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LATEST NEWS 2008 Junior National Championships-Sheffield Enfield Judo Club entered 7 young competitors in the 2008 UK Junior National Championships, which were held in the English Institute of Sport, Shefield. We come away with 1 x national gold and 2 x national silver medals.
First to fight was 15year old Amy Thompson and how she performed on the day. Amy went into the final winning all her fights impressively by the maximum score of ippon (ten). In the final at the end of the day Amy fought a very controlled contest to win by a yuko (5 points) and take the gold for Enfield and become Junior national champion. This means that Amy is the number one candidate to represent Great Britain in the 2009 European Championships. Enfield Judo Club are all very proud of Amy. Next to fight was 15 year old Philip Awiti and like Amy had an excellent day. Philip won all his fights impressively by the maximum score of ippon (10points) and into the final. Philip was so unlucky he was winning by a very wide margin and during one of his attacks on which he also scored, he badly damaged his shoulder and although Philip tried his best to carry on but the pain proved to much and he had to settle for the silver. Philip was clearly the better player on this day and the injury lost him the gold and also a chance to represent us in the Junior Europeans. Our other representatives Samuel Hill u46kgs, Kadeem Lynch-Prime u46kgs and Thomas Hill u42kgs all fought admirably and all only loosing one fight on the day and enter into their bronze final and sadly all three come of second best but never- the- less take very good 5th place. Our next competitor was 12 year old Prisca Awiti in the u57kgs category. Prisca won all her fights in impressive style and and take her rightful place in the final. In the final she was very relaxed and we all felt quietly confident but unfortunately Prisca like her brother Philip injured her shoulder badly and had to pull out and therefore accept the silver medal. Our last competitor was 12 year old Shannon Austen in the u36kgs category. Shannon had a very good day under the circumstances that she did not make her weight of u32kgs and had to fight up a weight at u36kgs. The weight difference was just too much on the day. She still won fights on the day and lost in the fight before bronze. It was a satisfactory day for Shannon Success Success for Enfield Heart of England Judo Championships On Sunday the 7th September Enfield Judo Club took 11 young competitors to this national ranking event which was held at The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. We had a very satisfying day and come away with 7 medals, 3 x silver and 4 x bronze medals and one by 5th place.
The successful medallist were as follows: Silver Medals. Philip Awiti u 15yrs in then u81kgs category Bronze medals. Siobhan O’Neill senior u 52kgs category 5th place Nathaniel Stapleton senior u73kgs category, unlucky to loose in the semi-final and then just lost out for the bronze medal Anyone wishing to try an Olympic sport, don’t hesitate to contact George Hyslop on 01480 381714, mobile 07799 770919 E-mail. Enfieldjudoclub@ntlworld.com SIX MEDALS IN BELGIUM INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER On a hard day at a high quality C band competition in Ingelmunster, Belgium, Enfield Judo Club had a tremendous day taking six medals. Leading the way was Nathaniel Stapleton who took an excellent gold in the under 73 kilo category winning all of his five fights. Siobhan O’Neill took bronze in the under 52 kilo category winning two and losing one of her fights. Samuel Hill fought brilliantly in the under 46 kilo category, winning six and losing one in a very big group, to take the bronze. Amy Thompson took a bronze in the under 48 kilo category winning two and losing one. Prisca Awiti fought in the under 57 kilo category and also took a bronze winning two and losing one fight. The final medal of the day went to Philip Awiti, who despite fighting relatively well, lost both his fights and took a consolation medal. GOLD AND SILVER IN WELSH SENIOR OPEN
LAKELAND OPEN - KENDAL Enfield Judo Club enjoyed a successful weekend at the Lakeland open judo competition in Kendal –the club travelled north with a squad of six players and came away with two gold and three silver medals as well as a hard fought fifth place. The first medal of the day went to Samuel Hill – competing in the under 46 kilo category – who battled his way in to the final by winning three fights and showing a great amount of determination in the semi-final where he was losing with 5 seconds to go but managed to pull a wonderful counter throw out of the bag to win the fight – however the final was a different proposition all together – Samuel never seemed to get going and was countered with a lovely leg sweep about a minute in to the fight to ensure he only came away