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NEWS K.D.I 3RD INVITATIONAL KARATE TOURNAMENT Sunday 28th September 2008. For info, e-mail tony@bkdi.org.uk. E.K.F NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 London K.D.I. Squad results Squad > Manraj Sira, Resham Sira, Lee Rose, Ross Mathieu Congratulations to: Ross Mathieu Junior bronze medal individual lightweight Kumite With Over 585 entry’s for the first EKF National Championships, the highest entry of all championships for the last 10 years, 2008 was a major success with an excellent crowd to watch England’s finest Karate-Ka representing there associations in what is World Championship year in Japan. The standard of Karate was at its highest for many years, with the E.K.F having finally recognized as the governing body by both B.K.F & W.K.F we can now move forward positively and challenge on all fronts for European and World medals once more where the England Team truly belong. It was good to see the old guard Internationals like Rory Danials, Davin pack, Craig Burke, Oulton brown, and many more all challenging for National titles and looking sharp in World Championship year. Overall an excellent event by the E.K.F.
Lee Rose Sensei, Tony Gray 4th Dan, Resham Sira with there Bronze medals from EKF Nationals 2008 add pic to gallery and put on news page with article above. E.K.F LATEST NEWS Posted 16th March 2008 EKF AGM News The EKF board is pleased to announce that they had over 68% of the members support and vote at the AGM held at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport on Sunday 16 March 2008. The meeting was very positive, with the outgoing board being thanked for their hard work and efforts in developing EKF to date. The President, Carl Lindley presented the Annual Report detailing the developments to date, our advances and improvements, and informing the members of addition work currently under way, and additionally ongoing work which should be complete in the near future. The Finance Director, John Gilliland updated the members on the healthy status of the EKF, listing all income and expenditure for the members consideration. As is usual at AGM meetings, the members were invited to nominate beforehand individuals whom they felt would assist in the future development and ongoing work of EKF. The elected Board of Directors for 2008/2009 are: • Carl Lindley (K.D.I. Chairman) & (E.K.F. President) All resolutions included within the agenda set for the meeting were accepted unanimously with no votes against and no abstentions. During the meeting, members were invited to raise questions on issues to be voted upon, which were subsequently answered to their satisfaction. Whilst it is unusual to have Any Other Business, this was included to ensure the members were permitted to raise issues for consideration which would be directed to the Board of Directors, it is intended in future to hold an AGM followed by an EGM to permit open debate and allow additional issues to be considered whilst ensuring full transparency and allowing direction from the members to the board if applicable. BRITISH UNI KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS A big Congratulations must go to Ross Mathieu of Poplar K.D.I Karate Club, who recently won a Gold Medal at the British University’s Karate Championships in the under 60 kilo Kumite Category. Well Done Ross from all your friends and colleagues in K.D.I, and well done to his coach Sensei John Mathieu 4th Dan. TRIP OF A LIFETIME - JAPAN Sensei Tony Gray (4th Dan) and Sensei Carl Lindley (5th Dan) have been invited to Japan (Tokyo) in November for two weeks, where they will be able to train in different dojos and also grade for there 5th & 6th Dans under Japanease examiners with Sensei Wingrove 8th Dan. They will also have the opportunity to watch the W.K.F Karate World Championship at the famous martial arts centre the Budokan in Tokyo. GOODMAYES K.D.I GRADING
