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The 2011 Tonbridge International
Training Camp saw 250 international judoka attend the annual event
from Sunday 18 – Wednesday 21 December.
The camp – which is aimed
at 14 – 23-year-olds who are already making a mark on the national
stage – featured a 12-strong Russian team who were led by their
coach Vladimir Drachko, a former European Champion who led a special
technical masterclass during the camp.
The 2011 instalment of
one of Britain’s most popular international training camps also
attracted teams from Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Luxembourg
along with the Netherlands and Germany who have already confirmed
they’ll be back for 2012 with larger numbers.
Japan also sent some of
their brightest prospects from Tsukuba University which has a
rich and renowned production line of creating world-class judoka.
Coaches included Moscow
Olympian Chris Bowles, a European silver medallist and double
British Open champion as well as Carl Finney, a double Commonwealth
and British Open champion.
Carl Finney, the camp’s
co-organiser, said: “The idea was to get as much randori as possible,
we had two sessions a day and the players competed 85 individual
randori.
“The feedback we received
from participants and teams was excellent and we’re already looking
forward to hosting even more judoka at the 2012 camp.”
“Tonbridge School were
once again great hosts and we have a very good working relationship
with them.”
For the latest information
on the 2012 camp please visit http://www.c2judoevents.co.uk/
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