EKF Championship Success
Wadokai England Members achieved success at the 1st EKF Junior and Senior National Karate Championships which were held over the weekend of 5th & 6th April at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
Harbajan Baryah (Scorpion Karate Academy) - 1st EKF National Kumite Bronze Medallist (report to follow)
Shah Bhakerd (Scorpion Karate Academy) - 1st EKF National Kumite Bronze Medallist (report to follow)
Musa Edwards - (CEWKA) - 1st EKF National Kumite Bronze Medallist (report to follow).
Becky Hill (Scorpion Karate Academy) - 1st EKF National Kumite Bronze Medallist and Kumite Bronze Medallist (report to follow)
Jessica Newton (WADO UK) - 1st EKF National Kumite Champion (report to follow)
Zoe Platt (CEWKA) - 1st EKF Kata Silver Medallist (report to follow)
Alex Sell (Shuharikai) - 1st EKF National Kumite Champion and Kumite Silver Medallist
Alex competed in the Male Cadets U70kg category and started well winning his opening round fight 8-1. Round two saw him win 4-0 and he booked his place in the final by winning his semi-final fight 9-1. Following the repechage rounds the final soon commenced but Alex continued his good form and went on the secure his national title winning the fight 8-2.
Following his success in the U70kg category, Alex went on to compete in the Male Cadet Open Weight Kumite category. Once Again Alex started well winning his opening round fight 6-0 but found the 2nd round a lot tougher. With the scores level 0-0 following extra time the decision went down to the judges. All voted for Alex who progressed into the semi-finals. The semi-final proved to be just as hard as the previous round as the fight went into extra time with the scores tied at 0-0. This time Alex managed to score and take the win to make the final. The final pitted Alex against his England team mate Saule Del-Rio from Ken Yu Kai. This was another close match but with less than 20 seconds remaining on the clock both boys went in for a punch with Saule coming out with the score. Alex tried to level the score but Saule countered him to secure a 2-0 win leaving Alex to settle for silver and his second medal of these championships.
Jacade Simpsom - (Scorpion) - 1st EKF National Kumite Bronze Medallist (report to follow)