Windsor Judo Club News Blog

Gradings in January

2010-02-04T08:44:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Orlando Yanez-Vila and Sergio Olmos who were awarded their 1st Kyu Brown belt on the 25 Jan.

We have also recently held a technical Dan grading course and exam was on 23rd and 24th January 2010. The following players completed the requirements for the following BJA Technical Grades.

Trevor Collins 3rd Dan
Roy Flower 2nd Dan
Tony 'Doc' Stanley 2nd Dan
Pete Skinner 1st Dan
Yvette Fox 1st Dan

Technically they are not promoted or their BJC Grades are not confirmed until the paperwork is complete although that is now a formality. Congratulations all!

We recently had a grading...

2010-01-15T02:52:00.000-08:00

...so congratulations to the following players!

Juniors
Elliott Jones 3rd Mon
Josh Baker 9th Mon
Lewis Baker 9th
Arif Suleiman 4th Kyu
Nigel Phillips 1st Mon
Drew Taylor 6th Mon
Abbie Taylor 8th Mon
Ruby Rae 3rd Mon
Lisa Williamson 10th Mon
Jan Cazin 8th Mon
Victor Cazin 8th Mon
Pawandip Kaur Mans 9th Mon
Arundip Singh Mans 6th Mon
Brierley Mather 9th Mon
Amarni Brookerford 1st Mon
Robert Theobald 2nd Mon
Louus Brown 7th Mon

Seniors
Katy Williams 3rd Kyu
Leslie Turner 1st Kyu
Luke Hinds 5th Kyu
Charlie Knight 4th kyu
Lucy Aldritt 1st Kyu
Paul Smith 1st Kyu

New Year Training

2009-12-31T08:57:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody,

There will be Judo on Friday 1st Jan 2010 at 8.30. If the main centre is shut please use the side door next to the ladies changing room. The main car park may also be closed but there will be plenty of parking on the road.

Guest Post: Making your own luck in Goldern Score

2009-12-20T23:41:00.000-08:00

This is a guest post from Tristan Greaves of http://extricate.org/
Tristan is a qualified football and Judo referee who often pops down to practice at Windsor Judo Club - his last post here was popular enough that we dragged him back for a second one.

Golden Score was changed at the beginning of the year to three minutes for seniors. However, it can be shorter than this depending on the circumstances at domestic events: Juniors may only get two minutes, or if time is really pressured just one!
Golden Score ends if a player gets a score (either directly or as a result of their opponent being penalised). The way you don't really want it to end is if time runs out and the referee team have to make a decision (hantei).
Let's go back a step further. Don't let a contest go to Golden Score! Yes, this is a repeat of the usual 'Go for the Ippon' mantra but more contests than I would have liked went all the way to flags at the weekend. The removal of Koka has perhaps contributed to this but hopefully over time the technical base will develop and make it less likely. That said, a stalemate is a stalemate.
I do appreciate that a player may possibly let a contest go into Golden Score for strategic reasons: Their fitness may be superior to their opponents and they know that they can look a lot more 'busy' in order to appear superior, and thus gain the decision. This is rare to see though: Generally both players are equally tired.
So, you're in Golden Score (After trying REALLY hard to get an Ippon but not quite getting it, of course). You're going to keep going for that outright win, but want to have all bases covered should it go to decision. What now?
1. Remember the scoreboard is wiped. This includes penalties. More importantly, this includes the minds of the referees: Only the Golden Score time is counted if it goes to flags! You could have made five hundred more attacks in the preceding time period but it counts for nothing.
2. Valid attacks only. Just tapping your opponents legs every so often or 'flopping' will not count for anything. What is a 'valid attack' ? Definitions vary but two examples: Actual attempt at kuzushi and Tori must be putting themselves at risk to a counter.
3. Going for strangles, trying to pass the guard etc on the ground will generally NOT be counted. Securing Osaekomi will though, but it is MUCH easier to gain kinsas in the tachiwaza phase. NOTE: I'm taking this up with some senior referees – it has not been an issue for me so far (has not changed a decision…) but I want to be sure.
4. Some valid attacks count more than others. Both you and your opponent make strong Osoto Gari attacks. You are the one who gets knocked down, managing to land on your front. Your opponent's attack counts for more.
5. ATTACK FIRST. Straight from the grip. If your opponent is going for drop throws then that 'wastes' time on the ground before you can try something yourself. Do it first!
6. Combinations. Put in flurries of attacks. Don't just look busy.. actually be busy!
Just remember, if you can get a nice swift Ippon in the first 15 seconds of a judo contest, you don't have to worry about any of this…

Gradings

2009-12-18T23:57:00.000-08:00

Excellent set of gradings recently, congratuations to -

Paul Smith, 1st Kyu Brown

Lucy Alldritt, 1st Kyu Brown.

