BKK Team England and Wales success at the 2022 Sutani Cup in Belgium

The BKK took England and Wales representative to the Sutani Cup, Belgium after three years out. The fighters were:

Elvin Vaskys, Isaac Warnfeldt-Rush, Brandon Wise, Elliott Fortnum, Cody Chapman, Alfie Finch, Jess Davies, Marcello Goodley, William Lawrence, Cai Williams, Morgan Mates, Katja Sartor, Kayla Davies, Sophie Aldridge, Ffion Sargent, Milly Harvey with head coaches Shihan Wai Cheung and Senpai Leon Lundregan, assisted by Sensei Mike Charlsey, Sensei Mike Woods, Senpai Gareth Jones.

All fighters represented their countries and the organisation immaculately, bringing home 6 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes.

Team England

- Isaac Warnfeldt-Rush - 1st place

- Brandon Wise - 1st place

- Elliott Fortnum - 1st place

- Cody Chapman - 1st place

- Alfie Finch - 3rd place

Team Wales

- Marcello Goodley - 1st place

- William Lawrence - 1st place

- Cai Williams - 2nd place

- Morgan Mates - 2nd place

- Katja Sartor - 2nd place

- Kayla Davies - 3rd place

Congratulations to all, and for representing their teams and the BKK immaculately.

U18 Team England and Wales results at Sutani Cup 2019, Belgium.

U18 Team England and Wales attended this year’s Sutani Cup, Antwerp, Belgium in numbers, and came away with invaluable experience.

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Results and congratulations to:

Ashley Black (ENG - Crawley dojo) - 1st place

Antek Sobecki (ENG - Westcroft dojo) - 1st place

Holly Harvery (WALES - Mountain Ash dojo) - 2nd place

Katie Martin (WALES - Mountain Ash dojo) - 2nd place

James Baker (ENG - Saffron Walden dojo) - 2nd place

Brandon Wise (ENG - Westcroft dojo) - 2nd place

Cai Williams (WALES - Mountain Ash dojo) - 3rd place

Rhys Meredith (WALES - Mountain Ash dojo) - 3rd place

Seren Harries (WALES - Mountain Ash dojo) - 3rd place

Nathan Hyde (ENG - Eastbourne dojo) - 3rd place

Nikhil Patel (ENG - Loughborough dojo) - 3rd place

Mia Hawkins (ENG - Crawley dojo) - 3rd place

Under 18s success at the 2nd KWU Youth European Tournament, Berlin Germany

On the 18-19th May, Ashley Black and Rhys Meredith from Crawley and Mountain Ash dojos respectively, represented the BKK as part of a unified Team GB alongside two members invited from the IKK (Callum Chapman and Harry Clemo), both regular England and GB squad training attendees.

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[L-R] Back Row - Wai Cheung, Meidi Divash, Norman King, Andrew Turner, Alex Kerrigan, David Pickthall, Lia Howlett, Chris Davis

Front Row - Callum Chapman (IKK), Ashley Black, Rhys Meredith, Harry Clemo (IKK)

Both Ashley Black and Harry Clemo scored waza aris in their quarter final bouts to advance to the semi finals. Both lost out in the semi-finals to Russian national champions. There was more top level experience for Rhys Meredith and Callum Chapman who had tough bouts, and can feel pleased with their performances. Twenty seven countries took part and it was also great to have such a strong judging team from the UK.

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English Open 2018 results

The BKK held a successful English Open 2018 on the 13th May for UK and Ireland based organisations, which included categories for Open Adult, Novice, Cadet and, for the first time in BKK history, Junior IFK Kyokushin rules fighting.

Jim Barton (BKK Verwood) dropping a well timed jodan mawashi geri

Luke Baldwin (BKK Mountain Ash, and Team GB) on his way to the 2018 English Open Middleweight Title

RESULTS: Sutani Belgium Youth and Beginners Tournament 2017

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Teams England and Wales

BACK ROW (L to R)

Sensei Chris Davies (Wales coach), Maise Blackford (Eng), Luke Sabey (Eng), Luke Jones (Wales), Sophie Hobbs (Wales), Ame Sorge (Eng), Sensei Wai Cheung (Eng coach), Rob Salvi (Eng), Aaron Sheehan (Wales), Luke Davies (Wales), Max Williams (Wales), Sensei Tony White (Eng coach)

FRONT ROW (L to R)

Beth Salvi (Eng), Bart Proctor (Eng), Dennis Sorokins (Eng), Jessica Charsley (Eng), Rhys Meredith (Wales), Holly Harvey (Wales), Lili Bryan (Wales), Mia Morgan (Wales)

Results from the Sutani Belgium Youth and Beginners Tournament 2017:

Team England
Bart Procter 1st
Denis Sorokins 1st
Beth Salvi 2nd
Maesi Blackford 2nd
Ame Sorge 3rd

Team Wales
Max Williams 1st
Luke Jones 2nd
Rhys Meredith 2nd
Luke Davies 2nd
Mia Morgan 3rd

They did us proud!

British Open 2017 Results

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Brave effort from Dawid Ozga in tough WFKO Lightweight super fight

Dawid Ozga lost a tough 5 round judges decision to Evgeniy Solomennikov. Neither fighter gained any significant advantage but Solomennikov kept a consistent workrate to edge the rounds. It was a great experience for Dawid to go to Novy Urengoy and he thanks both the WFKO and Gazprom for the opportunity.

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See Dawid's fight here

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Senpai Kenny Jarvis and Shihan David Pickthall flank Dawid Ozga