British Judo lifetime member Peter Bent passes away
It is with great sadness that the British Judo Association announces the passing of Peter Bent, a lifetime member of the Association and much-admired judo stalwart who was active in the sport for over 60 years.
Peter, who was awarded his 6th Dan in 2001, begun his interest with physical education whilst serving with the Royal Navy back in the 1950s, and became involved with several Clubs in the London area.
Peter was involved with the National Refereeing Commission and took charge all over the world as a referee of the highest repute as he progressed to his IJF grade.
Peter Bent
Passed away on Saturday 11th Febuary 2012
Funeral to be held on
Monday 27th February 2012
12 Noon
at
Gorleston Crematorium
Oriel Avenue
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 7JJ
Family flowers only please
Anyone wishing to make a donation
please send cheques made payableto Cossey Funeral Service
at 12 Chaucer Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1DT
All donations received will go to the talented young vision-impaired judo players
aspiring to compete in Rio 2016 and beyond …
Any queries please contact his Daughter
Alison Simms on 07967 443 927
Colin Oates 5th place at Paris Grand Slam
Colin Oates also put in an excellent performance in the men’s -66kg category with victory over Hamza Belgaid (MOR) via ippon, world number 17 Serhly Drebot (UKR) by yuko and Pierre Duprat (FRA) by waza-ari in golden score. Oates eventually lost out to world number 25 Sergey Lim (KAZ) by ippon to take fifth.
2010-2011 British Judo Player Awards
Colin Oates of Kumo Judo Club received Most Improved Male Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year and Lesley Reid of Melbourn Judo Club received Most Improved Paralympic Squad Player at this year’s British Judo Players Awards. Thanks to all who voted!
Colin Oates takes career-best fifth-place on day one of World Championships
Colin Oates defeats Igor Soroca (MDA) by Ippon
Norfolk judoka Colin Oates come to the fore on the opening day of the World Championships in Paris as he produced a career-best fifth-place finish. The European Championship bronze medallist received a bye and so started his tournament in the second round by impressively dispatching the teak-tough five-time World Cup medallist Pawel Zagrodnik of Poland by yuko.
The in-form Oates then swept past Alex Amoako from Ghana with a strangle to square off in the next round against Igor Soroca from Moldova who had won his three previous contests by ippon. A fantastic performance from Oates saw him capture victory by ippon after posting a yuko early on.
In the quarter-final the Norfolk judoka took on Leandro Cunha, the world number seven and 2010 world silver medallist. Oates fell victim to an uchi-mata as Cunha progressed to the semi-final and Oates entered the repechage. A clash with David Larose of hosts France saw Oates edge out the home judoka by a yuko and secure a place in the bronze medal contest.
Oates took on IJF Rio Grand Slam winner Musa Mogushkov from Russia and lost out by ippon courtesy of a sumi-gaeshi to finish a strong fifth-place at the world showcase.
Read the full article on the BJA website here.
Vote in the 2010-2011 British Judo Player Awards
This year two Eastern Area players have been nominated for the Player of the Year Awards (Senior Male – Colin Oates, VI Player – Lesley Reid). Get your votes in before 26th August!
Eastern Area squad training session success
IBSA World Games silver medallist Lesley Reid inspired the Eastern Area’s next generation of judoka as the guest coach for squad’s training session on Sunday 29 May. Read full article on the BJA website here.
Norwich Premier Judo Club gain Clubmark award
Norwich Premier Judo Club have followed the success of their football counterparts as they celebrate a promotion of their own having been awarded Sport England’s clubmark. Read full article on the BJA website here.
Colin Oates takes spot on medal rostrum in Bucharest
Colin Oates won a bronze medal at the 2011 Bucharest World Cup over the weekend, his second bronze this year adding to a bronze medal-win at the European Championships in April. Read full article on the BJA website here.
Colin Oates takes European Bronze
Kumo Judo Club’s Colin Oates won a bronze medal on the opening day of the European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Colin produced a career-best display to claim this major medal, also giving him another 72 world ranking points. Read full article on the BJA website here.
26 Players compete at the 2011 British Schools Championships
We had 26 Eastern Area players enter the British Schools this year which is the highest ever entry from the Area to date, coming away with 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. For more details on the event, see full report in the April Area Newsletter available for download on the Newsletter Page.
Lesley Reid takes IBSA World silver
Melbourn Judo Club’s Lesley Reid captured a silver medal at the 2011 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) World Games on 7th April in Antalya, Turkey. Read full article on the BJA website here.