Bishop's Stortford Kyokushin Karate Dojo returned with a haul of trophies from the English Kyokushin Championships, held at the Broadlands Leisure Centre in Thetford.

They took along a team of 12 and instructor Sempei Dave Bedbrook led the way, coming third in the Senior Kata section. Brothers Elliot and Sam Jeffrey also managed a creditable fourth and seventh place in the Junior Kata section.

In the Clicker section, which is Semi contact competition fighting, the club entered six fighters. Steve Shields, Steve Lawton and Andy Stock all got through the first round of the Category 1 competition, while in Category 2, for Brown and Black belts, Mark Kingsland was the most successful, reaching the final of his category and eventually coming second, with Steve Fenwick finishing third and Dean Crane going out in the second round.

In the full contact 'Knockdown' competition, there was success for Steve Fenwick in the Light-Heavyweight division and Mark Kingsland in the Lightweight division.

Bishop's Stortford Kyokushin Karate Dojo train on

Mondays, 7.30 - 9.15pm (seniors) at the Tap & Spile and Thursdays, 7-8pm (juniors and beginners) and 8-9.30pm at the United Reformed Church Hall.

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