South East National Open 2008
Well done to David today for winning the gold at the South East National Open tournament in Colchester. Here he is below with the lad who won the silver in the same tournament - he was from one of the local clubs in Colchester.
East Midlands Area Open Low Grade 2008
On Sunday 4th May, 2008, seven of our players fought really well in the Low Grade tournament at Earl Shilton, Leicester. Although it was only for Low Grade players, many that attended from other clubs were regular faces, so it was tough, with a large number of players for each category. Well done to Lee in his first tournament! Here are the results:
| Fight | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Place | ||
| Shane Davies | W | L | L | Participation Medal | |
| Callum Davies | L | W | L | Participation Medal | |
| David Jones | W | L | L | Participation Medal | |
| Jacob Woolridge | W | L | L | Participation Medal | |
| Luke Turner | L | W | W | Bronze | |
| Joe Anker-Munnerly | W | W | W | Bronze | |
| Lee Davies | L | W | Silver | ||
(W = win) (L = lose)
East Midlands Area Open 2008
Today, Sunday 27th April 2008, four of our players fought at Earl Shilton, Leicester and all four came back with trophies! This was a tough, Open tournament, where players from all the Judo associations entered. Well done, lads! Here are the results:
| Judo Player | Result |
| David Jones | Bronze |
| Shane Davies | Bronze |
| Callum Davies | Bronze |
| Luke Turner | Silver |
Best of luck to all of you who are fighting next Sunday (4th May 2008) at Earl Shilton, Leicester again in the Low Grade tournament!
National Closed Championships 2008
March 30th 2008 at Castle Vale was a fantastic achievement for Meiji - these players won tropies in the AJA Closed Championships. This tournament is always a tough one. Those listed below have been invited to fight at the 13th ‘Houvast’ Judo Tornament at Mierlo in Holland on the 16th - 18th May 2008. Good luck! Here are the results of the winners:
| Judo Player | Result |
| Cameron Hoskins | Bronze |
| Joshua Lowe | Silver |
| David Jones | Silver |
| Riley Hall-Woodcock | Gold |
| Chloe Hoskins | Gold |
| Luke Turner | Gold |
Well done to our other players who took part but weren’t lucky enough to win a trophy.
Area Grading at Castle Vale
Sunday March 2nd was a really successful day for our players who took their gradings; below are the results:
| Judo Player | Belt Awarded |
| Alex Clayton Tong | White belt with 2 Yellow bars |
| Jacob Woldridge | White belt with 2 yellow bars |
| Chloe Hoskins | Yellow belt |
| Emma Clayton Tong | Yellow belt |
| Luke Turner | Yellow belt |
| Jake Edwards | Yellow belt with 1 orange bar |
| Lewis Heath | Yellow belt with 1 orange bar |
| Tommy Edwards | Yellow belt with 2 orange bars |
| Joe Anker Munnerly | Orange belt |
Midland Area Closed 2008
February 17th 2008 was a real achievement for Meiji; the first big tournament of the year, we brought home lots of trophies. Some of the beginners did particularly well. Here are the results:
| Judo Player | Result |
| Luke Turner | Bronze |
| Tom Horstink | Bronze |
| Callum Davies | Bronze |
| Lewis Heath | Bronze |
| Charlotte Hoskins | Bronze |
| Jacob Woldridge | Silver |
| Riley hall - woodcock | Silver |
| Cammeron Hoskins | Silver |
| Joe Anker-Munnerly | Gold |
| David Jones | Gold |
| Shane Davies | Gold |
| Chloe Hoskins | Gold |
Meiji 2007 Awards Presentation
On the 9th February 2007 we had our annual achievement awards presentation. This was a great evening with lots of trophies, fun, food and a disco.
Click Here to go to the Meiji 2007 Awards Presentation gallery.
National Closed Championships 2007
The 18th of March 2007 saw the National Closed Championships which was an important competition if players wanted to fight at the 12th National Squad ‘Houvast’ Judo Tornament at Mierlo in Holland on the 18th - 20th May 2007.
The results from the days event at Castle Vale, Birmingham for Meiji was as follows:
| Fight | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Place | |
| David Jones | L | Silver | |||
| Riley Hall-Woodcock | W | Gold | |||
| Joshua Lowe | W | W | W | L | Silver |
| John Cox | W | W | W | W | Gold |
(W = win) (L = lose)
Well done guys, all players from Meiji listed above will be going to Holland to fight for Great Britain.
I will post more information on ‘Houvast’ shortly.
Midland Age Competition November 2006
Last Sunday was the AJA Age competition at Castle Vale, some familiar faces amongst the crowds and fighters.
Well done to 2A’s Judo for picking up the Gold in the team event and well done to the Meiji A team who picked up bronze. Meiji had a couple of unlucky fights where it just wen against them.
Meiji scooped some great medals in the age competition too, I will post the results here later.
Here is a 20 minute clip of some of the fighting from the day.
Right Click Here to download for iPod/ iTunes. (right click Save As on Windows).
Midland Opens 2006
A long time without a post I know…. Here are the video highlights from the Midland Area Opens September 2006.
You will need a broadband connection to watch the video.