February News 09

LKK held their first Black Belt grading of 2009 on the 21st February, there was an hour and a half course attended by over thirty students of LKK. The course was run by Sensei Billy Brennan 8th Dan, which was enjoyed by all that attended. The Dan grading was to follow which consisted of advanced techniques Katas, Kumite and fitness. Steve Naylor has been training with Links Karate Kai Chief Instructor Paul Harris for last six years and had been training really hard for this day. Steve has always been a very dedicated and determined student his promotion to 1st Dan is well deserved.

Pic- Steve Naylor 1st Dan, Billy Brennan 8th Dan

Club members from Links Karate Kai attended the East of England Championships on Sunday the 22nd February. This is always a well run high standard competition. The ideal training ground for the up and coming stars of the future.

Kata:
Gold: Tom Raymer, Zak Coates
Silver: Laurence Gill. Sam Day
Bronze: Emily Davis, Ben Jones

Kumite
Gold: Tom Russell, Laurence Gill, Tom Raymer, Daniel Szabo, Zak Coates, Rhian Duffy, Nathan Knights, Ben Jones, Emily Griffiths
Silver: Chris Harris, Ilia Humphries, Mitchell Williams, Sam Beck, Lincon Pretlove, Jake Pickering, Ethan Day, Maisie Raymond
Bronze: Kelly Pender, Emily Appleby, Jack Appleby, Kayleigh Mead, Emily Davis, Fenella Stuart, Sam Day

Well done to our double gold winners Tom Raymer and Zak Coates.

Gold: 11
Silver: 10
Bronze: 9

Juniors:
Fenella Stuart, Sam Day, Laurence Gill, Lincon Pretlove, Emily Davis, Ben Jones, Tom Raymer, Zak Coates, Tom Russell, Jake Pickering, Ethan Day, Daniel Szabo, Maisie Raymond, Charlie Wheatley, Kelly Pender, Millie Jordan, Chloe Duce, Rhian Duffy, Emily Appleby, Mitchell Williams, Ilia Humphries, Jack Appleby, Kayleigh Mead.