Goodmayes K.D.I Karate club coached by Sensei Lee Rose (2nd Dan), the pictured students all passed their gradings. Well done to them all. K.D.I CHRISTMAS DISCO 2007 It was an excellent success with Kata demonstrations from Emma Bayley and Robert Sanders. England International Jonathan Mottram did a special Kata demo slowly to music, then he did the same Kata full speed. Anyone could see why John is the best Kata exponent in the Country, with beautiful timing and precision. The final Demonstration was from Sensei Tony Gray who did a multiple attack block and counter demo, followed by a breaking wood demonstration using open hand strikes and elbow techniques. The presentation was then handed out to Leigh Sanders & Robert Trought for achieving their Shodan, with Omar Shaffi receiving the student of the year award 2007. A special award went to K.D.I.s Ross Mathieu who trains at the Polar K.D.I. karate club. Ross was awarded a trophy for the most prolific competitor of the year with English and British Gold medals in 2007. EKF SELECTION SUCCESS Emma O’Callaghan has been selected to represent England at the European Junior Championships February 2008 in Trieste Italy. Emma won her fights on the day without conceding a point, this will be Emma’s 3rd time representing her country. Emma trains at the Barking Dojo under Sensei Tony Gray 4th Dan and has done so since the age of 10 years old Also Sensei Steve Scotts K.D.I. students Alex Hodge and Luke Scott have also been selected to compete at the European Championships. We wish them all success in 2008. K.D.I. Sensei Terry Wingrove has offered to sponsor all 3 competitors for the Championships in 2008 which is excellent and we thank Terry very much for his continued support. VENICE CUP 2007 Sensei Tony Gray took 2 members of the K.D.I. squad Ross Mathieu and Emma O’Callaghan. To this very high standard International event November 30th to 2nd December 2007 the trip was organized by Mark Adams sensei of the Yamaguchi Goju-Kai and friend of Sensei Tony’s. Ross won a bronze medal after fighting excellently all day. Emma went out in the 2nd round but fought well, although she was disappointed. Emma and Ross gained more International experience for the future and that can only be a good thing for them both. I would like to personally thank Mark Adams and all the Goju-Kai squad for making our trip more enjoyable and supporting our athletes all weekend, and congratulate all the Yamaguchi Goju-kai's success at the event. K.D.I ARE FOUNDER MEMBERS OF EKF AND HAVE SUPPORTED ALL ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE AND GAIN THE PROVISIONAL WKF MANDATE Mr. Mike Dinsdale Dear Mr. Dinsdale E.K.F. W.K.F. I acknowledge receipt of your 21st September letter in which you submit the Best regards Antonio Espinós EKF SOUTERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
Goresbrook Lesuire Centre, Dagenham, Essex Results as follows: Emma Ocallaghan takes Gold -53 kumite & Team Silver K.D.I Squad win 20 medals! LATEST EKF MEETING CHAIRED EXCELLENTLY BY K.D.I'S CARL LINDLEY It was agreed that a caretaker board be appointed for a 6 month period, who would manage the detail of incorporation, and the creation of policies and procedures which would ensure the viability and longevity of the company, and it’s members interests for the future, after much debate on the needs and merits, the membership proposed individuals whom they wished to be directors, each nominated delegate then gave a summary of their capabilities and vision for EKF in the future. Appointed delegates as the interim Board were: K.D.I's ROSS MATHIEU GRABS ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL
Karate-Do International Athlete Ross Mathieu won the British International Karate Open on Saturday 1st September in the Under 65 kilo category although Ross is a under 60 kilo competitor under 65 kilo was the lowest weight category Ross now holds all 4 Championship titles, the English /British / English International Open & now the British International Open. A superb achievement for the young 18 year old who trains under his fathers tuition, Sensei John Mathieu 4th Dan at the Poplar K.D.I Karate club, Essex. Congratulations again for a superb result. Ross with his Gold Medal and in his Arawaza sponsored K.D.I. squad tracksuit. GRADING
Barking & Goodmayes K.D.I.Karate clubs recently held a grading at the Parkside community centre, Ilford, Esssex. Pictured is all the students who passed there grading moving up to the next belt , with there certificates looking very proud. Pictured with there Instructors Sensei Tony Gray 4th Dan & Sensei Lee Rose 2nd Dan. TICKY DONOVAN COURSE Click Here for more information (updated) CAMBER SANDS 2007 Cambersands 2007 - 13th 14th 15th July - Pontins Cambersands Click Here for pictures The K.D.I. groups turned up Friday afternoon meeting (in the bar, of course!) to find out the training times over the weekend. A senior grading was held with Senseis Gray, Clarke and Lindley at 8.30pm Friday evening the grading lasted a grueling 