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British Judo’s London
Area ensured the Olympic sport of judo engaged in National School
Sport Week recently by staging a variety of well-received activities
across the capital.
East London Development
Coach Nicole Nunn led the activities as she was assisted throughout
the week by 17-year-old brothers and black belts Jake and Sam
Barker, who were on a placement as BTEC sports students.
On Monday 27 June, Fairlop
Primary School hosted a dynamic judo demonstration which saw 80
pupils try judo and afterwards received further information in
the form of flyers on nearby outfit Redbridge Judo Club.
On Tuesday, All Saints
School received a demonstration of the Olympic sport with 88 pupils
taking to the mat. Over half followed up their first taste of
judo by taking a flyer to Ford Judo Club who are based only two
miles away from the school.
On Wednesday, British
Judo’s London Area joined forces with the British Triathlon Federation
to host a special event as 960 pupils come along to experience
both Olympic sports from across the London Borough of Kensington
and Chelsea.
After completing the
Kata Kids of Steel mini-triathlon many children turned their attention
to the dojo and sampled judo for the first time.
Accomplished coaches
Lionel Hibbert (Pride Judo Club), Karim Boubasa and Sheree Seath
(Willesden 2011 Judo Club) and Steve Fraser (BJA Technical Officer)
joined Nicole Nunn and Strotford Judo Club pair Jake and Sam Barker.
The sessions provided
the children with an insight into the many different aspects of
the sport, from judo games to Judo Fit, and Ne-Waza (groundwork)
to Nage-Komi (practicing techniques repeatedly).
On Thursday, Birchwood
School staged hour long taster sessions which attracted 60 pupils.
The same sessions were then conducted at Furneux Pelham Primary
School and saw 70 pupils take part.
The final day on Friday
1 July saw the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre run sessions
for disabled children
Karen French, London
Development Manager, said: “We saw a fantastic engagement from
participants throughout the week and on the final day we were
able to accept all disability groups onto the mat with 80 children
taking part.
“Many voted for judo
as their favourite activity of the week and we’ve since had many
requests from schools across London to stage further taster sessions
and demonstrations. These will be overseen by the London Area
or linked to local coaches to deliver with our full support so
they can raise awareness of their clubs.”
For more information
on the London Area please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/BritJudoLondon
http://twitter.com/#!/britjudolondon
http://britishjudolondon.onsport.com
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