If you are thinking of getting into competition – firstly make sure you have an BJA membership.
Details of competitions within the Southern Area (Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent) are published on the calendar of the Southern Area website.
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Chris Read
We were deeply sorry to hear recently of the passing of Chris Read in December 2023.
Chris trained with us as an adult beginner, gaining his yellow belt and becoming the fourth member of his family to take up judo. Wife Sue was a former judoka, whilst children Sophie and Andy also trained with us.
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National Championship experience gained
Chloe Lymer contested her first National Championships on Sunday 3rd December.
Held in Sheffield, the event is a highlight in the British Judo calendar, and is the largest domestic event, with four categories being contested over two weekends.
Chloe entered as the current English number one player,
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Grading success
Congratulations to Hudson Rook on his promotion to 4th Sho last night!
A brilliant, well prepared for grading – just as we like them.
All grading resources – syllabi, demonstration videos – are available on the British Judo website.
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Welsh joy for Chloe, success for Harry
Chloe Lymer continued her excellent competition form, with a bronze medal at the Welsh Open at the end of October. Chloe won three out of four fights with maximum ippon scores.
This has now placed her top of of the British Judo Ippon League ratings at the beginning of the 2023/24 season!
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New Grades
Congratulations to the following players who graded in October:
- Cooper Rawlins – 6th mon
- Paul Kingswood – 6th kyu
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Golden start to Autumn for Chloe
Chloe Lymer has kickstarted the autumn season with two strong competition performances at a high level.
Chloe contested the English Closed at the beginning of September, scoring a good win in her first fight before conceding defeats in her next two contests.
Chloe finished this up with a gold medal winning performance at the Surrey Open,
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Congratulations to all our new grades!
Well done to all those who graded in June. Overall the standard was very high, all the way up from novices to more experienced players, which was very pleasing and made our job a lot easier!
All your grading results have been passed to British Judo, keep an eye on the post for your certificates.
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When to eat when training?
It’s important to keep your body fuelled when training. There is a lot of research available online and in print as to what to eat and when to eat.
All evidence suggests that there should be a clear 2 hour window between eating a meal and training.
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The Judo Code
Professor Jigoro Kano, founder of Judo
The Judo Code is a list of values that Professor Jigoro Kano believed all judoka should follow. By following this code, they would improve themselves and ultimately society.
The values are:
- Courtesy
- Courage
- Honesty
- Honour
- Modesty
- Respect
- Self-control
- Friendship
You can learn more about what these mean here.
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