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CONTENTS 11 TH OCTOBER 1975 MEADOWBANK SPORTS CENTRE 1975 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 EDINBURGH EH7 6AF YOUNG WOMEN'S NATIONALS ,
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A HISTORY OF THE B.jA , Lesl year saw the largest ever entry for the Meadowbllnk Open Junior Championships. with over 600 young players taking part. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "GENTlE WAY" 12 ThIs year's event should be even larger due to the Inclullon of an espoir category. B.j.A. NEWSLETTER SUPPLEMENT 15 PUT THE DATE OF THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW. I HAD A DREAM 2J
KATA FROM THE TRADITIONAL VIEWPOINT 27 Rules of EntTy :
1. Juniors musl be untler 16 on Iha day of the Championships. SOUTHERN AREA BEAT NORTHERN FRANCE JO 2. Espolre must be under 18 on the day of the Championships. 3. Players can only erller for one of the above two categories. MIDLAND MEN'S AND BOYS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS J2 4. Applications only on official lorms. JUDO EQUIPMENT J6 5. Payment of fee of 3Sp.
We:ght Categories: Normlll Espolr and Junior weight divisions will be In use. Editorial:
Trophies: Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals lor eech weIght G. A. Edwards Alan R. Menzle1 John Goodbody Rkhard Williams category. A.C.I.S .. f.S,c'A. 2nd DAN 2nd DAN B.Se
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ii 1975 National Team Championships By Tony Reay
The 1975 National Team Cham Oritish judo but two llSpcctS llPI>culed pionships were this year It great 10 me more thlln an)' other. Firstly. success in nearly every respect. Held I would say that the National Team at Thornaby Pavilion, Cleveland, on Championships were "lifted" to the Saturday, 281h June. the event was former ~Iory when it was the only organised by the Northern Area with national event of the year. Secondly, thc tremendous support of Stocklon two righters in particular who have on-Tees Borough Council. It was had It. dillicult time in the last year ,here that the North showed to Ihe proved to themselves and to the rest rest of Great Britain that. not only of us that not only can they belong can they compete with the bigger to that special realm of champions and perhaps richer Areas. but they - but more important - that they can improve on standards already can stand up as men when faced set. Taking on this event the year with trying adversity. after Scotland's magnificent effort Thirteen leams entered and was a tall order. The challenge was booked in on the day with very few accepted by the North and with a changes in the line-up. Dennis small organising committee of thrte. Wrightwebb, the North-West Team Patll D.. en~ ~tand;; on the ... inncl"lj rostrtlm Ila,'in~ ... on the Oe"eland Dilen Jeff Hawksby. Gerry Kearsley and Manager was plagued mostly with 12 Stone and tinder title. A. McKonna of $cotland ...011 the aih-er ...jth Mary Bradley-the recently formed last-minute problems but it says J. ROlherham of North-West and Danny lIarJlur (utrel1l6 right) or 1111, County of Cleveland was put well much for his generalship when his S:)\lth both ...inning a hronxe. and truly on the map. Jeff is the team got into the medals for the the quarter.fina15 by beating the Chairman of Northern Area and the rifth year running. Eastern Area was Wales and Northern Ireland came National Director of Examiners. the only geographical Area notice out of the hat together. As is usual, North (3-2). Gerry is an absolute "find" and only able by their absence and wherever the semi-finalists of the previous Pool 'C' showed last year's win became involved two years ago be are the Universities? There was a year were seeded. Pool 'A' produced ners. Scotland, beating Wales (3.2) cause of his daughter's interest in period when the Universities were the West with Northern Home and Northern Ireland (3-2). Wales judo, The smooth-running of thc not only there year after year but Counties. London and the South. however, did extremely welt against event was no doubt marked by could be seen ploughing their way Pool '8' resulted in North-West. Northern Ireland (3-2) and also Gerry's cool and ellicient manner, through to the finals. Perhaps the North and the Midlands battling it went into the next round. The trio was made complete with ~tudent's grants these days are afford out and Pool '0' put North-East. North-East led Pool '0' having the hard-working drive of Mary who ing, them too much of IIIl ellSy life! the Police and the Combined Ser dealt with the Police (3-1) and the is an ollicial of the local Education Only six of the current British squad vices together. Combined Services (3-2) and it was Authority. could be found sprinkled amongst London came through topping the Combined Services who also The organisation of the event was the teams and strangely this has been their Pool by beating the Northern \\-ent into the next round with a matched by the exciting action tht case since the grade qualification Home Counties (4-1) and the West spirited win over the Police (4-1). packed competition thai took place. was lifted from this event. I heard (4-1) but losing to the South. The The teams rrom the southern part not only on the Saturday but also some complaints about the "stars" South scraped throuRh to the next of England did not fare well this on the Sunday at the Cleveland not being present but on this one I round with London by beating on a year. With the Northern Home Open Individual Championships. The must sympathise. When they turn up very narrow margin, the West by Counties and the West already out semi-finals and finals of the Team at such events they are criticised for just five points. having lost to the of the competition, London and the championships produced rip-roaring so-called "hogging" of the medals Northern Home Counties by the odd Soulh were stopped in their track~ action. Scotland, the favourites, were and when they do not appear they contest. in the quarter-finals. It was the given no easy run and it was Mid· are criticised as being disloyal to the In Pool 'B' Midlands won com North-West who put paid to London. lands who in the final contests won sport and to the home crowds. Tails fortably against the North·West Earl Carnegie gave London a 10 the prize of all team events. you win-heads I lose! (4.0) and the North (5'() to storm point start by beating R. Railey through to the ne:o;t round but it was but it was J. Lee who pUlled off the Many things happened on that The "draw" itself produced an surprise of the day by scoring a 10- weekend that can only be good for amazina result in Pool 'C'. Scotland, North-West who followed on into
, J point win over Bob Debilius, British It was the experienced British cham accepting his loss this time he will Not only did the Northern Area International and 1974 European pion. Eddy Mullen who restored the be remembered by many, but more accept the challenge to put on the bronze medallist. J. Lydon put Lon situation for Scotland with a five important-he witl always be res National Team Championships but don back into the lead but then it point win bringing the score to twO pected for having taken it like a they went one belter. The next day was John lawrenson, last year's wins each with North-West leading man. We all know that luck has to they held the Cleveland Open Indi· British Open Champion, who put by 20 points to Scotland's 10. Once run with you-many times we have vidual Championships. But this was North-West back into the running a~ain it was all down to the light seen the beller man or the better an event with a difference. For a by brinRing the score level. In the weight. W. Hindle of the North team lose because the ball didn't long time since weight categories last contest, the lightweights strug West and H. McAree of Scotland bounce the right way. Having said came into judo we have all been gled to get their team through and are both 2nd Dans and in a ding that, this should no way detract the talking about an event such as the it was Hindle who got a three-point dong contest it was Hughie McAree, masterful presence of Mullen. He All-Japan Championships-with no decision over T. Winter to get North that experienced little fighter who deserved his win - even if it was weight classification. Well! We all West into the medals. was representing Britain in the because of keikoku against Geaf. talked but none of us had the cour In the other quarter-finals, South Junior European Championships in With two wins each and Scotland age to try it out. Northern Area did. ....·ere beaten decisively by the Mid 1967 when he won a silver medal. leading by a very slender two points, Even if they did break it up a little lands (3-1) and the Combined Ser who won the decisive battle with a it was - once again-down to the by holding an event for the under vices were beaten by Scotland (3-2) five-point win. lightweights. 12 slone and the over 12 stone. But and Wales, fighting defiantly to the The audience at these champion The battle between Hughie it was different-and the result was last, went out against North-East. ships seemed well versed with the McAree and Keith Cannaby brought a very attractive and exciting event. Wales did very well to get as far as rules and well they needed to be the audience to its feet time and Much to my regret I was unable they did this year and in the end it because in the final the referee's time again. Hughie the fighter, urg to witness the preliminaries because was only experience that beat them. signals fell fast one after the other. ing his opponent and even inviting of an Executive Committee meeting The spirit was certainly there and Heavyweight. H. McGuiness domi him to come out into the middle and on the same day. But 1 did see the they are much improved (rom pre nated the Midlands heavyweight, I. fight it out and Keith the tactician, finals much to my delight. In the vious years. Thompson. right from the beginning thin and bony as ever, lookin~ as if 12 stone and under there were 56 of their conlest. Thompson was The stage was set then [or the a good dinner would do him good, entries and in the Over 12 stone penalised wilh a chui for stepping accepting the challenge with a wry there were 33. The Knock-out com finals. And with a very appreciative out of the contest area and amaz crowd. these finals were very excit smile but playing out the drama to petition produced eventually in the ingly he repeated this act to earn a his own rules and in his own good Under 12's: P. Keane of Scotland ing indeed. In the first two contests keikoku and the referee had no other between the Midlands and the time, there was too much at stake and J. Rotherham of the North course to take when he did exactly to make rash moves. His team-mates West in one semi-final and E, John North-East, heavyweight Thompson the same thing a~ain and he dis and light-heavyweight Donelly would never forgive