PSUK Judo Training Weekend Saturday 25th to Sunday 27th November 2011 

 

This very successful weekend saw members of PSUK judo and our friends in 

the Welsh Judo Association (WJA) come together at the Sport Wales National 

Centre in Cardiff (formally the Welsh Institute of Sport), this was the second of 

PSUK’s training weekends for 2012 ending the 2012 calendar on a high note.  

 

Friday saw the judo players meeting in the Olympic dojo for randori; this 

involved over 80 judoka from PSUK, WJA including guests from France who 

had entertained a PSUK team at a recent Paris tournament.  The randori 

taken by PSUK National Coaches Chris Hunt ,Andy Moss and Darren Dean 

saw a very high level of judo being performed, ending at 8pm when those in  

residence for the weekend enjoyed an excellent supper at the nearby Holiday 

Inn. 

 

Saturday commenced at 10am with a high quality technical coaching session 

lead by Craig Ewers the Welsh National Coach, it is the policy of PSUK Judo 

to bring internationally recognised coaching to our members, Craig certainly 

British Police and Wales had everyone loudly supporting their teams, with filled this request. Following lunch a home international team match between 

Wales being the eventual winner, British Police were certainly weakened by 

players being absent through injury  and duty commitments , but that takes 

nothing away from a very good victory by an ever strengthening  Welsh team. 

Thanks here to Andy Grand PSUK Tournament Director for running the team 

event, supported by Mitchell Allen  from Wales with Graham Bayley refereeing 

to his usual high standard.

 

 

A further quality technical session followed the team event, again taken by 

Craig to whom PSUK are indebted for his high standard of demonstration. 

The day finished with another opportunity for the players to practise their 

existing and newly learnt skills in randori. 

 

Saturday evening saw old and new friends enjoying dinner at the Holiday Inn 

swapping stories of the day, making memories which will be remembered long 

after the bruises have faded. 

 

Sunday morning gave those with any energy left the opportunity to progress 

through their judo grade with success at Kyu and Dan grade. 

 

A very enjoyable and successful weekend coming from the joint partnership of 

PSUK Judo and the Welsh Judo Association proving once again the wisdom 

of forming the Memorandum of Understanding signed between PSUK Judo 

and the WJA.  

The only downside of the weekend was the absence of Alan Petherbridge 

MBE 9th

 Dan who is recovering from a virus, Alan is a PSUK Honorary 

National Coach and the Technical Adviser  for the WJA ,a former Olympian 

and European Champion, Alan’s support to Welsh  and Police judo remains 

truly valued .