ESKA 2010

The England Team has recently returned from the European Shotokan Karate Championships in Koblenz, Germany. Sendai Kushiro members, Sensei John Bruce, Holly Sterling and Megan Dent were selected as part of a very strong team and did the club proud.

Sensei John James was in the senior male team that took Silver in the Senior Male Team Kumite event, beating Scotland, Russia and Switzerland on the way to the final against Germany. Holly Sterling performed excellently taking a Bronze in the ladies team Kumite. Megan Dent, competing for the first time at this level performed very well. The event was very well attended and the standard is extremely high as always. Big congratulations to all of the England team for an excellent performance.

Full England Results

Cadet Male Team Kumite – 5th Hisham Saif, Jordan Probst, Matthew Humphries

Junior Ladies Team Kumite – Bronze Janine Collins, Mel Finlay, Emma Nunn

Junior Male Team Kata – Bronze Jordan Probst, Hisham Saif, Jack Somers

Junior Male Kumite – Silver Joseph Rawcliffe, Bronze James McGorian

Junior Male Team Kumite – Gold Joseph Rawcliffe, James McGorian, Harry Cuddy

Senior Ladies Kumite – 5th Ashley Scott

Senior Ladies Team Kumite – Bronze Holly Sterling, Ashley Scott, Rhianne Blundell and Caroline McGrath.

Senior Male Team Kata – Bronze John Bruce, Dean Field, Stuart Gordon

Senior Male Team Kumite – Silver John Bruce, Liam O Grady, Ryan Tucker, Jonathan McGorian, Joseph Rawcliffe, James McGorian, Harry Cuddy.