Preston Jitsu Club in the 20^th Century

Atemi Nationals

The first new-look Adult atemi nationls was held at the NIA in Birmingham on 18^th and 19^th of November. As planned, this was a very novice friendly event but the standard in the open was as high as useual.

Junior Nationals

The latest Junior Nationals was held at Shenley Court in Birmingham in 5 November 2000. The day started with a surprise when it was announced that this was an atemi competition rather than the expected judo competition. This did not prove to be a problem however an Preston got an excellent haul of medals.

The star of the day was definatly Ryan Baddeley who so impressed shihan Brian Graham that he was awarded a green belt.

Special thanks to Mark Doyle who also fought well and to Mark Baddeley for driving.

The Summer school has a new location, Lulworth Cove in Dorset.

• Friday 15^th
• 3pm - 5pm Arrive ... weapons session.
• 5pm Swim on the sea.
• 7pm BBQ in the grounds.
• Saturday 16^th
• 8am Breakfast
• 10am - 2.00pm Training session with Sensei Dave Walker in Wareham Sports Centre.
• 3pm afternoon activities (walking, weapons, shiatsu ).
• 6pm Swim in the sea.
• 7pm BBQ/party.
• Sunday 12
• 9am Breakfast
• 10am Weapons
• 12pm Coastal walk and swim.
• 3pm - 4pm tidying up and leaving.

Expect to work hard and play hard. Weapon work will focus on bo , Jo and Hanbo so please bring these if you have them.

The first gradings of the Jitsu year were held in Manchester on the 11^th and 12^th of December by Sensei John Hamer. All of the Preston people who finished the grading passed.

Adults

Gavin Thurlough	Light Blue
Paul Miller	Green
Keren Curtis	Orange III
John Stockdale	Yellow II
Theo van Kray	Yellow I
Nick Goddard	Yellow
Ken Jvanic	Yellow
Lin McCrory	Yellow
Greg Kelly	Yellow
Emily Wiltshire	Yellow
Catherine Wyatt	Yellow

Juniors

Mark Morgan	Dark Blue
Terri-Louise Cromie	Purple
Florica Patel	Green
Jordan Finch	Orange III
Stephen Barton	Orange II
Ryan Badderly	Orange I
Jonathan Howard	Orange I
Daid Howard	Orange
Colin Johnstone	Yellow II
Andrew Dewhurst	Yellow I
Luis Dunne	Yellow I
Dwayne Hayes	Yellow I
Eddie Braithwaite	Yellow
Chris Keenes	Yellow

November 1999

The 1999 Junior Judo Nationals were held on November 6^th at Cocks Moor Leisure Centre, Birmingham.

Also fighting were Jordan Finch, Florica Patel, Daniel Mercer, Ryan Badderley, and Chris Miller. The camera work was done by Stephen Barton.

The day was concluded by trying to drown Jordan in the swimming pool but unfortunatly has arm bands kept him afloat.

Adult Judo Nationals The Adult Nationals were held on the 20 th and 21st of November at the National Indoor Area, Birmingham. Saturday Saturday began with a huge course taught by all the dans being rotated through small groups. This also included a vast display of ukemi-kata . The whole mat was packed with a single formation of various grades. When the breakfalling hit a rythm the noise seemed to shake the whole room. Also during the morning, a large bunny rabbit from one of the London Clubs was kidnapped by the TJF for their own nefarious purposes. Fortunatly, it was liberated by sensei Nicola Brown at lunch time. Saturday Night In the evening, the University Club headed off the explore Birminghams more unusual establishments while everybody else headed for the safety of a specially booked nightclub. The club filled to capacity very rapidly and things started to get interesting. The TJF must have been worried about the effects of hung over people on the mat so they had booked a club with only half an hours worth of beer. Soon even the coke was gone and a massive scrum developed around the cloakroom who were completely unable to match people with coats let alone deal with with late arrivals. So we were all fresh as daiseys on Sunday morning. Keren Curtis Gold Back-to-back Heavy weight Yellow/Orange Gold Gatame-waza

October 1999

Sensei Nick Tuley has been appointed the first sword coach and will be running the first course next April. Sensei Nigel Price has been appointed the bo coach and will run his first course in March.

