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hi
have a great summer holiday
mum is watching judo on
t.v and have a great holiday

bye-bye.

hi all, we are back from our holiday, really great time told dougie all about the judo club, we are already planning a small judo tour out there next summer!! last night we went to Halsted judo club, great night John Dowsett the senior coach was retiring from judo i have known john for over 20yrs, but i made him promise to come to the club one night to pass on his knowledge to you all, enjoy your summer holidays and have lots of fun!!!!!

well done to you all who attended the grading, i would like to say a special well done to jack sydenham and jake munson who both performed really well. we are off on holiday now, we are going over to dougie powell and will update him on how well the club is doing!! better go and pack my suntan lotion now! see you all in september have a great summer holiday. kate x

hey how is it there.
Here is everithing okay
Kate when put you the photo's on the site?
I'm verry curious
Salute to al the kids maybe untill later beyyyyy
William from the netherlands
(wlbosland@hotmail.com)

good luck dave with your knee operation tomorrow, its ok you can do the ironing sitting down!!! kate

hi bryony, hope you are not in to much pain, if you get to fed up come down club we will try and cheer you up. kate x

this thursday our club will be observing a 1 minute silence in memory of the little judoka from docklands judo club, who lost her life after a tragic accident at Maldon Swimming Pool.

just to let you know the packing shed do, has been cancelled due to lack of support.

Just like to wish everyone 'Good Luck' on their grading this saturday!

Forgot to say 2nite - huge thanks 2 U, Dave & Danny & the hosts for the Holland trip. My kids had a tremendous time & a special thank you to Dave for helping Oly overcome his fear of washing, you're right he is a stinker!!

I had a blast. The kids were great, the hosts were fantastic, the company was spot on and even the weather was good. The only disappointment for me was the level of competition, but hey – you can’t have it all!!

Big thanks to Iman who didn't stop cooking all weekend and everyone else who made us all feel so welcome.

Kate thanks for the weekend a great time was had (apart from my fighting). Children you were a pleasure to take away, no trouble what so ever, although Oliver you need to wash more. Danny you have a job for life. Thanks to you all for making it a very very enjoyable weekend.

Dave Bredin

we have just arrived back in mersea all very tired from our trip to the flatlands, what a fantastic weekend, all the children were so well behaved and well mannered you are all invited again!! we had bar-b-q's, pond dipping!! speed boats, football, bundles on danny, beach, judo and lots of laughs, thank-you all, also thank-you to danny and dave for making it such agreat weekend! our hosts iman, alma, martin and gerria who fed and watered us all, and to william & martain for driving us about all weekend, also a special mention to bryony who has the best one liners and had us in stiches, you were all geat-kate x
i have about 400 photos, when i have edited them i will put them on the site!!

there is also a link of photos from the dutch photographer

Kate and Dave,

I would first say you are 2-of the nicest people I have met for a long time. Your skill and dedication to Martial Arts is second to none and many others should follow in your foot steps.

Congratulations to you both in your new grades of 2nd Dan and 3rd Dan and can't think of anyone deserving this more than you both.

Also congratulations to the other members of Mersea Island Judo Club in their achievements on Sunday 18th May.

Everyone from your club is more than welcome to visit us anytime.

Look forward to paying you a visit soon.

John Pegram 5th DAN AEJF, 4th Dan BNMAA
Blackwater Judo Club (Maldon)

Everyone was outstanding with in thier groups, and the display by Dave, Ewan & Kate on Judo/Jitsu was exceptionally good and everyone at the grading really enjoyed it.

Danny Blacklock took Ippons in all his contests, with Ewan & Josh putting in tremendeous performances in thier groups, both contest & Syllabus.

I did not expect the National Coach to give such a strong line-up to both Kate & Dave, who were in excellent form, but on reflection, the Coach was correct, and both Kate & Dave will ache for a few days, but they must feel very proud of their performances, and of the performances of their Students.

