Sixty youngsters traded kicks and punches during a charity karate championship. 

The martial arts students, who were all under 16, helped raise more than £5400 during eh first Can Do Martial Arts tournament at White Horse Leisure Centre, in Abingdon. 

Money from the event will be donated to Asthma UK and Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

The students took part in either Kumite - sparring, in which they can hit each other in the head or body, or Kata - a solo event in which they must perform a sequence of moves in the correct order. 

Organiser Virginia Richardson said: "There's been a real buzz today as this was the first tournament for many of the children.

"Some of our students are definitely worth looking out for in the future and I was very proud and impressed with how they performed. 

"It makes a world of difference when you get out of the classroom into a competition and it gives the youngsters confidence."