Bring on the world

10:07am Thursday 20th March 2008

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Old-Hill based Charlesworth Martial Arts School are celebrating after a clutch of club members qualified for the IFKA World Championships.

The top performing centre picked up an incredible 11 gold medals plus many other second and third places at the qualifying event, which attracted more than 450 competitors to Stourbridge's Crystal Leisure Centre.

Winners were Julie Charlesworth in the minus 65kg veterans section.

Moses Bogle claimed the minus 81kg trophy as well as a second in the minus 86kg section.

There was double joy for Sam Timmis who both the minus and plus 91kg categories.

Carl Bryant picked up the minus 63.5kg trophy and a second in the minus 63.5kg light-continous section.

A jubilant Denise Bryant won the minus 60kg section and the 60kg light-continous award.

Tina Tromans won the minus 55kg section and Weston Bogle celebrated victory in the plus 45kg section, as well as a second in the plus 45kg light-continous category.

There was also a second-place finish for Sean Bradley in the minus 63kg section and a third in the light-contact minus 63.5kg section.

While Laura Whitehouse was second in the 13-17-year-old minus 44kg section and Chad Falhan was third in the minus 3 kg.

All those who claimed gold have automatically qualified for the World Championships, which will be held in the Czech Republic between August 19-24, while those placed will go into a training camp before a final selection is made.

The centre's chief instructor Jason Charlesworth, said: "It was a brilliant weekend of competition for the club and a great effort by all those that competed and not just those who won."

Anyone interested in finding out more about the club can contact Jason on 07889627929.