The 2026 TSKUK National Championships, held in Canvey Island, Essex, on 17th May was an outstanding event.
With more than 120 competitors taking part, the standard of skill, determination and sportsmanship was fantastic.
The event was well organised and ran smoothly, creating an enjoyable experience for competitors, coaches and supporters alike. The atmosphere was energetic and positive, with plenty of encouragement from the crowd.
Competitors showed excellent technique, focus and commitment throughout the day, making every match and performance exciting to watch. The judges and officials also did a great job of maintaining fairness and professionalism throughout the event.
Overall, the 2026 TSKUK National Championships was a great success. Congratulations to all involved for making it so.
Here is a breakdown of the results:
Individual Kata
Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Female
Gold – Wiktoria Stec (TKA Boston)
Silver – Sienna Dixon (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Amelija Putane (TKA Boston)
Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Male
Gold – Nikita Kostenko (Champion Karate Club)
Silver – Charlie Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Bronze – Harley Rush (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female
Gold – Alsu Gavrilenko (TKA Boston)
Silver – Riley Blyth (ESKA)
Bronze – Klara Chojnacka (ESKA)
Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Logan Dixon (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Enes Cakir (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Bronze – Maxwell Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female
Gold – Edie Betts (ESKA)
Silver – Harriet Proctor (ESKA)
Bronze – Alyssia Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – Bodhi Rolph (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Liam Rutledge (ESKA)
Bronze – Fred Gotts (ESKA)
Under 11 Years – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Quinn Hill (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Jyoshita Jegapriyan (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Mixed
Gold – Logan Phillips (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Rayan Amen (TKA Peterborough)
Bronze – Simonas Semenauskas (TKA Peterborough)
11 to 14 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female
Gold – Aida Artemieva (TKA Boston)
Silver – Malvina Rubina (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Nigella Weerasuriya (TKA Peterborough)
11 to 14 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Samuil Georgiev (TKA Boston)
Silver – Dominik Putans (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Oliver Majewski (Karate Do London)
11 to 14 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female
Gold – Abigail Swiderek (TKA Boston)
Silver – Adela Rozanska (ESKA)
Bronze – Daisy Lainchbury (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – Evan Kamoshida-Gnapp (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Silver – Morgan Turner (ESKA)
Bronze – Ajay Ashokkumar (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – Black Belt – Female
Gold – Poppy-Lee Griffiths (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Ruby James (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Harper Nightingale (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – Black Belt – Male
Gold – Lewis Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Jacob Clement (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Quinn Courtnell (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Mixed
Gold – Daniel Hind (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Kitty Knox (ESKA)
15 to 17 Years – 4th Kyu (Purple & White) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – William Molyneux (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Daniel Sharp (TKA)
Bronze – George Whittington (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female
Gold – Milana Rubina (TKA Boston)
Silver – Olivia Kutasiewicz (TKA Lincoln)
15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Female
Gold – Kristina Samsonova (TKA Boston)
Silver – Aisling Dodd (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Male
Gold – Tommy Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Noah Jarred (ESKA)
Bronze – Ben Strachan (Westwood Karate Academy)
18 to 39 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Mixed
Gold – Shane Baines (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Shannon McNulty (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Natasha Atkins (Westwood Karate Academy)
18 to 39 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed
Gold – Anisiia Fedorinova (TKA Peterborough)
Silver – Yanis Boulbadaoui (ESKA)
18 to 39 Years – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Adriana Peiseniece (TKA Boston)
Silver – Scarlett Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Valentyna Korovina (Champion Karate Club)
40 Years+ – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Mixed
Gold – Krzysztof Izdebski (TKA Spalding)
Silver – Zanis Putans (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Lindsay Bond (TKA Boston)
40 Years+ – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Mixed
Gold – Steven Swanton (ESKA)
Silver – Caroline Rivett (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Svetlana Kabak (TKA Boston)
