Huge Congratulations to our Senior Women’s team, narrowly missed out on a place in the final after a close 2–3 defeat to NHC, but secured an impressive bronze medal. Their performance was a testament to their resilience and team spirit. While the results on the day may not have been…
This morning saw the return of the Western Area Open Mat Randori Gathering, hosted at Bradley Stoke Judo Club in Bristol, for what marked our 7th session in this thriving initiative. Judoka from 15 clubs across the region, along with visitors from as far afield as Swansea, came together for…
Evan won his first grand prix gold medal in Kazakhstan. Evan said “Its been a year of making dreams happen yesterday I competed in the final Grand Prix of 2024 and I managed to finish on top of the podium for the first time in my career. Hearing the national…
Despite the poor outside weather conditions we had a great morning at Bradley Stoke Judo Club , who once again hosted our Western Area Open Mat Randori. Great to see so many younger judoka getting stuck in and with Judoka travelling from as far as Cornwall we had a fantastic…
Bringing judokas and clubs together is essential as we all contribute to the growth of our sport and, more importantly, enhance the experiences for our judoka. We are excited to announce the return of our combined training and coach education days, something we haven’t done since before COVID-19. Inspiring…
It was wonderful to organise an event in the west using all Western area officials and referees; from Bristol, Cornwall & Devon. So uplifting to see our young judoka coming through as officials and referees. Young people are the future of our sport! To echo Simon’s comments some amazing judo…
Bristol County Judo were out in force at 2024 British Judo Awards. Bedminster Judokwai, Patchway Judo and Yate Star Judo all having members shortlisted for National awards. Zoe Locke, Patchway Judo chair was the winner of the Volunteer award, on the back of the club winning Club of the year…
Saturday 12 October, our Westcuntry Olympian Lele Nairne ran a Masterclass at Patchway Judo club. Lele gave out Star of the Day certificate to Millie and Judoka of the week certificates to Anna and Chase. Two classes one for Juniors and one for Youth & Seniors. Lele put players aged 7…
Team Bath’s September open mat randori, saw 34 players on the mat. 24 males and 10 females. 9 kyu grades and 25 Dan grades. October session is Monday 28th October 8pm. The sessions are FREE.
It was wonderful to see so many young and determined judoka compete in our Kingsley Novices tournament on Sunday. The courage and potential displayed were a credit to the six teams participating in the competition. The competition was run successfully, allowing all the competitors to gain valuable experience on the…