Well done all,

Joe Norman - 7th Dan - AEJF President/Founder.

Big congratulations to the famous five at the grading on Sunday. I told you dan no one can take the belt away from you. Josh and Ewan you gave it your all as usual. Kate bit of shock to the system having a line up thrust at you, but you showed why you deserved the 3rd dan. May be other people in Judo should be more open minded. dave 2nd dan

I wish to congratulate both Kate & Dave Bredin (Instructors/Coaches), together with students Ewan Wilson, Josh Dow & Danny Blacklock on a magnificant overall Club performance at the All England Judo Federation National Judo Grading, held at Maldon Community Centre on Sunday 18th May 2008.
The Judo/Jitsu display at the start of the grading open the eyes of many Judo students from other Judo Clubs, as I knew it would, having been at your club Championship.
Then the Contesting/Syllabus was outstanding.
You can all feel proud of yourselves, and if the rest of your students can put in half the effort that you all did on that day, then you will be an exceptionally brilliant force in all aspects of Judo.
Keep up the good work.

Joe Norman - 7th Dan - President/Founder - A.E.J.F.

well done to Josh, Craig, Luke and Jessie who all performed to the best of their ability in holland, and especially to luke who just missed out on a bronze by points difference, very proud of you all, also you are very lucky to have such supportive parents. kate

Well done Kate, Dave, Danny, Ewan and Josh. What a fantastic display of Judo at the grading. My sister was outstanding! Just like she always is when she fights, a line up of 4 consisting of 3 men and 1 lady. Dad would have been so proud of you. Gaining her a long awaited and well deserved 3rd Dan. Dave was also excellent with a line up of 10 men, gaining his 2nd Dan. Danny(the gentle giant) won all his fights to gain his blue belt and Ewan finally went to a grading and fought people his own size and weight to gain his brown belt. Josh at his first senior grading was also outstanding winning most fights by an Ippon, so going from junior brown to senior brown. It was a pleasure and a real thrill to be there too watch you all. Well done again.

i would like to wish, Josh Whiting, Jessie Hewes, Luke and Craig Bunyan good luck. they are competing in holland this weekend with the AJA British squad, you have already done well just to get into the squad, make sure you watch the other competitors in your groups, but most of all enjoy the experience, i know you have been doing extra trainning at other clubs which shows your keeness do give yourselves more experience, i am very proud of you all, i know you will give 100%, most of all enjoy yourselves whatever the results are. kate

please note, the competition at Maldon on the 14th june is £8.00 not £10.00 as stated in club letter.

please get your name and monies in for the invitation competition at Maldon on 14th June. this will be a good competition for you all!!

well done, Edward lee, josh whiting and craig bunyan who took part in the tim dunn memorial challenge, blackwater judo club made us all very welcome again, i think they raised over £500.00 for the essex air ambulance.

GO AND BUY A STANDARD PAPER, THE CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE IN IT, WITH A PHOTO OF YOU
ALL.

there will be no judo next week because of locals elections, and the hall is therefore unavailable.

can we remind you, if you want to go to Holland, this thursday is the closing date, please see michelle who has all the details.

i have added our pictures to flickr, click on link on home page to have a look. there are some good ones, many thanks to kevin todd for his photography skills! kate

can't believe the pictures of doug!! the club lokks like it is doing well!!

Great club championships, great Judo and lovely bacon rolls!!! Keep it up!!!

Hi Kate, I was thinking of coming back!.. am i too old now!!! Lucie

Harry was over the moon with his award, we know the importance of the award to you guys and want to say thank you very much for recognising Harry's application to the sport and his cheekiness!!
Also thanks for all the effort and dedication you all put into the club, it is very much appreciated.

