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Hampshire Closed success

Players associated with the club put on a great performance at Sunday’s Hampshire Closed.

Ania Cardamas in the girl’s u36kg category delivered a silver medal winning performance. In a pool of 4., she beat her first opponent, holding for ippon, then scored a dominant performance, winning by 4 yukos, over her second opponent. She lost to the eventual gold medallist, being thrown for ippon with tsuri goshi.

Azamat Iiyassov, who also trains at Priory JC, competed in the men’s u90 2nd kyu and under category. In a similiar size group as Ania, all players ended up equal with 2 wins and 2 losses. Aza was deemed to be the winner by virtue of the fastest ippon score.

Both players are now eligible for selection for Hampshire team to compete in the forthcoming Southern Area team tournament.

Congratulations to both players!

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Could you become a Court Lane Judo Club legend?

Court Lane Judo Club historically has a proud competition record, with numerous medallists at County level, as well as county, national and international success – including a Commonwealth gold medallist and IJF world tour appearances.

We’d love to see a strong club presence again at the Hampshire Championships – the entry form is available now at the Southern Area Judo website. Results at the County Championships and attendance at Hampshire squad will be used to determine selection for the Hampshire team at the Southern Area team tournament on 10 May – the club has provided many players for this event in the past – Brett Caswell, Andy Gould, Lewis Dolman, Isla Savellis-Fry and Chloe Lymer to name a few.

The Southern Area Judo calendar is your go to resource for events in Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent. For details of events across the country as a whole, check out the calendar on the British Judo calendar.

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Only one more Hampshire training session before County Championships

The next Hampshire training session will be held at The Judo Company, Test Valley School in Stockbridge, on Sunday 8 February. This is the last training session before the County Championships on 22 March.

This will be a randori based session.

The session will start at 1000 and run through until midday. The usual £5 mat fee will apply.

The session is open to all Hampshire players, junior and senior.

Please arrive in time to change and register and be on the mat for a 1000 start.

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Have you got your entry in for the Hampshire Closed yet?

Hampshire Closed medallists 2005 – Owen Jones, Ben and Joe Garside, Lewis Dolman

Don’t forget to enter the 2025 Hampshire Closed – entry is open now via the Southern Area website.

Court Lane has a proud record in the Hampshire Closed, Chloe Lymer being our most recent medallist in 2023. We also won medals in in 2022 (Chloe and Lewis Hook, with Michael Churcher just missing out in the seniors).

Isla Savellis-Fry was a silver medallist in 2018.

For further inspiration check out Jack Rogerson’s 10 fight epic, Azhar Baree’s bronze medals in 2014 and 2015 and this update from the archives.

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Squad session this weekend

Hampshire Judo will be running a squad session this Sunday, 21 April.

The session will be held at Fleming Park Leisure Centre (Places for People) in Eastleigh.

The session will run from 1000-1200 and is open to all players.

This will be the final session prior to the Hampshire Closed and will be a great chance to get some extra practice. (Entry for the Hampshire Closed closes Sunday – get those entries in!).

Dan grades are free, there is a £5 mat fee for sho, mon and kyu grades.

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One week left to enter Hampshire Closed!

Brett at GB World Cup 2007

There’s only one week left to enter the Hampshire Closed, so get those entries in.

Success at this event has been the launchpad for our players to achieve County, Area, National, and Commonwealth success!

Entry forms can be found on the Southern Area website.

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Hampshire Closed 2024

Just a reminder, as we mentioned in a previous post – entry is now open to the 2024 Hampshire Closed.

A medal here may qualify you to represent Hampshire in the Southern Area interCounty tournament.

The Hampshire Closed has been the launchpad for many of our players who have gone on to great success.

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Squad session this weekend

Hampshire training session will again be held this weekend, it is open to players across all categories, i.e.

  • Under 16
  • Kyu grades
  • Dan grades

A three mat system will be in place this weekend to allow for the growing numbers of attendees.

The Hampshire Championships are fast approaching, so this is a great opportunity to get some extra training in.

The session will run this Sunday (3 March) at Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh from 1000 – 1200, a £5 mat fee applies.

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Easter break brings first medals of 2023

The Easter break was bookended by excellent competition results.

Chloe Lymer regained her Hampshire title at the Hampshire Closed held in Eastleigh at the beginning of the holiday. Three straight wins saw her comfortably secure the gold medal.

Chloe has upped her training regime, and is now also training at the renowned Camberley Judo Club.

Connor McCormack and Harry Webb made their competition debuts at the red and yellow belt event organised by Holbrook Judo Club. Connor came within a hair’s breadth of securing gold, but eventually had to settle for silver. Harry Webb secured a well deserved bronze medal.

Well done everyone!

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Entry open for Hampshire Closed

Entry is now open for this year’s Hampshire Closed. As usual, the Closed will form part of the selection for the team chosen to represent Hampshire in the Southern Area intercounty tournament.

This year’s event is an u16 competition only, and will be held on 2 April at Places Leisure, in Eastleigh. Online entry form can be found on the Southern Area Judo website.

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