The annual Selby
Competition is always one of the highlights of the year for the club. The
competition is designed as an introduction into the world of karate
competitions and as such is an excellent way to give people a taste of what
competition is like, in a friendly, supportive and fun environment. This year there were a total of 11 clubs
competing, so the friendly rivalry which has always existed between us and
Selby has now expanded to include clubs from Leeds, Grimsby, Bradford, and
further afield. Competition was tough!
The club sent
a strong 16 karateka team to the Selby competition, ably lead by Sempai
Lorraine as Team Captain. Sensei Mike, Sensei Ian, Jim and Cathy supported the
team by offering Sensei Paul their Judging, Admin and Photography skills.
The Haxby Squad - Back row: (L-R) Aaron, Lorraine,
Holly, Pete, Helen
Front row:
(L-R) Kian, Sam, Gil, Oliver, Bailey, Oli, Elizabeth, Lauren, Bethany, Jemimah,
Harriet.
As always the
club members did themselves proud. We came third overall as a club with two
Gold medals, two silver, three bronze and two fourth places. More importantly everyone
should be proud of the sportsmanship that each squad member displayed (Oli at
one point had to chase his opponent halfway across the mat in order to shake
his hand!).
It was the
first time taking part in a karate competition for some of our squad, and
everyone gave their all. Holly put in a determined performance in a very close
kata competition to win through and secure a Gold medal (and joint second place
for The Sensei Rodrigo Bastidas Memorial Cup). Lorraine (who is always
reluctant to enter) added another Silver for kumite to her growing collection. Helen
continued her string of competition successes by adding a Bronze medal for
Kumite and only just missing out on a medal in kata. Kian did very well in a
large and very competitive knee boxing competition to scoop a Bronze medal. Jemimah
just missed out on a medal for kata, she was obviously saving her best efforts
for the next event!
The ABC guide to kata
That’s Family
kata by the way!
This year the club continued the tradition of claiming a clean sweep of the medals for family kata – this time with the ABC approach – that’s Acaster (Gold), Bamford (Silver) and Collins (Bronze). Well done to all three teams – it was a close fought competition and we are very proud of the result as it reflects our commitment to being a family orientated club.
We want to continue this success in coming years so club members – ask your mums, dads, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters or cousins if they want to come and train and next year it could be you!
The Acaster
Family (centre),
The Bamford Family (right),
The Collins Family (left)
Thank you to
all the parents and supporters who came out in force to support the squad. It makes
a huge difference to the people that are competing to know that the crowd is
with them, and without your support and encouragement throughout the year none
of us would progress into the karateka that we are today.
Finally, a
huge thank you to Sensei Paul for once again hosting a fantastic competition. He
must have put in a huge amount of preparation and work behind the scenes in
order for the day to run that smoothly. We look forward to trying to keep hold
of the trophies next year!
visit www.haxbykarate.co.uk to receive a free training session.
For more information email info@haxbykarate.co.uk
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