Musuko Karate Academy

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Commonwealth Elite Squad Selections 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Musuko Karate Academy are incredibly proud to announce that six of our athletes have been selected to represent England at the Elite Commonwealth Karate Championships, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, this November 👊🏻🔥

Representing your country is one of the highest honours in sport, and these selections are a testament to the athletes’ dedication, discipline and countless hours of hard work in the dojo.

Individual Kata Selections:

🥋 Faye Russell – Female Cadet Kata

🥋 Jess Maitland – Senior Female Kata

🥋 Harrison Irving – Junior Male Kata

🥋 Nathan Crowther – Senior Male Kata

Team Kata Selections:

🥋 Harrison Irving & Oliver Russell – Cadet & Junior Male Team Kata

🥋 Nathan Crowther & Brandon Crowther – Senior Male Team Kata

To have six athletes selected to represent England across both individual and team kata categories is an outstanding achievement for the club and reflects the exceptional standard of training, commitment and excellence within our squad, lead by Chief Instructor and Head Coach Sensei Simon Crowther 👏🏻👏🏻

We congratulate Faye, Jess, Harrison, Nathan, Oliver and Brandon on this incredible accomplishment and wish them every success as they prepare to wear the England badge and compete against the very best athletes from across the Commonwealth.

Everyone at Musuko Karate Academy is immensely proud of your achievements and will be behind you every step of the way 🖤❤️🤍

To those athletes not selected this time - we are forever proud of you, keep positive and working hard and your time will come 🥋🙌🏻

Good luck Team England—bring on Glasgow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🥋

Congratulations to Our England Northern Regional Squad Representatives!

A huge congratulations to three of our squad members who have been selected to represent the England Northern Regional Squad in Kata at the EKNGB President’s Cup.

Well done to:

🥋 Molly Wignall-Smith
🥋 Amelie Aga
🥋 Daniel King

Selection for the regional squad is a great achievement and reflects the commitment and consistency they have shown in their training. We are proud to see them representing both our club and the England Northern Regional Squad.

We wish Molly, Amelie, and Daniel the very best of luck at the EKNGB President’s Cup—we know you’ll do us proud! 👏🏻👏🏻

To those squad athletes who haven’t been selected as yet, keep positive and keep pushing - your time will come 👊🏻

Congratulations to Harrison Irving and Oliver Russell on their selection to represent England at the Cadet & Junior World Championships in Bielsko-Biała, Poland 🇵🇱 🥋

Competing in the Cadet & Junior Male Team Kata, this marks their first England cap — a fantastic achievement and a testament to their hard work, dedication, and commitment 👏🏻👏🏻

Everyone at Musuko Karate Academy is incredibly proud, particularly their coaches Sensei Simon, Sensei Nathan and Sensei Brandon Crowther. We wish them every success on the world stage.
Go and do England proud! 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🥋

Some of our squad athletes enjoying some downtime in Poreč, Croatia, watching the football and sharing a meal together. 🥰

Enjoy every moment, guys — we’re so proud of you all! 🫶🏼❤️🖤

Wishing our four tournament squad members – Faye, Lydia, Harrison and Oliver – the very best of luck as they fly to Poreč, Croatia today to compete at the WKF Karate1 Youth League 🥋👊🏻

Enjoy the experience guys, give it everything, and know that everyone at Musuko Karate Academy will be both supporting you and are incredibly proud of you!! 🙌🏻🔥❤️🖤🤍

Well done to our smaller than usual number of squad athletes who attended the Central England tournament in Worcester today. Some medals to bring home and lots of valuable experience gained 🥋👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks as always to Sensei Charlotte and the parents for their support 🫶🏼

Keep pushing forwards, onto the next 👊🏻🔥
❤️🖤🤍

Best of luck to our six Tournament Squad athletes - Amelie, Faye, Oliver, Dan, Jacob and Alfie competing at the Central England tournament in Worcester today 🥋👊🏻🤩

Go smash it guys, enjoy and show your incredible talent!! We are all proud of you! 🔥👊🏻🥋🙌🏻

Many thanks to Sensei Charlotte for stepping up on the day as Coach and assisting everyone, it’s hugely appreciated 🙏🏻😃👏🏻

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Good luck to Musuko Karate Academy athletes Arianna, Annabelle, Aidan and Harrison! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The four fly out to Croatia today to represent England through the EKNGB Young Lions Programme at the WKF Training Camp and Youth Cup this week.

You’ve all worked incredibly hard to earn this opportunity. Enjoy every moment, give it your all, and make some amazing memories. Your coaches, Sensei Simon and Sensei Nathan, and everyone here at Musuko are incredibly proud of you and will be cheering you on every step of the way.

Good luck, Team England! 🥋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🔥

Congratulations to our six Tournament Squad students who have been selected for the EKNGB ‘Northern Regional Kata A Squad’ and to their coaches, Sensei’s Simon, Nathan, and Brandon Crowther.

Their dedication, commitment, and hard work are paying off, and this achievement is thoroughly deserved. We are incredibly proud of everyone involved and look forward to seeing the continued progress and success.

Keep pushing forward, keep striving for excellence, and enjoy every step of the journey. Well done all! 👏🥋🔥 ❤️🖤🤍

🥋Amelie Aga
🥋Molly Wignall-Smith
🥋Lydia Paterson
🥋Daniel King
🥋Kenzie Worthington
🥋Tommy Wignall-Smith

Congratulations to Annabelle, Arianna, Aidan and Harrison on their selection for the EKNGB Young Lions Kata Team and the opportunity to represent England in Croatia this July.

The four Musuko Karate Academy students received their Young Lions badges on Sunday 7th June, recognising all the hard work and dedication that has gone into achieving this brilliant milestone.

Their selection reflects the fantastic standard they have reached with Sensei Simon and Sensei Nathan, who continue working hard with them in training and preparation ahead of the Croatia tournament.

Everyone at Musuko Karate Academy wishes them the very best of luck. We are incredibly proud of them all and hope they enjoy every moment of this amazing experience. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇷🥋🔥