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Hello everyone. We are very much looking forward to hosting our Annual Rumble competition this coming Sunday. It looks set to be a cracking day with approximately 225 entrants (over 3 mats) from age 4 to veterans. We have gone through all entries, and for any size/experiance anomalies, we have emailed coaches. Most of these relate to 7yr old kinders who due to size or experiance, we will likely move up to contest with our 8yr old primaries, a category where in most other competitions, they would contest in anyway. However we pride ourselves in providing a really positive contest experiance

Sometimes it takes someone to remind you, how lucky you are. Bill Sargent Jnr pointed out that we really have an amazing diversity of players at our club. I have to agree as here is a regular night training over the summer holiday time when many clubs close, with Veterans, Adaptive, National, Visitors, Juniors, Advanced and Beginners. Not forgetting our players as young as 14 wanting to join the senior practise. Well done all, us coaches are very proud to inspire all corners of the judo community AND MOST OF ALL proud to have you.

Sometimes it takes someone to remind you, how lucky you are. Bill Sargent Jnr pointed out that we really have an amazing diversity of players at our club. I have to agree as here is a regular night training over the summer holiday time when many clubs close, with Veterans, Adaptive, National, Visitors, Juniors, Advanced and Beginners. Not forgetting our players as young as 14 wanting to join the senior practise. Well done all, us coaches are very proud to inspire all corners of the judo community AND MOST OF ALL proud to have you.

It was a busy weekend at the US Open for some of our Kodokwai athletes. Some incredible victories for these young athletes, sometimes the most difficult part is just to go out on the mats.

Friday
Kaysun (Bantam 1; Under 18kg) Bronze
John Colney U18; -73kg 5th

Saturday
Angie Ratcliffe U21; -63kg 5th

Sunday
Rashad Chin Veterans; -60kg Gold
John Colney Golden Score; -73kg Silver
Rashad Chin Sr Mens; -60kg 5th
Elizabeth Cossitt Sr Womens; -70kg 7th

Great job to everyone on their fights!

VETERANS RANDORI SESSION & GRADING!

You asked for more regional randori!

The last Saturday in the Month will be a Veterans Regional Randori for London Area at The Budokwai starting this month! This session is coached by Ray Stevens, 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist

The following day (last Sunday of the month) is the monthly Dan grading also at the Budokwai.

The Budokwai is the oldest judo club in Europe, being founded in 1918 and always has a selection of judo royalty visiting!

Saturday 27th July - Randori 4.30-6pm lead by Kohta Nishizono
Sunday 28th July - Dan Grading @ The Budokwai

7.7.24 - Congratulations to Antonio Greco and Natasha Glassford for winning their respective British veterans titles in Walsall and to Pierre for placing 5th in a large category.

Congratulations to our Masters / Veterans who travelled to Wallsal, Birmingham to compete at the British Masters Championships 2024.

Ashley Parrette 🥇
Mark M 🥇
Joe Williams 🥈
Steve Smith 🥈
Sergio 🥉
Rob Edwards 🥉
Etienne Lwamba 🥉
Bo 🥉

John H unfortunately had to withdraw, due to an ankle injury, after his first contest (we wish him a speedy recovery).

Well done to all of you 👍😁🥋

Congratulations Gavin Towers
British Veterans Champion
M4 -73kg

Busy weekend for Tees Valley Judo! We had players in the North East Development, Tournament British Veterans Championships and the Prague Junior European Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇿

North East Development Tournament:

Mike 🥇(Seniors)
Lyla 🥈(8-9 years)

British Veterans Championships:

-90kg Paul (CP) 🥉

Prague Junior European Cup:

-60kg Charlie 7️⃣th
-57kg Kenady

Well done everyone! Superb effort, excellent results and lots to build on 💪🏼

Results in from the British veterans
We have a medal of every colour
Jim - gold
Pete - silver
Stuart - bronze
Fantastic results guys well done to you all

Our Coach Ken is fighting in British Veterans Championships. Check out all the mats today.

