VALE KARATE DEVELOPMENT KATA INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Well done to all the 4-7 year-olds who took to the mats at the Hub on Saturday 30th April in our first 'Tigers' invitational Kata Tournament.
A squad from St. Pats came along as did a few from our friends at Kansei.
It was a great, friendly, and hugely positive day, giving the majority their first taste of competition!

Well done all.

RESULTS:

KATA:
Girls 5 years
1st Angel Manayani (Vale) 2nd Mayzi Lee (Vale) 3rd Niamh Graham (St.Pats) 3rd Nayarah Ahmed (St.Pats)

Girls 6 years
1st Ellie Gronow (Vale) 2nd Eva Peasley (St.Pats)

Girls 7 years
1st Nevaeh Ahmed (St.Pats) 2nd Elle-Mai Lee (Vale) 3rd Katie-Mai Chapman (Vale) 3rd Amelie Fisher (Vale)

Boys 4 years
1st Kaiden Gronow (Vale) 2nd Kamile Lima (Vale) 3rd Owain Jones (Vale)

Boys 5 years
1st Jackson Hunt (St.Pats) 2nd Jorge Gilbert (St.Pats) 3rd Ben Wright (Vale)

Boys 6 years
1st Eisa Yahia (St.Pats) 2nd Zain Janjua (St.Pats) 3rd Adbul Kareem (St.Pats) 3rd Max Riddick (Vale)

Boys 7 years
1st Frazer Dickman (St.Pats) 2nd Lloyd Beer (Vale) 3rd Jack Rowles (Vale) 3rd Huw Atkinson (Vale)

KICK BAG:
Girls 4&5
1st Angel Manayani (Vale) 2nd Nevaeh Williams (Vale) 3rd Nayarah Ahmed (St.Pats) 3rd Nia Farman (Vale)

Girls 6&7
1st Nevaeh Ahmed (St.Pats) 2nd Elle-Mai Lee (Vale) 3rd Katie-Mai Chapman (Vale) 3rd Amelie Fisher (Vale)

Boys 4&5
1st Jorge Gilbert (St.Pats) 2nd Jaxon Hunt (St.Pats)

 Boys 6&7
1st Eisa Yahia (St.Pats) 2nd Iestyn Jones (Vale)  3rd Lloyd Beer (Vale) 3rd Huw Atkinson (Vale)

A SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR VALE KARATE

Another fantastic 'WKL Champions of Champions' day for Vale Karate took place on April 24th, at the Finale of the season, the day on which this season's final placings were unveiled.

Vale Karate won eleven 'Champions' trophies as well as fifteen 2nd & 3rd place trophies!

Leah Copeland won both the Ladies Kata and Kumite events, earning no fewer than ten gold medals this season and Chiara Baker won all three of her categories; U12 Advanced Kata, U12 Girls Kumite and U16 Shotokan! 

Leah and Chiara epitomise the all-round ethos that is at the heart of Vale Karate.

Chiara was overall Individual Champion of Champions, the first athlete in WKL history to win this award twice as she was also 'Champion of Champion's'  two years ago.

Vale Karate were Champion Club for the fourth consecutive season, every season since we joined the WKL.
A great day to finish a great season.

Champions of Champions (photo above)
Bradley James: Special Needs Kata
Chiara Baker junior Shotokan Kata
Daisy Vann: U8 Girls Kata
Ella Lyons: U10 advanced Kata
Nathan Shepherd: U10 Novice Kumite
Chiara Baker: U12 advanced Kata
Chiara Baker: U12 Girls Kumite
Harrison Williams: U14 Boys Kumite
Jack, Alysha, Max: U14 team Kumite
Leah Copeland: Ladies Kata
Leah Copeland: Ladies Kumite.

2nd & 3rds:
Lucas Widdrington: Special needs Kata
Jared Butcher: Special needs Kata
Mike & Jack: Parent&Child Kata
Mark & Ella: Parent&Child Kata
Harrison & Josh: Junior Pairs Kata
Talia Efstathiou: U8 Girls Kata
Kian George: U8 Boys Kumite
Nathan Shepherd: U10 Novice Kata
Ellie-Jayne Farrugia: U10 advanced Kata
Griff Hughes: U12 advanced Kata
Alysha Lee: U14 Girls Kumite
Jack George: U14 boys Kumite
Chiara, Rhydian, Sam: U12 Team Kumite.
Josh, Harrison, Ella: U14 team Kumite.
Mike George: Men's Veteran Kata.