ABMAA Inter-club 3 2011

Results:
Aston Jones - Gold Junior Forms
                      Silver Boys -150cm Points
Josh Scrimshaw - Silver Junior Forms
                            Bronze Boys -150cm Points
Charlie Ash-farmer - 4th Place -150cm Boys Points
Dan Brocklebank - Gold Adult Forms
                              N/P Men's +80kg Points
Roy Whitbread - Silver Adult Forms
                           Silver Adult Weapon Forms
                           Silver Men's Veterans Points
Carrie Wiltshire - Bronze Adult Forms
                           Silver Ladies +60kg Points
Adam Beniston - Gold Adult Weapon Forms
                           Gold Men's -70kg Light Continuous
Michael Watling - Bronze Men's -80kg Light Continuous
Dean Kenny - Silver Men's -70kg Points
Chris Curle - Bronze Men's -80kg Points
Ethan Chapman - Gold Men's +80kg Points
Stuart Hadden - Silver Men's +80kg Points
Lynsey Swift - Gold Ladies +60kg Points
Stuart Hurren - Gold Men's Veterans Points
                        Bronze Men's +80kg Submission Grappling
Mathew Buck - Gold Men's -70kg Submission Grappling
Charles Buck - Gold Men's -80kg Submission Grappling

Black Belt Grading October 2011

Results:
Wes Draycott - 3rd Kyu Shotokan Karate
Aston Jones - 1st Dan Shotokan Karate
Amanda Vernon - 1st Dan WTF Tae Kwon Do
Chris Curle - 1st Dan WTF Tae Kwon Do
Gary Wiltshire - 1st Dan WTF Tae Kwon Do
Roy Whitbread - 2nd Dan Shotokan Karate
Gary Wiltshire - 2nd Dan Shotokan Karate
Adam Beniston - 3rd Dan Shotokan Karate

Examiners:
Grand Master D J Dewar
Master T Towers
Master P Beniston
Sensei P Layton
Sensei C Goodwin
Sensei W Draycott

BPO UK Championships 2011

Adam Beniston has just won the 2011 BPO UK Powerlifting Championships in Swansea, Wales.
Adam travelled there as part of Team Notts, the 'Power Pack', & took the UK title in the Open Men's -67.5kg Powerlifting class. All the team members won their divisions!
Results:
Adam Beniston - Gold Open Men's -67.5kg Powerlifting
Phil Beniston - Gold Masters 2 Men's -90kg Powerlifting
                         Gold Masters 2 Men's -90kg Bench Press
Aaron Myers - Gold Open Men's -125kg Powerlifting
Sean Harrison - Gold Open Men's -100kg Bench Press
Paul Fraine - Gold Masters 1 -90kg Bench Press
Scott Higgins - Gold Open Men's -100kg Deadlift

ABMAA Interclub 2 2011

Results:
Aston Jones - Gold Junior Forms
                      N/P Boy's -150cm Points
Gary Wiltshire - Gold Adult Japanese Kata
                           Silver Men's Veterans Points
Tom Rankin - Gold Adult Korean Patterns
                       Silver Men's Advanced +80kg Points
Callum Prince - Gold Men's -70kg Light Continuous
Yvans Fevrier - Gold Men's -80kg Light Continuous
                          Silver Adult Japanese Kata
Ross Kingham - Gold Men's Novice -70kg Points
Adam Beniston - Gold Men's Advanced -70kg Points
Ethan Chapman - Gold Men's Advanced +80kg Points
Lynsey Swift - Gold Ladies Openweight Points
                         Bronze Adult Korean Patterns
Rocco D'Ambrosio - Silver Junior Forms
                                  Silver Boy's -140cm Light Continuous
                                  N/P Boy's -130cm Points
Lewis Chapman - Silver Adult Korean Patterns
Chris Curle - Silver Men's Advanced -80kg Points
JJ Burrows - Silver Men's Novice +80kg Points
Stuart Hadden - Bronze Men's Novice +80kg Points
Roy Whitbread - Bronze Men's Veterans Points
                            N/P Adult Japanese Kata
Michael Watling - Bronze Men's -80kg Light Continuous
*ECMA Fighter of the Day* - Yvans Fevrier

CIMAC World Cup 2011

Three members of ECMA's Team Courage travelled to Windsor to compete at the 2011 CIMAC International World Cup.
Ethan Chapman fought hard to take a Bronze medal in the Junior Men's +75kg Points Fighting division.
Chris Curle missed out on the medals in the Men's -80kg Points, & Callum Prince lost the first round against the eventual winner of his division the Men's -70kg Light Continuous, an unlucky draw for him!

