British Open
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The Open consists of five competitions, for individuals (seperate catagories for men, women & children)
Results
2006
Ladies Category
1st. Kim Holt
2nd. Catherine Goetze
3rd. Joanne Hirst
3rd. Dee Hanson
Fighting Spirit. Karen Brazil
Senior Plate
1st. Y Hiyama
2nd. S Tsuchihara
3rd. K Yamazaki
Fighting Spirit. R Vermeulen
National Category
1st. S Gibson
2nd. M Halls
3rd. W Wright
3rd. C Stewart
Fighting Spirit. N Sharpe
Juniors 9 to 12 Years
1st. Takumi Suehara
2nd. Takashi Suehara
3rd. Ruben Casserley
Fighting Spirit. Rick Collins
Juniors 13 to 15 Years
1st. H Shuell
2nd. J Casserley
3rd. J Stainsby
Fighting Spirit. H Shuell
Juniors 16 to 17 Years
1st. H Yamazaki
2nd. A O’Brien
2005 September 24 – Stoke
Juniors Individual – 10 to 12 years
1] Takeshi Suehara
2] Takumi Suehara
3 Ruben Casserly
3] Ric Collins
Juniors Individual – 13 to 15 years
1] H Shuell
2] P Stainsby
3] K Brogran
3] D Burch
Juniors Individual – 16 to 17 years
1] Mark Halls
2] Tun Win Mynt
3] Satoshi Yamazaki
3] Kerr Brogran
Ladies Individual
1] Misato Makita
2] Kazuyo Matsuda
3] Lesley Molloy
3] Alice Graham
Fighting Spirit
Alex Burch
Mens Individual – Ikkyu to Sandan
1] Akinori Inuzuka
2] Stuart Gibson
3] William Wright
3] Takanobu Shirozu
Fighting Spirit
Jacob Schmidt
Mens Individual Yondan and Above
1] Malcolm Goodwin
2] Kazuo Yamazaki
3] K C Yung
4] Donald Sutherland
Fighting Spirit
Gerry Kincaid
2004
A full report can be found in the BKA Newsonline newsletter December 2004.
Ikkyu-Sandan Taikai
1st Stuart Gibson
2nd Alan Thompson
3rd Brian Hayes/ Darren Hale
Fighting Spirit: Brian Hayes
Yondan + Taikai
1st Colin McCurdy
2nd Atsuto Tajima
3rd Dave Bell/ Yasuyuki Hiyama
Fighting Spirit: Atsuto Tajima
Ladies Open
1st Vileng Ng
2nd Lindsay Bishop
3rd Gillian Riddoch/Jenny Wan
Fighting Spirit: Jenny Wan
Under 13
1st Takeshi Suehara
2nd Shuell
3rd Rick Colins /Oscar Carter
Under 16
1st Yuma Kurihara
2nd Isabelle Johnstone
2003 September 27th – Fenton Manor Sports Centre
| Men Yondan+ | 1st | Y Hiyama (Nagamitsu) |
| 2nd | Steve Bishop (Edinburgh) | |
| 3rd | G O’Donnell Colin McCurdy |
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| Men Ikkyu-Sandan | 1st | Egashira (Mumeishi) |
| 2nd | J Albisson | |
| 3rd | B Hayes M Wright |
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| Women | 1st | Kaori Miki (UGC) |
| 2nd | Vaileng Ng (Doshinkenyukai) | |
| 3rd | Aikiko Dolan (Hizen) Mariko Chiba |
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| Juniors Under-16 | 1st | Shao Chun Lin |
| 2nd | Aaron Turner (Nagamitsu) | |
| 3rd | Mark Halls I Johnstone |
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| Kendo Kata | 1st | Mason/Vileng Ng (Doshinkenyukai) |
| 2nd | Phil Mclaughlin (Kagamishin) & Steve Plimbley (Kagamishin) | |
| 3rd | Treen/Miyamura (Hizen) Chapman/O’Donnell |
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| Fighting Spirit Award | C Johnstone (Juniors), Keiko Hiamaga (Women), J Albisson (1kyu-3dan), G O’Donnell (4dan+) | |
| Referees | Chief: John Howell Mike Davis, N Yanai, T Holt, J Humm, G Salmon, J O’Sullivan, P Budden, Y Fujisawa, G Kincaid, G O’Donnell, S Honda, M Goodwin, D Raybould, R Scofield, I Parker-Dodd, W Ware |
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Sept 2001 British Championships Birmingham, England
Female Individual : 1st Place – Gillian, 2nd Place Alex
Kata Competition : 2nd Place – Rachel
Additional Information
Rules of the British Open Taikai
