Each summer, we run a photo / video competition of our members doing karate. Last year’s winner was Eliana doing karate on her surfboard in West Wittering. This year we had entries from all over including the UK of course, but also Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Italy and South Korea. Thanks everyone for sending in your entries. The standard was very high this year and it was really difficult to choose a winner. However, Sensei Arianna and Senpai Alaina chose this entry by Mia doing shuto uke next to the Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong. Congrats Mia! We’ll give your prize next class!
Here are all the entries. Which one would you have chosen?
Here’s Elliot (and little brother) practicing his moves in ItalyEliana at the Castle on the Hill – Framlingham Castle – from Ed Sheeran’s songEliana at EastbourneHere’s Alberto doing the crane on a rock move on a rock in ItalyDarren at The Peace Pagoda in Battersea, LondonLily (& dog Sonny) at Wexford HarbourSensei Ivan in Washington DC……and in NYCThey’re not eligible for the prize obviously but here are Sensei Frank & Senpai Alaina outside the Coliseum in RomeJacob practicing in the Spanish mountainsSagar and Sanjna practicing in Santorini and wearing their Senshi t-shirts! Nice to see Sanjna back training after her injuryHarry at Shell Island in WalesMax with a tiger at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in the Isle of WightMax at sunset in the Isle of WightMax and Jo lucky not to be arrested striking such a pose near the Houses of Parliament!
Leo in southwest FranceRosa taking Barcelona by storm!Rosa went to the British Museum to liberate their stock!Mattia is at the Medieval festival in the South of ItalySarah (and Marzenka and Maya) practicing karate in FolkestoneTayla practicing karate at the funfair in WoolwichTayla in Crystal PalaceMitchell practicing in YorkDan, Ana & Jayden practising in Algarve, PortugalAleks on the top of Europe training with the rising sun. 3842m high on Chamonix Mont BlancTanya, Logan & Astrid in DorsetGankaku – crane on the rock 1…and 2Logan doing karate on the Thames path near the Woolwich ferry with a double rainbow 🌈🌈Adam in the park in PolandKitty practiced karate between bands at a soggy Truck Festival, Oxfordshire’s biggest rock and roll partyKitty on Broadstairs beach before the stormDanny and Varry attempt to fight off the dragons in Ljubljana. Varry went for full attack!Varry in Lake BledDanny at the Enter the Dragon anniversary showing in GreenwichDaisy and Isaac practicing everyone’s favourite sounding karate move, kakiwake uke Gangnam Style in Seoul, KoreaHannah & Jack, Sensei John P’s daughter & son in Manchester PIccadilly Station and BlackpoolMia in Hong KongMia on Mount Fuji, JapanLesley in the Andorran mountainsLesley & (former karateka) friend John in Dungeness with the lovely nuclear power station behind!
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