him if he threw son of the North and D. Harper of qualified Thompson with that very this one away. Steadily and stead the South in the other. In the Over scored maximum points. But Shel rare decision, "Hansoku-Make". just ton, the North-East middleweight fastly Keith piled up the kokas \2's: L Robinson of the North was over two minutes into the contest. whilst the impatient Hughie seemed h) meet R. Bradley of the South and was not going to give up and pulled In attempting to recover those on the second shock win of the day to be saying, never mind the blasted S. Travis of the Army to meet M. very valuable points. Peter Donel1y kokas, let's go for the big one. Too Robbins of the Midlands. In the br beating les Hudspith with maxi was superb. M. Mclaughlin gave mum points. It was Geof Hobbs late. try as the little Scots dynamo other Over 12's semi-final, R. [nman however, who clinched the situation him a tough fight but Peter pulled might, the bell came all too soon of the Northern Home Counties was ill favour of Midlands with a 10 his team up with a five-point win. and Keith was well satisfied with a to face his club-mate P. Radburn. point win over Beckett and Keith Les Hudspith went on to secure the string of small ones-Midlands were lead for Midlands with a brilliant gloriously triumphant. With Keith Rotherham won with a waza-ari Cannaby did not have to over-extend counter technique which up-ended and Harper won with a full ippon. himself in the last contest and con held together by band-aids he did P. Keane for the best throw of the not need to step up on to the winner's In the heavy league, 'Bradley won ceded a three-point decision which with an ippon and Travis got went to his lightweight opponent, fin:!l. The Geof Hobbs/Eddy Mullen rostrum with his team-mates, he was contest was a real thriller. Geof was through with a disqualification on Birch. walking on air and simply floated on the wrong end of penalties but there. It says much for a winning his opponent. In tht: other semi-final between hi:! self-control was most admirable. team when hardly a body left the In the final of the Under 12 stone, Scotland and the North-West, the One of the great things about life is hall and all waited to see them col Paul Owens was not just the fav North-West very nearly pulled it orr. that good losers are always remem lect their many prizes. Medals and ourite with the local crowd, he was With McGuiness the Scots heavy bered whereas the ones to make a prizes were presented by Charles most definitely the champion. His weight winning a five-point decision fuss and throw tantrums are soon. Palmer, O.B.E., the British Judo cool yet calculated manner coupled lhe next two Scots fell to Lee in the and gladly, forgotten. Geof is the Association Chairman and Coun with his judo technique left no doubt light-heavies and Wyld in the mid ideal competitor. He hates to lose cillor Duff, Mayor of Stockton-on when he scored a first-class ippon dles giving North-West a nice lead. which is nol very often. but in Tees Borough Council. which should certainly put him in
4 5 Ihe running for being co-opted on clearly the winner wIth a yuko to FAMOUS JUDO PERSONALITIES No.3 to the Under 20's National Squad, give him that very valuable five which earlier this year, because of points lead. Anton Geesink by John Goodbody illness, he was unable to make. A great event and hopefully, with In the Over 12 stone final. Roy thc North having shown that it is a GEESINK. Alllon (1934- ). This rounds he beat the three Japanese Inman had plenty on his hands with popular event. can we sce more of magnificent Dutch fighter was the entrants. He got the decision from the experienced and much heavier them for cerlainly such an event first man to beat the Japanese at Akio Kaminaga. the 1960-1961, and Paul Radburn, but at time, Roy was brings out the real judo skills" their own sport. Geesink. 6 ft. 6 ins. 1964 All-Japan champion in the (1.98 metres) and 19 stone (121 quarter-final; threw Koga with uchi J\iDO~ kilos), dominated the sport from mata and then held down Koji Sone. 1961 when he secured his first world thll 1958 world champion. to take ENTH USIASTIC {>~''i.~ title until his retirement six years the litle. The Japanese were deter ,- ~ latcr. Altogether he took 18 Euro- mined to get thcir revenge in 1964 '~. "/ til' pean individual titlcs between 1952 when the sport appeared for the first SUPPORT FOR and 1967 and secured the gold time in the Olympics in deference to "~'" medal at the 1964 Olympics in the the Japanese hosts. But before Open category. His run of victories 15,000 spt..'Ctators Geesink twice YOUNG WOMEN'S NATIONALS was due to his ability to combine defeated Kaminaga. once on a dec i specd and skill with his huge phy· sion In the preliminary pool and then The 1975 National Young The results were: siquc. holding him down with kesa-gatame Women's Championships was the under 47 kgs. At the first world championships in the final. .. second time thal lhis event has been I. J. Bridge North-West in 1956 he finished third and in 1958 . In. the 1965.world champIOnshIps held. The entry was almost double 1. Y. Atkinson North lost in the quarter.finals. Three years 1I1 RIO de Janclro, he d~feate.d Mat that of last year which proves that 3. C. Grace N.H.C. laler in Paris when the champion- sunaga. for the h~avywelght IItle. He 4. J. Attwell South la~t. ~hcn judo for young women is becoming ships were held for the first time took IllS major crown he Under SO kgs, outside Japan. Geesink shocked the got the deC!Sl0n off Anzor Klknadze increasingly popular. The competi. l. C. Armstrong N.H.C. ~port by taking the title. (lJ.s.S..R.) III the .European Chafl.l- tion was held at Crystal Palace 1. G. Entwistle Wales plOnshlps Open Fmal In Rome In National Sports Centre on Sunday. 3. P. Parr North-West There was only onc class-the 196i. He thcn turned to professional 18th May, commencing at 10 a.m. 4. C. Baker South Open category - and in succ~ssive instructing in Holland. Under 53 kgs. and finishing at 2.50 p.m. J ali ,_"QCl I. N. Coleman London r\ -- The most outstanding girl of the 2. A. Hughes North-West day was Nicole Coleman who won 3. L. Morrison Scotland the Under 53 kilos weight category. 4. B. Millar Scotland The disparity of grade with young Uooer 56 kgs. women was brought home at these I. C. Dalziel N.H.C. 2. C. Lyttle N. Ireland championships with the final four J T. Downer South medallists in each category ranging 4. B. Ritchie London from 7th Mon to 1st Kyu. Pamela Uooer 59 kgs. Anderson from Hull, it would seem. I. S. Kersley North i, following in her older sister's foot 2. J. Johnson London J. K. Notley Wales steps, winning a bronze medal in the 4. J. Warren London Under 64 kilos. Ena Anderson is a Under 64 kgs. former senior squad member. Gail I. A. Gruszkos North·West Entwistle, member of the women's 2. D. Hawkins South senior squad this year, did not live J P. Anderson North-East Ill' to last year's performance when 4. K. Greenhalgh North-Wesl Over 64 kp. she then won a gold medal-this I. J. Snee Midlands year she was eclipsed by C. Arm 2. A. Johnson North strong and had to be satisficd with 3 L Davies N.H.C. u silver. 4. M. Underwood South A"lon G('("Oi,,1.. lM"inp: . rn"oollr..,I· for 'Iotla",.. TU"I!lIl.Id·;;..
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Nelson. Mr. Steers and Mr. Koizumi that are available. There werc extcn A History of the British himself. sive records at the British Museum. but unfortunately the library was Mr. Koizumi. who in his later very badly damaged in the Blit7. on Judo Association years became affectionately known London during the Second World as the "Father of British Judo", was War. Many valuable documents born in the province of Ibaraki. By Tony Reay were then destroyed. Another good about 20 miles north of Tokyo. source for material would have been When he was 12 years old he joined The Budokwai records, but sadly, Over the years a number of people Uyenishi and Daibutsu Ohno a KenjulSu (double-handed swords with a procession of committees. have said they were going to write a appeared in the programmes of the manship) class. Later. when he secretaries, managers, etc., down the hislory and there have been a few day. moved to Tokyo. he took up Ten years. these have been plagiarised shin.Shinyo-Ryu lai-Jutsu under a attempts but a full hislory of Ihe The first judo club in Great and in some cases-valuable records British Judo Association has never Icacher named Nobushige Tago. In in particular referring 10 jiu.jutsu Britain, and indeed in Europe. was his book "My Study of Judo" pub yel been accomplished. formed by Gunji Koizumi (1885 have been destroyed or defaced. lished in 1960, Mr. Koizumi tells liS I choose to refer 10 Ihis as "a" 1965) in January of 1918 when he Also. in the records that arc avail history rather Ihan ';thc" hislory. that at Mr. Tago's dojo much time able. there are many inconsistencies. opened the Budokwai dojo. In April was devoted to the practice of kata. Much research is needed to delve the club gave its first public demon Just as the translator must be careful The participants wore black hakama not to chang\: the true meaning of into a proper history and unfortu stration of jiu.jutsu and kendo. (divided skirt) and a band of white natcly 1. like many others have Judo was not often referred to in the original work to his own views found, just do nOI have Ihe lime. cloth across the forehead with the -so a historian must be equally those days and did not become pro ends knolled at the back of the head In my work however, I do come minent until 1920. To start with The careful not to distort the truth with and sometimes a wooden sword and popular stories. across the odd pieces of information Budokwai was in fact a Japanese daggers were carried. In 1904 Mr. and have attempted to string them community centre visited in the main Koizumi attended the KenjulSlI and Because of the oriental mystique together in the hope that it will be by Japanese Imperial Navy and Jiu-Jutsu School in Fusan. Korea. surrounding judo and jiu-jutsu. "a" history which one day might Army attaches and their families This school was conducted by an many writers of the dar. seemingly form the basis of "thc" official his who were then residing in London. ex-Samurai of the Owari clan whom played upon the gullibility of the tory. London then was to the Japanese he refers to as Sensei (Teacher) reader and many fallacies have evcn The British Judo Association was what Paris was to the world. The Nobukatsu Yamada. Mr. Yamada now not been challenged. formed in 1948 and was in the same Japanese admired the British mon taught the techniques of Shin~Shin Even the great "G.K.