RTK Club Championship October 2023 Results
W E L L D O N E to all the students who took part in our Club Championships on Sunday 15th July. Remember you either WIN or you LEARN. Not everyone can win a medal. To those who did, we say congratulations and keep up the excellent work. But what we are always the most proud of is participation, spirit and sportsmanship. Thank you for being a part of our day and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Everyone is fighting their own little battle not only against their opponents, but also against themselves. Believe me when I tell you - having a go is BRAVE. It is HARD. It takes as much out of you mentally as it does physically. The younger you can start it, the easier it is I suppose and through experience you become comfortable being uncomfortable. We have categories for everyone here from 5 years old to the Vets and it is heartwarming to see everyone trying so hard, representing their dojo and trying to SMASH IT!
We also love to see so many people waiting to watch our higher grades, who are always inspirational. Some of these teenagers/adults have started karate with us in their early childhood and are now exceptionally talented karateka. Not only are they highly skilled, they all show great sportsmanship, impeccable ettiquette and are great ambassadors for sport karate. If you don’t train in their classes, you won’t see how amazing they are. But come to the Championships and you can watch and appreciate them.
Our Club is one family and we leave it all on the mats. Our comp is about spending the day together, doing what we all love. Ok we are kicking and punching each other but we are doing it in the safest and most enjoyable way possible. Our Officials are volunteers and we put these events on for you. We are gaining experience each time and hopefully getting better.
Decisions were accepted and parents were supportive. Praising the effort not just the results is the right way to do it in every sporting environment.
We hope you enjoyed our day with us, meeting new families from other parts of the Club and showing off your skills to parents and relatives who probably don’t normally get the chance to come and watch you. 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.
If you have any great action shots or pictures of happy students and their medals feel free to share on our Social Media Page - Facebook Group - Red Tiger Karate (it's members and family members only, please request to join if you haven’t already) or on Instagram. Michelle Baron kindly took photos for us on the day and we will share them with you when they are ready. Thank you Michelle for giving up your time, we appreciate it.
We saw students coming back getting flags and progressing through the Kata rounds who didn’t get a single flag last time. There were kumite competitors who didn’t get a single point last time who were not only winning points, but also winning matches.
It’s all about Individual progress. What progress have you made?
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.
How do you go from beginner to Champion? It’s a simple system. A constant cycle of Practice - Test - Evaluate
Practice in class or at home, do you put in effort everytime you train? Are you a good team player?
Test yourself through competitions and the grading system.
Evaluate your performance - what went well, what could be better? How can you improve? Then practice again…….
Once you are Champion, it is so hard to stay there. Children move up in categories because of age/grade and then you are chasing it again. Perhaps others have started training more than you do, perhaps you have become a little too relaxed? Set some new goals and get back at it. November will be here before you know it.
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 the day before. You really are the heartbeat of our Club. We had plenty of people helping for the first time which was fantastic. And it’s not just our Sensei’s who are stepping up, it’s new Sensei’s Katie, Assistants like Jane, Linda, Michelle and Andy, Instructors children; Lilly, Liam + Thomas, Xander, Grace + Izzy, Lola + Kyle, parents like Julie and highly experienced students like Courteney, Alex M, Dave, Lori-Ann and Ellis. Your help is so important because every Championship is getting bigger and we need you to make it work. We are one team and you’re all kind and generous people who care about the Club and our students.
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 and motivate you to have a go. They prepare you for what to expect. They learn and revise the rules, then 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, Teresa Withington Sensei, Jo Sysum Sensei and Rob Head Sensei who all stepped up when appointed as Tatami Managers and did a brilliant job.
Thanks to Mike Baron Sensei for lending us his monitors and all the Instructors who brought laptops so that we look like a professional outfit!
Mark Jepson is also a huge help on the administration and technology side. Thanks Mark your contribution is much appreciated. From the booking process to the sorting of categories, he makes it so much easier and we are grateful. Thank you.
The staff at the venue were great and a huge thank you to Helen Wolstencroft, Queen Jean Treadgold and Jessica Willis for providing the refreshments and selling the merchandise.
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.
***TWICE IN A ROW***
The winning Sensei’s are Mike Baron Sensei and Grace Baron Sensei + Izzy and their Standish Dojo. The talent in this class is exceptional. There is great teamwork going on and this is where you are picking up all the points. For those chasing - get your pairs together and enter some team events! Congratulations - we will crown the Champions AGAIN at Senior class tonight.
Between them they achieved the grand total of 61 points. Huge congratulations to Team Baron and their students for their medals and participation.
November’s Champions Rob Sensei’s Stretford Dojo followed in second place with 41 points and Daryl Sensei and Gary and Jo Sensei in joint 3rd place with 37 points
Well done to you all!
