Back to work!
After a nice long break we are back to training.
There are lots of events for us to attend and not long to train for them. With the weather getting better we can look forward to some great evening training.
Sunday remains our technical session and Tuesday the more open Randori based session. Both are open to all levels.
See you soon!
Legacy -81kg Challenge Results!
Sunday 6th April 2014.
Thanks to the support of Lendrum’s Driving School and Legacy Sportswear we were able to run a fantastic event where all the participants were able to have plenty of contests and the winners receive prizes.
- Winner : Wayne Patterson (Priory)
- Second : Calum Rollo (Southampton Uni)
- Third = : Ilya Kalugin (Team Solent)
- Third = : Warren Spreadbury
A big thank you to those who attended and supported this event. Especially the volunteer officials and of course the good people who helped lay the tatami.
Video footage of the event will be edited this week and put online as soon as possible
Legacy Southampton -81kg Challenge (April 6th 2014)
On April 6th 2104 we shall be hosting a small competition for senior men -81kg. This will be an individual competition, Knockout with repechage (all players will get a minimum of two fights). ONLINE ENTRY VIA PAYPAL AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Venue: St Marys Leisure Centre, Southampton. Time: 1:30pm Weigh-in, 2:00-6:00pm competition. Entry Fee: £10 – Paid online in advance. * No cheques * Numbers: We have space for 26 athletes. As well as a great afternoon of Judo; there will be demonstrations from local Aikido, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu clubs as well as the Southampton Solent University Ravens Cheerleading squad. We also have a professional sound system arranged. We are also pleased to announce that we have over £200 in prizes for the competition thanks to our generous sponsors Legacy Sports Wear, who as well as supporting us support judoka Nathon Burns. You can pay the £10 entry fee to Lance Wicks in cash in advance, or online using the PayPal form below:
.
February Update
The year is now fully back into the swing of things and attendance numbers are back to normal almost; a few regular faces are missing still enjoying a break perhaps; but new faces are joining us each week at the moment which is fantastic.
We participated in round 4 of the Hampshire Judo Team Championships on February 2nd; with mixed results. Ionella again won the womens category; receiving some praise this time round for the technical improvements she has made since joining us last year.
Player of the day was Rafal who returns to competitive Judo after a 20(ish) year break from playing Judo. His third contest was exceptional; he was down by a yuko, but did not give up! He fought valiantly and it was looking like a loss until he turned it around in a moment catching his opponent with a beautiful Ippon throw for the victory!
We have also enjoyed visiting Ringwood Judo Club and Camberley Judo Club to extend our experiences and also to help our players competing in the British Universities National Championships prepare. Both clubs have made us feel very welcome and it was also a pleasure to host a visit from Ringwood Judo Club at St Marys.
Coming up we have the British Universities Championships on February 22nd where we have three people competing. Then the fifth and final round of the Hampshire Team Championships (March 2nd) where we hope we might be able to bridge the gap between us and Holbrook Judo club to reclaim third place in the county. It will be a tough job but with the progress people are making it might just happen.
The international season starts this weekend also, with the Paris Grand Slam and club coach Lance Wicks will be attending many events again this year. Starting with the Rome Continental Open in Rome. We hope to be able to announce details of a “viewing party” shortly where we shall be getting together to watch an international event together on the big screen via htp://ippon.tv
A big thank you to all our visitors and to the new people joining us and keeping us growing. Of course a just as big thank you to the regulars who come and make the club the fun (if exhausting) training it is!
Thank you Ringwood Judo Club
Last night we had a visit from the Ringwood Judo Club, who brought a strong cadre of players to join our Tuesday night Randori session.
They came in response to our invitation via Facebook to all Hampshire Judo clubs and players to visit on a Tuesday night. We are inviting people as we are preparing the university student members of the club for the BUCS National Championships in February.
To further our progresison we will also be visiting other clubs in the build up to BUCS. Starting with a visit to Camberley Judo Club this Friday and then Ringwood Judo Club on Wednesday (be sure to tell Lance if you would like to come).
So a big thank you to all those from Ringwood who came and visited us and helped our team prepare; we appreciate your friendship and look forward to visiting you next week!
Welcome to 2014
Welcome to 2014!
The club starts back on January 7th 2014 at 8pm as normal.
Tuesday is an open training session, primarily randori with coaching as required. Sunday will be the more technical session of the week and be the main time we work on syllabus and techniques.
We have some big events on the calendar over the first quarter of the year so we will be doing additional training for those interested. We compete almost immediately on February 2nd.
As always, novices are very very welcome. You can come to either session.
Womens team extend their dominance.
Our womens team has been extending the dominance they are showing in the Hampshire Judo Team Championships by winning the London Universities Judo Open on the 24th of November.
Laura won the -57kg category despite and Ionela the +78kg category.
The event was well attended with players from as far away as Scotland and Northern Ireland attending. The team as a whole put in great performances (Ilya narrowly missing out on Bronze and Sergei having toughest day and just missing out on a Bronze medal match).
With the third round of the Hampshire Judo Team Championships on the 1st of December on “home turf” at St Marys Leisure Centre (2pm) we hope for a good result to lift us from our fouth place back into the top 3.
Women hold top spot at Hampshire Team Championships
The club recently participated in the second round of the Hampshire Team Championships. Our men formed a combined team with Southampton University and managed to secure third place whilst our women again won the day.
This month it was the turn of our rookie sensation Ionela Nane to claim first place in the female open weight event. Under the watchful eye of team mate Laura Day (last months winner) Ionela fought her way past the other athletes to claim top spot when she reversed last months result against Eleanor Stephens of AWE Judo Club.
Sadly as we had to share points with Southampton University, we slipped one place in the overall standings and now sit 1 point behind Southampton University in fourth place.
This is the second month in a row that we have claimed the top position in the female category, so we are building a reputation as a strong training centre for female Judo players! The next round is on December 1st and we hope to field a full team and claw our way higher in the standings!
Training session with Danny Murphy
A big thank you to Danny Murphy for coming and coaching last night.
All who came left exhausted and smiling after an amazing session. As well as being a strong player he is one of the higher qualified coaches in the area. He is the county squads manager and he really put us all through a tough work out.
It was perfect preparation for this weekend when the club again competes in the Hampshire Judo Team Championships. We are aiming to increase our overall position from third place which hold presently.
My favourite quote of the night from one of our female members was
Pure Insanity 😛
