Judo club members do well in Nationals

Jake Owen, Callum Saxelby and Finlay Walker got the clubs off to a good start when, in their first major competition, they showed some good judo and put in lots of effort which ended up with Jake bringing home a bronze medal.

Unfortunately, Callum and Fin just missed out on the medals.

Next to fight was Greg Burton who was in a very tough group.

He showed some very good techniques but unfortunately just missed out on the medal positions.

Kieron Smythe is one of the most experienced players and he didn’t disappoint.

Showing some great judo, he just missed out on the silver but brought back a bronze medal.

One of the newest members, Dylan Hodgson, showed lots of improvement which reflected in him bringing back a bronze medal.

This was Tom Burton’s first national competition and it was good to see he had been listening to the coaching and trying new techniques and this resulted in him taking home a bronze medal.

Emma Butler was the club’s only girl fighting but she did them proud.

Her experience showed in all of her fights, winning three out of four, and she took the silver medal.

Chris Gillyett took part in this event last year but lost out due to a knee injury, but this year he was out to prove himself.

His confidence has improved so much he won all his fights by the maximum 10 points to win a gold medal.

Jack Hodgson was the last to fight and he had two tough fights in the over 100kg event but he showed some excellent techniques and took home a gold medal.

Training in Gainsborough is on Monday nights at West Lindsey Leisure Centre, beginners 6pm-7pm, juniors and seniors/adults 7pm-8.30pm, £2 per session.

Training in Sturton is on Thursday nights at Sturton Village Hall, beginners 6pm-7pm, juniors and seniors/adults 7pm-8.30pm, £1.50 per session.

For more information on the clubs please telephone Steve on 01427 616442 or Nicola on 07980 484670 or visit www.lincolnshirejudo.co.uk.