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2008 Competition News
WAKO
Midlands Open
Hosted by Del Sampson on Sunday 6th April in Stourbridge, West Midlands, the WAKO Midlands Open was yet again another fine example of one of the regular circuit events, showcasing some of the best kickboxers from all over the UK. Temple was well represented by a small group of young students from Perth, led by Instructors William & Natasha. Everyone who travelled did the club & themselves proud, and from the 9 competitors who took part they managed to secure an excellent 9 medals, including five1sts!
Congratulations also for their valiant efforts from Willie, Brianna & Kyle! Thanks to those who organised the trip, you know who you are! It was nice to see a few more faces than usual making the trek down south.
WAKO
Austrian Classics
Natasha Walker travelled across with a group of British Fighters from GBMAA and Top Ten UK, meeting up with some more from Bristol Death Squad over there. Tasha performed superbly in her Light Contact division, getting all the way to the final, only to be beaten by a powerful Hungarian girl. Although not getting into the medals in Semi Contact, she managed to get through to the 3rd round (1/4 s), going out in sudden death to a Team Kiraly fighter. All in all, a very commendable debut at this particularly impressive event.
Irish
Open
Europe’s largest Martial Arts Open event was held once again at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin. Taking place over the first weekend in March, as per usual, the competition is now regarded by many as the No1 Open Competition in Europe of the year, with competitors from all over the World in attendance. With many categories having far greater numbers of competitors than many World Championships, any success here is particularly commendable. The 2007 Event saw 27 Countries attend with over 2500+ fighters on the mat.
Representing Perth Temple at the event for the first time this year were Amber & Adam Shearer, who both put on admirable performances in the Semi Contact on Sunday, with Amber displaying a gritty attitude up against a much older, and experienced fighter. The only senior fighter from Perth this year was Natasha Walker, who took part in both Light & Semi Contact Ladies -65kg. Tasha managed to secure impressive Bronzes in both categories, with the Light section having nearly 30 fighters, and the Semi Contact section having nearly 60! Well done!
WKA
Scottish Championships
This event also acted as the official qualifier for the Scotland Team that will be traveling to Disneyland, Florida, for the WKA World Championships to be held later in the year. The event ran particularly smoothly, with a big "thank you" to all the referees, judges, table officials and helpers who assisted in achieving this. Temple managed to achieve some superb results, with the following students all qualifying for Florida -
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CIMAC
Super League - Wales
The second event of this year's Super League events witnessd the series visit Newport, South Wales for the first time. Hosted on 30th March 2008 by Nick Clarke from WCKA, this new leg of the series witnessed an excellent turn-out from many of the UK's finest competitors. Congratulations to Perth's Natasha Walker for her superb perfomances at the event, gaining 1st place in Ladies -65kg Light Contact, and 2x 2nd places in Semi Contact -65kg and +65kg, with Tasha also coming 2nd in the Ladies Open Points division in an extremely tight & tactical final.
Junior
Open Championships
Congratulations to Amber Shearer from Perth on her 1st Place in Kata at the British Sports Junior Championships, held in the West Midlands on Sunday 16th March 2008.
Dundee student Kyle Young also managed an excellent 1st, this time in his Semi Contact division.
WKA
Scotland Fight Night - Elgin
The hosts of the latest WKA Fight Night were Kaizen Karate, from Elgin. Held on Saturday 15th March, at the elegant Eight Acres Hotel, this event witnessed several high calibre Light Contact bouts, including 2 Scottish Title fights, as well as a Full Contact match-up. The evening was a complete success for the hosts, with the spectators being thoroughly entertained with the Martial Arts extravaganza on show! Perth's Chris Henderson continued his excellent form in the ring with a superb display against a much heavier opponent. Ryan Lyall was pushed by local favourite David Firth. in an extremely skillful display from both fighters, with Ryan just coming out on top in the end. Congrats also to Dundee youngster Nathan Towns who also put on a fine performance, again coming out on top, and making it 3 wins from 3 for Temple on the night. Well done!
WAKO
British Championships
The small young Temple Team that travelled down did the club proud, with 8 competitors bringing home 9 medals, including a fabulous 3 British Champion Titles.
Congratulations to Tasha, Chris & Aaron for their titles, and well done to everyone who performed superbly, in what is one of the toughest events on the circuit. |
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Held
over 14th & 15th of March the 
The
first event of the year was quick to come
around, with this year's WKA Scottish Championships
being held on Sunday 20th January, 2008,
at the Tryst Sports Centre, Cumbernauld.
