Karu Kyoshi Kan Judo Club

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.

Congratualtions to Stuart Anderson and Steve Varndell who have both been promoted to 5th Kyu following recent technical gradings at the 3Ks

3k’s Judokas Steve Varndell and Stuart Anderson competed at the Rod Lane Annual Tournament in the novice to 3rd Kyu U-66 and Over 81kgs respectively. Steve in only his second tournament fought well on the day and was rewarded with a bronze medal in his catergory. Stuart,  in his first ever competitive event was progressing well having won his first 2 fights only to lose out to a disqualification , bringing his competition to a premature end. Coach Rob Holden was pleased with both players efforts on the day and the finer points of contest rules will be subject to much discussion in the coming weeks ! Well done to Steve and Stuart, it’s good to see our newer players starting their competitive experience.

Just to let you know that the last Tuesday night judo class will be 9th December 2008. After this there will be the Christmas party on Wednesday 17th December 2008 from 7pm – 9pm, prizes for best fancy dress. All Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday players are welcome and they can bring a friend. Cost is £2 per head for everyone.

Christmas holidays will begin after Thursday night class on the 18th December 2008.
All classes resume from Monday 5th January 2009

Adam and James enjoyed their trip to Turkey for the World Junior Kurash Championships. The Tournament included players from Uzbekistan , Kazakstan , France , Germany , Japan , USA , New Zealand , Hungary , Greece  and  Turkey and numerous other nations. The standard of competition was as expected very high , Adam competed in the U-100 kgs and faced a South African player and despite a hard fought bout was beaten , unfortunately it was a knock out competition with no repecharge so Adam went out of the tournament but gave a good account of himself. James met a Kazakstan player in the U-73 kgs and was also beaten ,but again fighting hard against a player from the region where Kurash is a highly practised sport . Both players did the 3K’s and Great Britain proud with their efforts. They managed to absorb some of the culture on offer and Adam managed to absorb a great deal of the local cuisine , unfortunately James had to watch his weight so couldn’t join the fray until he finished his competition. Photos to follow soon

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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.

3K’s player Adam Dobbinson was awarded a bronze medal in the under 100kgs category at the British Championships held at ICE Sheffield on 12th October 2008 . He had four hard fights during the day but was successful in bringing back his first medal from a national junior tournament.

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Congratulations on the following members who graded on Tuesday 30th September 2008.

• Rebecca G has been awarded her 12th mon grade
• Abigail G has been awarded her 7th mon grade