Gisborne Judo Club

Congrats to Nevaeh from our Cadets class who was also promoted to 3rd kyu tonight.

Put your hand up if you were graded last night. Congratulations to all these soldiers who keep impressing club instructors every week, well done and keep working hard!

Tomorrow nights Cadet class will mainly be based on techniques for Grading opportunities if parents would like to come down to watch and support the students.

Congratulations to Yasu and Scott for their promotion to 4th kyu tonite from club instructors, keep up the great work guys!

Great night at the dojo tonite with our Advanced junior/Cadet class, they all growing way too fast.

New dates - 27th and 28th June. Talk to your coaches if you're interested!

Last weekend Amelia and Ella both competed at the Oceania Continental Championshiops in Melbourne. What an experience for Amelia as her first OJU event and Ella who is trying to get points for Commonwaelth Game selection. Amelia fought hard in the Cadet Women -70kgs and gained great experience, she then fought in the Junior Women -70kgs coming away in 2nd place and getting a world ranking of 13th.
She then also fought in the Junior mixed teams event securing 1 of the 2 wins in the teams event to help secure the team a Silver Medal. Congratulations Amelia we are so proud of you.
Ella fought in the Senior Women -70kg bringing home a Bronze medal and valuable ranking points for her Commonwealth Goal. Ella also competed in the Senior mixed teams event winning her fight and helping the team secure a Silver Medal also. Well done Ella we are so proud of you and look forward to watching whats next.

Let’s GO Girl!

As judo prepares to take the mat at Glasgow 2026, New Zealand heavyweight, Sydnee Andrews, is emerging as a real medal contender and her rise is underpinned by some targeted, collaborative support from HPSNZ.

👉 Read more here: https://hpsnz.org.nz/journal-entries/judos-sydnee-andrews-campaign-to-glasgow-2026/

Judo New Zealand

Congratulations to Amelia on winning silver at the 2026 Melbourne International Judo Championships, Good Luck for the Oceania’s next weekend also.

Congratulations to our 4 newest yellow belts at club, you have all worked extremely hard and have been rewarded. Well done!