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NEWS OF RECENT EVENTS ATTENDED BY PYRFORD JUDO CLUB

END OF TERM AND OBI TOURNAMENT

On Saturday 24^th July it was our end of term. We held our Obi Tournament for each class. It was well attended with everyone fighting extremely well. Stevie Warr in the 1230 class is still leading those that are still eligible to compete. He has 138 points which gives his Obi man his 8^th Dan. Alwyn Clarke is still the highest scorer ever with 151 points and 10^th Dan

Black belts went to the Obi men of :- Francesca Giles .. Will Brown .. Martin Woodhams

CLASS ENDEAVOUR AWARDS

0930 – LUCA TAMBURRINNI

1030 – SIMON CARR

1130 – JACK BARNES

1230 – MARTIN WOODHAMS

OUR NEW TERM STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 11^TH ... THURSDAY CLASSES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

BLACK BELT FOR MICHAEL

On Saturday 17^th July Michael Dean took part in the National Dan Grading held at High Wycombe. Going in to the event he needed 20 points and he sailed through to get 30 points and his 1^st Dan. Having previously completed the technical requirement he can now wear his Black Belt.

Neil Schofield collected the rest of his points required for his 2^nd Dan and just needs to complete his technical demonstrations to make it official

You can see all of Pyrfords other Dan grades past and present at PYRFORDS DAN GRADES with Michael at the top of the list. Who is going to be next ??

WESTERN AREA JUNIOR OPEN

On Sunday 11^th July the Western Area Open was held at Swindon

Pyrford just had Elizabeth Jamieson competing. In her first event at under 40kg she found herself with just one other in her category who she beat with an Ippon throw to take the Gold in her category. She then went on to compete against three others in the u44kg group. Giving away a huge amount of weight she used a number of different techniques to throw and hold all of her opponents and take the Gold at 44kg also

FULL RESULTS HERE

SURREY LEAGUE THIRD ROUND

At the third round of the Surrey League competition held in Redhill on Sunday 4^th July Pyrford had 14 players competing with 5 Golds .. 1 Silver and 6 Bronzes being won

GOLD:- Will Brown .. Lewis Evans .. Lydia Ridler .. Rosie Coetzee .. Alison Alexander

SILVER:- Dylan Morgan

BRONZE:- Hannah Swaddle .. Mollie Casey .. Daniel Clarke .. Archie Platt .. Oliver Platt .. Sean Malazarte

Also very well done to everyone that took part. Some excellent individual performances were put in by

Murray Coetzee and Nathan Walker

Valuable experience was achieved by everyone that took part. This experience can only be gained in competition. Well done

FULL RESULTS HERE

HAMPSHIRE OPEN

On Sunday 4^th July the Hampshire Open was held in Portsmouth

Alwyn Clarke had a fantastic day first winning Gold in the under 73kg mens category then going on to take Silver in the Open weight group

Prior to this in the morning Alwyn had taken his Area referees exam at the event and passed with flying colours

KENT INTERNATIONAL

On Saturday 26^th June the Kent International was held at Crystal Palace.

Elizabeth Jamieson had a fantastic day throwing all of her opponents for Ippon on the way to the final of the under 36kg Orange and Green belt section where she held down her Dutch opponent Ayomi Bisdijk with relative ease to take Gold

Will Brown and Oliver Platt took Bronzes in the boys red and yellow belt section at u38 and u42 respectively after some very tough fights. Archie Platt just missed out on a bronze in his last fight in a group of 21 competitors. Also competing were Max Brown .. Felix Berning .. Alwyn Clarke

FULL RESULTS

SURREY YOUTH GAMES 2010

On Saturday 19^th June the Surrey Youth Games were held in the Surrey Sports Park at Guildford University

Pyrford Had 31 players representing 4 different boroughs – Woking .. Guildford .. Runnymede .. Spelthorne

The Woking under 12 boys team of Joshua Brown .. Archie Platt .. Harrison Brown .. Harry Hooper .. Oliver Platt .. Simon Carr .. Jumakhan Ahmed took 1^st place

