CLUB FINDS POT OF GOLD; Rainbow Judo on top form.Byline: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. STEEL RAINBOW Judo Club is going from strength to strength - and gaining in trophies and numbers. Coached by Eric Salway, inset, at the Rainbow Leisure Centre in Coulby Newham Coulby Newham is a large housing estate in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, with a resident population of 10,700. , the Middlesbrough outfit now has a new junior section alongside its 30 senior members. Club players Anthony Brown and Martin Robinson have also brought home winners' medals of late from Yorkshire and Humberside competitions. "We seem to be on a run at the moment and turning out some decent quality players competing nationally," said Salway, a black belt since 1979. "We've got five black belts at the club and will be looking at the British Judo Association The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body for the Olympic Sport of Judo in Great Britain. The BJA represents Great Britain internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation, the European Judo Union, the Judo Confederation of the European calendar to see what else is coming up. "Apart from competing, judo is also a great way of increasing cardiovascular fitness cardiovascular fitness Fitness A benchmark of a subject's cardiovascular and respiratory 'reserve', assessed by exercise testing; improved CF ↓ risk of acute MI. See Aerobic exercise, Exercise, MET, Thallium stress test, Vigorous exercise. Cf Anaerobic exercise. , as well as encouraging the traditional elements of discipline and respect.. "We have been attracting black belts to our classes and have had good feedback for our training methods." Salway, 53, has been in judo for 43 years and trained with British superstar Neil Adams as a teenager. A former national area competitor, he is also employed by Redcar Judo Club, teaching curriculum time and after-school judo in over 10 Teesside schools such as Thomas More and St Augustine's. "Junior numbers were dwindling at the Rainbow Centre, so I've taken over that side of things as well to try and boost interest," he said.. GET A GRIP: Andy Murphy and David Smith demonstrate the finer points of judo, left, at the Rainbow Judo Club in Coulby Newham MEDAL WINNERS: Martin Robinson, above, and Anthony Brown, left, show off their haul, while Rachael Hawson takes on Kirsty Wright, below CAPTION(S): GROWING CLUB: Rainbow Judo Club, above, are making a name for themselves with a string of trophy wins and an ever-increasing member list IN ACTION: Danny Hodgson throws Dan Kearney, above, OUCH! Andy Murphy throws David Smith |
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