Les Turner from BJC to BJA, 1st Kyu Brown.

Luke Hinds, 5 Kyu Yellow.

Charlie Knight from, 4 Kyu Orange.

November wrap up...

2009-12-10T01:56:00.000-08:00

WJC was happy to welcome back Roy Inman yet again as he ran an excellent session for us on the 28th of November.

This year's Club dinner and awards evening was attended by over a hundred guests including Roy Inman, OBE and 8th Dan, Ian Rose, VI Olympic Medallist, and Mike Callan, 6th Dan,Head of Development Welsh Judo and Chairman of International Association of Judo Researchers.

It is time of year that we recognise those club members who have gone over and above the call of duty. This year the award winners where..

Armand Monthe Noussi (left) - Contest player of the year,

Lucy Alldritt - WJC Volunteer Award

Orlando Yanez-Vila (left)- Spirit of Judo

Joe Thorpe (left) - Presidents Award.

Windsor Judo Club Hoodies/T-shirts/ect

2009-11-23T03:19:00.000-08:00

If you are interested in purchasing a Windsor Judo Club Hoodie, T-shirt, or Polo-neck, please let us know. A parent of one of our junior members has very kindly agreed to co-ordinate a group purchase. We'll know a bit more about prices when we know a bit more about numbers, so please mail admin@windsorjudo.co.uk with any interest.

Tactical awareness: Throwing (or being thrown) from the floor

2009-11-18T04:07:00.000-08:00

This is a guest post from Tristan Greaves of http://extricate.org/
Tristan is a qualified football and Judo referee who often pops down to practice at Windsor Judo Club - as he writes interesting and well-though out posts, we thought you might like this one.

Ippons are perfectly scorable when Uke is on the floor. There's this blurry line between the tachiwaza and newaza phase and you want to exploit it, and avoid being exploited.

Here's Choi throwing Paischer for Gold in the 2008 Olympics:

This illustrates an important factor that referees must remember when scoring techniques: "It ain't over 'till it's over". The whole, continuous motion must be kept in mind when deciding what score to give. In the above example, the referee team clearly felt that the attack continued from Uke dropping to the floor, resulting in the Ippon.

Before I continue, it is very important to point out now that the throw Choi used here is not going to be allowed come 2010! This thread on Judoforum.com has the information. Unfortunately, it isn't 100% clear. For example, some of the techniques are not permitted when both players are clearly standing either. Also, fine line here: Will Ura-nage eventually be disallowed as well, due to it also involving picking a player up?

(Forgetting to consider the entirety of the throw can catch referees out for a different reason: A HUGE Kata guruma which has the “oooooooh" factor and the referee instinctively awards Ippon but… right at the end Tori loses control and Uke drops onto their side. Oops.)

Anyway, we have covered that throws in this phase are scorable. I saw a couple of great examples of this at the weekend, including one for the Gold medal.

Firstly, a player comes in for a failed Kata Guruma or leg grab of some description. They are down on one knee. Their opponent can take advantage of this (Uchi-mata especially!) for a good, sweeping, clean Ippon.

Secondly, this could be combined with a more tactical approach. Uke may feel they are 'safe' and will start to stand. This can also happen if both players have stumbled to the ground and stand up again. This is fine and the referee will not call Matte if both players are doing so of their own volition. Tori can take advantage of this lull and throw! Perfectly scorable and beautifully tactical.

So always be wary of these opportunities. If you are Uke in the above, you may want to turtle up and not move until Matte is called… just in case. ALWAYS be away of the tactical situation. Your opponent is unlikely to be letting you stand up because they like you and want to give you a nice slice of cake, are they?

Upcoming Event...

2009-11-07T00:30:00.000-08:00

On 23 and 24th Jan 2010 Windsor Judo Club will run a Technical Dan Grade Course. Instructor/Examiner is Chris Doherty. Details will follow soon...

Christmas Meal

2009-10-09T07:48:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again!

Windsor Judo Club hosts it's Christmas Dinner at the NCO's Mess at Combermere Barrcks Windsor, the date is Saturday the 28th November - so put it in your diaries now.

A three course meal is included along with a Disco, all for the good value price of £30 per person. There is a discount for tables of 10 so if your from a friendly club bring a few people down that might suit you.

If anyone interested course contact Roy as soon as possible, then we'll have enought information about numbers to make sure that everyone's cared for.

Trial by Fire...