The Woking under 16 boys team of Ben Ridler .. Tommy Sheridan .. Cesar Falco .. Lewis Evans .. Jerome True .. Omar Ismael .. Alasdair Alexander took 3^rd place

The Woking under 12 girls team of Segolene Falco .. Lydia Ridler .. Melissa Smither .. Sacha Withey took 5^th place

The Woking under 16 girls team of Hannah Leahy and Alison Alexander took 2^nd place

The Guildford under 16 boys team that took 1^st place contained 4 pyrford players .. Jack Barnes .. Ben Menhennett .. Stevie Warr .. John Clarke

Individual Pyrford results are as follows

Gold:- Archie Platt .. Simon Carr .. Alsion Alexander .. Will Brown .. Jack Barnes .. Charlie war .. Stevie Warr .. Ben Menhennett .. John Clarke .. Mollie Game .. Jessica Hine .. Juliette Kenny

Silver:- Jumakhan Ahmed .. Lewis Evans .. Jerome True .. Alasdair Alexander .. Lydia Ridler .. Sacha Withey .. Hannah Leahy

Bronze:- Oliver Platt .. Ben Ridler .. Cesar Falco .. Segolene Falco .. Melissa Smithers .. Oliver Harding

FULL RESULTS HERE

BEDMINSTER JUNIOR OPEN

At the Bedminster under 16 open competition held in Bristol on Sunday 6^th June. Martin Woodhams had some tough matches and after a long day came away with a well deserved Bronze medal

SAMURAI GREEN AND BELOW

At the Samurai green belt and below competition held in Kidderminster on Sunday 6^th June. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. What a busy but successful weekend for them

NHC MINIMON

At the NHC minimon for red and yellow belts held at High Wycombe on Saturday 5^th June. Mollie Game won Gold at under32kg. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. Adam Holloway fought extremely hard gaining valuable experience

20 POINTS TO GO FOR MICHAEL

At the Budokwai Dan grading on Sunday 30^th May Michael Dean won another 10 points towards his 1^st Dan. Leaving just 20 points left to get

30 MORE POINTS FOR MICHAEL

At the Hampshire Dan grading on Sunday 23^rd May Michael Dean won another 30 points towards his 1^st Dan. Just 30 points to go now. Well done

PYRFORD CLUB GRADING

At the recent grading at Pyrford Judo Club (May 2010) the following players were graded:

1^ST MON	Imogen Ball .. Emma Harvey .. Matilda Tree .. Beth Porter .. Trenisse Malazarte .. Shaun Malazarte .. Alexander O’Neill .. Luca Tamburrini .. Sam Porter .. Mollie Casey
2^ND MON	Josheph Limbert .. Murray Coetzee .. Rosie Coetzee .. Emily Clarke .. Thomas Simmons
3^RD MON	Tom Humphries .. Lydia Ridler .. Nathan Walker .. Joseph Cope .. Dylan Morgan .. Morgan Hales .. Joe Williams .. Connor Ball .. Hannah Swaddle .. Sacha Withey .. Mollie Game
4^TH MON	Jumakhan Ahmed .. Beth Lindsay .. Melissa Smithers .. Alexander Donaldson .. Segolene Falco
5^TH MON	William Mason .. Archie Platt .. Simon Carr .. Oliver Platt .. Daniel Clarke .. Matthew Parsons ... Ellie Monday .. James McMullan
6^TH MON	Harrry Hooper .. Patrick Barnes .. Ben Thompson .. Tommy Sheridan .. Peter Carney .. Sean Branch .. Juliette Kenny .. Gabrielle Carney
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8^TH MON	Jack Barnes
9^TH MON	Charlie Warr
10^TH MON	Francesca Giles .. Rebecca Menhennett
11^TH MON	Calum Game
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14^TH MON	Christopher Dench .. Fabio Auriemma .. Martin Woodhams
15^TH MON	Ben Menhennett
16^TH MON	Sam Chapman .. Rhys Evans
17^TH MON	Max Brown
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1^ST KYU	Jack Blythe .. Catherine Jamieson

BRITISH OPEN

On the weekend of 15/16 May the British Open was held at K2 in Crawley. Pyrford had 2 players taking part. Alwyn Clarke at u73kg and Neil Schofield at +100kg fought extremely hard but as 2 of the younger competitors in this premier event neither managed to progress through the first round. It was important for them to be taking part to gain the experience at this level.

