Shodan - Coaches

COACH PROFILES
	1st Dan Jnr - 1995, Snr Dan - 1997, Full time Coach 2003 Jason is the SJA head coach and coach at Calne, Chippenham and Marlborough. Jason is a full time coach who coaches at several schools in the South west. Doing Judo from aged seven, Jason knows first hand the journey through the grades to Black belt, becoming a coach and also through the transition from Junior to Senior. Jason's grading record is impressive and includes jumping from Junior Brown to Black belt at age 15 and then from Junior Black to Senior Black at age 17, a jump of two whole belts. In 2007 Jason attended a BJA grading and managed to jump from Yellow to Brown winning all seven of his contests by an Ippon. Jason is currently undertaking his BJA coaching courses including the UKCC Level Two. Jason is CRB cleared and Emergency Aid Qualified. E-mail: Jason
	Paul Forster ~ SJA Coach
	Dan Pankhurst ~ SJA Coach Dan started training in February 2006 after coming along to watch some friends train. Dan states " The friendly atmosphere of the club and the skill and knowledge of the instructors was immediately obvious to me and I felt the urge to get on the mat and give it a go and I haven't looked back since. My Fitness has greatly improved and I enjoy learning and testing new skills and techniques. I was awarded my first Dan at the team competition in May 2008. I didn't know I was going to receive my black belt as everyone had kept quiet about it, it was a nice surprise. I look forward to further increasing my knowledge and abilities and helping others to do the same. In 2011 Dan was unanimously appointed treasurer of the SJA Trust which was founded in the same year. The Trust is a committee that runs the operation of the Shodan Competition Squad.
	Sarah Cordy - SJA Coach Scarah Cordy came to Earth in the mid seventeenth Century from our neighbouring Galaxy Andromeda and has been with us ever since. Her home planet in unpronounceable and it was there that she learnt Judo. There Judo is a water sport practiced on floating mats and an Ippon score is achieved by throwing your partner three miles into the air and then landing on a near by Trampoline.
	Lewis Sanderson - SJA Coach I first started Judo with a couple of friends. It soon became apparent that this was the sport for me. I graded slowly whilst I was at college and university. However after I graduated and returned to Wiltshire I finally received my Dan grade in November 2011. My fitness and mental state has improved dramatically and my overall confidence is greater. When I was a white belt I could never see myself as a coach. But goes to show that hard work does pay off eventually! Training with Shodan Judo has opened up my entire interest to all martial arts and has helped with my grappling in other sports.
	Philip Morgan - SJA Coach Awaiting Profile