Meiji.org.uk Judokwai Judo http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog A premiere Judo club based in the Midlands, Burntwood, Staffordshire, UK. Currently supporting the Amateur Judo Association. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en East Midlands Open 2011 http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/09/25/east-midlands-open-2011/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/09/25/east-midlands-open-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:59:08 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/09/25/east-midlands-open-2011/ East MIds Open.jpg

Sunday 25th September 2011 saw Meiji enter the East Midlands Open Championships, Earl Shilton. We entered eight individual fighters, and all of them walked away with a medal and their heads held high.

A big well done to everyone that entered, you all fought your best and pulled off some impressive throws and holds!
Below is a table of results:

Judo Player Medal
Lewis Gold
Luke Gold
Shane Gold
Callum Gold
Ben Gold
Jasmine Silver
Joshua Bronze
Stuart Silver
]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/09/25/east-midlands-open-2011/feed/ Cobra Championships 2011 http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/07/10/cobra-championships-2011/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/07/10/cobra-championships-2011/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:51:25 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/07/10/cobra-championships-2011/ Sunday 10th July 2011 saw Meiji enter the Cobra Championships, Castle Vale. We entered a range of individual fighters, form young to old, and 2 teams for the team event.

A big well done to everyone that entered, you all fought your best and pulled off some impressive throws and holds - which culminated in another fantastic haul of trophies being won under the Meiji School of Excellence name.

Below is a table of results:

Judo Player Medal
Jasmine Gold
Shane Gold
Mollie Gold
Issie Gold
Luke Silver
Thomas Silver
Khya Silver
Callum Silver
Lewis Bronze
Ben Bronze
Matthew Bronze
Stephen Bronze

Team Event: Well done to both teams, you went out and made us all proud!

Cobra Champions 2011 - Team A - consisting of Charlie, Jasmine, Thomas, Shane and Ben. Congratulations on retaining the Title!

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/07/10/cobra-championships-2011/feed/ 16th ‘Houvast’ Tournament, Mierlo, Holland http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/05/16/16th-houvast-tournament-mierlo-holland/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/05/16/16th-houvast-tournament-mierlo-holland/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 21:48:47 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/05/16/16th-houvast-tournament-mierlo-holland/ On the weekend commencing Saturday 14th May, Meiji School of Excellence entered the International Championships at Mierlo, Holland. The club entered nine competitors and won two Silver medals.

The club entered seven young judokwai’s to compete on Saturday 14th May and two adult judokwai’s to compete on Sunday 15th May in the 16th ‘Houvast’ Tournament. It was a really tough competition with lots of skilled fighters from all over Europe. Only two members of the Meiji squad, father and son, Lee Davies and Shane Davies, won a trophy. However all of the squad fought extremely well and tried their best, with some fighting off for the bronze, but were unlucky enough not to win trophies.

Sensei Stewart Hogg 3rd Dan Black belt says “We are grateful to people who donate to the club to support the local children to enter such events and without your help these events which mean so much would be too expensive.”

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/05/16/16th-houvast-tournament-mierlo-holland/feed/ National Championships http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/04/04/national-championships/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/04/04/national-championships/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:26:09 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/04/04/national-championships/ Today was another successful day at the AJA National Closed Championships 2011 held at Castle Vale. Well done to all who took part; it was tough. Below is a table of all those who won a medal. The winners in the table below have been invited in May to be part of the AJA England squad, who will fight at the International ‘Houvast’ Judo Tournament at Mierlo in Holland. Good luck!

Judo Player Medal
Meena Silver
Reece Silver
Shane Gold
Callum Silver
Jasmine Silver
Khya Silver
Thomas Bronze
Issie Silver
Ben Bronze
Jordan Silver
Alex Bronze
John Silver
Lee Gold
Stuart Bronze
Stephen Bronze

Well done to everyone else you all fought really well, but were unlucky enough to take home a medal.

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/04/04/national-championships/feed/ Senior Grading - Ashby http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/03/07/senior-grading-ashby/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/03/07/senior-grading-ashby/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:59:41 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/03/07/senior-grading-ashby/ Sunday 6th March, saw our Senior members travel over to Ashby for their first grading of the year.

