Results etc. Newsworthy happenings.
Due to the current inclement (horrible, atrocious…) weather, there will be no outdoor training session tomorrow, Tuesday 25 August.
As school recommences on Tuesday 1 September, there will be no training that night.
Judo will recommence on Thursday 3 September – see you back on the mat!
We are delighted to announce that Fighting Films have selected the Club as the first beneficiary from their involvement with Easyfundraising.
Any purchases that they make via the Easyfundraising portal during August and September 2015 will trigger a donation to the Club.
The Club has a long association with Fighting Films – they have supplied our Club mats, many of our players wear Fighting films judogi and we regularly use Fighting Films DVDs.
Azhar – wearing Fighting Films Black Label at 2015 Kent International
Club players can benefit from a Club discount when buying from Fighting Films – please place orders via Tony.
Club members can also trigger donations to the Club via Easyfundraising.
Harry and Emily
We had some great feedback from Harry and Emily of Sport Hampshire & IOW after their visit to the Club.
https://twitter.com/em5ies/status/623608472081428480
https://twitter.com/em5ies/status/629710735279550464
Their full blog is available online.
We are pleased to report that funds raised to date through your online shopping are just short of £120. That is roughly equivalent to one week’s hall hire.
You can help to support the Club at no cost to yourself, even whilst we are shut, by using the Easy Fundraising scheme we set up last year.
As always, thank for your ongoing support.
https://youtu.be/WTSXTGSOEME
Our final session of the term on 21 July will be a Bring a Parent night!
Get your mum, dad, grandad, grandmother, sister, brother on the mat! Anytime between 6 and 8pm, pitch up and join in for a £1 mat fee.
Will they be able to match 79 year old Kyuzo Mifune in the video above?
Judo may be coming to a close for the summer – our final session is Tuesday 21 July – but as with last year we will be training over the summer.
Starting from 28 July, we will be meeting every Tuesday at Hilsea Lines, using the open space where Peronne Road crosses the creek to Highbury – see the map for more details. Parking is available either in Peronne Road, Hilsea, or Tudor Crescent, Highbury – just walk over the “Curly Wurly” bridge to join us.
Time
1830 to 1930, approximately.
Cost
£2.00 per session
Clothing, etc.
Suitable for outdoor sports – school PE kit or similar would be fine, sensible sports footwear.
Be prepared to get dirty!
Please bring your own water.
Any cancellations due to adverse weather will be publicised via the website, Facebook and Twitter.
We will be running taster sessions throughout the day during the Court Lane Junior School Summer Fair on July 11th. Why not come along and try out this exciting Olympic martial art?
All club players are welcome to drop in and assist during the sessions.
Make sure you don’t miss our demonstration team at 11.45! Our team includes players who have represented both Portsmouth and Hampshire, and competed in international tournaments.
Doors open at 10am.
July looks like being a busy month, ahead of our closure for the summer holidays.
We will announce details of our summer training programme shortly – we are hoping to repeat last year’s initiative and meet once a week for an hour of fun and fitness at Hilsea Moat.
Azhar – Bronze medal winner at Kent International 2015
Azhar Baree put Court Lane Judo Club back on to the international scene with a bronze medal at today’s Kent International. Following rumours of its demise last year, the Kent International has made a successful transition to Medway Park in Gillingham.
Competing at -42kg, in the orange and green belt category, Azhar benefitted from a bye in the first round. His first contest was against a player from Bradley Stoke, Azhar made short work of it, scoring two waza-aris from an ippon seoi / ko uchi combination.
His second fight pitched him against Lim of Belgium, who had looked dangerous in his first two fights. Azhar however scored a perfect ippon throw within the first moments of their contest, taking Lim backwards and flat on his back.
Through to the semifinal, Azhar faced another Bradley Stoke player, and this time came undone, being thrown for two waza-aris with drop seoinage.
After a wait for the repechage to be finished, Azhar again faced Lim in the bronze medal contest. Once again, Azhar took him back, scoring waza-ari before securing a hold to secure the win and our first medal at this competition since 2009.
5 mat areas in use
Commenting afterwards, a tired but ecstatic Azhar echoed Jack Rogerson last year, describing the Kent as the hardest competition he has contested to date.
Azhar in action in France last year
Azhar Baree will be representing the Club in this year’s Kent International.
The event has now relocated to Medway Park, Gillingham, after several years at Crystal Palace.
Good luck Azhar!