with a silver. Shannon Austen fought up a weight in the under 36 kilo category due to a lack of numbers in her own weight group (-32 kilos); however she did not let this size difference phase her as she put in a wonderful performance to ensure she won all three of her fights and came away with the gold medal. Thomas Hill did very well in the under 42 kilo category – he won his way in to the final with ease defeating all his opponents with the maximum ‘ippon’ score – however, as happened with his brother, Thomas never got going in the final and was dominated in the grips by a stronger opponent and was eventually caught for ‘ippon’ with a minute remaining. Sasha Michalivitch (-30 kilos) had a good day, coming away with a silver medal: despite losing both his fights in a best of three situation, Sasha fought admirably against an older and more experienced fighter, he put in some excellent attacks and his work rate was second to none – he never let the fact that his opponent was part of the British squad phase him, he kept to his own game plan and was unfortunate to lose both the fights. In contrast, Prisca Awiti (-57 kilos) had a bad day by her high standards; despite starting promisingly by winning her first fight, she seemed to be lacking the concentration, determination and confidence that she usually shows and lost the following two fights due to making costly errors – the worst of which came in the fight for a bronze medal where Prisca rolled off her opponents attack in order to free herself on the ground only to make it seem like her opponent had thrown her flat on her back, which in judo means that her opponent was given ippon and won the fight. Prisca knows she can fight better than this and was deeply disappointed at her own performance. The final medal of the day came from Philip Awiti in the over 73 kilos category. Philip showed a lot of class by defeating all of his opponents with the maximum ippon score and coming away with the gold; in doing this he also rose to the challenge set down by his coach which was to finish all his fights within a combined time of 60 seconds – Philip managed it in 45. Enfield judo club are very happy with the results of the competition and hope that the fighters will continue their good form at the nationals in October.
Should any young person like nto try there hand at an Olympic sport please don’t hesitate to contact George Hyslop on 01480 381714. Mobile 07799 770919 e-mail. enfieldjudoclub@ntlworld.com Web site. www.enfieldjudoclub.co.uk Training days. Tuesday 7 .15 – 8.30pm Thursday. 6 – 7.00pm Beginners. 7 – 8.30pm improvers and advanced. More success for the Enfield Judo Club 28 June 2008 Borough Youth Games: We were able to enter 5 young players to represent Enfield, Philip Awiti, Prisca Awii, Thomas Hill, Shannon Austen and Kadeem Lynch-Prime. The result of our efforts was 5 medals and the winning entrants were as follows:
6 July 2008 Hampshire Junior and Senior Open We entered 16 competitors in the junior/senior event and we were very pleased to come away with 12 medals. This was not an easy competition due to the fact that during the rest of July and August there are not any competitions due3 to everyone concentrating on the August Olympics. The winning medalist were as follows:
Success Success for Enfield Judo Club During our May - June campaign the star of the show was undoubtable Siobhan O'Neill taking 2 x gold and a silver medal. She was in truly remarkable form. Siobhan Won gold in the Mierlo International, Silver in the Northern Ireland UK ranking open and Gold in the Venray B international on the Dutch/German border. 17 - 18 May 2008 Mierlo International Holland. We took 12 x competitors to this competition in he south of Holland and came away with 2 x golds 3 x silvers and 1 x bronze medal. The medals were won by the following: Gold Medals: Nathaniel Stapleton in the u73kgs category and Siobhan O'Neill in the u57kgs category. Silver Medals: Rhys Thompson in the u46kgs category, Liam Thompson in the u55kgs category and Philip Awiti in the u90kgs category. Bronze medal: Samuel Hill in the u42kgs category. 31 May 2008 Northern Ireland Open We sent two of our best competitors to this UK ranking competition Nathaniel Stapleton and Siobhan O'Neill and both fought admirable. Siobhan O'Neill had a brilliant day only to just loose in the Final and therefore take a very well earned silver Medal. Nathaniel had very unlucky day loosing in the semi-final and also loosing in the bronze final by a penalty and therefore taking a 5th placing. 7 - 8 June 2008 Venray International Holland We entered 13 young competitors in this 'B' International which had 1,800 competitors from 25 countries and is now the toughest Junior competition in Europe. We had disappointments and also success of the highest. Our success came from Siobhan O'Neill who had a brilliant day beating Germans in both the semi final and the final to take gold.
