After a journey starting originally in 1976 Colin Spriggs earned his Shodan black belt at the BKK Summer Camp. His grading was conducted by Hanshi Steve Arneil.

After a journey starting originally in 1976 Colin Spriggs earned his Shodan black belt at the BKK Summer Camp. His grading was conducted by Hanshi Steve Arneil.


Our Open Day & Junior Interclub Clicker Tournament was a great success, competitors from Dunmow, Crystal Palace, Eastbourne, Hastings, Saffron Walden, West Hill, Westcroft and Verwood took part.
Many thanks to all that took part, helped out, supported & spectated on Sunday.
INDIVIDUALS:
MINI PEE WEE ~
1 JACK BARSON EASTBOURNE
2 JAMIE SULLIVAN VERWOOD
3 GRACE INGRAM EASTBOURNE
3 YACOB ROSSAFI CRYSTAL PALACE
PEE WEE 1 ~
1 ASHLEY BLACK CRAWLEY
2 FYNN CLEMENT DUNMOW
3 CHLOE SLOCOMBE DUNMOW
3 LUCA MAGYAR DUNMOW
PEE WEE 2 ~
1 ELI SALMON SAFFRON WALDEN
2 LUKE SABEY SAFFRON WALDEN
3 LYDIA JOSEPH EASTBOURNE
3 JAMES BARKER SAFFRON WALDEN
MIXED -150CM ~
1 KOBE SPINNEY DIBBLE CRAWLEY
2 CHARLIE DENTON CRAWLEY
3 BART CHAISEISUD CRAWLEY
3 MIKOLAJ ZABAWA CRAWLEY
LOW GRADE GIRLS +150 CM ~
1 BETH SALVI CRAWLEY
2 MAISE BLACKFORD WEST HILL
3 LAUREN SEMMENS VERWOOD
3 LIZ WILSON VERWOOD
LOW GRADE BOYS +150CM ~
1 ADAM WHITE EASTBOURNE
2 ALEX BEAL EASTBOURNE
3 ROBERT SALVI CRAWLEY
3 TED WRIGHT VERWOOD
HIGH GRADE +150CM ~
1 KAYLEY MORRIS DUNMOW
2 GEORGIA SLOCOMBE DUNMOW
3 OLIVER FATHERS EASTBOURNE
3 KAAN YILDIRIM SAFFRON WALDEN
U21 ~
1 ARIN YILDIRIM SAFFRON WALDEN
2 RYAN MORTER CRAWLEY
3 ISABELL BENJAMIN DUNMOW
3 CALLUM PEARCE VERWOOD
TEAMS:
MINI ~
1 WESTHILL/HASTINGS
2 CRYSTAL P/CRAWLEY/ DUNMOW
3 EASTBOURNE
3 VERWOOD
PEE WEE ~
1 SAFFRON WALDEN
2 CRALWEY
3 EASTBOURNE
3 DUNMOW
LOW GRADE ~
1 CRAWLEY 1
2 CRAWLEY 2
3 VERWOOD 1
3 EASTBOURNE
HIGH GRADE/U21 ~
1 CRAWLEY
2 EASTBOURNE
3 SAFFRON WALDEN/WESTHILL
3 VERWOOD

Ashley Black with his award
Dawid Ozga took 1st place in the lightweight of the BKK English Open defeating Welshman Spencer Bennett in a tough final. This was the 4th time in a row Ozga has taken a division at this event having previously won LW 2014, MW 2013 and cadet 2012.
Darren Chan came 2nd on a split decision in the middleweight and scored a nice jodan mawashi geri waza ari in the semi final.
Richard Casella HW lost in the quarter finals to the eventual winner and novices Blake Collins and Tomasz Werczinski both went out in the quarters.

Darren Chan, coach David Pickthall, Dawid Ozga