May News 09

A team of 28 Juniors and Seniors from all Links Karate Kai classes; Clacton, Gt Holland, Wix and Dovercourt travelled to Ipswich to compete at the Eastern Counties Open Championships at St Josephs College on Sunday 3rd May.

It was nice to see our students compete at such high standards in both Kata and Kumite events and with some new squad members competing for the first time it was a very rewarding day for all. Thank you to the coaches who gave up their day to coach the team; Chris Harris and Daniel Szabo and LKK referee Steve Naylor and all the LKK parents and supporters, it was great to see you there.

Gold: Tom Raymer, Emily Davis, Zak Coates, Marc Burnett.
Silver: Sam Day, Laurence Gill.
Bronze: Lincon Pretlove, Fenella Stuart.

Gold: Sam Day, Ethon Day, Lincon Pretlove, Chloe Duce, Jake Pickering, Mitchell Williams, Laura Dutton, Loren Cook.
Silver: Tom Raymer, Emily Davis, Ben Jones, Jack Appleby.
Bronze: Fenella Stuart, Emily Appleby, Callum Crozier, Kelly Pender, Ciaria Duffy, Kayleigh Mead, Mick Tweed.

Gold: 12
Silver: 6
Bronze: 9

Juniors: Sam Day, Tom Raymer, Zak Coates, Fenella Stuart, Lincon Pretlove, Toby Tweed, Ben Jones, Jack Appleby, Emily Appleby, Laurence Gill, Millie Jordan, Callum Crozier, Harry Blundell, Kelly Pender, Rhian Duffy, Ciaria Duffy, Maisie Raymond, Joseph Redgewell, Kayleigh Mead, Chloe Duce, Jake Pickering, Mitchell Williams, Ethon Day.

Seniors: Loren Cook, Laura Dutton, Mick Tweed, Emily Davis, Marc Burnett.

The LKK Squad proved once again to be a force to be reckoned with 25 members from the Kata and Kumite A and B Squads when they competed at the England Karate Kan Open Championships 2009 on Sunday the 17th May at the Tolworth Recreation Centre Surrey. The competition was well prescribed with over 500 entries into the competing categories so we were all expecting a long day.

The Kata sections started at 9.30 with our young Kata squad included. Gaining our first medals of the day, Emily Davis, Ben Jones and Lincon Pretlove took Bronze medals but better was to follow from our Kata Gold medallists Tom Raymer, Sam Day and Laurence Gill who all performed to their best winning 1st places in their groups.

The Kata team Sam Day, Zak Coates and Laurence Gill competing for the first time at competition after a lot of training and effort both from the boys and Kata coach Alix Harris, performed to their best and received their just rewards with 1st place Gold.

With the day proceeding with these great results in the bag the Individual Kumite sections got under way and the Squad went from strength to strength through the fighting sections. Millie Jordan, Maisie Raymond, Fenella Stuart, Tom Raymer and Joseph Redgewell all fought their way to gain 3rd places and the Bronze medals.

Laurence Gill, Emily Davis, Ben Jones, Chloe Duce and Loren Cook all worked their ways to finals in their sections but on this occasion had to settle for 2nd place and the Silver medals. Saving our golden finalists and this year title holders Zak Coates, Sam Day, Mitchell Williams and Chris Harris all went all the way and achieved their goals taking the 1st places and their Gold medals.

Our Kumite Teams were to follow with 2 of the LKK Teams to place 3rd in the Bronze position the Boys 13/15yrs; Tom Raymer, Daniel Szabo and Jack Briggs and the Ladies Team; Loren Cook, Reisha Hull and Lauren Adams. To follow were 2 more LKK Teams, the Boys 10/12yrs; Mitchell Williams, Jack Wright and Jake Pickering, also the Boys under 9yrs; Ben Jones, Ethan Day and Joseph Redgewell, both these teams fighting their ways to their finals but having to accept the Silver this time.

But once again leaving the best team results for last were the following 2 teams: the Girls under 9yrs team Maisie Raymond, Fenella Stuart and Millie Jordan and the Boys under 9yrs team Lincon Pretlove, Zak Coates and Laurence Gill. Both teams fighting their ways through the rounds of the categories, both to gain their place in the finals and both coming away with this years 1st place Gold medallists.

Gold: 10
Silver: 7
Bronze: 10

Juniors: Tom Raymer, Lincon Pretlove, Sam Day, Laurence Gill, Maisie Raymond, Ben Jones, Ethon Day, Fenella Stuart, Jack Appleby, Emily Applerby, Joseph Redgewell, Zak Coates, Charlie Wheatley, Millie Jordan, Chloe Duce, Jake Pickering, Daniel Szabo, Kelly Pender, Mitchell Williams.