull
18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Male	Will Bray	-	Gareth Oats
18+yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male	-	Victor D'Urbal	-
18+yrs Black belt Female	-	-	Beth Stansfield
18+yrs Black belt Male	Mason Gill	-	-
Ind Kumite	Gold	Silver	Bronze
U11yrs. 9th-7th kyu Female	Lacey Leaver	Mylah Jupp	-
U11yrs 9th-7th kyu Male	Freddy Vinten	Kessa Desfontaines-Solkhon	Archie Mapson
U11yrs 6th-4th kyu Female	-	-	Holly Evans & Hollie Norfolk
U11yrs 3rd-1st kyu Female	Jasmine Harmon	-	Sienna Keenan
U11yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male	Joseph Holland	-	Fynn Alone & Freddie Grant
U11yrs Black belt Male	Mac Oats	-	-
11-14yrs. 5ft & Over 6th-4th kyu Female	-	Harriett Turbin	-
11-14yrs U5ft 3rd-1st kyu Male	Joseph Sutton	-	-
11-14yrs U5ft 3rd-1st kyu Female	Grace Durrant	Mya Francis	Megan Henly
11-14yrs U5ft Black belt Female	-	-	Megan Allen
11-14yrs U5ft Black belt Male	-	-	Charlie Webb
11-14yrs 5ft & over 3rd-1st kyu Female	Annabelle Jarrett	-	Victoria Turner
11-14yrs 5ft & over 3rd-1st kyu Male	-	Brandon Thomas	-
11-14yrs 5ft & over Black belt Female	Caitlin Day	Hannah Mitchell	-
15-17yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male	James Harris	-	-
15-17yrs Black belt Female	-	Ellie Worth	-
15-17yrs Black belt Male	-	-	Steven Beavis
18+yrs 9th-4th kyu Female	-	Kirsty Laws	-
18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Male	-	Gareth Oats	Will Bray
18+yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male	-	-	Victor D'Urbal
18+yrs Black belt Male	Harrison Gill	-	Mason Gill
Team Kata	Gold	Silver	Bronze
U15yrs 3rd-1st kyu mixed	-	Jasmine Harmon Sienna Keenan Mya Francis	Finn Tyrell Dexter Munson Joseph Sutton
U15yrs Black belt mixed	-	Caitlin Day Daniel Allen Hannah Mitchell	-
15-17yrs mixed	Reece Ward Brandon Gill Steven Beavis	-	Ellie Worth George Carson James Harris
18+yrs mixed	Mason Gill Beth Stansfield Harrison Gill	-	-
Team Kumite	Gold	Silver	Bronze
U15yrs. U5ft Female	Megan Allen Jasmine Harmon Mya Francis	-	-
U11yrs. U5ft male	-	Brandon Aguinaldo Mac Oats Joseph Holland	Calum Latimer Luke Mitchell Charlie Webb - Rio Patel Fynn Alone Freddie Grant
U15yrs. 5ft & over Female	Caitlin Day Hannah Mitchell Annabelle Jarrett	-	-
U15yrs. 5ft & over male	Daniel Allen Josh Allen Dylan Partridge-Kelly	-	-
15-17yrs male	-	-	Reece Ward George Carson Steven Beavis
18+yrs male	Mason Gill Harrison Gill Jimmy Webb	-	-

