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Akitas Judo Club will be
hosting a masterclass with world-renowned British judo icon Neil
Adams MBE on Saturday May 21 at Rayleigh Leisure Centre,
Adams, now head coach of
the Belgian national team, is widely regarded as Britain’s greatest
judoka of all time after a glittering career which saw him capture
two Olympic silver medals, five European Championships and one
world title.
The 52-year-old from Rugby,
Warwickshire, is sought after the world around as a guest instructor
and will make his first visit to the highly-regarded Akitas Judo
Club a week after taking charge of the Belgian team at the London
British Open in Crawley – an event he won eight times.
Akitas Judo Club coach
Adam Hutchins said: “We’re aiming for 150 players on each of the
two junior mats and 100 seniors. If we can achieve that target
then it would be a fantastic showcase for judo in the area.”
The rare opportunity to
train with Neil Adams costs only £5 for juniors and £15 for adults.
Participation is on a first come first serve basis and payment
cannot be accepted after May 16.
From 10:00 – 11:00 juniors
under 10 will train with under 16 judoka on the mat from 11:30
– 12:30. Seniors will be in action from 14:00 – 16:00.
The lunch break will provide
time for the club to promote May Madness, British Judo’s annual
fundraising initiative for clubs. Akitas will be staging a sponsored
throw activity and attempt to break the world record for the amount
of consecutive throws in one minute which stands at 51.
“Applications to the Guinness
Book of Records have already been made and it’s all official now,”
said Adam.
“We’re also looking at
new records such as ‘highest judo roll’ and waiting to see how
these develop. Anyone is welcome to come down and be part of what
promises to be a great day of entertainment and the judo will
be suitable for people of all abilities.”
The entry form is available
here
For more information on
Akitas Judo Club visit http://www.akitasjudo.com/
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