I'm very involved in UK Judo. Arguably too much as I give up far too much volunteering (both time & missing events as a competitor) to fulfil numerous roles which takes time away from my own training.
I really should figure out where to cut back.
An occasional thank you would be nice!
This page is a summary of my activity, I also run a Judo blog for the day-to-day stuff.
I recently decided to upgrade one of my many half-projects to the latest Angular (18) as the application was falling behind (14 or 15). In the process I discovered the APP_INIITALIZER functionality, which I've started playing with.
Here are some notes on my implementation of APP_INITIALIZER in Angular 18.
Read more...Despite what Austin Powers(TM) may say about it, there is no such thing as the famed 'judo-chop!
At least not in competition. Sorry if that disappoints you :)
Judo is a contact sport derived from the Samurai martial art of Ju-Jitsu.
To win a contest, a competitor must throw his opponent to his back, gain submission from arm-lock or strangle, or pin his opponent to the ground for twenty seconds.
Sounds a bit violent? Not dangerously so!
Serious injuries are not common but you can't expect to train without getting a few bruises
I practice in Sheffield, coaching and a bit of randori at the university club.
Read more...The Leeds university Judo club became an official club in spring 2008 after a student, Sarah Shearn was asking around for a coach - I volunteered to take up the position to get the club going.
There used to be a Judo club at the Leeds university, but that had gone defunct some time previously.