Karate kids kick arse
14 people from the University of London (ULU) Karate Club attended the KUGB student Championships in Chesterfield. The event is popular and attracts many students. This is the one that people fear! Physically demanding and very tough, months of intensive training went into this.
We were quite confident in our pool of clubs/unis. In the round before the quarter finals, things were closing down as Ed had to fight Rami. Ed was disqualified for punching Godwin and breaking his teeth. Straight off to hospital for Godwin. Skank. Ed, however, had progressed to the Semi-Finals. Ed was unlucky and settled for the bronze. Tony picked up the silver.
In the final a full-point Ippon in the dying seconds made us Great Britain and European Student Champions.
In the individual events, the London team fighters (Tony, Godwin, Edwin, Rami and Lewis) all got of to good starts. Hughes was one of the favourites having come third in the Shotokan Cup two months ago. He’d to beaten two England fighters to get there. Rami (UCH) is a strong useful fighter who joined us from the Cambridge ranks after completing his first degree. Lewis is small but quick, agile with plenty of stamina. Godwin is bigger and more powerful with deft timing and reflexes (for his size). Edwin is a dancer.
We would love to go back to Europe to defend our unbeaten two-year stint but need sponsorship of a few hundred pounds to finance just one team out for the 6th-8th December.
Anyone who could help, please e-mail g.u.nkere@ic.ac.uk, Maths III