westwood club competition - spring 2018

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RESULTS

Ind Kata	Gold	Silver	Bronze
U10 yrs. 9th kyu	Amine Brahmi	Sebastian Rodger	Oliver Collins
10-11 yrs. 9th kyu	Zach Bush	Keira Lane	Mia Finch & Katie Snelling
U10 yrs. 8th kyu	Violet Karim	Dhruvan Appachi	Archie Mapson
U11 yrs. 7th kyu	Hollie Norfolk	Lacey Leaver	Avni Mundhra
11-13 yrs. 7th-4th kyu	Harriet Turbin	T J Superville	Eve Campbell
U11 yrs. 6th kyu	Carly Croft	Isabelle Durrant	Marco Hull
U11 yrs. 5th-4th kyu	Megan Henly	Sanaa Jacob	Avyi Robinson
U11 yrs. 3rd-1st kyu	Finn Tyrell	Jasmine Harmon	Sienna Keenan
11-14 yrs. 3rd-1st kyu	Grace Durrant	Brandon Thomas	Mya Francis
10-12 yrs. Dan Grade	Brandon Aguinaldo	Mac Oats	Luke Mitchell
13-14 yrs. Dan Grade	Daniel Allen	Hannah Mitchell	Caitlin Day
15-17 yrs. Dan Grade	Reece Ward	Eleanor Worth	George Carson
Ind Kumite	Gold	Silver	Bronze
9-8th kyu. U5ft Girls	Mylah Jupp	Boe Baxter	Aisling Dodd
9-8th kyu. U5ft Boys	Archie Mapson	Keesa D-Solkhon	Zach Bush
7-6th kyu. U5ft Girls	Millie Brodhurst	Hollie Norfolk	Demi Robinson
7-6th kyu. U5ft Boys	Isaac Davis	Freddie Vinten	Archie Holden
7-4th kyu. 5ft+ Girls	Harriet Turbin	Eve Campbell	Aastha Mundhra
6-5th kyu. 5ft+ Boys	T J Superville	Reece Whaley	Jack Wright
5-4th kyu. U5ft Girls	Holly Evans	Grace Campbell	Avyi Robinson
5-4th kyu. U5ft Boys	Alphons Joy	Amal Biju	Nevin Nice
3rd-1st kyu. U5ft Girls	Jasmine Harmon	Sienna Keenan	Gracie-Lee Fisher
3rd-1st kyu. U5ft Boys	Joseph Holland	Joseph Sutton	Joshua Gershinson
3rd-1st kyu. 5ft+ Girls	Annabelle Jarrett	Alyssa Hall	Grace Durrant
3rd-1st kyu. 5ft+ Boys	Brandon Thomas	Antonio Joy	Marcus Styles
Dan Grade. U5ft Girls	Megan Allen	Autumn Winstanley	-
Dan Grade. U5ft Boys	Brandon Aguinaldo	Mac Oats	Louis Bowers
Dan Grade. 5ft+ Girls	Hannah Mitchell	Eleanor Worth	Holly Sigournay
Dan Grade. 13 yrs +	Reece Ward	Steven Beavis	James Harris

SPRING BLACK BELT GRADINGS

More than 300 students attended the TSKUK Spring Course held in Southend-on-Sea on Sunday 22nd April 2018.
A 1st and 2nd dan black belt grading followed the two hour training session and we are pleased to announce that 13 Westwood students passed their 1st dan grading and three were promoted to 2nd dan.
Our congratulations go to Stephanie Forster, Rachel Sayer, Luke Mitchell, Finley Highfield, Jessica Ashton, Abigail Portway, Charlie Webb, Lewis bailey, Callum Latimer, Mac Oats, Brandon Aguinaldo, Jessica Miller, Louis Bowers, Callum Highfield (2nd dan), Daniel Allen (2nd dan), and Eleanor Worth (2nd dan).

legend open championships 2018

Some outstanding results for Westwood at the Legend Open Shotokan Championships. In the largest category, 7 to 11 years brown belt kata event, Westwood competitors Mac, Brandon, and Finn, took all top three places. Brown belt James Harris was runner-up in the 14-15 years over 5ft kumite event, which included black belts. The junior kata team winning gold and then also winning silver in the cadet event. There were lots of excellent performances from all our competitors, and club instructor Charlie Tarr, rounded off a great day when he was awarded the trophy for the competition's outstanding competitor. Our full results can be seen in the table below.

