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Arena Karate students enjoyed an outstanding day of competition at Urban Combat's Summer Showdown, returning home with an incredible haul of 18 medals, including 8 Gold 🥇, 6 Silver 🥈 and 4 Bronze 🥉 across the Kumite, Kata and Kickmaster events.

The team travelled to the competition with a mixture of experienced competitors and students relatively new to the competition scene. Throughout the day, every student demonstrated the hard work, discipline and determination that they bring to training each week, while also displaying excellent respect and sportsmanship both on and off the mats.

Results

🥇🥇 Oliver – Gold in Kumite, Gold in Kata

🥇 Ben – Gold in Kumite

🥈🥈 Mal – Silver in Kumite, Silver in Kata

🥉🥉 Aiden – Bronze in Kumite, Bronze in Kickmaster

🥈 Octavia – Silver in Kickmaster

🥇🥇🥇 Lacie-Mae – Gold in Kumite, Gold in Kata, Gold in Kickmaster

🥇🥇🥇 Lily – Gold in Kumite, Gold in Kata, Gold in Kickmaster

🥈🥉🥉 Elijah – Silver in Kumite, Bronze in Kata, Bronze in Kickmaster

🥈 Leo – Silver in Kickmaster

Particular congratulations go to Lacie-Mae and Lily, who each achieved a clean sweep of Gold medals in all three of their events. Every competitor represented Arena Karate brilliantly and should be extremely proud of their achievements.

While the medals are a fantastic reward for all the hard work put in during training, competitions are also about developing confidence, resilience and character. The determination and sportsmanship shown by all of our students throughout the day was a credit to themselves, their families and the club.

A huge thank you to Urban Combat for hosting a fantastic event, and to all the parents, families and supporters whose encouragement helped make the day such a success.

Congratulations to the entire Arena Karate team on an incredible performance and a memorable day of competition! 

We are excited to announce a brand-new Arena Karate community event coming this summer…

🥋🔥 DRILL & GRILL 🔥🥋

📅 Saturday 22nd August 2026

📍 Coggeshall

The Arena Karate Drill & Grill will be a full day of karate training, drills, teamwork and social fun, finishing with a club BBQ for students and families to enjoy together.

This is a FREE event for all Arena Karate students is designed to bring together the Arena Karate community both on and off the mats, with sessions suitable for all levels and ages.

The day will include:

• Karate training sessions

• Kata and kumite drills

• Team-building activities

• Fun challenges and games

• Afternoon BBQ and social

Whether you are a beginner or advanced student, this will be a fantastic opportunity to train together, improve skills, and spend time with fellow Arena Karate students and invited clubs.

More information, timings and booking details will be released soon — but for now, save the date!

👊 Train hard. Eat well. Make memories.

Arena Karate returned from the KDF Open Championships in Dagenham with an impressive performance from a small but determined team of three competitors: Ben, Lily and Oliver.

All three students competed in Kumite, stepping onto the mat with confidence and demonstrating strong technique, composure and determination throughout the day. Each competitor showed a clear commitment to their training, representing the club with focus and respect in a competitive environment.

🥇 Lily – Gold

🥈 Ben – Silver

Lily delivered an outstanding performance to take Gold, showing excellent control, timing and confidence throughout her category. Ben also performed strongly to secure Silver, demonstrating determination and solid technique against tough opposition.

Oliver competed in a challenging category and produced a strong performance, showing good skill, resilience and fighting spirit throughout his bouts. While he did not medal on this occasion, his performance reflected clear progress and a high standard of Kumite.

Performances like these highlight the importance of competition as part of a student’s development, providing valuable experience under pressure and helping to build confidence and resilience on the mat.

This was a fantastic showing from a small team, proving that commitment, consistency and hard work continue to produce strong results. We’re incredibly proud of all three students and how they represented Arena Karate.

Arena Karate took a squad of 7 students to the Meopham Open Championships, and it proved to be a challenging and rewarding day for everyone involved.

Competing across multiple categories, our students showed resilience, determination, and great spirit — coming away with a well-earned set of medals:

• Lily – 🥈 Silver (Kata), 🥉 Bronze (Kickmaster), 🥉 Bronze (Kumite)

• Lacie-Mae – 🥉 Bronze (Kata), 🥉 Bronze (Kumite)

• Esmee – 🥉 Bronze (Kickmaster), 🥉 Bronze (Kumite)

• Ben – 🥈 Silver (Kumite)

A big well done also to Aiden, Leonard, and Oliver, who competed strongly in tough divisions. While they didn’t medal on this occasion, their performances showed great effort and progress, and valuable experience was gained throughout the day.

Days like this are all part of the journey — testing skills, building confidence, and learning under pressure. Every student represented Arena Karate with pride, and there is plenty to take forward into future competitions.

Well done to the whole team! 💪🥋

On Sunday 22nd March 2026, Arena Karate students returned to Urban Combat to compete in the Spring Showdown.

Once again, the team delivered a strong turnout, with students competing across multiple divisions and continuing to build on their recent competition successes.

The results on the day were as follows:

Aiden – 🥉 Kumite
Ben – 🥇 Kumite, 🥉 Kata
Elijah – 🥈 Kickmaster, 🥉 Kumite, 🥉 Kata
Isla – 🥈 Kickmaster
Lacie-Mae – 🥇 Kickmaster, 🥈 Kumite, 🥉 Kata
Lloyd – 🥇 Kata, 🥈 Kumite
Mabel – 🥇 Kickmaster
Octavia – 🥉 Kickmaster
Oliver – 🥈 Kumite (Category 1), 🥈 Kumite (Category 2), 🥈 Kickmaster
Ryan – 🥈 Kickmaster
Lily – 🥇 Kata, 🥈 Kumite
Neill – 🥈 Kata
Shanique – 🥇 Kumite

Beyond the results, the atmosphere throughout the day stood out. Arena Karate brought strong energy from start to finish, with fantastic support from coaches, students, and parents alike.

It was another successful and enjoyable competition, reflecting the continued hard work and team spirit across the club. Well done to everyone involved.

On 25th January 2026, a small but determined squad of Arena Karate students competed at the 9th Harlow International Karate Championships.

A huge congratulations to Mal, who came home with a bronze medal in the Male Senior Kumite +84KG – an incredible achievement!

Lacie, Oliver, Elijah, Mabel and Ben also gave it their all. It was a long and challenging day, but our students were focused, disciplined, and a credit to Arena Karate throughout.

Well done to everyone for showing skill, determination, and true sportsmanship on the mat!