On the 18^th – 19^th March Oriam and Heriot-Watt Aikido Club hosted the British Universities Aikido Student Nationals. This event originally scheduled for 2020, however Covid got in the way of the clubs attempt to win their 3^rd title in a row.

As it turned out, Heriot-Watt students seriously stepped up on home turf and dominated the competition, winning by what is most probably a record margin, seeing the club claim their 3rd British National title in a row.

Event Winners

Nage no kata – Gold – Jude Robertson & Chris Simpson

Nage no kata – Silver – Harry Neary & Mitchell Chai

Randori no kata – Silver – Miriam Crisp & Andrew Marr

Tanto randori no kata – Gold – Emilia Savin & Mia Calvo

Tanto randori no kata – Silver – Alexandra Burnside Ribera & Husain Mehdi

Goshin no kata – Gold – Mia Calvo & Emilia Savin

Mens individual randori – Gold – Chris Simpson

Mens individual randori – Silver – CJ Anitchie

Mens individual randori – Bronze – Andrew Marr

Womens individual randori – Silver – Mia Calvo

Womens individual randori – Bronze – Alexandra Burnside Ribera

Mens team randori – Gold – Husain Mehdi / Andrew Marr / Chris Simpson

Womens team randori – Gold – Mia Calvo / Alexandra Burnside Ribera / Yasmine Mackenzie-Jones

Player of the tournament – Mia Calvo (3 gold, 1 silver)

With such a young squad, and ex-members returning to help, things are looking good for next years tournament in Cambridge.

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