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Both, along with Ethan who passed his 1st Dan Theory on the same day, put in a huge amount of effort in preparation — and it showed in the confident, polished demonstrations that earned them a well-deserved pass. Tom received a special mention for the quality of his technique, though he would be the first to acknowledge the vital role played by Logan as his Uke. Demonstrating Judo at this…

Well done to Josh Richter who after an early defeat convincingly won his remaining 3 fights, combining Ippon throws, great ground work and contest awareness to take Bronze in the BJA Western Area Open! Competition was strong with top clubs from the west country and further afield well represented. Markos Constantinides, Ethan Hawtin & Ethan Foster all picked up valuable experience fighting at this high level of competition.

A big well done to all those who took part in the competition at High Wycombe this weekend. Jack Williams entered two competition, competing in the IAPS for boys (8-9years) on Saturday where he won the Silver medal before entering the Club 61 competition on Sunday and medaling again with a Bronze (U50Kg)! Not to be outdone brother Oli won the Bronze in the O50Kg category! This competition, although restricted…

As you can tell from the mistiness of the photo we all enjoyed another superb technical, fun and energetic session with our closest of friends Masaki! Masaki studied at Bath Spa, during which time he was an active member of our club and now lives with his wife and two daughters in Switzerland where her has become a very successful club and national level coach! We are very much looking…

Voitek win’s gold in his first competition in the 90Kg Orange Belt and below category in front of his very proud family!      Ethan produced some stunning, crowd pleasing throws for ippon before narrowly missing out on a chance to fight for gold.  Thanks to Bristol University for putting on this inaugural competition for Kyu and Dan grades!