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Mini Dragons come together to raise money for Brain Tumour Research

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  On Thursday 28th May, Kin Ryu Judo Club teamed up with Lewes Bridgeview Judo Club for a very special tournament. Not only was this a chance for the clubs youngest members to try competing but the event was also raising money for one of our members Linda Goode who is herself fighting her own fight against a high grade brain tumour.  The evening saw 54 young players aged from 5-11yrs competing and showing their skills as well as our young officials all for a good cause with proceeds of the evening going to Brain Tumour Research.  There were some superb performances on the mat, and despite some initial nerves as the children competed for the 1st time, these were soon replaced by smiles as they had fun and enjoyed the amazing support from our parents who made the evening a total success. The medals were presented by Mia and Phil Goode, Linda's daughter and husband with Mia herself being one of the clubs national players and Commonwealth Tournament Bronze medallist.   The evening rais

Another top weekend for the Dragons at C2 International

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Kin Ryu's top Pre Cadets were out in force at the C2 International tournament in London. Competing in the u48kg category Lucy Robinson won all her fights conclusively taking the gold and continuing her run of of being undefeated in competition.  In the boys u50kg category Sam Tang and Daniil Grishin fought hard to both win all their contests and make the final against each other. After an excellent contest it was Sam who came out on top winning gold while Dan took the silver. In the U73kg category Peter Crawford fought through the early rounds to make the final against a known opponent. Despite an excellent contest he lost in the final seconds taking the silver medal.   Well done team!