Marcus followed up strong performances at the Hampshire Closed and Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Games, with a medal winning performance at today’s Hampshire Open.
Competing in the lightest, -27kg, weight category, Marcus benefitted from a bye in the first round, and followed up with a win by penalties in the second.
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Aaron Tree competed at today’s Hampshire Special Needs Open.
Not only was this was Aaron’s competition debut, it was the first Special Needs event that Hampshire Judo has run. The competition was well attended, players with a variety of disabilities competing together.
As always, Aaron gave his all,
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Jack Rogerson made up a massive jump in competition performance when he competed at the Kent International at Crystal Palace on 28 June.
As the photo above shows, Crystal Palace is a massive venue, and for the Kent International is usually laid for 7 full size mat areas.
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Maddy Cox and Marcus Tree helped Portsmouth to a silver medal in this year’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Games.
Marcus won both his fights, one by ippon and the other by penalties.
Maddy, who was giving away a lot of weight, showed the same spirit in competition as she has shown in training recently.
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Was delighted to see Neil Adams post a link to this article from his Facebook page, I have quoted it in full below:
Rickson Gracie advises on how to train and roll. He emphasizes the fact that Jiu-Jitsu practitioners should focus on the technical side first without using their physical assets.
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I saw the above quote the other day, and whilst I can’t remember who it was attributed to (I think a basketball coach?), I do think it is a very appropriate reminder as the World Cup dawns on us.
The football is on TV,
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Tony and Jon Patterson from Priory Judo Club have been working together to select the team to represent Portsmouth in this year’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Games.
The following players have been selected from Court Lane:
Marcus Tree
Mieszko Polak
Maddy Cox
Good luck to all the contestants!
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Kev Jones added another Masters medal to his collection with a bronze in the -100kg event at Saturday’s High Wycombe Masters.
Masters (or Veterans – Sorry Kev!) Judo is one of the fastest growing areas of Judo, with Great Britain having its own Masters squad,
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Another brilliant week, great to see virtually every player on the mat. The level of work rate and commitment has soared once again since the Hampshire Closed.
The hard work we have put into the sangaku turnover and hold down, is really starting to pay off. This has been our main focus since we returned after the Easter break.
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