The study of classical weapon work in Jitsu is not universally liked and Jitsuka welcomes all debate on the subject.

September 1999

August 1999

• Friday 10
• 1pm Arrive ... weapons session on the grounds.
• 5pm Plunge pool.
• 7pm BBQ in the grounds.
• Saturday 11
• 8am breakfast
• 10am - 2.30pm Training session with Sensei Dave Walker in Kendal Leisure Centre.
• 3pm afternoon activities (walking, weapons, shiatsu ).
• 6pm Plunge pool
• 7pm BBQ/party/ariel pillow fighting
• Sunday 12
• 9am breakfast
• 10am weapons
• 12pm walking
• 3 - 4 tidying up and leaving.

The event is open to all grades and will cost ~£50, but places are limited so send a cheque for £10 as a deposite to

as soon as possible.
The organiser is Nigel Price

Febuary 1999

Absolutely everybody is going including you. Yes, you. We have a whole month to practice and it will put everybody in the mood for ...

20 March Manchester Met.
The next grading is being conducted by sensei Hamer in Manchester. This will be a massive event and covers all grades up do dark blue. The most probable format is a split into two sessions, one for junior and senior grades. Preston has a lot of novices who really should have graded by now and senior grades who have been getting far too comfortable so we will be sending a big group. If everything goes well, we should all be able to come back and pass our belts down the line.

Instructor Training
6 March Sheffield University
Assistant Instructor, Instructor and Club Instructor.

7 March Bristol University
Looking at injuries specific to the grappling arts and high impact training. Includes therapy and treatment of injuries.

Respect is Due
The gradings at the end of last year mean that our mats are now rather more colourful.

Terry Gillgrass
Terry got an early Christmas present on the very first tertiary visit after he made brown belt. He has been given a teaching mandate by the Jitsu Foundation. Not only is this a notable sign of confidence in itself, but it is the first step towards a black belt.
Sensei Gilgrass will be teaching at the town club on the Saturday session.

Jitsuka's top reporting team have just got back from the Judo Nationals so those of you who went can re-live the glory. As for those you did not go, where were you ? Now is the time to start planning for the Atemi Nationals next year. Q&A this issue will be handled by an anonymous expert known only as The Scarlet Lady.The next issue will be out next year and will have the results of the gradings and details of everything happening next year.

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University Club
The new academic year has just begun and as usual there has been a good influx of beginners into the University Club.
Training times for the University Club have changed with the Saturday session moving to Tuesday. This is a great improvement because more students can attend Tuesdays. The new training times are:-

Gi Orders
New gis (jitsu suits) can now be obtained from Nick Tuley for only £26. They come straight from the manufacturer which is a lot cheaper and quicker than the previous system.

Iaido
Iaido is the martial art concerned entirely with the use of the samurai sword. There are very few people practising iaido in Britain. We have had the good fortune to obtain an instructor for a year and have started up a club in Preston. If you are interested in sword work, then this is the best opportunity for study you are ever likely to get.
Be warned though that iaido is not something to dabble in. Learning is done by set patterns which are then polished by constant practice. So, although everybody is welcome to come and try or watch, there is no point joining properly unless you are prepared to attend regularly.
Training is Monday 8.30 - 10 at West View Leisure Centre.

Regional Courses
Regional courses will be held on October 24 in Preston. These courses give everybody the chance to train with people from different clubs. If you want to grade at the end of the year then you must attend one of the courses.

Junior Judo Nationals 1998
This years junior judo nationals were held on Sunday 18 October at Cocks Moores leisure Centre in Birmingham.
As the name suggests, this was a judo rules competition where grades do randori, novices do sumo-waza and everybody does back-to-back.
There was also a high level grading in the morning.
There was a huge gang from Preston including Terry, Peter, Chris, Mark, Florica, Terri-Louise, Ross, Grace, Priya and Daniel and Paul Mercer. Needless to say, everybody fought well and bought back a total haul of 5 gold medals and two silver medals.
The hero of the day was defiantly Terry Gilgrass who graded to brown in the morning and then picked up two gold medals in the afternoon.
The full results are :