Cumbria and the Borders Judo KAI

The area  Kata course and grading attracted members from Brechin, Manchester, Newcastle and Kendal and was a great success. Saturday was a day for Nage and Katame no Kata training with many excellent displays from the seniors who were preparing themselves for the Sunday grading.

The usual Saturday evening meal was attended by 9 judoka, who all  surprisingly left before 10pm, no doubt with the Sunday grading in mind. Congratulations to Tracy on her promotion to 1st Kyu, Chris to 2nd Kyu, Frazer to 2 green tabs, and Luca to 1 blue tab. The day finished sitting in the sun at the nearby Near Boot Inn. Many thanks to Derek, Martin, Chris and Sylvia for their input and assistance.

Hello All, 

Just to Remind you the clocks go forwards on the 25 03 2012 make sure you get up for whatever you may have planned. 

all the best

Cumbria and the borders Judo Kai

Please Remember there is an Area GM to be held at Crossby on Eden it would be great to see as many members there as possible.  

also there will be Mats down for anyone wishing to get some extra training time, 

hope to see you there 

Cumbrai and the Borders Judo Kai

I am now able to confirm the level 1 FPJ course will take place 27/28th October 2012. This course also revalidates all level 2 candidates who took part in the course in October 2010.The course will be at The Bryce Institute Burneside, Near Kendal.I anticipate that this course will fill up fast, so get your names down early. A £10 deposit is required with a £30 balance on arrival, lunch will be provided on both days.All enquiries to John or Sylvia Barton. The course is opened to 3rd Kyu Seniors, and above.

We would like to wish all the best for 2012

we hope to see you all at the many events and courses planned for the year ahead  

all the best

Cumbria and Borders Judo Kai

Members of our area are used to  travelling long distances to attend our area events. This reflects the large area that our clubs cover, from Brechin to Kendal.

Members who attended the event were treated to an advanced judo class from Sensei Dave Reveley 5th Dan, Dave is a 5 times world Kata Champion and has a brilliant knowledge of judo techniques. Everyone who attended the course enjoyed Sensei Dave's instruction having ample opportunity to learn new techniques.Many also attended the evening meal at a local restaurant.

Sunday saw some members working on there club coach awards. Congratulations go to Robert  Heaton on his promotion to 1st Kyu.

Well done to all the seniors who took part in the summer school gradings at Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders:

Kamal Chowdhury 1st Dan.

Sylvia Barton 1st Dan.

Edwin Caveney 1st Kyu.

Frank Arnot 1st Kyu.

Orlando Appleby 3rd Kyu.

Tracy Baldwin 2nd Kyu + Club Leader Award.

John Barton 4th Dan + Shidosha Dai Ni Award.

What kind of values will my child learn.

Medieval Knights were not just great fighters. They also tried to live by a code of behaviour called Chivalry. Japanese Samurai tried to live by a code of behaviour too. Their code was originally called Bushido, but today it is called Budo.

 Outside of Japan, most martial arts ignore the code and concentrate on the fighting. Cumbria & The Borders Judo clubs however, believes that the real purpose of Judo is not to produce better fighters, but to produce better people. The code of Budo teaches respect, sincerity, and not to use your skills for wrongful purposes. We try to instil those kinds of values into all of our students.

For any of our area members who would be interested in qualifying as a grading administrator,you can sit the on line test by going to the following site:

bjcgradingadmin.moonfruit.com

I would suggest that you buy,and study the BJC booklet with the heading title, from Head Office prior to doing the test. The on line test is free, and the booklet is £3+postage.