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Note: the club will be closed on the Jubilee Bank holidays!!
Monday 4th June and Tuesday 5th June.
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About us
St Albans judo club is a thriving community of junior and senior members, parents, and volunteers who all come together to enjoy judo. Expert tuition caters for all levels from beginner to black belt and
beyond! Click
here to read more about our club.
The following sequence shows two club members performing the "harai goshi" throw...
Our website
Note that the club also has
Facebook,
Twitter and
Flickr pages.
News of upcoming events can be found on...
- this page (see further down) for imminent events
- the Calendar page for future events
- or on Facebook or Twitter, they may have more details mixed in with chat, previous events, news etc
Please click below if you like our site/ club...
News
Jubilee closure
The club will be closed on the Jubilee Bank holidays Monday 4th June and Tuesday 5th June.
St. Albans Half Marathon - volunteers required
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For many years St. Albans Judo club has provided a team of
volunteers to help handout water at the finish line of the annual
St. Albans Half Marathon.
We are looking for volunteers to help out on Sunday 10th June starting from 09:00am till early afternoon.
If
you can help please come down to the finish line at Westminster Lodge
on the day, Barry Sliney (Monday night coach) will be leading the team.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Also please sponsor Ricky Cleevely and Lisa-Marie Gaitely who are running (in their judogi) for the club! |
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BJC National Championships
Sunday, 6 May 2012 in Northampton.
Click here to see the results along with Matt's report.
Farewell to Lisa Paveley
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The SAJC members said a sad farewell to Lisa Paveley on Thursday
26th April, her last night at the dojo. (Click on the image to view it
full-size.)
Lisa is moving to Bristol, to join her fiancée Adam in her new home. We sent Lisa off with copious amounts of chocolate cake,
flowers and just a drop of champagne.
All the
children, and her many friends at SAJC will miss her terribly. But this
is not goodbye, and we look forward to regular visits and updates on how
she is doing in her new home.
Good Luck Lisa - We are missing you already! |
Rush Judo visit
Rush Judo visited our club on 12th April. Please see this event in our gallery - the pictures speak for themselves!
Upcoming events
Cromer 2012
On 3rd - 8th June 2012, the National Whitsun Cromer Course at Cromer High School, Norwich Road, Cromer.
Guest instructor Nick Holmes 4th Dan BJC.
Instructors: Robin Otani President BJC, and Mrs M. Whyman 6th Dan Kodokan.
Five whole days of BJC judo on the Norfolk seaside with a grading on the final day. The Tuesday will be a rest day celebrating the Queen's birthday with lots of group games.
More information available in the timetable, and here are the booking forms and accomodation info.
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Sensei Alf Hopkins Weekend Course
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On Saturday and Sunday 16-17th June 2012, at the St. Albans dojo.
Daily training times 10:00am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm both days. Graded Judoka only.
Please put your name on the list (on the club noticeboard) if you wish to attend.
Price for primaries & junior is £12 for the weekend or £8 per day. Please bring a packed lunch with no fizzy drink, and clothes to change into at lunchtime. No one will be allowed outside in their judogi.
Price for seniors is £15 per day. Lunches can be arranged for seniors at a cost of £5 per day.
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Shizentai Rumble
On Sunday
17th June 2012, at Meryfield School in Borehamwood.
This is a competition for beginners, it is hoped that this event will give all a positive introduction to the contest environment.
Shizentai judo club is a newly started club, unfortunately they have been left with a large debt for their mats as they were purchased by a third party and loaned to them until their promised funding came through. This funding was then withdrawn because of a technicality - that because the mats were in place and being used by them (even though they did not own them) it was considered retrospective funding which is not permissible - barking mad as the mats still need to be paid for! So your support for this fund-raising event would be greatly appreciated.
Please download the
flyer for more info.
Hertfordshire Invitation Schools Judo Championship
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On Sunday 24th June 2012 at Berkhamsted Sports Centre
Any club member wanting to compete should register via their instructor before 18th June.
Further details can be found on the BJC website.
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Grading and summer BBQ
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On Saturday 7 July at the St. Albans Dojo.
From 10:00 – 17:00.
More details will be posted soon.
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Sensei Alf Hopkins Summer School 2012
On
Monday 20th to Friday 24th August at the St. Albans dojo, 10:00am - 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Junior, primary and under 7
The cost of the course will be £40 including a barbeque on Thursday at 4:00pm (£8 per day if unable to attend the whole week). Please bring a packed lunch with no fizzy drinks. The tuck shop will be open during lunch break.
Monday morning will start in your judo gi. Tuesday onwards the day will begin with outdoor games so please bring t-shirt, shorts (or tracksuit) and trainers to wear outside.
Senior
The cost of the course will be £50 which includes evening sessions (£3 for the evening sessions only).
There will be a seniors only meal on Wednesday night.
Evening sessions
Evening sessions are run between 8:00pm and 10:00pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for seniors and green belt juniors.
Reserve your place! - all grades
Fill out a slip, available at the dojo, and hand it in with £15 deposit to secure your place. Balance to be paid by 16th August. Any cheques must be made payable to St Albans Judo Club.
Bognor 2012
On 20th-24th August 2012 in Bognor Regis (unfortunately clashes with Alf Hopkins Summer School).
This is the BJC National Summer School. Three events in one week – attend the one that suits you or mix and match.
Monday & Tuesday - instruction on core judo skills (including randori and competitive skills) for juniors and seniors (separate mats). Intensive Kata training - Nage-no-kata master class Monday, katame-no-kata Tuesday. FPJ 1 course (separate mat).
Wednesday & Thursday - intensive workshop with Jane Bridge, a former world-champion, national coach and world-renowned judoka and trainer. For juniors and seniors. Kata training will also be available at other times.
Friday - Grading, free if you do one of the courses, otherwise a mat fee applies.
Download the flyer for more information, and here is the booking form.
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The London Course
24-25 November 2012, at Alexandra Park School, London N22 7UT
Syllabus training; contest skills; kata instruction; coaching.
Education provided by Pro-Active North London plus high calibre coaches will be running the sessions including Ray Stevens (Olympic Silver in 1992).
Visit www.THELONDONCOURSE.org.uk to register your interest now and get automatic updates on price etc.
Organised by London area of BJC in conjunction with Barnet Judo Club and London Area of BJA. All proceeds will be donated to Mount Vernon Cancer charities.
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Previous news
BJC awards
The following club members were nominated for awards at the 1st annual
BJC awards night held on 10th March 2012. People who won are highlighted
in red. Well done to all!
| Primary/ junior judoka of the year |
Victoria Cleevely |
| Achievement award in kata |
Bob Cleevely, Ricky Cleevely, Victoria Cleevely, Ian Wasey |
| Non-judoka volunteer of the year |
Jan Cleevely, Dianne Paveley |
| Coach of the year (junior) |
Andrew Paveley |
| Junior squad member of the year |
Paige Rowlatt |
Grading
The club grading took place on Sunday 25 March. Many congratulations to everyone who took part! The dojo was full of Judoka who now have extra tabs/ new belts. Photos here.
Sensei Alf Hopkins Weekend Course
See the photos of this event on our
Gallery page! (Held on 10th,11th March 2012.)
Club championships
Our club championships (on 4th Dec 2011) were a fantastic success. Click here (link to flickr) to see pictures.
Memberships
