the edinburgh judo club richard cooke 2011 british judo special
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The Edinburgh Judo Club would like to congratulate all members, coaches and staff on their continued hard work, dedication and support and we look forward to another year of development and success.
The Edinburgh Judo Club
Richard Cooke 2011 British Judo
Special Needs Player of the Year
Congratulations to Richard who has had an exceptional year, recently winning the accolade of British Judo SN Player of the Year as well as becoming SN British Champion. However, Richard’s greatest moment perhaps came, when he became Special Olympic World Summer Games BRONZE Medalist.
e-‐newsletter: September 2011
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Richa rd Cook e w i th h is br o nze meda l f rom th e Spec ial Olympic Wor ld Summer Games
This summer, nearly 7,000 athletes from 170 countries gathered at the
most important site in the history of Olympic Sport – Athens, Greece, for
the 2011 Special Olympic World Summer Games. Competing in 21
sports, the world’s largest sporting event of the year marked a
celebration of the abilities and accomplishments of people with
intellectual disabilities. The Games also demonstrated to the world what
it means to be the “Best in Sport” and marked important progress toward
a new global vision of acceptance.
This is how Athens was, in Richard’s Mum’s words………
At the start of July Richard competed at the Special Olympics World
Summer Games in Athens as part of the Team GB. While Paralympics
offers competitive sport for athletes with physical disabilities, Special
Olympics provides competition for athletes with
learning disabilities. Richard was one of 6 judo
players who were part of the 150 athletes
making up Team GB. The week before the
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Games the athletes were hosted on the Island of Skiathos. This let the
team acclimatize to the heat. It also gave team members a chance to get
to know each other. The islanders were very welcoming, greeting the
team as they came off the ferry and providing sightseeing trips, a
demonstration of Greek dancing, a party and even a play performed by
the local High School. The team arrived in Athens the day before the
opening ceremony and was taken to their accommodation. The opening
ceremony took place in the Panathinaikon Stadium, which was the venue
of the first modern Olympic games in 1896. The three-hour ceremony,
including the parade of athletes, was based on Ancient Greek Mythology
and Culture, but the highlight was a 30-minute performance by Stevie
Wonder. Weigh in and divisioning for judo took place on the Tuesday
morning. As well as the usual weight categories, players are entered in
one of three levels. Light randori lets the officials check that everyone
has been entered at the correct level. Richard was entered as level 2 but
ended up being placed in a level 1 (the highest level pool) for the
competition. Richard competed on the Saturday morning. The oath,
which the Special Olympics athletes take is “Let me win but if I cannot
win let me be brave in the attempt” and that attitude was certainly seen
during the competition. Richard competed in a pool of five players so
had four contests. He fought hard against strong opponents winning two
fights by ippon and losing two fights by ippon, thus gaining the bronze
medal and learning about different judo styles. The final result was Gold
to Kyrgyzstan, Silver to Israel, Bronze to Great Britain, 4th to Germany
and 5th to Kyrgyzstan. Monday saw the closing ceremony. The Special
Olympic flag was lowered and handed over to Korea who will host the
Special Olympic World Winter Games in two years time. The British
athletes travelled home the following morning. All that remains is a team
reunion at the end of October.
Richard said “I though my fight against the German was the best” which
was probably because it was the type of judo that he recognized said his
Mum. “My fight against the player from Kyrgyzstan was more like
wrestling than judo though,” commented Richard.
“Sport…is an unrivaled medium for the promotion of education, health,
development and peace” Adolf Ogi, Under Secretary General, United Nations.
Scottish Age Band Results 17th September 2011 The Edinburgh Club & Just-‐Judo Results GOLD Calum Henderson , Emily Rae , Rob Hamilton , Alexander Short , Eilish Walker, Cassie Harris, Valentino Volante , Ksenia Voronova SILVER Demi Moffat , Reece Calder , Matthew Allison , Hannah Mosz, Mark Barnet , Shaun Conlon BRONZE Shannon McNeill, Dominic McNealis , Fraser Mealyou, Brandon Monteith, Pablo Suarez , Jack Ferry , Jamie Renwick, David Harrold , Daniel Pacciti , Leigh Watson , Liam Donkin , Mark Wilson , Kelsey Calder , Alana Hennessey, Cernadach Maciver
Summer Camp Success This summer, The Edinburgh Judo Club hosted two, weeklong camps that took place from 1pm – 5pm each day. Everyone involved had a fantastic time and many children (and parents) have already enquired about future camps. The days were filled with judo games, story telling, ‘The Edinburgh Club’s Got Talent’ shows, sweeties and some judo thrown in for good measure! All of the coaches said the camp was a resounding success and look forward to the next event.
Latest Junior and Senior Results
Highland Budokan Open. GOLD. Emily Rae. Demi Moffat. Rob Hamilton. Hannah Moszcsynski. Eilish Walker. Oliver Ireland. Shaun Conlon. Alexander
Short. Mark Barnet. Mark Wilson. Daniel Pacitti. SILVER. Jack Ferry. Leigh Watson. Shannon McNeil. Cassie Harris. BRONZE. Murray Oris. David Reid.
Cailin Calder. Kelsey Calder. Gregor McRae. Pablo Suarez Carrio. Elise Chisholm.
UK School Games. SILVER. Eilish Walker. Reece Calder. BRONZE. Tommy Mercer. Matthew Allison. Demi Moffat.
Heart of England. GOLD Eilish Walker. Matthew Allison. SILVER. Alexander Short. Valentino Volante. BRONZE. Daniel Pacciti.
London Open. GOLD. Jonathon Dewar. SILVER. Reece Calder. Kirsty Dickson. Bronze Andrew Scott.
Heart of England. GOLD. Ellish Walker. SILVER. Pat Dawson. Jodie Mullen. Alexander Short. Valentino Volante. BRONZE. Danae Harris. Daniel Pacciti.
Lugi Open – Sweden. BRONZE. Liam Donkin
Lisbon World Cup. BRONZE. Sarah Clark. 5th . Sarah Adlington.
Miami World Cup. GOLD. Sarah Clark. BRONZE Sarah Adlington.
Tallin World Cup. BRONZE. James Millar.
Turkey B Tournament. GOLD. Sally Conway.
BRONZE Connie Ramsay. 5th Jodie Mullen.
‘Judo in your Jammies’ (left) was a great
success back in March for Comic Relief.
We will be looking to raise money again
soon for good causes. We have loads of
fundraising ideas (we welcome yours too) and we will
keep you posted on what’s to come.
Junior Grading We are pleased to announce that our Junior Grading will take place on Saturday 1st October during your child’s normal class. If your child normally attends during the weekdays only, we would, if possible, like for you to bring them along on the above grading day. Please remember to bring your child’s judo licence (over 8’s only) along to the grading, if you have previously taken part in a grading. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday 1st October. www.edinburghjudo.com
Senior Adults Judo Frank Taylor, our Senior Club Coach has been coaching at The Edinburgh Club for a number of years and during this time, has taken many adults from beginner to black belt. Frank has been British Veteran Champion and has competed across Britain and Europe. Frank has also coached Richard Cooke (top) from a young age, and this weekend, he will accompany Richard and his family to Liverpool, where Richard will receive British Judo’s SN Player of The Year 2011. Classes are open to players of all ages and abilities for players 14+. Class Times Monday & Wednesday 6.30-‐7.45pm