FULL RESULTS

SOUTHERN AREA INTERCOUNTIES

On Saturday 9^th May the southern area intercounty team championships was held in Gillingham. Teams from Surrey,Sussex, Hampshire and Kent competed against each other. Pyrford had several players representing Surrey.

Martin Woodhams was part of the boys team that took Bronze. In the girls team that took Silver we had Megan Fidge .. Elizabeth Jamieson .. Sarah Benktander .. Gabriella Giles. And representing Surrey Men and taking the Silver medal was Felix Berning and Henry Dean

RESULTS

IAPS TOURNAMENT – HIGH WYCOMBE

On Saturday 8^th May at High Wycombe Will Brown took Gold in the IAPS championships in his category winning all 5 contests by Ippon

DAN GRADE THEORY SUCCESSES

On Sunday 2^nd May at Amersham 3 Pyrford Judoka passed their Dan grade theory. Felix Berning and Michael Dean both passed their theory for their 1^st Dan. Both have a little way to go with the competition points yet but are well on their way and its excellent to get the theory done. As soon as they reach 100 points (or complete a line up) they will be entitled to wear a Black Belt

Alwyn Clarke passed the theory for his 2^nd Dan. Having already won the points needed in competition he is now a 2^nd Dan. Quite an achievement at just 17

PETERBOROUGH OPEN

On Sunday 25th April at the Peterborough age banded tournament Oliver Platt won the Bronze medal in his category

NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN

On Saturday 24th April at the Northern Ireland Open held at the Queens University in Belfast Alwyn Clarke took the Bronze medal in the under 20’s event at under 73kg. He first beat Uladzislau Vaniukevich and then Jack Smith. The semifinal was a marathon 7 minute contest with Alwyn missing out to David Logan on flags after golden score ended level. He then won another marathon contest for the bronze against Liam Ashton-Farr after another 7 minutes In the senior event he first beat Robert Morrow from Northern Ireland before losing a tough match to Danny Harper from Kendal by a yuko score. He then missed out by a Yuko to David Logan from London in the repecharge

Neil Schofield took 2 Bronzes. First in the under 20 years +81kg group and then in the +100kg group for men

FULL RESULTS

SURREY JUNIOR AND SENIOR TRIALS

On Sunday 18^th April Pyrford had a massive 26 players take part in the Surrey Trials. All trying to qualify for the Surrey team for the Intercounties. Everybody fought extremely well with bags of experience being gained. Results are as follows

Gold:- Megan Fidge u28 .. Elizabeth Jamieson u36 .. Rebecca Menhennett u40 .. Sarah Benktander u52 .. Gabriella Giles u57 .. Felix Berning u60 .. Henry Dean u66

Silver:- Calum Game u34 .. Will Brown u38 .. Martin Woodhams u46 .. Sam Chapman u73 .. Lucy Maurer u36 .. Alison Alexander u48 .. Alwyn Clarke u73

Bronze:- Oliver Platt u42 .. Lewis Evans u46 .. Max Brown u50 .. John Clark u66 .. Alasdair Alexander +73 .. Rhys Evans +73

Competing and earning valuable experience were:- Archie Platt .. Kieran Hine .. Daniel Clark .. Ben Menhennett .. Paul Matthews .. Christopher Dench

In the senior section Alwyn Clarke won his final 7 points towards his 2^nd Dan so just the theory to go. Felix Berning also got another 10 points towards his 1^st Dan

JUNIOR RESULTS

SENIOR RESULTS

HIGH WYCOMBE DAN GRADING

At the National Dan grading held at High Wycombe on Saturday 10^th April Michael Dean almost completed his line up just missing out in the last contest. He came away with a massive 40 points. Felix Berning also did extremely well in his first competitive outing since a shoulder injury last year. He won a further 20 points towards his 1^st Dan