·' as judo year elected as a member of the archy and the Japanese Imperial Ryu. Jiu-Jutsu and Katsu. In 1906 f,)lIowers began to refer to Mr. Central Council of Physical Recrea· Navy was designed upon the Royal Mr. Koizumi stayed at a jiu-jutsu Koizumi. wrote tongue-in-cheek at tion to represent British judo. The Navy. With their remarkable naval school in Singapore and was taught limes. Anyone who actually knew objectives of the Association were to success in the Russia/Japanese war the 144 techniques of Akijima-Ryu him would understand this knowinll organise the judo movement through in 1905 they had come to rely al and Katsu. The training was in Ihc 1m wonderfully keen and witty sense out the United Kingdom and create most exclusively upon Royal Navy fonn of kata only and the partici. of humour. For example he tells us a national representation for inter· technique and Sntish shipbuilding pants stood at each end of the dojo that after a three.year sojourn in the national activities and also to estab In May of 1918 the lirst Budokwai and after excbanging kiai they Ihen U.S.A. studying electrical engineer lish a central authority on judo. Annual Display was held and in met in the centre for action. ing. he returned to London in May British judo, however. goes back August the first English member was 1910 and settled permanently. In further and we shall start at the enrolled (Mr. Freshville). The first Mr. Koizumi arrived in England fact, a Boston newspaper clipping beginning. English woman member enrolled in in May, 1906 and stayed for 12 tells us that he was a powerhouse October (Miss K. White-Cooper) and months instructing at the Kara man who was one night successful On September 26th. 1899. Yukio Ashikaga (Kara means "empty" or Tani (1881-1951) arrived in England in the same month the club gave a ill putting half of Boston into total display to the Poet Club. Adelphi. "Chinese" and Ashikaga means darkness. During night shift, his with his brother having been invited "foot-soldier" or "infantry") School by Mr. B. B. Barton-Wright to teach In December. W. E. Steers gave a aesthetic curiosity had prompted him lecture on judo which was 50 popu or Jiu·Jutsu in Liverpool. He also to use some generating machinery to jiu-jutsu. In 1900 two more Japanese taught at other schools such as the arrived and in September of 1901 lar that it was printed and sent to polish a stone he had found earlier M.P.s and to schoolmasters. Piccadilly School of Jiu-Jutsu. the on the beach. Oblivious to the chaos Yukio Tani appeared at the Empire Polytechnic and the Royal Navy Theatre demonstrating jiu-jutsu. This he had created his frankly honest In 1919 Mr. Koizumi called his Volunteer Reserve. was followed in 1905 with Taro first committee meeting and the con remark about the beauty of Ihe Miyake also giving demonstrations stitution of the club was formed. At this juncture I feel that it is stone when confronted with the top on the stage and in 1906 it appears The names on that first committee only fair to point out to the reader brass of Boston city hall prompted that jiu-jutsu was very popular on the read as follows: Cmdr. Nakashima. that it is very difficult to trace the them to turn a blind eye upon the halls because the names of Raku Dr. H. Shepherd. Mr. Tanabe, Mr. tme path of events with the records incident. , , (tenderness, softness. gentleness) and indul,ged in such dangerous practices "do" (the way, road, code or teach as throwing by rather unfair means in,g). or by damaging (here the writing is garbled and the word looks like For the interest of the scholar. a history of judo as a Japanese phy 'ranging') limbs. This fed a few per sical culture-being a further e",po sons who had occasion to witness silion of jiu-jutsu and similar arlS those wild exercises, to deprttate was written by Professor Sumitomo jiu-jutsu as harmful and dangerous Arima (Yondan) of the Kodo Kwan 10 the body. Added to this there were some ill-disciplined jiu-jutsu and published by Mitsurura & Co. Ltd.. in 1908. schools the pupils of which made themselves obnoxious to the public Kano himself mentions the school by wilfully throwing down innocent where Mr. Koizumi trained and persons or by seeking quarrels. It which has been mentioned earlier, thus turned out that the word jiu the Tenjin-Shinyo-Ryu (the first jutsu carried with it an unfavourable word is now spelt Tenshin). Profes association in the minds of some sor Kano has given hiS' reasons for classes. Hence my desire was to show adopting the name Judo and J think that my judo. in marked contrast to this history would not be complete jiutsu such as was interpreted by the without his full explanation. he men of those classes, was quite free writes as follows: from danger and so not be used for 'The reason I adopted the name reckless aggressiveness. Judo instead of the name Jiutsu is ''The other reason was that at the lhal my system is not simply a Jiutsu time I started my judo propagation. or art but a 'Do' (meaning literally jiutsu had fallen into such an utter 'road' or 'way' and figuratively ruin that several of the jiutsu mas 'doctrine'). Of course Ihe art is cul ters lost their former dignity and, tivated but my judo is essentially a after the fashion of showmen gave 'do'. Nowadays people speak of exhibitions of their art by matchin,g judo rather than of jiu-jutsu. but up their disciples or the disciples and to the lime when I began to expand wrestlers, charging a fee for admis my judo before the world, the term sion. These proceedings would nol Gunji Koi1.umi, 8th nan (1885 - 1965\ who formed The Budokwai. the lirst was but rarely used except by the have mel with the public contempt Judo club in Europe. His motto to go with the club badge .... as "In skill Jikishin-Ryu. In purposely adopting it they had been conducted in the opposed - in spirit united." He ....as largelr responsible for Ihe formation a rarely used name for my judo I same spirit in which lectures are of the Britisb Judo A!lOOCiation in 1948. wanted to distinguish it from the given in the West. Unfortunately Jiu-jutsu was very much in vogue (spelt in the early days as jiu-do). different schools of jiu-jutsu then however, these amateur showmen in Britain in Ihe early part of the The Japanese have used different prevailing in the country. Further, became an object of amusement on ct.:ntury and there was much interest. words to describe their concept of my reason for not coining a purely the part of their pleasure seeking There were many however, who Ju (liu) which is the central theme new name is this: My Kodo-Kwan customers who on their side, simply were really not sure what it really and refers to a state of mind such (Kodokan). when compared with the thought they were paying for an was. As mentioned earlier. the music a5 Sei (tranquility). The word jui old jiu-jutsu schools has a wider amusement and thus quite naturally halls which were the equivalent of jutsu was used for just about any scope of its subject and the training the showmen incurred public scorn modern TV for pandering to the thing and can be said to be a method is different. From Ihese considera and disgrace. As no shameful shows sensational, did very well out of this or f1pprnacll 10 a particular subject. tions I might have been justified if are extant today. nobody would view mystical phenomenon. Names such I had christened my syslem with a tht matter in the same light as I did as Yukio Tani, Taro Miyake, Raku G.K. tells us that the judo move quite novel word. J was. however. then. The situation then however. Uyenishi (the same Uyenishi men ment was founded in 1882 by the unwilling to do so since my judo was really such that I was led to !joned earlier) and Akitaro Ohno late Professor ligoro Kano (1860 was on the whole based on what I think that my own system. if taughl were evident in large leners on the 1938). It was then that Professor had learned from my jiu-jutsu under the name of jiutsu might billboards. Kano opened the Kodo Kwan teachers. Again. there were two other prove unacceptable to the persons (Kodokan) in Tokyo. Mr. Koizumi considerations that induced me to of the higher classes - hence the Much was written also at the time explains that Kano selttted the word choose that step. One was that some adoption of the word judo". about the true meaning of judo Judo of which the meaning is "Ju" of the many jiu-jutsu schools often (To be COl/lillI/cd.)
10 II Whatever happened to , , the " Gentle Way" <,... ,,. By J. Snowden ~./~ ~.~~ ...... )o!!"'"-- f, .. ~~ _ THE AGE OF WAR When I began judo some nine explain the basic principles to begin. years ago, there was still some con ners either. For those who ask (or Two specially printed limited editions of five line draWings cept of the "gentle way" in judo. but constructive suggestions, L have only by Roald Knutsen showing the Japanese samurai at war. even then it was beginning to die. one main one to make--remember Everywhere one looks one sees Dr. Kano! "Who?" 1 can hear the Beautifully printed in litho on high quality paper, ready for framing. Each edition is judoka using strength. or perhaps uninformed lower grades ask, and limited to ZOO sets of fi~ prints, each signed by the artist, and depicting the more correctly "brute force and ig there lies the whole root of the warriors in the field, on horseb.1Ck and on foot Creat care has been taken to norance" to knock over their oppo trouble--no one has bothered to tell ensure their technic.11.1Ccuracy ,md to bring the period vividly to life. them. When Dr. Kana formulated nents, completely unaware of the judo as a sports activity, his main Available Jt £"15.00 eJch sct,{ ind. post, etc.) fact that they are not performing principle was the use of "gliability", Send s.a.e. for illustrated deSCriptive sheet judo, but are merely using a or in Japanese "ju"', Now the literal "judoised" form of wrestling. Do not misunderstand me-I have nothing translation of "ju" is I know RMK Studios, 29 Egremont Place, Brighton, BN2 2GA, Sussex against the use of strength if it is "'gentle", but the Japanese concept of gentleness is not as we see it. but used skilfully, but today it rarely is. "gliability", or the art of winning by and contesls are becoming struggling, heaving, tugging morasses, with no appearing to yield. To explain still further, one ~ives way to the bull one daring to move. preferring rather MEDAL RlBBQNS 10 shuffle an odd step onc way. and dozing tactics of one's adversary, and thcn the other, hoping eventually to turns the tactics to one's own ad vantage. using your opponent's We are able to offer H~ achieve what? It seems to me as I " you are a bona watch these excuses for contests. that strength against himself and adding Ribbons complete with hooks fide club 0' ..,ocia_ extra effect to this by the use of .Ion Secretary we there can be no decisive result gained for Medal Presentations. wilt make you a dynamic movement, and the skilled lotd Or .ilva, wlra in this way; and indeed the top con use of one's own strength in motion, tmb,oidt,ed blue, tests often seem to be decided on not in a stationary, defensive dead b.dll" abootuctly "knock·downs". Now, as with flUE, If you, mtm· lock, That is what I mean when I Available in b... liko i, and strength. have nothing against 1 say I have nothing against strength you ord., , mo,e. knock-downs being used to score the GOLD, RED & BLUE you hop Ic. If flO' used skilful/y. Manoeuvre your op jun ,end i, back contest, but when fighters actually ponent into the required position to and you have no start to rely on them, making few if fu,,~.. oblilllion. be able to throw him. Don't drag him 54p each We can afFor 12 1.1 ~ by TonyReay!llly@ OIOTa -GAKE (f1AJOR·OUTER HOOK) IS (JUIT'E. COMI10N THESE PAyS. /'1ANY PEOPLE. THINK 77-IEY ARE WING OSOTO-(iAI?