Grading results - December 2011

Congratulations to everyone who graded at Pill Dojo on Sunday. The results were as follows:

Juniors

Name	Club	Start	Finish
Jamie Judd	Pill	Novice	White + 2 Y
Daisy Player	Hanham	White + 3 Y	Yellow
Becky Akbar	Hanham	White + 3 Y	Yellow
Emily Bell	Pill	White + 2 Y	White + 3 Y
Martha Harris	Pill	White + 2 Y	White + 3 Y
Tom Kessler	Pill	Yellow + 2 O	Yellow + 3 O
Sam Kessler	Pill	Orange	Orange + 1 G
Tom Eden Bull	Hanham	Orange	Orange + 1 G
Jordan Brailsford	Hanham	Yellow + 1 O	Yellow + 2 O
Liam Brailsford	Hanham	Orange	Orange + 1 G
Ben Ellard	Pill	Orange	Orange + 1 G
Matthew Wise	Oasis	Yellow	Yellow + 2 O
Howard Carn	Oasis	Yellow	Yellow + 2 O
Miles Carn	Oasis	Yellow	Yellow + 2 O
Lyle Hopkins	Pill	Novice (snr)	Yellow (snr)

Seniors 

Name	Club	Start	Finish
Lewis Hepburn	Yawara Kwai	White (6th Kyu)	Yellow (5th Kyu)
Ian Llewellin	Yawara Kwai	Novice	Yellow (5th Kyu)
Lisa Burridge	Yawara Kwai	Novice	White (6th Kyu)
Dave Turner	Yawara Kwai	Yellow (5th Kyu)	Orange (4th Kyu)
Dravan Powe	Yawara Kwai	White (6th Kyu)	Yellow (5th Kyu)

No judo at Crockerne - Monday 5 December

There will be no judo at Crockerne school today because the school is closed due to the burst water main in the village

Beginners' course - weeks 4 and 5

Weeks 4 and 5 have been quite eventful and fun.  We managed to cover the last of the techniques required for the 10 week course with all having a good understanding of tachi waza (standing) techniques and ne waza (groundwork) techniques.
On week 5 we had a full house with all 8 members being on the mat at the same time.  We practiced all the tachi waza stood still then on the move, it was a pleasure to see the dedication by all judoka (judo players). It was now time to try some randori (free practice)  – after emphasising this is not competition and to practice at the level of your partner. All judoka participated with enthusiasm – some more than others I hasten to add – and all performed to a surprisingly high standard.
Well done to you all – I’m really enjoying running these lessons and thanks to Rebecca for being there to assist me. Judy Maslen

High Wycombe

Well done to Judy Maslen fighting extremely well at High Wycombe and gaining 37 points towards her BJA 3rd Dan, winning all of her fights. 

October final rankings

After a good weekend at the Welsh open Natasha managed to achieve enough points to place her 7th in the senior women rankings for u/70s. Congratulations to her, a lot of hard work paying off. Currently Natasha is placed first in junior England squad and second in the GB.
Renz is currently fifth in England and 9th in GB.

Welsh Age Band Open - Juniors and Seniors

The cadet and juniors were up first on Saturday, where Renz was called up from Tora Judo Kai, where he took the bronze medal showing a better performance than the previous week.  Natasha didn’t perform to her usual standard on Saturday and did not get a medal. However on the Sunday competing in the senior women event Natasha came back fighting where she achieved the bronze medal. Judy was once again there for support and coach, a key member to the team on the weekend and all players would like to thank her. Some good judo was seen on both days and Mark once again refereed at a high standard and received good feedback towards his national referring BJA A grade.

Natasha Maslen gold medal in Scottish Open

Natasha Maslen competed at the Scottish Open in Ravenscraig, Motherwell. After beating two Swedish players and a rival, Natasha took the gold medal in the junior category. Natasha was to fight on the Sunday in the senior category but unfortunately had to pull out due to a previous injury. Matside was Judy Maslen coaching and supporting Natasha.