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St Ives Judo Club News
Senior medal winners at the BJA Cornish Championships July 2008
Alice Piper who won the silver medal at the BJA Cornish Championships in July 08
St Ives did exceptionally well at the Cornish Championships held at Penzance Leisure Centre on the 24th of February bagging 14 medals in total.
All the Cornish clubs took part and some came from further afield, Neil Corin took 2 Golds winning his weight and the open Championship, Josh Holmes took the Gold in the Espoirs event, Charlie Bizley took the Gold in the youth , and Kyle Petzing took the Gold in the under 30 Kg category.
Silver medals went to Alice Piper, Zac Lewis, and Isabella Taylor, and Bronze medals to Hattie Davies, Ed Holmes, Joshua Rowe, Joel Ninnis, Tom Scanlan, and Connor Greenfield.
Course and Grading 10th and 11th of November 2007-11-06
The course is to be held at Pool school Redruth and the main instructors will be Fran and Neil Roode from North Devon,
The Grading for all Grades will be held on the Sunday, don’t forget to take your Grading books and juniors must take their signed blue technique book or you will be examined for theory and questions, and have to demonstrate throws and hold for your grade.
Although there has been no Judo activity at the club during the summer holidays the clubs business must still be done.
This means work for Nina and Ann and others exchanging phone calls and signing cheques to make sure bills are paid, and filling out the necessary forms needing to be completed, members should always be aware of the good work that goes on all the time behind the scenes to keep the club going.
Sensei John took a session at the Hayle Judo Clubs summer school again during August; the summer school was well attended and was again a great success.
Don’t forget that we will be having our own club championships in September and help will be required from members and friends to organise and assist on the day and before, if you feel you can help in any way or if you have any suggestions that you feel would be helpful, please get in touch.
Watch the web site for categories and prizes that will be available and details of the event.
The club closed for the summer season on Friday night the 20th of July with two full classes the primaries and juniors all enjoying their evening and broke up waiting to return on Friday September the 7th.
Once again the Lions club President Mr Keith Sturdy accompanied by Lions member Mr Derek Chapman visited the club and presented the Lions club shield for the most improved junior player, and gave the club a cheque for £100.
The Lions Club have supported the Judo clubs work with young people for many years and their help is greatly appreciated by the club committee and members.
This year the shield was awarded to William Taylor who was congratulated by Sensei John Couch senior club coach who said William always practices hard, is polite and helpful, attended two classes a week, and is always willing to help with the younger children, everyone will agree that William is well deserving of the shield this year.
Judo Grading
15 junior and primary members of St Ives Judo Club attended the area
grading held at Penzance leisure Centre on the 23rd of June.
This was the first time the Cornwall area has used this venue for an
area grading which was well attended by all the areas clubs.
The area president John Couch 6th Dan the senior assessor for the
grading was very pleased with the turnout and standard of Judo
throughout the day.
St Ives Members Graded were,
Primaries
Tom Scanlon who received praise from assessor Janet Williams for his
lovely controlled techniques was double grade to one blue tab.
Jimmy Collins 3 Green Tabs, Kieran Oberhansili 3 green, Josh
Martindale 2 Green, Rory Whitehead 2 green Sampson Leach 2 Green,
Zack Lewis 2 Green, , Cory Clark 1 Green,
Juniors
Evan Morris Yellow 1 Orange, Isabella Taylor Yellow 1 Orange, Billy
Picken Yellow 2orange, Tom Chandler Sam Chandler, Josh Manley Orange
Belt, Jacob Leach Orange 2 Green William Taylor Orange 3 Green.
The Club practices on Mondays Juniors 7 -8 and seniors from 8 - 9-30
and Fridays Primaries “under 10”at 7pm – 7-45 juniors 7-45 – 8-45.
New members can apply at the club or ring 10736 795400
Friday the 18th of May 2007
Fridays Junior practice was well attended, after the exercises taken
by William Taylor most of the evening was taken up by junior Randori
both ground work and Standing (see photo gallery) at the end of the
evening Sensie John presented the cider Jug given to the club by the
German team who came over at Easter to the player of the month Zac
Lewis.
For your diary June 23rd Grading
An area grading is being held at St Clare leisure Centre Penzance on
Sunday the 23rd of June for all grades anyone wishing to try for Dan
grade should make sure their Kata is signed up. The grading is
starting with Primaries in the morning, 9 30 am start for white
belts, make sure to get your name down as soon as possible.
Junior Yellow belts should make sure to get their grading books
signed up for their grade or they will have to demonstrate their
syllabus work on the day.
Any green belt Juniors or seniors wishing to get their kata signed
up should see sensie John as soon as possible, special lessons can
be arranged if need be
Cider Jug
We have been presented with a very nice inscribed Cider Jug from the
German team who visited us at Easter; it is proposed to use this as
a monthly prize.
It will be fought for each month the winner will hold it for a month
returning it to be presented again to the next winner.