Moberly Stars at Crayford and Metro

Well done to the 5 Moberly Stars that took part in the Crayford Red Belt Rumble and Yellow and Orange belt competition on Saturday.
In the red belt section Nyriel was in scintillating form winning his 4 contests on his way to a superb gold medal. In the Yellow and Orange belt group, both Parnell (u46k) and Kristians (u50k) won great silvers with some lovely throwing skills. While Cian in the u42k under 12 and Kaden in the u42k under 16 battled hard for their bronzes medals.
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Moberly Stars at Heart of England and Bratislava

Well done Luan who won a great silver in the u66k Cadets at the Heart of England championships yesterday in Walsall. 4 tough contests with some exceptional throwing and newaza skills. Just missing out was Maddie and Liam.
Today, John won a fantastic bronze at the Senior European Judo Cup – Bratislava. He came through 6 extremely tough contests to win his first senior medal at this level.
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Moberly Stars at the 2019 NHC Open

Well done to the Moberly Stars that fought in the weekends NHC Minors, Pre-cadet, Cadet, Junior, Senior and Master Open at the University of Hertfordshire Sports Village.
It is the first event of the new age bands and the judo was to a very high standard.
In the Minors, Kristians won a fantastic gold in the u50k. Myeisha won a silver in the Pre-cadet u48k. In the Cadets Daniel won a silver in the u66k and bronzes were won by Oliver A u46k, Dinari u55k, Kamal u60k, and Maddie in the u70k. In the Juniors, Dinari won gold in the u55k and Mohud and Reuel won silvers in the u66k and u73k respectively and bronzes were won by Corey u60k and Anna u63k. In the Seniors, Reuel won gold in the u73k, with Micheal taking bronze. Senior bronzes were also won by Mohud u66k and Richard u90k. Richard also won a silver in the u90k Masters.
And finally, Dinari achieved the last of his points to earn his 1st Dan in the final of the u55k. Dinari becomes Moberly’s 35th Dan grade.
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Moberly Stars at the 2019 Eastern Area Open

Well done to the Moberly Stars competing at the Eastern Area Open on Saturday. Golds were won by Luca in the u42k and Kristians in the u50k minors, Oliver in the u46k, Myeisha in the u48k and Luan in the u66k joint pre-cadet and cadet section. Oliver Lee picked up a well deserved bronze in the u55k as did twins Kamal and Kyle in their new u60k category. In the Seniors, Michael won an excellent silver in the u73k, but Tyrese and Daniel just missed out. #Moberlystars

Moberly stars at Western Area, Berlin, Zagreb and Ealing

Well done to the Moberly stars that fought at the Western Area Open at the weekend and at Ealing summer smash on Monday. There were also two Moberly stars competing in the Berlin Junior European Cup and the Senior Zagreb Grand Prix
Golds were won by Parnell in the u46k minors and Myeisha in the u48k pre-cadets on Saturday in Weston-Super-Mare. Kristians picked up a well deserved bronze in the u50k minors. On Sunday in the cadets, Oliver won a silver in the u55k and Kamal won a silver in the u60k and Daniel won silver in the u66k. Kyle picked up a hard fought bronze at u60k. In the seniors, Daniel won his first senior medal with a bronze in the u66k, while Michael ended in 5th in the u73k.
In Germany Reuel achieved further experience in his 2nd GB selected event and camp. While on Sunday, John was competing at the Zagreb grand prix where he won his first senior grand prix contests.
On Monday 7 of the younger Moberly stars made the shorter trip to Eaing to take part in the Ealing Summer Smash. A lovely little event with all receiving medals.Well done to Razia, Christopher, Mohammad, Huria, Abdullah, I’sah and Abdullah.
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Moberly Stars at Windsor u8 Festival and Red/Yellow Rumble

Well done to all that fought at the Windsor U8 fetival and Red/Yellow belt. A great event with a fantastic atmosphere. Its a great opportunity to give the youngest members of the team a chance to gain competition experience and win trophies. The under 8 event was run to ensure all those that took part fought among the same pre-arranged ranking system to keep the fresh beginners away from the little ninjas! There were fantastic contests and performances and some absolutlely memorable moments. Trophies were presented without ranking order to keep with the associations under 8 competition policy.
Trophy winners, Emma, Razia, Julia, Azriel, Joanne, Raheam, Adnan, Christopher, Alex, Yahya, Abdullah and Himmat.
In the red and Yellow belt section there were golds won by Abdullah and Jahnae making her debut. Silvers for Micayah, Yaqoob, I’sah and Deborah (who also won the ippon of the day). Bronzes were won by Isabella, Eva, Ricayah, Avyaan, Kameel, Karam and Tumon.
Special mention to Emma who also took part in the A1 event on Saturday in East Ham earning a gold medal.
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The 25th Kent International was another successful event for Alan and Jean Lingham. It was also Moberly’s 21st appearance at this event that is always well attended and respected. The unique event is split by grade on day one, and juniors, seniors and masters on day two.
On Day one, Myeisha won gold in the u44k category section B , and Maddie won a bronze in the u70k. In section C, Omar produced outstanding judo to win the u46k category. It was a silver for Dinari in the u55k, along with bronzes for both Kamal and Kyle.
On Day two, Reuel won the u73k juniors section with scintillating judo, while Daniel won a silver in the u66k in his first junior event. Bronzes were won by Dinari (u55k), Anna (u63K) and Micheal (u73k). In the seniors, Dominique won a silver in the o78k and Reual also claimed bronze at u73k.
There were good experience and lessons learnt by everyone not just those that just missed the medals, but well done to Cian, Parnell, Kristians, Sacha, Corey, Oliver, Ali and Richard .
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Moberly Stars Kamal and Corey in Flevoland

Over in Flevoland, Holland, both Kamal and Corey were making their first international appearance for the Regional England Development Squad. Both boys fought exceptional competing in the u55k and u60k respectively. A silver for Corey and bronze for Kamal was a great result. There was also a first GB Junior event for Reuel competing in Hungary. Well done to our international stars.

Moberly Stars at London Youth Games 2019

Great results for the Moberly Stars representing their various boroughs at the London Youth Games yesterday. A new venue at Lea Valley with Nike as a sponsor, it remains one of the largest youth events in Europe.
Fantastic gold medal winning performances from Luca and Luan for Tower Hamlets, Omar for Camden, Kyle for Brent and Daniel for Harrow. Excellent silvers for Liam for Tower Hamlets, Alex for Southwark and Anna for Haringey. Ali representing Camden just missed out on a medal.
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Moberly Stars at Osterley u8 and South Coast

Well done to the Moberly stars competing at events in Osterley and Worthing this weekend. On Saturday eight of the under 8s took part in the Osterley u8 Festival. A lovely event with a friendly atmosphere giving our youngest Stars more event experience in a fun tournament. On Sunday six Moberly stars fought in the South Coast Yellow belt and under competition at Worthing Leisure Centre. This event is a must on our calendar as the Sussex team are always so committed to putting on a great event. Golds were won by Nyrell in the 34k, Ricayah in the u36k and Eva in the u40k. Isabella won bronze in the u36k. Just missing the medals were Cian and Mark in the u42k.
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