Binucci and Battistoni in preparation for the Absolutes in Turin by brothers Bruyere

A period of intense training to focus and refine some race situations before the piedmontese event of Asti, where on November 29th will be held the most prestigious event of the entire agonistic season.

The Spello team counts five finalists for the Italian Championships

Four samurais of brothers Famà will be contending a place of honor in the finals of the Italian Aboslutes 2014. After the direct passage to the national finals of Alexander Binucci and Filippo Battistoni (both at the top of the national ranking) also Michele Damiani and Giacomo Gramaccioni have managed to pass the turn and have conquered the right to participate to the major championship that will be be held on November 29th in Asti. Regional qualifiers, held in Deruta, the two bearers of Spello have placed themselves at the first place and have added their names to the list of finalists, reaching the two teammates. However,there was nothing to do for the good athlet Michael Balzana, who competed in the new category of 66 kg. , in place of the absent Andrea Biasin; he could nothing gainst the two strong opponents. Nothing to so also for Cristiano Damiani, who undergoes an ippon, after passing immediately ahead in the final meeting. Even the young Charles Kallcishta have qualified in the 50 Kg category for the Italian Championship finals, scheduled on December 8th at Ostia. So a very good performance for the youth team of Spello, followed by the technics Roberto Diotallevi and Massimiliano Pambianco, also in the tournament which took place the same day.

Binucci and Battistoni on the top of the Ranking

A silver medal for Binucci and a bronze one for Filippo Battistoni at the International Tournament "Eretum". It ends wonderfully the last proof of the Grand Prix, held in Monterotondo of Rome on Sunday October 26th, for the Spello team of brothers Famà. A heavy silver has been conquered by the samurai Alessandro Binucci in the 81 kg category, a result that led him to the top of the National Ranking: now the direct qualification to the finals of the Italian absolutes is a certainty. The competion has been full of emotions, with Alexander focused and sure of his potential: four matches won, three of these before the limit. Beaten in the quarter the No. 1 ranking, Rubini of Parma, with two wonderful techniques evaluated waza-ari, who in the semifinals has exceeded the italian champion Barillari of Torino. A superb test, then, but in the final, the Umbrian samurai has been defeated, for a penalty, by a respectable opponent, Chierici of Arezzo, who was already several times on the national Podium. A bronze medal for Filippo Battistoni, in the over 100 kg category, consolidates its position at the national top and the qualification for the absolutes is now guaranteed. The young Michael Balzana fights with all his forces in a difficult category, the 66 kg, and succeeds in placing to 7th place with three matches to his credit. Good performance also for Luca Giulietti, Michele Damiani, Patryk Stojecki, Giacomo Fiorucci e Giacomo Gramaccioni, athletes that have proved to be able to fight on equal terms against anyone.

A weekend full of events and satisfactions for the team of Spello

A weekend full of appointments and satisfactions for the Spello team The youth team of judo Spello has distinguished itself at the Massa Martana, trophy held on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October. The very young Samurais, coached by Roberto Diotallevi and Massimiliano Pambianco, have been appreciated for the technical preparation and the applause from the audience, for the joy and commitment shown, are the best gift for these young athletes. The desire to do well in front of friends and relatives and successes achieved are the crowning touch to a beautiful day, in which Flavio Cimarelli,Giovanni Brufani, Matteo Pambianco, Elisa Trippa Buono, Riccardo Silvestri, Tommaso Lepri, Federico Martelli, Giulio Sanseverino, Alessandro Masciotti, Matteo and Alice Ceppitini, Federico Giampaoli, Matteo and Federica Ceppitelli, Marco Stocchi, Tiziano Meniconi, Samuele, Riccardo Tartaglini, Matteo Murasecco and Carlo Kallcishta returned home thrilled and with the medal around their neck.

The three bearers of the Kodokan Spello, among the strongest Italian athletes

The three bearers of KDK Spello, among the strongest Italian athletes The three bearers of KDK Spello, Alessandro Binucci, Michele Damiani and Filippo Battistoni are among the strongest Italian athletes and consolidate their position at the top of the national senior rankings. Despite the bad competition of Sunday, October 5th, in Turin, where he has been eliminated in the first round, Alexander maintains the seventh position in the 81 kg category, with 13 points, while the fifth place, conquered by Filippo, made possible the acquisition of three points for consolidating his third place in the more than 100 kg category. Two points, allow Michele to climb to the sixth place in the 90 kg category. Waiting for the last leg of the Grand Prix, the samurai of Spello are almost prepared for the absolutes, that will take place in the end of November.