We also had other pleasing results with Nathaniel Stapleton u73kgs, Shannon Austen u32kgs, taking 5th places and Samuel Hill u42kgs, Amy Thompson u48kgs and Diju Awiti u30kgs taking well earned 7th places in very large weight categories. 11 June 2008 Enfield Association Voluntary Youth Clubs, Enfield Civic Center We have certainly been noted for our efforts to sport in the Borough of Enfield with Enfield Judo Club taking two from the three major honour trophies from the Mayor of Enfield. Nathaniel Stapleton took the Presidents Cup and Amy Thompson took the Chairmans Cup for there noted efforts during the year. Nathaniel Lost for bronze in the Finnish and British Opens but took Bronze in the English Open and in the last year has had numerous successes in Europe. Amy has also had numerous success in Europe and is presently reserve to represent Great Britain in the European Championships.
SUCCESS IN BELGUIM JODOIGNE INTERNATIONAL, BELGUIM On The 18 - 19 & 20th April we took 13 competitors to an Junior/Senior competition at Jodoigne, nr Brussels in Belgium and we managed to come away with 13 medals. The young competitors were aged from 7 years old until 15 years + Siobhan O'Neill who is now a young woman. 4 x golds, 2 x silvers and 7 x bronzes. we took 5 bronzes in the individuel event and managed to take another 2 in the senior team event.
The medals were achieved by the following: To achieve the other two bronzes on the Saturday both Amy Thompson and Siobhan joined up with another british club at the tournament and they came away with 3rd place and the bronze. In Belgium and many other foreign countries there is only 1 x bronze where in England in all cases there are two. The Enfield Judo Club are looking for sponsors who would like to support Judo in and around the Enfield Borough our costs are high due to our pledge and commitment and therefore should potential sponsor be interested please contact George Hyslop Enfield Judo Club. FURTHER SUCCESS FOR ENFIELD JUDO CLUB The past weeks have been busy but very satisfying for Enfield Judo Club with success in national junior and senior ranking, University nationals and European junior trials. 1st and 2nd April: Midland age Band Ranking Competition: 11 of our young players entered this tough Midlands national ranking competition. They fought their hearts out and we come away with 2 x gold medals, 3 x silver medals and 1 bronze and therefore it was a very proud day for the club to have been associated with these young members. They were an inspiration for others in the club. The winners were as follows: Gold Medals. 12 yr old Prisca Awiti and 12 yr old Rhys Thompson Silver Medals. 14yr old Amy Thompson, 12 yr old Samuel Hill and 12 yr old Jack Penfold Bronze Medal. 13yr old Harry Penfold 8th and 9th April: Both Nathaniel Stapleton and siobhan O'Neill entered the English open which was held in Kendal, Cumbria and both fought briliantly to come away with bronze medals. Both young competitors are from Enfield, ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom in there respective weight caregories and therefore to have two youngsters from the Borough with such a high ranking and 2012 Olympics round the corner we are closing in on the leading contenders. 15th April: 14 yr old Amy Thompson from Kingsmead school was selected to compete in the European Trials at Shefield for the right to represent britain in the Junior European Championships to be held the midle of this year. There were three girls from England (Amy being one) One from Scotland and one from Wales to fight out the righ for to be the representative. Amy fought briliantly but unfortunately loosing in the final and taking second spot and had to be content with the reserve placing. On the same day Siobhan O'Neill fought the u57kgs category in the University game also held in Shefield over the weekend and like in the English open on the week previously Siobhan unfortunately lost in thesemi final and had to be content with winning the bronze. However on a posative note it was a hard category and bronze was still a very good result. Again we must thank all our sponsors The Metropolitan Police and the Outback Steakhouse for 2007-2008 for making all this progress possible because without their support progress would most definately be much more difficult.
