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2014 News

End of Year Awards and Report

Year End Awards
Judoka of the Year - Kyle Flannery
Best Effort - Joe Carroll &Joseph Robertson
Most improved Students - Kieron Hardaker &Jack Dugdale
Most Successful Judoka - Jack Ross

06-14 Dec BJA British Championship, Sheffield

Jack Ross and Leah Anastasi took partin the British Championships, Cadets and Juniors, both gave good performances against the best fighters in the country.

Jack pictured fighting Sam Hall, the number one Junior in the UK and second seeded Senior only to Ashley Mckenzie...
Jr Gold Medallist and SR Silver medallist....

Leah pictured fighting Jodie Caller the number one Ranked Junior in the UK, who also took a Silver in the Seniors the next day

06 Dec Judo Course & Grading, Wallsend

30 Nov BJA Kendal Graded competition

Seven students from Battlehill Judo Club competed in the Coloured Belt and Black Belt Championship at Kendal recently with some great results.
First up were the juniors where Jenni Francis, Ellie Hutton and Sean Young won all of their fights each taking away Gold medals for their efforts.
Although Kieran Hardaker came up against competitors of much higher grades, he put in a great effort and claimed the Bonze medal in a hard fought pool.
The seniors were up later in the day with Paul Coupland and John Stone up against each other in the Men's Kyu Grade Open. Paul just managed to get the better of John in a close fought fight to take the Silver medal with John finishing in a well deserved third place for the Bronze medal.
Finally it was Leah Anastasi's turn to take to the mat, she was a glutton for punishment and entered both the Women's Kyu Grade Open and also stepped up to enter the Women's Dan Grade Open. Leah did amazingly well and came away with Bronze medals in both categories bringing a final medal tally for the day to 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze

16 Nov Battlehill Novice Competition, Seghill Cramlington

Battlehill Judo clubs hosted an open Judo competition at Seghill, Cramlington which was a great success with 9 clubs in attendance. The event was purely for novice students with less than 12 months of Judo experience

Sun 16th Nov BJA Southlands Judo Comp, Middlesbourgh

The club had two competitors who travelled to the event, both performing excellent judo to secure gold medals. Ellie Hutton in the u12 years 6th mon event and Jack Ross in the u16's cetegory.

Judo students and coaches from multiple organizations travelled from across the country to attend a Judo master class at the Parks leisure center, North Shields where they were put through their paces by soon to be five time Olympian Karina Bryant.
Karina Bryant is one of the UK’s most successful heavyweight female fighters. After a prolific judo career as a junior player, in which she won two Junior World Championships and one European Junior Championship, Karina Bryant made the tricky transition from junior to senior level judo almost effortlessly when she won her first senior European title in1998. She is a 5 time world silver medalist and two time bronze medalist. She is also a four time European champion. Tall and strong, yet also skilful, Bryant’s repertoire of techniques include a powerful Tsuri-goshi, Tani-otoshi and Tsuri-komi-ashi. In 2003 Karina was voted European female judo player of the year and was in the Sunday Times top ten sportswomen of the year. The pinnacle of her career came when she competed in her 4th Olympic games in London in 2012 where she took an Olympic Bronze medal. Karina took time out of her hectic schedule to travel to the north east for this course before she sets off to Australia to train for her fifth Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
Dermot Heslop (British Judo Association Technical Officer) 6th Dan travelled from York for the event and stated “It is an honour to train with such a prestigious judoka who is a credit to her sport”.
The event was organized by Simon McKenzie from www.combateffectivetraining.co.uk and was a great boost for the area.

Students from Battlehill Judo club took part in the annual Northumberland clubs for young people’s judo competition held at the Parks Leisure centre in North Shields. There were over 120 competitors taking part in the event and Battlehill had a fabulous days outing returning with a clutch of 13 medals from 17 entrants.

