The whole day went well but only through the help of many of the parents, helping out with things such as making teas and coffees, putting the body armour on etc.

This year was a great year with more competitors than ever before taking part in the Kumite and Kata categories. Everybody has been training so hard throughout the year and this paid off with some well executed performances. The Kata started the day off with the 8^th kyu - 5^th kyu grades competing first, we saw all sorts of kata being performed including yellow belt Adam Axford performing a Brown belt kata! The first place however went to Jacob Tew who performed a fantastic Pinan Sandan, which he had obviously worked really hard on thus gaining him the trophy with James Hall coming in a close second and Adam Axford coming third.

Next was the cadet Kata open with many strong kata being performed, Elle Osborne fought off stiff competition from competitors who were of a higher grade showing she has much promise for the future coming 3^rd. Ferne Jones came second, showing that her Kata has come on over the last year but she was just pipped to the post by Ben Pomeroy who won the event with the Kata Jinn which was strong and well executed.

Next we saw the adults and youths competing in the junior grade open Kata. Many of our beginners having a go at their first competition and the kata they performed were all of a good standard with the third place being really closely fought out. White belt Nevil Slade came 3^rd in his first competition with Martyn Jones coming second with a well executed performance of the Kata Seriyu. Richard Tew took the trophy with the brilliantly performed Kata Pinan Godan.

The next category was the adults and youths 3^rd kyu - Dan grade Kata which was closely fought out with Rowan Fraser from Kwarriors London coming 3^rd and Josh Deane coming second with the performance of Seinchin and Nepapoo. Jasmine Pomeroy reigned supreme with her performance of Annan and Seinchin gaining her the trophy.

We then had a short break before moving on to the Kumite (fighting) events. We started with the little ones category with many of our younger competitors in their first competition. All performed well and fought like little tigers, with Michael Pereira triumphant in first place, Morgan Tindall in second and James Hall in 3^rd place.

Next was the Cadets Mixed category with many of our more experienced competitors, performing well and fighting with true Kimura Shukokai Karate spirit. Jack Cutler fought well throughout all his fights and ended up victorious with Ben Pomeroy in second and Elise Jones in 3^rd place.

Next was the Youth girls category with all of our girls fighting extremely well demonstrating that they can all fight with spirit and determination even if they are fighting against a world champion! Jasmine Pomeroy reigned triumphant in first place with Maria Pereira just behind in second and Elle Osborne finishing in third place. All three girls showed great promise for the future and will make a great team in years to come.

Next was the Youth boys category with all competitors fighting extremely well showing that they can all fight with determination Josh Deane finished in first place with George Vaughan just behind in second and Jack Santer in a close third place. Again it was nice to see such spirit being shown by everyone.

Next was the Men's category which proved to be the most exciting of the day. Competitiors from all grades, from white to brown belt competed and once on the tattami, grade appeared to mean nothing as everyone had a go. Rowan Fraser's experience however bought him first place with some well executed gyakuzuki scoring repetitive ippons. Martyn Jones a very close second and just behind in third place Richard Tew.

The competition then ended and it was onward to the party. We sat down to our formal dinner which was much needed after the long day. Shihan Daniels, 8th Dan then presented the trophies and medals to all successful students. Sensei Chris Simpson then made a speech thanking the parents and other members of the club for all their support throughout the year.

The prestigious "Student of the Year" shields were then presented to the junior grade and senior grade students who throughout the year have shown the greatest determination, effort and application in their karate. The awards this year went to 11 year old Maria Pereira 4^th Kyu and 13 year old Jasmine Pomeroy 1^st Dan who have both trained with true Kimura Shukokai spirit during the year and show great promise for the future.

 
The disco then started and we all had great fun dancing late into the evening.

We had an amazing day and evening and that is thanks to all our dedicated students and parents from who we received some lovely gifts, thank you, and we hope that we can make 2009 as good if not better than 2008. We appreciate everyone's efforts and believe we have one of the best karate clubs in Kent due to the people we have who support us throughout the year, Thank you so much,

Sensei Chris and Sensei Katie, Oss

Medal Table 2008
Junior Cadet Kata
1st Jacob Tew	2nd James Hall	3rd Adam Axford
Senior Cadet Kata
1st Ben Pomeroy	2nd Ferne Jones	3rd Elle Osborne
Adult and Youth Junior Grade Kata
1st Richard Tew	2nd Martyn Jones	3rd Nevil Slade
Senior Grade Adult and Youth Kata
1st Jasmine Pomeroy	2nd Josh Deane	3rd Rowan Fraser
Little Ones Kumite
1st Michael Pereira	2nd Morgan Tindall	3rd James Hall
Cadet Kumite (Mixed)
1st Jack Cutler	2nd Ben Pomeroy	3rd Elise Jones
Cadet Youth Girls Kumite
1st Jasmine Pomeroy	2nd Maria Pereira	3rd Elle Osborne
Cadet youth Boys Kumite
1st Josh Deane	2nd George Vaughan	3rd Jack Santer
Men's Kumite
1st Rowan Fraser	2nd Martyn Jones	3rd Richard Tew

Junior Grade Student Of the year 2008

Maria Pereira

Senior Grade Student of the year 2008