Hindley Karate Club

2009 is the 40th anniversary of

Sensei Billy Higgins North West Open Karate Championships.

It attracts karateka from all over Britain to compete. Being an Open Championship, it also attracts different styles of karate to compete against each other.The standards are very high regarding organisation, the referee's and judges and of course the compeditors. Without the compeditors there would be no competition and it goes to show what a popular sensei Billy is, to attract the numbers that compete and come back year after year.

Venue: Howe Bridge Sports Centre, Atherton.

2009 North West Open Karate Championship

***Hindley Karate Club***

• Pee Wee Kata              Katie Owens 4th
• Childs Ippon Kumite    Nathan Owens 1st
• Childs Gohon Kumite   Nathan Owens 1st
• Team Kata                  Hindley "A" 3rd 

          Hindley "A" Kata Team: Nathan Owens, Katie Owens and Seth Leese

Also to the rest of our club members who competed.

Ashley Stephens, Adam Schofield, Jake Begley and Shanice Lee our Hindley "B" Kata Team, a team for the future, they also competed in other events performing well. Also not forgetting Rachel Ginty, Ashley Stephens, John Berry who competed admirably in their respective Kumite events.

All in all a good days competing, of which I am proud of all of them.

***Sei Do Kan Karate Club***

• Boys Kumite               Adam Chahbourne 1st
• Childs Ippon Kumite   Adam Chahbourne 2nd
• Childs Gohon Kumite  Lewis Brookes 2nd... Adam Chahbourne 3rd

Photo's for North West Open Karate Championship now on show. Photo's taken by club members.

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