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Shotokan Connect Championships 2025

Results are in!

The Night Before

The night before the competition… Nerves setting in… The Competition Team and their helpers wait for the venue to allow them in…  Will they have enough time to setup the hall ready for the competition in the morning? 

Yes, but only due to the dedication and hard work of our Competition Team and their volunteer helpers.  Every one of the 30+ strong team pitched in until the late hours of Friday night laying out the Tatami, Tables, Podiums and AV Equipment.  

They even came back early Saturday morning to complete the finishing touches.   

This year our Competition Team tirelessly took time out of their personal lives to organise more people, more competition categories, sponsorships, and marketing than ever before.

 

The Morning Comes

As the doors opened at 9am on Saturday morning more competitors across more categories were welcomed into the hall.  The Third Annual Shotokan Connect Championships were set to be the biggest and best yet with everyone in attendance displaying outstanding talent, respect and camaraderie throughout the day. 

The Results

The results of the 30 categories run throughout the day are listed below.  We congratulate each and every one of you on performing to your best and making the day a great experience for not only yourselves but everyone around you.  

 
It is with great joy that we also acknowledge Bella Baker and Victor Baksai who recevied the Junior Excellence and Adult Excellence awards for their display of abiltiy, care and compassion to other competitors.  
1 - Childrens Jukuren 8 and under
2 - Childrens Jukuren 9-10 yrs
3 - Children's Jukuren 11-12 yrs
4 - Mixed Kumite 8-9 yrs
5 - Mixed Kumite 10-11 yrs
6 - Boy’s Kumite 12-13 yrs
7 - Girl’s Kumite 12-13 yrs
8 - Boy’s Kumite 14-15 yrs
9 - Girl’s Kumite 14-15 yrs
10 - Male Junior Kumite 16-17
11 - Female Junior Kumite 16-17
12 - Male Adult Kumite 7th-1st Kyu 18+yrs
13 - Female Adult Kumite 7th-1st Kyu 18+yrs
14 - Male Adult Kumite Dan Grades 18+yrs
15 - Female Adult Kumite Dan Grades 18+yrs
16 - Male Veteran Kumite Dan Grades 45+yrs
18 - Mixed Junior Team Kumite 15-17 yrs
19 - Mixed Senior Team Kumite 18+yrs
21 - Children’s Kata, 3rd Kyu-1st Kyu 8-11 yrs
22 - Children’s Kata Dan Gra
23 - Children’s Kata, Novice-4th Kyu 12-15 yrs
24 - Childrens Kata 3rd Kyu-1st Kyu 12-15 yrs
25 - Children’s Kata Dan Grade 12-15 yrs
26 - Mixed Kata Novice-1st Kyu 16+yrs
27 - Mixed Kata Dan Grade 16+yrs
28 - Veteran Mixed Kata Dan Grade 45+yrs
29 - Children’s Team Kata under 16 yrs
30 - Adult Team Kata 16+yrs
31 - Open Paired Kata
32 - Parent-Child Paired Kata

Thanks and Acknowledgments

Firstly our thanks go to you, the competitors.  Without you this event would not exist.  Competitions can be a daunting prospect and it’s your willing and eager attitudes that make our competition as great as it is.   

Thank you to the Competition Team and everyone that helped them through the difficult journey that is organising the competition.  It wasn’t easy and we ackowledge the excellent job you all did from the start to the very end.  

Thank you to our Sponsors who contributed time and money to enable this competition take place

Thank you to Rise Portaits for photographing our competiton.  They ran around all day and have thousands of images from every category just waiting for you to enjoy.  Please view the gallery at riseportaits.co.uk and perhaps place an order or two of your favourite moments.