Ippon Official Club Newsletter — Autumn 2012 - October - Issue 7 Kingsley School Judo Club Northdown Road Bideford Devon Latest Club News and Information EX39 3LY elcome to Kingsley School 675pts, Team GB 600pts and als compared to 35, in the year WANTED W Judo Club’s latest newslet- USA 325pts. On an individual tally before. One off the most promising ter. We had a very busy end to of points for each team Charlie performance came from Louis Club helpers to form a the last term and with the Olympic Beckley won for Japan with Hughes who took part in 4 events, social events organisation Games we all enjoyed a amazing 230pts while Felicity Barkley won winning 8 bouts out of 10 and com- summer. Well now we are all 220 pts for Brazil and in third ing home with a Gold and a Silver team back into the swing of training place Ruben Stacey won 165pts medal and finished a remarkable Ask Simon again I would just like to thank for Team GB, Toby Sheppard 7th in the British Schools Champi- everyone for your continued sup- 150pts for South Africa and Ella onships. port within our school and com- Curd won 155pts for USA. As an udoka of the month award Kingsley Judo Club Events munity Judo programme and wish extra week we then set some winners during the summer you all success this coming year. predictions for the games and I J Sat 27th October term where Jacob Edwards in June. was amazed at the outcome as ou must make sure that your July winner was Felicity Barkley Zach Rucki actually predicted Saturday Randori Judo licence is renewed on and Charlie Beckley in August. Y Gemma Gibbons and Luci De- time. This is an important insur- Congratulations to you all. Tuesday 30th & Wednesday cosse would win medals. He was ance issue and as a club we must joined by Felecity Barkley, Ollie ome members where lucky 31st October insist that all members maintain Stacey and Charlie Beckley who enough to have tickets to their BJA Licence. It’s easy to S all pick two medal winners. watch the Judo at the Olympic Club Visit From German renew and can be done online. games, Simon Robilliard was totally Junior Team You will be sent a reminder about ent International success for amazed as he witnessed Gemma 3 weeks before its expiry, but if Josh Hunt as he won a K Gibbons win her Silver medal. Sat 10th November you are not sure please check Bronze medal at Crystal Palace. Bruce and Louis Hughes watch with Simon, who can access the Sam Foulser, Clara Gawlas and Colin Oates finish in 7th place. Saturday Randori information on the BJA data base. Chris Edwards also all finished in Simon took his two sons and was 5th place which is a very credit- Sat 24th November elcome to Andrew Sedjera able to support Winston Gordon able result from such a high level our new student from Lat- and former Bristol fighter Sally Con- W tournament. Western Area Open Squad / via, who has joined the school’s way compete. The Excell Arena P4P Session judo academy. Andrew is 16 and ighting Films judo kit is now was buzzing and the atmosphere all has a number of National Hon- F for sale in a range of begin- over London was brilliant. It was Session—Sports Hall ours in Latvia. I'm sure he will be ners level to elite kit in both white quite simply a once in a life time a massive success at Kingsley and blue. The kit is one of the experience. Sunday 2nd December and will soon be winning events in best quality on the market and we udo open evening will take this Country. offer a very competitive price for place on Friday 19th October Xmas Club Judo Tournament our members. J eam Japan won our Olympic from 5pm—7pm. This will be a FURURE EVENT T Games points competition hat an amazing set of Judo chance for our club to promote our which we ran as a build up the W results we enjoyed during Olympic sport and encourage lots SUNDAY 10TH FEB 2012 Olympics. This proved to be a the last school year. In total 23 of new members to experience successful way to motivate and Judokas competed at 17 tourna- Judo. If any parents would like to Patchway Junior Low Grade improve the knowledge of Judo ments compared to just 6 events help arrange and help with either Competition - Bristol with the weekly quiz. Over the 11 the year previous. We won 9 promoting event or during the eve- weeks Japan gained 865 pts, Gold, 8 Silver and 25 Bronze ning please speak