RTK Tournament Results November 2022
Huge thank you to everyone who part in our Club Championships. It was another tremendous success. Bigger and somehow, even better than last time.
It is just a shame that not everyone can win a medal but you all showed up with a positive attitude and gave us your best. That is all we can ask for. I hope you were delighted with your certificate and feel proud of yourself. If you didn’t win a medal, you are closer next time, because you’ll know what you can do better.
Again, the standard on display was just brilliant. Some of you were competing for the first time, some we remember from last time. Ours is a learning tournament where you should feel safe and comfortable to gain experience. You’ll improve each time. Remember we are all at different stages on our karate journey and some have had more time to practise than others. I hope you have seen plenty on the day to inspire you to train harder and become even better.
I like to take a little moment during the day to think about how far we have come as a Club. It’s important to appreciate the people who are still here, still improving and inspiring the next generation of superstars. I am talking about the Black Belts who started as young as 4/5/6 years old and are now big (moody) teenagers.
They could be sat at home or out with their mates like many of the people they started with. But instead they are here with us, most competing, some helping out in other roles but each and every one of you are showing all the upcoming youngsters EXACTLY how it’s done.
How to behave. How to win. How to lose. How to be a young adult to be proud of. The example you set is so, so important and we are blessed to have you here. You know you still LOVE it! - Ellis Pindoria Stott, Lola Fellone, Georgie Dyal, Jaime Pratley, Lori-Ann Moran, Gina Farrance, Ava Staton, Courteney Alty, Xander Matanle, Liam Dolan, Matty Affleck, Isaac Jepson, Lewis Thomas. Aaron Jefferson, Lola Girault, Grace Baron, Izzy Baron, Thomas Dolan, Lilly O’Donovan, Kirsten Wood, Charlotte Griffiths….. I could go on and on and I’m so sorry If I’ve missed anyone! Keep coming and inspiring the rest - we need you! I even saw some of you smile yesterday.
Mums and Dads, if you have any embarrassing podium pictures from when these lot were much younger, please send them in (info@redtigerkarateclub.co.uk) and we will make a news article of their lovely little angel faces! A then and now gallery! Or you can but them up side to side on our social media pages (Red Tiger Karate - Group Facebook page or Instagram). If you have little ones competing now, I urge you to take those pics and keep them for future.
There were some outstanding performances, but what we as a club value more than the karate - is the sportsmanship and spirit shown by all. The care for one another. The ‘leave it all on the mats’ spirit. One minute you are trying to knock each others heads off or out perform each other in Kata, the next - you are sat together having a laugh. It is a bit like senior class really! Thank you all for being a part of it, because it’s you that makes it happen. Some of the very best friendships have started with kicking and punching each other at karate! We even have groups of parents who have met at tournaments who regularly meet up with each other.
Competing teaches you to be resilient too. If things aren’t going your way, you have to dig in, gather the energy from somewhere and NEVER give up till it’s over. We saw a great example of this on our tatami, a competitor who got knocked down, but came back fighting. If you can develop resilience like that at karate, it will benefit you in life - I promise.
It was also lovely to see Zoey from our partner dojo Martial Arts East. Little Zoey once again travelled all the way from Norwich to take part and took home a well deserved Bronze medal for Kata. I hope you felt welcome and enjoyed yourself. She’s not afraid to take on the big Kata’s and we must applaud your bravery!
We couldn’t ask for a better group of parents and supporters either. You all played your part brilliantly and are so supportive. Praising the effort - not the result makes everyone a winner.
Being a sporting parent has it’s highs and lows. We definitely go through it with them which can be hard. But it is all worth it because events like this are beneficial in many ways. When they win, it builds confidence and links direct effort with reward. When they are disappointed, it builds character, instills determination and encourages perseverance.
We can’t all win at the first attempt, or even the second or third. But what we can do, is keep trying. Effort, determination and perseverance is within everyone’s power. Keep going and keep learning. Experience counts. We’ve all been there. Winners aren’t necessarily the best, they are people who carried on, learned from their mistakes and never gave up.
Before we reveal the results and the Dojo Championship Winners, the biggest THANKS must go to our Team. Our Instructors and team of officials who helped all day, (and some the day before) really are the heart and soul of the Club.
