Brett throws for ippon Kent International 2004
Entry is now open for this year’s Kent International.
Now firmly established at the Medway Centre in Gillingham, the competition celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
The club has taken several medals over the years, Azhar Baree being the most recent medallist in 2015.
Online entry is now open for the 2019 Hampshire Closed, with categories for -16 and senior.
The competition will be held on Saturday 6th April at Places Leisure, Fleming Park, Eastleigh.
Competitors must be registered to represent Hampshire.
This will form the squad for 2019-2020 from which players will be picked to represent Hampshire at the inter-counties team competition on 5th May in Sussex.
There are lots of competition opportunities coming up, for both adult and junior players!
Don’t forget, Hampshire has already published a list of forthcoming events right through to 2020!
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.
Hampshire Judo has announced its draft calendar for the next two years.
Some dates are still to be confirmed, and may change slightly, but good to get these in the diary for next year now. Please note that next year’s Closed is scheduled for a Saturday.
Competitions (all at Fleming Park)
Closed – Saturday 6th April 2019
Red and Yellow Belt rumble – Sunday 7th July 2019
Open – Sunday 27th October 2019
Closed – Sunday 29th March 2020
Open – Sunday 25th Oct 2020
Dan Gradings 2019
Sunday 27th January – TBC
Sunday 28 April (Easter is the week before)
Sunday 18 August (Bank Holiday is the weekend after)
Squad training tbc
January – Salisbury
February – Andover
February – Aldershot (Southern Area training)
3rd March – Fleming Park
7th April – Fleming Park
Please note that there has been a change of date and venue for the November Hampshire squad session.
This is to enable players to compete in the South Coast Open.
The next session will now be held on Sunday 25th November, at Brune Park Community School in Gosport. As always, the session will start at 10am.
The guest coach for this session will be Sarah Hopkins.
The closing date for the Hampshire Open is fast approaching – don’t forget to get those entries in!
It’s shaping up to be a busy Autumn term.
Details of Hampshire squad sessions (for juniors and adults) have already been published.
Some competitions have been announced that should be of interest:
Entry forms have now been released for the Hampshire Red and Yellow Belt Open on 15 July.
There are categories for juniors (-16), youth (14-18) and adults.
The competition will be held at Judo Club Osaka, in Aldershot. There is limited parking! Please look to travel together wherever possible.
Details can be found at https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/event/hampshire-red-and-yellow-belt-open/
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