KombatClinic.com Open Kata Championships 2008
Focused on champions of the future

Sunday 29th June 2008
Bunyan Leisure Centre
Mile Road, Bedford
Bedfordshire

A huge thanks to all that attended and supported our first sponsored championship this weekend, I'm sure you will all agree the day was a fantastic success for a first event. In particlular I would personally like to thank all of the events sponsors (Mel Furr from Fixahome, Steve Costin, Dave Poole from Autolube, Phil Harnetty from Atomic) whom without your support the event would not have happened. The full results were as follows:

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Beginner to 6th Kyu category: 1st place: Joshua Sellicks, 24.1 (Heian Nidan) Tokon Academy (Robert Peel) 2nd place: Jake Simons, 23.9 (Heian Shodan) Tokon Academy (Robert Peel) 3rd place: George Woodward, 23.7 (Heian Sandan) Tokon Academy (St. Andrews)

5th - 4th Kyu category: 1st place: Jack Banks, 24.1 (Heian Sandan) Tokon Academy (St. Andrews) 2nd place: Charlie Shiers, 24.0 (Heian Sandan) Tokon Academy (Upper Caldecote) 3rd place: James Bridgeman, 23.9 (Heian Shodan) Tokon Academy (Sandy)

3rd Kyu category: 1st place: Noah Humphreys, 24.5 (Heian Sandan) Tokon Academy (Sandy) 2nd place: Rian Smeaton, 24.3 (Heian Nidan) Tokon Academy (St. Andrews) 3rd place: Callum Barham, 23.9 (Tekki Shodan) Zanshin Black Belt Academy (St. Neots)

2nd Kyu category: 1st place: Adam Weeks, 24.2* (Heian Godan) Tokon Academy (Sandy) 2nd place: Ben Tuck, 23.8* (Heian Yondan) Tokon Academy (Sandy) 3rd place: Georgia DeBranco-Chessum, 23.7 (Heian Godan) Tokon Academy (Sandy)

1st Kyu category: 1st place: Jasmine Gall, 24.2 (Heian Sandan) Zanshin Black Belt Academy (Papworth Everard) 2nd place: India James, 24.1 (Jion) Zanshin Black Belt Academy (Biggleswade) 3rd place: Khaleah, Lewis-Vaike, 23.9 (Bassai Dai) Bushido Black Belt Academy (Woughton)

Shodan & above category: 1st place: Chanelle Knight, 24.4 (Unsu) Zanshin Black Belt Academy (Biggleswade) 2nd place: Wesley Britnell, 24.2* (Enpi) Bushido Black Belt Academy 3rd place: Natasha Jones, 24.1* (Jion) Bushido Black Belt Academy

*Final placing after initial tie for points.

Thank you once again for your support, see you in November at our next Open Championships.

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