Funakoshi Karate Open Championships (VRK Round 2)

Report by Peter Conroy & Sarah Irving

The annual Funakoshi Karate Open Championships were held at Brauer College, Warrnambool, on Saturday 23 October. The tournament attracted 130 competitors from Melbourne, Mt Gambier, Ballarat and local clubs (Warrnambool, Hamilton, Terang and Camperdown). This tournament marked the 22nd consecutive year that FKIA has hosted a competition as part of the annual South West Games. Funakoshi Karate students were well represented on the day with the following results:

• Connor Barbary: 4th kata Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Connor Barbary: 4th kumite Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Joshua Bartlett: 2nd kata Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Joshua Bartlett: 3rd kumite Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Joshua Bartlett: 1st kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Joshua Bartlett: 3rd kumite Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Sam Bellman: 4th kata Boys 8-9 yrs 5th kyu & up
• Sam Bellman: competed in Boys 8-9 yrs 5th kyu & up
• Daveigh Brown: 1st kata Girls 12-13 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Daveigh Brown: 4th kumite Girls 12-13 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Emily Burn: competed and performed well in Girls 8-9 yrs 5th kyu & up kata & kumite
• Jillian Cole: competed & performed well in kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Jillian Cole: 1st Kata Veterans
• Tobi Cole: 3rd kata Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Max Collins: competed and performed well in kata & kumite Boys 8-9 yrs 5th kyu & up
• Isabella Eldridge: 4th kata Girls 10-11yrs 4th kyu & up
• Curtis Finch: competed & performed well in kata Boys 10-11yrs 4th kyu & up
• Justin Glennen: competed & performed well in kata Cadets 14-15 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Justin Glennen: 4th place kumite Cadets 14-15 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Dean Gould: competed and performed well in Pee Wee Kumite
• Darcy Hancock: 4th kumite Boys 8-9 yrs 10th-6th kyu
• Melissa Hoey: competed & performed well in kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Melissa Hoey: 4th kata Veterans open (35 yrs &up)
• Ryan Jones: 1st kata Seniors 10th- 4th kyu
• Ryan Jones: 1st kumite Seniors 10th- 4th kyu
• Ryan Jones: competed & performed well in Seniors 10th- 4th kyu kata
• Ryan Jones: 2nd kumite Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Michael Kearney: competed and performed well in kata and kumite seniors male 3rd ku and up.
• Maddison Lillico: 1st kata Cadets 14-15 yrs 10th-5th kyu
• Darcy Lynch: 2nd kata Boys 12-13 yrs 10th-5th kyu
• Darcy Lynch: 3rd kumite Boys 12-13 yrs 10th-5th kyu
• Courtney Mattner: 2nd kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Courtney Mattner: 1st kumite Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Noah McDonald: 4th kata Boys 8-9 yrs 10th-6th kyu
• Noah McDonald: 3rd kumite Boys 8-9 yrs 10th-6th kyu
• Kathryn Millroy: competed & performed well in kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Kathryn Millroy: 3rd kata Veterans Female
• Jordy Palmer: competed and performed well in Pee Wee Kata and Kumite
• Chelsea Patel: 2nd kataJuniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Chelsea Patel: 2nd kumite Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Brian Peach: 3rd kumite Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Brian Peach: 2nd kumite Veterans open (35 yrs & up)
• Garrin Williamson: competed & performed well in kata Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Garrin Williamson: 2nd kumite Juniors 16-17 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Garrin Williamson: 2nd kata Seniors 3rd kyu & up
• Jamie Wright: competed and performed well in kata Boys 12-13 yrs 4th kyu & up
• Lachlan Wright: 1st kata Boys 12-13 yrs 10th-5th kyu
• Lachlan Wright: 4th kumite Boys 12-13 yrs 10th-5th kyu
• Simon Young: 4th kata Boys 12-13 yrs 4th kyu & up
• 1st Senior Team Kata: Chelsea Patel, Garrin Williamson, Simon Young
• 4th Senior Team Kata: Jillian Cole, Kathryn Millroy, Maria Brown
• All Abilities Demonstration event:
  • Michael Kearney
  • Justin Glennen
  • Noal Roney
  • Rowan Stephens
  • Brian Nash