/ WHICH /5 OFTrN TR.ANSlATEO AS 'MAJOR OuTE/? REAP/NG' BuT IN FACT TIlE END ResuLT IS NORE DFTEN A 'HOOK' II/STEAD OF mE WORKING LEG DOING A 'REAPING' AcnON OIl A STRAIGHT LEG BACKWAROS SWEEP, Dsoro-GAK£ IS SAFER IN mAT IT IS NOT SO EASILY ~--., - ~ U COUNTEREO AS CAN BE. 050TO- GAR/. THE BRITISH JUDO ASSOCIATION mE IDEA IS TD GET A GOOD BASE. FOR THE 'DRIVE-OFF' ACT/Oil!. fROM NORMAL STANCE, SLIDE THE LEFT FOOT 7tJ ALlvfOST THE paS/nON OF YOUR ---.. OWN RIGHT FOOT AT THE SAHE nl'1E YOU BRING 711£ RIGHT KNEE UP HIGH AND Newsletter Supplement WHILST YOUR ACROSS YOul? OWN BOOY HOoKiNG .4S WO!?KING LEG 0 FAST AS YfJU CAN YOUR. RICHT ATTACK IS HOOKING ING LEG MOUND YOLIR Of'POtlENT'S AS I WAS SAYING .•.•. •• • AROUND YOUR \ RIGHT LE6 CATCHINC H//'1 HIGH 8~ OPPONENTS }.IINO 7J.IE 71-I~(jH J(JS,ABoVE RI 15 14 3 The Finance Sub-Committee shall Member of a Member Club. December Trials (Saturday, 13th and travelling bags with badges, etc" for have delegated powers from the Females only. Sunday, 14th) will, as part of the the team, as mentioned earlier, going Executive Committee to approve British nationality. Olympic training programme, spend to Montreal for the Pre-Olympic or not, without prior reference 10 Sht months residence in Great Britain one week at the attractive and ex· Tournament. Thanks to you they can the Executive Committee, the fol prior to appointment. hilarating Largs Resort in Scotland now go out in style. lowing: 1st Kyu grade and minimum of three during the first week of July, 1976. COLLECTOR'S ITEM (I) Items of expenditure up to years experience. That will be from the 3rd to the £200. No age restriction. 10th. Trevor King, 10th Mon, writes to (2) Purchases and Sales for Trad· COMMITI£B tell us that his hobby is collecting ing activities, etc. Maximum of seven members. Directy after this session the badges of Judo Clubs and thal he (]) Examinations and payments Quorum to be four members. Olympic Team will be announced. Aets much pleasure out of it and feels that such a hobby would interest of claims and accounts (in f"UNcnONS Any British Judo As.sociation memo cluding Petty Cash Accounts). To advise the Executive Committee ber of 1st Dan or above may train other Judoka. I have noticed that at 4 Minutes of the Finance Sub..com· on problems which the Executive with the Olympic Squad of Britain's European and World events the ex mittce will be submitted to the Committee considers to be relevant top 20 judo fighters at the lnver· changing of lapel pins has increased Executive Committee regularly for to women judo players as re clyde Sports Centre, Largs, Scotland. very much in the last few years, there consideration and approval. quested. There will be 30 places available at must be quite a range of collections S To appoint and/or dismiss such Note. Mel/lber,~ of Sub-Committees £27 per head for accommodation around these days. paid financial onicers as may be are appoilltcd /0 serve on such and three meals daily for thai parti PLEASE NOTE IN LONDON required-subject 10 Executive committees at the first E.C. meet cular week. This will be a Weat op AND NORTHERN HOME Committee approval. ing afler an A.O.M. A pplication.~ portunity to train with the stars such COUNTIES 6 This Committee shall comprise should be forwarded to lhe as Brian Jacks, David Starbrook, I should point out that Mr. John four members with a quorum of General Secretary, whether the ap Keith Remfry and Angelo Parisi. Jackson is no longer a member of three or seven members with a plicom is serving on a sub-com Perhaps a club or Area might wish this Association and is 1101 entitled quorum of five. millee or IIOt at the time (with the to sponsor a competitor who they to officiate at any British Judo Asso exception 01 the Finance SlIb think has the potential and that is ciation activity whatsoever. Refereeing Sub-Committee Com",il/('e, whic11 comprises exisl why we are advertising the course 1!.L10IBILITY E.C. members), any time aller very early on. Cheques and Postal MEDITERRANEAN GAMES Individual Member of the OJ.A. January 01 each year, but if! lime Orders should be made payable to Captain Ray Mitchell (Army) and Member of a Member Club. for the A,GM, 01 tllat year. (See the BJA. Squads Fund and the clos George Kerr that well-known ex Male or Female.· Clause JJ of tile BJ.A. Constitu ing date for acceptance of applica British international, have both been British nationality lion.) tion with the full fee will be the 1st selected to referee at these Games to 25 years of age and National Referee. OLYMPIC TRAINING June, 1976. be held in Algiers during the first Six months residence in Great Britain wt.'ek in September. By the time you are reading this a 8,J,A, SQUADS FUND prior to appointment. British team will have returned [rom • Recommended women. members SPORTS COUNCIL the Pre-Olympic Tournament being Contributions since the last issue At a recent meeting with the complying with J, 2, 4, 5 and 6 held in Montreal and organised by included £113.70 from the Marianne above. Women members of the Re Sports Council, governing bodies for the same people who will be organis~ Thornton Judo Club where Pal sport made a strong plea for grant fereein.g SlIb~COlllmittee generally to ing the Olympic Games next year. COllis and helpers organised a "spon. comply wilh requirements for Int,.r aid towards salaried Area officer.s The team selected includes; Keith sored throw" event-a great idea but reluctantly the Sports Council national referees regarding fi(rade and Cannaby-lighlweight; Chris Bowles with a tremendous result. Percy exper;ence. have said that Area or Regional -light-middle; Brian Jacks-middle· Sekine tells us that his lads at the groups will have to depend on COMMITTEI! weight and Peter Donelly-light Judokan, Hammersmith had a whip Maximum of seven members. honorary officers and voluntary help heavyweight. Due to costs this is a round and we received £10, From for a long time to come yet. How Quorum to be four members. smaller team than the Olympic Team Bedford Judo Club we received £5 Meetings to be called as necessary. ever, one glimmer of hope was that Manager would like 10 have sent and from Mr. Bensusan of Dog Ken the Sports Council will endeavour DUTIES and despite the fact that in 1972 nel Hill Judo Club we have received To maintain a register of all referees. to obtain grant aid for administra Judo brought back more medals than £15. Further donations have been tion costs such as postage, typing. To improve standards of refereeing any other sport per ratio of compe received as follows: Bob West. £5; throughout Great Britain by means ctc. With increases in post and other titors; we are not getting much finan V, & E. Judo Cub, £2; The Aiken administration costs this will be a of course" films, books, etc. cial help, However, our Sponsor, Judo Club, £10; Mr. I. J. Martin, welcome relief to Areas, Joseph Sanders has promised to help £5; Mr. Pendleton, £10 and Mr. J, Womea', SutJ..CommJt1ee in this direction. Mosley, £20. Many thanks to atl of CONTEST RULES 'eLlOIDII.lTY The British Olympic Squad for you for this tremendous support. A Ray Mitchell, lhe Chairman of the Individual Member of the BJ.A. 1976 which will be selected from the recent outlay has been for special Refereeing Sub-Committee writes lIS " 17 follows: At the last European Judo plied. Referees have been in time to absorb; we should give the identity of that particular referee has Union Refereeing Course held in structed to take ALL facets of the referees a little more time for them been deliberately obscured for fear Scotland earlier this year, certain contest into consideration with re to get tuned-in on the .same wave of reprisals (says he!). Can you tell modifications to Ihe rules were noti gards to Non-Combativity. length. Competition as a spectacle us what he is signalling? Your ans· fied. Broadly speak.ing they are: II would be appreciated if you will looks promising with the new appli wers, if prinlable, will be published 1 A more severe application of pass this information on to ALL cation of the recent rules, During in the next issue. penalties for leaving the contest area. members of your dub. All things and after this year's European Cham (I) For either fighter to go directly equal. the stricter the rules are ap pionShips French television screened ECONOMY MEASURES out. unless as the result of the plied at club level, then the better the contests for days on end and The backlash of the A.a,M. is opponent's action-Keikoku. safeguard and chance of success with their own wonderful techniques now taking effect. At the Executive your fighters will have al Arta, of presentation such as action.replay, Committee meeting since, stringent (2) For either to go out, even acci the public watched avidly and loved dently, unless as a result of his National and International level be economy measures have been put in opponent's action-ehui. cause of their awareness of the every minute of it. One point I to effect. The word has gone out. cut rules. would make to the referees and I back wherever possible and very NB: This rule has been less strin hope they would think about it: with little improvement in grant aid is en gently applied in the past with re every football match. boxing match, REFEREES' SIGNALS visaged. The number of E.C. meet gard to Sutemiwaza. When Tori judo contcst that I have enjoyed, I ings have been reduced and the had his back to the edge of the I have never been conscious of a contest area. Please note that the Many thanks Ray Mitchell for en week.long conference at Lilleshall lighttning us. We have all had our referee. linesman or judge having was cancelled at short notice. Head rulings about apply {or ALL tech· ~ been involved. It is only afterwards niques and Ihat the armIs or little say about refereeing in the past Office is affected through the across and honestly this is one job I really Ihat I have asked myself, "Was there the-board cuts. Two secretaries are kneels count just as well as the a referee?" The point is that a good feet. would not do. but our spon would leaving but only one will be replaced not even be a sport without referees. referee controls the match or con for the time being. Equipment such 2 A more severe application of There was a time when judo con test in a firm manner but with as as typewriters is wearing out but penalties with regard to Tori drop