Awards

At the end of each year we try to hold an end of year meal, at which the club gives out awards for that year.

Awarded to someone that has excelled in their particular competitive level this year. This may mean medals, it may simply be improvement in their performance at competition.

• 2020, Jules Harvey – blue, brown, first dan points complete

• 2017, Anna Brittain

• 2014, Turar Baltynov

Should be fairly self explanatory! A player who has applied themselves to developing their Judo. This could be things like finally conquering a technique they had struggled with or a fairly broad improvement across the board.

• 2020, Eldar Rahimov

• 2018, Ellen Nichols and Ben Garforth

• 2017, Matthew Hughes

• 2014, Jack Kent

Awarded to a beginner who has applied themselves fully to Judo since arriving at university. Trains well and works hard in sessions, will have done a grading (or two) by the end of the year. May have taken part in first competition.

• 2020, Huan Cai

• 2017, Amartya Deb

• 2016, Anna Brittain

• 2014, Jem Pitcairn

This is probably the most open award that is the hardest to give clear criteria for. Typically things we might expect from someone to be given this award:

• someone who fully embraces the mutual benefit aspect of Judo;

• works hard in training;

• applies themselves to Judo;

• overcomes particular difficulties they are experiencing in Judo.

Spirit of Judo winners:

• 2020, Stephanie Libby

• 2017, Ellen Nichols

• 2014, Chris Webster and Tim McGivern

Note: no awards were presented in 2019.