The 1st 'Great Barrow Walk' 2009!
Are you looking for a serious physical and mental challenge?
We are organizing the first Great Barrow Walk for 2009.
This is based on the famous Niijmegan March in Holland ( see www.4daagse.nl)
100 miles over 4 consecutive days
(for adults and a junior version also available)
Starting and finishing from The Academy each day with accommodation in tents and Military style food. We will be raising sponsorship for a local nominated charity and each 'walker' will be individually raising funds. A special medal will be designed and awarded to those who complete the full 4 day march similar to the prestigious 'Vierdaagse Cross', an official Dutch decoration that can be worn on a Dutch uniform. Entrants can be either Military or Civilian teams, or Individuals.
If you are interested in either:
- Entering The Great Barrow Walk
- Helping to organize The Great Barrow Walk
- Interested in sponsorship of The Great Barrow Walk
Please register your interest to Glen Moulds or Mac Robertson @ The Academy, Barrow or send us an Email by clicking here
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The Annual Shotokan Karate Championships - July 2008
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The Annual Shotokan Karate Championships were held at the kenshinkai karate club at the Barrow Academy on Sunday 13th July. `The competition was of a very high standard of all the competitors who took part` said sensei Glen Moulds (black belt 5th Dan). The competition is designed for all students to have fun and gain confidence. All commands are in Japanese and repeated in English. In the morning there was the individual kata competition, which is based on a set of karate moves in a sequence. Results were,
Event 1: Junior Kata (novice 7th kyu) - 1st: Kyle Petrie, 2nd Sebastion Perez, 3rd Jack Emmerson
Event 2: Junior Kata (6th-3rd kyu) - 1st Lucy Emmerson, 2nd Zoe Ling, 3rd Floor Vanzeventer
Event 3: Junior Kata (2nd Kyu and above) - 1st Evan Wilcock, 2nd Conor Gilyatt, 3rd Robbie Uniake
Event 4: Senior Kata (novice 7th kyu) - 1st Andrew Petch, 2nd Lee smith, 3rd Jason Green
Event 5: Senior Kata (6th-3rd kyu) - 1st Mike Collier, 2nd Sophie Parrin, 3rd Simon Baldwin
After the individual event came the team Katas. Three entrants of mixed gender and grade make up a team to perform the same kata.. The Beefcake's were amazing and scored a high 22.3.
Event 6: Junior team Kata 1st Floor, Daan and Matthew, which were called The Jumping Jellybeans 2nd, Melanie, Zoe and Kyle (Extreme Team), 3rd Jack Barney and Isabel (Piggy Punch)
Event 7: Advanced Team Kata 1st The Beefcake's which was Robbie, Conor and Ben, 2nd Cheesy Puffs which was Dale, Conor and Ryan and 3rd The Hopefuls which was Sophie, Simon and Lee.
Next came the kumite fighting competition. Opponent's face each other who are of a similar standard, their names are pulled out of a hat and have to do one to one combat. Points are awarded Shobu Ippon 1 point or 2 Wazaris in all rounds. Fighting is for 1 min and the competition was fantastic to watch. Results were;
Event 8: Junior Kumite (6-8yrs) - 1st Jack Emmerson, 2nd Issac Cunningham, 3rd Barney Maquire
Event 9: Junior Kumite (9-12yrs) - 1st Daan Vanzeventer, 2nd Zoe Ling, 3rd Reece Arnold
Event 10: Junior Kumite (9-12yrs (4th kyu and above)) - 1st Matt Wilcock, 2nd Conor Gilyatt, 3rd Micheal Nicols
Event 11: Boys kumite (13 yrs +) - 1st Ryan Markey, 2nd Conor Markey, 3rd Evan Wilcock
Event 12: Girls Kumite (13 yrs +) - 1st Dale Gilyatt, 2nd Lucy Emmerson, 3rd Sophie Parrin
Event 13: Adult Kumite - 1st Jason Green, 2nd Mike Collier, 3rd Simon Baldwin
Awards also went to Lucy Emmerson for best junior champion of the day, Lucy performed an amazing Kata which resulted in the judges awarding 3 x 7.4. Also Best Senior Champion Felicity Hayes for showing good fighting spirit.
A Big thank you to judges Glen Moulds, Melissa Spencer and Andy walls (all black belts), timekeepers, point scorers etc. A special Thank you goes to Melissa Spencer for organising a fantastic event and a brilliant day was had by all.
If you are interested in Karate please phone sensei Glen Moulds at the Academy on 01284 810446 or Email here.