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Reminder that Felixstowe Judo Club are hosting Technical/Competive Dan grade theory tution/examination up to 5th Dan this Sunday 10am - 12.30 £10 session fee.
There is also an opportunity to learn any of the IJF Kodokan katas with David Martin IJF 7th Dan, UKCC Level 3 Coach/BJA Senior Examiner & Mike Bygate BJA Kata Examiner

Please contact davemartinijfagmail.com for further information.

A very productive morning at Felixstowe Judo Club this morning. Well done to Emily Burrell completing her 1st Dan theory exam today. Great to see Ethan & Scott Fairburn attending their first Kirton Kata Sunday morning session. Both made good progress with tution in Goshin-jutsu, from Mike Bygate well done!
Alex Bevens and Sebastiaan Lensen opted to learn Katame-no-kata today and were also put on the spot to demonstrate the Gonosen-no-kata which they have worked on previously. For those that were unable to attend today, there will be another opportunity on Sunday 19th May.
See you at the Fel

🔔 P A R E N T S 🔔

We are planning to hold gradings for some of the children before half term, especially our Dragon and Judo Tots. Please can you encourage them to look at their theory. It doesn't need to be perfect!

Please note that those that are 4th Mon and above in our Juniors will not be grading at this time.

Thank you!

Patrick, AKA “Paddy the Baddy”, gained the final 20 points required for his black belt at the Clyde Grand Prix event last Sunday.

Patrick completed his 1st Dan theory over a year ago and recently started competing again, taking bronze in the -73KG category after a good day of contests at the Clyde Grand Prix.

Over the last few months Patrick‘s judo has been developing through consistent training and putting his all into every session. He is a great competitor, speaks to his opponents whether he wins or loses and is very responsive to mat side coaching.

Patrick is now looking forward to c

2nd class of the day and another great session St. Bridget’s CE Primary School, Parton with the first session back with mats now I’m mobile.
Working hard on revising their theory side of judo. #StBridgetsCEParton #AfterSchoolClub #ASC #SchoolJudo #JudoKnight #britishjudo #judo4all #judomorethanasport #judofun #funwhilstlearning #theory

A very productive morning at Felixstowe Judo Club this morning. Well done to Emily Burrell completing her 1st Dan theory exam today. Great to see Ethan & Scott Fairburn attending their first Kirton Kata Sunday morning session. Both made good progress with tution in Goshin-jutsu, from Mike Bygate well done!
Alex Bevens and Sebastiaan Lensen opted to learn Katame-no-kata today and were also put on the spot to demonstrate the Gonosen-no-kata which they have worked on previously. For those that were unable to attend today, there will be another opportunity on Sunday 19th May.
See you at the Fel

Well done to our coaches fighting in a national grading in York

Paul Mapplebeck got his points to move up to his 3rd Dan ( black belt)

Mark Mapplebeck got his points to move up to his 4th Dan ( black belt)

Just have to pass the theory now guys 🥋👊💪
#trainhardfighteasy

Another good turnout this Monday evening, on the agenda tonight is some theory in readiness for Sunday’s Kyu grading. Again thanking Maurice and Debbie for their expertise in showing the class some of the technical stuff that they will need to demonstrate to the examiner. .. Good luck to all for this weekend

Well done to our resident ref and club welfare officer Gareth who passed his national B refereeing theory over the weekend 🙇‍♂️

What a day, at East Anglian Fours judo comp and the Area Dan Grading today! A very well attended and tough competition across all categories. There's still some results I don't know but here's what I know so far...

☆ Martin (Masters open grades) Bronze medal 🥉, and the final contest points he needed for promotion to 2nd Dan, with just his theory assessment to complete now.

☆ Jack (Seniors open grades) Bronze medal 🥉, and won 2 fights in the Dan grading too!

☆ Chantelle (Seniors kyu grades) Gold medal🥇

☆ Omar (Seniors kyu grades) Bronze medal 🥉

☆ Laura T (-16yrs) - tbc

☆ James (-16yrs

What a day, at East Anglian Fours judo comp and the Area Dan Grading today! A very well attended and tough competition across all categories. There's still some results I don't know but here's what I know so far...

☆ Martin (Masters open grades) Bronze medal 🥉, and the final contest points he needed for promotion to 2nd Dan, with just his theory assessment to complete now.

☆ Jack (Seniors open grades) Bronze medal 🥉, and won 2 fights in the Dan grading too!

☆ Chantelle (Seniors kyu grades) Gold medal🥇

☆ Omar (Seniors kyu grades) Bronze medal 🥉

☆ Laura T (-16yrs) - tbc

☆ James (-16yrs

National c referees theory today .Now for the practical 🥋👍

Brilliant effort from all of our seniors on Friday, covering Sangaku Jime and a driving O Uchi Gari (with the aid of the crash mats so we could really finish those throws off 😆)

See you all again next Friday where we will be starting to work on some theory with the intention of getting some Gradings done 😁👍

The 6 hours Young/Youth Coaching Development Course was held on Saturday 20th April. They covered the requirements of basic coaching both in theory and in practice. They now have to progress through year 1 development from their coaching course folder and take an assessment at the end of each month. On successful completion of year 1 theory and practise they will have to attend the Year 2 coaching course next April. Here are some of the photos from the course.