tests were so defensive and as a re little "whistle" as possible and with these at the moment cannot be re ping to his knees and atlempting a sult. so boring, Ihat I could not help out himself becommg the focal point placed. A request by me for an elec half-hearted Seoinage in order to agreeing with non-Judo people when -he is not after all-what we have tric typewriter to be replaced has tak.e Uke to ground by grabbing they criticised. But two major events gone along to see. been shelved, and so the cut-backs his leg after the attack. The referee I have seen recently this year now To finish up on an amusing note, will go on until we can put our house will now, if there is no immediate give me a lot of hope for future whatever are the new unofficial sig in order and stand on our own r~t. effect caU "Malle". II Tori repeats competition-being presented as it nals creeping into the refereo's reper The prospect of increased member this action the referee will call should be and as we see technique toire? Here is an illustration taken ship is healthy and so we should be "Malle" and award Chui. being done in the dojos-fast and from a photograph of a referee sig able to do it but if we are not going In addition. of course. if Tori exhilarating, skill and plenty of nalling from the centre of Crystal to ~et the spectators to events to keeps dropping to his knees with action. I am referring to the 1975 Palace main arena (says he). The cover the cost then there must be out making a real aHack he will Senior European Championships cut-backs in this particular area also. also be penalised for passivity. where there was plenty of action and 3 There was a suggestion that penal some amazing tcchniques, How many THINK-TANK ties for several of the prohibited people have I heard come away from Two days were set aside at Head acts be altered. However, as the olher slIch chnmpionships bemoan Ofllce for the "Think-Tank" which, nnal ruling will be made at the ing the fact that they were so 1 as explained earlier. was to have IJ.F. Congress, to be held in dull and inactive? The same with the been the conference at Lilleshall. Vienna this October. it is thought recent National Team Champion. Despite the fact that expenses could beller to leave things as they arc ships fighters- having got the mes I not be paid there was a good turn until the final results are known. sage by the finals-were having to out of national officers and leading when a similar circular will be dig their toes in to save them going ofllcials of the Association. Obvious made with the results. over Ihe edge as if they were ly. anything that was agreed during 4 NONoCOMBATlVITV threatened by a drop into a massive those two days, July 15th and 16th. A stricter application of the penal l-anyun. And this is how a contest will now go forward as recommen· ties for lack of action are to be should be-where else would you dations to the Executive Committee applied. hllve unlimited space to run away who wilt make the final decision. from trouble? Certainly in both com· One of the main areas of discus NO: In newaza, passivity is not petitions there were inconsistencies sion was the Coaching Scheme and as obvious as in Tachiwaza and in the refereeing hut there have been the employment of the part-time penalties have been seldom ap- recenlly many changes which take National Coaches. 18 " The Head Office Secretary respon and in fact be encouraged to take AlMS AND OBJECflVES OF Chairman's Introduction sible for the administration of the awards. THE OJ.A. COACHING SCHEME KEtnl EUINOHAM, North-East Coaching reported that to date there Definitions for each level of the Area Coach are 1,007 qualified Club Coaches, 109 Coaching Scheme were re-worded. Raising the standard of perform The National Scene County Coaches and four Senior In order that members can under ance, understanding and enjoy TONY REAY Coaches. This is a sharp increase stand and have time to make com ment of judo throughout the Competitive Judo from a year ago when in June there ment before the September Execu country. Ok. P. ELLiorr were 379 Club Coaches, 38 County tive Committee meeting these defi The Regional Scene Coaches and five Senior Coaches. nitions are published as follows: 2 Encouraging people to improve LAURIE NeWBY their own coaching ability and to Judo Injuries After ret:eiving her report it was CLUB CoACH: One who is qualified felt that the Coaching Scheme was to instruct or coach at club level take the BJ.A. Coach Awards. DR. IAN ADAMS progressing very well indeed and Open Forum (generally up to green belt). A further recommendation to the that with lists of coaches of each CoUNTY CoACH: One who is Applications for tickets to this Area available from Head Office and Executive Committee was thai, as quali6ed to instruct or coach at soon as finances permit, a conference conference should be made direct to up-dated every six months they could club or county level (generally up to Mr. C. Villiers, Senior Regional be publicised and used as properly for ALL coaches should be organised brown belt). and the date arranged to give every Officer, The Sports Council, York qualified coaches should be. For the shire and Humberside Regional larger Areas these lists are broken AREA CoACH: One who is appoin one so involved good notice. ted to instruct or coach all grades at Office, 5 St. Paul's Street, Leeds, down to Counties and anyone re Unfortunately there have been LSI 2NQ. Tickets for the all-day quiring such a list should send a club, county or area level and who is qualified as a County Coach. many rumours going around the conference are £1.50 and cheques stamped-addressed envelope with tbe and postal orders should be made SENIOR COACH: One who is quali country showing concern for the simple request for a list of the parti future of the British Judo Associa payable to the Sports Council. cular Area or County to Head Office. fied to instruct or coach all grades at club, county or area level. tion Coaching Scheme. I am sure Record Books abandoned by their Discussing the BJ.A. Leader that Coaches having read these re NATIONAL CoACH: One who is owners at Natiooal Promotion Award it was felt that the original commendations will see that not only Examinations intention was to encourage qualified appointed to instruct or coach all is the future of the Scheme assured, school-teachers to help to introduce grades (utilising his speciality where but that it is in fact strengthened. Will the following please send judo to schools. The people who ever possible) at club, county, area Also, with a statement going out stamped self-addressed envelopes to have taken the Leader Award since or national level. earlier this year from the Sports the National Dan Grade Registrar its inception indicates quite clearly TEACHER: One qualified by the Council confirming thai the British (Dr. P. Elliott, 35 Fountside, Oak that a large majority arc members Department of Education and Judo Association is the official dale Road, Sheffield, S7 I SN) for the of the B.J.A. who would have nor Science regardless of any judo know governing body for Judo in the return of their record books and/or mally been expected to take the Club ledge or ability he may possess. United Kingdom and the efforts of points cards which they omitted to Coach Award. 11 was therefore INSTRUCTOR: One who instructs Head Office to get lists of coaches to collect after attending National decided that the existing Leader (teaches or coaches) without any local education authorities, etc., Promotion Examinations: Scheme should be suspended and a oflicial BJ.A. qualification. qualified coaches will be very much Barclay, B., ?, Kita-nishi-Kwan revised scheme, to be called the CoACH: One who is qualified by in demand. We are proud of our Left at Cheadle 23/6174 reacher's Award, b,e produced speci the Association to coach (or in Coaches and with the demand for Robinson, S. H., JK, Leeds Athletic fically (or school-teachers and for struct). them that we are now experiencing, Left at Cheadle 23/6/74 specialised Physical Training schools TEACHING is not used other than 1 urge members to think of their McCall, D., 10, Budokwai o[ H.M. Services. to refer to the activities of teachers future and go in for coaching cour Left at Crystal Palace 24/4/75 ses now. For details of courses in Because people have paid for the qualified by the D. of E. and S. Emery, B. J., IK, Nandokwai INSTRUCTION is the introduction of your Area write to the Area Coach Left at Crystal Palace 24/4/75 Leader Scheme which will no longer ing Secretary. be valid, it was agreed that any people to judo techniques with whjch Bryson, A., 10, Stanwell money that has been paid towards they are not yet familiar. Left at Crystal Palace 24/4/75 In the absence of a Coaches Con Hewish, A. S., 10, L'nd'n University the Leader Scheme and badge will Co,\CH1NO is the bringing about of ference this year, the North-East Lelt at Crystal Palace 24/4/75 be accredited towards the next at an improvement of performance and Area in conjunction with the York tempt at Club Coach. understanding of an individual to Hunt, A. S., 10, ? shire and Humberside Region of the Left at Cheadle 8/6175 It was further felt that the aims of judo techniques with which they are Sports Council are holding a con the British Judo Association Coach already familiar. ference at the City of Leeds and Promotion Points at Area Events ing Scheme had been laid out in Ihe Note: It mUit be remembend that all carnegie College on Sunday, 23rd It has been agreed by the Execu past in rather pompous terms and the above are only recommendationi and November, 1975, commencing at tive Committee that, beginning with that these should be re-worded in the Executive Committee wilt make the 10.30 a.m. The format of the con 1975, men will be able to count the "rder that everyone can understand final decision in September of this year. ference will be as follows: points gained from two Area events 20 21 , • shines on the referee. How splendid refereeing is gradually dominating the number of entries was greatly re Dave Starbrook, who had already he looks. Hajemi. Two dim figures the whole atmosphere of the contest. duced owing to many fighters. who, slopped the clock when the fighters gyrate around the mat. Mr. B1oggs' Time and time again the continuity being so honest, would not sign the had broken had by now agreed with arms whiz around as he indicates is broken by the referee's application waiver as they were not 100% sure Brian Jacks thai in no way could it Ihe scores. Cocoa, Victor Yugo, of the rules. The contestants natur that they could comply with this re be accepted as a legitimate takedown Bonco Banco, Wango. How well he ally lose their tempers when they are quest during the intensity of the and a further Chui had been in understands the rules. Suddenly the frustrated in this way. No longer is it competition. curred. Brian smiled knowingly as he converted the Chui to Keikoku shadowy