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS FOR ENFIELD JUDO CLUB Over the weekend of the 2-3 February 2008, Enfield Judo Club took 13 young competitors to the Hoogland International, Amersfoort, Holland and we came away with 6 medals. The competition hosted 700 competitors with entries from Czechoslovakia, Israel, Germany, France, United Kingdom etc. This competition is now one of the hardest of the Dutch competitions and to take 6 medals was quite pleasing. The medals were achieved by the following people: Name Age Band Category Medal Philip Awiti 14/15 Years u81kgs Silver
Amy Thompson 14/15 Years u48kgs Gold
Rhys Thompson 12/13 Years u46kgs Gold
Shannon Austen 10/11 Years u32kgs Silver
Liam Harrison 16/18 Years u55kgs Silver
Remi Austen 6/8 Years u24kgs Bronze
The Enfield Judo Club are looking for sponsorship, the Club subsidise young people traveling abroad and without financial help our progress will surely slow down. In the past year due to sponsorship from the Metropolitan Police and the Outback Steakhouse our progress has been tremendous. We have approximately 70 members with young people from Russia, Africa, Mexico and certainly many from unfortunate families all of whom the Club subsidise. Enfield Judo Club teach in local special needs and mainstream schools with our intentions being to find a young player for a future Olympics. Anyone who would like to join our club, or has ideas that would help us to go forward financially, should contact George Hyslop on 01480 381714 - Mobile 07799770919 or contact us by e-mail, enfieldjudoclub@ntlworld.com Regards George Hyslop
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On Saturday the 4th October, Enfield Judo Club continued their successful year with another impressive haul of medals at the Welsh senior open this weekend. Fifteen year old Amy Thompson (-48 kilos) got proceedings under way with an impressive, if unsuccessful, first foray in to senior competitive judo. She lost her first fight to the Scottish number three by a yuko (5 point score) but looked solid throughout the five minute bout. Amy was unlucky to lose her second fight to the British number three by Ippon (maximum ten point score); despite threatening to upset the more experienced player, Amy never managed to finish any of her attacks with a score and finished the competition in a respectable fifth place. Siobhan O’Neill (-52 kilos) took up where Amy left off: losing her first fight to the British number two despite looking like the better fighter; however she managed to raise her game in the second fight and dominated the Scottish girl before finishing the fight with a brilliant leg grab for Ippon, which earned her the silver medal. Nathaniel Stapleton (-73 kilos) started the day slowly, losing his first fight by a Koka (3 point score), and was lucky to win his second fight against a feisty Scottish player, however, the win was good enough to see him through to the knock out rounds. Nathaniel was greatly improved in the knock outs and started by defeating his first opponent by Wazari (seven point score) with a hold down; the next fight proved a lot easier with Nathaniel destroying his opponent within thirty seconds with a lightning fast leg grab, this took him in to the semi finals against the British number four: despite taking an early lead, Nathaniel lost the fight on the ground where his opponent arm locked him to win by submission. The loss meant that Nathaniel dropped down to fight for bronze: the fight was a tense affair with his opponent taking an early lead before Nathaniel began to assert himself; eventually this dominance paid off as Nathaniel took his opponent to the ground with a lovely hip throw before holding him down to take the win and earn himself the bronze.