to Simon. A full list of all events is available Brazil 795pts, South Africa medals giving a record of 42 med- Kingsley School Team Profile His Judo Ambition is = To get my Amazing start to new Judo season. Black Belt From our first three tournaments in Sep- Elliott Sutcliffe Best Performance = Winning medal at tember our members have won Two Gold and two Silver Yr 11 West Championships medals. This is a 4th Mon Yellow His Favourite TV show = Top Shot brilliant start to the Belt His Favourite Music = Rock or Metal new season and this was made even bet- His Favourite What is your favourite subject = ter when Sam Throw is = Tai Otoshi Science Foulser gained his His Favourite Judoka is = Gemma last few points to What Are Best Qualities = Come out Gibbons win his 1st Dan Black Belt at the Devon with good random facts Kyu Grade Championships. kingsleyschooljudo.onsport.com - britishjudo.org.uk - britishjudoeducation.org.uk Bo Bennett & M B V E A S I Find Eight Olympic Champions Thomas Arsen GATLSTYAN, Teddy RINER, Dae-Nam Leonard demonstrated A E T H K L H SONG, Sarah MENEZES, Kayla HARRISON, there Judo Kaori MATSUMOTO, Kum-Ae AN, Mansur ISAEV skills at an T C N W D R A Olympic sports fair at Woolsery and where able S E A E J I R to then hold the Olympic torch after their Judo U W Y M Z N R display M M T H B E I O L S T R R S T F L N F X O O D A V P J N U S G N O S M Kingsley Team At Tora Championships IF YOU GIVE IN—YOU WILL NEVER KNOW IF YOU WILL EVER SUCCEED Olympic Games Review Beijing had been a warning for the Japanese, London was the Olympics where they well and truly lost their judo crown with resurgent Russian and jubilant French teams taking over the-growing mantle clutchas the ofdominant strong judo forces nations on the and mat. will The be ques-one of tion now is whether Japan, can turn it around again or have the rest of the world caught up with or even overtaken them. The Brazilians, the hosts in four years, are among an ever Mutal Benefit those to beat in Rio after bringing home two golds from London, including the first for a Brazilian woman. Despite an inexperienced team, Japan were tipped to win more than half the 14 golds up for grabs improving on the four won in Maximum Efficency Beijing which had been only half -as48kg many division as in andAthens. did notBut, improve things started much duringbadly when seven top days seed of competition, Tomoko Fukumi with left only empty handed from the women's Kaori Matsumoto managing to win gold. It was the first time that Japan had failed to win a men's judo gold since it be- came an Olympic sport in 1964 and not even rule changes which banned certain moves and had been expected to help them made a difference. Contrast that with the fortunes of the Russians who had failed to win a single medal in Beijing and not won gold since the collapse of the Soviet Union. One of the most memorable sights of the tournament was that of an ecstatic Russian President Vladimir Putin, himself a black belt judoka, embracing Tagir Khaibulaev after he won his country's third judo gold. "Russia's turnaround from bottom of the medal table in Beijing to top here in London is phe- nomenal. That success has-up beenand introduced put down toa centralisedItalian coach training Ezio Gamba, regime. a Theirgold medallistmen will nowhimself be thein 1980, team who to beat over- in hauled Russia's judo set Brazil. "Gamba is the magician who achieved what nobody did before," said Alexander Mikhaylin, who won silver in the men's heavyweight section. France, where judo has long been hugely popular, had not recorded a gold since 2000, but two titles in London and an overall haul of seven medals secured in front of massive French support at the ExCel arena bodes well for the future. They also boast the world's most outstanding judoka and one of the greatest fighters of all time in heavyweight Teddy Riner, who won gold and has lost just once since 2008. As Japan faltered, other nations took -year-old who had been abused by her childhood coach. They are Hane – Goshi advantage. South Korea took two titles while the United States ended their long wait for judo gold when Kayla Harrison -78kg title, a triumphant outcome for the 22 took the Find the Throw hoping it will prove a springboard for greater U.S. interest in the sport and more success in Rio.