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Sampson Sampson presented with award in Greece

Sampson presented with plaque in Greece JFAUK President Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) recently travelled back to Thessaloniki after a

Dave Hammond runs ‘Judo Real Time Application’ Course

Great work by JFAUK Officer Dave Hammond who recently ran a seminar ‘Judo Real Time Application’ focusing on Judo for

Worthing Judo Summer Camp 2021

JFAUK’s first major event of the year following a 17-month Covid 19 absence from judo proved once again to be

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7x World Champions!

Team JFAUK have officially crowned 7 new WJF World Champions after taking part in the WJF World Championships this weekend

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JFAUK President Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) recently travelled back to Thessaloniki after a long break to reunite with our affiliates JFAGR to train and plan a future programme of competition and travel for our judoka.

During the visit, Sampson was surprised with the presentation of a plaque from members of the local government authority in Thessaloniki, thanking him for his support and work in the city. For those that do not know, alongside helping to grow judo in Thessaloniki alongside JFAGR President Avgerinos Maistrellis, the two have also been instrumental been working with a charity for ex-prisoners and adults with troubled pasts. The charity, which uses judo as a tool to help reinstate disadvantaged adults back into society, has seen tremendous success amongst participants and now that travel bans have been lifted, Sampson and our other JFAUK officers can now continue to return to Thessaloniki to assist with this work.
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After a long break from travel, our President, Sampson Sampson is back in Thessaloniki reuniting and training and with our affiliates JFAGR and their president, Avgerinos Maistrellis.
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Great work by JFAUK Officer Dave Hammon who recently ran a seminar ‘Judo Real Time Application’ focusing on Judo for self defense and restraint at Ely Dojo. A few words from the club:

“It was fantastic to finally host our very first seminar at Ely Dojo at the weekend ! 🥳

David Hammond led an interesting and engaging seminar focusing on Judo Real Time Application - for defence and restraint. 🥋🙂

It was a brilliant day of judo. Without any judo suits ! With black belts and experienced coaches along from Judo, BJJ, Karate and Tae Kwon Do - it was a great day of learning for everyone involved. 🥋🥋🥋🥋

Massive thanks to David for running the course and to all the martial artists and members who came along and contributed to the day. 👍 “

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JFAUK would like to congratulate Paul Squires on his promotion to 2nd Dan awarded to him at the recent National training camp at Worthing on Sunday the 22nd August 2021.

Paul Squires from the JFAUK Bratton Judo Club teaches Judo to students with social and mental health issues, using Kano's philosophies to help them become confident and balanced members of our society. JFAUK would like to thank Paul for his collaboration and hard work in this specialized field.
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JFAUK’s first major event of the year following a 17-month Covid 19 absence from judo proved once again to be a real hit with all judoka.

This staple event in the JFAUK calendar has proven to be very popular with every judoka spanning from many organisations who continue to attend and was this year held at Optimus Gym. Due to Covid restrictions places were limited and the course was condensed to just one day (rather than the usual 2 days), however, due to the success and the popularity of this event over the past few years all places were quickly snapped up and the event was sold out in no time.

Despite being just one day, the event was an intense affair showcasing an abundance of techniques and training skills catering for the wide span of experience levels that attended. Leading the session was our own President Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) who never fails to deliver an incredible traditional judo curriculum. On hand to assist were Samuel Betu (6th Dan and International Referee), Robert Bushnell (6th Dan and Chairman of JFAUK); as well as senior International medallists, Ross Elliott (3rd Dan) and Sam Sampson (2nd Dan).

Following the training congratulations were in hand for Robert Elliott who was promoted to 6th Dan due to his lifelong service to Judo as well as his international services for JFAUK and the WJF. Further promotions went to Paul Squires from Bratton Judo Club who was promoted to 2nd Dan as a result of his hard work behind the scenes working with disadvantaged adults, using judo as a tool to help improve the lives of his students.

As always, the event was truly well received and everyone who attended commented positively toward their judo experience and regarded this event as one of the best traditional judo environments in the country.