Just to say Amelia is very proud of her achievement award and it was a lovely surprise!! We thoroughly enjoyed the club championships and apreciate that there is a lot more work goes on behind the scenes than just the club on Thursdays.On that note is there any chance that you can find time to come and clean it??? BIG THANKS TO YOU ALL. Simon and Simone Smith.

firstly a big thank you to Nigel Smart, Pete Willis, Miichelle Whiting, Jason Whiting, Vicky Keep to all the parents helping out in different areas, also to Joe Norman for his presentation of an annual award to the spirit of judo, we were truly honoured to have such a high grade visit our club, you will always be welcome, well done to all the judoka who took part, it was a supurb day which myself and dave really enjoyed, it makes all those thursdays worth while!!!

To Kate, Dave Caz and all at Mersea Island Judo Club.

Congratulations on running a truly magnificant Judo Club Championship on Saturday 19th April 2008.
You have a fantastic Judo Club, with top class Judoka, 1st class Instructors,excellent parent support.
I also thank you for inviting me as a guest.
Keep up the good work.

Yours in Judo

Joe Norman - President - All England Judo Federation.

hi everone be good on the club championships
go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go,go

GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

well done to Josh Whiting, Craig Bunyan, Jessie Hewes, Luke Bunyan and Josh dow, you all performed superbly at the Nationals, i had every faith in you all doing very well, and what a result 3 gold and 2 silver from 5 entries, you did yourselves, the club and mersea proud. kate

like the club love eleanor

good luck to Josh Whiting, Josh Dow, Craig Bunyan, Luke Bunyan and Jessie Hewes,
who are going to Birmingham this weekend to the AJA
National closed competition, we are sure you will all give
100% and maybe bring a medal or two back to Mersea,
myself and Dave will be there to cheer you all on.

I think the latest lot of pictures are very good. You must have a very good photographer!
Well done everyone who attended the recent grading.

note from webmistress sorry about quality of latest pictures, the lady in question should stick to her day job or go on a photo course, maybe with practice she may improve(only joking)

i have put a link on the home page, so you can go straight to the latest pictures. kate

wow great site I havent been on here in ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

good site well done mersea on the gradeing.

can you all please give your name and weight to michelle for the club championships. thanks

congratulations to mersea rugby club on your promotion to london north east 3, and well done dave bredin for being a great capain!!!

well done to all who attended the grading everyone passed.

sorry web site hasn't been updated lately my computer has been sick! it is fixed now thanks rob bunyan you have your uses!!!x

happy new year to everyone hope it was good

Happy New year to everyone. Hope you are all ready to start back next week. I hope it's a good 2008 with lots of medals as well as plenty of support so we can follow on from a successfull 2007.

merse island rugby club are holding a race night with the judo club, on saturday 9th february at east mersea youth camp, keep that night free it will be a good night and will help raise money for both clubs, more details to follow. dave

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 from kate & dave

when's the next Judo competition Kate.

have a good time in france jon banks, get fit and see you back down club in 2008, don,t drink to much!!!
kate & dave

was Judo good last night what games did you play.[tell me what games did you play get back to me].

happy christmas and i look forward to seeing you all in 2008. kate

to mum, i really like coming to judo its my favorite activity, love eleanor

because I won't be here this week for Judo I just want to say happy christmas and a happy new year

last night Dale Sowman from stanway visited our club, and took both lessons, everyone enjoyed themselves and learnt something new, thankyou Dale

jon banks you are all talk!

hi im coming back on thursday and wondered if you have a bigger suit for me reply asap cheers

our seaood & quiz night was a huge sucess and raised £495.00 which is great and will help buy some new mats. thankyou to all who came everyone enjoyed themselves, and a big thankyou to Caz for allowing us the use of the company shed and for the ample amounts of seafood and oysters, also thanks to our lovely quiz mistress, well done to all involved. kate

WELL DONE AL JUDOKA ESPECIALY INSTRUCTORS COS ALL THE RESULTS REFLECT ON YOU

Hi Stefan. Just seen your message, you stayed with us when you last came to England, Michelle, Jason, Josh and Lucy. Josh then came and stayed with you the following year. Kimberley has Josh and Lucy's MSN address, they'd love to hear from you. Hi also Kimberley and Neils!

