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Dog Leap Judo Club recently
staged its highly successful judo summer school in Ballykelly
Primary School, Limavady, Northern Ireland.
The club was only founded
last year by 3rd Dan Tom Pearson but has already built a reputation
for excellence in County Londonderry. The junior members of the
club were asked to think of an original name and Dog Leap was
chosen, Dog Leap is the English translation of Limavady (Léim
a' Mhadaidh- Leap of the Dog) which is where the club is based.
After the previous year’s
success the proactive club founder and coach again arranged a
four-day summer scheme with five guest coaches ranging from Terry
Watt, to National Coach Jim Toland, Cadet coach Stephen McCluskey
and pre-cadet coach Jonathan Cooke.
A different coach took
to the mat each day saw the students enjoy a variety of coaching
styles. The children enjoyed not just the judo but also fun and
games with the coaches as willing participants!
Wendy Cooke, Northern Ireland
Judo Federation’s Honorary Secretary, said: “We’re delighted to
see Dog Leap Judo Club host one of the most popular summer schools
in Northern Ireland.
“The club has established
itself within the region and enjoys a strong junior membership
which is great to see as we continue place the development of
young talent as one of our priorities.”
For more information on
the Northern Ireland Judo Federation please visit http://nijudo.com/
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