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Well done to all those who took part in the SUSF Championships this year. Despite coinciding with the onset of exams we still took home some medals. Ahmed won silver in the Junior Kata competition, and the men's Kumite team came home with bronze.
Well done to those who took part in the Wishaw Grand Prix on 12th March. Special congratulations to Sjoerd Van Roosmalen who took the Mens Junior Kumite Bronze in his first Karate competition. Here is a list of our other medals winners:
Ahmed Salem: Junior Kata Sivler, Mens Junior Kumite Gold, Mens Team Kumite Silver
Zara Phang: Junior Kata Gold
Peter Abalard: Mens Senior Kumite >75kg Silver, Mens Team Kumite Silver
Scott Headley: Mens Senior Kumite <75kgs Bronze, Mens Team Kumite Silver
This year the joint Edinburgh Shotokan and Shukokai Karate club's team won BUSA for the fourth consecutive year. It was a great performance from all members. The joint Men's Kumite Team took silver, and the joint Ladies' took bronze.
Some of Shotokan's very own competitors deserve special mention... Well done to Pete, Scott who, in addition to the team silver, also won medals in their respective individual categories. Special congratulations to Ahmed and Ashley who took home gold in Junior Lightweight Kumite and bronze and silver respectfully in the Junior Kata. And well done to Zara who secured bronze in the Junior Lightweight Kumite. This year Shukokai represented our team Kata effort and also won us gold as well as securing an equally impressive individual medals list. Well done guys!
A DVD with the best highlights from the BUSA championships is in production. More details will follow soon.
In this round the ladies won again by default as the University of Glasgow's woman's team forfeited the match. Despite this disappointment, our ladies team maintain their position at the top of the league.
The men's team were up against both Heriot-Watt and the University of Glasgow. Despite a defeat by the Heriot-Watt lads, our men's team took away the valuable experience of competing against internationally qualified fighters. Our men's team also celebrated a well deserved win 4-1 against Glasgow.
As always well done to all who competed, and congratulations to all the winners.
After the latest round in the inter-university league matches, EUSKC is still doing well. The Heriot-Watt women's team did not manage to attend the schedules fight so the women’s' team maintain at the top of the league. The men’s' team put in a great effort against Glasgow Caley despite being one fighter short (costing two fights) and out of the of four fought won one, and drew another.
Many thanks to the Dundee ladies, who took part in a friendly with us, and well done to all who competed!
Congratulations to all who successfully graded this semester!
It was a great performance from all students who took part in the grading. Many thanks to Sensei Kenny Taylor for taking the seminar.
All students who have graded to 9th Kyu and above are invited to attend the specialised classes on Tuesdays and Fridays dedicated to Kumite and Kata.
The next grading seminar will be next semester, more information will be posted nearer the time.
This weekend the University Shotokan Karate Club celebrated a successful start to this year’s competitions.
On Saturday 5th the inter-university league got off to a terrific start, the ladies team won their two matches of the day against the University of Dundee and Edinburgh’s own Shukokai, in a particularly well matched fight. The men’s team won against Dundee but conceded to Edinburgh’s Shukokai team. This is not only a promising start for Shotokan but suggests that, together with Shukokai, we will be as strong as ever in the upcoming BUSA championships.
The club’s performance at the Wishaw Grand Prix on Sunday 6th saw the club return with many medals. The final of the female junior Kumite was fought out by two of our own student members. Ashley Pheely took gold and Zara Phang an extremely well deserved silver. In the male junior Kumite Ahmed Salem reached the final but could not fight due to injury and was awarded silver. In the male senior Kumite Scott Hedley earned a bronze, and one of our long standing non-student members, Caroline Murphy took bronze in the ladies senior competition.
Well done to all those who competed!
Every year, both Edinburgh Karate clubs go to BUSA— the BritishUniversities championships. Together, we’ve won the past three championships. This year, we (Shotokan) definitely pulled our weight with a fantastic medal:competitor ratio.
Well done to everybody from both clubs who competed.
Congratulations to Ahmed and Ashley, winning golds at this year’s Scottish Universities Championships, held in Heriott Watt Uni. Out of six comepetitors, 2 golds and a bronze. A fantastic medal haul!