1st Shikon Open Championships

Sunday 31st May saw the first Shikon Open Championships, at Grundy Park Leisure cente in Cheshunt.

The event has been welcomed by the WUKF as the first ever event sanctioned by them in England, and we were honoured to have athletes from three Romanian clubs, forming a squad led by Mr Livia Crisan, the General Secretary of the WUKF.

Also attending were members from Ulster Karate Federation (Mr Columba McLoughlin), Carnalea Karate (Mr David Brashaw) along with Mr J Lipinski from the School of Masters (Poland)

Hats off to the Romanian squad for their terrific haul of medals and good luck to them in the forthcoming

World Championships in Odessa, Ukraine.

RESULT FROM S E S K

 KUMITE (fighting) Juniors

Aaron Routh  Bronze Under 35K Albie Warner Gold Under 45K

Scott Quinlan Bronze Under 45K Kelsey Poynter Bronze Under 35K

Terri Naylor Bronze Under 35K Elkie Paraskeva Gold Under 45K

Sam Hulbert Silver Under 45K Conor McNamara Bronze Under 45K

Jack Naylor Gold Under 55K Beccy O'Grady Silver Under 55K

Allina Dew Bronze Over 55K Boys under 15yrs team SESK A Bronze

  JUNIOR KATA

Aaron Routh Bronze Under 10 Albie Warner Silver 10-12yrs 3-2nd Kyu

Scott Quinlan Bronze 10-12 yrs3-2nd Junior Team SESK Romford Silver/SESK Barkingside Bronze

CADETS AND SENIORS KUMITE

Harrison Dew Bronze Under 70K Cadet Emma Whytefield Silver Under 60K Cadet

Beckie Soane Bronze Over 60K Cadet Cadet Female Team Bronze

Leon Martin Bronze Senior Under 80K

  CADET AND SENIOR KATA

Beckie Soane Bronze Female Senior Kata