MANCHESTER YOUTH OPEN 4.11.2017
Only two weeks after the North of England we had our final external tournament of 2017 down Manchester. A new competition aimed at young students under 18 years of age. With some really good categories aimed at low grade students I expected a big turn out from Dokan.
What I actually got was over 30 students withdrawing their names from the list of those attending leaving me with only 18 students willing to take part. Still this is a big squad by most clubs standards. The 18 that made the journey did not regret their decision at all with everyone of them winning a medal. There was a fantastic debut from Emily Sproat who took two silver and a kumite fighting gold. Emma Snaith took gold in all four sections she entered with an outstanding display of skill and yet again Katie Hunnam proved what a rising star she is on the fighting front.
I was immensely pleased with all of my students throughout the day and the atmosphere inside a comfortably sized venue was fantastic. The tournament was a friendly affair on the whole and the medals were nice too.
The day finished on an exciting buzz again with our three girl kumite teams all taking gold in tough tight matches and our 10 to 11 year old boys narrowly missing out on a gold of their own. All in all and one way or another this was a great day for all those that entered.
I fully intend to support this tournament again next year and hope to take a larger squad with me.
- Eleisha and Eve beautiful Unsu Eleisha and Eve beautiful Unsu
- Katie and Elle having a loudest kiai challange Katie and Elle having a loudest kiai challange
- Emma and Olivia another golden pair Emma and Olivia another golden pair
- Anjalee Dhaliwal gold in kumite. Anjalee Dhaliwal gold in kumite.
- Olivia and Emma Gold in pairs Olivia and Emma Gold in pairs
- Eleisha silver in kata and fighting. Eleisha silver in kata and fighting.
- Gold in pairs and team fighting. Gold in pairs and team fighting.
- Emma Snaith Emma Snaith
- Isabella Shields Isabella Shields
- Emma performing Papuren kata Emma performing Papuren kata
- Emma takes a well deserved gold. Emma takes a well deserved gold.
- Katie Hunnam Katie Hunnam
- Eve Palmer Eve Palmer
- Elle Smith Elle Smith
- Laila Hunnam silver in kumite Laila Hunnam silver in kumite
- YAMA ! Olivia Fellows YAMA ! Olivia Fellows
- Emily Sproat Emily Sproat
- The crucial point. The crucial point.
- Team mates Anjalee and Eleisha Team mates Anjalee and Eleisha
- Emma Snaith colloecting her second of four gold medals. Emma Snaith colloecting her second of four gold medals.
- Tom Chatterje Tom Chatterje
- Reuben Fellows Reuben Fellows
- Isabella in action Isabella in action
- Eleisha front leg ura geri Eleisha front leg ura geri
- Gold winning team. Spirited performance. Gold winning team. Spirited performance.
- Olivia Fellows Olivia Fellows
- Three golden fighting teams 10 to 11 / 12 to 13 and 14 to 15 years teams. Three golden fighting teams 10 to 11 / 12 to 13 and 14 to 15 years teams.
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