The 2009 British Masters Championships is taking place on the 3rd October at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Essex.

The London Area are proud to announce that at 1pm in the middle of the Mat they will be celebrating the superstars of yesteryear past/present with a fanfare introduction and photo session by Dave 'Elvis' Quinn.

A mass reunion of Olympic, World and European past champions has been organised to celebrate the past and present Masters of judo including:

Craig Fallon

Winston Gordon

Nicola Fairbrother

Nick Koktaylo (current world Masters champion)

Elvis Gordon (actually fighting in the Masters)

Ray Stevens

Peter Blewett

Chris Bowles

Tony Sweeney

Dave Scarsbrook

There will also be trade stalls at the event with Koka Kids, Adidas suites, Fighting Films DVD's, belts, t-shirts and photos. The venue also boasts many other facilities, including a swimming po 

Sunday will see the National 'A' band competition start off with a fun warm up from Chris Bowles 6th Dan 'Performance Coach of the Year and Local Hero Bill Taylor 5th Dan 'Masters champion'

Further information on the competition:

There will be a five year age bands for Men, and a ten year age bands for Women. There will be an evening weigh in on the Friday between 7-9pm and a morning weigh in.

You can enter online by visiting the London Area Website, or by clicking on the link below

http://www.onlineentries.co.uk/london