40 Years+ – Black Belt – Mixed
Gold – Stuart James (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Michael Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Yukie Sato (Westwood Karate Academy)
Individual Kumite
Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Female
Gold – Gabriela Kruk-Wierzejska (TKA Peterborough)
Silver – Evie Marron (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Male
Gold – Nikita Kostenko (Champion Karate Club)
Silver – Diari Bell-Gam (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Mykhailo Parush (TKA Boston) / Charlie Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female
Gold – Riley Blyth (ESKA)
Silver – Alsu Gavrilenko (TKA Boston)
Under 11 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Maxwell Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Silver – Logan Dixon (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Emil Izotovs (TKA Boston) / Frank Perkins (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female
Gold – Edie Betts (ESKA)
Silver – Alyssia Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Scarlett Blyth (ESKA) / Scarlett Bell (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – Frankie Nicol (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Fred Gotts (ESKA)
Bronze – Liam Rutledge (ESKA) / Jacob Freeman (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – Black Belt – Female
Gold – Rosie Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Quinn Hill (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Jyoshita Jegapriyan (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – Under 152.5cm – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female
Gold – Malvina Rubina (TKA Boston)
Silver – Aida Artemieva (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Elisa Cakir (Traditional Karate Club Okami) / Roganaa Adikaram (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – Under 152.5cm – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Jared Kamoshida-Gnapp (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Silver – Alex Szymanek (Karate Do London)
Bronze – Dominik Putans (TKA Boston) / Bailey Nguyen (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – Under 152.5cm – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Female
Gold – Abigail Swiderek (TKA Boston)
Silver – Harper Nightingale (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – Under 152.5cm – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Male
Gold – Quinn Courtnell (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Max Wren (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Damang Ali (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Male
Gold – Logan Phillips (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Simonas Semenauskas (TKA Peterborough)
Bronze – Darius Madjar (TKA Boston) / Eryk Kruk-Wierzejski (TKA Peterborough)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Oliver Majewski (Karate Do London)
Silver – Logan Ridings (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Samuil Georgiev (TKA Boston)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Female
Gold – Daisy Lainchbury (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Sofija Krohmaluka (ESKA)
Bronze – Adela Rozanska (ESKA) / Olivia Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – Morgan Turner (ESKA)
Silver – Ben Rivett (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Sebastian Moyies (Westwood Karate Academy) / Tariq Turner (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – Black Belt – Female
Gold – Lily Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Lilia Venkat (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke (ESKA) / Florence Marron (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – Black Belt – Male
Gold – Lewis Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Jacob Clement (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Yaseen Butt (Westwood Karate Academy) / Kayden Jegapriyan (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – Kyu Grade – Female
Gold – Olivia Kutasiewicz (TKA Lincoln)
Silver – Kitty Knox (ESKA)
Bronze – Milana Rubina (TKA Boston)
15 to 17 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 7th Kyu (Yellow) – Male
Gold – George Whittington (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Daniel Hind (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White) – Male
Gold – Daniel Sharp (TKA)
Silver – William Molyneux (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Nikodem Swiech (TKA Boston) / Manuelis Zembinskas (TKA Boston)
15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Female
Gold – Martha Selby (ESKA)
Silver – Kristina Samsonova (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Aisling Dodd (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – Black Belt – Male
Gold – Tommy Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Jude Holland (Westwood Karate Academy)
18 to 39 Years – 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Female
Gold – Shannon McNulty (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Natasha Atkins (Westwood Karate Academy)
30 Years+ – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White) – Male
Gold – Francis Kruyer (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Saeid Zarei Roonizi (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Alex Marron (Westwood Karate Academy) / Shane Baines (Westwood Karate Academy)
