JUDO NEW ZEALAND

The largest number of applicants ever attended this year’s NTEW held at Wellington Judo Academy on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of November.

Congratulations to the following who gained promotion:

1st Dan: Nigel Back (NJS AK), Foppe de Vries (MAS WN), Stuart Harvey (MAS WN), Ria Kney (CJA CA), Finn Moriarty (WEL WN), Raewyn Pevreal (NJS AK), Aleksandr Stepanov (CAN CA), & Malcolm Wilson (WEL WN)

2nd Dan: Gavan Brunton (NJS AK), Woojin Kim (KAP WN), Will Rivett (WEL WN), & Scott Wild (MAI CA)

3rd Dan: Thomas Crosbie (CAN CA), James Entwistle (SEL CA), Troy McKinlay (NJS AK), David Milne (NJS AK), Ralph Rogge (TJC WN), Sandra Sneddon (WCC NW), Aaron Thorpe (BAY AK), & Ben Uy (UNI AK).

5th Dan: Garry Davies (WCC NW).

6th Dan: John Moody (MAI CA)

The NTEW Grading Panel was Jim McPhee (8th Dan), Graeme Spinks (7th Dan), Derek Maggs (6th Dan), Jason King (6th  Dan) & Esther (Kiki) Velloza (6th Dan).

Thank you once again to Cameron Clarke and the Wellington Judo Academy for their organisation and hospitality.