Both Rose Cheneler and Zara Bah took part in the BKK Invictus inter club and walked away with valuable experience from their two fights.

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

Steve won his semi final fight by decision after dominating and scoring with a good Joan mawashi geri but lost out in the final to Andy Raised of IKKU Ronin.

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.

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.

Olivia Pickthall took gold in Bulgaria after defeating her Iranian opponent in the semi final with a low kick and then ipponed her Turkish opponent in the final with Jodan Mawashi Geri

The club recorded a huge haul of medals at the British semi contact championships. Five golds, four silver and five bronze medals were picked up throughout the age groups

Pee Wee Team Gold (Mason Hennessy, Will Power, Lewis Fortnam)

Junior Team Gold (Isaac warnfeldt Rush, Alfie Finch, Finn Buckfield)

Pee Wee 9-10 Individual Gold Mason Hennesssy

Junior Low Grade Boy Gold Alfie Finch

Veteran Low Grade Man Gold Nick Buckfield

Adult Team Silver (Callum Chapman, Steve Papworth, Blake Collins)

Junior High Grade Boy Silver Isaac Warnfeldt Rush

Adult Man High Grade Silver Callum Chapman

Veteran High Grade Silver Steve Papworth

Pee Wee Team Bronze (Wynter Mecrow, Rose Cheneler, Willow Mecrow)

Pee Wee 9-10 Bronze Will Power

Pee Wee 9-10 Bronze Lewis Fortnam

Pee Wee 6-8 Bronze Willow Mecrow

U18 Bronze Cody Chapman

The annual Belgium Youth International saw our dojo members get three silvers with Elvin Vaskys and Cody Chapman coming send in the U18 categories and Elliott Fortnam being runner up in the U16 Boys.

Callum Chapman won the Mens Lightweight crown for the second year running, powering his way to the final before defeating Dave Kientz of the Netherlands once again.

Olivia Pickthall took 3rd place in the Women’s Lightweight and Blake Collins lost in the quarter finals.

The club picked up more honours in the veterans and novice categories with Steven Papworth taking 2nd place in the over 45 years Mens Middleweight. James Clark secured 3rd place in the Mens Novice MW.

In the U18 sections Crawley picked up golds with Isaac Warnfeldt Rush -50kg U16, Finn Buckfield -70 kg U16, Elliott Fortnam +70 kg U16. 3rd place for Cody Chapman U18 MW, Alfie Finch -70kg and Will Power U10 -35kg.