The Central Region Championships took place today at a new venue, Cannock Leisure Centre, marking an exciting new chapter for the event.
The day was made even more memorable with a heartfelt speech by Sensei Philip Gandy, who celebrated the incredible contributions of Sensei Frank Brennan and all of our senior grades. The event also saw the introduction of new 5th Dans, the announcement of Greg Hegarty as a new KUGB grading examiner, and the recognition of Owyn Roberts as the youngest qualified referee. Additionally, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of our National Squad members, particularly those who excelled at the recent ESKA competition.
A special mention went to Jack Somers for his remarkable 17 years of dedication and achievements as and England Squad member.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the judges, referees, recorders, timekeepers, and officials whose hard work ensured the smooth running of the championships. And, of course, a big thank you to all the competitors—without you, the championships wouldn’t be possible.
Here are the full results:
Female Team Kumite
1. Tamworth SKC
2. Regashi
3. Ataru
Male Team Kumite
1. Solihull Karate Academy
2. Tamworth SKC
3. Regashi Karate Academy
3. Nottingham Trent University
Female Dan Grade Individual Kata
1. Evie Newman Tamworth SKC
2. Shannon Hardman – Senshuken
3. Emma Lloyd – Solihull Karate Academy
4. Jess Gibson – Regashi Karate Academy
Male Dan Grade Individual Kata
1. Nick Nelson – Senshuken
2. Thomas Hegarty – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Charlie King – Regashi Karate Academy
4. Daniel Woodward – Senshuken
Male Dan Grade Over 21 Individual Kumite
1. Niall Gilligan – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Aidan Newbery – Nottingham Trent University
3. Scott Wanklyn – Tamworth SKC
3. Daniel Woodward – Senshuken
Female Over 21 Individual Kumite
1. Emma Lloyd – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Donna Roberts – Tamworth SKC
3. Jaz Magill – Ataru
Male Kyu Grade Over 21 yrs Individual Kumite
1. Joseph Pastore – Nottingham Trent University
2. Richard Hayward – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Michael Catlin – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Paul Bant – Solihull Karate Academy
Male Veteran Individual Kumite
1. Dave Burnham – Tamworth SKC
2. Stephen Hunt – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Aaron Sawyer – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Felipe Martin – Solihull Karate Academy
Female Junior 16-20 yrs Individual Kumite
1. Evie Newman – Tamworth SKC
2. Sophie Hedges-Quinn – Senshuken
3. Jess Gibson – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Antonella Alino – Tamworth SKC
Female Veteran Individual Kumite
1. Donna Roberts – Tamworth SKC
2. Jaz Magill – Ataru
3. Teika Bellamy – South Notts
Male Junior 16-17 yrs Individual Kumite
1. Dylan Ponsonby – Vale
2. Jude Nyjo – North Staffs
Male Junior 18-20 yrs Individual Kumite
1. Thomas Hegarty – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Jake Roberts – Tamworth SKC
3. Charlie King – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Adam Shufflebottom – Nottingham Trent University
Female Kyu Grade Individual Kata
1. Sofie Hedges-Quinn – Senshuken
2. Maia Woods – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Rebecca Bellamy – South Notts
4. Antonello Alino – Tamworth SKC
Male Kyu Grade Individual Kata
1. Lyndon Baker – Vale
2. Rich Bates – Pegasus Wingfoot
3. Paul Bant – Solihull Karate Academy
4. Richard Hayward – Solihull Karate Academy
Mixed Veteran Kata
1. Tim Baker – South Notts
2. Felipe Martin – Solihull Karate Academy
3. John Downes – South Notts
4.Stephen Hunt – Regashi Karate Academy
Adult Team Kata
1. Solihull Karate Academy
2. South Notts A
3. Tamworth A
4. Tamworth B
Children’s Team Kata
1. Solihull Karate Academy A
2. Solihull Karate Academy B
3. Solihull Karate Academy C
4. Regashi Karate Academy
Boys 10-11yrs Individual Kumite
1. Veer Ghataora – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Louis Cox – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Devarsh Nambiar – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Max Foyle – Solihull Karate Academy
Boys 12-13yrs Individual Kumite
1. Ben Grobler – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Akshayan Rajanikanth
3. Aarush Dayanand – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Sharvesh Selvakumar – Solihull Karate Academy
Boys 14-15yrs Individual Kumite
1. Zain Steers – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Amandeep Singh – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Olek Bendinger – Chesterfield
3. Francois Yan Niekerk – Bury St Edmunds
Girls 10-11yrs Individual Kumite
1. Maya Arvanitaki – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Nakshatra Leoprabhu – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Maya Thomas – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Twaritha Shri Madan – Solihull Karate Academy
Girls 12-13yrs Individual Kumite
1. Olivia Cox – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Rebecca Sparrow – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Avni Ghataora – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Sailee Unarkat – Solihull Karate Academy
Girls 14-15yrs Individual Kumite
1. Skyla Munyaneza – North Staffs
2. Erin Jason – Tamworth SKC
3. Xanthe Curtis – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Isabella Birton – North Satffs
Girls Kyu Grade Individual Kata
1. Lily Hedges-Quinn – Senshuken
2. Rebecca Sparrow – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Erin Jason – Tamworth
4. Cerys Fitzgerald – Tamworth
Boys Kyu Grade Individual Kata
1. Adam Dashsulia – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Shrinand Emani – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Angelo Anoop – North Staffs
4. Jerome Bellamy – South Notts
Girls Dan Grade Individual Kata
1. Skyla Munyaneza – North Staffs
2. Olivia Cox – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Aiya Steers – Solihull Karate Academy
4. Xanthe Curtis – Regashi Karate Academy
Boys Dan Grade Individual Kata
1. Amandeep Singh – Solihull Karate Academy
2. William Glover – Bury St Edmunds
3. Aarush Dayanand – Solihull Karate Academy
4. Zain Steers – Solihull Karate Academy
Ippon Kumite Under 12
1. Jesse Pullin – Solihull Karate Academy
2. Paarth Ojah – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Thomas Curtis – Regashi Karate Academy
3. Shreya Winch – Solihull Karate Academy
Ippon Kumite 12 and Over
1. Lily Hedges Quinn – Senshuken
2. Ebhanan Venkatesh – Solihull Karate Academy
3. Emmanuval Saju – North Staffs
3. Henry Pugh – South Notts
