JKA KARATE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – BELGIUM APRIL
Westminster Students – Team Kumite: Silver Medalists!

Finally, it was down to Jovan to win and for the England Team to be in the final.Jovan’s fight finished in a draw and we were through to the finals where we would face the host Belgian Team.
The England ladies Team also made it to the finals and were to face Germany.We were having a good day. Roisin Campbell was in all four finals, Individual Kata/Kumite and Team Kata/Kumite. Jason Fox was in the final of the Cadets Kata and Jana Sersanova was also through to the ladies Kata final.
The men’s final, between the three Westminster students and Belgians, was a close and very tough encounter.Tresor was up first, against the reigning individual Kumite Champion.
Belgium scored first but were caught out by a great Gyaku Zuki from Tresor. However, the Belgian’s experience proved to be advantageous in the end as he scored again, and the fight finished in their favour. the cagey fight between Mohammed and his competitor ended in a draw. Although Mohammed had a great shout for a Chudan Mawashi Geri in the dying seconds, it was not given!
Next, Jovan was up against a former Individual Kumite European Champion,
all we needed at that point was a win to draw or an Ippon to be Champions. Jovan was much more the aggressor during the fight, he put the Belgian down twice, but couldn’t finish him off and the result was a draw. Consequently, we were narrowly beaten by the host team, but England and Westminster competitors can hold their heads up high.
The ladies did beat the Germans and retained the title they had previously won against the Russians last year.
Westminster Karate Club played a huge part in this year’s Championships. England finished 3rd in the overall medal table, which is their best result to date.
The World Championships is to be held this October in Tokyo, Japan. We are hoping our Westminster students have an auspicious Championships there; we are sure they will.
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