If we didn’t have a group of such dedicated, hard working and talented people around us, we would not be able to host events like this. They work you hard in classes, motivate you to have a go. Get you prepared for what to expect. Learn or revise the rules. Teach you the rules. Scorekeep, timekeep, judge and referee. Watch endless rounds of Kata and Kumite, share the joy of the winners, commiserate the disappointed, help the injured, set up and put away.
The list of their duties is endless and we are so appreciative. THANK YOU all. It couldn’t be done without you.
Paul Sensei and I often get a lot of the credit but it is true team effort. Massive respect to Mike Beckwith Sensei, Leesa Beckwith Sensei, Mike Baron Sensei, Jo Sysum Sensei, Gary Pratley Sensei and Rob Head Sensei who all stepped up when appointed as Tatami Managers and did a brilliant job.
The staff at the venue were great and a huge thank you to Team Grice for providing the refreshments and selling the merchandise. Thank you also to Michelle Baron for taking photos, very kind of you and we look forward to sharing them with you. She always manages to capture the atmosphere perfectly!
We do a little competition among the Instructors for who can motivate their team and win the most points. Instructors were awarded 1 point for each entrant. Then additional points are earned by their students. A gold medal is worth 3 points, a silver medal is worth 2 points and a bronze medal is worth 1 point.
The winning Sensei is Rob Head Sensei and his Stretford Dojos. Bragging rights this time going to the Manchester massive! Congratulations - We will crown the new King at Senior class tonight.
Between them they achieved the grand total of 66 points. Huge congratulations to Rob Sensei and his team at Stretford for all their medals.
June’s Champions Jon Sensei’s mighty Stockton Heath Dojo followed closely in second place with 49 points. Another strong performance from this exceptional team.
Mike & Grace Baron Sensei’s Standish Dojo earned 3rd place with 39 points, with Jo Sensei and Gary Sensei’s Darwen Dojo finishing just 1 point behind with 38 points.
Well done to you all!
Full results for Tatamis and Dojo Championships follows:
| Tatami 1 | |
|---|---|
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 10am-10.10am |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 |
| GOLD | Dominic Stone GRAND CHAMPION |
| SILVER | Lily Harrison |
| BRONZE | Oliver Cassidiy |
| Event 2 | Pugel Stick Championships |
| Time | 10.10am-10.20am |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 Pugel Championship |
| GOLD | Dominic Stone GRAND CHAMPION |
| SILVER | Evie Rawson |
| BRONZE | James Bickley |
| Event 3 | Pairs Kata |
| Time | 10.20am-10.50am |
| Category | Pairs Kata 3rd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Jaime Pratley & Ellis Pindoria Stott |
| SILVER | Aaron Jefferson & Lola Girault |
| BRONZE | Xander Matanle & Kirsten Wood |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 10.50am-11.05am |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Habiba Elsheikh |
| SILVER | Freya Roberts |
| BRONZE | Amy Lake |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 11.05am-11.20am |
| Category | Purple and Purple & White belts 12-15 years |
| GOLD | Harmani Solanki |
| SILVER | Esme Smith |
| BRONZE | Caitlin Lowe |
| Event 6 | Pairs Kata |
| Time | 11.20am-11.50am |
| Category | Pairs Kata 4th Kyu and Below |
| GOLD | Amalys De Bezenac Messer & Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Aymeric De Bezenac Messer & Millie Porter |
| BRONZE | Amalys De Bezenac Messer & Aymeric De Bezenac Messer |
| Theo Rimmington & Freya Roberts | |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 11.50am-12pm |
| Category | Brown Belts to Black Belts 11-13 years Girls |
| GOLD | Lauren Everrett |
| SILVER | Zoe Chaffer |
| BRONZE | Grace Wilson |
| Event 8 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 12pm- 12.10pm |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 12-15 years Females |
| GOLD | Isabella Lawrie |
| SILVER | Danika Wood |
| BRONZE | Lauren Everrett |