Primary (under 10 years) results Owen Hardaker runner up, Batman runner up, Joseph Robertson Bronze, Shaylin Burn Silver, Jenni Francis Gold, Joe Flaherty Gold, Charlie Hutton Silver, Finn Obrian runner up, Ellie Hutton Gold
Junior results Jack Ross Gold, Kieron Hardaker Gold, Sean Young runner up, Kieran Jackson Bronze, Kyle Flannery Silver, Kieran Tweedy Bronze
Senior results StoneyG 4th place, Leah Anastasi Silver. Pictured:Charlie Hutton, StoneyG, Ellie Hutton, Shaylin Burn, Leah Anastasi, Joseph Robertson, Jenni Francis, Jack Ross, Sean Young, Kieron Hardaker, Kyle Flannery. Joe Flaherty and Owen Hardaker.

19-Oct Newcastle Stampede

14 coaches and students took part in the Newcastle stampede, a 10K cross country adventure designed to push everyone to the limit. With unique and challenging obstacles designed by the Outdoor Fitness Company, 103 Field Squadron and 21 Engineer Regiment to push you to your limit.
The team entered the event in crisp white judo suits and found a quick shortcut from white belt to black belt. All monies raised by the club will be in aid of the British heart foundation.
Pictured (bottom row) Cheryl Harris, Leah Anastasia, Mohamed Gadema, Malcolm Young, Will Heavens, Kieran Tweedy, Kev Corden (Top row) Steve Smith, Paul Coupland, Simon Carter, "Big" BillySnowdon, Mohammad Barootkobian, Simon McKenzie, Tony Harvey

A great club result with 6 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze awards.

Gold Awards to David McMorine, Kieran Hardaker, Shaylin Burn, Jack Ross, Joe Flaherty and Ellie Hutton
Silver Awards To John Lloyd, Danielle Fitzpatrick, Kieran Tweedy, Charlie Hutton, Kieran Jackson and Ian McMorine
Bronze Awards to Sean Young, Joseph Carroll and Jenni Francis
Runners up Joseph Robertson and Kyle Flannery

Total fight count = 37 wins , 13 losses , Great day had by all

11th-Oct BJA Great North Open, Gateshead

Well Done to everyone who competed in the Great North Open, which saw over 250 top quality players travel to the area to compete in the 3 and 4 star BJA Event.

Kieran Tweedy Gold - Higher Grade Boys Group 4, Liam Banks Bronze - Higher Grade Boys Group 4, Simon Carter Silver - Masters Men Under 81kg, Leah Anastasi 5th Place - Senior Women Under 57kg, Jack Ross 7th Place - Cadet Boys Under 60kg

Full results from the day can be found here...

27-Sept, BJA Northern Open, Newcastle

The North East open Judo championship held at Westgate Centre of Sport, Newcastle was well attended by over 100 competitors from numerous organisations including British Judo Council and British Judo Association. Battlehill Judo club based in Wallsend were well supported with nineteen students in attendance.

In the under 10 years Primary events, Shaylin burn won a Silver in u22kg category, siblings Owen and Reece Hardaker took runner up and bronze awards in the u28 and u32 categories respectively. Ian McMorine gained a bronze award in the u36kg event, and Ben Smith runner up in the boys u32kg. Joseph Robertson and Joe Flaherty were both undefeated in their pools, and met in the final of the o36kg group, Joseph winning the Gold and Joe the silver. Jenny Francis won three from three contests to secure the gold in the u25kg category,

Over 10 years and under 16 years saw Kieran Jackson giving away 5kg to compete in u35kg event with team mate Shaun Young and gave a good performance, both receiving runner up awards. Chloe Harris took runner up in the u40kg group, whilst Kyle Flannery secured a bronze in the u55kg. Ellie Hutton lost in the final of the u35kg category and gained a silver award. Jack Ross and Kieran Hardaker entered the boys o60kg event, Kieran fighting players with far greater experience, was not deterred and gave a fine performance, whilst Jack was clinical in winning four from four contests with Ippon (maximum points) to claim the gold medal.

Seniors Will Heavens and Simon Carter were in a pool of eight players in the u81kg section. Both team mates demonstrated a great knowledge of the sport winning four contests, Simon was able to reach the final where he was narrowly defeated to return with Silver. Lea Anastasi secured 4th place in the senior ladies u73kg group

26-Jul, Weekend Course, Barrasford

Students from Battlehill Judo Club were joined by Seghill and Fordley Judo clubs for their annual Judo weekend at Barrasford, Northumberland. Culminating in a family BBQ with Students, coaches and parents.

