New Star INTER CLUB BJA Level 1 Tournament
 
 DATE:         Saturday 3rd March 2018
 VENUE:     Sea Mills Community Centre, Sunny Hill,  Sea Mills, Bristol, BS9 2NQ
 CLOSING DATE:  Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Entries are limited to 50 competitors only
 
ELIGIBILITY: Competitors will be required to produce a current BJA or BJC licence
 
Competitors must be aged between 8 years and 15 years inclusive on the day.
 
 Novice to 6th Mon
 
POSTAL ENTRY ONLY, PLEASE OPEN DOC TO READ MORE
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Weigh in: 11:45 to 12:15

New Star Under 8’s  Training Session
  
DATE:               Saturday 3rd March 2018
VENUE:           Sea Mills Community Centre, Sunny Hill, Sea Mills,  Bristol,  BS9 2NQ
WEIGH IN:   Saturday 3rd March 2018 9.00-9.30am
CLOSING DATE:  Wednesday 28th February 2018

Entries are limited to 40 participants only
 
ELIGIBILITY: Competitors will be required to produce a current BJA or BJC licence. Participants must be aged between 5 years and 7 years inclusive on the day.
 
POSTAL ENTRY ONLY, PLEASE OPEN DOC TO READ MORE

Another excellent opportunity to enter a beginner competition in Devon (South Brent Judo Club)  on 24th February.

Date:                           Sunday 24th February 2018
Location:                   Village Hall, Station Approach, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9PJ 
Closing Date:          Wednesday 21st February 2018
Weigh-in Times:   09:00-09:30

N.B.  You will need to print off form and send post

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For those whom wish to be challenged and see how far they can go, there is a regionals Schools champions competition in January.  If a competitor manages to win a Gold or Silver in this competition they qualify for the National Schools championships on the weekend of 8th/9th April in Sheffield and all to represent your school!
 
Date:                    Sunday 22nd January 2017 
Location:            Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8LY
Closing Date:  Thursday 12th January 2017

Please check the minimum grades for age groups below:
Years 4/5:              1st Mon (Weigh-in time:  09:00 - 09:30) N.B.  These year groups cannot enter the Nationals
Years 6/7:              3rd Mon (Weigh-in time: 09:00 - 09:30)
Years 8/9:              4th Mon (Weigh-in time: 10:00 - 10:30)
Years 10 to 13:   6th Mon or 6th Kyu (Weigh-in time: 11:30 - 12:00)
 
Link Entry: https://www.onlineentries.co.uk/events/western/20170122.php (Please enter your 'actual' school name as opposed to 'Macs School of Judo'
 
As always, I will be there to support you/your child so please let me know if you are going to enter.
Sensei Nige

Today we travelled along many a winding road and past lovely scenery to attend the Devon Open down at Kingsbridge, Devon.   Many of our 15 attending students were in fact first timers to the competition scene so was an extra special effort on their behalf.  I applaud all and everyone of our students for fighting today on what must have been a daunting first competition,  but in the event of win or lose they carried on and fought with courage and respect.  For this I am grateful and not one of them let me down regardless of result.

​Results...

Unfortunately, due to insuffient numbers that regiostered for the Inter-Schools Competition at Chilton Trinity on 16th October, we have had to cancel the event. As of the closing date we only had 10 entries, the entries were so spread amongst the different weight groups that we couldn't have even run a smaller competition.

A lot of effort goes into organising these events by volunteers who setup and packaway, referees, table officials and others who help run the admin before and after. We would like to take the opportunity to thank them for their continued support and hopefully we'll be able to run the next event in February next year.

Many thanks to those of who did register and I hope we will see you at the next one.

Many kind regards
Sensei Nige

A brilliant result today in the Devon Open Competition today (6th November), held at Kingsbridge Devon.  Luckily I'm told that as of the next competition it will be held in Torbay which is a lot easier to get to!

The biggest result today is the fact that we had 15 students enter from Macs School of Judo and a total of 15 medals won!

​Medal Results Below:

Another good competition day hosted at Chilton Trinity School.  It's nice to see that for the second competition we have had a sixth form pool, although unfortunately only two turned up this time!

Some of the fighters even fought in the next weight group up in order to gain extra experience, these included Evan Elliott, Jess Woolmington, Zach Hill and Ellie Nation.  A huge congratulations to those as I believe you gain whether you win or you lose.  A huge well done to everyone who took part.

Primary Light

• Gold - Charlie Ladd (Cotford St Luke)
• Silver - Theo Ngao (Cotford St Luke)
• Bronze - Sophie Wood (Thurlbear)
• Medal - Sam Webb (Thurlbear)

Primary Medium

• Gold - Theo James (Thurlbear)
• Silver - Isla Catto (Thurlbear)
• Bronze - Reuben Angell (Thurlbear)
• Medal - Thomas Ford (Thurlbear)
• Medal - Felix Kehoe (Puriton)

Primary Heavy

• Gold - Jess Woolmington (Puriton)
• Silver - Michael Jolley (Thurlbear)
• Bronze - Phoenix Wood (Wellington Sp Centre)
• Medal - Arden Kehoe (Puriton)
• Medal - Evan Elliott (Wellington Sp Centre)

Secondary School

• ​Gold - Gracie Donaghy (Chilton)
• Silver - Henry Pocock (Wellington School)
• Bronze - Arielle Sheriden (Wellington Sp Centre)
• Medal - Isaac Queenan (Wellington School)
• Medal - Jonty Millington (Wellington School)
• Medal - Daisy Boobyer (Chilton)
• Medal - Zach Hill (Wellington School)

Sixth Form

• Gold - Natalia Gullidge-Jones (Wellington School)
• Silver - Ellie Nation (Wellington Sp Centre)

Well done again
​Sensei Nige

May I take the opportunity to everyone a happy New Year and hope that you and yours had a wonderful festive time!

Looking to start the term with great gusto so thought I would post the upcoming competitions this term (click on competition title to link to entry):

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• Jan 17th - Western Super Mare = Western Area British Schools Championships
• Feb 7th (Provisional)- Bridgwater = Macs Inter-Schools Training Competition
• Mar 13th - Kingsbridge, Devon = Open Mini Mons

Hopefully we'll see some entries and students at these events.  I do intend to matside coach at all events where possible so please let me know if you are entering.
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The results are in!

It was a fantastic day with competitors from schools in and around Bridgwater and hosted again by the excellent facilities of Chilton Trinity Secondary School in Bridgwater.  Everyone fought well and tried hard, for many it was their first experience of a competition but in my eyes as a coach, they were all winners!

We had a total of 24 competitors, 16 of which were from primary schools and 9 from secondary schools.