Without a shadow of a doubt Dokan left a lasting impression upon students and instructors alike when they entered 38 students into the above mentioned competition.

Our statistics for the day were 8 kata sections entered, = 7 firsts gained, 4 seconds and 7 thirds. Kumite = 7 sections entered 4 firsts , 3 seconds and 4 thirds. Pairs and teams we won 4 firsts , 8 seconds and 12 third place trophies. Basically if we were in it we won it or were narrowly beaten.

This was a very different Taisho-do tournament to the one we entered in November 2012. It was far busier with clubs from Derbyshire, Halifax and south Yorkshire in attendance and a lot of the coaches expressed comments of admiration for my squad. The big downside to the day was the running order of events, as everything seemed back to front with adult sections before kids. This had the demoralising effect of boring the crap out of the kids and frightening some low grades new to comps and kumite. I pulled my 11 to 13 years kumite teams out at 7.00pm as the day had over ran, mainly due to the size of the venue, which can only accommodate two areas.

Someone commented to a friend who was sitting next to one of my parents “we would have a chance to win something if we were up against a normal club”. We’ll take that as a compliment ;-)

This competition remains a firm favourite amongst our students regardless of its occasional problems.



Results

KATA
Category (1) Junior mixed Kata 9yrs & under 9th – 7th kyu

• 1st Ruby Robertson (Dokan)
• 2nd Jamie Richard (Dokan)

Category (2) Junior mixed Kata 9yrs & under 6th – 4th kyu

• 1st Lola Cassidy (Dokan)
• 3rd Eve Palmer (Dokan)
• 3rd Summer Purvis (Dokan)

Category (3) Junior mixed Kata 9yr & under 3rd kyu above

• 1st Josh Beardsmore (Dokan)
• 2nd Chloe Million (Dokan)

Category (4) Junior Mixed Kata 10-12yrs 9th- 7th kyu

• 1st Deanna Bone (Dokan)
• 2nd Marcus Robinson (Dokan)
• 3rd Bradley Bone (Dokan)

Category (5) Junior Mixed Kata 10-12yrs 6th- 4th kyu

• 1st Tammy Proctor (Dokan)
• 3rd Simone Stewart (Dokan)

Category (6) Junior Mixed Kata 10-12yrs 3rd kyu above

• 1st Elisha Mitchinson (Dokan)
• 2nd Hannah Nicholson (Dokan)
• 3rd Rebecca Bradburn (Dokan)
• 3rd Thomas Panter (Dokan)

Category (7) Junior Mixed Kata 13-15yrs 9th – 6th kyu

• 1st Ellie Dreary (Dokan)

Category (13) Junior Pairs Kata under 16 yrs 9th- 6th kyu

• 1st Dokan

Category (14) Junior Pairs Kata under 16yrs 5th kyu above

• 1st Dokan E
• 2nd Dokan G
• 3rd Dokan A
• 3rd Dokan D

KUMITE
Category (16) Juniors Kumite 6-7yrs mixed open grade

• 1st Ben Purvis (Dokan)

Category (17) Junior Girls Kumite 8-9yrs open grade

• 1st Lora Cassidy (Dokan)
• 3rd Chloe Million (Dokan)

Category (18) junior boys Kumite 8-9yrs open grade

• 1st Josh Beardsmore (Dokan)
• 2nd Ben Purvis (Dokan)

Category (19) Junior Girls Kumite 10-12yrs Open Grade

• 1st Rebecca Purvis (Dokan)
• 3rd Simone Stenar (Dokan)
• 3rd Elisha Michinson (Dokan)

Category (20) Junior Boys Kumite 10-12yrs open grade

• 1st Aidan Alsadoun (Dokan)

Category (21) Junior (female Kumite) 13-15yrs open grade

• 3rd Holly Stoner (Dokan)

Category (22) junior (Male) Kumite 13-15yrs open grade

• 3rd Liam Million (Dokan)

Category (28) Girls Team Kumite 11- 13yrs

• 2nd Dokan

Tags: competitions, 2013