International Online Kata Championships 2021

Congratulations to our North Bondi Students who successfully participated in this year’s inaugural International Online Kata Championships. Click on their names to view their performance:

Leonard Hayes (Boys & Girls Online Kata 10yrs old)

Samuel Lotter (Men Online Kata 15~34yrs old)

Nathan Lotter (Men Online Kata 15~34yrs old)

Elise Aroney (Women Online Kata 15~34yrs old)

Hannah Hunter (Women Online Kata 15~34yrs old)

Alexandra Karnasopoulos (Women Online Kata 35~49yrs old)

Keira Braybrook (Women Online Kata 35~49yrs old)

John Barker (Men Online Kata 35~49yrs old)

There were approximately 600 competitors from around the world, divided into 14 separate categories;

The tournament was dominated by the Japanese competitors (who have had the opportunity of learning the changes to the various katas first-hand, and not remotely) - in total, of the 84 finalists, 74 were from Japan!

In each of the 14 categories, the 6 top competitors have moved through to the finals;

In the women's 35 – 49 years category the average score of the six finalists was 22.1 (ranging from the highest score of 22.4 to the lowest score of 21.8). Sensei Alex Karnasopoulos scored 21.4 – only 0.4 short of making the finals;

In the men’s 35 – 49 years category the average score of the six finalists was 21.7 (ranging from the highest score of 22.2 to the lowest score of 21.4). Sensei John Barker scored 21.1 – only 0.3 short of making the finals;

In the men's 15 – 34 years category the average score of the six finalists was 22.7 (ranging from the highest score of 23.3 to the lowest score of 22.2). Sempai Nathan Lotter scored 22.1 – coming 7th in the world and missing the finals but only 0.1 points!

The average score for our 8 competitors was about 21.2 – a very impressive average.