Hi Kate we are very proud of amelias progress today and she is over the moon now she is a yellow belt.Amelia has found a sport she has comitted to and enjoys doing very much.Thanks to you all. Simon

hey cool wep da dutch where wicked grading soon orange i seek

well done to everyone who competed at the novice to orange competition today, the club came away with 16 medals, great day of judo and well done to our beginners who performed superbly, i am very proud coach once again

Judo Club website now linked to Mersea Island Rugby Site
Best wishes
Jon

check out gallery? more pictures to come soon

to mum, you have a great judo club i think its really good. i liked having alma and iman to stay, thankyou for letting me do the high ropes. love from me

THANK YOU ALL IN MERSEA FOR THE GREAT DAYS I HAD !
SEE YOU SOON !!

MATTHIJS GOEDEGEBUUR

the dutch had a great weekend and said to say thankyou to all involved, can i also thank everyone who put them up, and those who returned them safely back to harwich.
the high ropes at the camp was great fun and the competition on friday went well, for some of you it was your first competition and yu all did very well. thank you once again

for those who ordered a club hoodie, they have arrived and will be at the club on thursday, please bring your payment with you £15.00

ello people, i really enojoyed england, again ! i want to say thanks to anyone and the family where i was staying alone, ánd with my brother niels, thanks for driving with our bag and everything ghehe, it was a great time, see you next year? byebye, x kimberley & niels

tomorrow is the big day. we're coming to england ! ghehe, hope its gonna be a great time ! xx kimberley

found the site at last nice one katy hope to come down 2 camp on friday to protect you from imann again any one interested ask kate its along story. cant fight much myself anymore but iv'e got back up cheers frank

Hello every body

I am Stefan i have been in 2004 or 2005 in Engeland with Iman Karsh, I quited judo al for 2 or 3 years. But i lost the name of the Place/Judoclub name. I just got it from Kimberley she was there to in 2004-2005. And she is comming this week. I can't remember the family where i slept. Maybe you guys can remember me ? Hope to hear somthing from you guys

Greetz

hi ya do u know who is coming down from holland next week?
get back to us soon. josh

This is the first time I have been on the web site, I really like it and want to thank Kate & Dave and all the other instructors for helping me do something I love, also my Dad offered help with the web site if you need it as he employes a webmaster what ever that is.

A wicked website guys!

Excellent site Kate, you have done well, keep it up.
Thanks for all the support & encouragement you have given to Sam over the past 5 years!
(Thank god you havn't dug a picture out of me in my judo days!!!)

Good site very impressed im coming back to judo next term so be prepared.

fantastic web site love all the pictures old and new

wow the website is really cool.

Kate
Its a great site you have produced. Well done as it must have taken a lot of effort and your time

regards

Peter (Flying Dragon)

Hello Guys!
Great website! Nearly as good as Mersea Rugby Club.
See you all soon
Jon

Amelia is over the moon with her achievement at gradeing today,so are we.Its all down to mersea judo club,Thanks to you all.

Amelia's dad

Great site. Well done Kate.It is wicked.I love it

hi kate i told my mum to let me leave a mesag like you said and here i am. love the site and thank you for all your help in teaching me and for makeing it fun to see you soon love megs

Well Done Kate!
Looks Good.

websites lookin good it must have taken a while to do

Great website, well done Kate!

hi to everyone at mersea judo. great to see your site up and running. hope to pay you a visit soon. best wishes, stuart (wivenhoe jc)

nice website Kate I enjoy looking through it thanks for everything i've learnt so far

from
Amelia smith

sites lookin very good!
if you want some more pics i have got loads,
liking the pic of me throwing danny looks well good!

A really good start to the web site. Some lovely mugshots!!!!!!

Is Michelle really really small, or is Vicky really really big?

You could have made it smaller????

looking good for a new girl

great start to web site, will be good when its finished