1 and half hours with some emotional reactions to their success: Leigh Sanders & Robert Trought passing their 1st Dan Black Belts, and Andrew Rich passing his 1st Kyu Brown Belt. Well done to them and very well deserved.Saturday morning started with a jog to the beautiful sandy beach at 9pm the Instructors had the students running up the very steep sandy hill to warm up, which was extremely exhausting work, then on to the beach for some basics (Kihon). The students were then split into groups after a jog to the waters edge and drilled some more and by now each group was in and out of the sea.The weather on the day was bright fairly warm but windy overall, Sensei Lee Rose K.D.I. had the juniors in the sea waist deep doing some basic drills much to their enjoyment, Sensei Norman Clarke T.K.O. was working with the lower grades at the waters edge with the assistance of Tom Rose.Sensei Carl Lindley K.D.I. had the senior grades waist deep by know doing Kata which was very difficult in the soft sand and the very choppy sea. On occasions students were falling in after losing their balance but were all (with the notable exception of Emma O’Callaghan) enjoying the experience once again. Last year was such good fun that the seniors were keen to get back on the beach and in the sea, which by now was keeping most of us warm and, for the not so keen, toughening them up I hope!After a short break the seniors were back out in the sea while the juniors finished off their hard training session and warming themselves back up on the beach watching the senior grades back in the large waves. The Cambersands beach is a very sandy and clean beach so footing was never a problem apart from being very soft and you sunk in after a few moments. The training continued with some paired work with Sensei Tony Gray leading punching drills followed by the takedowns that always prove popular in the sea. Especially with Emma O'Callaghan again. After this, we all progressed on to the piggy back fights and again it got very competitive with all the group & everyone getting ly drowned. After 3 hard hours of training we headed back to the chalets for a well earned rest, shower, lunch, A grading for Juniors was held that Saturday afternoon with J.Trought, M.Trought, M. Rene, A.Singh, K.Singh, Z. Lalamahamode and D. Chabaz all passing.That evening, Sensei Gray and Tom Rose cooked all the food for the groups evening BBQ with a crate of beer supplied by Mark O'Callaghan & Maurren Nixon which didn’t last too long as the food & drink went like lightning. Tom Rose had brought along some entertainment in the shape of a rope for some tug-'o-war contests that went down with much laughter and some real shocks as some dan grades and sensei Gray lost to the juniors with a little help from Lee rose the traitor (he wil be punished soon). As the evening went on everyone moved to the bars and drank on into the early hours. The next morning was a disaster for us as training was cancelled due to the whole site had a power cut and some had not hot water so there was no hall to train in and as we had a storm in the night we could train outside many left early in the day due to this but all were happy with the great day we had on the Saturday and were tired from the hard training they had received, especially the students that had passed their gradings. Eveyone is looking forward to the 2008 camp. YAMAGUCHI GOJU-KAI TOURNAMENT Held on the 24th June 24, 2007. Congratulations to Emma Bayley for winning a silver medal on the day. LIVERPOOL KUMITE CLASS
On Sat 21st July Sensei Tony Gray and 4 students went to Merseyside Liverpool to Sensei Steve Scott 6th Dan dojo to teach a kumite squad class with him and welcome him and his group into Karate-Do International Steve will be joining Karate-Do International and we are pleased to have such a good quality Karate-Ka in our group representing the North of England. Sensei Steve is a professional Instructor and 6th Dan in Shito ryu and a former Kata International himself and has produced some good National Competitors over the years in Kata & Kumite so Steve will be a great asset to Karate-do International and we hope to have a good working/friendly relationship for the future. We arrived in Merseyside after a 3 half hour drive, Sensei Tony Gray brought some of his students Lee Rose, Leigh & Robert Sanders, Andy Rich , Sensei Norma Clarke from T.K.O. and Tom Rose , to train with sensei steve scotts group. After introduction from Sensei Steve The