Full results for Tatamis and Dojo Championships follows:
Results Table
| Tatami 1 | |
|---|---|
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 |
| GOLD | Leon Leng |
| SILVER | Francis Crook |
| BRONZE | Spencer Wolstencroft |
| Event 2 | Pugel Stick Championships |
| Category | White Belts Under 12 Pugel Championship |
| GOLD | Spencer Wolstencroft |
| SILVER | Francis Crook |
| Event 3 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Bella Johnson |
| SILVER | Mazie Southern |
| BRONZE | Lily Walsh |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Brown Belts to Black Belts 11-13 years Girls |
| GOLD | Grace Wilson |
| SILVER | Lauren Everett |
| Event 5 | Individual Kata |
| Category | 12-16 yrs 3rd-1st Kyu female |
| GOLD | Harmani Solanki |
| SILVER | Clarissa Lyons |
| BRONZE | Lauren Everett |
| Event 6 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Pairs Kata 3rd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Grace Wilson & Harmani Solanki |
| SILVER | Arthur Purdy & Jake Quinn |
| BRONZE | Daniel Kirkman & Joe Rutter |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Purple and Purple & White belts 12-16 years |
| GOLD | James Kelly |
| SILVER | Isabella Fernandes |
| BRONZE | Lara Abdalla |
| Event 8 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Pairs Kata 4th Kyu and Below |
| GOLD | Milly Dobbs and Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Adam Belshaw & Jack Whittingham |
| BRONZE | Kathryn Kirkup & Daniel Chidgey |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Black Belts 14-15 years |
| GOLD | Jayden Clarke |
| SILVER | Loui D'Attorre |
| BRONZE | Noah Vernon |
| Event 10 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu 14-15 years Males |
| GOLD | Marley Little |
| SILVER | James Rigby |
| BRONZE | Mitchell Little |
| Event 11 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Open Grade 16-17 years Males |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Tiago Pias |
| BRONZE | Baraka Kulewa |
| Event 12 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Adult Females 2nd Kyu and above |
| GOLD | Lori-Ann Moran |
| SILVER | Courteney Alty |
| BRONZE | Ava Staton |
| Tatami 2 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange Red and Yellow Belts 5-8 years Kata |
| Pool 1: Orange, Red and Yellow Belt Girls | |
| GOLD | Brooke O'Neill |
| SILVER | Georgia Ryder |
| BRONZE | Syra McColl & Grace Solman |
| Event 2 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange Belts 5-8 years (Pool 1) |
| GOLD | James Feszczur |
| SILVER | James Bottomley |
| BRONZE | Louie Britton |
| Red & Yellow Belts 5-8 years Boys (Pool 2) | |
| GOLD | Benjamin McDermott |
| SILVER | Leo Cross |
| BRONZE | Bobby Greig |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange Red and Yellow Belts 5-8 years Kata |
| GOLD | Dana Abdalla |
| SILVER | Amelia Cross |
| BRONZE | Ellie Hunter-Walsh |
| Event 4 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Boys: Orange , Red & Yellow Belts Age 5-6 years |
| GOLD | Leo Cross |
| SILVER | Aaron Howarth |
| BRONZE | Ronnie Fagan |
| Pool 2 | Boys: Orange, Red & Yellow Belts 7-8 years |
| GOLD | Clark Shah |
| SILVER | Bodhi Mitchell |
| BRONZE | Alex Cafferty |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Girls Green to Purple + White Belts Age 12-14 years |
| GOLD | Isabella Fernandes |
| SILVER | Ellis Drinkall |
| BRONZE | Lara Abdalla |
| Event 6 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Purple and Purple & White belts 13-16 years |
| GOLD | Jack Dugdale |
| SILVER | James Kelly |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Male 18 + Black Belt Kata |
| GOLD | Greg Burton |
| SILVER | Anthony Cristoforo |
| BRONZE | Liam Dolan |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Black Belts 21+ |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Greg Burton |
| BRONZE | Xander Matanle |
| Tatami 3 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Evie Pugh |
| SILVER | Maria Dimopoulou |
| BRONZE | Allana Ratcliffe |
| Event 2 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Orange, Red + Yellow Belts 9-11 years Boys |
| GOLD | Jacob Lucas |
| SILVER | Harry Hunter-Walsh |
| BRONZE | Ethan Everett |
| Event 3 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 9-11 years boys |
| GOLD | Jacob Lucas |
| SILVER | Adam Garvey |
| BRONZE | Ethan Everett & Alex Treagus Mullan |
| Event 4 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White Belt 7-8 years Boys + Girls |
| GOLD | Daniel Chidgey |
| SILVER | Amaya Taylor |
| BRONZE | Nikolai Croft |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White Belts 7-8 years boys |
| GOLD | Jack Whittingham |
| SILVER | Daniel Chidgey |
| BRONZE | Adam Belshaw |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Black Belt Females 12-15 years |
| GOLD | Lola Girault |