NEW TERM STARTED SATURDAY 10^TH APRIL

Saturday classes started back on 10^th April

EASTER JUDO COURSE

Our annual Easter Judo course was held from 6^th – 9^th April at Pyrford. It was attended by over 30 judoka split between 2 classes. 13 new players tried the sport for a week and so far 7 have joined the club as new members. Hope you all had fun

END OF TERM AND OBI TOURNAMENT

On Saturday 20^th March it was our end of term. We held our Obi Tournament for each class. It was well attended with everyone fighting extremely well. Stevie Warr in the 1230 class is still leading those that are still eligible to compete. He has 138 points which gives his Obi man his 8^th Dan. Alwyn Clarke is still the highest scorer ever with 151 points and 10^th Dan

CLASS ENDEAVOUR AWARDS

0930 – MOLLIE GAME

1030 – DANIEL CLARKE

1130 – MATTHEW SACHACK

1230 – JADE WARR

OUR NEW TERM STARTS ON APRIL 10^TH ... THURSDAY CLASSES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EASTER HOLIDAYS

BRITISH SCHOOLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Saturday 20^th March several Pyrford judoka were competing in the British Schools National Championships held in Sheffield. Max Brown put in a very good performance to take 5^th place in a very competitive under 50kg group. Gabriella Giles also took 5^th place in the u57kg group. Ben Ridler made a good attempt in the under 38kg group but didn’t progress to the later rounds. Well done to everyone that took part

FULL RESULTS

SOUTHERN AREA AGE BANDED TOURNAMENT

On Sunday 14^th March several Pyrford judoka were competing in the Southern Area Age banded tournament held at the K2 in Crawley. In the under 38kg group for 8 and 9 year olds Will Brown won all of his contests in his category to take the Gold medal. Oliver Harding won Gold in the 10 and 11 under 60kg. Lucy Maurer took Silver in the 12 and 13 under 36kg category. Max Brown had a very tough group in the u55kg group for 14 – 17year olds but still came through with some nice Judo to take the Bronze medal. Rebecca Menhennet had loads of contests to finish with 5^th place. Well done to everyone.

GB CADET TRIALS

On Saturday 13^th March Michael Dean was selected to represent England at the trials for the European Cadet Championships. Held in Kendal this was a really tough event with the 4 top English and 3 top Scottish players taking part. Mike’s 1^st pool being refought. He had 7 matches to eventually take a well earned 4^th place

FULL RESULTS

IAPS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Saturday 6^th March John Clarke won Gold in the under 66kg category of the IAPS championships held in High Wycombe representing RGS in Guidford

FULL RESULTS

CLIVE TAYLOR MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Sunday 28^th February Oliver Platt took the Bronze medal in the under 42kg red and yellow belt competition held at Bishop Challenor School. Archie Platt had 5 tough matches in the boys under 28kg group winning 2 but not quite making it to the medals

FULL RESULTS

ENGLISH OPEN FOR UNDER 20’S

On Sunday 7^th March Alwyn Clarke competed in the English Open for Under 20’s. This was held at Kendal Judo Club. The under 73kg group is currently one of the most hotly contested categories in this age band in Great Britain. Alwyn first beat Jamie Black from Clyde by a Waza-ari. He then had a tough match against Daniel Dunne from Edinburgh which he lost a very close referees decision after Golden score time ended with neither player scoring. In the repecharge Alwyn then faced Darren Wood from Scotland who stopped Alwyns progression with a yuko score.

FULL RESULTS

COACH REVALIDATION

On Sunday 7^th March 2 of the clubs coaches .. Ray Blythe and Graham Hoptroff attended one of the BJA’s coach revalidation courses at High Wycombe. All of Pyrfords coaches attend some form of coach education every year to keep up to date with current thinking

EUROPEAN CADET TRIALS

Michael Dean has been selected to take part in the BJA’s trials for the European Cadet Championships.The trials are for the top 6 players in the country in each weight category aged 15 and 16. To be held in Kendal this will be a tough proposition with Michael being one of the younger players in the group

HENRY GETS BJA INSTRUCTOR AWARD

On the weekend of 27/28 February Henry Dean passed his BJA instructor award at High Wycombe