22-Jun, Destination Judo Training Course, Durham

15-Jun, BJA Graded Competition, Kendal

Kieran Hardaker 65kg Silver Kieran tweedy 60kg Bronze Sean young 32kg Bronze Kyle Flannery 58kg Bronze John stone 92kg Bronze Jack Ross Silver Silver Leah Anastasia Gold




14-Jun, BJC Novice Competition, Wallsend

Joe Flaharty 4w gold u41 Cheryl Harris 1w gold Senior Ladies, Kieran Jackson 1w 2L bronze u35, Ben Smith 2w 1L bronze u30, Rhys Hardaker 2w 1L bronze u30, Finn OBrian 3L bronze u26, Joseph Carroll 3w gold u24, David McMorine 2w 1L silver u98, Tony Harvey 1w 1L silver u78, Danielle Fitzpatrick 2w gold u48, Owen Hardaker 4w 1L gold u27, Ian McMorine 2L bronze u34, Ewan Gray 3w gold u32, Luke McMurry 2L bronze u40, Kieran Hardaker 3w gold o48, Kyle Flannery 2w 1L silver o48, Ella Tait 2w 1L silver, Catherine Martin 1w 1L silver, Saffron Gadema 2w gold o48, Jasmin Gadema 4w gold, Shaylin Burn 2w 1L silver




07-Jun, BJC Open Championship, Westgate Road

Juniors
Sean young 31kg 4th place
Kyle Flannery 58kg Bronze
Kieran Tweedy 59kg Gold
Jack Ross 58kg Gold

Seniors
Simon Carter 83kg Silver, Open Bronze
John Stone 92kg Silver
Leah Anastasi Bronze





18-May, AJA East Midlands low & Open Grade Comp, Leicester

Students from Battlehill Judo Club took a 400 mile round trip to attend the Amateur Judo Association's Junior & Senior Championship in Leicester.
The championship was very well attended with over 200 competitors in attendance from Amateur Judo Association (AJA), British Judo Council (BJC) and British Judo Association (BJA) clubs.
Sixteen students took part, returned with a fabulous medal tally of 5 Bronze, 4 Silver and 5 Gold.
Six year old Shaylin Burn gave a brave performance in the u25kg event, whilst her brother Sean Young had 4 straight wins and was defeated in the final to take the Silver in the u35kg group, Murray Cairns also in the same group showed some good judo but narrowly missed the final stages.
Daniel Dizyee and Kieran Jackson were both in a group of over 30 people in the boys u30kg event, both demonstrated great skill to win Silver and Bronze respectively.
Joe Flaherty was the smallest and youngest in a group of 10 in the u40kg category, but that did not prevent him from winning 2 from 4 contests to take the Bronze award.
Kieran Hardaker was undefeated in the novice boys over 50kg to secure the Gold, whilst Harvey Cairns took a Bronze in the u45kg.
Chloe Harris won 3 from 4 contests to win a Silver in a large group of u40kg girls, whilst her mother, Cheryl Harris won all 3 fights in her first ever competition to take the gold medal.
Jack Ross and Kieran Tweedy competed in the under 57kg & over 57kg groups respectively, each with tough groups but both winning 3 contests to secure two more gold medals for the club, 15 year old Jack also entered the senior men's category and after another four contests against experienced players he gained a Bronze award.

Leah Anastasi took the Bronze medal in a tough group of senior ladies.
Our three senior men were unfortunate to be in the same pool, with 5 men in the over 90kg category competing for the honours.
Mohammad Barootkobian, Simon Mckenzie and John Stone had seven wins between them to take all the honours with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
This is the first time the club has attended this event, and all players did the club and the North East proud with some excellent Judo.