class of over 35 students was warmed up by Sensei Tony Gray after a stretch went on to some line work kumite drills, Moving onto paired work. The Dojo was absolutely stunning with 2 full size judo matted areas inside a completely new building with offices showers etc , & a seating area for spectators, After a nother short break Sensei Steve Scott took the class through a a stamina drill which was a very good addittion to the kumite session and it got everyone warmed up again. The class was then told to pad up and the Instructors and senior grades went round and sparred with as many students as possible lasting 45 mins. At the end of the 2 half our session everyone was very tired Sensei Steve Scott made the announcement that he and his group were happy to join K.D.I and presented Sensei Tony Gray with a new Karate Gi for all his teaching on the day, We were all invited to food and refreshments at Sensei Steves house where Anne Scott out did her self with a selection of Indian food which went down very well with the London based visitors and the beers were flowing too. A very enjoyable day was had by all and we would like to thank everyone from sensei Steve Scotts group for a excellent day all round. K.D.I TOURNAMENT 2007
On Sunday the 13th May Karate-Do International held there 2nd Karate Competition With over 165 competitors Junior and senior from grass root level to International standard, The Day was a success thanks to the Assistance from Mark Adams, Cheryl Hart, Goju Kai, John Mottram, Mike Tointon, Ishinryu, Carl Lindley, Tom Rose, & Andy Rich K.D.I. Plus far too many others from various groups to mention here. Groups attended were uechi-ryu, Ishinryu, K.D.I., Seishan Karate clubs, Yamaguchi Goju-kai, Plus several groups from Shotokan, & Wado-ryu, and others. The event was supposed to be held in the main hall but 4 days before the event the Manager of the Langdon hall called to tell me we would have to use 2 smaller halls due to a school exam (as the School has priority over the hall ) With no choice in the matter we had to make the best of what we had, The bigger of the 2 halls became less crowded as the day went on Also last years winner & current british kumite champion Ross Mathieu poplar K.D.I. I must say that a massive thanks to all our friends and colleagues that helped make the event a success on the day and all the support from the various group including K.D.I. s Terry Wingrove for supplying the sweatshirts and t shirts for the officials and winners on the day And all the officials for alround very fair refereeing. Overall a great success which we will be building on for nxt year with a bigger venue for starters. TICKY DONOVAN TRAINING SESSIONSI am pleased to say the Wednesday Training Sessions have proved a great success, on the the first Wednesday 16 people trained and on the 2nd Wednesday 28 trained. Cadets, Juniors and seniors all trained together with ex internationals Sarah Kemp, Tony Gray and Greg Francis who gave his very popular karate warm up to music (Fit 2 Fite). Training was from 7.30 till 9.00, then those who wanted to extend their fighting practice carried on till 9.30 Cadets and juniors gained many important tips from the seniors while everyone found time to discuss all aspects of the training.Why not come along to the next training session and enjoy it for yourself at the Barking Dojo. Best Wishes Ticky Donovan O.B.E. TRAINING SESSION Saturday the 9th June a Kata training session was held at Dagenham working/mans club broad/street Dagenham for the dedicated students grading on the camber sands camp in uly. Although it was a small group on the day it was very beneficial to all that attended including the Instructors , going through Katas Unsu , Bassai Dai, Jion, and the Pinnan Katas for juniors / seniors from the Barking & Goodmayes dojos. TRAINING SESSION On Saturday the 13th of April 2007 there was a training session at the Dagenham working mans club, Broad street for a few of the more dedicated students of Barking K.D.I. karate club. Sensei Gray 4th Dan took them through a warm up then on to working through the pinnan Katas followed by Yantsu, Jion, & Bassai Dai. Ending the 2 hour session with some free-fighting. Email Tony for nxt session: tony@bkdi.org.uk GRADING RESULTS A grading was held at the Dagenham Working mens Club Broad street on Saturday 31st March 2007. Congratulations to all pictured with there certificates, also pictured are Sensei Tony Gray 4th Dan and Sensei Lee Rose 2nd Dan.
