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Court Lane players in the medals
Players from Court Lane Judo Club have made an exciting start to the year, with three medals from three competitions, across the whole spectrum of experience.
Michael Churcher claimed a bronze medal from the South Coast Green Belt & Under in January.
John Luijken followed this up with a bronze medal at the Surrey Red & Yellow Belt Open, in Reigate, at the beginning of February.
Club coach Craig Jones was also in action, competing at the South Coast Senior Open, where he claimed a third bronze medal for the club.
Thrown yourself into Judo this January!
Places available NOW to learn this exciting Olympic martial art at Court Lane Judo Club.
- FREE first lesson
- Regular competition opportunities
- Judo suits to borrow
- British Judo Association affiliated club
- British Judo Association qualified and DBS checked coaches
- 25+ years of experience coaching players to county, area, national and international success
The world’s biggest sport, promoting physical, mental and social development. A great way to meet new people and make new friends, whilst developing self confidence and physical and mental fitness.
Classes for children aged 5+, and adults every Tuesday and Thursday evening during term time at Court Lane Judo Club, Court Lane Junior School, Hilary Avenue, Cosham.
Contact Tony 07749 036577 or Kev 07889 470469 for more details.
Craig takes big step towards his black belt
Craig Jones gained twenty points towards his 1st Dan at a grading in Horsham on Sunday.
Craig came back from a loss in his first fight, when he was held down, to score two ippon wins in his next two contests.
This takes Craig’s points score to forty, nearly half way to his black belt.
Well done Craig – keep going!
Court Lane judoka medal at South Coast Open
Isla continued to impress with her transition into more adult judo, winning a bronze medal at the South Coast Minors, Pre-Cadet and Cadet Open on 18 November.
Isla – who is still only a yellow belt – fought two blue belts in her own weight, including a great win by waza-ari awasete ippon, as well as taking on a brown belt from the next weight category.
Other players in action included regular Club visitors Michael Churcher and Chloe Lymer, who both returned with bronze medals.
Well done everyone, keep up all the hard work.
Proud day for Court Lane at Hampshire Open
An exciting day of judo at the Hampshire Open saw Isla and Jonty make the transition from junior to adult judo.
Up first however was Jon Luijken, making his competition debut at -46kg. Whilst there was to be no medal on this occasion, he made a determined effort and showed great promise over his three fights.
Jonty, who recently competed in the regional schools qualifier, fought in a packed -71kg category. 17 players delivered some quality judo, with Jonty right in the thick of it. 3 wins from 5 contests – from throws, hold down and an opportunistic arm lock – saw him clinch a well deserved 5th place.
Isla was the lowest graded adult in the women’s -63kg category. Undaunted she delivered her usual all out attacking performance and was rewarded with a bronze medal.
Regular club visitors Michael Churcher and Harry Hopkins were also in action.
Harry competed in the same weight group as Jonty, delivering a lightning fast ippon win in his first fight. He wasn’t able to repeat on this in his next two fights, but still delivered a credible performance.
Michael Churcher had the misfortune to fight his Osaka nemesis Harrison Grist in his first fight. Despite having just competed in a 14 minute golden score contest, Grist still had enough left to secure revenge over Mike for his victory in the Hampshire Closed. Ultimately Mike secured a bronze medal in the junior -66kg.
A great day for the club, with junior players making a strong impact in the adult categories.
Posted in News, Results
Tags: Hampshire Open, Harry Hopkins, Isla Savellis-Fry, Jon Luijken, Jonty Bassil, Michael Churcher
Tags: Hampshire Open, Harry Hopkins, Isla Savellis-Fry, Jon Luijken, Jonty Bassil, Michael Churcher
Another weekend – another winner!
We saw another Court Lane supporter win on last weekend’s lottery!
50p from every ticket sold from our page comes directly to the club, with another 10p going into a grants fund to support organisations across the city.
As Dale Winton always used to say, you’ve got to be in it to win it!
Over £400 raised via Easyfundraising – thank you!
The Club smashed through the £400 barrier this week on Easyfundraising – one change of utility supplier via the Compare & Raise facility, donating a mighty £15.
If you are shopping online, looking to save money on car insurance or utilities, booking a holiday – don’t forget to register and do it through www.easyfundraising.org.uk. It really does make a difference, without costing you a penny extra!
The Portsmouth Lottery is another great way to support the Club.
Full details can be found on our fundraising pages.
Nekoda Davis treats Court Lane to Olympic masterclass
Nekoda with class
Court Lane Judo Club celebrated their 25th birthday with a visit from Rio Olympian and 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Nekoda Smythe-Davis, on Saturday 5th May.
Guests included club founder and original coach Roger Spreadbury, and former coach and News Coach of the Year nominee Jill Brown.
Davis, who herself recently turned 25, demonstrated some of the techniques that helped her win a world bronze medal in 2017, and joined in practice with the players.
In an insightful and honest question and answer session, she answered questions about her judo career, how she prepares for competition and the pressures on her at the beginning of judo’s two year qualification cycle for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Davis was joined on the mat by Brett Caswell. Caswell won the inaugural -21 Commonwealth Judo championships in 2006, 2005 British Championships and represented Great Britain all over the world. Jonty Bassil was another willing uke.
The session ended with Davis and Spreadbury cutting a cake to honour the Club’s 25th birthday.
Nekoda and Brett Caswell
Working with George and Kaiden
Randori with Isla
Sangaku with Jonty
Roger and Nekoda cutting the cake
Current Club Coach Tony Brown said, “It was great to get a player of Nekoda’s calibre down to help us celebrate our 25th birthday. The Club is on the way back up, with several players being selected for Hampshire squads over the last couple of years, and this was our way of giving the players, and their parents, something to inspire them and motivate them to keep working hard at their judo. It is a tough sport, but as Nekoda amply demonstrated, the rewards are there for those who keep their focus and determination.”
Isla picked for Hampshire team
We are pleased to announce that Isla Savellis-Fry has been selected to represent Hampshire in this year’s Intercounty tournament.
Isla will be competing at -63kg, at the southern area event being hosted in Gillingham, Kent on 13th May.
Isla is the first female player from the Club to be selected for this team event.
Well done Isla!
