Last night we had our area Christmas judo competition and annual awards presentation.

 

The competition was one of the busiest we have had prompting perhaps a move to a bigger venue for next year. It is brilliant to see all the area clubs so well represented. 

 

Well done to all who took part, the standard of judo was as good as ever.  There were several fights that were over in seconds with some excellent ippon throws as well as some longer and very hard fought fights.  This is very encouraging for all of next years competitions that we hope will be just as well attended by our area.

 

As usual our annual awards were presented after the competition and our special congratulations go to the following trophy winners for 2010.

 

Paul Robinson's Best Technique Award winner is Oliver Avison (koshi-guruma).

Mark Avison's Judo Student of the Year winner is Kirsten Wales.

Darren Weaver's Karate Student of the Year winner is Abbie Mosley.

Adi Mellers Continued Effort Trophy winner is Mark Miles.

Nigel Deakin's Determination and Improvement Trophy winner is James Marriott.

Sensei Keith Henson's Fighting Spirit Award winner is Sam Hind.

Sensei Charles Fletcher Trophy winner is Gareth Davis. 

 

   

 

A big well done to all the Juniors in the area that took their gradings during December.  You all worked hard and the standard was very good.

 

It is brilliant to see Harry Nugent, George Nugent, Lewis Butler, Kirsten Wales and Shauna Radford all get to yellow belt. Next grading should see several others get to yellow too.

 

Congratulations also go to Ashley French on getting his senior 5th kyu and to Nicola Cartwright on passing her grading and being promoted to senior 4th kyu.

 

There were also several grades awarded at our annual Christmas party some to the surprise of the recipients. So again more congratulations go to Shannon Stevenson for junior blue, James Marriott for senior brown and especially to Ian Crichton on his 1st Dan.

 

There were also two very special 4th Dan grades awarded on that night. One to Sensei Paul Robinson for judo and other to Sensei Darren Weaver for karate. Very well done to them both for achieving such high grades.

 

Next year promises to be see the standard of martial arts in the area continue to rise so we look forward to lots more hard work and dedication from all. And once more congratulations to you all and thanks for all the hard work you have obviously been putting in.

Following the recent success of our juniors at their nationals, the seniors have done equally well.  Four competitors went to compete and they brought back five medals.

 

Mark Avison	Men's Under 90KG	Gold
	Men's Open Weight	Gold
Nicola Cartwright	Women's Under 78KG	Gold
Lorraine Temple	Women's Under 78KG	Silver
James Marriott	Men's Under 66KG	Bronze

 

Congratulations to them all.  Proof that working hard in training really pays off, fantastic results. 

Congratulations to all our juniors on a fantastic nationals this year.  A brilliant day was had by all with some excellent judo - they are a credit to themselves and the area.  We took 17 competitors and brought back 12 medals!

 

Name	Weight	Medal/Place
Kizzi-Mae Lavery	Under 8 U28kg	Gold
Brandon Butler	Under 8 U35kg	Gold
Hannah Shaw	U40kg	Gold
Shannon Stevenson	U52kg	Gold

Isaac Avison	Under 8 U20kg	Silver
Rhys Temple	U30kg	Silver
Aaron Vasey	U55kg	Silver
Oliver Avison	Under 8 U25kg	Bronze 3rd
Amy Gill	U28kg	Bronze 3rd

We would like to thank all who attended our club competition on the 4th July. The day was very well supported by the area and also by those who travelled to us for the day from Newcastle, Lincolnshire and York as well as even further a-field.

 

A fantastic day was had and we hope you all enjoyed you day as much as we did. The standard of judo was superb and behaviour of all the kids (and adults!) exceptional.

 

We would like to thank all those who helped us on the day by refereeing, timekeeping, signing people in, handing out trophies, organising refreshments and moving mats. 

 

Thanks again. Please come and join us once more in September for what is shaping up to brilliant martial arts weekend.

The Notts and Derby area's first squad training session took place on Sunday 7th February.  Training was lead by Sensei Paul Davies and was a very successful day.

 

Well done and a big thank you to all who participated. Lots of fun was had by all who attended and some excellent judo was demonstrated and practiced.

 

Hopefully those who couldn't attend will be able to come to the next session due to take place on Sunday 14th March at the same location, Thoresby Park Judo Club, Perlethorpe.

 

Finally we would like to extend our thanks to the four people who travelled from Gainsborough to join and support us for the day.  They were more than welcome and we hope to see them again at future squad sessions and area events.

Well done to the five competitors from Notts and Derby Area who went to the senior nationals on Sunday 15th November. It was a fantastic day with all bringing home medals from every contest entered. The standard of judo was very good and all worked hard for their result. They are as follows:

 

 

Aimee Bullock	Women's mixed weight group	4th Bronze
Charlotte Hooley	Women's mixed weight group	Gold
Gary Harpham	Men's under 90kg	4th Bronze
James Marriot	Men's under 60Kg Men's under 60kg Open	Gold  Gold
Mark Avison	Men's under 90kg   Dan Grade Open	Gold  Silver

Congratulations to everyone who went to the Bushido Junior Judo Nationals in High Wycombe on Sunday.  A good day was had by all with some excellent judo from everybody.

 

Well done to Brandon and Lewis Butler, Mark Miles, Daniel Anderson, Joe Crichton and Sean Temple who all fought hard in their categories.

 

Congratulations also go to the following medal winners:

 

Name	Medal
Joshua Alton-Smith	Gold
Connor Davis	Silver
Rhys Temple	Silver
Shannon Stevenson	Silver
Shauna Radford	Bronze 3rd
Will Anderson	Bronze 4th
Sam Anderson	Bronze 4th
Ben Allan	Bronze 4th

 

Congratulations to Darren Weaver and Nigel Deakin who both recieved their Dan grade on 6th October.  They were both presented with their certificates and black belts by Sensei Charles Fletcher at Warsop Judo Club.

 

It is great to see all their hard work and determination pay off and for them both to move along and make space for some more kyu grades on the mat.

 

Well done again to Nigel and Darren.