Results etc. Newsworthy happenings.
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This has helped us massively over the lean times with low numbers, as numbers grow we hope to start channelling these funds towards a mat replacement programme.
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This weekend saw another winner on the Portsmouth Lottery!
Don’t forget to check your emails to see if it was you!
Every ticket sold via our page makes a 50p donation to the Club, and contributes to a good causes fund for all the City…and you could be in with a chance of winning £25,000!
Club coach Craig Jones will be taking on the challenge of the Great South Run on 20th October.
Craig will be running the course in honour of his grandfather Tom Jones (no, not that one…!) and to raise funds for The Rowans Hospice.
Craig has set up a JustGiving sponsorship page for anyone who wishes to donate.
Good luck Craig!
The Hampshire Judo organised event on Sunday 7 July saw Court Lane players medal in all three categories.
Jonty Bassil finally secured his first gold medal in the men’s 1st kyu and above competition. Three fine ippons also saw him pick up 30 points towards his Dan grade.
Brother and sister Ben and Chloe Lymer both fought in the junior red & yellow belt competition. This was Ben’s first event, and he did well to hold his own in a surprisingly aggressive group. Chloe battled back from a loss in her first fight to collect a silver medal like her brother.
Michael Churcher continued his transition across to adult judo competing in the men’s blue and under competition. He beat off a strong challenge from a Scorpion player, throwing and holding for a cumulative score. Osaka’s Harrison Grist was once again Mike’s nemesis, leaving Mike in a well deserved 2nd place.
Well done everyone.
Once again we made our annual appearance at the school summer fair. With ALL displays being programmed indoors this year, we opted for a smaller mat and a reduced number of players compared to previous years.
A brilliant, slightly ad libbed demo was provided by Kev Jones, Chloe Lymer, Maya and Mieszko Polak and Amy Roberts.
Chloe, Maya and Amy also demonstrated some of the self defence movements from Goshin-Jitsu, with Tony as uke.
We’d also like to say thank you to current and previous club members who watched, and helped to put down and put away mats – Toby Winfield, Ben Lymer and Sophie Rogerson.
Michael Churcher was our sole representative at this years’ Kent International.
Making his debut at his new weight of -73kg (and only by a few grams…), Michael showed that all his recent hard work has been paying off, returning with a bronze medal.
1 day, 2 players, 3 medals….
Michael Churcher made his senior debut today in the South Coast Senior Blue & Under competition.
After picking up a silver medal in his own weight, Michael then competed in an open weight event, adding a bronze medal to his tally.
Chloe Lymer competed in the South Coast Yellow & Under competition, winning a well deserved bronze medal with a confident performance of attacking judo.
Hampshire Judo enjoyed a successful at the Intercounty tournament on Sunday.
Chloe and Michael were in the thick of the action, Chloe scoring two excellent wins to help the girls’ team to a well deserved place. Michael and the boys came in third.
Full results can be found on the Hampshire Judo Facebook page.
Hampshire players will be competing in the Southern Area intercounty team tournament on Sunday 5th May.
Men, women, boys and girls will take on teams from Kent, Sussex and Surrey in this annual event that is one of the highlights of the Southern Area calendar.
This year’s event is being held at Worthing Leisure Centre, with action on the mat due to start at around 9.30am.
Two players who train at the club will be taking part – Michael Churcher and Chloe Lymer. We wish them and the rest of the team Good Luck!
Previous Court Lane representatives in Hampshire Team:
Players who train at the Club enjoyed a great day of Judo at Saturday’s Hampshire Closed.
Chloe Lymer was the first to fight, at -32kg. She was narrowly defeated in her first contest, but stormed back with an ippon scoring seoi nage in her next contest. A win in her third contest put her into top spot in her group of 4 and secured her a GOLD medal.
Jack Rogerson made his first judo outing in a couple of years. Jack fought his way out of his pool in 2nd place to enter the knock out stages, with some great ippon scores from both tachi waza and ne waza. In the final four, Jack was thrown for ippon and had to settle for bronze at -46kg.
Our last contestant was Michael Churcher, at -66kg. Michael made an emphatic start, throwing his first opponent for ippon. He followed this up with another two great maximum scoring throws to set up a deciding contest against Osaka’s Harrison Grist. Mike defeated Grist in last year’s tournament, but it was Grist’s turn to dominate this year, leaving Mike to settle for a well deserved silver.
Coaches and players from the Club also participated in the training session held with the visiting players from Jersey, to round off a memorable weekend of Judo.
Our 32nd winner on the Portsmouth Lottery has just been announced!
Players are competing for a chance to win a prize of £25,000. With 32 winners over 125 draws, we are averaging a winner every 4 draws – although the big prize is still outstanding!
Proceeds from each ticket we sell come back to Club, with a further percentage being used to support other good causes in Portsmouth.
Remember, you need to be in it, to win it!
