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!