Kendal Judo Club News

Lakeland Open 21 - 22 August Results

Young Men - Born 1991 -1994
U55k
GOLD: Joshua Hill - Wolverhampton
Silver: Ashley Powell - Wolverhampton
Bronze: Dominik Mathurin - Moberley
Reece Morgan - Moberley
U60k
GOLD Kyle Sweet - Wolverhampton
Silver: Johnathan Dewar - Just Judo
Bronze: Aaron Harrison - Red Phoenix
Lee Storey - Newburn
U66k read more

Michael Horley selected for World Championships in Japan

It was Michael Horley’s Granddad, Harold Wilkinson, who persuaded him to go down to the Judo Clubs, at Warwick Bridge, Brampton and Carlisle when he was nine years old. read more

Lakeland Open Weigh-in Times

ALL Saturday competitors to weigh-in 11.00am to 12 noon

Sunday Competitors:

Boys Up to and including Under 50 kilos weigh-in 8.00am

Girls Up to and including Under 44 kilos weigh-in 8.00am

All other competitors Weigh-in 12 Noon to 1.00pm read more

A Two Dan Martial Artiste

It is rare for a student of one martial art to embrace another of the oriental activities. It is even rarer for that exponent to gain the coveted black belt in both but that is the achievement of Kendal Judo Club veteran Nick Hill at a recent karate grading in Cockermouth. read more

National Team Championships 2010

Michael Horley ( left ) and David Groom ( right ) helping the North West Senior Men's Team to win Gold for the third year running.

MOONFEST 2010 - Kendal Rugby Club - June 26 - 12 Noon to Late

Kendal Outdoor Music Festival.

We do not normally advertise events outside of judo but this is for funds to help a Kendal Rugby Player who was paralysed in an accident

The event features

The Hoodoo - Deadbeats - Zodiac - Jphny Thomson Band - Chapter Ten and Munkizunkl

Also DJs Adam Boardley - Chilly Sam Pemberton - Robin Walker with Fallback Productions Massive Wagons read more

Abdul Player of the Lancashire Championships

It was success all the way for Kendal Club members at the Lancashire Championships held at Blackburn.
Top of the list was 14 year old Abdul Ben Hamida who not only won Gold Medal but was presented with the Ron McKinley Trophy for best player of the day with his text book Harai Goshi.
The Kendal Result list is impressive with every one of our players coming back with a medal. read more

Shinjido With Danny Da Costa at Kendal Judo Club June 20th

Develop New Skills with Danny da Costa
Kendal Judo Club 20th June 11am – 4pm

"A must for anyone interested in Bushido especially Judo" George Kerr 10th Dan President BJA

"Pay serious attention. This could be the way for you to develop. It’s the way forward"
Alan Petherbridge 9th Dan read more

Kendal Coloured Belt Competition

Over 90 competitors in six categories produced a wealth of entertaining judo at the above competition held on May 9th.
The statistics probably give as good a description as any of the sort of commitment and effort put in by the players. There were:-

135 contests
Ippon Throws 75
Ippon Holds 28
Ippon Armlocks 3
Ippon Strangles 1 read more

In the Pink

At the 4th Annual Kendal Cross Training Weekend on May 2nd, Mike Liptrot and top Karate coach Ian Abernethy were awarded their Pink Belts for helping promote the Breast Cancer Charity Campaign by a group of women from Deeping Shotokan Karate Club who attended the seminar. read more