Sunday, August 24, 2014
Summer Camp 2014
IBF Summer Camp 2014
The Summer Camp was started in 1966 and organised by John Nobby
Clarke. On behalf of the British Judo Council MAC It’s first Venue was the
Schools Journey Centre St Mary’s Bay Kent. Nobby’s involvement with the IBF
started in the 1960’s when he met the Founder Peter Schonewille from Holland he
was asked to be the representative in GB which he accepted this meant resigning
his position as BJC General Secretary at first this caused some resentment but
after a short time the two organisations worked together. Nobby wanted to get
involved in a lot more different Martial Arts and attend International Events
in 1990 Nobby passed a way and his Son Martin became IBF GB President he
introduced CombatSombo, Sambo, Combat Sambo and other grappling sports to his
British CombatSombo Association which became a sister associations to the IBF
GB
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| Summer Camp at its best 1980? |
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| Last Camp St Mary's Bay |
in the early 1970’s the
Schools Journey Centre closed to make
way for Houses and Nobby moved the ACF Camp further down the road to the Army
Cadet Camp next to the Romney Hythe Railway. The Camp was administered by TAVRA
(Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve Association) Sadly in 1988 Nobby suffered a
stroke and heat attacked he died in 1990, From 1988 Martin took over the Camp
and in Mid 2000 the ACF camp was closed and a new one built at St Martins Plain
Folkestone until 2011 we used this new camp but in their wisdom TAVRA the
owners of the camp decided we were no longer able to use the facilities so much
for 40 years of customer loyalty. Todays Summer Camp is just a Friday night and
a Saturday at the Swale Martial Arts Club.
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| Camp at Dibgate 2006 |
At its peak at St Mary’s Bay there was 4 one-week courses 2 for
juniors and 2 for seniors. We had players from all over Britain, Europe,
Canada, USA, Russia and Japan at one point there was 100 people in one week.
As mentioned the Camp has now just become a Friday night and
Saturday event although with over 25 participants and more expecting to next
year 2015 will be a Friday, Saturday and Sunday event. All though not the same
as in its hey day things change. Participation in the Martial Arts and Sport
generally have declined with society more interested in watching activities
rather then participating, yet there is still a hard-core who want to get of
their backsides and realise that a healthy body and mind need physical activity
This years Camp had Instructors John Clarke 5th Dan, BSF
National Sambo
Participating Clubs were Faversham Judo Club, Spitfire Judo/Sambo
Club Hawkinge, Spitfire Judo/Sambo Club Capel-Le-Ferne, Bedford Grappling
Academy, Warriors Grappling Academy, Young Judo Club Bexley, Young Judo club
Sittingbourne, Swale Martial Arts Club, Nemesis Mixed Sambo Club
Examination Results:
Judo
Kerry Penfold 3rd Dan
Debbie Jackson 2nd Dan
George Loscombe 2nd Dan
Darren Wisdom 2nd Dan
Keith Brown 1st Dan
Simon Grace 1st Dan
Robin Hadley 1st Dan
Ryan Sylvester 1st Dan
Joanna Hadley 1st
Kyu
Mike Rudkin 2nd Kyu
Paul Gravies 3rd
Kyu
Fergus Hamilton 3rd
Kyu
Blake Southfield 3rd
Kyu
Sambo
Luis Reis 5th
Grade Blue
Instructor Results
Level 3
Simon Grace
Darren Wisdom
Level 2
Ryan Sylvester
Joanna Hadley
Robin Hadley
Level 1
Paul Gravies
Luis Reis
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| Cake for successful candidate to 1st Dan Keith Brown from his wife |
Colin Carrott must be
very proud of his Spitfire clubs as his Son Danny became the Youngest ever 3rd
Dan in IBF GB at 21 years in 2007 and now Kerrie Penfold another member of his
club has become the youngest female at 25 to become a 3rd Dan
I tried to put together a booklet with anecdotes and photographs
from previous participants who can remember Brian Jacks in the late 1960’s
taking a line up of Black Belts after the Pub shut and beating them all, or the
individual climbing out of the wrong bedroom only to be butted by the resident
Ram (Sheep that is), playing Kabbadi at 2 in the morning, the midnight swim,
training in the sea, morning breakfast with bubble and squeak with plum pips
and last nights custard. There is much more to add but the response has been
completely negative but maybe people like me see the past with rose painted glasses
Martin Clarke
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