2009-10-05T06:45:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Nicky Thorp who on Sunday 04^th October 2009 passed her 4^th and final Time Keepers competition, and is now a qualified Time Keeper. Nicky had to go through fire to do this last assessment as the electronic clock caught fire and was removed from the Dojo. Nicky had to work with the hand clocks, pencil and paper undaunted by this Nicky carried on as if nothing had happened.

If anyone has photos of this please let us know :)

No Jacket Required

2009-09-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce that our 'No Jacket Required' class has now graduated from it's incubation period at on a Monday at Windsor Judo Club into a fully fledged independent club. It runs from Combermere Barracks on a Tuesday & Thursday - please contact info@windsorjudo.co.uk for more details.

30th National Kata Competition at High Wycombe

2009-09-16T04:13:00.000-07:00

Last week Trevor Collins and Nick Ward from Windsor Judo Club, entered the
30th National Kata Competition at High Wycombe. This was an impressively organised event and was attended by kata players from Holland France Sweden, Finland, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Trevor and Nick entered won Bronze in Goshin Jitsu kata and came 5th in Juno: excellent results in an increasingly competitive field.

Any players who would like to try kata should email info@windsorjudo.co.uk to register their interest. Dates and times of training sessions to be advised.

UK coaching level 2

2009-09-01T15:33:00.000-07:00

Coaches Roy Flower and Nick Fletcher attended their UK Coaching Certificate Level 2 exam yesterday. They were both told they had passed and they are not contentedly awaiting their certificates...

WordCloud

2009-09-01T08:04:00.000-07:00

This is the wordCloud created (automaticly by Wordle) from the Windsor
Judo Club news feed, it's an excellent way of seeing at a glance the sort of things that matter to WJC. It's nice to see that not only are the overwelming majority of the terms positive, but that words like 'club', 'players', 'promoted' and 'excellent' are the words that really Stand out.

2009-08-23T06:29:00.000-07:00

WJC's good run at awards ceremonies continues....

John Rogers has won a BJA Gold Volunteer Award. This will be presented at the BJA Awards Dinner in September 2009. Hopefully we'll have photos to show you then.

July Gradings

2009-08-23T06:19:00.000-07:00

Some further club news:

18 Junior players were promoted at the Windsor JC Summer Grading this month. Also Joe Thorpe was promoted to Blue belt and Roydon Payne was promoted to Yellow belt.

Congratulations to all of our players - you showed excellent technique and good spirit and we are very proud of you all!

2009-08-10T13:02:00.000-07:00

WJC is pleased to report that Richard Taylor has qualified as a BJC timekeeper and is looking forward to a busy schedule of events over the coming months. It's always a pleasure to see players who want to give something back to the sport and Richard is an excellent example.

Staines Judo Club

2009-08-04T01:48:00.001-07:00

We're sorry to note the closure of Staines Judo Club recently due to
increased work committments of their coaches. It's always sad to see
the closure of such a long-running club and we were very greatful that
WJC was recommended to their classes for those players who wanted to
continue. We've already started to see junior players arriving and
hope to see more soon.

2009-06-01T23:20:00.001-07:00

It is always a pleasure to report on a player receiving their 1st Dan. This time it was Armend Monthe-Neusse was was promoted following completion of his line up.

Congratulations to Armend!

Windsor Judo Club Barbecue. Saturday 27th June

2009-05-02T12:02:00.001-07:00

Windsor Judo Club will be holding a Summer Barbecue at the NCO's mess of Combermere Barracks.

The Barbecue will be at 7pm Saturday 27th June, food will be served from 8pm and there is a disco booked until 2am.

Dress code: jacket and tie for men, No jeans or trainers.

£20 per ticket. Please let Roy know if you'd like to be involved.

A little luck...

2009-04-21T23:49:00.001-07:00

Windsor Judo club has just learned that it has won £1,000 in the
monthly BJA trust raffle. More details of where the money is to be
used and the presentation should follow shortly....

2009-04-15T00:11:00.000-07:00

WJC are pleased to report that Nicky Thorpe and Richard Taylor recently attended a Table Officials course and are well on their way to qualifying fully

Visting Coach

2009-04-02T00:14:00.000-07:00

A slightly late update but visiting Coach Ian Rose VI British, European and World Champion as well as double Paralympic Medallist recently gave a masterclass at WJC.

It was an excellent experience during which Ian re-enforced the Patrick Roux
coaching style, warm up routines and skill development methods. A Roy
Flower Curry Night followed the training session. :)

Race for Life

2009-02-12T07:03:00.000-08:00

One of our members, Ellen Flower, is running a race for life event on the 6th of May to fight against cancer. If you would like to sponsor her, then you can find out more on her sponsor page at

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/ellenflower

Thank you