The Umbrian Judo to the fore at the Italian Cup of Crotone

A bitter Silver medal for Filippo Battistoni at the national finals of the Italian Cup, held on Saturday May 30th in Crotone. Filippo passed the first round without fighting, being N. 3 in the national ranking, he easily passed the second meeting against the Sicilian athlete Verdimari, several times medalist in the Italian championships, beating him with a superb ippon. At the third meeting, entry ticket for the access to the final, he fighted once again against the strong athlete of Genova, D'Apice: a one-way fight for Filippo, that ended before the end of the fight with a spectacular technique. In the final meeting,to get on the top step of the Podium, he had to face the roman athlete Valerio Menale, asbolute second place in Italy. Filippo, in great shape, dominated the Roman Menale; then, after an amazing technique, valued waza-ari, he blocked the opponent down on the floor until a few seconds before the end of the meeting, but in the end, in a totally unexpected way, the situation has been reversed and Filippo was immobilized by Menale, who stole him the first place on the Podium. Despair and disbelief among the ranks of the Club of Spello and a surprise ending that, however, does not obscure the good performance of Filippo, who - after the university national title won in Salsomaggiore on Saturday, May 23rd - has shown to have the potential and the technique to get great results. Good also the performance of Binucci, returning to important competitions after a knee surgery of two months ago: he has fighted like a lion and beated two strong judokas, with two beautiful ippon techniques: at the third fight, an unforgivable mistake and three liabilities that allowed him to reach only the twelfth place. The absolutes are in December and Alessandro, for that appointment, will be in great shape to do well. Not so good the performance of Cristiano Turrini who, at the first fight, in a class higher than his, had to face the plurimedalists Diego Frustaci of the Banzai Cortina Rome. Instead, interesting the competitions of Michael Balzana and Jorge Mosquera, showing a fighting spirit and a great commitment, proving to be strong opponents; nothing to do for Benedetta Baroni, too young and inexperienced for a high-level Italian Cup. Satisfaction, therefore, for the brothers Giulio and Giuseppe Famà and all the association of Spello. However, an Italian Cup to remember for Umbria, that of Crotone, thanks to the silver medail of Matteo Lascialfari of Umbertide, trained by Mirco Diarena, and to the fifth place of Daniele Sciabola, of the company of Spoleto X2 of the vice president Leonardo Perini. The return to the competition of Daniele has galvanized the whole umbrian expedition: the powerful and fast Ura-Nage against the vice-champion of Italy is one of those ippons to be framed and that will be remembered for a long time.

The applications for the training with the Italian Junior National team are about to close

The applications for the training with the Italian junior national team , that will be held in Cascia in mid-June, organized by our club in collaboration with the sector of judo of the Umbrian Committee, are about to close. Cascia 15-19 June 2015 - Collegial with the Italian Junior National Team Link of the website umbriajudotraining.it For infos: Leonardo Perini FIJLKAM UMBRIA Vice President Judo Sector M. +39 3336297471

International Competitions of Venellois, Provence

Incredible fifth place of the first team and KDK Spello at the international Competitions of Venellois, in Provence. Click below to view the photos in the gallery!

Supremacy of the Kodokan Spello at the qualifications of the Italian Cup, with 7 athletes in final

The qualifications for the final of the Italian Cup of Judo, that will take place in Crotone on May 30th and 31st, were held at the sports hall of Torgiano; for our region the athletes and qualified are 17 and represent 7 Companies. The Kodokan Samurai Spello managed to place in the final 7 of his athletes, males and females, respectively: Baroni Benedetta cat. 48Kg, Balzana Michael cat. 66Kg, Binucci Alessandro and Turrini Cristiano cat. 81kg, Mancini Massimo cat. 90Kg, Filippo Battistoni and Jorge Mosquera Ruiz cat. +100 kg. All-female the Judolimpic Perugia with 3 athletes: Mazzetti Elisa cat. 52Kg, De Rosa Giovannacat. 63Kg and Bendoni Carolina cat. 70Kg. The SSDs Kodokan Judo Fratta with Lascialfari Matteo cat. 73kg and Becchetti Nicola, cat. +100Kg. Cus Perugia with Baldassarri Michele cat. 66Kg and Armijo Lorenzo, cat. 81kg. The Poets of Judo with Tonzani Filippo, cat. 66kg. X2 Spoleto SSDs with Daniele Sciabola, cat. 90Kg. Asd center Judo gymnastic Tifernate with Massimi Alunno Alessio, cat. 73kg. Good luck to everyone!

Second place in the Tornnament of Torgiano

A great second place for the youth team of brothers Famà in the Tournament of Torgiano. Click below to visit the Gallery!

