On Sunday was the 4th Westerleigh Judokwai Inter-club Friendly Regional Judo Event were we had many people from the club attend, but this time we also had players from Wales and the Midlands attend. A good day was had by all and look forward to our next competition!

Below is the list of pools and results from all the fights at Sunday's competition.

On Sunday was the Class Masters Christmas Event held at Tonbridge. We had 14 members enter the competition who were, Edward, Josh, Leon, Izzy, Caitlin, Jessie, Oliver, Guy, Ethan, Guy, Harry, Theo, Bradley, Jamie and Nicole.

Edward had 4 fights, sadly lost them all but came away with bronze.

Josh had 4 fights, sadly also lost them, but really put a good fight. He came away with bronze and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Leon had 4 fights, lost them all, but also put up a good fight. He came away with bronze aswell and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Izzy had 4 fights, lost them all, but fought like a little trooper and also managed to get out of a hold down. She came away with bronze and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Caitlin had 4 fights, lost them all, and came away with bronze aswell and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Jessie had 4 fights, won the first, but lost the others, and came away with bronze.

Oliver had 4 fights, lost his first three, but won his last fight, and also came away with bronze.

Guy had 4 fights, lost first two, but came back to win his last two. He came away with bronze and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Ethan had 3 fights, won his first three fights, but sadly lost his last fight and came away with bronze.

Harry had 5 fights, won his first three fights, lost his fourth, but came back to win his last. He came away with silver and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Theo had 4 fights, won all 4 and came away with gold and a 'Spirit of Judo'.

Jamie had 4, won all 4 and came away with gold.

Nicole had also 4 fights, won all 4 and came away with gold.

 

On Sunday was the South Coast Open Junior Championships at Worthing. We had 5 members from the club enter who were, Billy, Bradley, Andrew, Jamie & Emma.

 

Billy had 2 fights, sadly lost them both but really enjoyed the day as it was his first competition outside of Tonbridge.

Bradley had 4 fights, lost his first 3 fights, but then came back and won the last fight. Again, like Billy, this was Bradley's first competition outside of Tonbridge.

'Both boys did themselves, the club, and myself proud as not only have they branched out to a different comp and a new environment, but they looked at as their next step in their judo career and have set it their target to come back to Worthing for more bigger competitions. Well done!' - Larry

 

Jamie had 2 fights, lost both of them but put a brilliant effort for this first competition.

Andrew had 3 fights, won his first, but lost his last two, and showed a good performance, even though he'd not been to a competition for a while.

Emma had 3 fights, lost them all, but was fighting girls 2-3 belts higher then her own, and gave it her all!

On Sunday was the Class Master Summer Event which was held at Tonbridge. We had 4 players enter this competition which were, Edward, Jesse, Caitlin & Jamie.

Edward had 4 fights, lost them all but came away with bronze and a Spirit Of Judo.

Jesse had 4 fights, also lost them and came away with bronze and a Spirit Of Judo.

Caitlin had 4 fights, also lost them and came away with bronze.

Jamie had 5 fights, fought really well winning 4 of his fights and losing one resulting him coming away with a silver.