Pinewood fighters were on the road last weekend in Britain and Europe. On Saturday a small group of Cadets travelled overnight to compete in the Inglemunster Open Championship in Belgium. A busy and sucessful day saw Kiera Bateman take a well deserved Gold medal in the U48 Cadets. Holly Eccles having…
Last week a group of Pinewood juniors attended the Micklefield Red & Yellow belt tournament which was held at High Wycombe Judo Centre. For many of these children this was their first competition and whilst competitions at this point in their judo careers are more about gaining experience their coach…
Last Saturday a small group of Cadet Pinewood fighters were competing in the North West area Open Ranking Judo Tournament. First to compete in the U44 Cadet section was Holly Eccles, she was on great form gaining her 3rd Gold in a row. Coach Mark Fricker is particularly happy with her…
Last weekend saw Pinewood Judo Club fighters in action at the Northern Home Counties Ranking Event in Harlow. On Saturday in the pre cadet groups at -38kg Declan Whyte gained a bronze with Oliver Greatrex taking silver.At -55kg Cameron Charles fought well to a silver. The boys and girls…
Last weekend saw Pinewood fighters competing at the Midland Area U21 Age Banded Tournament in Walsall. As a ranking event it is always well attended and fiercely contested, with a consistently high standard of competition. On Saturday in the cadet girls section, Holly Eccles had a superb day taking the…
Last Sunday Pinewood fighters faced their first contest after the sad death of their coach and mentor Don Werner. They reacted to this challenge in a manner that would have made him proud. In the under 30kg group three were entered and following a comprehensive demolition of the opposition fought…
The British National Championships were held last weekend at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The Pinewood Judoka were, for the most part, at the youngest end of the age bands. In the Pre Cadets section Cameron Charles won the gold medal with some excellent Judo in the under…
Pinewood Judo Club had quite a good result last weekend at the High Wycombe Judo Centre. On Saturday the event was for senior Kyu Grades (coloured belts) and the club had three members entered; they won two gold and one silver medals. First of was Stuart Cook, fighting in his…
Three of the Pinewood Judo Club’s girls fought in the Southern Area Tournament at Worthing last Saturday. In the pre cadets section Holly Eccles won the gold medal at under 44 kgs and Kymran Shergill took gold at under 52 kgs. Jennie Roberts fought at under 57 kgs in the…
Last weekend the Pinewood Judo Club fought in the Bev Price Memorial team championships in the Glades Leisure Centre at Kidderminster. This year Coach Don Werner decided to only enter junior teams in three sections. In the boys light weight section the entire 3 man team had to weigh no…
