Third title in three years for 10-year-old karate kid

VETERAN martial artist Harvey Irwin won this third successive gold medal in three year at the UK Champisonhips in Norwich at the weekend - and he's still only 10-years-old.

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Jun 2003, 11:12 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 19:59 BST

Harvey, of Little Common won the gold for his self defence routine in the World Kuk Sool Won Association event, defeating the rest of a 36-strong group of 10-12 year olds.

His routine is choreographed to last no longer than 60 seconds.

Harvey's partner in the routine was Bexhill's Chevonne Willard, who won a bronze medal for the same discipline.

Harvey won a silver medal to go with his gold, in the staff spinning techniques. Last year he won a gold medal at the championships, the previous year, a gold and bronze.

Harvey has reached his brown/half black belt grade, and hopes to take his full black belt at the 2004 championships.

He has been trained for the past four years by Master Phillip Holmes of Eastbourne, who has achieved the 6th degree of Kuk Sool Won.

Bexhill Eastbourne