Combat Disciplines : August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Summer Camp 2016

50^th Annual Summer Budo Camp

Swale Martial Arts Club Sittingbourne

Yes 50 years since my Father started the Summer Budo Camp and how things have changed since then.

Nobby Clarke 6th Dan 1986

My father John (Nobby) Clarke started this venture back in 1966 when he was British Judo Council MAC General Secretary and the main focus was Judo, The BJC camp previous the this was at Grange Farm Chigwell Essex.

Members 1960's St Mary's Bay

Late 1960's Geoff Gleeson teaching Norman Clarke

Nobby decide he wanted to run a camp of his own back, how he came to use St Mary’s Bay New Romney I have no idea what I do know he spent 6 months of the Summer Holiday living there. It seems my mother was a very tolerant women of could it be she was very much involved in Judo herself being a Full time Judo Coach.

St Mary's Bay early 1985

The Venue for Camp would be the Schools Journey Centre Jefferstone Road St Mary’s Bay New Romney Kent with a week for Juniors followed by a week for Adults.

School Journey Centre 1960's

Life in the UK in the 60’s was very different from today Foreign Holidays was yet to take off and money was tight and there was no Nanny State you all lived with in your means and did not accept hand-outs. So many what take 1 week of the Annual Holiday at the Summer Camp what were a very cheap holiday as well as a training camp by the sea. It was not unknown for some to take their two weeks holiday at this time, the kids would come down the first week, Mum and Dad would have a week by themselves. Second Mum or Dad would stay at home with the kids while one went to senior camp. This continued right up to the Late 1980’s.

Late Seventies Margret Clarke Ron Reeves Peter Schonewille Daniel De Walle John (Nobby) Clarke

After several years the School Journeys Centre was sold for housing and Nobby move down the road to the Army Cadet Camp in St Mary’s Bay next to the famous Romney Hythe Dymchurch Railway. This period would be the best of times on the Camp History at it height Nobby would have 4 weeks, 2 weeks of Juniors and 2 weeks of Seniors. Budoka would come from all over Great Britain, Europe, Soviet Union, USA and Canada, the camp now accommodated Sambo, Jiu Jitsu, Karate, Aikido and Tae Kwon Do a true Budo Camp

Things changed when Nobby had a stroke in 1988 and I (Martin Clarke) took over up to the Mid 1990’s things continued with Kids and Seniors but things were beginning to change we see many more Martial Arts styles taking root, Traditional ones and newly invented ones but more importantly Laws on organising Children Camps made financially impossible to continue with Kids Camp. When Nobby first started there was nearly just Judo with the odd Karate and Jiu Jitsu club. So Martin continued with the Senior camp for many years, late 90’s saw us move from St Mary’s Bay to the new Army Cadet Camp at Dibgate Folkestone

Dibgate

but the good time were to finish with the ACF stopping all private hiring’s. That when my son John took up the reigns it was his idea to keep the Camp going in a new format.

The Camp was to be at our Dojo at the Swale Martial Arts Club Sittingbourne in a shorten form. Friday night would be the Annual Bash, Saturday and Sunday morning would be tuition and Sunday afternoon would be grading’s. Everyone in the IBF wants to get their Black Belt Dan Grade at Summer Camp.

This year John Clarke assisted by Colin Carrott had one of the best Mini Summer Camps and the future looks great just to think 4 years ago I thought it had all finished.

Examiners

The Dan Grading panel was Martin Clarke 8^th Dan, Trevor Davies 6^th Dan, Greg Garside 5^th Dan, Colin Carrott 5^th Dan and they are pleased to say the list below were the successful candidates

So the future for the IBF is looking good plus we have seen a small increase in membership.

I think a special mention was for Adam Dodds who obtained his 1^st Dan his Father Russell Dodds a great favourite of the IBF/BSF died just 14 months ago and I know he will be looking down from Heaven on his Son with great pride

Dibgate

For more information visit http://www.budo-ibf.co.uk Facebook International Budo Federation UK, Facebook International Budo Federation Great Britain

New Dan Grades 2016

Jamie Marzetti 2nd Dan YJC

Ryan Sylvester 2nd Dan Spitfire

Juri Lescenka 1st Dan YJC

Richard Seamen 1st Dan YJC

Brandon Springett 1st Dan YJC

Fergus Jones 1st Dan YJC

Adam Dodds 1st Dan Bedford

IBF Judo Instructors Awards

Peter Ireland level 1

Zlatka level 1

Ian Bloy level 1

Francesca Aspey level 2

Kids Judo

Milly Loscombe Green 1

Dylan White Green 2

Will Brice Green 2

Bethany Green 3

Jacob Clarke Blue 1

All from YJC

Kids Sambo from Spitfire

Izzy Namey

Adults Judo

Connor Orange spitfire

Lewis Reader Orange Warriors/YJC

Reanne Bloy Green Warriors/YJC

Connie Clarke Blue Warriors/YJC

Andrew Blue Warriors/YJC

Megan Blue Spitfire

Francesca Aspey Brown Spitfire

Lewis Clarke Brown Warriors/YJC

Adult Sambo

Ian Bloy Brown Warriors

St Mary's Bay

St Mary,s Bay

Clarkes John Connie Martin Lewis

Dibgate

Trevor Davies Dibgate

Martin Clarke Tom Starling

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Bob White

t was sad to hear of the Death of Judoka Bob White I am told he reach the had the great age of 90 Bob

was a main stay of the British Judo Council MAC and trained many hundreds to Dan Grade. I remember

him as a great friend of my Dad Nobby. Bob will be in that great Dojo in the Sky and I hope he meets up

with my Dad again

Below is a photo of Bob and Nobby plus Bob, Nobby, Peter Schowille and Jack Hearn

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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Bash Night

IBF Annual Bash Night

Friday August 16

Swale Martial Arts Club

The Annual Bash started some 40 years ago when Nobby Clarke 6^th Dan (1927-1990) was running the Annual Summer Budo Camp at St Mary’s Bay. The Bash was where originally judoka from all over the Country and Europe would, on one night of the Summer Camp, challenge each other to a Contest or, as the Majority would say a Bash. In later years the Bash would be accompanied by the sounds of Status Quo to get the adrenalin flowing. In 1989 Martin, Nobbys son, took over the Camp, which after many years moved from the ACF Camp St Mary’s Bay to a new ACF Camp Dibgate Folkestone. About 4 years ago the ACF stopped hiring out the camp so rather then let the Camp die Martin’s son John (3^rd generations of Clarkes) took over the camp and changed it to a weekend and held at Swale Martial Arts Club Sittingbourne. The Bash Night has changed dramatically since the inception it now has other grappling skills taking part, Judo, Sambo, Kurash, BJJ

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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Manchester

London may be our Capital but you can not say it is a true English City with most of its population being NON English even our Parliament in London no longer represents the Majority of English/Brit people Brexit proved that. Manchester is a great City with the majority of the people being English maybe the time is to make London the Capital of the UK but make Manchester the Capital of England

Britain's Olympic heroes WILL get a parade: Theresa May orders a victory celebration to be held in Manchester despite financial concerns and turf wars

· PM Theresa May has ordered there to be a victory parade for Team GB

· The event will be held in Manchester with another in London next month

· Decision came after there was concerns a parade could be in jeopardy

· Team GB have secured their biggest ever medals haul at a foreign Olympics

By JASON GROVES and CHRISTIAN GYSIN FOR THE DAILY MAIL