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Six members of Swindon Martial Arts Centre entered the WUMA British Championships, fighting for the first time was Kiera Lucas in the -125cm division won her first match but narrowly lost her second by 1 point. In the same division was Spencer O'Grady, son of Jason, head coach for Swindon Martial Arts Centre. Spencer won all 4 fights scoring no less than 12 hard to get head kicks winning him the category and making him British champion. Lucas Dancey was on next in the -145cm section, Lucas was to eager to score and unfortunately got picked off in his haste to score but will learn a lot from this fight. In the adults Warren Baldwin made easy work of the Black Belt lightweight division, Steve Phelps and Bea Drake did excellent work fighting for the first time both winning there first matches but coming unstuck in the finals against more experienced people in the finals but well deserved silvers for the first comp. Katie Cox made it a double Gold by winning the Korean forms and the ladies section.
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