A huge thank you to all the competitors, officials, coaches, and supporters who made the 2025 JKA England Open Championship such an incredible event! 🥋🏆
This year’s championship saw fantastic spirit and high-level karate across 59 categories, with over 500 competitors from 54 clubs and associations in England, Scotland, Poland, Germany, Hungary, USA, Malta, Ecuador, Nederland and France.
Mark your calendars for next year’s championship — Saturday, 31st October 2026. We can’t wait to see you there! 🗓️👊
A huge thank you to the JKA judges, timekeepers and volunteers that made this competition possible!
Sensei Ohta, Chief Referee
Gary Stewart, Judge A
Adel Ismail, Judge A
Giuseppe D'Onofrio, Judge A
Pierre Leiding, Judge A
Dirk Leiding, Judge A
Dave Paulus, Judge B
Thaier Gabrail, Judge B
Dario Chircop, Judge B
John Deans, Judge B
Martyn King, Judge B
Martin Dobson, Judge B
Bjarke Frellesvig, Judge B
Edward Broomes , Judge C
Trevor Byrne, Judge C
Jason Ramsay, Judge C
Spiros Ventouras, Judge C
Bianca Webb, Judge C
David Burns, Judge C
Rowland Costin, Judge C
Stephen Deal, Judge C
Roy Harverson, Judge C
Shahinaz Pelter, Judge C
Steven Rowe, Judge C
Ilona Costin, Judge C
Tracey Good, Judge C
Krzysztof Kris Jasinski, Judge C
Dominic Walker, Judge D
Austin Biesty, Judge D
Aris Constantinides, Judge D
Toby Price, Judge D
Graham Richardson , Judge D
Miranda Giles, Judge D
Kieran O’Brien, Judge D
Matthew Spanswick, Judge D
Matt Graves, Judge D
Samuel Scott, Judge D
John Holt, Judge
Carey David, Judge
Joseph Hung Do, Judge
Brian Williams , Judge
Martin Dixon, Judge
Marek Wozniak, Judge
Tania Wright, Judge
Corinne Di Credico, Head Table Volunteer
Yuko Boissieres, Spectator Tickets Volunteer
Carol Deal, Timekeeper
Gillian Dixon, Timekeeper
Dominique Drai, Timekeeper
Lucy Fairclough, Timekeeper
James Foley, Timekeeper
Miho Fujimori, Timekeeper
Grant Maxwell, Timekeeper
TingTing Wang, Timekeeper
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