WUMA National Championships 2011

Results:
Lewis Chapman - Gold Adult Korean Patterns
Gary Wiltshire - Gold Adult Japanese Kata
Lynsey Swift - Gold Ladies Advanced +62kg Points
Adam Beniston - Gold Men's Advanced -90kg Points
                            Bronze Men's Advanced -70kg Points
Aston Jones - Silver Junior Japanese Kata
                      Bronze Boy's Advanced -150cm Points
JJ Burrows - Silver Men's Advanced +90kg Points
Ethan Chapman - Bronze Men's Advanced -85kg Points
Michael Watling - Bronze Men's +90kg Light Continuous
Chris Curle - N/P Men's Advanced -80kg Points
*ECMA Fighter of the Day* - JJ Burrows

ABMAA Interclub 2011

East Coast Martial Arts attended the ABMAA Interclub Tournament held recently in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire.

Results were:

Gary Wiltshire - Gold Adult Open Forms
                            Silver Men's Veterans Semi Contact
Rocco D'Ambrosio - Gold Junior Open Forms
                                   Gold Boy's -135cm Semi Contact                                                   Silver Boy's -135cm Light Continuous
Lynsey Swift - Gold Ladies Open Semi Contact
Ethan Chapman - Gold Men's +80kg Semi Contact
Adam Beniston - Gold Men's -70kg Semi Contact
Mario Stockmans - Silver Adult Open Forms
Aston Jones - Silver Junior Open Forms
                       Silver Mixed -150cm Semi Contact
Tom Rankin - Silver Men's +80kg Semi Contact
                        Bronze Adult Open Forms
Chris Curle - Bronze Men's -80kg Semi Contact
Roy Whitbread - 4th Adult Open Forms
Koen Lengeles - 4th Men's +80kg Semi Contact
Jack Goodwin - 4th Boy's +150cm Semi Contact
Sapphire Bailey - 4th Mixed -150cm Semi Contact

We also took the overall most medals out of every team there, so well done everyone!

IAKSA English Championships 2011

Team Courage recently travelled to the IAKSA 2011 English Open Championships in Nottingham.

Results were:

Callum Prince - Gold Men's -70kg Light Continuous
Ethan Chapman - Silver Men's Intermediate -80kg Semi Contact
Chris Curle - Silver Men's Advanced +80kg Semi Contact
Gary Wiltshire - Silver Adult Open Hand Forms
Tom Rankin - Bronze Men's Advanced +80kg Semi Contact
                        Not Placed Adult Open Hand Forms
Koen Lengeles - 4th Place Men's Intermediate +80kg Semi Contact
Aston Jones - Not Placed Junior Open Hand Forms
                       Not Placed Junior -150cm Semi Contact
Courtney Bowness - Not Placed Junior -150cm Semi Contact

Well done to you all!

2nd Dan BlackBelt Grading

Well done to the blackbelts who passed their 2nd Dan grading on Saturday 4th June 2011!

Chantelle Goodwin, Callum Prince and Chris Curle all achieved their 2nd Dan Blackbelts after a gruelling 2 hour exam, in which they had to show their skills in padwork, sparring, self defence, forms and pressure testing.

Also thank you to Ethan for helping out at the grading, he was there all the way through, from padwork to sparring, and most definitely went away with a few bruises himself!

Everyone did brilliant, so well done to them!

One Whole Month!

Well, we've been in the new academy for just over a month now, and as you can see it is going from strength to strength!
We now have a large matted martial arts area, a seperate Samurai Sam area, a boxing area and a fully equipped gym, as well as a reception and waiting area. There's still a lot of room for improvement, but I think you'll agree that it's already a huge improvement on the previous place.

