We are still waiting for the personal bio data from the coaches  but here are their mug shots!

 Steve Westlake

Pete Douglas

Grade: 5th Dan

Coached over 15 seniors to their Dan Grades and over forty juniors to England ,Holland ,France and Commonwealth medals
during my 12 years of coaching.

2012 – Gold Eurometropole Championships in France
5th Dan

2011 – Gold Eurometropole Championships in France

2010  – Gold British Masters Championships
Gold Eurometropole Championships in France

2009  – Western Area Senior Teams
Pete Douglas (Captain) – Gold
2008 – 4th DAN
5th World Masters Championships, Belguim.
Gold (-100kg) British Masters Closed

2007 – Gold (-90kg) British Masters Closed

2006 – Gold (-90kg) British Masters Closed
Silver (-90kg) CommonWealth Masters

2005 – Pete Douglas – 3rd Dan

2004 – Silver (-90kg) British Masters Closed
Silver (-90kg) British Open Masters
Gold (-90kg) Welsh Masters

2003  – 2nd Dan
Gold (-90kg) British Masters Closed
Gold (-90kg) Welsh Masters

2001 – 1st Dan

Nick Brace

Grade: 4th Dan

Roy walker

Grade: 3rd Dan

Years in Judo: 16 (with 16 year gap)

With his fun-loving manor Roy is firm favourite with the younger members of BSJC as you will often find him training with one of the rising stars or his daughter Steph fondly referred to as ‘Pitt Bull!’

• 1991 – Junior national bronze
• 5 time British master bronze
• 2009 – World master -73 5th
• 2009 - World master open bronze
• Also Eurometropole silver and bronze medal and Belgium master silver medal

John Black

Grade: 3rd Dan
Years in judo: 55

• 1957 – Started Judo (aged 10) at Harlow Judo Club (The Anglo Japanese Judo Association).  It later switched to BJC.
• 1966 – I joined the BJA
• 1966 – Member of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Judo Team from its formation until I left the Forces in 1970. Represented RN/RM at British Closed, British Open and National Teams events and was always selected to fight at Heavyweight although I was only 75kgs.
• 1968 – Runner Up to the Open Championship of South Africa, the prize was a book by TP Leggett
• 1969 -  Awarded 1st Dan (age 23)
• 1981 – Qualified as Coach (Guildford Judo Club)
• 1986 – Last “international” appearance was against the ‘Hungarian National Team’ at age 40 I had to fight their heavyweight – and lost
• 1987 – Area Referee
• 1988 – 2nd Dan
• 1990 – 1991 – National Coach for Kenya
• 1991 – BJA Referee
• 1991 – Awarded 3rd Dan by Kenya Judo Association   (I have not asked the BJA to recognise this)..

Kevin Attwood

Trevor King

Julian Okoye

Matt Bourne

Julie Whittingham

Grade: 1st Dan