Age & Grade	Event	Result	Name
7 to 11 years Brown belt	Ind Kata	Gold Silver Bronze	Mac Oats Brandon Aguinaldo Finn Tyrell
7 to 11 years Black belt	Ind Kata	Silver	Megan Allen
Cadet Shodan & Below	Ind Kata	Bronze	Steven Beavis
Cadet Nidan & Above	Ind Kata	Silver	Reece Ward
Male Brown & Black belt	Ind Kata	Gold	Charlie Tarr
Junior 7 to 14 years	Team Kata	Gold	Ellie Worth Henry Stokes George Carson
Cadet 16 to 20 years	Team Kata	Silver Bronze	Ellie Worth, Henry Stokes, George Carson Erin Jackson, Steven Beavis, Reece Ward
Senior Male	Team Kata	Bronze	Charlie Tarr Mason Gill Harrison Gill
7 to 11 yrs Brown Belt	Sanbon Kumite	Gold Jnt Bronze	Mac Oats Finn Tyrell, Charlie Webb
7 to 11 years Black belt	Sanbon Kumite	Bronze	Megan Allen
12 to 13 yrs 3rd kyu +	O5ft Ind Kumite	Silver Bronze	Daniel Allen Justin Price
14 to 15 yrs 3rd kyu +	O5ft Ind Kumite	Silver Bronze	James Harris George carson
Cadet Brown & Black belt	Ind Kumite	Silver Jnt Bronze	Harrison Gill Mason Gill, Steven Beavis
Senior Male 3rd kyu +	Ind Kumite	Silver	Charlie Tarr
Senior Mixed	Team Kumite	Silver	Reece Ward Steven Beavis Molly Lambert (ESKA)
Senior Male	Team Kumite	Silver	Charlie Tarr Mason Gill Harrison Gill

3rd dan gradings

Huge Congratulations to Richard Binns and Beth Stansfield. We are extremely proud to announce that both passed their 3rd dan grading examinations on Sunday 11th February.
The grading took place after the 2 day TSKUK International Course and was conducted by WTKO chief instructor sensei Richard Amos 7th dan, assisted by technical director, sensei Steve Ubl 8th dan. Also on the grading panel was sensei George Best 7th dan.

jska uk championships 2018

Well done to everyone who represented TSKUK at the championships. Great performances and results from everyone. A full list of our medal winners is below.

Age & Grade	Event	Result	Name
Girls 9 years	Ind Kata	Gold	Jasmine Harmon
Boys 9 years	Ind Kumite	Gold	Finn Tyrell
Boys 12-13 years Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kata	Gold	Brandon Thomas
Boys 12-13 years Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kumite	Gold	Brandon Thomas
Female 30 years + Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kata	Gold	Jacqui Harrington-Campbell
Male 30 years + Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kumite	Gold	Gareth Oats
Male 18-29 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Gold	Charlie Tarr
Male Open event	Ind Kumite	Gold	Charlie Tarr
Mixed Under 11 years	Team Kata	Gold	Jasmine Harmon Sienna Keenan Mya Francis
Mixed 18 + years 3rd kyu & above	Team Kata	Gold	Charlie Tarr Mason Gill Harrison Gill
Girls 8 years	Ind Kumite	Silver	Summer Leaver
Boys 9 years	Ind Kata	Silver	Finn Tyrell
Boys 9 years	Ind Kumite	Silver	Dexter Munson
Girls 10-11 year Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kumite	Silver	Megan Henly
Boys 10-11 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Silver	Brandon Aguinaldo
Boys 12-13 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Silver	Daniel Allen
Girls 14-15 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Silver	Eleanor Worth
Male 18-29 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Silver	Charlie Tarr
Female 30 + years Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kumite	Silver	Jacqui Harrington -Campbell
Male 30 + years Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kata	Silver	William Bray
Mixed Under 11 years	Team Kata	Silver	Brandon Aguinaldo Mac Oats Finn Tyrell
Mixed 14-15 years	Team Kata	Silver	Henry Stokes George Carson Eleanor Worth
Girls 9 years Kata	Ind Kata	Bronze	Sienna Keenan
Girls 9 years	Ind Kumite	Bronze	Sienna Keenan
Boys 9 years	Ind Kata	Bronze	Dexter Munson
Girls 12-13 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Bronze	Hannah Mitchell
Girls 14-15 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Bronze	Caitlin Day
Boys 14-15 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Bronze	George Carson
Male 16-17 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Bronze	Harrison Gill
Male 16-17 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Bronze	Reece Ward
Male 18-29 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kumite	Bronze	Mason Gill
Male 18-29 years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Bronze	Mason Gill
Male 30 + years Novice to 4th kyu	Ind Kata	Bronze	Gareth Oats
Male 30 + years 3rd kyu & above	Ind Kata	Bronze	Greg Gibson
Mixed 16-17 years	Team Kata	Bronze	Reece Ward Steven Beavis Erin Jackson
Mixed 18 + years 3rd kyu & above	Team Kumite	Bronze	Charlie Tarr Mason Gill Harrison Gill