23rd International Tournament Yamashita Giano dell’Umbria

The second leg of the Grand Prix, held in Umbria, on Saturday, March 14th, gave a smile to the giant of Spello: Filippo Battistoni got on the lowest step of the podium, a result which has projected him on the top of the national ranking. The bronze medal of Filippo, coached by brothers Famà, is the only that has been won by the Umbrian athletes in the male category of the 23rd International Tournament Yamashita Giano dell’ Umbria, in the over 100 kg category. In this difficult and prestigious competition, there were two medalists of the Italian Championship. Battistoni passed the first round without fighting and in the second round he imposed with a spectacular technique, evaluated ippon. In the semifinals he faced the athlete Menale of Rome, vice Italian champion, in an open meeting full of surprises: the Umbrian, leading the meeting by waza-ari until 10 seconds before the end, got caught by a technique evaluated waza-ari and lost the match by a trivial passivity. A missed opportunity, but in the end part of the small final he didn’t let go and, with conviction and determination, he ended the meeting with a projection of applauses. Finally, after so many disappointments, a performance that highlights the physical and technical skills of an athlete constantly on the top of the national ranking. Excellent performance of Alessandro Binucci in the category 81 kg, who gained a fifth place, with four matches won and two lost: a result that does not reward, as it should, the effort and performance of the athlete, but Judo unfortunately is unpredictable and full of surprises. In total, the team of Spello has performed well, and Luca Giulietti, Michael Balzana, Michele Damiani, Patryk Stojecki, Lenin and Jorge Mosquera showed a great growth and improvement that bode well for the future. Even the youth, stands out with the superb bronze medal of Charles Kallcishta, that in the 50 kg category Cadets, obtains an important result: red light, instead, for Gloria Giacomucci and Fabio Napolitano. Important, finally, the great performance of Massimo Mancini in the team competition held in Siena Sunday, March 15. The athlete of Spello, deployed among the ranks of the Italian national junior, put in serious difficulty the athlete of the Hungarian national, former European silver. In total, a positive weekend for the association of Spello.

Filed a beautiful fourth edition of the Cup

A tournament that saw the participation of 24 companies from Umbria, Lazio, Campania and Marche. The numbers of the participants are interesting and the technical level expressed by these young people is relevant, given the young age. Everything went well and the competitions, both in the morning and in the evening, lasted less than two hours, a very reasonable time; that has been appreciated by the large audience, composed mainly by relatives and friends. The praise for the success of the event goes to all the members of the association of Spello with his athletes, coaches, counselors and parents who have done their best to make the event pleasant and engaging. A sincere thanks goes to the jury presidents Sara Cipriani, Giorgia and Walter Binucci for their hard work and to the arbitrators Borio, Fauli and Ruelle, and finally to the technicians who have given their availability to arbitrate the afternoon performance of the young mini judokas. Guest of honor was the new mayor of Spello Moreno Landrini that has spared no praise for the efforts of the tireless society of brothers Famà.

Umbria Cup 2015, 4th edition of the "Criterium Giovanissimi"

The A.S.D. JUDO KODOKAN SAMURAI SPELLO invites the clubs to join the Judo competition "Umbria Cup 2015", 4th Edition "Criterium Juniors", 1st leg of 2015, on Sunday, February 22nd, at the Sports Hall of Spello. Best Regards, Giulio Famà

Third place for Mancini at the International Championships of Lignano Sabbiadoro

A third important place for the young Massimo Mancini at the international Championship of Lignano Sabbiadoro, a result that consolidates its position at the top of the national ranking. First-year juniores, Massimo seems not to be unprepared to the passage to the upper class and on Sunday, January 25th, in the first leg of the 2015 Grand Prix held in Friuli, he has demonstrated to have the capacities to affirm himself both nationally and internationally in an extremely difficult category, the 90 kg. An excellent performance, smart and tenacious, that shown by the cadet by of brothers Famà; Massimo has managed to overcome the defeat in the first round in a crescendo until the final match against the Italian champion Rollo, of the Banzai Cortina Roma, who has been defeated by Massimo, thanks to a superb attack (evalueted waza-ari) a few seconds before the end. The commitment and seriousness of this athlete, who faces every night 100 kilometers to train in Spello, have been well rewarded over the years by high-level results: Massimo was Italian champion in 2014 and winner of the Grand Prix and at the first place of the national Ranking since 2014. Good also the performance of the teammate Giacomo Fiorucci, in the 66 kg category, who won the first two meetings but than lost aganinst the strong athlete of Naples, Giovanni Esposito. However, Giacomo has highlighted a huge technical growth. Nothing to do for the two cadets Carlo Kallcishta and Gloria Giacomucci, who did their best; they were unable to manage meetings against more experienced opponents. A great Satisfaction for the technician Filippo Battistoni who has closely followed the boys on this trip and who has spent words of praise for the commitment shown by the entire team.

The first competition of the year started with the right foot

At the Macaluso Trophy, held on Saturday, January 17th in Calenzano, the young Gloria Giacomucci has won a bronze medal in the difficult 52 kg category; Gloria has distinguished herself with many ippons techniques but she has lost, because of a trivial mistake, the chance to stand on the top step of the podium. In the senior class, up to brown belt, gold medal for Patryk Stojecki in the 90 kg category, and a bronze one for Luca Giulietti in the 73 kg category. After the Tuscan competition, eyes fixed on the four samurais, Massimo Mancini, Giacomo Fiorucci, Carlo Kallcishta and Gloria Giacomucci, who, oh Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th will step into the arena of Palagetur of Lignano Sabbiadoro to conquer a place of honor in the first competition of the 2015 Grand Prix.