3K’s Judo Club in partnership with Sandwell Council are please to announce the introduction of beginners judo sessions for women. The aims are to introduce you to the sport of judo in a fun and interesting way with additional benefit of getting you fit or making you fitter. Sessions will be suitable for those you looking to get involved in someway with judo; perhaps your partner or children already participate but you would prefer to begin with ladies in the same position as yourself.
The first taster lesson is free and £2.50 per session thereafter.
Email Malcolm Collins, our club president, on m3ks@blueyonder.co.uk or m3ks@3ksjudo.org.uk or give him a call on Tel: 0121 552 3921
Sessions will be on Tuesday Evenings 8pm – 9pm @ Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre, Smethwick
The first session will be on Tuesday 13th October 2009 and is open to ladies aged 16 and over and will run for twelve weeks.
Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Suitable judo suits (gi) will be provided. Please remember to bring a non fizzy drink.
Please download the registration form to register your interest as places are limited. Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word ersion can be downloaded here:
Held at Samurai Judo Club on Sunday 19th July 2009, 3K’s again had several pairs competing in three disciplines: Nage No Kata, Katame No Kata and Ju No Kata. a last minute withdrawal will mean it is the first Rebecca and Charlotte have competed together.
Kim and Abigail will also demonstrate Nage No Kata along with Rebecca and Charlotte. Jasmine and Charlotte will perform Katame No Kata and finally Kim and Abiagail will be up against Rebecca and Jasmine in Ju No Kata.
Congratulations to Jack Webb on acheiving the necessary points to qualify for his 3rd Dan. Jack fought in a group of four consisting of a 3rd Dan and two other 2nd Dans, both with a significant weight advantage. Jack fought impressively to win all his fights, using his speed.
The NRC, National Refeerees Commission have finally confirmed Rebecca G accrediation as a Grade 3 junior referee. So congratulations to her also.
3k’s Judoka Adam Dobbinson has been selected for a prestigious award by Walsall College where he was named Sports apprentice of the Year at a recent awards ceremony. The award was for his hard work for BTEC Level 3 in Sports Coaching during the past College year. Adam is also on the Advanced Apprenticeship for Sporting Excellence- Judo ( AASE) at the University of Wolverhampton which is combined with his academic studies and is the first course of its kind to be delivered at the University .
Adam suffered a serious shoulder injury in February at the Midland Area under 20’s tournament. He has used his recovery period to fully concentrate on the BTEC modules and also the Judo NVQ level 3 and as well as maintaining a very high fitness standard off the judo mat, he has also obtained distinction level in many subjects. Adam was selected from numerous other students and sports with a much higher profile than Judo – this is excellent news for the AASE group , the 3K’s and of course Adam who was delighted with his award. Well done Adam !!!!
Two judoka from 3K’s Judo Club represented Great Britain at the European Kurash Championships last weekend. At very short notice, Jack Webb (U-66 kgs) and James Lawrence (U-81kgs) flew to Greece to compete . Both players gave an excellent account of themselves and both returned with bronze medals for their efforts. The 3k’s has a long association with the sport of Kurash and has produced many medallists over the years at national and international level , this tournament being the latest to produce great results – congratulations to Jack and James
Please note that SENIOR training night on TUESDAY nights are CANCELLED until further notice , this affects seniors only , junior training continues as usual.
SENIOR TRAINING ON THURSDAY NIGHT 8:00pm – 9:30 pm will continue as usual
Adam Dobbinson represented 3K’s at the British U-20 Trials at EIS Sheffield on 10th January . Adam competed at U-90 kgs for the first time in a very competitive group containing many GB Squad players. As expected the standard was very high . His first bout was against the current England number 2 and despite his efforts he was thrown for ippon. Due to the system on the day Adam progressed to the repecharge and competed against experienced GB player Mark Boyes , the bout was a fierce fight with Adam a wazari down following a good attack by Boyes and despite efforts in newaza he just could not break through . With a few seconds of time left Adam went for broke but was caught for a good ippon seionage to end the contest , Boyes went on to win the bronze medal. Adam was obviously disappointed but gave a good account of himself in a very tough tournament. Well done Adam !
Sunday 14th December 2008 and several juniors took to the mats at University of Wolverhampton Campus in Walsall for the Midland Area Commemorative Event, an event that honours and remembers those members of Midland Area Judo that are no longer with us.
