GORSE GETS HEALTHY
I’m pleased to share that on the evening of May 5th, we held the final night of the Karate League. The Karate league has been a new addition to the calendar this year as we wanted to expose the students to more competition within the sparing aspect of Karate. It…
Read moreAs you are aware, we held BIG 3 Easter camps across the whole first week of the holidays. As always, the camps were a great success, with over 200 students taking part and enjoying fun filled days. Please see respective sport write ups below. Volleyball Over 65 dedicated athletes leveled…
Read moreRowing - Helena Lawn Having just broken up for school, 45 of our eager students were ready to join us for our Healthy holiday's camps. For some dedicated students that was a three-week commitment, which is great to see. We started off strong with our indoor rowing week where we…
Read moreVolleyball - Coach Brown. Cornacchia World Cup - Pordenone, Italy From 28 March through 2 April, Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club send top players to represent Leeds and England at the 42nd Cornacchia World Volleyball Cup in Pordenone, Italy. Half of these players were GORSE students who have committed wholeheartedly to the…
Read moreOver the last week, we have seen two more sparring fixtures take place. In both of these fixtures, we saw all students show great ability, control and respect throughout the events. On Thursday the 24th, we had Bruntcliffe Academy travelling to The Morley Academy. A standout for myself and I…
Read moreOn Wednesday 16th of March, we saw our second fixture of the year with Boston Spa Academy travelling to The Ruth Gorse Academy. The students from both academies fought extremely well with great control throughout, we a now seeing some serious talent come through our sparring clubs. Please see the results…
Read moreOn Monday the 14th we held our second grading event of the year at The Stephen Longfellow Academy. In the event we saw a total of 60 students from across all 6 secondary academies come together to grade for their next belt in Karate. At the grading we saw a…
Read moreOn Tuesday the 8th of February we saw the first GORSE Karate fixture in over two years. This event was marked with a spectacular display of fighting from both academies. It was especially fantastic to see John Smeaton students so keen to be involved, having only joined the karate programme…
Read moreOn Tuesday 7th of December, we held the first trust karate grading in over a year. This was an amazing event which saw Brutncliffe Academy, The Boston Spa Academy, John Smeaton Academy and The Ruth Gorse Academy come together and try to achieve their next belt. Both The Morley Academy…
Read moreOn Sunday 21st of November, 17 students from across the Trust competed at the West Yorkshire Karate Championships in Wakefield. This was the first competition in nearly two years for our Karate club and for many of the students, their first experience of a Karate competition. All 17 students showed amazing sportsmanship both on and…
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