BLACK BELT FOR HENRY

At the South Coast kyu and dan grade competition held in Worthing on Sunday 21^st February. Henry Dean won 30 points towards his Dan grade. He only needed 14 !! He also took the Silver medal at the competition

Having already completed his theory for his 1^st Dan he can now wear his belt ( subject to confirmation by the Dan grade registrar )

Well done Henry .. really well deserved .. congratulations

Check out this and all the other Dan grades that have been at Pyrford

NORTH WEST AREA OPEN

At the North West Open age banded tournament held in St Helens on Saturday 20^th and Sunday 21^st February Alwyn Clarke had a great day winning Gold in an extremely tough u73kg D band group. He first beat Liam Sconnell from Kilarney with a hold down. Then Craig Hutchinson from the Army with another hold down for waza-ari. This was followed by a Yuko win in golden score against Scott Carson of East Kilbride. In the semi-final he threw Danny Finney from Camberley for Waza-ari to set up a final against Caoimhin Thompson from Ireland, who had already beaten Frazer Chamberlain and Taylor Bell on route to the final. After a very tough match Alwyn won on penalties in Golden score

Elizabeth Jamieson moved up a weight to under 36kg. She had a great start throwing her first opponent from Furness in Cumbria for Ippon, followed by the same against Eva Thomas from Pinewood. In the semi final against Freya Harild from Parkwood in Kent she executed a neat turnover to hold her opponent down. In the final against Mollie Seymour from Newburn in the North East the weight difference showed when she was thrown for Ippon. This gave her an unexpected Silver medal in this new weight group.

Michael Dean had some very tough matches but gave a good account of himself losing out to the Gold and bronze medallists in the C band under 73kg category

FULL RESULTS HERE

PYRFORD CLUB GRADING

At the recent grading at Pyrford Judo Club (February 2010) the following players were graded:

1^ST MON	Murray Coetzee .. Joseph Limbert .. Emily Clarke .. Rosie Coetzee .. Thomas Simmons
2^ND MON	Dylan Morgan .. Morgan Hales .. Joe Williams .. Jessica Hine .. Mollie Game .. Connor Ball .. Hannah Swaddle .. Tom Humphries .. Lydia Ridler .. Joe Cope .. Nathan Walker .. Sacha Withey .. Kieran Hine
3^RD MON	Alexander Donaldson .. Segolene Falco .. Melissa Smithers .. Beth Lindsay .. Jumakhan Ahmed
4^TH MON	Matthew Parsons .. William Parsons .. William Mason .. James McMullan . Archie Platt .. Miles Harding .. Oliver Platt .. Simon Carr .. Caitlin Dowdeswell .. Daniel Clarke .. Ellie Monday
5^TH MON	Juliette Kenny .. Sean Branch .. Patrick Barnes .. Peter Carney .. Gabrielle Carney .. Harry Hooper .. Daniel Garland .. Sean Marken .. Ben Thompson .. Tommy Sheridan
6^TH MON	Adam Holloway .. Will Brown .. Luke Arnold .. Matthew Sachak
7^TH MON	Jack Barnes .. Lewis Evans .. Matthew Kipping
8^TH MON	Charlie Warr
9^TH MON	Rebecca Menhennett .. Alison Alexander .. Paul Matthews
10^TH MON	Catherine Campbell .. Megan Fidge .. Calum Game .. Elizabeth Jamieson .. Lucy Maurer .. Oliver Harding
11^TH MON	Cesar falco .. Jerome True .. Jade Warr .. Daniel Punter .. John Clarke
12^TH MON	Ellie Blythe .. Hannah Leahy .. Joshua Rundle
3^RD KYU	Roman Abrams
13^TH MON	Martin Woodhams .. Christopher Dench .. Stevie Warr .. Fabio Auriemma .. David Cavanagh
14^TH MON	Samantha Husselbury .. Ben Menhennett
15^TH MON	Gabriella Giles .. Rhys Evans .. Sam Chapman
16^TH MON	Max Brown
17^TH MON	Sarah Benktander .. Catherine Jamieson
18^TH MON
1^ST KYU	Michael Dean

17 MORE POINTS FOR HENRY

At the National Dan grading held at High Wycombe on Saturday 13^th February Henry Dean won another 17 points towards his Black Belt. He has already passed his theory examination and now needs just another 16 points ( 2 wins) to get his 1^st Dan .. watch this space

BRISTOL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

At the Bristol Classic tournament on Saturday 6^th February Martin Woodhams took part having 2 tough matches against the Silver and the Bronze medallists. No medals this time but again, valuable experience gained

MIDLAND AREA OPEN MEDALS

Pyrford had 4 players competing in the Midland Area age banded championships on 30^th / 31^st January.

