NEWS 2008
CRAIG FALLON PRESENTS SPECIAL AWARD To Hampshire Judo player 

Craig Fallon has presented a young judo player with a special award at the WellChild Awards, which took place on Monday evening.

Craig presented the Best Brave Child Award (6-8 years) to Lizzie Lansley, whose doctors weren’t sure would ever walk due to a tumour on her spine, but now does judo and is a 6th Mon. The pair were joined on stage by Strictly Come Dancing’s Ian Waite who presented the other Best Brave Child Award (6-8 years) to Jordan Mount.

The star-studded fourth annual WellChild Awards took place at Lords Cricket Crowd with a host of well-known faces, including the Charity’s Patron Prince Harry, helping to celebrate the amazing achievements of the winners.

The Awards celebrates the bravery of children and young people coping with serious and complex illnesses and conditions – and also honours the dedicated doctors, nurses, teachers, brothers and sisters who go the extra mile to make a difference to the lives of sick children.

As well as meeting her hero Craig Fallon, eight year old Lizzie from Southampton, got to meet Prince Harry, who in a reference to her passion for judo joked, "I will stay away from you - you're dangerous”.

Celebrities joining Craig at the event were Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne, GMTV presenter Kate Garraway, DIY SOS front man Nick Knowles, the One Show’s Dr Sarah Jarvis, CelebAir host Angellica Bell, TV presenter Michael Underwood, PR guru Max Clifford, Strictly Come Dancing’s Iain Waite, and BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis.

Lizzie with her proud Dad (back left) & Craig Fallon

Lizzie with Prince Harry

 

With grateful thanks to the charity and the photographer for their kind permission to use these images

www.wellchild.org.uk   ken@kenlennox.com

 

 

All the award winners with Prince Harry

2008 Junior Nationals - Hampshire results

 

Hampshire Results – Junior Championships October 2008
 

Hampshire Results – Junior Championships October 2008

Natasha Stevens

Osaka

B

U40

Gold

Austin Jones

Osaka

B

U34

Gold

Aidan Jones

Osaka

C

U38

Gold

Sam Potts

Gosport

C

U81

Gold

Nathan Ludford

Paul Jones

B

U46

Silver

Alex Jones

Osaka

D

U55

Silver

Paige Tweedy

Fujiyama

B

U36

Bronze

Samantha Smith

Osaka

D

U70

Bronze

Lewis Dolman

Court Lane

B

U50

5th

Sarah Hill

Scorpion

B

U52

5th

Aaron McGuire

Osaka

C

U42

5th

Ben Garside

Meridian

C

U42

5th

 
2008 Southern Area Intercounties Tournament
 
This year's tournament was hosted by Sussex, at the Worthing Leisure Centre, on Sunday 11 May.
 
Hampshire Results
 
Girls -      Gold 
Boys -     Silver 
Women - Silver 
Men -       Bronze (4th place)
 
Well done to all who competed for and supported their county teams.

 

PR Officers report 20th November

Hampshire & IOW Sports Awards

Nominations are now being taken for awards in recognition of sporting achievement during 2008. Categories include junior and senior sportspeople, coaches and officials etc.

Follow the link below for more details!

http://www.sporthampshireiow.co.uk/sports-awards-2009

Tony Brown
BJA Hampshire PR Officer
07749 036577

 

PR Officers report 10th November

Portsmouth's Brett Caswell, 2005 British Champion and 2006 u21 Commonwealth Champion, is continuing his fight back from injury.

The Court Lane Judo Club player has based himself at the judo centre run by 5 time Olympian Jason Morris in New York for a period of intensive training.
The judo players are a regular attraction at the annual Headbanger’s Ball – and this year Caswell was invited to take part. Photos at http://judo.usoc.org/multimedia/photo_gallery_index/351#gallery-header

2008 British Closed Championships

 
Three Hampshire judo players contested the 2008 British Closed Championships, held in Sheffield on Saturday 1st November. Medallists went forward to form the basis of the new national team in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
 
Osaka Judo Club’s Lisa Stevens, now studying at Durham University , fought in the lightest of the women’s weights, u48kg. As expected, Dartford ’s Francesca Steggall dominated the group, with Stevens finishing in fifth place.
 
Court Lane’s Brett Caswell, the 2005 British champion, used this tournament to launch his competitive comeback. Caswell had not fought since returning injured from last year’s u23 European Championships in Salzburg , Austria .
 
Fighting up a weight group at u66kg, Caswell found himself in a tough first pool, that included former world championship contestants Sam Dunkley and Colin Oates.
 
Despite failing to record a single victory for the first at a national championships, Caswell was not downbeat. “This is my first event in a year, I fought in a heavier weight group… This was more about showing my face and letting people know I wasn’t dead! Next year will be far more serious.”
 
Thomas Tandoi, of Southampton University Judo club, withdrew after two defeats at u90kg.