| Event 9 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 12.15-12.45pm |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 13-15 years Males & 13 year old Black Belt |
| GOLD | Jayden Clarke |
| SILVER | Loui D’ Attorre |
| BRONZE | Joshua Mangnall |
| Event 10 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 1.15pm-1.25pm |
| Category | Male Black Belts 15-16 years |
| GOLD | Jaime Pratley GRAND CHAMPION |
| SILVER | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| BRONZE | Aaron Jefferson |
| Event 11 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 1.25pm-1.35pm |
| Category | Open Grade 16-18 years Boys |
| GOLD | Jaime Pratley GRAND CHAMPION |
| SILVER | Matthew Affleck |
| BRONZE | Liam Dolan |
| Event 12 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 1.35pm-2pm |
| Category | Adult Females 2nd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Lori-Ann Moran |
| SILVER | Gina Farrance |
| BRONZE | Courteney Alty |
| Event 13 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 2pm-2.15pm |
| Category | Female Black Belts 14-15 years |
| GOLD | Lola Fellone |
| SILVER | Lola Girault |
| BRONZE | Charlotte Griffiths |
| Event 14 | Junior Team Kumite |
| Time | 2.15pm-3pm |
| GOLD | Lola Fellone, Zoe Chaffer and Jake Quinn |
| SILVER | Xander Matanle, Lara Abdalla, Patrick Chaffer |
| BRONZE | Isabella Fernandes, Loui D’ Attorre, Nate Williams |
| Tatami 2 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 10am-11.15am |
| Category | Orange Red and Yellow Belts 5-8 years Kata |
| Pool 1: Red and Yellow Belts | |
| GOLD | Amalys De Bezenac Messer |
| SILVER | Jack Whittingham |
| BRONZE | Adam Belshaw & Alex Holden |
| Pool 2: Orange Belts | |
| GOLD | Myles Kittley |
| SILVER | Alexander Modelski |
| BRONZE | James Glover |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 11.15am-12pm |
| Category | Orange, Red, Yellow Belts 5-8 years Boys + Girls Kumite |
| GOLD | Ava Day |
| SILVER | Adam Belshaw |
| BRONZE | Jack Whittingham & Louie Smith |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 12pm-12.25pm |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 7-11 years |
| GOLD | Grace Wilson |
| SILVER | Iris Corlett |
| BRONZE | Isaac Whittaker/Zoey Kaczor |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite: |
| Time | 12.25pm-12.35pm |
| Category | Red, Green and Purple Belts 11-13 years Girls |
| GOLD | Isabella Fernandes |
| SILVER | Lara Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Esme Smith |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 1.10pm-1.30pm |
| Category | Male Purple to Black Belt Age 13 years |
| GOLD | Loui D’Attorre |
| SILVER | McKenzie Lamont |
| BRONZE | Jayden Clarke |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 1.30pm-1.45pm |
| Category | Male Black Belts 17-21 years |
| GOLD | Matthew Affleck |
| SILVER | Isaac Jepson |
| BRONZE | Liam Dolan |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 1.50pm-2.05pm |
| Category | Male Brown to Black Belts 14-15 years |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Liam Conway |
| BRONZE | James Rigby |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 2.05pm-2.30pm |
| Category | Male Black Belts 21+ |
| GOLD | Lewis Thomas |
| SILVER | Andy Matanle |
| BRONZE | Michael Parry |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 2.25pm-2.45pm |
| Category | Male Veterans |
| GOLD | Andy Matanle |
| SILVER | Richard Holden |
| BRONZE | Danny Chaffer |
| Event 10 | Adult Team Kumite |
| Time: | 3.00-3.30pm |
| GOLD | Lewis Thomas, Dave Thomas & Andy Matanle |
| SILVER | Tom McCann, Isaac Jepson & Darren Williams |
| Tatami 3 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 10am-11am |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years |
| GOLD | Daniel Kirkman |
| SILVER | Elizabeth Vurchio |
| BRONZE | Lucas Paxton |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 11am-12pm |
| Category | Orange, Red Yellow Belts 9-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Bobby Woolley |
| SILVER | Sam Day |
| BRONZE | Kazuki Fairbrother |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 12pm-12.30pm |
