We have been asked the above question a couple of times.
Our thoughts below:
At the moment, all we can do is quote the BJA’s statement (British Judo Association, 2020) published on 13th May:
Following the Government’s latest updates on the current situation,
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The current lockdown period has certainly given many of us a chance to chance to catch up with reading, whether on an eReader or a physical book. I’ve got through lots on both.
Here are some judo related ones, to add to ones mentioned on a previous blog post.
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On the eve of the Hampshire Closed, I would usually be writing to wish our players good luck. Or to remind people that clocks change tomorrow and to not be late for the weigh-in.
But not today. Covid-19 has changed everything.
The Club is currently closed.
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We are monitoring the situation regarding the spread of Covid-19 (the coronavirus) very carefully.
Latest guidance is that we are still in the early phases of the “containment” stage of the UK’s response to this global pandemic.
There has only been 1 confirmed case in Portsmouth at the time of writing.
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Congratulations to the players who successfully graded last week:
Please remember that grades will only be registered with the BJA upon receipt of the correct grading fee. Players must be in possession of a current licence.
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Just a quick reminder of a couple of ways that you can help us to raise extra funds for the club.
Use Easyfundraising… it’s quick, free and easy.
Simply register at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and nominate Court Lane Judo Club, or use this link:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/courtlanejudoclub/?invite=3H5QVP&referral-campaign=s2s
Using the link above will trigger an additional £5 donation to the Club when your own donation reaches £5.
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We have been a little remiss in adding details of the new grades recently, so starting from last summer here are all the latest grade promotions! Some have graded more than once, so we have only listed the most recent grade awarded.
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Michael was our sole representative at this year’s National Championships, following in the footsteps of Brett Caswell, Andy Gould, Lewis Dolman and Ben Garside. Michael went toe to toe with those seeking to establish themselves as the best in the country.
Despite having fought for most of the year at -73kg,
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Chloe Lymer and Michael Churcher have been busy on the competition trail again.
Both Michael and Chloe competed in the South Coast Pre Cadet and Cadet Open.
This provided a tough challenge for Chloe, against some very aggressive competitors. Chloe scored a fantastic win against one of her Hampshire rivals,
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Chloe Lymer maintained her run of success when she joined Holbrook Judo Club at a recent event run by Southampton Samurai judo club.
Three wins in ne-waza secured Chloe a well deserved gold medal. Even more impressive as Chloe doesn’t usually like groundwork.
Chloe will be competing this weekend along side Michael Churcher,
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