• 15-May, South Shields Judo Club Competition

Ewan Grey Gold
Kieran Hardaker Gold
Kyle Flannery Bronze


13-Apr, BJA Develop Comp South Shields

1st Place Saffron Gadema, Kieran Hardaker, Will Heavens, Dave McMorine
2nd place Kyle Flannery, Chloe Harris, Sean Young
3rd Place Kieran Jackson, Ewan Grey, Alex Thompson, Mo Gadema, John Stone
4th Place Cameron Grey, Jasmin Gadema


12-Apr, Chloe Cowen Junior Course, Wallsend

Great Judo Course at Churchill with Olympian Chloe Cowen,with 48 students and coaches




30-Mar, BJC Graded Competition, Benfield Road

Runner Up Awards to Owen Hardaker, Isaac Thompson, Medhansh Guar and James Lowden
Bronze Awards to Daniel Dizyee, Shaylin Burn, Luke McMurray, Sean Young and Chloe Harris
4th place to Finn Obrien and Alex Thompson
Silver Awards to Kieran Jackson, Kyle Flannery and John Stone
Gold Awards to Joe Flaherty, Kieran Hardaker and Danielle Fitzpatrick


16th Mar, Judo Course & Grading, Wallsend

30 students from Battlehill & Seghill Judo clubs attended a Judo course at Churchill Community College run by "Big" BillySnowden & Kevin Corden.
Students were also examined for promotion by Malcolm Young, Steve Smith & Simon McKenzie.
Junior Promotions were
Kano 1 Shaylin Burn, Rhys Hardaker
Kano 2 Jack Dugdale, Terry Harvey, Dylan Kemeling, Matthew Doris, Ben Smith, Megan Coupland, Owen Hardaker
Kano 4 Finn O'Brian, Joe Flaherty
Kano 6 Isaac Thompson
Kano 7 Daniel Dizyee

1st Mon Murray Cairns
2nd Mon Kieran Hardaker, Kieran Jackson
3rd Mon Luke Devall-McMurray, Yussef Gadema, Jasmin Gadema
4th Mon Chloe Harris
6th Mon Kyle Flannerly, Sean Young, Saffron Gadema
11th Mon Chris Sayers
Senior Promotions
5th Kyu Carrie Patterson, "Big" BillyCorulla, Cheryl Harris
Will Heavens and Paul Coupland also completed their first stage of BJA 1st Kyu (Brown Belts).


15th Mar, BJA Strength & Conditioning Course, North Shields

Sam Dunkley International GB Player and Strength and Conditioning Expert, BJA Technical Officer hosted the course which was attended by Mala Young, Kev Corden, Steve Smith & Simon McKenzie

10th Mar, Neil adams Course, Gateshead

14 Students from Battlehill attended the course organised by Destination Judo, always a privaledge to be coached by the best Judoka GB has ever had.



23rd Feb, BJA Graded Competition, Kendal

Kendal Judo Club hosted their BJA Open Coloured Belt Competition for novices through to Black belts, and Battlehill Judo Club joined 190 competitors from England and Scotland taking part. Sean Young won all three contests in the boys u30kg to secure a Gold Medal, Luke Deval McMurray won three from four contests to win Silver in the boys u35 event. Jack Ross and Kieran Tweedy both competed in the boys u60kg category, Jack winning all three contests to secure Gold, whilst Kieran won three from five contests in a close pool to gain the Silver award. Mohammad Barootkobian entered the Black Belt open and was competing against international GB players, he gave a fine performance to gain a bronze award. John Stone was undefeated in the senior men o95kg category winning all three contests to gain a very hard fought Gold medal. Bronze medals were also won by Megan Moody, Kieran Hardaker, Chloe Harris, Kieran Jackson, Connor McKenzie, Saffron Gadema, James Lowden, Chris Sayers.

9th Feb, BJA Nottinghamshire Red Belt Rumble

Seven competitors travelled to Nottingham for this event, Kieran Hardaker winning Silver whilst Chloe Harris, Harvey Cairns, Murray Cairns, Kieran Jackson & Luke DevalMcMurray all took Bronze awards.

25th Jan, BJA Kendal Team Event



Battlehill entered two teams in the event, Dan grade team of Florian Cerbelle, Mohammad Barootkobian & "Big" BillySnowdon who took the Bronze award. The Kyu grade team of Paul Coupland, Will Heavens, John Stone and joining us from Fordley Judo Kwai Graham Madderson, gave a good performance to take the Silver Award

19th Jan, BJA Nottinghamshire Orange Belt Competition

Students gave a great performance at an event which had reached its capacity.
Joe Moody was undefeated in the u24kg event to gain the Gold award, whilst his sister Megan lost one fight to return with Silver. Sean young missed his weightcategory by 0.1kg so had to enter the higher u34kg event, where he reached the last 8 from a pool of 17