Kin Ryu Judo News

  Kin Ryu Judo Club are celebrating after incredible results at the Pan American Cadet and Junior Cups in Montreal, Canada.  On Thursday athletes Samuel Tang, Olivia Barfoot-Saunt and Lucy Robinson stepped up an age group into u21's and showed they can compete with the best on the World stage. It was a tough day for Lucy as she was unable to progress to the medal rounds in the u52kg category.  Sam started strongly narrowly losing out on a medal as he took 5th place in a strong u60kg category. Liv was on fire as she competed for the 1st time at her new u48kg weight. She won the 1st 3 fights conclusively to gain a place in the final. An injury saw her lose this contest but she is incredibly proud to win a superb silver medal, her 1st International Medal (pictured above). The following day it was the Cadet Championships. Sam and Lucy competed again and were joined this time by Peter Crawford at u90kg. Liv was unable to fight following her injury the day before. The team were...

  Well done to the mini dragons out to play at  Ealing Judo Club  today. Fantastic competition and so important for the development of young athletes. Never underestimate the importance of these development events so that young athletes can have fun, learn and try their judo against others without the pressure of results. Very proud of all of you and thanks to Steve Dunn and Nikolaos Goudinakis for supporting the kids.

  Congratulations to Josh Boxell who fought hard to win a superb silver medal at the Commonwealth Tournament in Malth.# Josh lead all the way in his preliminary contests with some superb throwing. In a close final he made a small error which cost him a shido (penalty) and gave his opponent the win. This is Josh's 1st International medal and put him in a good place leading to the Europeans later in the year. 

This weekend the dragons were treated to a masterclass by the legendary judoka Masashi Ebinuma. As well as learning some of his techniques he took the time to randori with players and give them autographs. An inspiring day with an incredible athlete!

  We have started the build towards Paris Olympics 2024. The athletes are training hard but so are the referees including our own International referee and club coach Lisa. Check out the article below to see how Lisa started her journey and what it takes to become a top level referee.  LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: LISA HARRISON (GBR) - European Judo Union (eju.net)

  Kin Ryu dragons have got off to a flying start this year with the team flying to Glasgow for the Scottish Open.  This event is the 1st major tournament of the new year with players from all over the UK and international teams from around the world competing in of the UK's biggest tournaments. Kin Ryu had great representation with our national squad making the journey. The masters team started the weekend with current national champion Joshua Boxell staying on winning form taking gold in the u81 M1 section.  In the cadets Sebbie Robottom put on a great performance taking 7th in u55kg. Following was Alex Mckee in the u42kg and he continued his British championship podium form, winning bronze with some long contests.      In the tough u60kg category Sam Tang took all his early contests with superb winning throws to get into the semi-final. Despite a technical and exciting fight he lost to a strong Scottish opponent and dropped into the repecharge to fight fo...