Joel Eccleston

Eat, sleep, karate...repeat.
Double World and European Kata Champion, Double Silver World Kumite. Sponsored by Yipiyap, Studies at BCA Warrington. Age 13.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Great day at EKA Competition today 2 from 2 individual golds in kata and Kumite, a pairs kata gold and a silver team kumite. Great team atmosphere today with the SSK squad. Big thanks to my coaches Ste and Jo and continued support from @yipiyap.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Another good weekend at AMA International championships in Sheffield. A mix of all colours this week Gold, Silver and Bronze. Good practice for Poland 🇵🇱 in June. Big thanks to @yipiyap Ste and Jo for your continued support and encouragement.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Another busy weekend in Birmingham. Gold in individual kata, silver in pairs kata and 2 bronze in individual ippon/sambon and 1 bronze in team kumite. Good practice for the World and European Championships. Big thanks to my coaches Ste and Jo and continued support from @yipiyap

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Two golds and a silver in Sheffield today at FEKO Championships. A good day all round. Thanks to my SSK team, Ste and Jo for your support and @yipiyap for giving me the #edge

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

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Triple gold in the first Welsh League Competition of 2020. Huge thanks to @yipiyap for your continued support. And to the best coaches on the planet.. Steve and Joanne Nelson.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

@BCAWarrington

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Sorry I've been offline for a while. Quick updates coming up.
Double gold in Romania 🇷🇴 European Cup in December to finish off the year. Massive thanks to @yipiyap for your continued support

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

A great WUKF European Karate Championships in Denmark 🇩🇰. I retained Gold Kata title for the fourth consecutive time & also won a Silver medal in kumite. Already training for the Unified World Championships in a weeks time. Big thanks to @yipiyap for your support @BCAWarrington

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Great days competition in Dudley todat at AKA championships. Gold in kumite and team kata, bronze in team fighting and silver in kata even after a slip on the mat. #resilience #determination a special thanks to @yipiyap and Ste and Jo for your support and mentoring 👍🏻

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

A great weekend in South Wales. 3 individual golds in under 15, 14 kata and u der 14 kumite. A huge thanks to everyone @yipiyap for you ongoing support and to Ste and Jo for keeping me focused and working hard. #DenmarkEuropeans

[Yipiyap @yipiyap]

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[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Final pics of the SSK squad. A great team effort this week. Lots learnt ready to put in place for next major comp. Proud to be a member of this team. I couldn't have won these medals without the support from everyone @yipiyap, @BCAWarrington and my coaches Steve and Jo.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Day 3 update from Bratislava, Slovakia. After retaining my WUKF World Kata Medal yesterday. I can proudly say that after some very tough fights I won a Bronze Medal, against purely fighting entrants. #doublemedalist #superproud @yipiyap @BCAWarrington

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

@yipiyap @BCAWarrington some images from yesterday's comp. Fighting today. 👍🏻

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@yipiyap @BCAWarrington podium pics

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Just received my Gold Medal..
@yipiyap @BCAWarrington A special thanks to everyone at Yipiyap, my school BCA and Jo and Steve Nelson (my coaches) for all your support and encouragement.

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

@yipiyap @BCAWarrington Day 2 of competition for me in the WUKF World Championships in Bratislava. Literally 5 minutes ago I retained my World Gold medal in kata. I can't believe it.... Fighting to do tomorrow. A big thanks to everyone for their support. Ill keep you updated

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

A long day one at #WUKF World Championships in Bratislava. Just back to hotel from 8am this morning and its 10pm now. My individual categories begin tomorrow with kata. I'll keep you all updated @yipiyap @BCAWarrington

[Joel Eccleston @eccleston_joel]

Thanks for having us, we loved it. Best of luck on your next steps everyone. See you all soon 👍🏻🥋🥋

[Yipiyap @yipiyap]

As always, an enjoyable and informative self defence lesson from the wonderful @eccleston_joel and team!