6th IFK World Kata Championships, K2 Crawley

Our international federation held its World Kata Championships in Crawley with 23 countries participating in the event.

Crawley had two club members entered Blake Collins and Yusmin Khan who had solid performances making the last 16 with Blake finishing in 9th place and Yusmin 14th.

They also took part in the team with Amelia Canavan White from Hasting dojo finishing in 5th place.

GB finished at the top team with five golds, two silver and three bronze medals.

Five Star Performance at the English Open 2024

The BKK held the largest UK only championships in Milton Keynes with hear 300 full contact athletes participating.

Crawley walked away with five gold, two silver and two bronze.

In the adult categories Callum Chapman kept his winning streak going adding the Lightweight Mens title to his British Crown.

Olivia Pickthall took silver in the Women’s Lightweight

Cody Chapman won gold in his first adult Novice MW event and Yusmin Khan won the Women’s Novice

In the U16 section Isaac Warnfeldt Rush, Finn Buckfield won gold.

U18 Fighter Elvin Vaskys took 3rd place and David Gonda was 2nd in U14

And Zara Bah took bronze in the U10 Girls

Shihan David added to the Crawley Wall of Sporting Excellence at K2

On the 8th March Crawley Borough Council Shihan David Pickthall was added in their second round of athletes to the Sporting Wall of Excellence. He joins Hanshi Arneil who was on the first edition and dojo member and former Pole Vaulter Nick Buckfield.

It is indeed an honour to be recognised by the Borough as one of the 25 significant contributors to sport in the town.

David with Nick Buckfield

Tokei Cup 2024

Crawley Dojo won four golds and one bronze at the Tokei Full Contact Cup out of five athletes.

Mason Hennessy won the U11 BOYS LW, David Gonda won the U13 Boys MW, Nieve Sorge won the Girls U16 LW, Isaac Warnfelt Rush won the U16 Boys LW and Finn Buckfield took 3rd place in the U16 Boys HW.

Isaac Gold
David Gold

Crawley Pair Are Team Champions at the Dutch Kata Championships 2024

Blake Collins and Yusmin Khan were part of the England Kata Team including Amelia Canavan White from Hastings who won the Dutch National Team title beating Wales into silver and Da Graca Dojo (Netherlands) into Bronze.

This event was part of the preparation for the World Kata Championships October 2024.

Blake, Amelia and Yusmin