figure of Oblidoodlcdof nntural for the best man to win, for However Ihe championships went catches the Russian Grand Master it is more important to have a tacti against White. During the closing off very smoothly. A typical con seconds White attacked in despera with a tremendous throw. Higu up cal knowledge of the rules. Surely the test was as follows: into the air he goes, 12 feet, 15 feet, purpose of these rules in the first tion only to be countered and 25 feet. The crowd gasps. Einstein place was to safeguard the player. Red knocked White down-White smashed hard into the mat. with lands flat on his back. Koka awards Later it was deemed necessary to immediately called Waza Ari. Red impetus and on his back. As one the ref. and then Son of Mummy as penalise him if he stepped out of disagreed and talked White into only voice they all chorused "Ippon-score he further penalises the Russian for the area and this surely was to stop accepting Yuko against himself. made!" Red wu declared the win passivity, as his fUght took four the timid player from running away Brian Jacks, who was the recorder, ner and both fighters left Ihe mat. As seconds without a counter attack, from the techniques of the aggressive put up the appropriate score. Half Dave zeroed his watches and Brian Can the Russian make up the score. fighter. But all this did was to intro way through the contest White acci neutralised his score boards, Brian The contest has only been a minute duce a new game, that of Bluff me dentally went over the edge of the called Roy Inman to take over the and already he is down a Cocoa and Over the Line. Therefore, to keep contest area. White immediately scoring. As Brian was getting a Shito. But now it is only the con the Judo more interesting, we had the called Keikoku and both fighters re warmed up for his first contest, he noisseurs that can follow the contest, rule of passivity. So that now it is turned to their starting positions and was looking quite tense. Angelo for the fighters are near the edge of necessary to kick your opponent knelt down. Dave Starbrook, who Parisi noticed this and asked him if the mat and are no longer in the every few seconds, to prove that you was the timekeeper, had promptly he felt OK, to whieh Brian replied glow of the referee's spot light. This are not being pusive. Ray Mitchell stopped the clock. After a con -"Yes I'm OK and I like Ihis new enables us to concentrate on the finer who must be one of the most res ference it was decided that a Chui scoring system, but I bet somebody points. How magnificently the ref. pected referees, actually gave passi was sufficient as White had not gone will go and spoil it for us by start manages the contest. What beautiful vity to one player after he had just directly oul. During the last two ing to bend these new rules by not interpretation of rule 369 appendix C been thrown. I can understand him minutes of the contest White tried being honc-~t. then before we know paragraph J. As expected, the getting a shido before the throw, but to take Red down for Newaza. How where we are we will be back to the favourite Alexia Einstein wins with it is very difficult to attack when you ever. it was very crude, more a pull old system." 16 Keikcockups against 37 Cocoas. (Ire actually airborne. Really is it not down. Immediatey White shouted ,,' . .. At this stage I woke up in a At thiS point 1 awoke, the pers time that the function of the referee am sorry Fred, I did nOI take you cold sweat, and as I was gelling a piration trickling down my brow. So was examined, so that players of down smoothly and with continuity, glass of water the telephone rang. it was only a dream. I lit my bed average or sub-intelligence like my what do you think?" Fred said: h was George Kerr, who said ... side candle and reached for the reo self, can still enjoy the game. "Well it was a bit rough, but I don't "1 have just had a ntost awful dreant mind if it's OK with the others". and I want to talk to yotl about il." assuring softness of my Teddy Bear. "What am I sayingI Those of you who were at Tees side for the National Team Cham I can feel my leg is getting belter. pionships, will realise how easily thIS Dear referee, please kindly dis- I bave been asked to comment on dream could become reality. The regard this silly letter." Danny DaCosta's article. ,., I ant sorry and surprised that such sporl. Therefore I challenge Danny. a likeable person as Danny should or anyone else to name a referee BV R. Mitchell feel that he has had to wail until thai this statement has applied to in DREAM MK2 he ""as /lothing to lose" before criti Ihe past or is known to adopt this cising the relationship between the revengeful atlitude al present. I Dreams appear to be the order of fighters signed a waiver, on the referees and fighters. This is com don't think any names will be forth the day. By a coincidence. I too had "application to enter form", that pounded in his opening paragraph comin1l;. IF they arc and it becomes a dream-as follows: they would be very honest during ... "Normally it would be imprlldem acknowledged that such people exist In order to CUI down on expendi the competition and acknowledge 10 criticise- Ihe referees, for fear that lhen I guarantee that they would ture it was dedded to do away wilh scores/pcnaJitics against them. they their (/1ltll<>onislII mighl harm Qlle·.r NEVER be permitted to referee ALL ollicials at the Opcn Individual would be trusted to run the cham eVillest cllreer" ... This is dangerous again. To the best of my knowledge Championships and. providing the pionships themselves. Unfortunately, talk and does nothing 10 help lhe the doctrine front lhe I.J.F. to thc " 25 EJ.U. to the BJ.A. referees has al in the light of the recent strengthen ways been 10 endeavour to cement ing of the rules appertaining to KATA FROM THE a beller relationship with the fighters. leaving the contest area for, despite This we have been striving 10 do and what some people may think. the TRADITIONAL VIEWPOINT I think that we are gradually suc last thing a good referee wants to ceeding despite a minority whose do is to penalise a fighter, let alone main cause for complaint is gener disqualify him. The Managers by Roald Knutsen, Kanda Renshi ally through their own lack of know thanked me but declined the ofTer. ledge of Ihe rules. Danny refers to. . "The referee illg is grofluolfy dominaling Ihe whole I am the first to acknowledge'that almosphere of Ihe CO/llesl". . The there is a discrepancy in the appli. more the fighters observe the rules cation of certain rules by some then the less obvious is the referee referees. both in this country and and vice-versa. It may be appro abroad. However, we are aware of priate to mention here the guide to this and are working hard for uni good refereeing in ANY span. In formity. This situation is gradually order of priority the referee should: improving. I Take timely action to PREVENT Please bear in mind that a referee any accidents. does not automatically agree with 2 Whatever the situat:on try to every rule. but whether he agrees arrive at the correct decision. with them or not, he is still required 3 Keep the contest/game going and :0 apply them as laid down. as in maintain the atmosphere. deed are our policemen. The alter mtive is for him to stop refereeing. I would like to finish on a per With reference to my awarding pas sonal note to Danny. sivity to ... 'one player a/ler he had (3) When you do FINALLY finish jllsl been Ihrow,," . (last para). contest Judo I would like you to This was proper appreciation of the think seriously about taking up situation by me; the player was refereeing. With your great contest becoming due for a passivity warn record, allied to your personal quali ing. At the very instant he qualified ties, and your infectious sense of I could have called "Matte" and humour (a MUST for referees you awarded it. but by so doing would may agree) you would be very wei· have robbed the other player of a come. score. By leaving it a couple of extra (b) Remember the old maxim seconds whilst the other player's If you don't agree with the way attack developed. not only was the something is being done-get in oflender penalised. but he was scored volved and get it changed. against and the continuity of the con (c) In the light of our dreams and Seison or chudoo posture with the sword. At once th" eommon"st but least test was not broken. these articles I am sure that you understood position in Kendo. Only lhrough kllla study can tllis important would not mind me adding an extra form he thorough!)' appreciated. (Another complaint of Danny's line to your jingle--i.e.; carlier in the paragraph.) Whilst on "And help me now to understand The study of kala has always been sllilUli-Kendo; Ihe two parts are so the subject of the Team Champion the rules a darn sight better." ships. Before the start. I asked Team the traditional method by which closely linked as to be almost indivis Managers if they wished me to Best Wishes, swordsmen have acquired skill in ible. However, kata-Kendo is Kendo cover ANY aspects of the rules with R"v MITCHEl.l. (eM·T.) attack and defence. If a Kendo stu but sJril/lli-Kendo without attention ALL teams present or just with (Chairmllfr of dent is seriously interested in sword 10 form is not Kcndo in the proper (hem. I specifically made this request Refereeing S/lb-COlllmillee). manship then he cannot afford to meaning of the term. miss OUt training in kala; if he is Perhaps the most important func only interested in sport then ka/ll is tion of kala is that it compels the of no real use and in fact Kendo student whatever his skill. to concen· ADVERTISE IN JUDO Telephone 01·672 6545 ceases to be Kendo at all. Kendo can trale on e;o;cellent posture and move be divided into two parts. kala- and ment. Kalll immediately tackles the 26 27 tinually to remind their students but significantly and sadly in Japan. intellectual (~spiritual) concentra about such matters as foot-move But this is nothing new since as far tion required in proper lai-jutsu had ment and posture besides many other back as the mid-18th century a pro the greatest application in Kendo. I things. This is the danger of undis minent swordsman commented to the think, that this Kendo master was ciplined shinai-Kelldv. In lhe early effect that kaw practised without quite wrong in his opinion. One of years of a Budo career the student depth of understanding was JUSt like my students was once described as must go back and review the basics the posturing of dolls-without value "a man who saw ghosts". In other almost every time he is in the dojo. or meaning. words some of his friends thought he was a trifle odd. But from the lai He must do this himself quite apart If Kendo is to be regarded as sport standpoint one can only take this as from the critiques that may be given then there is little necessity to have a real compliment since to practise by the sensei. There