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Good luck to Stuart / Jim and Pete all fighting at the British Veterans today

Amazing Opportunity this weekend for Tillie in the National Team Championships, representing Southern Area and Ken Gibbons fighting in the British Veterans Championships. Both held in Walsall. Good Luck. Go Go Go Guys.

Couple of our Veterans (and Row) stopped down Japan Arts tonight for some scraps before the British Masters on Sunday.

Weigh in times for The British Masters

Weigh in times for the British Masters/Veterans Championships on 7th July.

VOTE For 'Brawl in the Hall' this Thursday 4th July at United Judo. Quality Veterans Judo. ALL welcome, see you then.

British Masters/Veterans Championships.

There is now an evening weigh in 6th July
6.30-7.30pm

Anyone competing in the British Teams needs to re-weigh in. They will be given a 5% allowance.

Weigh in times for Sunday to be announced by the event organisers soon.

Last weekend our club head coach took a very big risk entering the Veterans European Championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This is the largest event he has done since undergoing two lots of eye surgery and being certified visually impaired. Being a VI player and competing in a mainstream event is extremely demanding. Especially at this level but he decided to give it his all. He had this to say.

“Overall, I am happy with my performance, apart from a tactical error I made in the quarter final where I lost against the current world silver medalist.

I used a combination of dynamic throwing

Now the dust has settled, we wanted to celebrate the amazing results of Caz and Ed at the Commonwealth Judo Championships - Veterans and Ne Waza last week. Caz with her Gold in the Veterans and then winning the first ever Gold in the first Commonwealth Ne Waza Championship, a little piece of history in the making 😁 Here are some highlights of the event in Malta 🥋

So close .....

Official unveiling of the Veteran Club ranking for the Open Nationals 2024. Congratulations to all ! Dévoilement du classement des clubs Vétérans suite aux Championnats Canadiens Ouverts 2024. Félicitations à tous. #judo #judocanada

The GB Judo Veterans Squad were in action at the European Championships in Sarajevo last week, with the team coming home with twelve medals.

The GB Judo Veterans Squad were in action at the European Championships in Sarajevo last week, with the team coming home with twelve medals.

Last weekend our club head coach took a very big risk entering the Veterans European Championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This is the largest event he has done since undergoing two lots of eye surgery and being certified visually impaired. Being a VI player and competing in a mainstream event is extremely demanding. Especially at this level but he decided to give it his all. He had this to say.

“Overall, I am happy with my performance, apart from a tactical error I made in the quarter final where I lost against the current world silver medalist.

I used a combination of dynamic throwing

Colin Francis, Silver medalist at the European Judo Championships Veterans 2024 at the weekend.
Congratulation from all of us at Peterlee Judo Club.

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The first ever Ne-waza European Judo Championships took place in Sarajevo as part of the European Judo Championships Veterans 2024, with the M1 – M3 categories contributing to the debut. Due to the limited number of entries, a single championship was held in the -100kg category. In the end, Daniel...

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The first ever Ne-waza European Judo Championships took place in Sarajevo as part of the European Judo Championships Veterans 2024, with the M1 – M3 categories contributing to the debut. Due to the limited number of entries, a single championship was held in the -100kg category. In the end, Daniel...

Best of luck to the mighty Ria as she competes in the European Veterans in Sarajevo this weekend!

We'll all be cheering you on from home! 💪
#Teamkrushem #JudoCymru #welshjudo #Veterans #europeanveteransjudochampionship #sarajevo #letsdothis #letsgo

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Good luck to Josh Boxell as he flys out to Bosnia to compete at the European Veterans this weekend.

Follow the action live on Saturday as he competes in M1 U81kg.

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Congratulations to Ash. 20 players in his group at the European Masters / Veterans Championships, Sarajevo. 6 fights, 4 wins. 5th place overall. Well done 👍😁🥋

Good luck to Coach Davey who’s competing in the European Judo Union Veteran Championships this week in Sarajevo!

You can follow all the action on the IJF JudoTV service!

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