Chojinkai Junior Karate Championships 2011
Wado UK athletes once again attended the Chojinkai Children’s and cadets Karate Championships in Penrith and the Woodford Dojo was among the clubs in attendance.
The day actually started in early December 2010, when many club members and parents did a fundraising event at the Iceland store on Branshome. The event raised £530.75 towards the hire of a coach for the Penrith event. This helped subsidise the cost of travel to the competition and gave more people the chance to attend. On the day 49 competitors, parents, coaches and officials made the trip and those competing made it all worthwhile.
Those Woodford Dojo youngsters who were competing were:
Bethany Holmes, Charlotte Pinder, Joe Rose, Teerth Dhesi, Charan Dhesi, Harry Oetegenn, Amber Oetegenn, Joe Munro and oliver Dearing.
The youngsters above were in numerous events, with some of them in several. Individual kata along with pairs kata would be contested, along with individual and team Kumite events. Although we had much success at the competition, we had to withdraw from some events because of the day geting rather late. Unfortunately the team Kata trio of Harry Oetegenn, Joe Munro and Joe Rose would miss this event, along with the team Kumite event of Harry and Joe Munro. This was disapointing as the prospect of more medals had to be sacrificed, but getting home any later than we did wouldn't have been fair to the younger ones travelling.
As things turned out however, the group of youngsters still managed to bring home a respectable collection of medals. Those youngsters who won medals are listed below. It must be stated however that all those taking part should be congratulated on their personal achievements during the day and for showcasing Wado UK in a polite and respectfull manner.
Kata Results
Charlotte Pinder - Gold Joe Rose - Silver
Pairs Kata Brandon Greenwood & Joe Rose - Gold
Kumite Results
Joe Munro - Silver Bethany Holmes - Silver Charan Dhesi - Bronze Joe Rose - Bronze
Charlotte Pinder Bronze.
Brother and sister act Teerth and Charan Dhesi at the competition.
