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KEN YU KAI NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ECCLES
SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, 2008
On Sunday 2nd November, 2008 the annual Ken Yu Kai National Championships took place in Eccles. Despite this tournament being a closed championships purely for the Ken Yu Kai members, knowing the depth of talent that Senior Squad Coach Ian Swain has brought through the ranks over the last couple of years this was going to be one of the toughest events of the year. However, the Red Sun Squad came away with an amazing 10 trophies on the day after some excellent performances.
JESSICA HILL - 2ND PLACE PEE-WEE KUMITE & 2ND PLACE TEAM KATA
REECE KINSEY - 3RD PLACE PEE-WEE KATA & 2ND PLACE TEAM KATA
LAURA KINSEY - 2ND PLACE TEAM KATA
JUSTINE THACKER - 3RD PLACE JUNIOR KUMITE
CHARLOTTE TAIT - 3RD PLACE CADET KUMITE
SAM DONLEY - 2ND PLACE CADET KUMITE
JAMES EDGERLEY - 3RD PLACE CADET KUMITE
ENGLISH KARATE FEDERATION NORTHERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
PONDS FORGE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE
SHEFFIELD
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER, 2008
At the EKF Regionals held in Sheffield at the weekend, the Ken Yu Kai officials were all on top form as usual. Ken Yu Kai Chief Instructor Terry Pottage was once again Chief Referee after being re-appointed as EKF Chief Referee. Also, Red Sun Chief Instructor Peter Bibby was voted Referee of the Day for his faultless performance throughout the championship. There also promotions for Richard McKeeman who was upgraded to Kumite Referee 'B' and Joanne Hill passed her practical assessment for Kumite Judge 'B'.
KEN YU KAI SHOTOKAN DAN GRADE EXAMINATIONS
COPPULL DOJO
ST.JOHN'S CHURCH HALL, COPPULL
THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 2008
On Thursday 16th October, 2008 the first ever Ken Yu Kai Shotokan Dan Grade Examinations took place at the Red Sun Dojo in Coppull. The examinations were conducted by Ken Yu Kai Chief Instructor Terry Pottage, 7th Dan and Shotokan Chief Instructor Peter Lee Bibby, 4th Dan. After a thorough examination covering all aspects of Shotokan Karate, Kihon, Kata, Jiyu Ippon Kumite and Jiyu Kumite, Joanne Hill was awarded the grade of 1ST DAN SHOTOKAN.
RED SUN KYU GRADE EXAMINATIONS
COPPULL DOJO
ST.JOHN'S CHURCH HALL, COPPULL
THURSDAY 9TH OCTOBER, 2008
On Thursday 9th October, 2008 Kyu Grade Examinations took place at the Red Sun Dojo in Coppull. The examinations were conducted by Chief Instructor Peter Lee Bibby, 4th Dan and Assistant Chief Instructor Simon Blakeney, 3rd Dan. The results are as follows:-
AMANDA LOCKE - 8TH KYU RED OBI
LISA RIDDEHOUGH - 8TH KYU RED OBI
JAMES EDGERLEY - 8TH KYU RED OBI
ETHAN NEILSON - 8TH KYU RED OBI
CRAIG DONLEY - 7TH KYU YELLOW OBI
SAM DONLEY - 7TH KYU YELLOW OBI
LISA KINSEY - 6TH KYU GREEN OBI
LAURA KINSEY - 6TH KYU GREEN OBI
DANIEL CROFTS - 6TH KYU GREEN OBI
REECE KINSEY - 5TH KYU PURPLE OBI
CALLUM HESKETH - 4TH KYU PURPLE & WHITE OBI
JESSICA HILL - 4TH KYU PURPLE & WHITE OBI
RED SUN PRE-DAN ASSESSMENTS & BROWN BELT EXAMINATIONS
COPPULL DOJO
ST.JOHN'S CHURCH HALL, COPPULL
WEDNESDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 2008
On Wednesday 8th October, 2008 Joanne Hill and Richard McKeeman both took their final pre-dan assessments in preparation for the forthcoming Dan Grade Examinations with Ken Yu Kai Chief Instructor Terry Pottage, 7th Dan on 16th October. Everyone from the Red Sun would like to wish you the best of luck on your black belt grading. On the same evening, Charlotte Tait who trains at both the Ince and Coppull Dojo's successfully passed her Brown Belt Examination. The examination was conducted by Chief Instructor Peter Lee Bibby, 4th Dan and Assistant Chief Instructor Simon Blakeney, 3rd Dan. The results are as follows:-
NORTHERN OPEN CLASSIC KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEIGH SPORTS CENTRE
LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE, LEIGH
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2008
On Sunday 14th September, 2008 the Northern Open Classic Karate Championships took place at the brand new and very impressive Leigh Sports Village.
