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CADET/JUNIOR NATIONAL TRAINING CAMP – MELBOURNE 4 – 9 JULY

Clarissa Vumbaca and Phoenix Edwards participated in this camp held for Cadets and Juniors from all over Australia. Over 60 athletes participated and it was a great camp with plenty of Randori and also technical components.  After a week of training in Sydney, Nathan used this camp to continue his journey back to full strength following his knee surgery. He is well on track for the Commonwealth Games and will travel to Zagreb Croatia to meet up with Josh and some National Senior Team members as part of his final preparation. Kerrye and Rob were also part of the coaching team at the camp, Kerrye as current National Cadet Coach.

  • Photograph taken after the last session Saturday 9th July   Left to Right: Nathan, Rob, Clarissa and Kerrye. Missing – Phoenix, who flew out to New Zealand very early in the morning – Good luck for the Auckland Open

CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – SARAJEVO BOSNIA, 24-27 AUGUST

Congratulations to Clarissa Vumbaca and Will Zollinger on their selection to the National Team to the Cadet World Championships 24-27 August in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Congratulations also to Kerrye on her selection as National Cadet Team Coach for this event. 

NATIONAL CADET AND JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

During the National Training Camp which followed the National Championships, selection to the Judo Australia National Cadet and Junior Development Squads was made. We are proud to announce that Clarissa Vumbaca and Will Zollinger remain on the squad whilst Budokan’s Jacinta Vumbaca, Phoenix Edwards, Max Zollinger, and Bianca Tandean have now also been added to the Squad. This reflects a National recognition of these athletes’ competition performance, commitment to training and improvement, and future potential. Congratulations guys. We can help you open the door…now you have to walk through it and take on the challenge to the next level. 

PRESENTATION TO BUDOKAN’S 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – THURSDAY 21ST JULY, 7.15 - 7.45PM

For many years It has been a tradition for the club to present the club members who represented NSW at the Nationals to the whole club. At this time we also present specially minted medallions (from the Perth Mint) to the National Champions to recognise their achievement. This year represents the 16th time that we will present these medallions and it has become an important event to recognise those in the club who set high goals, commit to them, and invest a strong effort toward their achievement. 

  • We also have reason to celebrate the selection of 2 of our senior athletes, Nathan and Josh Katz to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as well as Cadet athletes Will Zollinger and Clarissa Vumbaca to the Cadet (15-17yo) World Championships. Finally, 6 of our athletes have also been selected to the National Cadet and Junior Development Squad, so we will acknowledge all these athletes.

The Hon Alex Hawke Federal Member for Mitchell, and Dr Peter Gangemi, Mayor of the Hills Shire have accepted our invitation to attend a this presentation.

  • When: Thursday 21st July
  • Where: the club
  • Time: 7.15pm – 7.45pm between the Junior and Senior sessions.
  • Who: All Juniors and Seniors and Coaches – please wear white Judogis and bring National medals

2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

At the 2022 Australian National Judo Championships, Budokan Judo Club made a significant contribution to NSW and Australian Judo. Budokan had 23 athletes competing in 32 divisions in all 5 age categories winning 14 medals: 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 5 Bronze.Additionally, we had 4 athletes contest 7 divisions in Kyu Grades Masters, Open Masters and No Limits winning 1 Gold and 1 Silver medal.In total the club’s athletes won 16 medals: 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze.Finally, 5 athletes competed in 4 Kata divisions winning 1 Gold and 3 Silver medals.Congratulations to all our athletes on your commitment and strong effort in preparing for, and in competing at this event. Thanks also to our club coaches (Kerrye – Head Junior State Coach, Rob – Assistant Junior and Senior State Coach), Dale – Kata Coach), Lubo (Referee) and Franz (Kata Judge) and our fantastic Budokan travelling circus families.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Individual results for the Nationals follow:

  • Nicholas Platonov (Gold Senior Boys)
  • Clarissa Vumbaca (Gold Cadet Women and Gold Junior Women, Silver Senior Women)
  • Will Zollinger (Gold Cadet Men)
  • Josh Katz (Gold Senior Men)
  • Bernhard Tandean (Gold No Limits, Silver Ju-No-Kata, Silver Nage-No-Kata, Silver Katame-No-Kata)
  • Demin Cai (Gold Junior Nage-No-Kata, 5th Cadet Men)
  • Aaron Xu (Gold Junior Nage-No-Kata, 7th Cadet Men)
  • Ethan Zhang (Silver Junior Boys)
  • Lilly Zollinger (Silver Senior Girls)
  • Max Zollinger (Silver Cadet Men, 5th Junior Men)
  • Lynne McCredden (Silver No Limits, Unplaced No Limits)
  • Bianca Tandean (Silver Ju-No-Kata, Silver Nage-No-Kata, Bronze Cadet Women, Bronze Junior Women, 5th Senior Women)
  • Bjorn Tandean (Silver Katame-No-Kata)
  • Dasha Platonov (Bronze Junior Girls)
  • Crosby Peake (Bronze Senior Boys)
  • Phoenix Edwards (Bronze Cadet Men, 7th Senior Men, Unplaced Junior Men)
  • Isaac Murkins (5th Junior Boys)
  • Tamsin Black (5th Junior Girls)
  • Ali Yuldashev (5th Cadet Men, 5th Junior Men)
  • Marcus Liao (7th Senior Boys)
  • Ben Zollinger (9th Senior Boys)
  • Flynn Mogilin (9th Cadet Men, Unplaced Junior Men)
  • Eva Murkins (Unplaced Senior Girls)
  • Shanning Mak (Unplaced Senior Girls)
  • Jaeda Liao (Unplaced Cadet Women)
  • Isabella Vumbaca (Unplaced Senior Women)
  • Scott Young (Unplaced Kyu Grade Masters, Unplaced Masters Men)
  • Conrad van Dort (Unplaced Kyu Grade Masters, Unplaced Masters Men)
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