Elizabeth Jamieson had a great day in the A band under 32kg winning her first three contests in combined time of less than a minute. She then proceeded to hold down current National champion Olivia Piechota to take the Gold medal.

Alwyn Clarke took a really well earned Bronze medal in the D band under 73kg as did Jack Blythe in the +100kg D band

Michael Dean won 3 out of his 5 matches to take 5^th place in the under 73kg C band in another very tough group

All of the above players (except Elizabeth in the youngest age band) will have earned ranking points towards England squad selection for 2011

FULL RESULTS HERE

SURREY LEAGUE FIRST ROUND

At the first round of the Surrey League competition held in Redhill on Sunday 31^st January Pyrford had 14 players competing with 4 Golds and 2 Silvers being won

GOLD:- Will Brown .. Lewis Evans .. Mollie Game .. Juliette Kenny

SILVER:- Jumakhan Ahmed .. Ellie Monday

Also very well done to everyone that took part. Some excellent individual performances were put in by

Archie Platt .. Alexander Donaldson .. Daniel Clarke ... Adam Holloway .. Daniel Garland .. Simon Carr .. Matthew Sachak .. Luke Arnold

Valuable experience was achieved by everyone that took part. This experience can only be gained in competition. Well done

FULL RESULTS HERE

RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE

END OF TERM AND OBI TOURNAMENT

Black belts went to the Obi men of :- Francesca Giles .. Will Brown .. Martin Woodhams

CLASS ENDEAVOUR AWARDS

0930 – LUCA TAMBURRINNI

1030 – SIMON CARR

1130 – JACK BARNES

1230 – MARTIN WOODHAMS

OUR NEW TERM STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH ... THURSDAY CLASSES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

BLACK BELT FOR MICHAEL

On Saturday 17th July Michael Dean took part in the National Dan Grading held at High Wycombe. Going in to the event he needed 20 points and he sailed through to get 30 points and his 1st Dan. Having previously completed the technical requirement he can now wear his Black Belt.

Neil Schofield collected the rest of his points required for his 2nd Dan and just needs to complete his technical demonstrations to make it official

You can see all of Pyrfords other Dan grades past and present at PYRFORDS DAN GRADES with Michael at the top of the list. Who is going to be next ??

WESTERN AREA JUNIOR OPEN

On Sunday 11th July the Western Area Open was held at Swindon

SURREY LEAGUE THIRD ROUND

At the third round of the Surrey League competition held in Redhill on Sunday 4th July Pyrford had 14 players competing with 5 Golds .. 1 Silver and 6 Bronzes being won

GOLD:- Will Brown .. Lewis Evans .. Lydia Ridler .. Rosie Coetzee .. Alison Alexander

SILVER:- Dylan Morgan

BRONZE:- Hannah Swaddle .. Mollie Casey .. Daniel Clarke .. Archie Platt .. Oliver Platt .. Sean Malazarte

Also very well done to everyone that took part. Some excellent individual performances were put in by

Murray Coetzee and Nathan Walker

Valuable experience was achieved by everyone that took part. This experience can only be gained in competition. Well done

HAMPSHIRE OPEN

On Sunday 4th July the Hampshire Open was held in Portsmouth

Alwyn Clarke had a fantastic day first winning Gold in the under 73kg mens category then going on to take Silver in the Open weight group

Prior to this in the morning Alwyn had taken his Area referees exam at the event and passed with flying colours

KENT INTERNATIONAL

On Saturday 26th June the Kent International was held at Crystal Palace.

