Kaiden Southey and Dylan Butcher represented the Club at the Hampshire Red & Yellow Belt tournament on 30 April.
Both players fought against competitors much higher graded than themselves but gave a good account of themselves.
Fighting in a pool of 4, Kaiden returned with a bronze medal, whilst Dylan was eliminated from the competition after two fights in a knock out with repechage format.
Entry closes on Monday 24 April for the Hampshire Red & Yellow Belt competition.
We are hoping for a good entry from the Club – there are a lot of players who would benefit from this competition experience.
Please note that this is NOT a Rumble – competitors will fight through to a final four with medals for gold, silver and bronze positions.
Kaiden Southey was the only member of the Club to compete at the recent Northern Home Counties Red & Yellow Belt Rumble, held at the High Wycombe Judo Centre.
Kaiden was one of the smallest and least experienced players to take part.
Whilst he was to finish outside the medals, Kaiden gave a good account of himself, with two good performances.
Players should now be looking to take part in the Hampshire Red & Yellow Belt competition to be held at the end of April.
Entry is now open for the Hampshire Red & Yellow Belt Closed, to be held on 30 April at Fleming Park Leisure Centre.
Entry forms can be found on the Hampshire Judo website.
Please note, this competition is being held AFTER our planned grading dates (we weren’t advised of dates). If any 6th mon players wish to compete, we are happy to grade these players only after the competition.
Action from 2009 Hampshire Open
With a singular lack of fanfare, dates have appeared on the Hampshire Judo website for 2017 competitions.
With the redesign of Fleming Park Leisure Centre and lack of storage for Hampshire’s mats, the hunt is on for a suitable home for forthcoming competitions.
Dean training in Royan 2016
Dean Smith made his competition debut for the Club, competing at the South Coast Senior Kyu & Dan Open in Worthing on 19 February.
In a very evenly matched group, Dean won one and lost two contests.
Well done Dean!
Previous Red Belt Rumble Medallists
There is still time for our red belt ninjas to enter the Northern Home Counties Red Belt Rumble, to be held at High Wycombe Judo Centre on 18 March.
Closing date for this event is 11 March.
Details of other forthcoming local competitions can be found here.
Southern Area have posted their events for 2017, full details can be found at www.sajudo.org.uk.
Here are some of the highlights over the next few months:
February
March
April
May
June
July
Due to the redevelopment of Fleming Park leisure centre, dates and venues for Hampshire competitions are still to be comfirmed.
Jack Rogerson was our sole representative at the South Coast Junior Green Belt & Under tournament held in Worthing on 22 January.
Like Azhar last year, he found this a tough competition, and despite a valiant performance, was out fought by more experienced competitors from clubs such as Moberley and Osaka.
Just a quick reminder of the competitions running this month, that we published before Christmas – there may still be time to enter if you are quick!
