Chalfont Judokwai & UCLU Judo Club

Annual Summer Course

11th to 12th July 2015 (10am to 4pm)

Dr. Challoners High School (main Gym)

Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire HP7 9QB

within 10 minutes M25 (J18) and Metropolitan Line Underground (Chalfont & Latimer)

Now in its fourth year, this course has established itself on the calendar for those who with to improve their contest skills. Featuring high grade coaches with a proven contest background, the emphasis will be on the techniques and styles of leading Judo nations and champions, particularly the French, Russian and Korean. You are guaranteed to make rapid progress or your money back!

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What have people gained who attended the course in previous years? Have a look at the clips below:

From the Bucks & Herts Area Hi-Performance Contest Course March 2013

In this video Branko demonstrates how to use the spinning (or centripetal) force of turning on the right leg (for a right handed technique) in one fast movement so as to create increased throwing force. This video is one of a series of four taken from the Hi-Performance Contest Course led by Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan at St. Albans Judo Club on the 3rd March 2013. Aimed at the serious contest level Judoka, the course aimed to cover techniques not normally demonstrated at club level but are required knowledge for the serious Judoka.	Hi-Performance Course 1
Branko explains Tsugi Ashi steps in order to promote a reaction. This is part of the standard Judo principles of 'action - reaction'. The first part covers how when an opponent pushes, one pushes back and then relaxes in order to create the 'reaction' which results in the opponent breaking their balance in order to create the opportunity for the throw. In the second sequence, Branko explains why one should take two steps only. Branko Andjelkovich gained his 6th Dan with the Serbian Judo Federation and has a proven track record both on the national and international circuit. Having trained in several countries including Italy, France and Russia, Branko now lives in London where he is the Head Coach of the UCL Judo Club.	Hi-Performance Course 2
Building on the previous demonstrated techniques, Branko now shows how to properly push an opponent in order to create the desired reaction to enable the throw. Bucks and Herts BJC Area invited Branko to lead this course as part of a program of courses put on during 2013 as combined area events. Through working together as joint areas it has been possible to put on a wider range of events for the benefit of both the area and wider Judo community. Through these initiatives the respective BJC areas seek to promote BJC Ippon Judo to as wide an audience as possible.	Hi-Performance Course 3
If Tori has properly applied Kesa Gatame, one of the hardest things for Uke to achieve is to free the trapped arm. Here Branko shows how to use the momentum of the whole body to increase the available force so that the arm can be pulled clear. This was one of a series of videos recorded at this course which was aimed specifically at high grade contest Judoka.	Hi-Performance Course 4

Lead Instructor: Branko Andjelkovich 6^th Dan High Performance Coach SJF

As an elite Judoka, Branko has trained under the best Yugoslav coaches and many high grade foreign coaches including Yamamoto, Fujita, Matsuzaka, Yamada (Japan), Chochosvilli, Dvoinikov, Nevzorov, Novikov (Russia), Ulch, Glan (Germany), Delvinght, Rey (France) and Gamba, Mariani (Italy) amongst others. He has trained in over a dozen countries including Japan, Russia, France, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria and the USA including with their national teams.

Currently the head coach of the University College London he has trained his club members to a level where in competition they regularly make their mark out of proportion to their numbers. Branko is also a visiting coach to several other BJC & BJA clubs including Chalfont where he enjoys a special relationship as Principal Guest Coach.

The Chalfont Summer Course has now defined itself as a weekend course which is aimed at the student who wants to improve their contest performance with sharper more defined throws aiming for the 'perfect' win - the Ippon. The course covers the techniques not normally taught in club sessions such as grip strategies, foot positioning and game plan. Branko, drawing from his vast experience of the various masters from three continents over the last three decades explains clearly how contests are fought and won and the exact techniques that each person needs to be able to optimise their potential.

Branko sets a fair pace and demands commitment. But in return, you are guaranteed to leave the course with notably improved technique and confidence to up your game a notch or two.

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From the Chalfont Summer Course July 2013

Here Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan demonstrates correct Harai Goshi entry and execution along with the different types of Uchi Mata and why it is better to use Goshi Uchi Mata.	Good Nage Practice
Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan demonstrates the key to good movement on the mat through Tsugi Ashi steps, practiced moving backwards and forwards. If one can learn this technique, throwing becomes quicker whilst at the same time, because the centre of balance is maintained, the defences are more stable.	Harai Goshi & Uchi Mata

On the Sunday of this course Branko was joined by Ian Rose 5th Dan, Great Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete where the two of them demonstrate the techniques that have gained both of them success on the international contest circuit.

Ian Rose 5th Dan demonstrates his method of Ippon Seoi Nage and Tai Otoshi. Ian and Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan work together at the Chalfont Summer Course to provide a thorough explanation and coaching session so that everyone present can improve upon these key techniques. This was part of the Chalfont Summer Course lead by Branko Andjelkovich where Ian Rose joined Branko on the Sunday.	Seoi Nage & Tai Otoshi
Here Ian Rose 5th Dan and Branko Andjelkovich add to Branko's demonstration of Uchi Mata the previous day by further explaining the reasoning behind Goshi Uchi Mata and why it is a safer technique to undertake than Ashai Uchi Mata a la Nage No Kata. Ian Rose is a British former Paralympic Champion with a Bronze medal from Atlanta and a Silver from Athens to his name along with multiple World and European medals. Ian is Great Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete. Now retired from competitive Judo, Ian coaches goal setting and motivation for companies and schools in order to encourage everyone, whether an athlete or otherwise, to achieve their best in life.	Uchi Mata
Ian Rose 5th Dan demonstrates methods of transitioning from standing to groundwork (Ne Waza) so that control is maintained and opportunities maximised in the process.	Transitioning
Ian Rose 5th Dan demonstrates on Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan a method of turning an opponent over who is lying flat on the ground with their arms and legs spread in order to resist normal roll over techniques.	Turnover & Hold
Ian Rose 5th Dan demonstrates on Branko Andjelkovich 6th Dan an effective and quite painful strangulation technique to use on an opponent lying prone or on all fours.	Ryoto Jime

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Sunday Guest Instructor: Ian Rose 5th Dan BJA

As one of our most successful Judo Olympians. Ian has taken part in five Paralympics winning the Bronze in Atlanta 1996 and the Silver in Athens 2004. Ian was honoured in the 2012 London Olympics where he was a Torchbearer and performed in the opening ceremony.

Ian also has five World Championship and nine European Championship medals to his name including becoming the World Champion in 1995 and four times the European Champion.

On course to compete in the Paralympics at London 2012 he was forced due to injury to retire in late 2011 thereby bringing to an end twenty two years at the top of international competition.

As a visually impaired athlete, Ian has turned the disadvantages of his disability into his strengths as he focusses on motivating and inspiring others to achieve their full potential both on and off the mat.

Ian is currently the Senior Coach at Micklefield Judo Club where he demands a level of commitment and dedication in line with that which he gave in order to achieve his success. He was graded to 5th Dan in 2008