The London Open Judo Championships this past weekend saw big medal success for Kidderminster based Samurai Judo Club.
Samurai Judoka Leah Grosvenor and Bryony Griffiths both won golds with Nathan Gallagher grabbing a silver at the London Open.
Leah Gosvenor added her gold to an already impress medal haul for 2014, winning golds at the Midlands and Scottish Opens, and a silver at the British Schools Judo Championships.
The eventual winner of that final moved up a weight group, making Leah Grosvenor almost unbeatable at the London tournament. She began with a resounding victory over a Pinewood player before an impressive victory over a Wolverhampton opponent.
In the final, she came up against a dogged opponent from Tonbridge but it was still one-way traffic with Grosvenor constantly putting her opponent on the defensive, which secured gold for the Samurai player.
Bryony Griffiths took her first gold in a British cadet ranking event, rising to sixth place in the national Judo rankings. Her route to gold was a little more direct, with maximum point wins in all rounds, and a dominating final.
Nathan Gallacher was eligible for the under 34kg group but decided to move up a weight to under 38kg. After beating opponents for Dorset and London, he secured his place in the final with a winning throw against a player from Berkshire, setting up a final fight against an opponent from Leicestershire.
Gallagher dominated and was soon a point up, but whether it was complacency of just a lack of concentration, he opponent suddenly had him in a hold from which he could not escape.
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