“Well done to all the adults grading today, especially scott for having a real good go with an injured leg and steve for battering everyone” - John Parkinson. Couldnt put it any better myself!

Below are the grading results:

Judo Player Belt Awarded
Stuart Orange
Matthew Orange
Stephen Green
John Blue
]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/03/07/senior-grading-ashby/feed/ Area Grading - Kingstanding http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/28/area-grading-kingstanding/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/28/area-grading-kingstanding/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:52:36 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/28/area-grading-kingstanding/ Sunday 27th February was a successful day for our judo members who took their gradings; below are the results:

Judo Player Belt Awarded
Charlotte Yellow
Lewis Yellow + 1 orange bar
Sam Yellow
Beth Yellow
Matthew Orange
Mollie Orange + 2 green bars
Jordan Green + 1 blue bar
Issie Blue + 2 brown bars
]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/28/area-grading-kingstanding/feed/ Midlands Area A.J.A Closed http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/13/midlands-area-aja-closed/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/13/midlands-area-aja-closed/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:15 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/13/midlands-area-aja-closed/ Today saw the first competition on the AJA calendar for 2011!

What would Meiji School of Excellnece do after ending 2010 with such success? Well, the only thing that they knew how, of course!

The Meiji Judokwai’s went out and proved that they still had what it takes to be successful. Every competitor that entered this competition left with a medal, and achieved some stunning throws and groundwork.

Below is a table of results:

Judo Player Medal
Meena Gold
Jasmine Gold
Callum Gold
Thomas Gold
Mollie Gold
Reece Silver
Ben Silver
Luke Silver
Shane Bronze
Khya Bronze
]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2011/02/13/midlands-area-aja-closed/feed/ Meiji Win The Treble! http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/meiji-win-the-treble/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/meiji-win-the-treble/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:38:01 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/meiji-win-the-treble/ Meiji School of Excellence have done the unthinkable and won all three TEAM EVENTS during 2010.

The Meiji Judokai now hold the following titles:

Cobra Team Championship (July 2010)
Bushi Team Championship (September 2010)
Midland Area Team Championship (November 2010)

No other club has ever won all three team event titles.

With the outstanding success of the club this year, where can the Meiji School of Excellence go next? Of course all of this has been made possible by the dedication of the Judokai and their Sensei - Stewart Hogg 3rd Dan Black belt. Thank you!

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/meiji-win-the-treble/feed/ Midland Area Age/ Team Event http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/midland-area-age-team-event-3/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/midland-area-age-team-event-3/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:30:51 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/midland-area-age-team-event-3/ treble pic 3.JPG

WOW - another fantastic competition!

Sunday 28th November 2010 saw Meiji enter the MIdland Area Age/ Team Event, Castle Vale. We entered a range of individual fighters for a variety of the age competitions, 2 teams for the low weight team event and 1 heavy weight team.

A big well done to everyone that entered. I’m sure that your parents, family, friends and Sensei are very proud of you all!

Below is a table of results:

Judo Player Medal
Meena Gold
Jasmine Gold
Shane Gold
Ben Gold
Issie Gold
Jordan Gold
Reece Bronze
Matthew Bronze
Khya Bronze
Luke Bronze
Corey Bronze

Team Event: Well done to all of the teams, you went out and made us all proud!

Team C - Heavy Weight Bronze - Callum. Dominic and Jordan.

Team B - Light Weight Bronze - Charlie, Nathan, Jasmine, khya and Corey.

Light Weight Midland Area Team Champions - Team A - consisting of Harrison, Meena, Reece, Shane and Ben. You did it!

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/28/midland-area-age-team-event-3/feed/ Midland Area Age/ Team Event http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/27/midland-area-age-team-event-2/ http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/27/midland-area-age-team-event-2/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:30:34 +0000 alex General http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/27/midland-area-age-team-event-2/ This weekend will see our final competition of the year, the Midland Area Age/ Team Event at Castle Vale.

Good luck to everyone entering!

]]> http://www.meiji.org.uk/blog/2010/11/27/midland-area-age-team-event-2/feed/