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Any club players, from any club, Senior or Junior that would like to come to France on a club visit? We have 10 spaces for a weekend trip in Oct. The coach takes us all the way and back again from Bexley Kent. PM for further details.

Earlier this year at our annual presentation evening (celebrating the previous year's achievements) we celebrated Trevor's 65 years in judo.

Trevor started judo at the age of 11, approximately 1 year after Faversham Judo Club was formed, there were several judo clubs in and around Faversham and with his love of the sport Trevor trained at most of them.

In 1972 Trevor took over the running of “Young Judo Club-Ospringe” based in Ospringe school from there he went on to teach in 10 other schools across Kent as well as running two judo clubs in Ashford and then in 1980 starting his own club bac

It was a long but rewarding day for some of our senior Shia Squad at the Kent International Judo Championships 2024 which was held at Medway Park Sports Centre at the end of June ! 🥋🥋🥋🥋

Bekzat took part in both the Masters and Senior groups while both Daisy and Yonas took part in the Junior and Senior groups ! Simeon was unable to enter himself but made the journey as warm up partner and assistant coach.

It was a long day with plenty of high level contests for all - with great displays of determination and judo skill along with some convincing ippon scores ! 🥳

Great results for all the Squ

super congratulations to Olivia Bird for her sports award, for representing Kent county, at the inter-counties judo competition.

On our last day of term we have to say goodbye to some of our wonderful Team Hillfort staff -Miss Kent, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Tyson, Mrs Lightfoot and Mrs Fox-Smith.
Thank you and we wish you all luck in your next adventures!

At the Don Werner memorial competition at Brentwood Essex we had just William in action. Two wins saw him progress to the semi final and like the Kent International suffer a defeat that left him with yet another bronze medal. It is somewhat bizarre to say I was more pleased with his losing fight simply because of his mature fight management. It may sound crazy but he did everything right other than win the contest but that is not to take anything away from his conqueror who thoroughly deserved his win and eventual gold medal. We do not have many players I am prepared to risk outside the Easter

Have a look at this short message about judo in schools from British Judo and if you would like to know more about having judo on the programme in your school then contact the Club Support Team at British or email the Kent Schools Judo Academy direct at;

thejudoacademygmail.com

It was a long but rewarding day for some of our senior Shia Squad at the Kent International Judo Championships 2024 which was held at Medway Park Sports Centre at the end of June ! 🥋🥋🥋🥋

Bekzat took part in both the Masters and Senior groups while both Daisy and Yonas took part in the Junior and Senior groups ! Simeon was unable to enter himself but made the journey as warm up partner and assistant coach.

It was a long day with plenty of high level contests for all - with great displays of determination and judo skill along with some convincing ippon scores ! 🥳

Great results for all the Squ

Have a look at this short message about judo in schools from British Judo and if you would like to know more about having judo on the programme in your school then contact the Club Support Team at British or email the Kent Schools Judo Academy direct at;

thejudoacademygmail.com

Player focus - well done to Arun Bravo on winning Gold at the Kent International Judo Tournament. Kent is one of the biggest competitions in the country so this is a massive achievement.

Come and join us on Saturday
Juniors (5 to 10 years old) - 09:30 - 10:30
Seniors (over 10 years old) - 10:30 - 12:00
First session free, judo suit rental available free of charge. Come and see us

Massive well done to our students who competed in the Kent International Tournament last weekend in Gillingham. Weren’t so proud of you and your performances as well as your team spirit. We also want to congratulate Ryan and Paul who officiated amazingly throughout.

Results:

Gold:
Paul 🥇

Silver:
Ben 🥈
Oyin 🥈
Sensei Calvin 🥈
Sensei Beth 🥈

Bronze:
Patrick 🥉
#judo #dagenham #allsaintsjudoacademy #ippon #morethansport #continuousimprovement #buildingchampions #martialarts

Busy weekend of events for the club .
Yesterday , our pre cadet girls had their first experience of a National event when they represented the Western Area at the National Team Championships in Walsall . Although their team did not medal they gained great experience

Today a team of 8 competed in the British Masters Championship in Walsall
Some tough fights against a high standard of opposition.

Star of the show was Joe Kent with a faultless performance in the Kyu grades with 5 Ippon wins from 5 contests to become British Masters Kyu Grade Champion
Jenny Atkin our only female entry had a

Busy weekend of events for the club .
Yesterday , our pre cadet girls had their first experience of a National event when they represented the Western Area at the National Team Championships in Walsall . Although their team did not medal they gained great experience

Today a team of 8 competed in the British Masters Championship in Walsall
Some tough fights against a high standard of opposition.

