News for 2011

On Friday the 9th December 2011 a combined grading was held at Newent Judo Club where players from both Apollo and Newent were tested for their grades.

The following were the results of the grading, well done to all who took part.

MICHAEL ADDIS NOVICE to 2nd MON
MALYN DAVIS NOVICE to 1st MON
DANIEL JEROME NOVICE to 1st MON
TARRAN HASUK 1st MON to 2nd MON
LUCAS HOLFORD 1st MON to 2nd MON
OLIVER KING 1st MON to 2nd MON
CAMERON LAMB 1st MON to 2nd MON
JOSHUA COLE 3rd MON to 4th MON
DANIEL HILL 3rd MON to 4th MON
CHLOE PITT 3rd MON to 4th MON
ALFIE FRITH 4th MON to 5th MON
BENJAMIN JEROME 4th MON to 5th MON
CHRISTIAN JEROME 4th MON to 5th MON
REBECCA NORRIS-GIGLIO 7th MON to 8th MON
EVAN BARBER 9th MON to 10th MON
GEORGIA NEWTON 12th MON to 13th MON
IZABELLE BUTLER 13th MON to 14th MON
CARRIE NICHOLLS 14th MON to 15th MON

This was a very good event put on by the County of Gloucestershire who expressed their thanks to all at the club who gave their time to making the event a success.
We had a six entries from the club, all of whom performed well against stiff competition in their categories. The following players fought well and came away with medals:
Kameron butler - Silver
Tarran Hasuk - Silver
Evan Barber - Silver
Izzy Butler - Silver
Brodie Nicholls - Bronze

On Monday the 16th May 2011 a combined grading was held at Apollo Judo Club where players from both Apollo and Newent were tested for their grades.

The following were the results of the grading, well done to all who took part.

ELLIS GABLE NOVICE to 1st MON
TARRAN HASUK NOVICE to 1st MON
RHIANNON HILL NOVICE to 1st MON
LUCAS HOLFORD NOVICE to 1st MON
OLIVER KING NOVICE to 1st MON
CAMERON LAMB NOVICE to 1st MON
BRADLEY STRINGER NOVICE to 1st MON
NATHAN STRINGER NOVICE to 1st MON
JOSHUA COLE 2nd MON to 3rd MON
DANIEL HILL 2nd MON to 3rd MON
CHLOE PITT 2nd MON to 3rd MON
BENJAMIN JEROME 3rd MON to 4th MON
CHRISTIAN JEROME 3rd MON to 4th MON
REBECCA NORRIS-GIGLIO 6th MON to 7th MON
LUKE BAKER 7th MON to 8th MON
GEORGIA NEWTON 11th MON to 12th MON
IZABELLE BUTLER 12th MON to 13th MON
CARRIE NICHOLLS 13th MON to 14th MON
BRODIE NICHOLLS 13th MON to 14th MON
CHRISTOPHER GIGLIO 3rd KYU to 2nd KYU

There was a brilliant squad session at Marling School sports hall today as reported on by Izzy Butler.

On Saturday 5th March 2011 at Marling sports centre in Stroud a Gloucestershire junior squad session took place from 10:30am until 12pm. The session was taken by Bryan Butler, the junior squad coach.

At the squad session there were representatives from four different clubs in Gloucestershire, Bradley Stoke, Stroud, Dowty and Newent.

After limbering up with some fun exercises to get the blood pumping, we did some strength exercises using the belt and some general fitness and technique work.

The class was split in to two different groups based on size for the randori so that we could have a fight then rest. We began the tachiwaza randori with everyone mixing with other people from other clubs giving us new experiences and ways of fighting that we would not have unless we went to competitions. Each randori fight lasted 2 minutes and was challenging but enjoyable at the same time.

After tachiwaza randori we moved on to newaza randori which was also challenging, we did a few fights of newaza randori before doing newaza drills to help with newaza randori. To end the session we did some Pilates a leg exercise which strengthens the leg muscles.

The whole session was fun and enjoyable I was able to interact with other judo players from other clubs. Even though the session was tough it was exhilarating and fun. I can't wait for the next Gloucestershire junior squad session!!

Izzy Butler.