is only one way kafa kept within the practice. In honestly and with deep conviction all to progress and that is thorough sport, kata will not increase speed lai-ka must "see ghosts". Not only mastery of oneself in the last analy and it will take a great deal of boring that. the projection of these attack sis. Mastery can only come from kala training superficially studied to ing ghosts must be so real as to act within. The value of k{l/a is that increase practical efficiency. Its beyond one's control. Techniques in from the outset the student must face deeper meaning-or even its physical corre<:tly performed will metaphoric up to the correct posture. movement. form-has no obvious application to ally result in death. All kola in tradi and sword control, hilt he I1I11SI also winning matches. Please note that tional Budo must in this sense be relau wlwl he learns 10 shinai Western Judo has now taken more come pure theatre. To me there is Kelldv. This application of tradition than one step towards dropping kata no doubt at all that Kendo and lai al teaching to what can be the more altogether from its curriculum--ex ii an an form. The expression of superficial practical Kendo must be eept for ladies. If we regard Kendo true art can only come from within under the influence of a good sensei. from its older meaning then kala each individual in the final analysis. becomes vastly more significant. Fur Frederick the Great wrote in the but an understanding or appreciation thermore if we take the rough yard of the nature of the art can be mid-18th century that: ··Whoever stick of the three ages of Kendoka wishes to master the art of war must guided and assisted by good teach and the related proportional training ing. study it continuously." He also said in sltilwi-Kendo and kala-Kendo we that: '·Every art has its rules and see a significant increase in kala im To sum up we can say that kala maxims. One must study them; p(lTlance through the lifetime of the is theory, keiko (or ral/don) is prac theory facilitates practice". swordsman. As a young man train tice. Without theory properly studied III between the techniques of In principle we introduce novices ing is 80% shillai-Kendo and 20% and understood practice is empty. To most kala we hll\'e to go back to kala-Kendo well before they reach kata-Kendo. In the middle years practise Budo in any form with little to our slllrt position. How many llan degree. It is commonly said that between about 35 and 55-the ratio or no inercst in the study of kala Kcndo sludents hll\'e given IIny when a student is advanced to the changes to 50 : 50.1n mature years, indicates a shallow attitude. a hit or thought at IIll 10 Kamae·o·tlJku. sllodan degree then he has become that is over the age of about 55, the miss method to advance. If one ar nnd it's mellning'? reasonably proficient in basics and ratio completely reverses to 20 : 80. gues that kala has little practical can now start serious study. J am in The argument that the elderly can value then bear in mind that in the problems of basic style no matter clined to interpret this maxim quite not physically take hard training cuts classical styles of Bujutsu from what classical rYli (school) it may literally and take the view that no ice in Kendo! From the tradi which practically all the more come from or whether it is the com Kendo kata like lai kata should be tional point of view kala-Kendo is "modern" systems derive, these tech posite but excellent Nilloll Kendo correctly taught in depth right from Kendo and shinai-Kendo is the late niques were tested and proved on the kala. the start. There seems lillIe point to comer, the innovation. field of battle. As Otake Risuke Every Kcndoka must master the teaching some pale shallow tech .rensci pointed out to me in Japan basic requirements of the art. There niques to any student when it is most In Kendo we are constantly ex this April, when these kala were is no easy way, no short cut. only important that they quickly come to horted to do everything with full created "they had to work". And constant repetition of practice in grips with the true meaning of the spirit. ScisMI/ (spirit) is our continual they stilJ do work! Ask any very even the simplest of movements can forms and feel a genuine interest in watchword, never to be forgonen. 1t senior Budo master his opinion about bring this mastery and lead to true what they are doing. All too often is unfortunately frequently omitted the importance of fundamentals and progress. For the kY/lsha and lower we see the most grotesque distortions from kala practice. I once remember sec what he says. yudanshu practice is one long battle of kata in modern Budo and little being told by a Kendo teacher of to master the basics. Jt is unfortu real idea of what is the true nature kyoshi rank that he thought lai of nately true that many if not all stu of this form of training or Why we little value to Kendo training and dents want to run before they can need kala. This attitude is even to be this comment nagged for some years walk and the dojo leaders have con- found in Kendo-not only in Europe because I felt that the mental and 28 29 STRONG SOUTHERN AREA BEAT NORTHERN FRANCE Report by Peter Brown (Navy Coach) Having thought deeply about the It was obvious that the Northern benefit of "regional" competitions France team had been gathered from perhaps it was inevitable that the far and wide in order to win on finger of fatc pointed at me to help British soil and the only splash of organise this year's event which was colour to be seen in the sea of black held in Kent. at The Royal Marines belts was from the Royal Navy Gymnasium, Deal. on 31st May. The team. Weakened by other commit Navy were also invited to include a ments the Navy team consisted most learn in this third annual match be ly of Deal Royal Marines. The tween the South and Pas De Calais Southern Area provided a strong (Northern France). Each were to team. less those required for the provide learns of len players (IWO in Scotland v England match. and also each weight) for Espoirs. Juniors and a good spirited band of supporters Seniors. There was also a pleasant who staked their seats in preparation introduction of a women's team of for the biA event, ably assisted by five. Previously in 1973, the South volunteer Marine Wrens. One of the many e.~e;ting cOlltests during the ufttrtloou. had won at Woolwich and in 1974 After the national anthems the Pas De Calais had won on their own first contests commenced between the territory. Both teams quickly adapted two major teams. After much With well over one hundred con full satisfaction of both sides-a rare 10 the Royal Marines environment spirited fighting the first results came tests it is impossible to single out achievement. In contrast to Southern and with planning down to the last out with the South on top, except individual players for comment as Area's Secretary, Barry James, who detail, glorious sunshine arrived at for the espoirs. where the French all the players {ought extremely hard was muttering fluently in French, a the correct time and stayed for the were very strong. Contests continued and gave their best. For the en rather hoarse ClifT Baker-Brown whole weekend. throughout the afternoon. couragement of good judo. the Of (Southern Area Coach) was being re r,anisers h:td allocated, in each vived with cups of 5weet tea. group, a fin: trophy for the players showing the best .~pirit throughout. The activities were climaxed in the Latc~ the commjtte~ Vlould meet and evening by a d;:;Cot~lCtlue and buffet decide on the winners, cabaret which included the Deal Girl Pipers, instrumentalists and a snake Having fought some exhausting dancer who had also had an appe contests the French then decided that tite for eating fire. [t also included a they wished to fight again, this time first class demonstration of methods changing the players in each weight used in training by the leaders of the group, This re.~ul!ed in a further Deal Shoto!(an Karate Club. who three hours contests which must train in the same gymnasium as the have satiated even the most ardent judo was held, With the aid of a bar spectator. Certainly the civic digni elttension until the early hours, the taries including the Mayor and players gave their bodies a fair mea Mayoress of Deal who had watched sure of activity and eventually re for some considerable time decided turned to their accommodation. The that they hadn't the endurance to be· teamwork continued as lesser mortals come judo players! struggled in an unaccustomed man At 8.15 p.m. the matches finally ner to get on their top bunks. came to an end. J think that great credit should go to the Southern The next morning was spent reo Area team of officials, assisted by cuperatin~ in the sunshine on Deal Monsieur Ie CollIe (Presidell1 of Pas de Calais Pro"illce). recci,·jng II. small Ray Mitchell and Joe Rowe who sea front and after lunch the teams Ir\keu of illternat;ollol friclldshir> from Cliff Bakcr·llrllIl"U. did a grand job of officiating to the went contented their separate ways. 30 31 In conclusion. I think it is fair to our cost, If this match was anything The number of officials and referees available for the Championships say that the weekend was a resound to go by far more contact and acti· made administration rather diflicult and every credit for a sueeesful day ing success for all involved. Having vity is possible in this type of meet should go to those people who did so much hard work. read for several years in local news ing. It also allows good judo players Results were as follows: paper :l.rticles about the huge suc to get an "international" feeling even cesses of non-BJ.A. "International If they haven't made it to the E"ellt Gold Sliver Br0n7.e Matches" in my own area, it seems N:ltional Squad. It is also a very Dan Grades . Solihul1 Massey Coventry A to me that perhaps we should con· good way of giving valuable ex Ferguson Coventry B centrate a little more on this type of perience to Aood judo players of any 21st Kyu and Coventry C Brameote Kodokwai competition. Other judo organisa rCllresentative area. Well done the under Coventry 0 tions are thriving on this particular South who can do this and win at aspect alone and getting publicity at 35th Kyu and Kodokwai Coventry E Edgbaston the same time. under Coventry F The results were as follows: 4 Junior Kodokwai Fisher Ludlow Langley Mill Contest I (Espoir) South 2 wins (13 pts) v Pas de Calais 7 wins (39 pts) Lightweight Monks Park 2 (Junior 18-21 yrs) South 6 wins (43) v Pas de Calais 3 wins (27) .5 Junior Fisher Ludlow Coventry G Ryecroft 3 (Senior) South 6 wins (50) v Pas de Calais 3 wins (24) Middleweight Kodokwai " Junior Kodokwai Kettering No Bronze 4 (Ladies) South "8" 3 wins (23) v Pas de Calais I win (10) Heavyweight Premier 5 (Senior/Espoirs) South 8 wins (80) v Royal Navy Nil wins The next Midlands Area Championships was to have been the Women's 6 (Senior/Espoirs) R.N. I win (10) v Pas de Calais 9 wins (78) and Girls' Events on the 6th September but this has now been revised as 7 (Ladies) South "A" 4 wins (33) v Pas de Calais I win (10) follows: 8 (Espoirs) South 4 wins (25) v Pas de Calais 4 wins (30) On Saturday. 