18 to 39 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Female
Gold – Scarlett Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Adriana Peiseniece (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Anisiia Fedorinova (TKA Peterborough) / Emily Jones (ESKA)
40 Years+ – All Grades – Female
Gold – Antonella Vismara (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Lindsay Bond (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Caroline Rivett (Westwood Karate Academy)
40 Years+ – 3rd Kyu (Brown) & Above – Male
Gold – Stuart James (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Michael Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Glen Fyvie (Westwood Karate Academy) / Ian Munday (ESKA)
Pairs Kata
Under 11 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White)
Gold – Noah Waters & Logan Dixon (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Amelija Putane & Wiktoria Stec (TKA Boston)
Under 11 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White)
Gold – Bodhi Rolph & Alyssia Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Harriet Proctor & Liam Rutledge (ESKA)
Bronze – Jacob Freeman & Jack Whiten (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – Black Belt
Gold – Edie Betts & Rosie Nudd (ESKA)
Silver – Quinn Hill & Isabelle Fagence (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Jyoshita Jegapriyan & Sophia Reece (Westwood Karate Academy)
11 to 14 Years – 9th Kyu (Red) to 4th Kyu (Purple & White)
Gold – Aida Artemieva & Samuil Georgiev (TKA Boston)
Silver – Alsu Gavrilenko & Malvina Rubina (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Enes Cakir & Elisa Cakir (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
11 to 14 Years – 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown & Double White)
Gold – Tariq Turner & Morgan Turner (ESKA)
Silver – Evan Kamoshida-Gnapp & Olivia Borek (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
Bronze – Damang Ali & Ajay Ashokkumar (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – Black Belts
Gold – Jacob Clement & Lewis Grigson (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Lilia Venkat & Harper Nightingale (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Maya Wierzchon & Caitlin Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
15 to 17 Years – All Grades
Gold – Noah Jarred & Martha Selby (ESKA)
Silver – Milana Rubina & Kristina Samsonova (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Nikodem Swiech & Manuelis Zembinskas (TKA Boston)
18 to 39 Years – All Grades
Gold – Valentyna Korovina (Champion Karate Club) & Adriana Peiseniece (TKA Boston)
Silver – Tommy Grigson & Scarlett Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Shannon McNulty & Shane Baines (Westwood Karate Academy)
40 Years+ – All Grades
Gold – Stuart James & Michael Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Zanis Putans & Krzysztof Izdebski (TKA Boston)
Bronze – Francis Kruyer & Antonella Vismara (Westwood Karate Academy)
Team Kumite
Under 11 Years – All Grades – Female
Gold – Rosie Nudd / Edie Betts / Scarlett Blyth (ESKA)
Silver – Isabelle Fagence / Quinn Hill / Alyssia Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Under 11 Years – All Grades – Male
Gold – Jacob Freeman / Bodhi Rolph / Jack Whiten (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Dylan Lagna / Frankie Nicol / Louie Philpot (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Obi Carter / Liam Rutledge / Fred Gotts (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – Under 152.5cm – All Grades – Male
Gold – Maxwell Borek / Enes Cakir / Jared Kamoshida-Gnapp (Traditional Karate Club Okami)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – All Grades – Female
Gold – Harper Nightingale / Lilia Venkat / Maya Wierzchon (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Poppy-Lee Griffiths / Daisy Lainchbury / Caitlin Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Bronze – Olivia Borek / Enes Cakir (Traditional Karate Club Okami) & Sofija Krohmaluka / Zoe Nesbitt-Clarke / Lily Nudd (ESKA)
11 to 14 Years – 152.5cm & Over – All Grades – Male
Gold – Quinn Courtnell / Lewis Grigson / Jacob Clement (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Ajay Ashokkumar / Morgan Turner / Tariq Turner (ESKA)
Bronze – Samuil Georgiev (TKA Boston) / Evan Kamoshida-Gnapp (TKC Okami) / Oliver Majewski (Karate Do London) & Emils Izotovs / Mykhailo Parush / Darius Madjar (TKA Boston)
15 to 17 Years – All Grades – Male
Gold – William Molyneux / Tommy Grigson / Jude Holland (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Nikodem Swiech / Manuelis Zembinskas / Daniel Sharp (TKA Boston)
18 to 39 Years – All Grades – Female
Gold – Isabelle Gore / Hannah Mitchell / Scarlett Stead (Westwood Karate Academy)
Silver – Adriana Peiseniece (TKA Boston) / Kristina Samsonova (TKA Boston) / Valentyna Korovina (Champion Karate Club)
Bronze – Martha Selby (ESKA) / Emily Jones (ESKA) / Anisiia Fedorinova (TKA Peterborough)
Lewis Grigson from Westwood Karate Academy was awarded the coveted Competitor of the Day trophy for winning gold in all 4 of his categories.
Thanks again for all the support from our Competitors, Coaches, Referees & Spectators, we look forward to 2027 in Norwich!
