The Pinewood Judo Club members were fighting at the Northern Home Counties split grade championships last Saturday. The event was well organised but, like many events of late, rather poorly attended. The Pinewood Judoka did well winning a total of 16 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals. In the…
The Kent International 2011 was the target for the Pinewood Judo Club last weekend; the venue was the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. The Pinewood squad did quite well, winning a total of 7 gold, 2 silver and 13 bronze medals. Coach Don Werner will be looking to convert the…
The Pinewood Judo Club’s members were fighting on the move at various tournaments again last weekend. On Saturday three of the juniors fought in the Bedminster Championship and they produced an almost perfect result. Declan Whyte fighting at under 30 kgs won a gold medal in the yellow belt section…
The Pinewood Judo Club members fought in the London International Tournament last weekend. The championship was held at the London Soccer Dome together with many other martial arts events. The contest was over two days, on Saturday it was for the junior age bands; Sunday for senior and veterans. The…
A smaller than usual Pinewood Judo Club squad were fighting in Belgium last weekend. The event was held at the Blosso Centre Netepark at Herentals, it was well attended by some very strong Judoka from several Countries. It was used as a national qualifying event for the Belgium national squads;…
The Pinewood Judo Club juniors travelled to Gendros South Wales, near Swansea last Saturday. The weather was very sunny but a good deal cooler than Berkshire. The event was organised and very well run by the Gendros Judo Club. The day brought back many memories of trips to that part…
Last weekend was another busy one for the Pinewood Judo Club’s members. On Friday Emma Pang, Dominic Naylor and Ben Jones travelled to Kendal for the trials, to see who will fight in the Mini Olympic event in Malta during June. Ben fought quite well but failed to get out…
The Pinewood Judo Club’s members were quite busy last weekend. On Saturday morning the club hosted a training session for its members and some of the Ealing Judo club. The training session ending with a friendly contest, dividing the children into groups of four and five Judoka as near to…
Pinewood Judo Club fought at the Thomas Deacon Championships last weekend and, for once, there was quite a good turnout in all weight groups. The event was divided into three sections, under 12 years, under 16 years and under 20 years. The Pinewood squad took home 11 gold, 5 silver…
Last weekend was a quite one for the Pinewood Judo Club with just two members fighting in the 2011 Northern Ireland Open Championships. The event was strongly supported because it was recognised as a national ranking tournament for youth, senior and veterans. Ben Fletcher was first off the mark for…
