Darcina Manuel competed in the NSW Judo International open for Western Australia on the 12^th and 13^th of September 2009. She entered in two categories in the under 57kg for the Young Women’s and Senior Women’s and won gold in both categories.
Darcina would like to thank the coaches and players from UWA Judo club who were involved in her preparation for this tournament and also Mr. Richard Davies from the combat shop in Osborne Park for his sponsorship. Also special thanks to Mr. Peter Middleton from Judo International for being there as her mat side coach and to all his players and supporters who were there, a special note to Tanya thank you very much. Lastly a big thank you to Mr. Adam Metcalf from the Academy of Mixed Martial arts Mirrabooka and Mr. Chris Lee and his family who also contributed in helping in Darcina’s achievement.

Furong Judo Club visit

AUGUST 2009

In December 2009 as part of the 2009 Indian Rim Asian University Games, UWA Judo Club will be hosting Sensei Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki and Sensei Taka Nakajima along with a Judo Team from Tokyo University from the 6th to the 19th of December.

Peter Swan held Junior and Youth gradings over the 8th and 9th of August. Congratulations to the 36 juniors and 8 youth members who moved up to their next grade. 

Darcina competed in The Auckland International Open, New Zealand on the 2nd and the 3rd of May 2009. 14 countries competed in the tournament. Darcina entered in 3 categories, U57kgs intermediate women’s, U57kgs young women’s and U57kgs senior women’s division. She won gold in each division, beating one of the top Australian players in the senior women’s final in under 30 seconds!

Darcina said that the competition was a really tough and that nobody gave her an inch. She would like to thank all the coaches from the UWA Judo club and also Peter Middleton from Judo International for her preparation. Darcina appreciated all the support that she recieved while she was away.

Darcina competed in the ACT Open, winning a silver medal in the young womens under 57kg narrowly losing to Molly Dabner in the final. She also won a bronze medal in the senior womens under 57kg, beating Kate Bell the top seed and going to golden score with the eventual winner Emily Bensted. A big thank you to Peter Middleton from Judo International for coaching Darcina at the competition.  

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On Sunday the 8th of March UWA Judo Club competed at the Fremantle Judo Open. Our judoka performed extremely well, winning many bouts and medals. Results and photos below:

FREMANTLE OPEN RESULTS

 

White/Yellow Belt	Boys under 10 years	-45 Kg
1	Chris Fairweather	UWA Judo Club
2	Hamish Paterson	Judo Ryu WA - Fremantle PCYC
White/Yellow Belt	Girls	-23 Kg
1	Saya Middleton	Judo International
2	Georgia Scholtz	Muchea Judo Club
3	Katy Denney	UWA Judo Club
Orange Belt & Higher	Boys under 13 years	+49 Kg
1	Kieran Gordon	Kano Judo Schools
2	Robert Gamble	UWA Judo Club
3	Aman Nasir	UWA Judo Club
White/Yellow Belt	Boys under 16 years
1	Scott Dorning	Kano Judo Schools
2	Jeremy Dawson	UWA Judo Club
3	Thomas Ridden	SouthWest Judo Academy
Orange Belt & Higher	Boys under 16 years	-46 Kg
1	Kai Png	UWA Judo Club
2	Daniel Clark	Judo International
3	Mitchel Daniels	Muchea Judo Club
Orange Belt & Higher	Boys under 16 years	-60 Kg
1	Oliver McGraith	UWA Judo Club
2	Ruan Swart	Kano Judo Schools
3	Thomas Ridden	SouthWest Judo Academy
	Senior Men	-81 Kg
1	Gerhard Weaver	UWA Judo Club
2	Tim Freeman	Judo International
3	Johan Janse van Rensburg	Kano Judo Schools
	Senior Men	+81 Kg
1	Jimmy Cangy	Kano Judo Schools
2	Brennan Yerbury	Midland PCYC
3	Ned Anderson	Judo International
	Senior Women	-65 Kg
1	Darcina Manuel	UWA Judo Club
2	Sam Revell	Kano Judo Schools
3	Jesse Weston	SouthWest Judo Academy