Chichester Judo Club

2011 Club Championships

2010 - Girls Win National Gold

On the 12^th of September 2010 Helen and Kathryn competed in the Senior National Kata Championships at High Wycombe.

They competed in Ju-No-Kata and won the Gold medal for the 2^nd consecutive year. They have done extremely well and have progressed to a high standard. Their knowledge and understanding of Kata goes a long way and we hope to see them with their Dan grades (black belts) very soon in order to compete inter-nationally.

Everyone at the club would like to say a huge congratulations to the both of them for doing so well for the 2^nd year running.

Helen & Kathryn's Presentation

Past Achievements

 

Chichester Ronin Judo Club held their Annual Club Championships and Awards Evening on 6th March at their Dojo (permanent mat area) in the New Park Community Centre in Chichester. The presentation party included the Mayor of Chichester, Councillor David Siggs; Chairman of the Friends of Chartres Mrs Margaret Brown and the Club’s Senior Grade, 4th Dan Ivor Page.

Club Chairman Karen French said she was delighted that so many Club members participated. “The Championships always bring out the best in the judoka and give us a chance to measure their improvement and use of technique. The Judo was of a very high standard”, Karen said “and it was good to see the players enjoying their Judo and following its principles of etiquette and sportsmanship – they were a credit to the Club”.

Under 8’s

Chichester can boast two national judo champions. Twins Kathryn and Helen Cartwright, members of Chichester Ronin Judo Club, won the junior title in juno kata at the National Kata Championships in High Wycombe. The girls also bagged silver in the katame-no-kata divisoin.

Helen and Kathyrn attend classes at the club, which meets on the permanent mat (dojo) at New Park Centre on Mondays and Fridays. "We went along to the try a sport festival in Oaklands Park two years agao, saw judo for the first time and were encouraged to give it a go and we haven't looked back since!" Helen said. They paid tribute to their parents, who drive them to the club and take them around the country to major events and to train.

Senior club coach Gary Snook was delighted. "It totally vindicates what we try to achieve as a club, spending Monday evenings paracticing the ancient art of judo, based on ju-jitsu - focusing on technique rather than competion fighting, which is more the focus of other clubs and more suited to the natiional centres of excellence like Camberley and Dratford," he said.

Club chairman Karen Fench was also delighted at their success."Their judo was of a very high standard," Karen said. "And it is good to see players practicing so many different katas - it does not happen in many clubs." "It is really good to see Kathryn and Helen rewarded for the effort they put in to their judo."

Kathryn and Helen now join the national squad to represent England and will undertake additional training with the national team in Portsmouth.

The club sent two players to their first competition and they both came back with medals - Joshua Howlett earned a bronze medal and Edward Gerwat a silver at the Yellow Belt and Under open event in Worthing.

Coach Ilona Few said she was very pleased with the effort and committment shown by both players and she was sure they would benefit from the experience at furture events.

The club now boast 75 members, ranging in age from five to 75. The quality is there too - ten hold prestigious black belts.

The chichester club pride themselves on being inclusive and with family values. The coaches are volunteers and the committee includes parents and youg people. The club was founded by president Ralph Smith and others in 1970 and has been based in the New Park Centre since the building became a community centre in 1973.

The club achieved Clubmark status in 2005 from Sport England, which means the club is well run and all coaches are qualified, insured and trained in child protection, equity and first aid, proper risk assessments have been carried out to ensure safety and the club is child-friendly and with a proper structure.The club was honoured by the Bristish Judo Association two years agao with the first-eveer silver Clubmark award, recognising continuing progress and development.

The club is recognised as a centre of sporting excellence by Chichester District Council and now Sussex Sports, both of whom have shortlisted it as club of the year.

Picture by Chi Observer

Chichester Ronin Judo Club (CRJC) held its annual club championships this weekend in which junior members competed against each other demonstrating their level of competence and ability for some of the students it was their first ever taste of a competition, the evening was a complete success, results are listed below. During the evenings event Chichester Ronin Judo Club was presented with Silver Club Mark by Andrew Moshanov Technical Director for the British Judo Association, Andrew's résumé is impressive to say the least he’s a 6th Dan in judo he was Coach to the Soviet Unions women's team, he has also been Coach to Taiwan women's team & Russian Technical Director now he is the Technical Director to the BJA, Andrew presented the award to Peter Barnett Chairman / Coach of the Chichester Ronin Judo Club who highlighted that this award was due to the commitment of all the coaches and helpers at the club, the parents and children no one person is responsible for this award it is down to everyone’s hard work.

Chichester Ronin Judo Club was the first Judo Club in the whole of the UK to achieve Silver Clubmark. Only one year on from achieving Bronze, and with no clubs having yet achieved Gold, this represents and outstanding achievement in recognition of the excellence with which the CRJC is run, its teaching, links with local clubs and development its of Judo. The Clubmark certificate is awarded by Sport England to clubs demonstrating excellence in the way they plan, organise and run their club including the way they support and develop the participants and volunteers. Silver Clubmark, awarded by the British Judo Association (BJA) in association with Sport England, builds upon the entry level, Bronze, by adding requirements for higher qualified coaching, the establishment of satellite clubs and many other requirements.