Dan grades galore!
These last 2 weeks we have seen 3 new dan grades being presented at the club. Congratulations to Thomas Moore - 1st Dan Declan Knight - 1st Dan Oli Relton - 3rd Dan Superb achievements from these three athletes
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Mini Dragons take Sussex by storm
Well done to the mighty mini dragons who competed at the Sussex red and yellow competition at Ashington. In group 1 the club was represented by Shaylin Komisarek, Boris Geshkov, Lukas Pulokas, James Peckham, Teddy Adamson, Tommy Williams and Nathaniel Butler-King. The boys all fought hard, showing how for they have come since starting their training. Final results were bronze medals for Boris, Teddy, Tommy and Nathaniel. Silver medals for James and Lukas and Shaylin took the 1st gold of the day. In group 2 the boys got off to a great start as Jacob Bladen and Seamus O'Connell were on fire winning all their contests with superb ippon throws both taking the gold. Joseph Wheatley and Kaleem Kiyani took a well deserved silver losing out in the final but taking away some great experience and Josh Butler-King and Reece Comber completed the group with a hard fought for bronze medal. In the girls group Kin Ryu was represented by Ana Kavanagh, Bella Gotthard, Sienna Robottom, Gracie O
Bradley and Kiera shine at GB Inclusion training day
On Saturday Bradley and Kiera Dengate attended national squad training with the GB Inclusion squad. They had the opportunity to train with some of the Countries top adaptive athletes including meeting Tokyo Paralympian Jack Hodgson (pictured above). Following their performace in training, Bradley has been invited to join the adaptive GB squad at regular training sessions. Well done guys!
Kin Ryu's Golden Girl Sienna wins IAPS
Congratulations to Sienna Robottom on her superb gold medal winning performance at the 2022 IAPS championships in High Wycombe. Sienna was the only representitive from the club who attended the championships, which is open to any child who attends an Independent Prep school. Sienna may have been one of the youngest and least experienced athletes but she more than made up for this with determination as she powered her way to gold with some superb throwing skills. Well done Sienna!