November 15th 2009 - 4th day of Competition

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Male Junior Team Kata

Chris Karwacinski, Alex Gardner and Jack Dixon. After receiving a 1st round bye the boys faced Russia in the second round. The boys preformed Jion to the Russian’s Kanku-Dai but the Russian’s who had been training together for the last 5 years proved too strong claiming all 5 flags. The Russian’s failed to make the final end all medal hopes for the team.

Female Junior Team Kata

Aimee Sell, Rachel Newey, Emma Lucraft. The girls faced Denmark in their opening round performing Bassai-Dai against the Danish Seipai. The girls did really well claiming all 5 flags.

The girls then faced the strong efficient German team in the 2nd round who performed Gojushiho against the girls Annan Kata. Unfortunately their earlier victorious score line was reversed losing by all 5 flags. Unfortunately the efficient wheels fell off the Germans in the next round as a few synchronisation issues knocked them out of the competiton.

Rebecca Crowly – Cadets +54k

Rebecca’s first round saw her up against a Norwegian opponent. The Norwegian fighter caught Rebecca a couple of times in the face and received two warnings giving Rebecca a one point lead. Another contact warning against Rebecca’s opponent and 2 more points to Rebecca to give her a 3-0 lead. Rebecca then scored with a Gyakusuki punch to go 4-0 up. A final contact warning for the Norwegian saw he disqualified handing the match to Rebecca.

The 2nd round had Rebecca fighting a Serbian opponent. The Serbian managed to score a Gyakusuki punch to take the lead and as Rebecca pressed her opponent to gain her own point she was caught by another Gyakusuki punch finally losing the fight 2-0.

Zac Scott – Cadets +70kg

Zac’s 1st round opponent was from Brazil and both fighters came out probing and testing but nether made an attacking move until late on in the match. It was Zac who pounced first scoring with a Gyakusuki punch to take the lead. As his opponent then pushed to equalise Zac scored another Gyakusuki punch to win the fight 2-0

The 2nd pitted Zac against an Iranian opponent. This encounter was a lot more dynamic with Zac quickly storming to a 4-1 lead over his opponent scoring a series of Gyakusuki punches. However the Iranian turned things around in his favour as he scored with a quick font hand to level the scores 4-4. The Iranian then pulled away scoring a couple Gyakusuki punches to eek out a 6-4 win.

Tom Hickman – Cadets U53kg

Tom’s 1st round saw him face an Iranian opponent and with just over 30 seconds gone Tom scored his 1st world championship point with a Gyakusuki punch. However, his opponent quickly relied scoring his own Gyakusuki punch to level the score. Two contacts warnings for Tom’s opponent saw him regain the lead. Tom then scored a Jodan Mawashigeri kick to take a 5-1 lead to safely see off his opponent.

The 2nd saw pitted Tom against a Venezuelan opponent. Tom came out more aggressive but was counter-punched to go 1-0 down. Tom continued to push and a contact warning to the Venezuelan saw Tom level the score. As Tom continued he picked up 3 point from a Jodan Mawashigeri to go 4-1 up before sealing the fight with another Jadon Kick to win 7-1.

The 3rd round saw Tom again a Russian opponent who came out strong to dominate the fight but Tom caught him with a Gyakusuki punch to take the lead. A Jodan Mawashigeri soon followed giving Tom another 3 points. Tom scored two more Gyakusuki punches to seal a 6-0 over the Russian.

Round 4 and Tom now faced a Turkish opponent and Tom started brightly once again scoring an early Gyakusuki punch to take the lead. After Tom’s opponent received a contact warning giving Tom a point he soon double Tom’s lead being penalised once again with another contact warning. $-0 but the Turkish opponent started to close the gap scoring with a Gyakusuki punch to reduce the lead and Tom then gave away a penalty point of his own for holding but the 4-2 score line was enough to see him through.

The 5th round semi-final saw Tom in a close edgy fight against an Egyptian opponent until the Egyptian scored mid way through the fight. Tom stepped it up but his advances were halted after he was caught on the counter with a Gyakusuki punch. A Jodan Mawashigeri from his opponent saw Tom drop to 5-0 down then 6-0 as he tried to claw back the deficit. Tom did gain a consolation point with a second left on the clock but the damage had been done and now Tom was left facing one more fight for a possible bronze in the repechage final as the Egyptian booked his slot in the showcase final.

The repechage final saw Tom face an Australian opponent. There were no scores for a while in this close fight until the Australian out Gyakusuki punched Tom to go 1 point up. Tom pressed his opponent who gave away a penalty point to Tom for two successive contact warnings. Tom then stole the lead scoring with his own Gyakusuki punch before he seal his bronze medal scoring a final Jodan Mawashigeri kick in the dying seconds to seal a 5-1 win. BRONZE!!!!

Jake Langley – Cadet U70kg

Jake’s 1st round opponent from Spain gained the initial point against Jake with 30 seconds but Jake responded well and pressed his opponent for the equaliser. A 50/50 Gyakusuki punch finally went England’s way with Jake levelling the score. Spain soon scored again taking the lead before Jake pulled it back once again scoring with 18 seconds left. However, 8 seconds later Jake finally took the lead scoring with a Gyakusuki punch to steal a 3-2 lead over his opponent which was good enough for the win.

Jake then fought a Turkish opponent in the 2nd round. The Turkish opponent stalked Jake early on but Jake counter-punched him to take the lead. The Turkish opponent continued to stalk Jake for the equaliser but Jake’s defensive work was good enough to hold out for the win.

The 3rd round saw Jake against a Dutch opponent who scored early on with a Gyakusuki punch to take an early 1-0 lead. Jake chased the equalising point and a second warning for contact finally saw Jake gain that point to level the match 1-1 just before the end allowing for one extra minute of extra time. Almost immediately Jake walked into a Jodan Mawashigeri kick to go 3 point down. Try as he might, Jake couldn’t reply and bowed out in the 3rd round having done well. Unfortunately the Dutch opponent didn’t make the final ending Jake’s repechage medal hopes.

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