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Prize QuizTo see who really looks at this website,Click Here for the Biggin Hill Website Quiz (or go via NEWS page and the Funstuff Link). Parents, please help out. The final question should be loads of fun. Superb prize for the winner. PromotionsOn 12th November, Sensei Bob Marshall was awarded his Black Belt 4th Dan in Judo. This is presented by the National Associations of Karate and Martial Arts Schools management committee. Bob has been practicing the art for nearly 37 years having started at the Spitfire Judo club, Spitfire centre, Church road, in 1969. Eventually Bob reintroduced Judo back to Biggin Hill in 1992 in his old training area, at the Spitfire.A second Celebration for the Club, as Mick Williams was awarded his Black belt 1st Dan in Judo the following week. Mick has been training for over 5½ years. Sometime up to 4 times a week in Biggin Hill and Darrick Wood. First Display team practice Sunday 4th February 2007.This will be our 7th year attending local events with our ever more popular display team.At the first session, we will practice on the actual display canvas, at the Squash club, between 11am and 3pm. The team needs a mix of ages and abilities to act as a show case for the club. We will develop more set pieces and raise the tempo and quality even further than before. For more details go to Display Team News, below. Next Budo day now planned for Sunday 22nd April 2007.Plans are well underway for the ever popular Budo days. Over 70 people attended the last Budo Day last April with eight different martial arts demonstrated. (See Photo link on left and July 2006 News Archive.)For more details go to Courses and Competitions, below. Next Club Grading will be held on Sunday 13th May, at the Squash Club.For more details go to Grading section, below.HOT NEWS Our Club Competition is on Sunday 15th July 2007.This is the first time we have run our own event. Planned to run from 10am to 2pm.We need to know if you are interested as soon as possible to make sure we have enough to run with. This will be run as a light and friendly competition, as per the previous Green Dragon invitations last year. Parent helpers will also be required. For more details go to Courses and Competitions, below. Saturday afternoon club.A good start for the Saturday club.The aim was to encourage all those that have other commitments on Wednesday nights, for those that find the evening sessions run too late in term time and for those that would like to practice twice a week. Please bring a small drink as we have a small break during these sessions. We do not run Satudays during the holidays so please use the Events tab to check which dates we do. from 3:30pm to 5pm. Mixed age group. Awards for All,Biggin Hill Judo Club were granted £5,000 in Feb 2006 to improve facilities and take Judo into the community.See April 2006 News Archive for full story, and for photos of the night.
The student of the Month, for January 2007, is Holly Fry..
Consideration is taken for Attendance, Attitude and personal Achievements. The 3 A's. An excellent example to others, always attentive and very considerate to others. Holly tries really hard, asks questions and continues to smile at all times. Will it be you next time?? The Ken Williams Award, for the Student of the Year, for 2006 goes to Hannah Edridge. This was awarded in recognition of Hanna’s consistent attendance, attitude and achievements over the year. She has represented the club at competition's, Budo days and the display team and regularly assists others in training. Along with another student, she also achieved 3 brown tabs in her last grading, having learnt and perfected the katame-no-kata in only a few weeks. This achievement is even more remarkable in that she has had to contend with some health problems during the year. Throughout all this, she has remained a model student, respectful and attentive to instructors as well as helpful and supportive to fellow students. This recognition is very well deserved. Follow the News Archive link for past recipients.
Always check the Events tab at the top of the page. Often, more details in follow in the next sections
This will be held At the Squash Club, Jail lane. Opposite Darwin School.
This went so well last time, that we had to return to our old training ground. There is a spectators Viewing gallery by the bar. This helps calm the nerves of the parents!! Those who need to join, or renew, their membership to NAKMAS must get their forms from Sensei Bob well in time. All students should own their own judogi for the grading. Sensei Bob can get these in advance, at below shop prices, so get your details to him as soon as possible. All students who have been attending for more than 16 weeks are expected to grade and to have taken out full membership after 4 weeks. Dates for following Gradings will be published here well in advance.
Next Budo Day : Sunday 22nd April
This will be held at the Darwin Sports centre. 9:30 until 4:30. With over 50 people attending the last one, we aim to hire the main hall and make it even bigger and better than before. More news nearer the date, but we hope to have Kempo Karate, Archery, Capoeira as well as many other favourite Martial Arts. Loads to try, parents as well??, Loads of fun. (You may attend for just part of the day if you arrange it with us beforehand.) Club Competition : Sunday 15th July This is set to run from 10 until 2pm. We need to know if you are interested as soon as possible to make sure we have enough to run with. This will be run as a light and friendly competition, as per the previous Green Dragon invitations last year. We will run this at either the Squash club, which is nicer for the spectators (bar/food facilities) or at the Darwin Sports centre, (Bigger and runs quicker).
Practice starts soon.
This will be our 7th year attending local events with our ever more popular display team. At the first session we will practice on the actual display canvas at the Squash club between 11am and 3pm. The team needs a mix of ages and abilities to act as a show case for the club. We will develop more set pieces and raise the tempo and quality even further than before. With the Tae Kwon Do Club attending the same events the clubs honour is at stake. (Some of our routines were copied last year, so new and better ones are planned…) Pairs quick-Nage-No-kata, Jo-work to music, Cross-over breakfalls and leaps, fast fighting practice, Weapons and an enhanced self-defence show, as the finale. Register your interest now. You must be able to attend the two main practice sessions on Sun 4th Feb and Sun 20th May (Prov). You must also be able to commit to attending 3 of the possible 4 performances in the summer:- 9th June; Biggin Hill school fete, 16th June; Oaklands School, 1st July ?? Tatsfield carnival, 7th July ?? for the finale at the Biggin Hill festival. (Dates and times will be confirmed very soon.) New Club badges have just arrived If you don't have a club badge, please see Sensei Bob as soon as possible. All videos and pictures from these events gratefully received and what I have will be posted to the Website, eventually
Any comment gratefully received. Please use the Contact Us link or the tab at the top of the page.
Website last updated on 13th January 2007. News updates. Xmas quiz extended. 4,000 hits by Nov. 4,400 by Dec 12th. 4,723 by Jan 13th Future:- The syllabus, now hopefully removed of all smelling errers,( I know), is getting a make-over. Completion in the new year. All going well, each item will link to relevant pages that will show the throws etc in video and moving graphic images to help remind you. In the mean time, please use the Judoinfo web site link on the links page. It's an awesome place to go. I'd like to include your articles and comments if you want to submit them to Sensei Mick, or via the Links page above. Stacks of fun stuff to add in as well, but first things first. (ED - Mick Williams) |
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