Technical/Competive Dan grade theory tution up to 5th Dan will be taking place at Felixstowe Judo Club on Sunday 5th May & Sunday 19th 10am - 12.30 There is also an opportunity to receive tution in any of the IJF kodokan kata with Mike Bygate & David Martin
£10 each session.

Congratulations to Sebastiaan Lensen Gonosenokata Level 1
Alex Bevens 1st Dan and Helen 2nd Dan on your recent examination success.

It’s a proud moment in EVERY judokas journey to achieve your black belt.
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A number of people start this journey yet so little actually achieve it!!!! Takes self motivation, determination, sweat, bumps and bruises along the way.
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it gives me great pleasure to welcome two more DAN Grades to #pudseyjudoclub … big up to both Colin and George who both accumulated 100 points competitively and passed their theory to join the club 🥋🥋.
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The hard work starts now! Well done gents 💪👍🍺

A big "WELL DONE" to the 7 judoka who attended our 3 hour introduction into coaching course. We covered a lot of detail both theory and practise as well as what is and what will be expected from you on the coaching pathway at the Academy.

The only down side was that the seniors who had their names down for weeks to attend decided not to show.

A big "WELL DONE" to the 7 judoka who attended our 3 hour introduction into coaching course. We covered a lot of detail both theory and practise as well as what is and what will be expected from you on the coaching pathway at the Academy.

The only down side was that the seniors who had their names down for weeks to attend decided not to show.

🎉 Big shoutout to Kensho JC Club Coach Alex on earning his 2nd Dan after securing the necessary theory earlier tonight🥋 and following his recent points collection at a hard fought grading. Your commitment and perseverance are truly admirable 💪👊

Here's to many more victories on the mat!

Well done Alex 👍🏼👊🥋
#JudoChampion #seconddan #hardworkpaysoff 🏆🥋

Huge congratulations to EdinburghJudo’s newest 1st Dan, Ethan, he successfully completed his line up yesterday at the JudoScotland National Kyu and Dan Grading in Ravenscraig. Having already passed the theory exam he can officially wear his black belt with pride.

Both Aidan and Gregorz also won their line ups with some lovely judo, these guys now need to complete the theory side before we see them on the mat with their new belts.

Great effort from Archie, Ash, Dan, Evan, Josh, Kirsty and Patrick with both points and valuable experience gained on their journeys to becoming black belts.

A bi

Congratulations to Lola on passing her 2nd Dan theory at samuraiolympicjudoclub_ . Lola is now officially a 2nd Dan

Well done! 🐉👏🏼

Massive well done to Dot and Dave for having completed all their theory and katas in order to move to black belts next year. The reason for the wait is because non competitive judoka must have a minimum of 5 years as brown belts.

However, this is no easy task at any age and as many of you know, there have been many 1-1s and Zoom sessions in order to get to this point.

Dot took up the sport at 70 years old after accompanying her grandson to a session in Corton, while Dave was just a random painter at Dominic’s house who got chatting once he saw the trailer in the driveway.

Both decided just

Another set of superb results today:
1) Kaitlin winning two 🥈🥈 at the London Uni Open in the Juniors & Seniors.
2) Jamil winning all 5 fights by max score at a Grading. Once theory completed, he becomes a black belt!🥋

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

Congratulations to Tomas & Matus passing their theory for the Club referee and also to Sensei Jamil for his Area referee level. Sensei Graham was one of the course leaders 🥋💪👨‍⚖️

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Discussing throwing theory before practical application 🧠🧐🥋💪📖📚

Congratulations to all who passed thier theory examinations last night on a busy night at the club.

19 on the mat working hard.

** 🥋 Judoka of the Month 🥋 **

Well done to Octobers Judoka of the Month - Jesse!

Jesse started the with us last year, but had a period of time out over the spring/summer after picking up an injury. Since returning after the summer Jesse has been very consistent with his training and improving week on week. His confidence has grown and he nailed his theory today at the gradings, gaining his 6th Kyu!

Congratulations Jesse, keep up the good work!

Congratulations to all of our judoka at todays gradings! Some excellent quality theory on show, can’t wait to see you all at the next sessions with your new grades! 👏👏

Ten competitors from seven different Clubs, three completed lineups, and one achieved through points! Four others passed their theory for 1st Dan. Congratulations to all!

After weeks of revision, hard work and nerves five members of the club took the Dan grade theory exam recently🥋🎉

So proud to say that everyone who took the grading passed. Such a great result individually and for the club💯
#judo #team #gbjudo #unitedkingdom #Oxfordshire #abington