Nathanial Tye 1st yellow
Sensei Gray pictured at the ALL Association meeting in Birmingham with a seated Ticky Donovan O.B.E. where E.K.F was formed (English Karate Federation) 2007. EKF MEETING Carl Lindley as the chairperson of the E.K.F meeting:
K.D.I's ROSS MATHIEU GRABS GOLD
The Kata events had particularly low entries and although there were current Internationals present it lacked the competitive feel of previous years. This lack of entries was probably due to the complex problems of Karate England that have built-up over the past 10 months. The Men's Team event was considerably down on entries, some categories had only 3 or 4 fighters, which for a National Championships was unsatisfactory. Although Karate Do International had only 1 entry, Ross Mathieu in the Cadet Kumite section, he went on to win the gold medal in one of the better contested categories so well done Ross who seems to be a major future prospect. Although the afternoon was busier with International competitors present all the negativity from the spectre of the KE(2005)Ltd mess detracted in every aspect of this competition. Report by a Spectator TICKY DONOVAN OBE TRAINING SESSIONSTICKY DONOVAN O.B.E INVITES YOU TO OPEN SQUAD TRAINING NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY 4TH APRIL / 18TH APRIL AND EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY THERE AFTER. BARKING DOJO, PARK AVENUE ENTRANCE BARKING PARK. TEL: 0208 532 1990 AIM FOR THE WORLD AND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. BEST WISHES TICKY DONOVAN O.B.E KATA COURSE 2007 A Kata course was held on the Sat 10th February at Dagenham working mens club. Sensei Gray and Lindley went through Katas Jion, Yantsu, Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, all attended enjoyed the course and can continue to work on these Katas for there grading on the Cambersands course in July 2007 Nxt Kata session is April 13th Same venue 2pm 4pm.AMA INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2007 AMA International Championships 2007 24th 25th Feb 2007 K.D.I sent 8 members to the AMA tournament in Nottingham on the 24th/25th Feb and in all my 20 years as a competitior both nationally & internationlly, never have I witnessed such poor refereeing or judging. It was clear to all that the Iranian competitors were doing their very best to con referees by feigning injuries ,poor sportsmanship, intimidation tactics and plain abuse of the flawed W.K.F. rule book. On many occasions poorly executed techniques were scored points by referees after a kick or punch was scored and the same competitor was on the floor. Surely having a Kime is part of the WKF rule book & English refereeing structure ? Many asked if the referees were giving special consideration to the Iranians as they had travelled such a long way ? On many occasions I saw Iranian coaches attending to there injured fighters with the medics something which is unheard of at National or International level as coaches stay in the coaches chair. The referees did nothing about this ? there were many more things I could highlight but I’ll let sleeping dogs lie, unfortunately good the refereeing will go unnoticed due to the bad decisions , as a competitor of many years myself you expect genuine mistakes to be made but this was clearly not the case. I have never seen so many respected coaches complain of such blatently poor refereeing. All made the same criticisms, this said K.D.I. took 4 bronze medals in the Kumite section. Melodie Trought , Resham Sira , Emma O’Callaghan, Robert Trought, well done to them. The venue was obviously far to small for the amount of competitors and spectators as agreed by the event organiser Peter Allen , who said that he had many complaints about the venue standard and the biased refereeing throughout the weekend . Two respected senior competitors came to blows during a bout, having to be separated by referees and officials with headbutts being thrown yet only 1 competitor was disqualified, not a good advert for the watching juniors present ,The electronic score boards went down regularly, just to add to the mess, the PA system was inadequate to boot. Also what was the problem with the matted areas? They came undone too many times for safety &comfort ? Unless there are major improvements on all fronts , I think that many organisations ours included will hesitate to send competitors to future AMA events. |
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