| SILVER | Grace Wilson |
| BRONZE | Zoe Chaffer |
| Event 7 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Ladies 21+ Black Belt Kata |
| GOLD | Alex Moriarty |
| SILVER | Emma Brady |
| BRONZE | Catherine Johnson |
| Event 8 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Ladies Kyu Grade Kata |
| GOLD | Becky Mangnall |
| SILVER | Emma McDermott |
| BRONZE | Caroline Paxton |
| Category | Male Kyu Grade Kata |
| GOLD | Harrison Pilkington |
| SILVER | Luke Barnett |
| BRONZE | Chris Paxton |
| Tatami 4 | |
| Event 1 | Pairs Kata |
| Category | Adults Pairs Kata all grades |
| GOLD | Emma Brady & Izzy Baron |
| SILVER | Chris & Lucas Paxton |
| Event 2 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White belts 9-11 years Pool 1 - Green Belts |
| GOLD | Jacob McDonald |
| SILVER | Gabriel Drinkall |
| BRONZE | Sam Day |
| Pool 2 Purple + Purple and White | |
| GOLD | Jack Whittingham |
| SILVER | Daniel Kirkman |
| BRONZE | Adam Belshaw |
| Event 3 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years Boys |
| GOLD | Liam Maye |
| SILVER | Adam Abdalla |
| BRONZE | William Cobb |
| Event 4 | Individual Kata: |
| Category | Orange, Red and Yellow Belts 12-15 years Boys |
| GOLD | William Cobb |
| SILVER | Adam Abdalla |
| BRONZE | Liam Maye |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White Belt Boys 10-11 years |
| GOLD | Charlie Percival |
| SILVER | Lucas Paxton |
| BRONZE | Hector Scott & Sam Day |
| Event 6 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 11-12 years Boys |
| GOLD | Isaac Whittaker |
| SILVER | Carlo Steen |
| BRONZE | Jake Quinn & Logan Hill Critchley |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 14-16 years Females |
| GOLD | Lola Girault |
| SILVER | Lilly O'Donovan |
| BRONZE | Zoe Chaffer |
| Event 8 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | Brown Belts, 2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu 13-15 years Males |
| GOLD | James Rigby |
| SILVER | Marley Little |
| BRONZE | Mitchell Little |
| Event 9 | Individual Kumite: |
| Category | 16-17 years Black Belts and 1st Kyu's |
| GOLD | Ellis Pindoria-Stott |
| SILVER | Xander Matanle |
| BRONZE | Daniel Price & Tiago Pais |
| Tatami 5 | |
| Event 1 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Millie Porter |
| SILVER | Kathryn Kirkup |
| BRONZE | Milly Dobbs |
| Event 2 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Green, Purple and Purple & White Belts 9-11 years Girls |
| GOLD | Milly Dobbs |
| SILVER | Amy Zhekov |
| BRONZE | Ava Day |
| Event 3 | Individual Kata |
| Category | Male Black Belts 14-15 years |
| GOLD | Loui D'Attorre |
| SILVER | William Cristoforo |
| BRONZE | Jayden Clarke |
| Event 4 | Individual Kata: |
| Category | Adults 3rd Kyu, 2nd Kyu and 1st Kyu |
| GOLD | Darren Williams |
| SILVER | Helen Cowley |
| BRONZE | Duncan Somerville |
| Event 5 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Female Veterans |
| GOLD | Catherine Johnson |
| SILVER | Becky Mangnall |
| BRONZE | Michelle Walker |
| Event 6 | Individual Kata: |
| Category | 3rd Kyu, 2nd Kyu and 1st Kyu Boys 9-12 years |
| GOLD | Isaac Whittaker |
| SILVER | Joe Rutter |
| BRONZE | Arthur Purdy |
| Event 7 | Individual Kumite |
| Category | Male Veterans |
| GOLD | Anthony Cristoforo |
| SILVER | Michael Hackett |
| BRONZE | Glen Lumsden |
| Event 8 | Family Kata |
| Category | Family Kata All Grades |
| GOLD | Team Giraut - Lola & Kyle |
| SILVER | Team Everett - Ethan & Lauren |
| BRONZE | Team Williams - Nathan & Darren |
Instructor Results
| Instructor | Points | People | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike & Grace Sensei | 50 | 13 | 63 |
| Rob Head Sensei | 28 | 13 | 41 |
| Daryl Brady Sensei | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Gary & Jo Sensei | 28 | 9 | 37 |
| Debbie & Dave Sensei | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| Mike & Leesa Sensei | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Callum Miles Sensei | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Jon Curtis Sensei | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| John O'Donovan Sensei | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Katie Wilson Sensei | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Bernadette Burton Sensei | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Aurelie & Lee Sensei | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Molly Austin-Hogsden Sensei | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Sam Jackson Sensei | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| John & Helen Sensei | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Simon Yates Sensei | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Ellicott Sensei | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Kelly Dawson Sensei | 6 | 1 | 7 |
