Thank you to all the competitors, officials, coaches, and of course, supporters for making the JKA England Open Championship such a fantastic event! This year’s championship may have been slightly smaller due to many of our JKA International friends still being in Japan for last weekend’s Funakoshi Gichin Cup, but we were excited to still welcome over 400 competitors! 🥋🏆 
 
Win or lose, each experience builds skill and confidence – participation in events like these is invaluable in your karate journey. Save the date for next year’s event: Saturday, 1st November 2025. See you there! 🗓️👊 
Order pictures from the official event photographers - DE Photo! Use “JKA” as the event code to access the gallery. 
A huge thank you to the JKA judges, timekeepers and volunteers that made this competition possible! 
Ohta Sensei, Chief Judge 
Gary Stewart, Judge A 
Adel Ismail, Judge A 
Giuseppe D'Onofrio , Judge A 
Dirk Leiding, Judge A 
Pierre Leiding, Judge A 
Dave Paulus, Judge B 
Thaier Gabrail , Judge B 
Bjarke Frellesvig, Judge B 
Martin Dobson, Judge B 
Brian van der Bijl, Judge C 
Martin Sommerville, Judge C 
Jason Ramsay, Judge C 
Trevor Byrne, Judge C 
Edward Broomes, Judge C 
Bianca Webb, Judge C 
Spiros Ventouras, Judge C 
Mick Lowe, Judge C 
Steve Deal, Judge C 
Rowland Costin, Judge C 
Tracey Good, Judge C 
Ilona Costin, Judge C 
Krzysztof (Kris) Jasinski, Judge C 
Shahinaz Pelter, Judge C 
Dominic Walker, Judge D 
Toby Price, Judge D 
Graham Richardson , Judge D 
Steven Rowe, Judge D 
Roy Harverson, Judge D 
Austin Biesty, Judge D 
Kieran O’Brien, Judge D 
Matthew Spanswick, Judge D 
Miranda Giles, Judge D 
Samuel Scott, Judge D 
Francesca Sechi, Judge 
Brian Williams, Judge 
Aysha Warrak, Judge 
Martin R. Dixon JP, Judge 
Clare Fabri , Judge 
Tania Wright, Judge 
Matt Graves, Judge 
Glen Vaughan, Timekeeper 
Tim Coyne, Timekeeper 
Grant Maxwell, Timekeeper 
Diane Sharif , Timekeeper 
Adrian Thomas, Timekeeper 
Lucy Fairclough, Timekeeper 
Carol Deal, Timekeeper 
Gillian Dixon, Timekeeper 
Dominique Drai, Timekeeper 
Kevin Webb, Volunteer 
Yuko Boissieres, Volunteer 
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