Congratulations;
Amy Livesey has been selected for the European Cadet Championships in Slovienia in June and also the European Youth Olympics in Finland in July.
Rouen France;
Skk Judo Club travelled with 4 players to Rouen along with Y&H Team had a great weekend and came away with;
Bekky Livesey--Gold
Rachael Green--Gold
Lucy Renshall--Bronze
Demi James--7th
Goole U9th Mon;
Rebecca Wells--Silver
Emma Wells--Bronze
Jak Dennett--Bronze
Jordan Wilcock--Bronze
Liam Jones--Silver
Alicia Young--Silver
Lauren Tye--Gold
European Cadet Trials;
Amy Livesey--Gold
North West Open Age Bands;
Rebecca Wells--Silver
Lauren Tye--Bronze
Jak Dennett--Bronze
Katie Gabbitas--Silver
Bekky Livesey--Gold
Amy Livesey--Gold
Jessica Mair--Gold
Rachael Green--Gold
Midland Age Band;
Katie Gabbitas--Silver
Lucy Renshall--Bronze
Bekky Livesey--Silver
Amy Livesey--Bronze
Jessica Mair--Bronze
Junior Trials;
Owen Livesey stormed through the U73s to take a very convincing Gold. Amy Livesey competed in her 1st Junior Trials in the U63s and won a well earned Bronze Medal. Jessica Mair fought hard but only managed 5th place.
Lille Senior-France;
Owen lost in the quarter finals and then again in the repacharge.
Mark Beirne went out 1st fight.
Peter Smith lost both fights.
Harnes-France;
Bekky Livesey-Gold
Amy Livesey-Silver
Lucy Renshall-Bronze
Medalists from The Junction under orange belt competition. Well done to all who entered.
France
Good luck to Amy,Katie,Bekky and Lucy who will be travelling to Harnes in France with Peter on Saturday 06.12.08 to compete in a competition on Sunday.
Good luck to Owen, Mark and Peter who will be travelling to Lille in France with Dermot on Friday 05.12.08 to compete in a competition on Saturday.
North West Open Age Band
Skk entered 18 players, all fought really well.
Skk Club Invitation Competition

Big thanks to Wirral,Glossop and Pudsey for
making it a great day.


Scottish Open
Owen Livesey U73kg Senior-Put on a fine display in his 2nd Senior Competition taking Gold after 5 fights.
Peter Smith U81kg Junior-Winning four fights earning him a place in the final Peter was then caught cold at the start of the fight loosing by ippon resulting in a well earned silver medal.
British National Age Bands Results;
Owen Livesey U73kg took his 3rd consecutive Gold medal with another great performance winning all of his fights by ippon.
Mark Beirne U66kg took his 2nd consecutive Gold medal coming through a really hard draw to make it to the final winning convincingly by ippon.
Tizzi Manfredi O70kg took her 1st Gold medal after 12 months out of competition it was great to see her back on top form.
Amy Livesey U63kg took her 1st Gold medal with some good performances through to the final then winning in Golden score by a yuko.
Bekky Livesey U63kg took Silver medal after some good performances through to the final,this being her 1st competition in this weight catagory.
Peter Smith U81kg-Rachael Green O63kg both came 5th after some good fights.
Forthcoming Events;
Skk Christmas Party/Presentation-19th December.
NW Mini age banded-30th November.
Skk Club competition-1st November.
Scottish Open- 25th October.
Skk Club Grading-16th & 23rd October.
British Championships 2008-11th & 12th October.
Warsaw U20 Results;
Great performance from both players with Owen Livesey coming away with Silver and Mark Beirne narrowly missing out on the bronze medal. Well done to both players.
Warsaw U20 Championships.
Good Luck to Mark and Owen who will be travelling to Warsaw along with coach Dermot Heslop to compete in the U20 Championships on 27.09.08 .
Four Counties Closed
Championships.
| Katie Gabbatis |
Gold |
| Lucy Renshall |
Gold |
| Bekky Livesey |
Gold |
| Rebecca Eaves |
Gold |
| Mark Brown |
Gold |
| Jack Fraser |
Silver |
| Luke Edwards |
Silver |
| Abigail Housley |
Silver |
| Rebecca Wells |
Silver |
| Emily Ashcroft |
Bronze |
| Abigail |
Bronze |
| Connor Mair |
Bronze |
| Jack Dennet |
Bronze |
| Emma Wells |
Bronze |
| Lauren Tye |
Bronze |
| Demi James |
Bronze |

