2023 Dinner & Dance

The ESKA Dinner & Dance was held on 3rd November 2023 at the the Hotel Cromwell Stevenage. The evening was full of drinks, awards, food, dancing and unity.

Celebrating ESKA Achievements

A new venue was welcomed in November 2023, Hotel Cromwell Stevenage, a fantastic place for celebrating all ESKA achievements with an amazing dinner enjoyed by all.

Certificates & Awards

As is usual with our Dinner & Dance, we take this opportunity to present Dan grade certificates, Coaching qualifications and the 2 trophies; Sensei Peter Cox Karate Award and the Sensei Edward Docwra Spirit Cup. Have you checked out our Dan grade register…click here!

Coaching Qualification

Standing in for Sensei Tony Stones (ESKA Coaching Officer), Sensei Ian Wlaters and Sensei Paul Grimsey first to centre stage to present ESKA Instructor certificates. Many congratulations to the following individuals….

2 x CADET INSTRUCTORS

LUKE PARKER

TOM SPARROW

9 x INSTRUCTORS

CAMERON HARMON

TOM WHALLEY

JOHANNES BARNARD

ANDREW LEEDHAM

MARK LADYMAN

CRAIG PAUL

LUKE SANTILLI

JENSON BASA

DARRAGH TILBURY

Sensei Nursey and Sensei Gavin Paul next got up to present the junior Shodan Certificates along with the rest of the Dan grade certificates.

2022 JUNIOR SHODAN

LUKE PARKER – STEVENAGE

2023 JUNIOR SHODAN

KATIE SHEPHERD – CAMBRIDGE

NICHIFOROS PETCOV HATFIELD

2022 SHODAN

CRAIG PAUL – STEVENAGE

BEN CARROLL – KNEBWORTH

2023 SHODAN

DARRAGH TILBURY – BIGGLESWADE

STUART SHEPHERD – CAMBRIDGE

2023 NIDAN

EMMA HAIGH – KNEBWORTH

TONY SAMBRIDGE – STEVENAGE

DAIKI SOEJIMA – W/LODGE

TAIGA SOEJIMA – W/LODGE

JENSON BASA – STEVENAGE

TOM WHALLEY – HITCHIN

HANS BARNARD – ST. ALBANS

2023 SANDAN

NEIL FISHER – ST ALBANS

MATTHEW SANDERMAN – HITCHIN

2023 YONDAN

MATT ALLEN – KNEBWORTH

RUSSELL McALINDEN – CAMBRIDGE

2023 ROKUDAN

DES ALLEN – WESTMINSTER LODGE

2023 SHICHIDAN

PAUL GRIMSEY – STEVENAGE

OWEN RAMSDEN – STEVENAGE

JOHN GILLESPIE – STEVENAGE

After all of the Dan grade certificates were awarded it was time to move onto the 2 highly coveted awards, Sensei Peter Cox Karate Award which is awarded to a karate-ka under the age of 21 and the Sensei Edward Docwra Spirit Cup. awarded to a high-grade karate-ka.

SENSEI PETER COX – KARATE AWARD

THE 11YR OLD 2023 WORLD SQUAD ALL FROM HATFIELD

ELENA CLARKSON – EVELYN LLEWELLYN – ZAK RAW – CASEY KUMARA HUNT

SENSEI EDWARD DOCWRA – KARATE AWARD

Sensei Edward Docwra Spirit Cup

JASMINE ABREY – STEVENAGE

JUDGING AWARDS : KUMITE JUDGE

JO POTTS

JUDGING AWARDS : TATAMI CHIEF

PAUL GRIMSEY

JUDGING AWARDS : KATA JUDGE

NEIL FISHER

CAMERAN HARMAN

MATT SANDERMAN

Then it was down to partying the night away, whether it was dancing to the Macarena on the dance floor, or a cheeky Guinness at the bar, everyone was having fun! It all finished at the hotel bar with some ‘quiet’ drinks concluding at the early time of 5:30am. I’m sure there were some sore heads in the morning…