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The history of Judoclub Brunssum

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The society has had a lot of up and downs in his existing time. A lot has happened through the years. Sometimes Judoclub Brunssum meant something for the Dutch-judo-history.

	The prehistoric
1941	Starting of KSV Exelsior (KSV = power sports society).
1962	Department of judo in KSV Excelsior. Lessons by. dhr. Handels and assistent Wiel Arnouts. A new judomat of 105 m² was taken.

	The starting-years
1971	Starting of Judoclub Brunssum
1971-75	4 groups of 20 - 30 persons Participations at a lot of contests (and a lot of prices!)
1972	New! Organisation of the first ladies-tournament. Spectators are permitted.
1973	Lessons are given by dhr. de Man and assistent Wiel Arnouts from this moment.
1975	Lessons are given by Wiel Arnouts (supervision dhr. Handels). Reorganisation of the society with a surprising effect: ...membership to lowestpoint.
1979	Short revival with 40 members.
1983	JC Brunssum steps, after a conflict about the annual judo-tournament, out of the JBN (= Judo Alliance Holland)
1985-88	Membership again to lowest point: 30 members. Change over to the BZN (Alliance South Holland). The mentality is very different, a difficult time follows. The members-bring-in has effect, but only for a short time.

	The big change
1989	A new comittee with new ideas gives the society 'a new life'. Judoclub Brunssum back by the JBN. Again there is participation in contests.
1990	Wiel Arnouts leaves de society, lessons are taken over by Hub Errens jr. (of Hei Sei Do Klimmen). Harry Scheen takes a part of the lessons. A few time later Henri v.d. Goot takes over these lessons. First contacts with judoclub Hei Sei Do Klimmen have been made. In November appears the first number of the club-paper of JC Brunssum, (than the format was A5). By a prize contest there is a name: "de Judograaf". Participation of several members of Judoclub Brunssum at the judostage to England (organisation: Hei Sei Do Klimmen and Mayo Yama (Heksenberg)). JC Brunssum starts an action to get more money: the spiced biscuit-action.
1991	The club exists 20 years , a big party, a jubilee-book and a judotournament (at the 21th April). Starting of the cooperation with Hei Sei Do Klimmen, JC Voerendaal and JC Brunssum.
1992	Jan van Donck takes over the lessons of Henri v.d. Goot. JC Brunssum organizes the first guest-lessons with top-judoka Ben Spijkers and Nancy van Stokkum for the cooperation. Jan Errens takes over the lessons of Jan van Donck again. JC Brunssum participates on the judostage to England.
1993	Starting of the foundation SWV Judo Limburg. A lot of juvenile members are coming to the club so group 1 is devided in in an a- and b group. At Monday's the groups got lessons together, at Saturday's the groups were diveded. In may the groups are divided definitively, so after a long time Judoclub Brunssum has 3 groups since JC Voerendaal steps out of the cooperation.
1994	Participation and co-organisation of judo-stage England. Foundation of the youth-management.
1995	Annual judotournament (5^th time), with more than 250 competitors, very succesful. JC Brunssum walks along carnival procession. In December Raimond Franssen takes his diploma for youth-leader. Organisaton of the first ghost-trip.

