Last weekend we had our last grading of the year. In total we had 70 candidates that successfully passed their examination under the watchful eye of Sensei Garry Harford 8th Dan. Well done everyone!
A special congratulations goes to Olivia Cox who was awarded the Andy Kemery Memorial Trophy for being the most outstanding student!

Last weekend we had our first grading of the year. In total we had 92 candidates that successfully passed their examination under the watchful eye of Sensei Garry Harford 8th Dan. Well done everyone!
A special congratulations goes to Ben Grobler who was awarded the Andy Kemery Memorial Trophy for being the most outstanding student!

On Saturday we took a team including a mixture of first time and seasoned competitors to the KUGB Central Region Championships. Everyone that attended represented the club fantastically and did us and themselves very proud.

Due to the success of the whole squad Solihull Karate Academy were awarded the Best Overall Club for both Kata and Kumite for the 2nd year in a row!

Please see below notable results

GOLD

Mens Team Kumite (Thomas, Niall, Rhys),
Mens Dan Grade Kata (Niall Gilligan), 
Mens Veterans Kumite (Steve McMahon)
Mens Kyu Grade Kumite (Gary Williams), 
Mens 18-20 Kumite (Niall Gilligan), 
Mens 16-17 Kumite (Thomas Hegarty)
Childrens Team Kata (Abhi, Sarvesh, Manak), 
Boys Over 5ft 3 Kumite (Abhi Lakkineni), 
Boys Under 5ft 3 Kumite (Sam Rose), 
Boys 10-11 Kumite (Aman Singh), 
Girls Under 5ft 3 Kumite (Mia Mullis), 
Boys Dan grade Kata (Aman Singh)
Girls Kyu grade Kata (Ayla Jansen)

SILVER

Mens Team Kumite (Steve, Gary, Richard), 
Adult Team Kata (Emma, Thomas, Niall), 
Mens Dan Grade Kata (Thomas Hegarty), 
Ladies Dan Grade Kata (Emma Lloyd), 
Mens Kyu Grade Kumite (Richard Leek), 
Mens Kyu Grade Kata (Gary Williams), 
Childrens Team Kata (Aman, Alfie, Jay), 
Boys Under 5ft 3 Kumite (Owais Sawar), 
Boys 10-11 Kumite (Zain Steers), 
Girls 10-11 Kumite (Olivia Cox)

BRONZE

Ladies Dan Grade Kumite (Aimee Robinson), 
Mens Veterans Kumite (Gary Williams), 
Mens Kyu Grade Kata (Richard Leek)
Boys Dan Grade Kata (Abhi Lakkineni), 
Boys Over 5ft 3 Kumite (Manak Swali), 
Boys 10-11 Kumite (Olly Hayward)
Ippon Kumite (Ayla Jansen)

Best Overall Club for Kata - Solihull Karate Academy

Best Overall Club for Kumite - Solihull Karate Academy

Congratulations to Twaritha who won our Little Ninja (4 - 7 years) Student of the Month award for February

Congratulations to Bailey who won our Main Class Student Of the Month award for February