This weekend promises to be a busy one for Club members!
Firstly, there is a randori session at Holbrook Judo club on the Saturday morning.
On the same day, adult players will be competing in the Kyu Grade Cup at High Wycombe, whilst Sunday sees players competing in the Hampshire Split Grade event.
Good luck to all players taking part. Whatever the result – enjoy!
Entry for the Hampshire Split Grade competition on 5 October closes Monday 29 September… it is probably too late for a postal application, but entries can still be made online at http://www.onlineentries.co.uk/events/hampshire.
We’d love to see a strong Court Lane entry, we have some very capable players in the Club who really could achieve great things with the right support.
Regrettably the County randori planned for 20 September has had to be cancelled, due to circumstances beyond the control of the organiser.
Hopefully the October session will go ahead as planned.
We have made a slight change to our training schedules.
Moving forward, the 1800-1900 session on Tuesday and Thursday will be open to all Junior beginners (novice to top yellow), aged 5 years and above, rather than being restricted to players aged 5-7 years.
The closing date for this year’s South Coast Red & Yellow Belt Rumble is this Sunday, 14th September. As usual, the competition is held at Worthing Leisure Centre.
Competitors must have a valid licence, and have graded since 1 January 2014.
Hampshire Judo have announced the date of their next competition – the Split Grade competition for seniors and juniors will be held on Sunday 5 October at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Eastleigh.
The entry form is attached – good luck!
Weather permitting, tomorrow night’s session will run as planned.
We have changed the suggested parking arrangements however – the Portsbridge car park is quite hard to access when traffic is busy.
Therefore, we recommend that you park in either:
Tudor Crescent, Highbury – at the foot of the “Curly Wurly” bridge and walk over the bridge to join us; or
Peronne Road, Hilsea – access is via Military Road, in between the former bus depot and the News Centre. This is the other end of the “Curly Wurly” bridge.
Confused? Hopefully this map will help!
We will again be using the grassed areas just to the eastern side of bridge.
See you there!
Chris Sherrington celebrates his gold medal at Glasgow 2014
Now come and try this exciting Olympic and Commonwealth martial art for yourself!
Sessions recommence at Cosham’s Court Lane Judo Club on Thursday 4 September, with spaces available for children aged 5 years and over, and adults.
No special equipment is required, just the willingness to get stuck in and give it a go!
We’d love to see you on the mat, come and join us.
Marcus on the medal podium
Competing in the lightest, -27kg, weight category, Marcus benefitted from a bye in the first round, and followed up with a win by penalties in the second.
This put him into the semifinal, with his opponent withdrawing injured partway through the match.
In the final, Marcus’ opponent took advantage of a moment’s hesitation to secure a strong hold down and secure the win.
Aaron on the medal podium
Not only was this was Aaron’s competition debut, it was the first Special Needs event that Hampshire Judo has run. The competition was well attended, players with a variety of disabilities competing together.
As always, Aaron gave his all, and was awarded with a well deserved bronze medal.