| Category | Green, Purple & Purple and White Belts 7-8 years |
| GOLD | Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Harry Thomson |
| BRONZE | Leighton Hallam |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 12.30-12.40pm |
| Category | Green, Purple 4th Kyu 5-8 years Boys |
| GOLD | Harry Thomson |
| SILVER | Sebby Padron |
| BRONZE | James Cooke |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 1.10-1.20pm |
| Category | Female Black Belts 14-16 years |
| GOLD | Lola Girault |
| SILVER | Charlotte Griffiths |
| BRONZE | Kirsten Wood |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 1.20pm-1.30pm |
| Category | Female Black Belts 18-21 |
| GOLD | Gina Farrance |
| SILVER | Courteney Alty |
| BRONZE | Ava Staton |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 1.30pm-1.50pm |
| Category | Adults up to 4th Kyu |
| GOLD | Tom Wynne |
| SILVER | Michelle Quinn |
| BRONZE | Glen Lumsden |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 1.50pm-2.10pm |
| Category | Adult Males up to 3rd Kyu |
| GOLD | Andy Guest |
| SILVER | Tom Wynne |
| BRONZE | Aaran Marbell & Chris Woolley |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 2.10pm-2.30pm |
| Category | Brown to Black Belt 15-17 years Girls |
| GOLD | Georgie Dyal |
| SILVER | Lola Fellone |
| BRONZE | Kirsten Wood & Sophie Lever |
| Tatami 4 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Time | 10am-10.45am |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years |
| GOLD | Maisie Rimmington |
| SILVER | Lara Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Jana Elsheikh & Freddie Ledwith |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite: |
| Time | 10.45-10.50am |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years Boys |
| GOLD | Freddie Ledwith |
| SILVER | James |
| BRONZE | Adam Abdalla |
| Event 3 | Pairs Kata: |
| Time | 10.50-11am |
| Category | Adults Pairs Kata (18+) all grades |
| GOLD | Lydia Palmer & Iris Corlett |
| SILVER | Darren and Nathan Williams |
| BRONZE | Zoe and Claire Chaffer |
| Event 4 | Individual Kata: |
| Time | 11.00-11.45am |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White belts 9-11 years |
| GOLD | Arthur Purdy |
| SILVER | Isabella Fernandes |
| BRONZE | Aymeric De Benzenac Messer |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White belts 9-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Oliver Bryant |
| SILVER | Ted Cullen |
| BRONZE | Harrison Forth |
| Event 6 | Individual Kumite: |
| Time | 12.30-12.45pm |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 8-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Noah Purvis |
| SILVER | Jake Quinn |
| BRONZE | Nate Williams |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata: |
| Time | 1.15pm-1.35pm |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 8-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Isaac Whittaker |
| SILVER | Jake Quinn |
| BRONZE | Nathan Williams |
| Event 8 | Individual Kata: |
| Time | 1.35-1.55pm |
| Category | Adults 3rd Kyu and above 21 + Males |
| GOLD | Andy Matanle |
| SILVER | Darren Williams |
| BRONZE | Richard Holden |
| Event 9 | Individual Kata: |
| Time | 1.55-2.15pm |
| Category | Adults 3rd Kyu and above 21 + Females |
| GOLD | Lydia Palmer |
| SILVER | Sonja Hoglund |
| BRONZE | Linda Whipp and Claire Chaffer |
| Event 10 | Individual Kumite |
| Time | 2.15-2.45pm |
| Category | Female 30+ |
| GOLD | Linda Whipp |
| SILVER | Jane Murison |
| BRONZE | Claire Chaffer |
Dojo Championships Instructor Table
| 1st | Rob Head Sensei | 66 |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Jon Curtis Sensei | 49 |
| 3rd | Mike & Grace Sensei | 39 |
| 4th | Jo & Gary Sensei | 38 |
| 5th | Daryl Brady Sensei | 26 |
| 6th | Mike & Leesa Sensei | 24 |
| 7th | Karen Anderson Sensei | 23 |
| 8th | Debbie & Dave Sensei | 18 |
| 9th | Callum Miles Sensei | 17 |
| 10th | Lily & Lee Sensei | 14 |
| 11th | Sam Jackson Sensei | 13 |
| 12th | Jaime Padron Sensei | 8 |
| 13th | John & Helen Sensei | 7 |
| 14th | Teresa Withington Sensei | 5 |
| 15th | Bernie Burton Sensei | 3 |