Western Karate Union clubs achieved medal-winning success at the Invitational Competition held on May 05 2013 at Hutton moor, Weston-super-Mare. Congratulations to all the competitors.

Here’s the breakdown:

Bristol Karate Club – 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 14 Bronze
Oldmixon & Uphill Karate – 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze
Shinwa Karate Kai – 1 Gold and 1 Bronze
Broadwell Karate Club – 1 Silver
Clevedon Karate Kai – 1 Silver

WKU team medals:
Adult Team Kata 16+   All Grades   Oldmixon & Uphill, Oldmixon & Uphill Karate – Bronze
Senior Female Team Kumite 16+  All Grades   Oldmixon & Uphill Ladies, Oldmixon & Uphill Karate – Gold
Senior Male Team Kumite 16+  All Grades  Bristol A Team, Bristol Karate Club – Gold, Bristol B Team , Bristol Karate Club – Bronze

WKU individual medal winners:
SENIORS – Kata
Mixed 16+   Up to 6 Kyu   John Green – Silver
Mixed 16+   3 to 1 Kyu   Allan Carchrie – Gold
Female 16+   Black Belt  Gemma Cross – Gold

SENIORS – Kumite
Female 16&17 yrs 3 Kyu+ Open Weight     Gemma Cross – Bronze
Male 16&17 yrs Up to 4 Kyu Open Weight   Jake Hallam – Bronze
Male 16&17 yrs – 3Kyu+ – Open   Kye Callaghan – Gold,  Rhys Hopkins – Silver
Female 18+ Up to 4 Kyu Open  Alice Sayle – Silver
Female 18+ – 3 Kyu+   U60k   Sarah Clark – Gold
Female 18+ – 3 Kyu+   60k+   Danielle Lee – Silver
Female 18+ – All Grades – Open   Sarah Clark – Gold, Danielle Lee – Silver
Male 18+ – Up to 4 Kyu  70k+   Ben Oram – Bronze
Male 18+ – 3 Kyu+   U70k  Jamie Bowen – Gold,  Ali Nyoni – Silver, Rory Kavanagh – Bronze
Male 18+ – 3 Kyu+   70k+   Shaun Langson – Silver, Ben Welch – Bronze,  Nick Stathers – Bronze
Male 18+ – Open   Shaun Langson – Gold,  Ali Nyoni – Silver, Nick Stathers – Bronze, Ben Welch – Bronze

JUNIORS – Kata
Mixed 8-11 yrs – Up to 6 Kyu    Avani Kilsby – Bronze and Sasha Wyatt-Sugg – Bronze
Mixed 12-15 – 5 & 4 Kyu   Joanna Bean – Bronze
JUNIORS – Shobu Jukuren
Mixed 5-7 – Up to 6 Kyu   Callum Winter – Gold
Mixed 8-10 – Up to 6 Kyu  Anna Ache – Gold,  Avani Kilsby – Silver

JUNIORS – Kumite
Boys 5-7 yrs – Up to 6 Kyu   Archie Vowles – Bronze
Boys 8-9 yrs – Up to 6 Kyu    Ruben Ache – Bronze
Girls 10-12 yrs – 4 Kyu+   40k+   Chloe Carchrie – Bronze
Boys 10-12 yrs – Up to 5 Kyu   U45k   Mikael Moon – Gold
Boys 10-12 yrs – Up to 5 Kyu   45k+   Jonah Ache – Gold, Lorenzo Phillips – Silver,  Billy Haynes – Bronze
Boys 13-15 yrs – Up to 5 Kyu   55k+   Mitchell Wyatt-Sugg – Gold

Congratulations also go to Chris Summers who was promoted to WKU Referee and to Gary Doughty who was promoted to EKF Judge A.