Miramar Judo Club

Over the years there have been many great british Judo players. There have been champions, characters, great technicians and fierce fighters. But on a different level are the players who set the pace, who did something for the first time or changed the direction of british Judo. We were honoured to be visited by one of those rare pioneers on Saturday. David Starbrook won Britain's first olympic Judo medal, in 1972 at the Munich olympics. That medal was silver, and he took bronze four years later in Montreal. He took bronze medals at the world championships in 1971 and 1973 as well. Now with 60 years of Judo experience he still trains and coaches - he's a true legend of british Judo. He delivered a session to a mat packed with club members for two hours and it was a day to be remembered forever for everyone who was there.