Silver for Jack at the West of England Open

On Sunday 27 July Connor Tait and Jack Hopewell travelled to Swindon to represent our club at the West of England Open. Connor competed in the Boys Band A -30kg category along with 11 opponents, in the first round contest Connor threw his opponent for Ippon he then lost his next contest which put him into the repechage. ... More

Technical Grading Results

On Wednesday 22 July at the Brocklehigh Sports Centre we held our second technical grading of 2013 at which 18 of our students attempted to increase their grades. From 6.30pm - 8.30pm all of the students were examined by Paul. Well done to all of those that took part, the results are listed below: Shantay ... More

Nottingham Closed 2013 – Results

On Sunday 7 July Nottinghamshire staged the annual Nottinghamshire Closed competition at the Brocklehigh Sports Centre. This event is for Nottinghamshire based players and players that train at clubs located within Nottinghamshire. Eight students represented our club at this event Rebecca McQuone, Kyra Pidduck-Bedulsk... More

Nottingham Open 2013 – Results

On Sunday 9 June Nottinghamshire staged the annual Nottingham Open competition at the Wildcats Arena. This event is one of the largest events held in Nottingham with over 200 competitors from 49 clubs from throughout the UK competing over three mat areas. Ethan Ward, Brandon Allsebrook, Jack Hopewell, Connor Tait and ... More

Eight Medal Haul at Two Events

On Sunday 28 April two groups of students headed off to different competitions that were both taking place on the same day. Ethan Ward, Jack Hopewell and Arunas Beliukevicius travelled to Peterborough for the Thomas Deacon u20 Competition, whilst Peter Harcsa-Pinter, Rebecca McQuone, Dylan Tait, Renee Holland and Danae ... More

Soevereign Judocup Belgium 2013 – Results

On Friday 13 April at 6.00am three Cobra competitors (Ethan, Jack and Arunas) began their eight hour journey along with the Nottinghamshire Squad to attend an International judo competition that was held in Lommel, Belgium. On arrival at our usual accommodation, which is an excellent youth hostel in Overpelt, we ... More

Double Gold at Senior Kyu Open

On Sunday 24 March, Arunas Beliukevicius and William Humphreys braved the snow and freezing conditions along with 55 other senior judoka to take part in the Nottingham Senior Kyu Grade Open that took place at the Brocklehigh Sports Centre, Nottingham. Arunas was on first in the -73kg category which was a twin pool of ... More

Technical Grading Results

On Wednesday 20 March at the Brocklehigh Sports Centre we held our first technical grading of 2013 at which 21 of our students attempted to increase their grades. From 6.30pm - 8.30pm all of the students were examined by Paul. Well done to all of those that took part, the results are listed below: Henry ... More

Jack Wins British Schools Bronze

On Saturday 9 March Ethan Ward, Brandon Allsebrook and Jack Hopewell represented their respective schools at the British Schools Championships which were held at IceSheffield. This popular event at which current members of the National Squads or British Championships medallists are prohibited from entering reached the ... More

Four Medals at Local Rumble

On Sunday 17 February Nottinghamshire hosted its first Red Belt Rumble event of the year. Ellie Tait, Danae Spademan, Connor Tait and Rebecca McQuone were representing our club at this event. Connor was up first in the u29kg category along with three other competitors in a pool of four. In his first contest he threw his ... More