On Tuesday 20th December 2011 EJC came together at a lovely venue, The Lord Nelson, in Brentford for a lovely evening of celebration.
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Earlier this year Jo applied for a position within LOCOG to be a part of the team running the London 2012 Olympic Judo event and she was successful. She will take up her position for the test event in December 2011 and then work through until after the Paralympic Games in September 2012. It is a great opportunity and we look forward to sharing Jo's news and stories over the next 10 months.
On Sunday 9th October 9 year old Sofija Bojat became our youngest ever British National medallist, winning a bronze medal in the largest of the girls groups (u32kg), in Nottingham, at the British Championships for those born in 2000-2001.
Then on the weekend of 15th/16th October at Ice Sheffield, our more experienced players took to the mat at the British Championships for u15s, u17s and u20s. In the u15 age band Blake Inniss won his first national medal, a silver, in the u55kg boys group. Young Mason Gulaidi-Barber won a bronze to add to his gold from last year (in the younger division). It was a huge step up for him but he put in an excellent performance to win this rostrum spot. Then in the u17 age band Eliot Bradford consolidated his performance of the last couple of years, by winning a silver medal in the u90kg weight group. He is a continuous feature in the England Squad and later this month is travelling out to the Flanders Cup in Belgium, to represent his country.
These 4 medals take EJCs total number of National medals to 61! Wow! Well done to the whole team, medal or no medal, each person was valuable and provided superb support to their team mates. Thanks to our club parents for their patient, loud support too. Xx
In September and October of 2011 EJC had a black belt boom, with Harkirat, Conor, Daniel W, Lukasz and Ndu all earning this accolade. It is an outstanding achievement for these hardworking individuals and also for the club as a whole. We are very proud of their accomplishment.
Throughout the Summer holidays EJC members collected and hoarded all manner of textiles for a recycling and fundraising effort. The 'Bag2theFuture' Charity collected our offerings and in return gave us a lovely cheque for £180. Big thanks to Gill, Evelyne, Nekoda, little Ellis and Sally for their extra help. We are now collecting again for another go, booked in at Easter 2012. If you have unwanted linens, clothes, bags or shoes do save them for us. Thanks all.
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Above: Wasps u16s with Jo, Harry Corrigan (Wasps coach) and Lee Shinkin.
In the last week of the Summer holidays Wasps u16s came along for a special training camp, to learn judo techniques that may enhance their rugby training. The boys were put through a rigorous week of falling techniques and body-weight exercises and ruck & maul training, led by Jo Crowley (Head EJC coach) and GB Internationals Lee Shinkin and Tom Davis. Father of our very own Conor is the Wasps u16 coach and he says this training has had an immediate and measurable effect on the team and that this sort of training will be employed again in the very near future. Thanks to Lee and Tom - their input was invaluable.
Willesden's Ashley McKenzie, student of Jo Crowley, competed in his 3rd Senior World Championships to date, this time in Paris. Jo travelled over to France to watch and to offer support. It was a great event and Ashley's two wins in the early rounds marked his best performance at this level. All at Ealing JC offer their congratulations to Ashley.
On Saturday 13th August EJC hosted a coach education event aimed at helping coaches deliver Katame-no-Kata (the groundwork kata) to their students. Kim Tilley and Ferdie Baronette kindly came along to teach and several London coaches as well as some players took part. It was a successful event and we hope to host another event before the end of the year.
On 14th September many of the group returned to take their katame-no-kata exam, with passes for Daniel V, Alaniese, Allegra, Nekoda and Sam. Well done gang.
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2.7.11 - GB's Lee Shinkin led an EJC judo display and 'come and try' session at Brentford's Our Lady and St John's Primary School. The event was a roaring success with dozens of newbies having a go at this demanding Olympic sport. They were given literature inviting them to participate in EJC's beginner-specific 2 day Summer course.
If you would like further info on this event please don't hesitate to get in touch via the details on the homepage.
Back in 2008 Jo was very proud to be nominated by club members as London coach of the year, from all sports. She was short-listed, into the final 3. This year the same has happened. Congratulations to Jo - being nominated and short-listed over two years is a big achievement.
Our very own Eliot Bradford was selected to represent England at the 2011 European Cadet Trials in Cumbria. Sadly Eliot has had to withdraw due to injury, but nevertheless we are all very proud of him and wish him a speedy recovery.
Little Sofija competed at the British Jiu Jitsu Open this month and took the title. We are very proud of Sofija and all at the club congratulate her.
