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London International Open Eskrima Championships 2010
(29th of May 2010)

SENI 2010 - London Excel

The first of the now annual 'International Open Championships' took place on the 29th May 2010 at the Olympic venue, Excel in London. The 'International Opens include Brazilian JuJitsu; Karate; Kung Fu; Judo, Thai Boxing and MMA and of course Eskrima. The Filipino Martial Arts drew a huge crowd with the fast full contact action and ran at a very fast pace. The fights were awesome and extremely competitive whilst the Forms were beautiful with Empty Hand, Single Stick; Double Stick and Nunchuku incorporated with rolls, spins and weapon catching. An extremely great event. With competitors from across Europe we would like to thank all those who took part and a special thanks to Grandmaster Danny Guba (Doce Pares) and Grandmaster John Harvey (Kapatiran). 

'Fighter of the Day' is eligible to be won by any fighter who wins a Gold Medal. The deciding factor as to who wins that title is decided upon 'the whole package' (as GM Danny Guba says). That is overall attitude and the ability to win and lose in a gracious manner. This respectful attitude accompanied with grit and determination gave the titles to the following:

Fighter of the Day

Junior - Patrick Forster

Women - Sanita Suman

Men - Jamie Reid

Form

Junior
Gold – Jay Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)
Silver – Katie Birch (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Peter Selves (Doce Pares Medway)

Women
Gold – Keri Forster (Doce Pares Medway)
Silver – Avni Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)
Bronze – Cieleto Caneja (Doce Pares Fulham)

Men
Gold – Norman Charles (Doce Pares Sheerness)
Silver – Roel Caneja (Doce Pares Fulham)
Bronze – Dave Donkin (Doce Pares Sevenoaks)

Single Stick

Junior Lightweight
Gold – Katie Birch (Doce Pares Medway)
Silver – Akshar Patel (Doce Pares Bromley)
Bronze – Isabella Cole (Doce Pares Bromley)

Junior Middleweight
Gold – Jay Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)
Silver – Keiran Forster (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze –Patrick Forster (Doce Pares Medway)

Junior Heavyweight
Gold – Brandon Peyto (MMA Dartford)
Silver – Kien Nguyen (Doce Pares Bromley)
Bronze – Tom Selves (Doce Pares Medway)

Girls Openweight
Gold – Avni Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)
Silver – Gabriella Cole (Doce Pares Bromley)
Bronze – Alahna Doone (Doce Pares Bromley)

Womens Openweight
Gold – Sarah Charles (Doce Pares Sheerness)
Silver – Keri Forster (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Sanita Suman (Doce Pares Walthamstow)

Mens Featherweight
Gold – Peter Huynh (Doce Pares Dartford)
Silver – Dave Donkin (Doce Pares Sevenoaks)
Bronze – Carl Jackson (Bob Breen Academy)

Mens Lightweight
Gold – Dan Botten (Doce Pares Medway)
Silver – Darren Birch (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Stuart Tickner (ICE Black Belt Academy)

Mens Middleweight
Gold – Dennis Valdez (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Roel Caneja (Doce Pares Fulham)
Bronze – Tony Hands (Kali Illustrisimo London)

Mens Heavyweight
Gold – Jo Agoncillo (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Norman Charles (Doce Pares Sheerness)
Bronze – James Rogerson (Doce Pares Dartford) 

Mens Super Heavyweight
Gold – Damien Mills (JKD Northampton)
Silver – Simon Brown (Hardore Stix Great Yarmouth)
Bronze – Kevin Rayment (Doce Pares Medway)

Double Stick

Junior Lightweight
Gold – Patrick Forster (Doce Pares Medway)
Silver – Keiran Forster (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Jay Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)

Junior Heavyweight
Gold – Brandon Peyto (MMA Dartford)
Silver – Rudi Sampat (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Tom Selves (Doce Pares Medway)

Girls Openweight
Gold – Avni Desai (Doce Pares Bromley)
Silver – Alahna Doone (Doce Pares Bromley)
Bronze – Gabriella Cole (Doce Pares Bromley)

Womens Openweight
Gold – Sanita Suman (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Sarah Charles (Doce Pares Sheerness)
Bronze – Sarah Taylor (Doce Pares Monument)

Mens Featherweight
Gold – Dave Donkin (Doce Pares Sevenoaks)
Silver – Peter Huynh (Doce Pares Dartford)
Bronze – Carl Jackson (Bob Breen Academy)

Mens Lightweight
Gold – Jamie Reid (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Darren Birch (Doce Pares Medway)
Bronze – Stuart Tickner (ICE Black Belt Academy)

Mens Middleweight
Gold – Dennis Valdez (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Roel Caneja (Doce Pares Fulham)
Bronze – Tony Hands (Kali Illustrisimo London)

Mens Heavyweight
Gold – Jo Agoncillo (Doce Pares Walthamstow)
Silver – Norman Charles (Doce Pares Sheerness)
Bronze – Shane O'Neil (JKD Northampton)

Mens Super Heavyweight
Gold – Steve Bland (Doce Pares Medway)
Silver – Damien Mills (JKD Northampton)
Bronze – Simon Brown (Hardcore Stix Great Yarmouth)

Team Events

Mens Team
Gold – 'Cut Rip'
Silver – 'Doce Pares Sheerness'
Bronze – 'JKD Northampton'

Mixed Team
Gold – 'Cut Rip'
Silver – 'Doce Pares Medway #1'
Bronze – 'Doce Pares Medway #2