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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