A Harroagte karate club is celebrating yet more national success after an impressive medal haul at the JKS England National Championships.
Harrogate Shotokan Karate Club returned from the annual competition in Grantham with an impressive haul of 49 medals, topping the overall medals table.
A team of 45 members from the Harrogate-based club, which trains at Harrogate High School, took part in the competition.
The championships attracted more than 600 entries from clubs across England.
The squad was led by Harrogate Chief Instructor Matt Price, a former World Karate Champion, supported by club coaches Zoe Price, Chris Brown and Gary Maguire.
Across a full day of kata and kumite events, competitors of all ages secured 16 gold, 12 silver and 21 bronze medals.
Below are the full results for Harrogate Shotokan Karate Club:
Gold
- Anthony Halsall – Junro and Koten Kata
- Belle Jones – 14–15yrs Kyu Grade Kata; 14–15yrs Kyu Grade Kumite
- Harrison Frear – Inclusive Kata
- Leon Underwood – U10 Kickmaster
- Helen Thornham – Masters Kumite
- Sweatha Mani – Kyu Grades Kumite
- Jonty Price – 8–10yrs Kumite
- Kate Hambleton – Senior Female Kumite
- Rowan Underwood – 14–15yrs Kumite
- Eilidh Owens – Junior Female Kumite
- Oliver Ulanski – Junior Male Kumite
- Cadet Team Kumite – Zarana Gilthorpe, Rowan Underwood, Belle Jones
- Junior Male Team Kumite – Harrison Frear, Oliver Ulanski, Ethan Chippindale
- Senior Female Team Kumite – Kate Hambleton, Anya Holmes-Ellerker, Isobel McGowan
- Senior Male Team Kumite – Luciano Zanuni, Isaac Mitchell, Anthony Halsall
Silver
- Jonty Price – 8–10yrs Dan Grade Boys Kata
- Zarana Gilthorpe – Cadet Dan Grade Kata
- Helen Thornham – Masters Kata
- Lucas Angus – 5–7yrs Kickmaster
- Harrison Frear – Junior Male Kumite
- Valerie Jones – Masters Kumite
- Luciano Zanuni – Senior Male Kumite
- Senior Team Kata – Eilidh Owens, Anya Holmes-Ellerker, Isobel McGowan
- Boys Team Kumite – Jonty Price, Leon Underwood, Jack Harrison
- Senior Female Team Kumite – Helen Thornham, Valerie Jones, Eilidh Owens
- 11–15yrs Team Kata – Zarana Gilthorpe, Rowan Underwood, Alexandra Ivanics
- Family Pairs Kata – Jonty Price, Zoe Price
Bronze
- Robi Ivanics – 5–7yrs Kickmaster
- Edward Hughes – 5–7yrs Kata
- Nathaniel Blakeburn – 5–7yrs Kata
- Freya Watson – 14–15yrs Kyu Grade Kata
- Jonty Price – 5–10yrs Junro Kata
- Rowan Underwood – Cadet Female Dan Grade Kata
- Reuben Chippindale – Cadet Male Dan Grade Kata
- Sabrina Cox – Masters Kyu Grade Kata; Senior Kyu Grades Kata
- Isobel McGowan – Senior Female Kata; Senior Female Kumite
- Alice Flinta – Senior Female Kata
- Anthony Halsall – Senior Male Kata; Senior Male Kumite
- Eleanor Price – 12–13yrs Female Kumite
- Zarana Gilthorpe – Cadet Female Kumite
- Team Kata – Jonty Price, Mal Cox, Jack Harrison
- Team Kata – Eleanor Price, Mirren Thornham, Wiktoria Kropczyns
- 11–13yrs Girls Team Kumite – Mirren Thornham, Eleanor Price, Alexandra Ivanvics
- Spike Marriott, Simon Underwood, Askar Babaiev – Team Kumite
- Family Pairs Kata – Evander Morrison, Ewan Morrison
The club is offering free trial sessions for anyone interested in trying karate. For more information, contact coach Zoe Price at zblackb@aol.com or call 07864888149.
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