January 2004 - Judo-All - imperial.ac.uk

This saturday and meal
by Judo, Judo 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

hello, firstly to let you know that there will be a session tomorrow (saturday 31st) at 1:30 in the union gym as usual. Also we are planning our first event of the term, a meal (at some tandoori place nearby), for tuesday 10th of february, more details will follow, but if you do plan to come please reply so we get an idea of numbers. Lastly almost everybody already has paid membership, but if you haven't already please do so soon, duncan

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Steves B-day, saturday judo
by Judo, Judo 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Hi everyone, First to let you know there is judo this saturday 1.30 so please come along. And it's Steve's B-day party next saturday (31/01/04). It's at ULU (map attached) for their event 'beno' - cheep drinks, cheesey music. Get there before 10 to make sure you get in (entry may be a couple of quid). It'll be a laugh. Also if your interested in going to a national grading. A few of us are going to higher wycombe on the 31st. Details attached. If you want to go let me know and we can arrange to all travel down there together. This is mainly aimed at people who have trouble finding people to grade against at the Budokwai.

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Erica's Birthday
by Judo, Judo 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Hi all, I hope you've all had a good holiday. Just a quick message as I would like to invite you all to my 21st b-day party which is happening tomoro that's Sat 17th Jan in dBs (at the union) 8-late. Hope to see you there, Erica

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Competitions & Judo this Saturday
by Judo, Judo 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

JUDO THIS SATURDAY The 1st session judo of the year will be this Saturday 1.30-4. So its time to unrust your judo skills and work off the Christmas Bulge! The session is open to everyone so I hope to see you there. COMPETITIONS We’ve got a several competitions lined up this term. If you want to take part please read on and you must get back to me by next Tuesday 20/01/04. There are Kyu and Dan grade events. USIST Saturday 29th of Feb (traveling there on Friday night and back on Sunday morning) In Sheffield University. This is a team competition and attracts teams from overseas. It’s intended as a warm up to BUSA. The standard is good and so is the socializing! We have funding for a teams entry fees and 40% of travel. Accommodation is provided but you’ll need a sleeping bag….. We can enter as many teams as we want For a team we need: Men 2 under 73kg 1 under 90kg 1 over 90kg Women 1 under 57kg 1 over 57kg Up to 4 reserves For more information go to http://www.shef.ac.uk/~jc/index.html BUSA 19th – 21st March in Stoke on Trent This is the big student judo competition of the year. Practically all student university clubs in the UK compete. The individual events are on Saturday. There are separate Kuy and Dan grade competitions. Minimum grade requirements of 7th Kyu (upper orange) for Women and 6th Kyu (lower green) for Men. The team competition takes place on Sunday. There is a womens team of 3 and a mens team of 5. The teams will be decided upon the Saturday from the individual entries. We got Silver last year so we’ll see if we can go one better this year. For more information go to http://www.busa.org.uk/Media/downloads/78_11200421013613_25.doc http://www.busa.org.uk/Media/downloads/46_11200422014313_45.doc Mellenium International 14th and 15th of Febury in London This is the 5th year of the competition and it is ever growing in popularity. There is a Kyu and Dan grade competition. There is no minimum grade requirement for the kyu grade competition. The however the Dan grade competition did attract the likes of Eric Bonti last year. The Kyu grade competition will be on the 14th and the Dan grade on the 15th. It costs 14 pounds to enter. It takes place in excel in the docklands so its nice and close by. For more info go to http://www.millennium-judo-international.co.uk/frameSet.htm IMPORTANT To take part in these events please get back to me by next Tuesday. Make sure you tell me your weight (or at least the weight you intend to compete at). The weight categories are: Women’s Men’s -48 Kg -60 Kg -52 Kg -66 Kg -57 Kg -73 Kg -63 Kg -81 Kg -70 Kg -90 Kg -78 Kg -100 Kg +78 Kg + 100 Kg To compete in USIST and BUSA you will need an up to date BJA licence. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have one when entering you just need one on the day of the competition. To renew or apply for a BJA licence go to http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/membership/individual.php (allow a few weeks for them to post it to you). Mellenium International requires a licence from a judo organisation (which has an organised insurance policy). Of course anyone who wants to spectate at these events is also welcome. Apologies for the length of the email! Hope to see you on Saturday, Julie

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No judo today
by Judo, Judo 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Hi! Sorry for the late notice but there will be no judo today or this thursday (15/01/04). This is due to exams in the union gym ( I've only just found out myself) Hope to see you next week, Julie

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