Moberly Stars at the Dartford Red Belt Rumble

Well done to the 8 Moberly Stars that fought at the Dartford Judo Club Red Belt Rumble today. A very well run event with a nice early finish!!
There were four Moberly Stars making their competition debut. Khamani Powlette-Bent was outstanding in his group, winning his three contest to take gold. While twin sisters Myia and Malayah showed excellent judo as they won gold and silver respectively in their group. Cheyanne Clark had to settle for a bronze in her group. Kristians was in great form winning his first gold medal, while Cian, Parnell and Stefan had tough battles but showed great spirit to earn their bronzes.
onwards and upwards

Moberly Stars at the London Area Open Championships

Another great weekend for the Moberly Stars at the London Area Open Championships at UEL.
In the Minors section Oliver (u34k) and Maddy (u48k) won excellent silvers while Nasima (u32k) and Liam (34k) had to battle for their bronzes. Diva (u36k) and Sacha (u46k) were unlucky to miss out.
The Pre-Cadets saw Luan win the u50k title, but defeat for Kamal (u42k) and Dinari (u46k) in their finals meant they both had to settle for silvers. Kyle and Oliver Lee (u42k),and Alex (u46k) had some great contests but also missed out on the medals.
Cadet Reuel was in scintillating form winning the u66k title while Amel fought hard to win bronze at u52k.
In the Juniors, Reuel made it a double gold weekend winning the u66k category beating Micheal in the final. Tyrese had to battle hard to win silver in the u73k .Bence showed his improvement but gained more valuable experience.
The final medal was won by Sensei Winnie in the Masters category, winning an excellent bronze in the heavier u66k group.

IMG_20170520_211529_763
#moberlystars20yearsandcounting

Moberly Stars at the 61 JC Green Belt and Below

Well done to the 12 Moberly Stars that fought at the 61 Judo Club Green belt and below championships at High Wycombe last Sunday. A well run event dealing with the new rules as best we could…

There were fantastic performances from Myeisha and Nasima winning Gold and Silver respectively in u36k (though still 32k) but then fought among the u40k girls. Diva won gold in the yellow belt section while Maddy won another gold at u48k.

Oliver won a fine gold at u34k, while Tommasso won bronze in the u30k, Kamal came through a tough u42k group to win gold, but brother kyle lost in the bronze final. Oliver Lee was one round further back after two excellent wins.

Kaden, Corey and Sacha gained further valuable experience.
#Moberlystars20yearsandcounting

Moberly Stars at the London and NHC development event

Well done to the Moberly Stars that fought at the London and NHC Development Event at UEL yesterday. There were great performances and results from all. The girls in the Yellow and Orange belt group were in top form with Gold medals for Nasima, Diva and Maddy. For Nasima it was her first event this year and showed her improvement defeating Myeisha in the u32k final. Isla and Sophia picked up excellent bronzes in the Red belt section.
The boys in the red belt section were also enjoying the day with silvers for Nathaniel (u55), and brothers Suhayb (u34) and Hudayfah (u60) in their first ever event. There were also bronzes for Kristian (u38), and brothers Stefan (u60) and David (+66). In the Yellow and Orange section Luca won an excellent bronze at u34k while Corey also won bronze at u46k.
There was also great experience gained for Misha, Cian, Bobby Parnell, Dean, Kaden and Sacha.

Moberly Star John Jayne at the US Senior Nationals

Well done to John Jayne who won Gold at the USA Senior National Championships in the u100k category last Saturday.

 

Another great achievement for John.John Jayne2 John Jayne3