Congratulations to the following players who successfully completed their Judo Kids grading this week:
- Oliver Bernere – 2nd Sho
- Connor McCormack – 1st Sho
- Rebekah Bernere – 1st Sho
We will hold a Mon grading in July.
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Sho grading results
Sho gradings this week!
Don’t forget, Sho gradings for players aged 5 – 8 years will be taking place this week!
- Check your licence and membership is in date.
- Membership can be purchased from The Dojo on the BJA website.
- Bring your licence and record book to the club.
- Sho gradings are free of charge.
Good luck!
Mon grading to follow soon.
Sho gradings
We are planning to hold our first grading session for players aged under eight years and on the Judo Kids scheme shortly after the half term.
We have put aside Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th June to grade players to 1st and 2nd sho.
To grade, you must have an in date Judo Kids licence, and present it on the day. Sho gradings remain free of charge.
A mon grading for older players will be held in July.
Licences can be purchased with membership from the British Judo Association.
Autumn Grading
The next grading dates will be
- Tuesday 6th November
- Thursday 8th November
- Tuesday 13th November
- Thursday 15 November
Don’t forget to check out the grading resources on the British Judo website.
Your licence must be in date to grade, and presented at the grading. Licences can be renewed at the British Judo website.
Grading fees remain at £10 plus mat fee for mon and kyu grades.
Good luck everyone!
Further gradings success
Congratulations to our final two successful grading applicants from May:
Fletcher Ellis was promoted to 1st
Dean Spasov was promoted to 4th mon (yellow belt)
Autumn grading
We will be running gradings during the first two weeks of November:
Tuesday 4 November
Thursday 6 November
Tuesday 11 November
Thursday 13 November
We will issue a booking form during October for players to register their interest in grading.
Please make sure your BJA Membership is valid; it can be renewed online or over the telephone.
External examiner to assist with Club gradings
We are very pleased to confirm that Jon Patterson will be visiting the Club on Tuesday to help with gradings.
Jon is a very experienced Club Coach, having coached at Portsmouth Judo Club prior to its closure and now running Priory, as well as being one of Hampshire’s most successful Squad managers.
Jon is also a qualified examiner, having run many County gradings under the previous assessment scheme.
Having Jon visit to carry out some of the gradings will enable us to be confident that what we are delivering meets independent external validation and that grades awarded are a true reflection of ability.