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On Tuesday 31st August 2010 Ealing Judo Club hosted a technical day with European Champion Darcel Yandzi. We were very lucky to have Darcel with us and are now looking forward to further events at the club with him!
This was a hugely successful event, with 40 club members benefitting from Darcel's knowledge and experience. In the new year we will be hosting an Lee Shinkin masterclass and hope you will be able to join us then.
From Monday 26th to Friday 30th July Ealing Judo Club hosted a Summer Training Camp for white, red and yellow belts. We enjoyed coaching from Lee Shinkin, British International, as well as games, judo education and a friendly training competition. We are hoping to run another camp like it later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled.
Lyam Quin has become our first member to earn his second Dan. At the Kent International tournament on 27th June 2010 Lyam won the final ten points needed to complete the grade requirements, his theory section was completed some months before. Very well done to Lyam who has worked hard to maintain and improve his skills base.
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On Saturday 24th July from 11:30am to 2pm Ealing Judo Club performed a fun-packed judo display on Haven Green in Ealing. We included a public open 'come and try' session and a sponsored throwing event, both of which were successful. We are hoping this event will kickstart our efforts to raise much needed funds towards a new club vehicle to transport our players to training camps and competitions. We will also be donating a portion of the money reaised to the West London Sports Trust - they are a fantastic organisation donationg money to young athletes who are struggling to fund their sporting careers.
From bucket-shaking on the day we managed to raise £152.23. The sponsor money is still coming in.
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Our coach Jo with one of her senior students, Ashley McKenzie. On Saturday 15th May Jo accompanied Ashley to the British Senior Open, a European Cup event, where he won the title for the 3rd successive year. The Willesden fighter put in a great performance.
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In January John and Martin went along to Danny DaCosta's Shinjido seminar at High Wycombe and spent some time being coached by the great Olympic and World Champion Kosei Inoue of Japan. They had a very productive day.
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A massive well done to everyone who has competed this year. Anyone who ever has knows how brave a person has to be to step on to that mat and the members of our little club are some of the bravest I know. Keep up the good work and see you next year!!
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Above: Eliot, Jack, Daniel & Jamie looking after the toy table... typical.
We had a good moring, making £136 to put into the club kitty. The turn out was a little disappointing but those who came all lent a hand to make it successful. We have plenty of gear left, ready for our next sale - keep your eyes peeled for details.
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We had a fantastic week, with white to yellow belts all learning and training together. The 4 hours training a day was enjoyable, challenging and educational, including an aikido demonstration and quizzes. At the end of the week we ran a BBQ lunch and a training competition, which Pinewood and Willesden Judo Clubs came along to. Keep an eye out for next year's camp details.
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Above: Harkirat, Megan & Lucy with their well earned silver medals.
At this year's National Team Championships Ealing Judo Club won a massive 6 medals from some of our youngest future stars. Laurence, Eliot & Rohan took golds, while Harkirat, Megan & Lucy came away wih great silvers. Their little haul adds to the club's National medal tally to give us a current total of 31 National medals from 16 fighters. Well done to the EJC warriors.
We had a ball this weekend, visiting Tonbridge Judo Club in Kent for a training weekend. We were looked after so well by the host club, fed like kings. There was outdoor training and of course lots of judo, includiing high quality randori. We hope to repeat this experience in the near future.
The event came about after the Head coaches at Ealing and Tonbridge realised, horror of horrors, that we had a free weekend...
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Despite our actual anniversary being back in April we didn't lose the chance to celebrate - almost 40 club members and parents got together for a slap up lunch at a local restaurant. Some of the money raised back in March, at our sponsored walk, was used to pay for the occasion and as you can see all had a good time. Time really flies; I can't believe our little club has already been running for 5 and a half years! Can't wait for the next 5!
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Rifqa and Rohan have duely been appointed EJC Club Captains for 2008/9. As you can see they are very happy with their new appointment!
Club Captain responsibilities include: orgaising social events for club members and helping younger members during the competition process.
I am sure that these two fine young fighters will do the club proud... Can't wait to hear about our first fun day!
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On 24th March over thirty members of EJC took on a sponsored walk around Richmond Park to raise funds to be able to celebrate our 5th anniversary and to make a little money for the club. It was a snowy, rainy, windy, cold day, but the weather broke in perfect time to give us the hours we needed to complete the challenge. It was great fun to have members from all classes at the club joining in with one common goal. Thanks to everyone who came along and to those who couldn't make it, but donated sponsor money all the same.
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