The results are as follows:-
JESSICA HILL - SILVER MEDAL (PEE-WEE GIRLS KUMITE)
SAM DONLEY - SILVER MEDAL (JUNIOR BOYS KUMITE)
JUSTINE THACKER - SILVER MEDAL (JUNIOR GIRLS KUMITE)
JAMES EDGERLEY - BRONZE MEDAL (JUNIOR BOYS KUMITE)
SALE DOJO KATA COMPETITION - SUNDAY 6TH JULY, 2008
Charlotte Tait, Jessica Hill and Laura Kinsey show off their trophies.
Charlotte Tait and Jessica Hill are presented with their 3rd place trophies along with the 1st and 2nd place winners by European Judge Colin Maguire and England Referee Peter Bibby.
Emily Kirkpatrick with her trophy for 3rd place.
On Sunday 6th July, the Red Sun Squad too part in the Sale Dojo Kata Competition in Manchester. Every member of the Squad did us proud with some excellent performances in front of a packed venue.
The first category was the Under 7's Kata and the Red Sun had five representatives who all performed very well under the pressure of their first ever tournament. The two stand out performers were Ethan Neilson and Emily Kirkpatrick. Emily's excellent Kata performances got her a 3rd place in the very large category and but for a very harsh judging decision, Ethan would also have been in the top three but had to settle for 4th place after narrowly missing out by 3 flags to 2.
The next category was the White to Yellow belt section which was the largest of all the categories. The Red Sun had 3 represntatives in this section who all gave excellent performances. The stand out performance of the category and possibly of the day was Laura Kinsey who gained 1st Place and only dropped one flag throughout the entire rounds. This was a magnificent performance in the largest category.
Due to the high standard of the Ken Yu Kai Kata squad, the Black Belt section was always going to be the hardest section and our representative Jamie McKeeman came up against some very stiff oposition and narrowly lost out by 3 flags to 2 in the first round despite a very good performance of Enpi.
In the Green to Purple/White Belt section, both Charlotte Tait and Jessica Hill put in some excellent Kata performances. Jessica Hill performed the Shotokan compulsory Kata Jion in the semi-final and narowly lost by 3 flags to 2 despite an excellent performance. Charlote Tait also put in an excellent performance of Tekki Shodan to make it to the semi-finals but due to the nerves getting the better of her, a tiny error cost her a place in the final. The joint 3rd places gained by Charlotte and Jessica could easily have been a 1st and 2nd.
Very well done to all members of the squad.
ETHAN NEILSON
CALLUM ROBINSON
JUSTINE THACKER
EMILY KIRKPATRICK
SAM DONLEY
LAURA KINSEY
DANIEL CROFTS
REECE KINSEY
JESSICA HILL
CALLUM HESKETH
CHARLOTTE TAIT
COACHES:-
JOANNE HILL
LISA KINSEY
CRAIG DONLEY
JUDGES:-
PETER LEE BIBBY
RICHARD McKEEMAN
The 73-year-old died at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday 24th November, 2005 of natural causes, his wife Evelyn said.
Born in California to immigrant fruit pickers, he was among the thousands of Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps during World War II.
Morita, who began his career as a comic, rose to fame in TV's Happy Days.
Sequel appearances
But it was the role in 1984's Karate Kid that would define Morita's career.
The part of a quiet caretaker who takes a bullied teenager under his wing to teach him martial arts was much spoofed in the years that followed.
Morita appeared in the film's three sequels, including 1994's the Next Karate Kid opposite a young Hilary Swank. His other roles included Honeymoon in Vegas, Spy Hard, and Even Cowgirls get the Blues.
Full story & autobiography of Pat Morita:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Morita