Star of the show was Joe Kent with a faultless performance in the Kyu grades with 5 Ippon wins from 5 contests to become British Masters Kyu Grade Champion
Jenny Atkin our only female entry had a

Results Catch-Up Part 3: Kent International last weekend.
2x 🥉 Seb & Freya superb judo!
⭐️ Max & Jamil (7th) in huge groups!
👨‍⚖️ Graham & Jamil refereeing
👨‍⚖️ Mum Officiating
👮‍♂️ Dad Competition Welfare Officer

Classes: Kids, 7pm Mon & Fri | Adults, 8pm Mon

KENT INTERNATIONAL

Ash & Jasmine 🥈🥈

Well done both 👏🏼

KENT INTERNATIONAL

Ash & Jasmine 🥈🥈

Well done both 👏🏼

Congratulations to the following players that did very well at the Kent international at the weekend.
Great work 💪🏻

Sadie 5th
Ethan 🥇
Luke 7th
Charlie k 5th
Sophie 5th
Maria z 🥉
Sonny 🥉
Ciprian 🥇
Bartosz 🥉

Kent International was as exciting as ever with many of our players fighting for medals. Love this picture by Siobhan, who was general support and photographer on the day. Well Done All.
GOLD - Connor
Silver - Emily
Silver - Billy
Bronze - Noah
Bronze - Millie
Bronze - Tate
Other great performances not getting a medal this time were from Matthew, Kagan, Tillie and Mya.

Congratulations to all the players who represented the club at The Kent International judo tournament over the weekend.

Results

Yellow belts
🥉Elijah Fallon

Orange & Green
🥈John Spiers

Blue,Brown & Black
🥇Ishmael Brown

Seniors
5th Jordan Burgess

Also Farrah-Rose Payton missed out on medals this time but gained some valuable experience.

Well done everyone from proud coaches Bill & Mike keep up the good work WJC 🥋

Great results for Caleb at the Kent International winning Bronze in the u66k, winning three of his four fights.

Update on the weekend:

The boys performed outstandingly at the Kent International, showcasing the hard work put in, with both wins and losses.

💪 Joe may not have clinched a medal this time, but he gained invaluable experience that will benefit him in future competitions. 🌟

🤩 Bill secured a bronze medal, which is a fantastic achievement! 🥉 💥

Well done boys, keep grinding 🙌👊🏻🥋

Up next in July, we have the Adaptive Weekend and Notts Seniors competitions. Let's keep the momentum going! 🚀
#strongertogether #FlourishAndGrow #hardworkpaysoff #BritishJudoAssociation #dontletanyonedullyourspark

SIlva on the right bronze medal at the Kent international , he done great ,

Great weekend at the Kent International with medals and good experiences gained from all of our judoka in attendance 💪🏼

Special congratulations to our medalists:
🥇 GOLD for Afia Agyei
🥈 SILVER for Frema Agyei
🥉 BRONZE for Sammy Faqir
🥉🥉 DOUBLE BRONZE for Olivia Barfoot-Saunt, who also earned the last 40 points for her Black Belt! 🖤

A big well done as well to our members who made the journey and fought superbly on the day, gaining valuable experience:
🏅 5th Place for JoJo Agyei
🥋 Koichi Chong, Horia Durliac, Campbell Brooks and Jaiden Rouse-Easy

Special thank you to our coaches Ed, Clement,

Great weekend at the Kent International with medals and good experiences gained from all of our judoka in attendance 💪🏼

Special congratulations to our medalists:
🥇 GOLD for Afia Agyei
🥈 SILVER for Frema Agyei
🥉 BRONZE for Sammy Faqir
🥉🥉 DOUBLE BRONZE for Olivia Barfoot-Saunt, who also earned the last 40 points for her Black Belt! 🖤

A big well done as well to our members who made the journey and fought superbly on the day, gaining valuable experience:
🏅 5th Place for JoJo Agyei
🥋 Koichi Chong, Horia Durliac, Campbell Brooks and Jaiden Rouse-Easy

Special thank you to our coaches Ed, Clement,

A great weekend’s judo was had at the Kent International. Always a brilliantly hosted event, attracting not only home nation players, but a good contingent from Europe.

Pinewood players always turn up and show fortitude, resilience, respect and great judo, it’s always a proud moment when our players step out on the mat.

A good medal haul by a number of players, and some invaluable experienced gained by all. Success isn’t measured just by medals, but also by the lessons learned that we take back in to training.

Here is the breakdown from the weekend:

James Podlecki - 🩺 Withdrawn by doctor

Huge congratulations to gbtt_judo_club student Hannah who brought home the gold this weekend at the Kent International judo competition.

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A busy weekend at the Kent International for the club. Great experience for everyone who competed and medals to show for all the hard work 💪🏻

Seniors
4 Golds
2 Silvers
1 Bronze

Juniors
1 Silver
1 Bronze

Kent International Day 2
5th Dave

Yamato
🥇Sarina
🥈Herb
🥉Benn
🥉Poppy
🥉Jayden
🥉Josiah
#SJA #STEWARTJUDOACADEMY

Kent International Day 2
5th Dave

Yamato
🥇Sarina
🥈Herb
🥉Benn
🥉Poppy
🥉Jayden
🥉Josiah
#SJA #STEWARTJUDOACADEMY

Day 2 of the Kent International and another great day for the dragons.

Youth
🥇Lucy Robinson u52kg
🥉Olivia Barfoot-Saunt u52kg
🥈Ethan Watkin u55kg
5th Ethan Watkin u60kg

Senior
🥇Lucy Robinson u52kg
🥉Olivia Barfoot-Saunt u52kg

Ethan also took 10 points for his Dan grade and Liv took 40 and completed the points that she needs, just her theory to do now.

Zara Howe was under assessment for her Area refereeing award which she passed with flying colours

Well done everyone!