Thank you to all who attended,
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2019 has been a fantastic and busy year for JFAUK. With many travels across Europe and the UK competing and attending seminars. Highlighting great performances at the World Martial Art Games in Italy 🇮🇹 with 7🏅 Gold medals and several more medals at the Miyazaki and Matsuura Cups in Greece 🇬🇷 this year. On top of this, many successful and joyful experiences with seminars in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 , Gibraltar 🇬🇮 and many more across the UK 🇬🇧 including the JFAUK Summer School. With the bar set high, 2020 is going to be another busy year, growing and developing with new experiences and challenges.
We would like to thank and congratulate all the Judoka and friends who have attended and supported our events this year as we look forward to another great year in 2020.
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O-Soto-Gari/Major Outer Reap by Alex Charalambous to run through the -66KG Category and claim Gold 🥇- WJF World Championships 2019

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Ude-Hishigi-Juji-Gatame/Cross Arm Lock by Sam Sampson, clutching the Silver Medal🥈 in the -79KG category - WJF World Championship 2019 in Carrara, Italy

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Team JFAUK have officially crowned 7 new WJF World Champions after taking part in the WJF World Championships this weekend in Carrara, Italy.
Integrated into the International Martial Arts Games, a global festival bringing together ~4000 martial artists from various disciplines across the globe, the WJF World Championships provided a world platform for affiliated judoka to compete for a coveted world medal.
The judo event itself drew judoka from each corner of the globe. Competitors from across Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia descended onto Carrara for the one day tournament.
JFAUK had an extraordinary day, topping the medal table by securing a 100% medal rate of 10 medals from 10 competitors, 7 of which were gold. Our newly crowned WJF world champions are: 🥇 Alex Charalambous (-66kg)
🥇 Sam Charalambous (-75kg)
🥇 Lucian Buleandra (-83kg)
🥇Jonathan Coe (-95kg)
🥇Ross Elliot (-100kg)
🥇Richard Murphy (+100kg)
🥇 Eloise Lumley (-70kg)
Also securing a very commendable place on the podium were: 🥈 Sam Sampson (-79kg)
🥈 Sophie Curtis (-57kg)
🥉Alexis Bardini (-71kg)

Congratulations to each competitor for taking on the challenge and representing JFAUK with such high regard.

A big congratulations also goes to Samuel Betu and Rob Elliot who played a key role in the running of the tournament as WJF International Referees. Also supporting them was Sampson Sampson, officiating his role as Chairman of the WJF Referee committee. Further to the tournament, the team also participated in an international training camp led by Alfredo Vismara (9th Dan), Giuseppe Vismara (9th Dan) and Sampson Sampson (8th Dan). Well done once again to the team for stepping up to the challenge and finishing the year on such a high note!

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The JFAUK Team🇬🇧 are in Carrara, Italy 🇮🇹 at the International Martial Arts Games for the WJF World Championships this weekend. Check our story to follow the action 🥋

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Rodukan Chris Cooper (6th Dan) teaching techniques and escapes within Dō-Osae/Trunk Hold or ‘guard’ position.

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Kata-Ha-Jime/Single Wing Choke - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Variation of Kata-Juji-Jime/Half Cross Strangle - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Hanshi Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) and Rokudan Farid Nemouchi (6th Dan) watching over the class -JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Okuri-Eri-Jime/Sliding colour choke - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Kami-Shiho-Gatame/Upper Four Quarters - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Ukemi training/Break falling practice- JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Underhook grip - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Sankaku-Jime/Triangular Strangle - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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Sode-Tsuri-Tai-O-Toshi/ Sleeve resisting body drop - JFAUK Summer School 2019

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(2/2) As well as the plethora of judo shared between the students, it was a pleasure to witness the social environment that brought together various people from different places, origins and backgrounds for the same common goal - to enjoy judo.

We would like to congratulate JFAUK Sussex Area representative Chris Cooper on his new promotion to 6th Dan. Chris has worked tirelessly for JFAUK since he came on board and has helped to grow the Sussex area into bustling hotbed for traditional judo, with a series of clubs, each promoting and practicing traditional judo under JFAUK’s philosophy. His ongoing efforts are a testimony to his character and we are very proud to award him with this high grade as recognition for his contribution to judo. Congratulations.

As always we would like to thank all of the team members who worked behind the scenes to make this course a success, with a special thanks going to Chris Cooper from Worthing Judo Club and Ross Elliot from Club Judoka whose joint efforts enabled this course to run smoothly and successfully.

Another thanks goes to all the judoka who attended the event as without you, none of this would be possible. A further thanks goes to all international judoka who took the time and effort to travel to our course.

As the dust settles on this year, we have already begun planning next year which as always plans to be bigger and better than ever. Keep your eye on this page to find out more about all of our future events.

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(1/2) Well done to all the judoka who completed the third annual JFAUK Worthing Summer School last weekend. With judoka from all over the country as well as international judoka from Gibraltar and Poland, this year proved to be another resounding success with many hours of fantastic judo shared between the participants.

