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A busy week or so of competitions and hard grafting was finished off nicely with lots of new coloured belts on the mat. Our grading weekend, and after a few extra grades given out, totaled 67 new U8, Mon and Kyu grades awarded across all our classes.
Lots of new beginners have started recently, so looking forward to bringing through the next generation of Wirral Judoka.
Keep up the great work everyone. 😊🥋💪

This can't be right, 23 judoka on the mat on a hot and sticky Friday evening at the start of the school summer holidays...the world has gone mad.🤪
What a brilliant nights training, a great mix of grades and ages, something for everyone.
If you want to be a part of our amazing judo family, start your journey at Wirral Judo Club. 🥋

Is it the Xmen? .....nooooo

Is it the England football team?.....nooooo too many medals

Is it the cast of Star Wars in full make up? Maybe!!!

Actually it's a bunch of medallists from the SKK Judo Club competition over the weekend.

All fought very well and we are very proud.

Join is on Monday 26th August for our Bank Holiday Open Mat with Silviu Nastasa!

We will be open from 11am to 2pm, the sauna will be on and there will be general good vibes all round 😎

We also have a special £10 drop in rate running this Bank Holiday Monday, or if it’s your first time rolling with us, your session is FREE!!

So, grab your friends and come on down, it’s set up to be a wonderful morning and afternoon of rolls 🤙🏼

silviunastasa
#bjj #BJJLife #BJJLifestyle #BJJFamily #BJJRolls #BJJOpenMat #BJJClasses #BJJTraining #BankHolidayMonday #AugustBankHoliday #FreeSession #FreeClas

Don't forget everyone on August 8th a family fun day will be taking place at Bowersdale Park in Seaforth, our club will be there with a stall and some mats along with plenty of other stalls so come down and give it a look!

Well done to all of our guys who attended the Masters Kyu & Dan Grading at the weekend!

Everyone showed good understanding of what we learn at the club, points were earned towards their next grade and there was loads of positives all round 👏🥋

Another amazing day for our athletes today at the Swansea Get Together tournament!

Kata:
Izzie and Braydon- 🥇

Judo:
Braydon- 🥈
Sophia- 🥈
Tom-🥉

Excellent effort and determination from all and they each showed a high standard of etiquette!

Well done for flying the flag for Team Westerleigh! 🥋💪

Please find attached the 10 reasons why your child should start Martial Arts.

Will you be enjoying watching the Olympic Games Opening Cermony which starts very soon in Paris.

If you are, did you know, the International Olympic Committee has 206 National Olympic Committees spread across 5 continents, and 122 of those nations will be represented in the judo event, that’s 60%, showing just how far judo has spread across the world 😁

And did you also know that 28 of the flag bearers named so far (23% of all the nations flag bearers) will be judoka 😊 How fantastic is that for our amazing sport 😁😊🥋

Meet the team... Head coach
Steve Coles

He has stepped into the role this month. But has been in Drake Judo for many years now running our Par classes! To introduce him to you all we have got him to answer some questions ❓❓

Feel free to also ask yours!

1. What inspired you to get involved with judo?

When I was a child, my mum decided to take my older brother and me to a local judo club because we were constantly fighting at home. She hoped it would help channel our energy in a more positive direction.

2. How long have you been involved with and supporting the judo community, and what k

Well done to all our new starters. Judo is a great way to keep fit & learn a new skill 💪 Good luck to our 26 competitors on Sunday - enjoy the experience & have fun! 💕 #Fordjudofamily

All set up and ready for the start of our MedwayGo summer judo camp at White Road Community Hall earlier today ✅ 😁🥋
#MedwayGo #walderslade #chatham #britishjudo #waldersladejudo #MedwayMums #Medwaysport

Well done to Rylee and Neeson at the Nottingham open
Rylee took bronze at -55kg cadets then took a well earned bronze at senior men -60kg and more points toward his black belt won winning 6 or 7 of his 12 contests on the day fought very well may have won a few more on another day!

Neeson had not the best start to his day loosing 3 of his first 5 contests and missing out on medal but more than made up for it at senior men -73kg going on a run of 7 consecutive wins including the fastest contest of the day finishing the match within 3 seconds only to be denied the final on a wrong decision imo

With our beloved Sport and Team GBR taking part at the Olympics starting this weekend for friends or family that may watch here is a quick guide to the rules for those of you who may not be familiar 🥋🥇🥈🥉

Your Olympic journey could start here. #injudowetrust

I would like to thank my judo family for the amazing send off and wonderful gifts. It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to teach such amazing people.
My dad , John, started the club 50 years ago, I have taught there for 40 years and Jem over 20.
It has been full of hard work , sweat , tears, elation and laughs . Jem and I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful judo family. It’s been an honour to be part of your judo journey. The memories we will keep are so special. We would also like to thank the fabulous coaches who have supported us ,giving their time up for the love of the spor

A big congratulations to our judoka at The Shizentai Rumble 2024! They all did extremely well and all medalled. It’s so great watching the younger judoka doing so well in class and that translating to the competitions. Keep up the great work!