Elizabeth Jamieson had a fantastic day throwing all of her opponents for Ippon on the way to the final of the under 36kg Orange and Green belt section where she held down her Dutch opponent Ayomi Bisdijk with relative ease to take Gold

Will Brown and Oliver Platt took Bronzes in the boys red and yellow belt section at u38 and u42 respectively after some very tough fights. Archie Platt just missed out on a bronze in his last fight in a group of 21 competitors. Also competing were Max Brown .. Felix Berning .. Alwyn Clarke

SURREY YOUTH GAMES 2010

On Saturday 19th June the Surrey Youth Games were held in the Surrey Sports Park at Guildford University

Pyrford Had 31 players representing 4 different boroughs – Woking .. Guildford .. Runnymede .. Spelthorne

The Woking under 12 boys team of Joshua Brown .. Archie Platt .. Harrison Brown .. Harry Hooper .. Oliver Platt .. Simon Carr .. Jumakhan Ahmed took 1st place

The Woking under 16 boys team of Ben Ridler .. Tommy Sheridan .. Cesar Falco .. Lewis Evans .. Jerome True .. Omar Ismael .. Alasdair Alexander took 3rd place

The Woking under 12 girls team of Segolene Falco .. Lydia Ridler .. Melissa Smither .. Sacha Withey took 5th place

The Woking under 16 girls team of Hannah Leahy and Alison Alexander took 2nd place

The Guildford under 16 boys team that took 1st place contained 4 pyrford players .. Jack Barnes .. Ben Menhennett .. Stevie Warr .. John Clarke

Individual Pyrford results are as follows

Gold:- Archie Platt .. Simon Carr .. Alsion Alexander .. Will Brown .. Jack Barnes .. Charlie war .. Stevie Warr .. Ben Menhennett .. John Clarke .. Mollie Game .. Jessica Hine .. Juliette Kenny

Silver:- Jumakhan Ahmed .. Lewis Evans .. Jerome True .. Alasdair Alexander .. Lydia Ridler .. Sacha Withey .. Hannah Leahy

Bronze:- Oliver Platt .. Ben Ridler .. Cesar Falco .. Segolene Falco .. Melissa Smithers .. Oliver Harding

BEDMINSTER JUNIOR OPEN

At the Bedminster under 16 open competition held in Bristol on Sunday 6th June. Martin Woodhams had some tough matches and after a long day came away with a well deserved Bronze medal

SAMURAI GREEN AND BELOW

At the Samurai green belt and below competition held in Kidderminster on Sunday 6th June. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. What a busy but successful weekend for them

NHC MINIMON

At the NHC minimon for red and yellow belts held at High Wycombe on Saturday 5th June. Mollie Game won Gold at under32kg. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. Adam Holloway fought extremely hard gaining valuable experience

20 POINTS TO GO FOR MICHAEL

At the Budokwai Dan grading on Sunday 30th May Michael Dean won another 10 points towards his 1st Dan. Leaving just 20 points left to get

30 MORE POINTS FOR MICHAEL

At the Hampshire Dan grading on Sunday 23rd May Michael Dean won another 30 points towards his 1st Dan. Just 30 points to go now. Well done

PYRFORD CLUB GRADING

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Imogen Ball .. Emma Harvey .. Matilda Tree .. Beth Porter .. Trenisse Malazarte .. Shaun Malazarte .. Alexander O’Neill .. Luca Tamburrini .. Sam Porter .. Mollie Casey

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Josheph Limbert .. Murray Coetzee .. Rosie Coetzee .. Emily Clarke .. Thomas Simmons

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Tom Humphries .. Lydia Ridler .. Nathan Walker .. Joseph Cope .. Dylan Morgan .. Morgan Hales .. Joe Williams .. Connor Ball .. Hannah Swaddle .. Sacha Withey .. Mollie Game

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Jack Blythe .. Catherine Jamieson

BRITISH OPEN

SOUTHERN AREA INTERCOUNTIES

On Saturday 9th May the southern area intercounty team championships was held in Gillingham. Teams from Surrey,Sussex, Hampshire and Kent competed against each other. Pyrford had several players representing Surrey.