We recently held a Powerlifting Seminar this last weekend, with guest instructor, World Powerlifting Champion Phil Beniston. It was a brilliant seminar enjoyed by all, and I was really impressed with the turn out. Thanks for supporting! As it was such a success, East Coast Martial Arts are now running a weekly Powerlifting Club, which will be held every Saturday 1:00-2:00pm. Ideal for people who want to pursue a competitive career in powerlifting, or simply for those wanting to improve on muscular strength and build.
There will be a small charge for the session, which will then go toward paying for Phil to come over once a month for a training session.

Finally, a few members of Team Courage are off to San Marino this month for the IAKSA World Championships. We have Senior Instructor Adam Rocky Beniston competing in Semi Contact Points Fighting and Korean Patterns, Tom Rankin will compete in Semi Contact Points and Korean Patterns, and Rocco D'Ambrosio will compete in Semi Contact Points, Light Continuous, and Korean Patterns.
They leave on Thursday 19th May, so wish them Good Luck!

New Academy!

As some of you may already know, East Coast Martial Arts are moving!


We have a new academy which will be a total of 6000sq ft. There is going to be a fully matted martial arts area, a separate boxing area with punch bags and speed balls, a separate gym & fitness area with equipment and free weights, a separate Samurai Sam area for the 3-7 year olds, a toilet and changing facility, reception & lounge area, and a shop. The centre will also have a private gated car park and entrance.


The new centre is located at Linx Pictures which is at the bottom of Regent Road. All existing members will be receiving newsletters with map and directions to the new place.


We will be moving in on Monday 4th April, with a Grand Opening on Saturday 9th April. We're hoping to hold a few training seminars as well as performing numerous demonstrations in kickboxing, tae kwon do, karate, ju jitsu, forms and fighting, and it will be open to the public. So bring your friends and family down for a free open day!


We'll also be running a lot of extra classes once the new centre opens, including fitness and martial arts classes, in both the daytimes and evenings. So if there's anything in particular you'd like to see at the academy, let us know and we'll see what we can do!


Last note - There will be monthly membership packages available for just fitness, just gym, and just martial arts, as well as all inclusive packages for people doing a bit of everything. There is also the option to pay as you go, so you can choose the cheapest solution for you.


Keep checking for updates and pictures!


www.eastcoastmartialarts.co.uk

Grading Results - 19th February 2011

East Coast Martial Arts held the first grading of the year on the 19th February 2011.
The following people were succesful in the following grades:

Combat Ju Jitsu

Stuart Hurren - Yellow

Callum Prince - Red
Max Billingham - Red

Ethan Chapman - Purple

Alex De Berry - Green/White
Chantelle Goodwin - Brown

Kickboxing

Carrie Wiltshire - Red

Lynsey Swift - Blue/White

Amanda Vernon - Brown/White

Tom Rankin - Blue

Gary Wiltshire - Blue/White
Lewis Chapman - Blue/White

Stuart Hurren - Yellow

Ethan Chapman - Green
Max Patrick - Green
Jack Goodwin - Blue
Nathaniel Carmichael - Yellow
Rocco D'Ambrosio - Blue/White
Aston Jones - Blue/White
Courtney Bowness - Yellow

Aaliyah Wigley - Yellow

Sapphire Bailey - Blue/White
Rebecca Vernon - Red
Alex De Berry - Red

Tae Kwon Do
Rocco D'Ambrosio - Blue/Red

Rebecca Vernon - Blue/Red

Rhys Otter - Blue
Lewis Chapman - Green
Lynsey Swift - Green/Yellow
Dale Mollitt - Yellow/Green

Chris Mollitt - Yellow/Green

Alice Denholm - Yellow

Josh Cartwright - Red
Ben Cartwright - Red
Tom Rankin - Red

Shotokan Karate
Carrie Wiltshire - Purple
Charlie Ashfarmer - Purple

Aston Jones - Brown/2 White

Max Patrick - Brown/2 White
Tom Rankin - Purple

Aiki Jutsu
Roy Whitbread - Red
Stuart Hurren - Red
Gary Wiltshire - Orange
Alex De Berry - Green


Weapons
Roy Whitebread - Level 1 Yawara
Rocco D'Ambrosio - Level 1 Yawara
Gary Wiltshire - Level 1 Nunchaku
Ethan Chapman - Level 1 Nunchaku
Aston Jones - Level 1 Kama
Chantelle Goodwin - Level 1 Kama
Charlie Ashfarmer - Level 1 Bo Staff


Well Done to everyone who passed their next grade!