Well done to all.
Heart of England 2008
| Amy Livesey |
Band C U63kg Gold |
| Bekky Livesey |
Band B U57kg Gold |
| Owen Livesey |
Senior U73kg Silver |
| Katie Gabbitas |
Band B U48kg Bronze |
| Lucy Renshall |
Band B U44kg Bronze |
| Peter Smith |
Band D U81kg Bronze |
| Jack Fraser |
Band B U34kg 5th |
| Jessica Mair |
Band D U70kg 5th |
| Demi James |
Band B U57kg 5th |
| Mark Beirne |
Senior U 66kg 7th |
| Mark Brown |
Band B U42kg 7th |
Well Done to All.
Well done to Jessica Mair who took SILVER at the UK School Games.
Mark Beirne taking GOLD in the UK School Games.
Good Luck-Mark Beirne & Jessica Mair who are competing this weekend in the UK School Games for England.
Mark-U66kg
Jessica-U70kg
Polish Training Camp-Five players and two coaches travelled to the town of ZYWIEC for a 5 day training camp with some of the best players in Poland. The experience the players gained from this camp was invaluable to their future in top level judo.
Skk Club Competition.
12th July 2008
Weigh-in Times-Group 1--9.30 (under 10)
Group 2--11.00am (11 and above)
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Knottingley Festival
6th July 2008
Results
| Lauren Tye |
Gold |
| Abigail Housley |
Gold |
| Connor Mair |
Gold |
| Jessica Mair |
Gold |
| Amy Livesey |
Gold |
| Bekky Livesey |
Gold |
| Katie Gabbitas |
Gold |
| Ryan Murphy |
Silver |
| Demi James |
Bronze |
Congratulations to all.
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Stuttgart U20 Open Tournament
28th June 2008-Owen and coach Peter Blood travelled to Germany(this was a 1st for the club)after 5 fights winning them all comfortably Owen took his 1st GOLD in a U20 International.
WELL DONE OWEN.
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SKK SUMMER CAMP
Everyone Welcome Beginners & Advanced
Lots of Games and plenty of FUN !
Trophy's and Certificates
A great chance to learn new throws and holds.
First Term Starts Monday 4th August
click here to download entry form
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Glossop Invitational Judo Festival.

Results
| Megan Glover |
Gold |
| Aaron Lynch |
Gold |
| Abigail Housley |
Gold |
| Ryan Murphy |
Gold |
| Jack Dennett |
Silver |
| Luke Dennet |
Silver |
| Lauren Tye |
Silver |
| Rebecca Eaves |
Silver |
| Emma Wells |
Bronze |
| Rebecca Wells |
Bronze |
| Daniel Lynch |
Bronze |
| Jordan Wilcock |
Bronze |
| Emily Hall |
Bronze |
| Declan Illingsworth |
Bronze |
| Liam Jones |
Bronze |
| Dominic Grey |
Bronze |
Congratulations to all.
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Venray International.
8th June 2008-Owen had 6 fights winning 3 by ippon gaining him a place in the final, unfortunatley he lost in the last minute, coming away with a well earned silver medal. As a result of this Owen has now been selected for the Polish U20 tournament in July.
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14th June 2008-Katie Gabbitas represented the North West area in the National Teams in the U48kg-Congratulations to Katie.

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8th June-There will be no Brazilian Ju-jitsu class due to BJA using
the club.
6th June-There will be no Friday class due to BJA using the club
for a coaching course.
7th-8th June.
Good luck to Owen who travells to Venray, Holland to compete in
the U20 -73kg.
SKK V BYTOM

Players from SKK Judo Club travelled to Bytom in Poland for a club exchange visit with Radik`s club, during their stay they took part in the Polish Cadet Training camp in Szczyrk, visited a silver mine,met with the president and did lots of hard training. The above picture was a team event between SKK and Bytom Judo club, it was a very close contest with skk just loosing out 10-7.
SKK now looks forward to a return visit by players from Bytom Judo Club in the near future.
Skk Players and Coaches visit a Silver Mine in Poland.

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28th May 2008- There will be no senior class due to the polish trip.
26th May 2008-10 players will travel to polland on a club exchange with Bytom Judo Club. (Skk coach Radiks judo club in Polland).
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Dolphin Results
| Katie Gabattis |
Gold |
| Jack Fraser |
Gold |
| Connor Mair |
Gold |
| Bekky Livesey |
Gold |
| Mark Brown |
Gold |
| Abigail Housley |
Gold |
| Lauren Tye |
Gold |
| Ryan Murphy |
Silver |
| Josh Wolfendale |
Bronze |
Congratulations to all.
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Carlisle Results
| Bekky Livesey |
Gold |
| Connor Mair |
Gold |
| Jack Fraser |
Gold |
| Katie Gabatiis |
Silver |
| Mark Brown |
Silver |
| Josh Wolfendale |
Bronze |
| Jessica Mair |
Bronze |
| Demi James |
Bronze |
| Robert Neilson |
Bronze |
Congratulations to all.
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Black Belt
Well done to Owen Livesey on getting his BLACK BELT after having 2 fights to get from 2nd kyu-1st kyu, 2 fights to earn his line up then a 3 man line up, winning all by ippon.

Congratulations to Owen Livesey who travelled to Lugi-Sweden with the GB Team. He won his first 4 fights with ippon which took him to the final where he just lost out in Golden score, gaining him a SILVER MEDAL.
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Congratulations to Amy Livesey who travelled to Portugal with the GB Team and after winning all 4 of her fights-3 with ippon, came away with a well earned GOLD MEDAL

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