 

Tony Brown
BJA Hampshire PR Officer
07749 036577

 

PR Officers report 29th October

 

Results Update

Apologies to Sarah Hill of Scorpion Judo Club, who was missed from some of our recent results updates.
 
Sarah has recently gained some very good results:
 
Devizes Open
 
Under-12 Girls    U52kg GOLD
 
Heart of England
 
Band B    U52kg 5th place

Kent International

Band B    U52kg SILVER

Tony Brown
BJA Hampshire PR Officer
07749 036577

 

PR Officers report 23rd October

2008 British Closed (National Senior Trials)

The BJA have published the entry list for this year's Trials, to be held in Sheffield on 1 November, at http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/home/08seniortrialsentrylists.php

Hampshire interest will focus on

Women
U48kg   Lisa Stevens, Osaka - 2006 -21 and Senior Commonwealth Champion

Men
U60kg   Brett Caswell, Court Lane - 2005 British Champion, 2006 -21 Commonwealth Champion
U73kg   Vince Skillcorn, Camberley
U90kg   Thomas Tandoi, Southampton University

This will be Caswell's first tournament since exacerbating an existing injury in the -23 European Championships in Salzburg at the end of November 2007.

Medallists at this event will form the basis of the squads going forwards towards 2012.


Welsh Open 4 October 2008

Lisa Stevens of Osaka claimed a bronze medal at U46kg at this national ranking event. This put her into fourth place on the national rankings - the only Hampshire player on the 2008 list.


33rd Devizes Open 28 September 2008

Congratulations to the following Hampshire players on their results at Devizes:

-12 boys

U38kg   James Hendin, Osaka, 5th
 
-16 boys
U60kg   Leo Burdock, Osaka, 5th
U73kg   Daniel Hague, Havant, 5th
U90kg   Connor Murphy, Lymington, Silver
 
Men
U66kg   Barry Gardner, Osaka, Bronze
U66kg   Kenny Darnton, Osaka, 5th

Women
U63kg   Anita Chapman, Meridian, Bronze
U70kg   Samantha Smith, Osaka, Bronze

 

Tony Brown
BJA Hampshire PR Officer
07749 036577

 

PR Officers report 17th October
(with grateful thanks to Clive Jones & David Stevens for their contributions)

Hampshire Results – Junior Championships October 2008
 

Hampshire Results – Junior Championships October 2008

Natasha Stevens

Osaka

B

U40

Gold

Austin Jones

Osaka

B

U34

Gold

Aidan Jones

Osaka

C

U38

Gold

Sam Potts

Gosport

C

U81

Gold

Nathan Ludford

South

B

U46

Silver

Alex Jones

Osaka

D

U55

Silver

Paige Tweedy

Fujiyama

B

U36

Bronze

Samantha Smith

Osaka

D

U70

Bronze

Lewis Dolman

Court Lane

B

U50

5th

Sarah Hill

Scorpion

B

U52

5th

Aaron McGuire

Osaka

C

U42

5th

Ben Garside

Meridian

C

U42

5th

 

 

5 Medals for Osaka at British Championships (Age Banded Nationals) 

3 Golds, 1 Silver and a Bronze - that was the medal tally for Osaka at this weekend's British Championships in Sheffield.

On Saturday Austin Jones took gold at U34kg (Band B) and Aidan Jones gold at U38kg (Band C). Aaron McGuire came close to a medal losing a tight bronze medal fight at U42kg (Band C).

On Sunday, competing in the largest weight group of the weekend, Ben Stevens and Leo Burdock put in two worthy performances at U66kg (Band D). Samantha Smith at U70kg (Band D) earned a well fought bronze and Alex Jones just missed out in the final of the U55kg (Band D) to bring back a silver. The weekend was finished off by Natasha Stevens taking gold at U40kg (Band B) with the fastest win in any of the weekend's finals - throwing for ippon in just 4 seconds.

After totting up all the weekend's results, Osaka has emerged as the number 2 club nationally in the medal table.

On the previous weekend Morgan Redman at U34kg and James Hendin at U38kg gained valuable experience in the 2008 British Championships for 10 & 11 year olds in Walsall.

 

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Pinewood

4

1

7

Osaka

3

1

1

SKK

3

1

 

Moberly

2

1

3

Wolverhampton

2

1

3

West Essex

2

1

2

Dartford

2

 

4

Grimsby

2

 

 

 

Heart of England September 2008

Hampshire players enjoyed fantastic results at this year's event in Birmingham. This was the first of two events that will contribute towards selection of the 2009 cadet squad.
 
Hampshire Results – Heart of England September 2008
Aidan Jones
Osaka
C
U38
Gold
Sam Potts
Gosport
C
U81
Gold
Austin Jones
Osaka
B
U34
Silver
Nathan Ludford
Paul Jones
B
U46
Silver
Shaun Mitchell
Meridian
D
U60
Silver
Paige Tweedy
Fujiyama
B
U36
Bronze
Natasha Stevens
Osaka
B
U40
Bronze
Samantha Smith