Thomas Stacey - silver medalist
Shain Rickman - gold medalist
Seb Armstrong - gold mesalist
Edward miller - bronze medalist
#bjc #judokids #judotime #judoclub #JudoTeam #stotfoldjudoclub #shizentairumble2024 #strivetothrive

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

Our brand new Judo gym in Horsforth is almost ready! 🥋 We’ve been working hard to create the perfect space for training, and we’re just a few steps away from finishing the setup. 🛠️

A few final touches are all that’s left, and we’ll be back with all the details soon – including our opening date and class schedules. Stay tuned, and get ready to hit the mats with us! 💪✨
#JudoGym #comingsoon #AlmostThere #martialarts #staytuned #judo #hajime #hajimejudoclub #leeds #leedsjudo

Who’s going to be watching?

Just 1️⃣ more sleep until the start of the judo programme at Paris 2024
#Paris2024 #olympics

Today is the turn of Eli's new training partner 😂😂 Lele Nairne. It's her olympic debut, so we're wishing her the best of luck.

Fighting started at 0900hrs.

Come on Lele Nairne Judo !!!

Thank you to everyone who bought a lucky square, and thank you to all the companies who donated.
Congratulations to the winners, please message us to arrange collection

MacAllan double cask gold whisky - Emma Stevenson
£45 sleeping beauty salon voucher - Suzanne Morgan
£25 mustard seed voucher - Samson Simleit
£10 Hilton chippy voucher - Sandy Macintosh
Skye Candle - Alison Ingles
Judo Bag - Colin Macnair
Cawdor castle voucher - David Gow
£50 pizza express voucher - Annie Silvey
Harry Gow Voucher - Angus Mowat
Bonk and co goodies - Vanessa Lopez
Boxed Whisky - Alison Donald
Bells whi

Come on Lucy Renshall OLY Judo Athlete !!!

Also fighting in the fight after is Lulu who now fights for Austria.

Good luck to both of you!!

Lucy Renshall will face Katharina Haecker in the opening round of #Paris2024

She will be contest 6 on Tatami 2

Action starts at 9am live on Discovery+
#olympics #judo

!!!JUDO IS BACK!!!

Classes restart Wednesday 21st August @ Peebles High School Sports Centre

Come and try, new members always welcome.

Get in touch for more information
#peeblesjudo #peebles #judo #scottishborders

Empower yourself with the skills to stay safe! #selfdefense #staysafe #Empowerment

Tomorrow’s judo sessions in Belton will be combined for this week only (so 5pm-6pm instead) because I need to pick Ryan up from Heathrow later on in the evening and I was thinking it was Stansted 🤦🏻. Peter is off on holiday tomorrow so is unavailable too. It should work okay because it tends to be slightly quieter during holiday periods anyway, but if we do have a large number on the mat we will obviously keep the smaller ones safe alongside the seniors.

Apologies for the short notice. It’s my fault for not thinking ahead, but hopefully it isn’t a major issue for anyone.

Busy busy day with another judo stall today🥰

Thank you to the 100+ kids and adults who gave judo a go today 😃😃🫶🏻🫶🏻🥋🥋
We'll be in touch!!!

Thanks to North Northants Leisure for organising another great event!

Another brilliant beginners, basics and fundamentals session at Miramar Judo🥋

Everyone did brilliantly working through hold down transitions and escapes before going on to combination throws.

Judokas of the night were…

Beaudon, he’s been working hard for a few weeks and it’s starting to show. 🥋

Julian, neat and tidy Judo always working hard, he’s really starting to nail some of the throws🥋

Overall winner on the night was Hannah, although quiet, she’s got some great attributes and always does the techniques to a high standard 🥋

We have space for new starters, £40 for eight sessions inclu

ONLY 7 days to go now till the start of the PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 !!! 🥳😃

Team GB has 5 qualified Judoka all heading to Paris to compete with the most highly skilled athletes from across 5 continents and 122 countries ! With 192 male athletes and 186 female athletes it looks set to be the biggest and toughest judo event yet ! 😲

Chelsie Giles will compete at -52kg - at Tokyo in 2020 Chelsie picked up a bronze medal for team GB being the first of 64 medals won at the games that year for Great Britain ! British Champion Lele Nairne will compete at -57kg and Lucy Renshall at -63kg. Jemima Yeats-Bro

CONGRATULATIONS ! To all our senior members who made their next grade promotions at our Senior Summer Grading - when we took over the Willow Studio @ Fresh ! 🥋

A new judo grade is an awesome achievement and represents each individuals learning journey and the hard work and effort they have put into their Judo !

We are double proud with all our members achievements and each grade was very well deserved and passed the high standards of club president Ray Taylor Sensei who completed some of the highest grade promotions on the day !

🟤🥋BEKZAT - 1st Kyu - Brown Belt
🟤🥋DASIY - 1st Kyu - Brown Belt

Our beginners, basics and fundamentals class had a big challenge this week as we were looking at Guruma techniques across all our sessions.

They did amazingly well with some tricky throws, so much so that we had to increase our stars of the week! Everyone could have been selected but on the night Hannah, Nancy, Beaudon and Reuben stood out a little more with Reuben getting the overall star.

You can join us from as little as £5 per session or take advantage of our beginner package £40 for 8 sessions and a brand new Gi 🥋

Starting in September we will extend our beginner class to Monday even