Access a copy of Izzy's report of the training session here.

At long last we can have a presence on the notice boards at the Newent Leisure Centre. Just Surveys Ltd,
the company of Sean Frith have agreed to sponsor the cost of a notice board.

You can see the link to Sean's company above or on the miscellaneous links page.

Certificates of participation:
Ellis Gable
Rhiannon Hill
Cameron Lamb
Chloe Pitt

Certificates of achievement:
Luke Baker : Gained his 5th, 6th and 7th mon.
Evan Barber : Gained his 8th and 9th mon and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Izabelle Butler : Gained her 10th, 11th and 12th mon.
Kameron Butler : Gained his 5th and 6th mon, got Bronze in Gloucestershire Open Championships and Gold in Bradley Stoke training/competition day.
Joshua Cole : Gained his 1st and 2nd mon.
Daniel Hill : Gained his 1st and 2nd mon.
Alfie Frith : Gained his 2nd, 3rd and 4th mon and got Bronze in Bradley Stoke training/competition day.
Samara Frith : Gained her 2nd, 3rd and 4th mon, took part in Gloucestershire Open Championships and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Benjamin Jerome : Gained his 1st, 2nd and 3rd mon and got Bronze in Bradley Stoke training/competition day.
Christian Jerome : Gained his 1st, 2nd and 3rd mon, took part in Gloucestershire Open Championships and got Silver in Bradley Stoke training/competition day.
Rhys Long : Gained his 11th mon and got Bronze in Gloucestershire Open Championships.
Georgia Newton : Gained her 11th mon.
Brodie Nicholls : Gained her 13th mon, took part in Gloucestershire Open Championships, got Bronze in Bradley Stoke training/competition day and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Carrie Nicholls : Gained her 13th mon and got Bronze in Gloucestershire Open Championships, got Bronze in Bradley Stoke training/competition and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Rebecca Norris : Gained her 4th, 5th and 6th mon, got Bronze in Bradley Stoke training/competition and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.

Josh Hope : Gained his 5th, 4th and 3rd Kyu and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Sean Frith : Gained his 2nd kyu and got Bronze in Clive Taylor Memorial Championships.
Chris Giglio : Gained his 4th and 3rd kyu and got Gold in Clive Taylor Memorial Championships.
Robin Jerome : Gained his 5th, 4th and 3rd kyu and got Silver in Clive Taylor Memorial Championships.
Guy Osborn : Gained his 3rd kyu and was selected for the West team event by Gloucestershire.
Tilia Turpin-West : Gained her 2nd kyu.

Attendance:
Brodie Nicholls : First 44/47
Carrie Nicholls : First 44/47
Alfie Frith : Second 43/47
Daniel Hill : Third 42/47
Benjamin Jerome : Fourth 40/47
Christian Jerome : Fourth 40/47

Junior Trophies:

Spirit of Judo : Samara Frith

Spirit of Judo : Kameron Butler

Coach player of the year : Carrie Nicholls

Club player of the year : Christian Jerome

Senior Trophies:

Spirit of Judo : Guy Osborn

Coach player of the year : Sean Frith

Club player of the year : Chris Giglio

Well done to them all.

Rhys Long - Gold
Samara Frith - Gold
Ben Jerome - Silver
Christian Jerome - Bronze
Alfie Frith - Bronze
Cameron Lamb - Bronze

Report from Samara Frith :
On Saturday I went to a judo competition and this is how it went.
When I weighed in I felt really nervous. When it was my first fight my heart started pounding as I got on the mat, but I won very quickly with a simple leg sweep. I got off the mat and my dad came to say well done.
When I got on the mat for the second time I was fighting a girl that was the first one to fight and won. I felt nervous but not as nervous as last time. Again I won with a leg sweep. Then my dad came to tell me if I win this one I get a gold.
When I got on the mat for the third time I went for a leg sweep but missed then I dropped to one knee stuck my other leg out and threw her and I had won. I got off the mat and my dad came and hugged me. I went back to my mum and she gave me a hug and said well done.
Then when everyone was finished they handed out the medals and I stood on a step and a man gave me a gold medal. I was so happy.
I can't wait until next time.
You can see Samara's report on the members page.