	The prosperity period
1996	In February Raimond Franssen gets his arbiter licention. JC Brunssum walks again along carnival procession. The 25^thanniversary of the society with party, jubilee-book and tournament. 4 judogroups: applicants, juniors A, juniors B and seniors. New examination-system with enclosed requirements. Foundation of the dan-training. Number of members about 80. First participation of the pupils-exchange. 'Judograaf' (club paper) published after one year stop.
1997	JC Brunssum Tournament comes hardly apart his seams. Almost the half of the registrations have to be refused. First result of the dan-training: Walter Smith, from own education of Judoclub Brunssum, passes his first dan. Raimond Franssen becomes Brunssums sportman of the year. Martin van Eekeren takes a part of the lessons and stays a few months. The activity 'parents on the mat' has been introduced.
1998	Judoclub Brunssum Tournament spread on two days (at Saturday and Sunday). The youth management split up in an A-management (for the youngsters) and a B-management (for the elderly youth). A new group (selection-group) is founded. In this group juniors got lessons/trainings which have more to do with competitions. Raimond Franssen becomes judoteacher A. Move on to a totally new examination-system. This system is becomming changed the coming years frequently. Judo-stage to Austria (Tirol). Sportday of the BSF new style is co-organized by JC Brunssum. Number of members above the 100.
1999	Foundation of the selfdefend-group. Walter Smith and Roy Stevens become youth-leader. The dan-training shows the results: five members pass their dan-examinations (1x 3^th, 2x 2^th, 2 x 1^th). The randori-kio (contest-group) becomes an extra group for on contest concentrated trainings.
2000	The number of members is stabilizing between 120 and 130. Lottery, for the judo-camp, founded. At Brunssums sport-gala, 4 youth-members reach a platform-place in two different catogaries (1x 1^th, 1 x 2^th, 2 x 3^th). A new commissionstructure (with a proffessional approach) is set up and further developed. The new developed club logo applied. The society develops an own house style. Jan Erens leaves the society. Foundation Judo Ryu Limburg, arised from SWV Judo Limburg. Intention to applicable teach-plan. 10^th JC Brunssum Tournament at one day (365 competitors). Sponsor search gives the first results. Participation of the technical cadre of the first JCB-NVJJL judo day for teachers. Introduction of the new lesson-marksystem: Ippon, Waza-ari, Yugo, Koka. Judo-stage to Austria. Radical management change.
2001	30^th anniversary with party (including old-members), jubilee-book and tournament. Dying of Paul Mandos (initiator sponsorplan) hurts badly. Wesp (Contest sponsor plan) starts. Introducing of the technical speaking-engagement for judo-questions or extra lessons. SWV Judo Limburg ends.
2002	Because teachers take courses or leave for some period, at the beginning of 2002 there is a shortage of teachers. So groups are combined and volunteers take care of this shortage. At the end of the season 2001/2002 Raimond Franssen and Jon Kroes pass their exam for judo teacher B and junior judo teacher. And after this, they are available as teachers again. In 2001 the incomes increase by sponsors. With these incomes a digital camera and a Japanese gong are bought. At the end of the season a start for member passports is made. With this, we hope to make much advantage for members. At the beginning of the season 2002/2003 sponsored body warmers for the contest group were bought. With these, our judokas can show themselves at tournaments. In the season 2002/2003 the successful activity �the Samurai of Brunssum�, for the youth of Brunssum, is organized. About 60 children took part in the activity.

	The recession
2003	Unless the economic recession, it went relatively well with the club. This year we start a closer cooperation with �sportschool Eddy van de Pol�. The first activity was a training in Helmond. There is a closer cooperation too, with the Judoclub Zarai in Wahlwiller. Some of our judokas train there weekly. Peter Scheen and Harrie Scheen got their 2^nd dan in May and December. In stead of the traditional season ending (swimming), this year was chosen for a quest with including a barbeque. It was a great success. That was shown by the many members and their positive reactions. This year there was again a judo camp. And of course it was very nice. The camp�s theme was shudder. In December a new version of the Judoclub Brunssum website was made. Many parents take part at the activity �parents on the mat�. The membership reduced from 120 to 114. For the first time jubilees were paid homage. 12 � years at Judoclub Brunssum: Guus Boersma, Jon Kroes, Peter Lem, Andr� Matthies, Marc Matthies, Melanie Franssen, Bertien Franssen, Sjef Franssen, Raimond Franssen, Walter Smith, Jon Kroes en Roy Stevens.25 years at JC Brunssum: Peter Scheen en Harrie Scheen.
2004	This year (in Januari), Holland�s champion Judith Jaeqx gave a judo training at Judoclub Brunssum. The new made website was acitivated this year. The Commission Internet made forums for specific groups: the different cadres and commissions. By the good will of many volunteers of the club, Judoclub Brunssum helped much at the Folkloriade Festival in Brunssum. Besides that, some volunteers also carry out other tasks. Especially attention for the leading role of Marij Lem. This year Raimond Franssen stopped as arbiter and we got three new ones: Marcel and Xander � Bolk, and Richard Korychi. The cadre (managing and technical), went to several meetings (for the promotion of the quality), as workshops and placements.

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