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…
On Saturday 7th September a squad of 10 players from the Western Area headed to Kidderminster for the British Kata Championships which this year had attracted a record number of entries. The event started with the Ju-No-Kata section, in which Alice Merrismith & Lani Smith-Robinson from Patchway JC took Silver…
Saturday 7th September Bradley Stoke Judo Club hosted the area new Open Mat Get Together Randori Sessions. The main goal is to help our judoka improve, create learning opportunities, and provide a chance for our younger judoka to socialise, meet new people, and develop new friendships. Judoka from London, Surrey,…
Want to learn more about the Kanji awards? Check out details on Introducing The Kanji Awards (britishjudo.org.uk) featuring Kanji award players from Patchway Judo, coaching, officiating and refereeing,
It’s wonderful to see so many judokas choosing West Camp as their destination this year. It speaks volumes about the quality of this camp that it remains a popular choice among judokas and coaches, with so many options available. It’s impressive to see such a diverse group of judokas attending…
After everything we have all had to face during this pandemic, it was an amazing relief to finally welcome back our Judoka to the Western Area & England Judo Camp in Devon. This year’s camp was all arranged in the hope that the lifting of restrictions would allow the opportunity…
