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2018

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.
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Black belt grading success

4th November 2018
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1st Dan passes
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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.
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wukf european championships 2018

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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
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a new 3rd dan for the academy

30th September 2018
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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
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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

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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
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-
Caitlin Day
11-14yrs. Black belt Male
Daniel Allen
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Brandon Aguinaldo
15-17yrs Black belt Male
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Brandon Gill
18+yrs 9th-7th kyu mixed
Kirsty Laws
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18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Female
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Jacqui Harrington-Campbell
Vera Hull
18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Male
Will Bray
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Gareth Oats
18+yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male
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Victor D'Urbal
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18+yrs Black belt Female
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-
Beth Stansfield
18+yrs Black belt Male
Mason Gill
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-
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
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Sienna Keenan
U11yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male
Joseph Holland
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Fynn Alone & Freddie Grant
U11yrs Black belt Male
Mac Oats
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-
11-14yrs. 5ft & Over         6th-4th kyu Female
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Harriett Turbin
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11-14yrs U5ft 3rd-1st kyu Male
Joseph Sutton
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-
11-14yrs U5ft 3rd-1st kyu Female
Grace Durrant
Mya Francis
Megan Henly
11-14yrs U5ft Black belt Female
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Megan Allen
11-14yrs U5ft Black belt Male
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Charlie Webb
11-14yrs 5ft & over 3rd-1st kyu Female
Annabelle Jarrett
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Victoria Turner
11-14yrs 5ft & over 3rd-1st kyu Male
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Brandon Thomas
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11-14yrs 5ft & over Black belt Female
Caitlin Day
Hannah Mitchell
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15-17yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male
James Harris
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15-17yrs Black belt Female
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Ellie Worth
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15-17yrs Black belt Male
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Steven Beavis
18+yrs 9th-4th kyu Female
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Kirsty Laws
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18+yrs 6th-4th kyu Male
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Gareth Oats
Will Bray
18+yrs 3rd-1st kyu Male
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-
Victor D'Urbal
18+yrs Black belt Male
Harrison Gill
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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
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15-17yrs mixed
Reece Ward
Brandon Gill
Steven Beavis
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Ellie Worth
George Carson
James Harris
18+yrs mixed
Mason Gill
Beth Stansfield
Harrison Gill
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-
Team Kumite
Gold
Silver
Bronze
U15yrs. U5ft Female
Megan Allen
Jasmine Harmon
Mya Francis
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-
U11yrs. U5ft male
-
Brandon Aguinaldo
Mac Oats
Joseph Holland
Calum Latimer
Luke Mitchell
Charlie Webb
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Rio Patel
Fynn Alone
Freddie Grant
U15yrs. 5ft & over Female
Caitlin Day
Hannah Mitchell
Annabelle Jarrett
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-
U15yrs. 5ft & over male
Daniel Allen
Josh Allen
Dylan Partridge-Kelly
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-
15-17yrs male
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-
Reece Ward
George Carson
Steven Beavis
18+yrs male
Mason Gill
Harrison Gill
Jimmy Webb
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westwood club competition - spring 2018

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TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOS FROM THE COMPETITION VISIT THE WESTWOOD KARATE ACADEMY FACEBOOK PAGE
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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