Airdrie karate kids enjoyed a cracking Christmas party and annual awards night recently to end 2021 on a high.
The town’s Lanarkshire Karate Academy celebrated their success stories of the past 12 months at the Tudor Hotel, complete with a piper, The Grinch and Santa, who handed out selection boxes to all the youngsters.
A raffle also helped raise funds to support the club.
And the winners on the night were as follows:
Most promising beginner – Male: Brody Greenshields; Female: Kendal Reilly
Most promising junior grade – Male: Max Stewart; Female: Jodi Warwick
Most promising Kyu grade – Male: Keir McDonald; Female: Beth Harris
Most improved junior grade – Male: Jack Todd; Female: Amaira Awan
Most improved Kyu grade – Male: Max Alexander; Female: Weronika Sajewska
Best newcomer – Male: Lewis Logue; Female: Kodie Stewart
Best attendance beginner – Mason Miller
Best attendance junior grade – Antony Walker
Best attendance Kyu Grade – Male: Sebastian Magilton; Female: Emmie McEwan
Most improved Kumite – Male: Jack Hunter; Female: Mila McGowan
Most improved Kata – Male: Harrison Carty; Female: Heather Mackay
Kata student of the year – Euan Sangster
Kumite student of the year – Tyler Gibson
Coaches choice award – Male: Jayden Warwick; Female: Leah Colquhoun
Competitor of the year – Emmie McEwan
Overall student of the year – Sebastian Magilton
2021 International medalists – Luke Ryder, Daniel McPake, Emmie McEwan, Sebastian Magilton, Austin Docherty, Heather Mackay and Jayden Warwick.
2021 Dan grade passes – Alyesha Mattewal and Alix Smith.
Proud Sensei Chantelle Allan said: “It was a great evening and an absolutely unbelievable turn out.
“Thank you to our bagpiper, face painter, photo booth, DJ, Santa and The Grinch. All the little extras made it a fun night. And thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets and handed in raffle prizes, all money raised from the raffle will go to the club funds.
“The support we have had not only on the night but for LKA week in week out, especially after this year and last, is absolutely amazing.
“I cannot wait to see what 2022 holds.”
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