Saturday 7 March 2009

EKO Karate Championships 2009

March 7, 2009 - The English and European Karate Organisation Championships was held today at Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre in Kings Heath, Birmingham. Members of the KDA delegation sent to the tournament displayed another excellent performance by winning 8 golds, 5 silver and 6 bronze in both kata and kumite events.

The team was lead by our chief instructor, Henry Perez and was assisted by assitant coaches Daryl, Harvey, Tricia Perez and Roger de Leon.

The results are as follows.

KATA

Male and female under 11 yrs old (4th kyu and below)
1) KC de Leon - Gold
2) Sean Locquiao - Silver

Male and female over 11 yrs & under 16 (4th kyu and below)
1) Darcie Raftery - Gold

Male and Female under 16 yrs old (3rd kyu and above)
1) Philippe Anthon Perez - Gold

Male 16 yrs old and over (4th kyu and below)
1) Roger de Leon - Gold

Male 16 yrs old and over (3rd kyu and above)
1) Harvey Perez

Team Kata under 16 years old (Any grade)
1) Team A (Philippe Anthon Perez, Aldrich Miguel, Darcie Raftery) - Gold
2) Team B (Augustos Sumilang, Henry del Rosario, Sean Locquiao) - Bronze
3) Team D (Maria Otadoy, Gedfree Gabayno, Eycee Corpuz) - Bronze

Team Kata 16 yrs old and over (Any grade)
1) Team A (Harvey Perez, Mary Perez, Roger de Leon) - Silver


KUMITE

Male over 10-15 yrs old, 4'9'' and under (Any Grade)
1)Philippe Anthon Perez - Silver


Congratulations to all the winners and participants!

Tuesday 3 March 2009

Important Announcement

This coming Saturday, KDA-UK will be participating in the annual English Karate Organisation National Championships. Due to this event, all classes this coming weekend are cancelled as all of our instructors will be coaching the students who are competing in the tournament.

Everyone is welcome to come and see your fellow students perform. The tournament starts at 9am and will end sometime around 5pm. The address for the venue is stated below.


Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre
Alcester Road South
Kings Heath
Birmingham B14 6ER





If anyone has concerns or some questions relating to the change in schedule and the tournament, feel free to contact us at 0121-5321326 or email us at kda-uk@yahoo.com.

Top Gymnasium Hadley Stadium, Wilson Road, Smethwick, West Midlands B66 4ND
Contact us: 0121-5321326 from 2pm - 8pm , Mon - Fri, Email: kda_uk@yahoo.com