In another busy weekend for BKK fighters, Hayley-Beth Rowlands from BKK Wales, currently studying and living in Spain, competed in the 2016 Copa Oyama Fujimae and gained a well earned 2nd place.
Our congratulations to Hayley.
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Emma Markwell gains second place at the KWF European Championships 2016
The BKK was represented by Emma Markwell, Dawid Ozga and Gabriel Barbu at the KWF's 30th European Championships held in Arnhem, Holland and hosted by the NKKO (Nederlands Kyokushinkai Karate Organisation) with fighters from across Europe and a team from KWF Japan.
Dawid lost on a 'genten' decision in his first fight, whilst Gabriel lost by ippon to hi Japanese opponent in the second round. Emma gained second place, losing on a decision to KWU World Tournament final opponent, Fatakhova (KWF Russia).
The team was coached by Sensei Steve Worrell.
We thank them for all their hard work, and for proudly representing the BKK.
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British National Clicker Championship 2016 results
The National Clicker tournament was held on the 19th November in Slough. All fighters fought with great spirit, respect and control throughout the day.
On behalf of the BKK, Shihan Nick da Costa (Chief Clicker Referee) thanks all officials, volunteers, competitors and spectators for supporting our last tournament of the year. It was a long day with well over 200 competitors.
An extra special thanks to Gareth Jones, Lee Swiggelaar, Helen Rowlands & Gary Frost for ensuring that all went well on the day.
Results are listed below.
In addition to the individual categories, the annual England vs. Wales events was held:
Mens Team: 1st England, 2nd Wales
Womens Team: 1st Wales, 2nd England
See more photos here
Landmark event for the BKK at the Belgian Youth Championships 2016
Over the weekend of the 12th November '16, the BKK passed a huge landmark in its history; Sensei Tony White and Chris Davies lead a team of cadets and juniors to an open Kyokushin Rules knockdown tournament in Belgium. This is first time the BKK has allowed its junior students to compete in a contact event abroad.
Each of the juniors who competed gained a well deserved podium position. Callum Breward, Kobe Spinney and Luke Davies in particular completely dominated their categories.
Beth Salvi, fresh from winning her first cadet tournament at the British Open 2016, followed by 1st place at the Severn Challenge some 4 weeks later, competed here and gain podium in her first international abroad.
Luke Jones, off the back of a runner-up position at the Severn Challenge, claimed a good podium finish also.
The whole squad fought with spirit and determination which was reflected in the results below. For most fighters, this was their first international Kyokushin Rules tournament, and had at least 4 fights to get to their podium positions. A proud day for the BKK.
Junior Boys -42kg
Callum Breward (ENGLAND) 1st Place
Kobe Spinney Dibble (ENGLAND) 2nd Place
Junior Boys -48kg
Luke Davies (WALES) 1st Place
Junior Boys -65kg
Bart Chaisrisud (ENGLAND) 2nd Place
Junior Girls
Mia Morgan (WALES) 3rd Place
Cadet Boys (1)
Luke Jones (WALES) 3rd Place
Cadet Boys -65kg (higher grade)
Ame Sorge (ENGLAND) 2nd Place
Cadet Girls
Beth Salvi (ENGLAND) 3rd Place
Severn Challenge 2016 - results
This year's Severn Challenge was held in Cardiff, Wales and hosted by BKK Wales. Thanks to all those that attended, including teams from Belgium, England, Switzerland, Turkey, and the host country, Wales.
And special thanks to those behind the scenes that allowed the event to run so smoothly.
Congratulations to all winners. Results are as follows:
40th British Open (8th Cup of Europe) official results
A tough days fighting across all categories with worthy champions from a strong WKO contingent, and Great Britain's very own Emma Markwell, who makes it 5 British Open titles in the bag. Congratulations to all!
click on photos to see tournament picture gallery
BKK at SENI2016 Results
Thanks to all that took part at our SENI2016 event held at the O2, on Saturday 16th July.
Results as follows:
Junior Clicker Under 150cms
1st Kobe Spinney Crawley
2nd Seren Harries Mountain Ash
3rd Sam Davies Cardiff
3rd Ashley Black Crawley
Junior Clicker Over 150cms
1st Henry Deane Cardiff
2nd Sophie Hobbs Crawley
3rd Ethan Hardwick Cwmbran
3rd Robert Salvi Crawley
Advanced Clicker Senior Women
1st Lisa Heath Mountain Ash
2nd Zoe Moulden Mountain Ash
3rd Emily Senior Dunmow
3rd Amber Morris Dunmow
Advanced Clicker Senior Men
1st Jordan Da Costa Ilford
2nd Chris Da Costa Docklands
3rd Dylan Baldwin Mountain Ash
3rd Ethan Prescott Cardiff
Junior Kata
1st Sophie Hobbs Mountain Ash
2nd Holly Davies Mountain Ash
3rd Dylan Baldwin Mountain Ash
3rd Mia Morgan Mountain Ash
Senior Kata
1st Sunil Tailor Loughbrough
2nd Andre Emmeneger IFK-Switzerland
3rd Lyndsay Moulden Ynysybwl
3rd Sophie Lee Loughbrough
Lightweight Women Knockdown
1st Emma Markwell Westcroft
2nd Zoe Moulden Mountain Ash
3rd Hayley Rowlands Cardiff
3rd Annie Jardine Cardiff
Heavyweight Women Knockdown
1st Aneta Meskauskiene IFK Ireland
2nd Samantha Williams Ynysowen
3rd Francesca Morreale Westcroft
3rd Kirsten Galatius Smith Crawley
Lightweight Men Knockdown
1st Spencer Bennett Samurai
2nd Leon Lundregan Ynysowen
3rd Phil Burchill Verwood
Middleweight Men Knockdown
1st Dawid Ozga Crawley
2nd Kelvin Tienstra IFK-Holland
3rd Luke Baldwin Mountain Ash
3rd Mahmoud Ageli Milton Keynes
Heavyweight Men Knockdown
1st Roel Noordman IFK-Holland
2nd Fredrik Johannsen Göteborgs karate kai
3rd Dave King IFK Ireland
3rd Sarunus Radvinauskas Northampton
Fastest Knockout Fredrik Johannsen Göteborgs karate kai
Most Spirited Fighter Phil Burchill Verwood
A successful Crawley Interclub 2016
BKK Crawley held the annual Interclub tournament on the 3rd July, featuring teams from BKK dojo's Crawley, Westhill, Verwood, Dunmow, Loughborough, Saffron Walden and Crystal Palace.
