On Sunday 8th February 2015 we held our 1st Traditional Karate Young Talents Tournament at the Peter Paine Sports Centre, Boston.
The competition was a huge success, with students 13 years old and below of varying grade taking part. The event was a Indyvidual Kata, Team Kata and Kumite, each with their own subcategories of age and grade.

RESULTS:

• KUMITE 6 kyu and above
  1. Adriana Peiseniece
  2. Matvejs Pekuskins
  3. David Swiech, Filip Majchrzak

• KATA 6 kyu and above
  1. Adriana  Peiseniece
  2. Matvejs Pekuskins
  3. Fillip Majchrzak, Kornelia Malczewska

• 2006-2007 up to 7 kyu
  1. Kiril Snikeris
  2. Alina Rubina
  3. Patryk Godzisz, Jan Kowalik

• 2008 and younger up to 7 kyu
  1. Ernest Skarzynskij
  2. Karina Gomez
  3. Patryk Kojro, Julia Gemzala

• 2005+ up to 7 kyu
  1. Kacper Wielgosz
  2. Gabriela Nadolna
  3. Jakub Jojko, Mikolaj Zlamaniec

• TEAM KATA
  1. TKAB1 (Kornelia Malczewska, David Swiech, Filip Majchrzak)
  2. TKAB2 (Adriana Peiseniece, Matvejs Pekuskins, Patryk Godzisz)
  3. TKAS (Kacper Wielgosz, Jan Kowalik, Timofiej Kabak)
  OKAMI Bournemouth (Dawid Wisniewski, Matthew Everett, Jakub Kowalski)

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On Sunday, 14th December 2014, 1st Traditional Karate Santa Claus Cup was held in Boston’s Peter Paine Sports Centre. The event organized by the Traditional Karate Academy Boston (TKAB), was dedicated exclusively to children aged 13 and below. They arrived from various parts of England – London, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Peterborough, Spalding and Boston – to stand to fight for a place on the podium.

The morning practice sessions, led by by sensei Lukasz Radwanski (3rd dan), Gold Medallist at the World Championships (Lodz, 2012), multiple medallist at the European Championships, and the competition itself was attended by over 70 participants. The competition was played in the categories of individual and team kata, where medals were won by:

• Higher Grades:
  Adriana Peinseniece – 1st place
  Matviejs Pekuskins – 2nd place
  Cornelia Malczewska and Philip Majchrzak – 3rd place

• Lower grades:
  9 yo and older
  Kacper Wielgosz – 1st place
  Gabriela Nadolna – 2nd place
  Mikolaj Zlomaniec and Patrick Marszalek – 3rd place8 – 7 yo
  Kiril Snikeris – 1st place
  Julia Marszalek – 2nd place
  Patrick Godzisz and Timofei Kabak – 3rd place6 yo and younger
  Ernest Skarzinskij – 1st place
  Patrick Kojro – 2nd place
  Karina Gomes and David Wisniewski – 3rd place

Team Kata competition was won by TKA Boston team: Adriana Peinseniece, Marviejs Pekuskins and Patryk Godzisz.

The event was honoured by the arrival of distinguished guests: Madam Mayor, Alison Austin and former Mayor, Councillor, Paul Kenny, who showed keen interest in the activities carried out by the children on the mat and admired their determination and efforts for winning. They also drew attention to the aspects of co-existence and social integration during trainings and sports events.
Emphasis was put on the need for inclusive action and spreading the idea of joint actions in order to create a diverse community equal opportunities.
Traditional Karate was mentioned as a platform which operates for all kinds of cultures and nationalities connected by a joint effort and quest for a common purpose.

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