ESKA Kata Competition 2004
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ESKA Kata Competition - Saturday 13th November 2004

This year it was Paul Grimsey's turn to organise the annual Kata Competition and he did a really good job of it. The day went smoothly, all the referee's and judges looked great in their blazers and badges. Peter Cox was wonderful on the Microphone and I took a few photo's with someone else really nice camera.

The Day started with a line up of all the officials before Paul showed a great demonstration of a weapon's kata, followed by John, Paul & Paul demonstrating the bunkai of the kata that they performed in Slavakia earlier in the year. Nick Lower & Paul Raymond then showed us all how a Kata Competition is run and what is expected of the competitors.

After this the Competition got under way... above are a sample of the photo's taken on the day and below are the final results...

Group 1: Blue Belt and Below (Junior)
1st - Thomas Atwell (Stopsley)
2nd - Charlie Spragg (Hitchin)
3rd - Connor Wilkinson (Hitchin)
3rd - Dominic Carter (Birchwood)
Group 2: Red Belt (Junior)
1st - Lauren Cobb (Potton)
2nd - Harry Taylor (Knebworth)
3rd - Thomas Trevarthen (Knebworth)
3rd - Jake Field (Knebworth)
Group 3: Orange Belt (Junior)
1st - Hannah Phillips (Stevenage)
2nd - Mathew Goodwill (Ware)
3rd - Michael Law (Ware)
3rd - Emily Pratt (Ware)
Group 4: Yellow Belt (Junior)
1st - Kate Morrison-Betts (Hitchin)
2nd - Oliver Baillie (Sandy)
3rd - Justin Reader (Hitchin)
3rd - Alisha Baillie (Sandy)
Group 5: Green Belt (Junior)
1st - Andrew Hoare (Hitchin)
2nd - Duncan Clark (Stevenage)
3rd - George Smith (Baldock)
3rd - Max Palmer (Baldock)
Group 6: Purple and Purple/White Stripe (Junior)
1st - Jamie Maher (St. Albans)
2nd - Mercedes Samani (Birchwood)
3rd - Jamie Long (Potton)
3rd - Patrick Anyadi (Stevenage)
Group 7: All Purple/Brown Stripe (Junior)
1st - Charlie Fisher (Birchwood)
2nd - Kit Garnett (St. Albans)
3rd - Daniel Croucher (Stevenage)
3rd - Marcus Farrer (Potton)
Group 8: Brown and Brown/White Tag (Junior)
1st - Haig Leonard (Stevenage)
2nd - Jack Webb (St. Albans)
3rd - Victoria Hodges (Stevenage)
3rd - Alexandra Lodge (Sandy)
Group 9: All Brown/White Stripe (Junior)
1st - Natasha Reader (Stevenage)
2nd - Christopher Mutter (Baldock)
3rd - James Kirkpatrick (Stevenage)
3rd - Kirstie Ally (Stevenage)
Group 10: All Brown/Red and Brown/Black Stripe (Junior)
1st - Jonathan Paley (Birchwood)
2nd - Andrew Cogan (Stevenage)
3rd - Jordan Quirk (Ware)
3rd - Conor Green (Sandy)
Group 11: Black Belt (Junior)
Cancelled
Group 12: Orange Belt and Below (Senior)
1st - Simon Higgs (Potton)
2nd - Darren Turner (Stopsley)
3rd - Graham Lyne (Birchwood)
3rd - Loraine Denison (Hitchin)
Group 13: Yellow - Purple Belt (Senior)
1st - Andrew Flint (Birchwood)
2nd - Jessica Croucher (Stevenage)
3rd - Paula Nutter (Birchwood)
3rd - Melissa Wiseman (Birchwood)
Group 14: All Brown Belts (Senior)
1st - Sam O'Boy (Stevenage)
2nd - Stephen Brown (Stevenage)
3rd - David Creaton (Birchwood)
3rd - Alison Pearson (Stevenage)
Group 15: Black Belt 1st Dan and 2nd Dan (Senior)
1st - Laura Gillespie (Ware)
2nd - Nikki Newell (Baldock)
3rd - Paul Jennings (Stevenage)
4th - Vicky Byford (Potton)
 
Clubs Competing and Number of Students Entering
1) Baldock [12]
2) Birchwood [22]
3) Dunmow [1]
4) Hertford [2]
5) Hitchin [17]
6) Knebworth [13]
7) Potton [13]
8) Sandy [10]
9) St. Albans [6]
10) Stevenage [30]
11) Stopsley [2]
12) Ware [11]
 



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