All entrants at Crawley Interclub 2016 - Teams Crawley, Westhill, Verwood, Dunmow, Loughborough, Saffron Walden and Crystal Palace in attendance
Jake Patterson; Best Fighter Award. A young talent from Loughbourough dojo.
Thank you to all participants, officlals and helpers at the 2016 Interclub.
Results below:
Under 9 years
1 Reece Reeve Crawley
2 Samuel Kelly Crystal Palace
3 isobel Mcgregor Crawley
3 Lexi Langrish Saffron Walden
Under 11 years
1 Ashley Black Crawley
2 James Baker Saffron Walden
3 Riley Sweet Dunmow
3 Stephen Greenhough Saffron Walden
Under 155cm
1 Charlie Denton Crawley
2 Kobe Spinney Crawley
3 Mikolaj Zabawa Crawley
3 Nikhil Patel Loughborough
Over 155cm
1 Ame Sorge Crawley
2 Bethany Salvi Crawley
3 Robert Salvi Crawley
3 Noah Gajraj Crystal Palace
Cadets
1 Tom Bradley Crawley
2 Ollie Barker West Hill
3 Josh Grant Loughborough
Team Pee Wee Cat 1
1 Crawley
2 Loughborough
3 Crystal Palace
3 West Hill
Team Pee Wee Cat 2
1 Loughborough
2 Saffron Walden
3 Verwood
Pee Wee Cat 3
1 Loughborough B
2 Loughborough A
3 West Hill
Team Under 155cm
1 Crawley
2 Loughborough
3 Dunmow
3 Saffron Walden
Team Over 155cm and Cadet
1 Crawley A
2 Crawley B
3 West Hll
Best Fighter went to Jake Patterson Loughborough - Jake Patterson Age 7, 114cm Beginner
Won all his team fights and lost in the quarter final in the individuals to a much taller opponent
Emma Markwell places 3rd at the 1st KWU European Championships
Sensei Emma Markwell, current IFK European Champion, takes 3rd place at the 1st KWU European Championships held in Serbia (11-12th June) after losing by decision after 2nd extension in the semi final to Lubos of Poland, having won her first bout by ippon with jodan mae geri.
Southern Area Clicker & Kata Championship results
The Southern Area Clicker and Kata championships were held at St Joseph's College, Streatham, London on the 5th June 2016.
A fantastic day, and some great fighting spirit shown from the pee-wees and juniors.
Adult team winners
More pictures can be found on our Facebook page
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
Senpai Kenny Jarvis and Shihan David Pickthall flank Dawid Ozga
National Kata Tournament 2016 successes
BKK Kata Championship Results 2016.
Well done to all.osu
Category 1 - Junior
Marchello Goodley - Mountain Ash
Ashlin Jose - Cardiff
Zoe Morgan - Mountain Ash
Category 2 - Junior
DanielParsons - Cwmbran
Fynley Morse - Cwmbran
Dominic Sutton - Bridgend
Category 6 - Senior
Luke Bryant - Staines Tigers
Mo Bahrami - Crawley
Ronald Feniza - Budo
Category 3 - Junior
Seren Harries - Mountain Ash
KatieMartin - Cardiff
Chloe Slocombe - Dunmow
Category 4 - Junior
Fynn Clements - Dunmow
Mia Morgan - Mountain Ash
Heather Price - Cwmbran
Category 7 - Senior
Luke Jones - Mountain Ash
Hannah Davies - Cwmbran
Lisa Ellis - Mountain Ash
Category 5 - Junior
Sophie Hobbs - Mountain Ash
Holly Davies - Mountain Ash
Luke Davies - Mountain Ash
Category 8 - Senior
Zoeleigh Moulden - Mountain Ash
Taylor Reddick - Aberpennar
Amber Morris – Dunmow
Category 9 - Senior Men
Kevin Evans - Cardiff
Dylan Baldwin - Mountain Ash
Sid Moulden - Mountain Ash
Category 9 - Senior Women
Lisa Heath - Mountain Ash
Sarah Stoddart - Chelmsford
Hayley Rowlands – Cardiff
Category 10 - Vow Grade Veterans
David Sidnell - Cwmbran
Paul Wilson - Staines Tigers
Susan Collins - Rhondda
Category 11 - High Grade Veterans
Warren Brow - Dunmow
Sid Moulden - Mountain Ash
Andy Rotherham - Derby
Junior Team - Low Grade
Cwmbran A
Mountain Ash A
Cwmbran B
Senior Team - Low Grade
Mountain Ash
Staines Tigers
Docklands
Junior Team - High Grade
Mountain Ash
Senior Team - High Grade
Cardiff
Crawley
Mountain Ash