On Saturday the 12th of February, students from the Canterbury Christ Church University Shotokan Karate club took part in the Southern Regions karate championships in Crawley.
One of the newer members of the club, Aaron Douglas competed for the first time at regional level, having joined the club as a beginner last September.
Stephen Bottomley (third year undergraduate) put in an excellent performance in both aspects of the competition – kata (a pattern of moves designed to deal with several opponents) and kumite (freestyle sparring).
Stephen won two bronze medals …

Well where to start? This year has easily been the most successful varsity to date for Christ Church University.