Martin Woodhams was part of the boys team that took Bronze. In the girls team that took Silver we had Megan Fidge .. Elizabeth Jamieson .. Sarah Benktander .. Gabriella Giles. And representing Surrey Men and taking the Silver medal was Felix Berning and Henry Dean

OUR NEW TERM STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 11^TH ... THURSDAY CLASSES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

On Saturday 17^th July Michael Dean took part in the National Dan Grading held at High Wycombe. Going in to the event he needed 20 points and he sailed through to get 30 points and his 1^st Dan. Having previously completed the technical requirement he can now wear his Black Belt.

Neil Schofield collected the rest of his points required for his 2^nd Dan and just needs to complete his technical demonstrations to make it official

On Sunday 11^th July the Western Area Open was held at Swindon

At the third round of the Surrey League competition held in Redhill on Sunday 4^th July Pyrford had 14 players competing with 5 Golds .. 1 Silver and 6 Bronzes being won

On Sunday 4^th July the Hampshire Open was held in Portsmouth

On Saturday 26^th June the Kent International was held at Crystal Palace.

On Saturday 19^th June the Surrey Youth Games were held in the Surrey Sports Park at Guildford University

The Woking under 12 boys team of Joshua Brown .. Archie Platt .. Harrison Brown .. Harry Hooper .. Oliver Platt .. Simon Carr .. Jumakhan Ahmed took 1^st place

The Woking under 16 boys team of Ben Ridler .. Tommy Sheridan .. Cesar Falco .. Lewis Evans .. Jerome True .. Omar Ismael .. Alasdair Alexander took 3^rd place

The Woking under 12 girls team of Segolene Falco .. Lydia Ridler .. Melissa Smither .. Sacha Withey took 5^th place

The Woking under 16 girls team of Hannah Leahy and Alison Alexander took 2^nd place

The Guildford under 16 boys team that took 1^st place contained 4 pyrford players .. Jack Barnes .. Ben Menhennett .. Stevie Warr .. John Clarke

At the Bedminster under 16 open competition held in Bristol on Sunday 6^th June. Martin Woodhams had some tough matches and after a long day came away with a well deserved Bronze medal

At the Samurai green belt and below competition held in Kidderminster on Sunday 6^th June. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. What a busy but successful weekend for them

At the NHC minimon for red and yellow belts held at High Wycombe on Saturday 5^th June. Mollie Game won Gold at under32kg. Oliver Platt took Gold at under 38kg and Archie Platt won Silver in the under 30kg. Adam Holloway fought extremely hard gaining valuable experience

At the Budokwai Dan grading on Sunday 30^th May Michael Dean won another 10 points towards his 1^st Dan. Leaving just 20 points left to get

At the Hampshire Dan grading on Sunday 23^rd May Michael Dean won another 30 points towards his 1^st Dan. Just 30 points to go now. Well done

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On Saturday 9^th May the southern area intercounty team championships was held in Gillingham. Teams from Surrey,Sussex, Hampshire and Kent competed against each other. Pyrford had several players representing Surrey.

On Saturday 8^th May at High Wycombe Will Brown took Gold in the IAPS championships in his category winning all 5 contests by Ippon

Alwyn Clarke passed the theory for his 2^nd Dan. Having already won the points needed in competition he is now a 2^nd Dan. Quite an achievement at just 17

On Sunday 18^th April Pyrford had a massive 26 players take part in the Surrey Trials. All trying to qualify for the Surrey team for the Intercounties. Everybody fought extremely well with bags of experience being gained. Results are as follows

In the senior section Alwyn Clarke won his final 7 points towards his 2^nd Dan so just the theory to go. Felix Berning also got another 10 points towards his 1^st Dan

NEW TERM STARTED SATURDAY 10^TH APRIL

Saturday classes started back on 10^th April

Our annual Easter Judo course was held from 6^th – 9^th April at Pyrford. It was attended by over 30 judoka split between 2 classes. 13 new players tried the sport for a week and so far 7 have joined the club as new members. Hope you all had fun

OUR NEW TERM STARTS ON APRIL 10^TH ... THURSDAY CLASSES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EASTER HOLIDAYS