Led by JFAUK President Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) and supported by JFAUK high grades Farid Nemouchi (6th Dan), Samuel Betu (6th Dan), Bob Bushnell (6th Dan) Chris Cooper (6th Dan), Rob Elliot (5th Dan), Sam Sampson (2nd Dan) and Ross Elliot (2nd Dan), the course was a true showcase of traditional, effective judo that highlighted a number of techniques that furthered each judoka’s technical and competitive understanding of judo.

As always the standard at the course truly excelled itself from the previous, highlighting the continuous growth of not only the course itself but the desire and thirst for traditional judo in the U.K.

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One more day until the JFAUK Summer School in Worthing, Brighton. Head over for two days full of Judo and fun by the beach. All Judoka with a valid judo license and white Gi are welcome, regardless of organisation. Head over to our website for the full details.

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Well done to all the judoka who took part in the JFAUK area randori session today. Our 3 hour area randori sessions bring together judoka from all across the UK to train, test and integrate with one another on the tatami.
A fantastic session with plenty of hard work and sweat shared!

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JFAUK are proud to announce that we will be attending the third WJF World Traditional Judo Championships which will be incorporated into the 8th International World Martial Arts Games taking place in Carrara, Italy.

Drawing competitors from over 40 counties and held every two years, the International Martial Arts games bring together all martial arts in a worldwide event that celebrates and showcases different forms of fighting.

JFAUK are proud to be working with the WJF and its affiliated bodies to provide yet another international platform for our judoka to express their skills. The judo delegation for this event will be led by Italian high grades Alfredo Vismara (9th Dan) and Guiesppe Vismara (9th Dan). The Italian duo will also be running an international training camp and will be supported by JFAUK’s own Sampson Sampson (8th Dan) for the event.

The WJF World Traditional Judo Championships extends the continuous growth of JFAUK and the WJF and continues to highlight the desire for pure, traditional judo felt by judoka across the world. We are very excited to be part of this event and cannot wait to bring this opportunity to our members.

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Not long now until the JFAUK Summer School on the 25th-26th August in Worthing, Brighton UK. Head over to our website to find the details. It’s two days full of traditional Judo and fun by the beach!

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Team JFAUK have returned from the 2019 CSIT World Sports Games in Tortosa, Spain, coming away with two bronze medals in hand.
The first bronze medal came from Oli Relton in the senior men’s -73kg category. Oli took on an extremely tough category consisting of high level judoka from across the world and battled through into the semi finals before facing the eventual gold medalist of Iran. Despite putting up a strong performance and coming extremely close to throwing the Iranian for Ippon, Oli was unfortunately caught and had to settle for a bronze medal.

Also competing in the senior men’s -73kg category was Alex Charalambous. Despite a valiant effort, Alex was unfortunately knocked out in the group stages after falling short to the eventual finalists hailing from Iran and Italy.
The second bronze medal came from Ross Elliot in the men’s -100kg category. Ross faced a category of well accomplished judoka and battled through against Italian and Spanish judoka before eventually falling short in the semi final against the eventual gold medalist of Iran, leaving him with a bronze medal and matching his achievement from the 2017 World Sports Games in Latvia.
The final judoka of the day to step on the tatami was Sam Sampson in the men’s -81kg category. Sam took on an extremely tough category of Iranian, Spanish, Italian and Austrian judoka but was unfortunately knocked out in the group stages after drawing an extremely tough group which included the world’s current number 1 ranked judoka from Iran.
The trip proved to be successful with much experience gained by the team, who will now bring this experience back to their clubs and assist the many aspiring judoka spread across JFAUK. Held every two years, the event always draws very experienced judoka from across the world and is a true test at the highest level for our judoka. As always, we are proud of our team for taking on the challenge and congratulate our medalists. We look forward to 2021 where we can step back on the WSG tatami.

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Following a short training session, the team have now successfully weighed in and will enjoy a restful night before taking on the world tatami tomorrow! Good luck to the team, and remember you can follow them on the livestream from 10am - 3pm today here: https://player.cdnmedia.tv/embed/c3a20f14

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Good luck to the JFAUK athletes taking part in the 2019 World Sport Games which are being held in Tortosa!

The team have arrived in Tortosa and have just taken part in the parade and opening ceremony where the 3,000 athletes from the various spots and countries within the games come together to commence the start of the event.

Tomorrow, the team enjoy a light training session before stepping on the tatami on Thursday.

From JFAUK we have Alex Charalambous (-73kg), Sam Sampson (-81kg), Oli Relton (-73kg) and Ross Elliot (-100kg). You can all keep up to date with the games via the livestream available here: https://player.cdnmedia.tv/embed/c3a20f14

Good luck team!

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