13th September at Rugby Sports Centre, Cromwell Road, Rugby, the Midlands Area will stage a Nationally Open ladies' Individual 9 (Juniors) South 4 wins (40) v Pas de Calais 4 wins (30) Championship, to be fought in the usual weight and open categories. Per· 10 (Senior) South 8 wins (57) v Pas de Calais 2 wins (12) mission has been sought for this event to be promotional points scoring and it is hoped it will benefit from some form of s/xlOsorship. Details wilt Trophies were awarded to the judo players with the best judo spirit as be advertised in Judo magazine next month but any other queries should follows: be made to the Championship Organiser. 6 Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, Espoirs-Nigel Killick (Torakwai); Coach: Adrian Pearman. West Midlands. Juniors-John Coltis (Olympic); Coach: . CIiIT Baker-Brown. Seniors-H. Hiolle (Pas de Calais). LETTERS to the EDITOR Women-So Le Conte (Pas de Calais). Sir.-With reference to the North Area the continued use of these West Area News report, which ap usurped titles, then I feel that it can ------peared in the current issue of your only bring the Association into ridi· magazine, and in particular to the cule and disrepute. part concern~ng pr~cn:~t:on !'1:d~I:, I lind the words to describe this I can only conclude with the as MIDLAND MENS AND BOYS momentous piece of idiocy almost sumption that Mr. Arthur Tomkin beyond my vocabulary. wn has delusions of grandeur and that we can expect in the future to TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS How anyone could have the auda see his signalUre followed by the city to refer to a presentation medal sul1ix. D.S.O. (Judo). Rugby Sports Centre. May 241h, 1975 as a "Distinguished Service Medal" or a "Distinguished Service Order" is Since it appears to be the fashion III/belin·able. Not only arc these to award such grandiuse titles, I f~1 The Team Championships this year, although held on the Bank Holiday bumptious titles an affront to Great like joining in and awarding Mr. weekend drew a bigger competitive cntry than last year and we were enter Britain's National Honours, but they Tomkinson my own personal award tained HHoughout the day by some excellent Judo fought (on the Whole) in also make a farce of what is in all -Ph.D. Honours Degree in BUF the best of spirits. The Junior entrants wen: particularly refreshing in their probability a well deserved and FOONERY. attacking Judo and in particular the juniors Irom Wolverhampton Kodokwai worthwhile presentation. If the Elle· JOHN M. THOMSON. Club did very well. Most of the honours went to either the Kodokwai or cutive Committee of the British Judo Coventry who both won medals in every event in which they entered. Association permit the North-West UOY(I/ NOIiK KOf1K Police huJ/J Cil/h. J2 JJ 7 Insurance for Karate Students World Judo Championships - Vienna 1.7S As three karate internationals fight in October at Long Beach. Cali to re<:over from injury in time 10 fernia. CANTERBURY TRAVEL in aSSOCiation with JUDO LTD.. olTer readers of "Judo" and their friends-2 Inclusive Tours-using scheduled Airline compete in this year's world cham Said Mr. Williams: "If accidents pionships the British Karate Control Services from London Heathrow Airport to attend the World Championships lik: this ean happen at the top level in Vienna on the 23rd, 24th and 25th October 1975. Commission have revealed details of it is obvious there is a greater risk a brand new insurance scheme for at the lower levels of the sport The tours are for 4 or 5 night with acommodntion in a selection of hotels members. where people have not developed on a bed and Continental breakfast basis-with transfers from airport to It involves cover for students, for (Iuite the same control over the tech hotel and vice versa. instructors and for clubs who want n:ques and where there is not the TOUR "A' to take out automatic cover on be some degree of supervision. Begin 4 nights 22nd Oct. depart 11.05 hrs. return landing 26th Oct. 14.40. half of their members. ne:s therefore require this insurance TOUR "B" The Commission's General St.'Cre· cover as much as top competitors. 5 nights 21st Ocl. depart 11.05 hrs. return landing 26th Ocl. 16.55. tary. Mr. Bryn Williams, emphasises "This new scheme is designed to Preferential rates for departures from Provincial Airports arc available. that th~ cover nOI only involves help everyone. There was nothing COl>1 Per Person Tour A Twin Single Tour B Twin Single training but also participation in available on a group basis before Hotel Am Lerchenfeld tournements-and it was in tourna· this and those instructors who had Modest Hotel £68.50 £84.50 £73.00 £92.50 ments that the three internationals their own personal insurance were Strudlhof Hotel were injured. finding it much more expensive". Cat. A- bath w.c. £80.20 £99.50 £87.20 £111.50 The lalest casualty-in June-was Park Hotel Schoenbrunn Individual cover under the new De-Luxe _ bath w.c. £83.00 £93.80 £91.00 £104.50 Scottish international Bobby McFar scheme provides for cover up to £50 land, European heavyweight cham II week for loss of earnings for a TICKETS-Season tickets covering the 3 days of the championships arc pion in 1974. He broke a leg com two-year period for a premium of available - Row 5-10 £15.80; Row 11+ £10.55. Youth tickets (18 years peting in a tournament between jusl £1 a year. It involves a lotal and under) £6.60. Tickets are very limited - Early booking is urged. England. Scotland and Wales at capital payment of £5,000 in the Glasgow. event of permanent injury. BOOKING FORM - WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS VIENNA In May. Bobby Poynton. an inter national of many years. representing Instructors can be covered for Return to: CANTERBURY TRAVEL, 248 Streatfield Road, Harrow, twice these sums for £15 a year and Middlesex or Mr. G. A. Edwards, Judo Ltd., 28 High St., Tooting. S.W.17. England and Britain. broke his leg lhc c111l> scheme cOsts depend on at Crystal Palace in the K.U.G.B. th~ number of members to be Please reserve places on Tour AlB (delete as applicable) championships. covered. [n the same month, at Ostend in Accommodation required at HoteL in Twin in Single . the European championships. Brian A £5,000 sum for total disable Fitkin, who is the national coach to ment or £SO a week for temporary I will require the following season tickets: Row 5-10 ... , .. Row II +., .... the Swedish team but still represents total disablement up to two years England and Britain, sustained a would cost a quarterly premium of Youth Tickets (must be 18 years and under) broken sternum. £15 for a club with up to 50 mem bers. SURNAME lNIT. TITlE ADDRESS PHONE He had just beaten the famous French competitor Valera when he That premium would rise by £3 was injured in the semi-final. He per extra ten members up to £30 for \~ent on to win that match but was the club with between 90 and 100 II············ •...... •...... ······1 unable to take p:art in the final. members...... • .. 'm . It is hoped th:at all three injured Mr. Williams said: "These are men will have recovered to be avail extremely good terms and our memo able for selection for the world bers would do well to consider tak 1 enclose £ . representing a deposit of £5.00 per person and full championships which arc being h:ld ing precautions in this way". payment for the season tickets ordered above. AN ADVERTISEMENT IN JUDO BRINGS RESULTS 01-6n 6545 SIGNED: DATED ...... •....•....•.... 34 35 =." , .• ...;0- ;: • :z ,·.. • ,·,. - l> ...0 ------... o 00000000 F , ,., , ~ ! , • , ...... " - ...... -"...... • .. , . · nm ••~'" •~ ,o ., '" ;;>= Z · , n •• • !:?f, n E • ... • ...... I ,,;-" -----...... o - ·...... !'!"!";-"~:o!":" i m " g :;: ...... F • • • < • ~ -•'" > •• ,.. : ;'0,:. • • • 0 ;. .-...... • ·:" <> • -- • • -• t. = =• c: ~f 0: c o • •= ~O o g o '"m • '"~ o--< , , o z • o , o· ~ ., n • • ,• , ; • • g ~.• ~- • o o • • ~ m .~ .. • ;:• • • • ~ ,• • • ,,. • • • • • .n ;, ..• ...... ••...... - •• ·- ::. Learn from the Olympic medallists I Train with the champlonsl THE BUDOKWAI AdvOInced s..nions : Mondays. Wednesdays 8·9.30, Suurdays 3.30· 5pm. IntermediOlte sessions: Mondays. TuesdOlYs, TllUndays frld'yli 7·9. Beginnen clOlsses: TuelidaYIi & Fridays 6·7. Womens clanu: Tuesdays 7.30·9.30 ThundlYs 7.30·9.30. Fridays 7.00·8.00. Junior dasses : Thundays 6.00·7.30 & Suurdays 10.30· 12.30. KARATE CLASSES: Tuesdays & FridlYIi 8. 10.00. Mondays & Wednudays 6.15·7.45. SaturdOlys 1.00 - l.OO AIKIDO CLASSES: Saturdays 4.00- 6.l0 & Mondays 8 ·9.30. Thursdays 7.l0. 9.30. • Instructors:- C. Palmer, B. jacks, S. Hoare, A. Rear, M. Hopkinson, Child, j, Hindley, THEATRE VISITORS IN BONN (Fed. Rep. of Germany), recently C. could experience judo accompanied by music. The internationally A. Sweeney, j. Anderson (Karate), known choreographer Ottavio Cintolesi made a widely-discussed j. Cornish (Aikido), attempt to fill the roles of the fighters in the ballet "Joseph's Leg end"w;th eight judoka and karateka from the Bunkyo Judo Club in • Champions:- B. jacks. A, Parisi, K. Remfrey, Bonn. This scene from the ballet by Harry Graf Kessler and Hugo R. Inman, V. Morrison, j. Hindley, von Hofmannsthal shows three of the sportsmen during their app C. Child, etc. earance in this dance which relates purity, love, passion, power, impotence, and violence in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs. Visitors fces:· SSp (dOln grOldes & 15 - 17 yr olds lOp) Photo: IN-Bild I Fuhrmann Next gradings:- July 6th. MEN Beginners up to 1st Kyu. Booking In 2.00 p.m. August lrd. MEN In Kyu Ind Din gradu (2nd SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS Din please notify). Booking In lily lakell. Olfenl to:- judo Lid.• 2.00 p.m. 28 lligh Streel, 1..0ndOll. S.W.17. Pril'Ole IldLOftrli.semenl.s. Sp. M' CLOTH UADCES for )'our Club. August 10th. WOMEN All grldu up to 2nd Dan wo,d. Minimum SOp. Commercial Wc mmke Ih~ 10 your own design trying for 3rd. Din llrldes book in ,ales double. Add 5p. exlro lor in any 'Illamily from len upwards. at 11.30 I.m. Kyu llrldes book In box number. IMdreSl: JUDO Heuonoble priCo:ft mnd good deli--cry. OIl 2.00 p.m. l.td., 28 lJiRh Sf,eet. T(>Otinlf. I'lcmje "rite to lhc mllkers: S. ,\. I.andon. S.rP.l7. Cory & Cortlp.ny. Lid .• 238 Mile • All viSItors and new members welcome. Fees on ~:IlII. URGENTLY REQUlltEl) "Dl'llamic Brandon. Suffolk. LI'27 ONX. application to Manager. judo" Vols I So· 2. "'111' Complele JUDO n:MALES. Showhit. 0lll~r. Se,-en KIIIU or judo" by Kllwllisl1i. lUllily ror al1rllcliH' jllllo females. 4,Gilston Road, London S.W.10. Judo Mol;.'l, June 1974 issue. New or (;ootl style. 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