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MJF events - 2020
MJF events - 2020
National and Club Grading - 9th April
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Participation of European Mobility week at Fgura Local council
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Silver Medal for debuttant Kyrene Borg in the February 2020 Shiai (espoirs competition). Antonio Overend also participated in these competitions
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3 Gold Medals (Andreas, Daniel and Leonor) and 1 Silver (Sophie) in the Malta National Championships 2019. Well done to all who participated especially out young dragons who took part in the dragons festival.
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Well done to all the athletes who passed their grading and now acheved another step in their Judo Career.
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Easter Shiai Competition. 1 silver medal (Andreas) as two other Athletes were uncontested. In this Shiai our athletes adopted a new grip based on Georgian style of judo. We had some mixed results but in all it was effective.
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Shirojudokwai wins Caruana Cup Shiai Tournament (first competition of 2019) with two gold medals by Andreas Castillo and Daniel Lawrence Spiteri. 5 other clubs took part each winning a gold medal in the various categories. Andreas Castill won two fights first with ippon in less than 15 seconds and then with oseakomi using an unorthodox waist grab. Daniel Lawrence won first game with a superb combination technique deashibarai followed by a harai goshi (ippon). Second fight he attacked with a deep o-uchigari and holding his opponent with kesagatame. Unfortunately Leonor was uncontested and lara and Valeron were both injured. Moving on
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Shirojudokwai participated in the Malta Judo Nationals with 4 Athletes - Leonor Castillo, Sophie Knobel, Daniel Lawrence Spiteri and Lara Castillo. Lara played n both the Junior and Senior -52Kgs. Leonor and Sophie played in the -40Kg espoirs. For Sophie this was her first competitions. Daniel Lawrence fought in the espors -60kgs. All Athletes fought well showing fighting spirit and technical performance. Between them they got 2 Gold (Lara and Leonor) and 3 Silver (Sophie, Lara and Daniel Lawrence).
The Nationals was preceded by the Dragons event were almost 100 young judokas participated in showing judo skills. Our Dojo was represented by Antonio and Giuliana , Max and Stella , Magdeline, Xavier, Wenvurth, Kieran, Elli, Ayana, Aiden, and Nathan. These young dragons were impressive. Well done to all and the parents who ensures that judokas attend regularly.
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Well done to our Judokas who passed their judo grading. The senior school now has two brown belts, 4 green belts, 1 orange belt, i yellow / orange, 2 yellow and 1 white.
Yet another Positive result. Four judokas from our school participated in the international judo competition as part of the Bullying vs Judo Workshop. Our Judokas placed one silver and two bronze medals. Well done.
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Shirojudokwai won 4 medals from 5 participants at the #BEACTIVE Judo Tournamnet held on 3rd August 2018 at Ghadira Bay, Mellieha. 1st Place for Andreas (-66kg Seniors), Lara (-52Kg Seniors) and Daniel Lawrence (-60 Espoirs). 2nd place for Leonor (36Kg) who had to play with the boys as she was uncontested in her category. Valeron Mifsud participated and is showing considerable improvements. Our school was also represented by Elvin Cassar as referee and Angela Castillo as score officer. Well done everyone.
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Our school successfully participated in the training camp with Denis Braigotti at the MJA Dojo in Pembroke
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2nd place for Andreas Castillo (-66kg Senior M) and Leonor Castillo (-40Kg Espoirs F) during the 1st July Shiai. Also well done to Angela for her now 2nd debut as table official and Elvin Cassar for his excellent debut as referee. Our school was also represented by two other Judokas (Daniel and Valeron). The event was followed by a BBQ with the Serbian Judo Team from Zrenjanin. Our schools would like to thank the MJF for organizing this event and the training camp with the Serbian team.
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Gold medal for Joseph Castillo during the 39th World Medical and Health Games held in Malta.
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Three Judokas (Leonor, Daniel and Andreas) from our school participated in the 1st of May Randori Tournament. The aim of this tournament is for Judokas to compete in Randoris (as opposed to Shiais) and introduce new strategies to their game plan. Our judokas took this opportunity to focus more on grips rather than tachiwaza. One of our members (Elvin) also had his first debut as a referee.
The event was followed by a BBQ. Our Dojo would like to thank MJF for the organization of the event.
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The school also participated in the 34th Malta Open in March with same 5 contestants this time winning two gold, and two bronze.
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In the international scene our school participated in the 8th of March Judo competitions held in Zrenjanin, Serbia placing third in the -52Kgs Espoirs. Two other contestants participated in this competition and did very well.
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On the 28th January 2018 our Dojo participated in the Caruana Cup winning 1 x gold medal, 3 x silver medal, 1 x bronze
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Our dojo took part in the National Championships held in November 2017 where we competed with 5 contestants winning one silver and one bronze.
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What kit do I need to buy before I start?
You will need to buy a Judogi eventually, but for your first visit, simply wear some loose fitting trousers, such as tracksuit trousers.
For young children a karate suit is adequate, but for grown up children and adults a judogi is mandatory.
Will Judo make me stronger?
Judo is focused on technique rather than strength, however the physical training will make you feel stronger and physically fit.
Am I going to be hit or kicked?
Judo is not a sport where we hit our opponent.
Do I need to be fit to start Judo?
The sessions and instructions are tailored with the individual's fitness in mind. By time you will get fitter the more you practice.
Can Judo be used as self defense?
Judo teaches you effective throws, holds, strangles and armlocks. All of which can be applied in “real” fights.
The real strength of judo in a self defence aspect is the live training. You train in a way where you are trying to physically overcome people who are trying to do the same to you. The coordination and spatial awareness judo players develop in their sport is both acute and applicable to self defense.
Every session will include this sort of training.