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:

3K’s Judo Womens Registration PDF

3K’s Judo Womens Registration Doc

And read our flyer to promote the event 3Ks Judo Club Flyer

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

James Lawrence and Adam Dobbinson both attended a Masterclass given by former World , European and Olympic medallist Neil Adams MBE 8th Dan last weekend. The event was hosted by Lordswood Budokan Judo Club , Birmingham. Both players were invited by Chris Murphy of Budokan to attend.  The content of instruction and technical expertise was as expected , excellent , Adam was used as Uke for a gripping demonstration and later commented ‘it was like trying to grip an immovable object in a judo suit’. Thanks  to Chris for the invite and for 3ks Coach Bill Webb for recommending both to attend.

Two young 3K’s judoka have been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Junior Kurash Championships ( Kurash is a jacket wrestling martial art which originates from Uzbekistan , similar to Judo but only includes throwing techniques ) Adam Dobbinson and James Lawrence who both medalled at the British Kurash Championships in 2007 have been selected to compete at U-100 kgs and U-81kgs respectively. Both players are current BSJA National Champions in their weight groups and are looking forward to travelling to Turkey with 3K’s senior coach Bill Webb and the rest of the GB Team. An update on their experiences will follow after the tournament.

www.theJudoPodcast.eu is a discussion podcast on Judo in Europe. From the maker of www.judocoach.com discussion on the martial art, sport and way of life that is Judo. The Podcast is in the format of a current affairs news show, produced weekly. There are occasional interviews and bonus episodes.

I am going to direct you to Episode 13, broadcast on 13th June 2007, which features Malcolm Collins and Ken Webber talking about their book: Creative Judo Teaching.  And you can download it from here. The podcast not the book.