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Important Dates:
ECKA Open squad training (Coventry) - 4th February
1st Kyu course & grading - 5th February
Next grading for Beginners to current Blue belts - 17th & 18th March
Grading results (11th December 2011)
Red Belt - Mohammed, Fawziyah & Amber
White Belt - Lilly, Evie, Joseph, Cora, Connor & Pete
Yellow Belt -Rhys, Sahib, Paula & Brenda
Orange Belt - Adam, Alex & Sean
Purple Belt - Ryan
Blue Belt - Emily
Brown Belt - Phil
ECKA Light Continuous National Championships (12th November 2011)
Fantastic results from the ECKA Light Continuous National Championships, held in Coventry:
Paula Darnell - 2nd
Casey Hodges & Kelly Hodges - 3rd
Grading results (18th September 2011)
Red Belt - Lilly, Sebastian, Evie, Joseph, Cora, Connor & Pete
White Belt - Mason, Rhys, Sahib, Paula & Brenda
Yellow Belt - Shirley, Adam, Alex & Sean
Orange Belt -
Emily
Green Belt - Ryan
Purple Belt - Kewin & Elliott
Blue Belt - Phil
Brown Belt - Casey & Kelly
Bletchley Dragons students with their new belts
ECKA Semi Contact National Championships (30th July 2011)
Fantastic results from the ECKA National championships for semi contact, held in Coventry:
Robyn Vaughan & Kelly Hodges - Champions!
Henry Stockwell & Sean Ross - 2nd
Casey Hodges - 3rd
Also, great fights from:
Adam Darnell, Paula Darnell (4th place), Mark Hodges (4th place) & Alex Ross.
Some of the members of the Bletchley Dragons team.
Grading results (12th June 2011)
Red Belt - Brenda, Mason, Paula & Rhys
White Belt - Adam, Alex, Erik, Giles, Sean & Shirley
Yellow Belt - Emily
Orange Belt -
Ryan
Green Belt - Elliott
Purple Belt - Phil
Blue Belt - Casey, Dylan & Kelly
Brown Belt - Chris, Nathan & Paul
Some of the Bletchley Dragons students, with their new belts!
Video from the 2011 ECKA Fight Night:
Video from the 2011 ECKA Tipton Open:
ECKA Hereford Open
The club was represented by just Robyn and Adam at the ECKA Hereford Open on the 22nd May. Robyn managed to win Gold after her two-round final match against a Welsh international fighter. Adam also fought well, in his first ever competition, winning two of his four fights on the day he was very unlucky not to place, but should great potential for the future!
Chris Warwick draws full contact fight
After a very closely fought match with ECKA Instructor, Michael Lines, Chris Warwick earns a draw in his first ever full contact match (7th May). He seems very keep to get back in the ring, so expect more fights from Chris!
Sensei Geoff & Libby train with "Superfoot"
Sensei Geoff and Libby travelled to Wales on the 30th April 2011 to train with the legendary Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, undefeated Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Champion. He was truly inspirational and had amazing skills, at 65 years of age!
Milton Keynes Semi-Contact Interclub - 10th April 2011
Well done to everyone to took part in the MK Interclub! Trophies were won by:
- Mahin Admed - Champion
- Casey Hodges - Champion
- Robyn Vaughan - Champion
A big well done to the rest of the team; Alex, Elliott, Emily, Kelly & Ryan.
Grading results - 27th March 2011
Red Belt - Adam, Alex, Ali, Erik, Giles, Ross, Sahib, Sean & Shirley
Yellow Belt - Ryan
Orange Belt - Nahid & Elliott
Green Belt - Kewin & Phil
Purple Belt - Casey, Dylan & Kelly
ECKA Diary dates available
The 2011 ECKA Calendar is now live, the remaining local grading dates are below:
- 12th June 2011
- 18th September 2011
- 11th December 2011
Henry fights in WAKO British Championships
Henry "the machine" Stockwell fought in the WAKO British Championships on the 27th February 2011, whilst unfortunately not reaching the podium on the competition, he did earn some good experience fighting in the top tournament in the UK!
Mahin gains 1st Kyu
Mahin Ahmed gains his 1st Kyu grade on the 6th February 2011, following a tough 2 hour course he managed to pass his grading, the last before black belt!
Club Annual Awards and Fitness Test
Report and pictures from the 2010 Annual Awards now available.
Grading results - 12th December 2010
White Belt - Emily & Ryan
Yellow Belt - Nahid & Elliot
Orange Belt - Phil
Green Belt - Casey, Dylan & Kelly
Purple Belt - Miraz & Christoper
Blue Belt - Joe & Paul
Black Belt Grading - 11th December 2010
Congratulations to Mark Hodges, who successfully passed his 1st Dan Black Belt!
Bletchley Dragons Karate Club help the local Cubs group get their Martial Arts badge!
Video from the 2010 ECKA Summer Course:
ECKA Milton Keynes Open Results (25th Spetember 2010)
Some more fantasic results from the ECKA Milton Keynes Open competition:
- Henry Stockwell - Double Champion (Semi-contact and Light continuous)
- Robyn Vaughan - Champion (Semi-contact)
- Kelly Hodges -Champion (Semi-contact)
- Casey Hodges - 2nd Place
- A big well done also to Daniel Nye.
Pictures available here.
Grading results (19th September 2010)
Red belt: Emily & Ryan
White belt: Elliot
Yellow belt: Phil
Orange belt: Kewin, Casey, Dylan & Kelly
Blue belt: Chris S & Chris W
Brown belt: Jaiwin
ECKA 2nd & 3rd Dan Grading (7th August 2010)
Huge congratulations to Sensei Libby Aldridge who passed her 3rd Dan Black Belt grading, with a grade B, after a 3 hour course and 2 1/2 hour grading!
ECKA Semi-Contact National Championships (17th July 2010)
Excellent results from the ECKA National Championships:
- Kelly Hodges - Champion
- Casey Hodges - 2nd Place
- Mark Hodges - 2nd Place
- Children's Team - Over 5ft (Oli Lum, Felix Lum & Kelly Hodges) - 2nd Place
- A big well done also to Stuart, Phil and Henry.
ECKA Awards (17th July 2010)
ECKA also awarded the following at the National Championships:
Sensei Geoff Aldridge - 4th Dan Black Belt
Sensei Libby Aldridge - B Class Referee
Black belt Grading (19th June 2010)
Huge congratulations to the following Bletchley Dragons students who passed their Black belt gradings on the 19th June 2010 at the ECKA headquarters in Coventry:
Felix Lum
Henry Stockwell
Robyn Vaughan
Group picture available here.