Competition to forget the one held in Turin on Sunday, October 5

The Grand Prix has seen the total absenceof the athletes of Spello at the top of the rankings, which have collected only a few sporadic victories. Michele Damiani in 90 kg - the best in the race - managed to stand up to high-level athletes, but in the fourth round he lost in a really prohibitive category, where the athlete of the Blue Flames, Matteo Celesti scored a third place. Nothing to be done, however, for Balzana, Fiorucci, Binucci, Giulietti, Stojecki and Battistoni, still far away from an acceptable form that will allow these talented and strong judokas to fit into the top of the ranking list.

European experience closed with a negative balance

European experience closed with a negative balance, three defeats in the first round for Binucci, Damiani and Battistoni at the European Cup in Belgrade, and Sunday, Oct. 5 the circuit of the Grand Prix starts again, valid for qualifying to the Absolute Championships. In Turin, there will be the Trofeo Città della Mole and the team of Spello will participate with the almost all athletes: Michael Balzana and Giacomo Fiorucci in the 66 kg, Alessandro Binucci and Luca Giulietti in 81 kg, Michele Damiani and Patryk Stojecki in 90 kg and Filippo Battistoni in the over 100 kg. "An appointment important also to evaluate the state of preparedness of the samurais of Spello, - says the coach Giulio Famà - athletes of absolute technical value but who still fail giving their maximum in the big competitions."

European weekend for three bearers of the Kodokan Spello

Leaving for Belgrade, where Sunday, September 28th they will take part to a stage of the European Cup, Filippo Battistoni (category over 100 kg.), Michele Damiani and Alessandro Binucci (8 kg.) - at the top of the national ranking - will try to acquire a useful score in order to enter into the European rankings, but the achievement will not be easy. "The guys are aware that the competition will be difficult - says the coach Giulio Famà - but they are well prepared and have worked during all the summer in order to make a good impression and they are ready to distinguish them in the competition". From the teammates... Good luck!!

Technical update for judo instructors

On September Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th, the gotha of Umbrian judo met at the Sport Palace of Spello for the annual update of the technical judo instructors. The amazing technic and judo champion Stefano Proietti, who several times achieved European and world medals in the category kata, will represent Italy at the next World Cup in Malaga, which - as an expert in the field of problems linked to youthjudo- held an interesting and innovative lesson on judo to children aged 4 to 11 years. Almost eighty technicians were there, and have appreciated the commitment of the Technic Proietti: words of praise have been spent by the volcanic vice president of industry, Leonardo Perini, and by the Regional Commissioner Technic, M °Giuseppe Fama. The success of the course has pushed the industry executives to offer more sessions with the teacher Stefano Proietti, mainly directed to the aspiring instructors.

The training sessions of the senior and youth team resume

After a short summer break, the trainings of the senior and youth team start again with even greater vigor and enthusiasm, in anticipation of the upcoming challenging appointments. The gym was closed only the week of August 12th to 18th, immediately after the trip to Sicily. The college, held from 4th to 11th August in Furci Siculo by technic Gian Nicola Casale, has galvanized the group of Spello, composed by the very young Riccardo Tartaglini, Luca Gasparrini, Matteo Murasecco and Carlo Kallcishta and by the seniors Michael Balzana, Alessandro Binucci, Cristiano Damiani Filippo Battistoni and by the head of the delegation Daniel Piermaria. A busy week of preparation and study under the careful direction of Olympian John Casale, that has given so many great satisfactions to the italian Judo, allowed the young athlets of Spello to perfectionate some movements and some technical moves. Not only judo but also much fun, sea, river and trips to the Alcantara Gorge in the free time were important gatherings. By the end of September it will start getting serious, when three athlets of the agonistic team will descend into the arena of the indoor stadium in Belgrade for a leg of the European Cup: Michele Damiani and Alessandro Binucci in the 81 kg category and Filippo Battistoni in the over 100 kg category. Classes will be held at the Sports Palace of Spello in the same hours and days of the previous year, from Monday to Friday: information and registrations are given every day from 18 to 20. The classes start again also at the gym of the Elementary School Santa Caterina di Foligno, judo lessons on Monday and Thursday from 17 to 18.30.