Open Judo Championships 27th November 2010

Top Photo Taken by Scott McInnes, Callum McInnes, Chris Sayers, Jessica Cairns.

Middle Photo Taken at our Dojo, Medal Winners

Lower Photo Taken by John Sayers, Callum McInnes scores ippon on his way to Gold



The Northumberland Clubs For Young People held it's Open Judo Championship at the Parks Sports Centre, North Shields on Saturday 27th November. Seven members of Wallsend's Bushido Judo Kwai competed at this event and won three golds and one silver. Gold winners Callum McInnes aged 9, Jessica Cairns aged 9, David Beck aged 12 and the silver went to Chris Sayers aged 10. These awards were won by people spending many hours of dedicated training in the Sport. The Bushido Judo Kwai is based at Wallsend Boy's Club.

Michel Brousse and Chris Dawson, Bordeaux 1986

Photo, Left Michel Brousse 5th Dan - Right Chris Dawson 3rd Dan.

In the summer of 1986 i attended the 28th Stage International De Judo De Bordeaux,France, held under the direction of Michigami Shihan 9th Dan.
It was on this course that i met Michel Brousse 5th Dan and with whom i trained all week, apart from being a brilliant judoka his English was immpeccable, so i didn't have to struggle with the translation as i had in previous years, Michel even invited Bill Wood and i to his home for lunch on the Wednesday afternoon, with his wife.
The last time that i saw Michel, was in January 1990 when he was giving a course in Essex, that Andrea Mullen 1st Dan and i attended.
Michel now 7th Dan is Professor of Sport at Bordeaux University and author of The Roots of French Judo and Judo Sport and a Way of Life, with David Masumoto.

Judo Theory Quiz at Bushido Judo Kwai

On Friday the 19th November, junior members of Bushido Judo Kwai competed against each other, in what was the first judo quiz in the clubs history, this consisted of twenty questions to be completed in fifteen minutes.
The winner was Sean Vallely with 15 points and Robert Stuart as runner up with 14 points, very well done, to all who took part.
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Sean Vallely (right) Winner
Robert Stuart (left) Runner Up

BUSHIDIO JUDO KWAI & NDLB JUDO CLUB.

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Tom Jickells (in the specs with his hand raised), standing against the back wall
Referees left to right, Chris Dawson, Unknown, Ron Suddaby and Ken Holmes.

This was taken at the NDLB Judo Club, Hull, Yorks in the late 1970s, NDLB was a very well respected judo club, as were it's two instructors Tom Jickells and Jim Tanser.
I first met Tom and Jim in May 1977, when the Bushido Judo Kwai received an invitation to a championship that NDLB were holding, this resulted in a long and happy association between our two clubs, so much so, that there members joined us in the British Judo Coucil (MAC).
I am sure that past members from both clubs, will have happy memories of traveling back and forward to each others events.
GREAT TIMES.

Chris Heaney, Passed Member

On the 18th October i was walking along the sea front close to Cullercoats, when a van pulled on to the pavement in front of me, to my surprise the driver was Chris Heaney.
Chris who was a long time member of the Bushido Judo Kwai and had reached the grade of 1st Kyu, moved south to Salisbury Wilts with his work and was in the area for a short visit, to anyone who knows Chris, he is looking good and doing well, the last time he was at our dojo to train was on the 23rd December 2008.

Bushido Judo Kwai and Peter Beardsley

Tom Dugdale,Ryan Evans and Callum McInnes formed the Bushido Judo Kwai Squad, who performed their judo display at Wallsend Boys Club's Annual Dinner, at the Gosforth Park Hotel on Thursday 14th October. This is our third appearance at this event.

Pictured with Footballer Peter Beardsley are Callum McInnes,Ryan Evans and Tom Dugdale

Jack Hearn & Chris Dawson.

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  Jack Hearn 8th dan and Chris Dawson 6th dan at Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, May 2002.

In 1961 i began my judo career at the Hokojun Judo Club in North Shields, however it was not until Sunday 11th September 1983 when for the first time we trained together and that was at the National Sportcentrum, Papendal, Arnhem, Holland, under the direction of Shizuya Sato 8th Dan (IMAF).