University Judo and Martial Arts Club Potsdam
| Surname | University Judo and Martial Arts Club Potsdam eV |
|---|---|
| Club colors | black-and-white |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Venue | MBS Arena Potsdam |
| Members | about 700 |
| Chairman | Helmar Hentschke (2nd Dan) |
| Homepage | http://www.ujkc.de/ |
The UJKC Potsdam (University Judo and Martial Arts Club Potsdam) is a judo club from Potsdam that offers Aikido in addition to judo . It emerged from the USV Potsdam . The club's colors are black and white.
history
The UJKC was created in 1994 from the University Sports Club Potsdam. Its origins, however, go much earlier, in the university sports community of the University of Education (HSG PH), of which Dr. Erhard Buchholz was. Until 1987 he was largely responsible for the design and development of judo in Potsdam. The former president of the German Judo Association of the GDR and the German Judo Association was one of the founding members of the association.
In 1987, responsibility for what was then the training and performance center was transferred to Axel Kirchner, who has been head coach ever since. Through him and other companions, a powerful, financially independent club was created, which gives its athletes the opportunity to develop their skills according to their skills in the sense of judo and their own personality.
Most successful athletes
The most successful female athlete produced by the UJKC Potsdam is Yvonne Bönisch with her Olympic victory in 2004. In addition, she achieved two vice world championships (2003, 2005) and two vice European championships (2002, 2007). From 2013 to 2017 she managed the club as head coach. She is currently working as a trainer for the Israeli women's national team.
Further:
| Sportswoman | success |
|---|---|
| Marlene Galandi | Gold U18 European Championship and U18 World Championship (2017) |
| Phillip Galandi | Bronze U23 European Championship (2016) and U21 European Championship (2014) |
| Lena Grulich | Bronze U18 European Championship (2015) |
| Martin Setz | Bronze U21 European Championship (2014) |
| Claudia Ahrens | German Champion (2014), silver and bronze U23 European Championship (2008 and 2007) |
| Robert Zimmermann * | 2 × German Champion, Gold Grand Slam Moscow (2013) |
| Paul Elm | Bronze U17 European Championship (2010) |
| Mario Schendel | German Champion (2008), Bronze Grand Slam Paris (2009) |
| Robert Kopiske | 6 × German champions (including 3 in the senior category), bronze U20 European Championship (2008) |
| Julia Basler | Bronze U23 European Championship (2006) |
| Lisa Elm | Bronze U17 European Championship (2005) |
| Franziska Pufahl | Bronze U17 European Championship (2002) |
* only the successes during his membership in the UJKC are listed
Teams
Men
1st National League
In 2003, the 1st team of the UJKC celebrated promotion to the highest German fighting class, the 1st German Judo League , for the first time . This was only possible through athletes who had learned judo in their own club, such as Silvio Paul, Karsten Kaletta or Rene and Mario Schendel.
Since then, the team has been able to establish itself in the league and has been fighting there continuously since 2004. The greatest successes of the team are the 3rd places from 2007, 2011 and 2012. In 2013, the team failed in the quarter-final play-off at JC Leipzig only because of the poorer undervaluation with 13:13 (77:90) after they finished 2nd in the northern relay in the preliminary round. The 2014 season was marked by upheaval and injury-related absences. So Igor Wandtke (-73 kg) had to be handed over to TSV München Großhadern and heavyweight Robert Zimmermann was unable to play in the Bundesliga due to a protracted knee injury. The team reached 5th place in the preliminary round, prevailed in the relegation against JC 66 Bottrop and thus secured relegation. In 2015 , team captain Robert Zimmermann switched to league rivals Hamburger JT , but the team was able to distance itself from the relegation battle and came third in the preliminary round. In the play-off fights, the team then narrowly failed with 15:13 at the eventual champions TSV Munich Großhadern. In the Bundesliga season 2016 , the team failed again in the quarter-finals at TSV Munich Großhadern after the preliminary round was finished in second place.
The current service providers are u. a. Yanislav Gerchev (-60 kg, BUL), Martin Setz (-73 kg), Tim Gramkow (-81 kg), Krisztián Tóth (-90 kg, HUN), Faruch Bulekulov (-90 kg) and Philipp Galandi (-100 kg ). The MBS Arena has hosted home fights since 2012 . The UJKC's performance center is also integrated there.
Regional league
From 2006 to 2017 the 2nd team fought under the direction of Oliver and Robin Els in the Regionalliga Nord-Ost. The greatest successes were the relay victories in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Before the 2017 season, those responsible decided to cancel the team due to league restructuring.
Women
The women's team rose to the First Judo League for the first time in 1997. As a result, they gradually improved and took part in the final round for the first time in 2001. In 2002 they took 3rd place and finally 2nd place in 2003. In the following years, the team around Yvonne Bönisch, Antje Lehmann, Toni Becker, Claudia Mahlzahn, Heide Wollert and others dominated. a. the league and was always involved in the award of titles. In 2005 they won the German championship for the first time. This success was repeated in 2007 and 2008. In 2006 they became runner-up again.
A special highlight was the 2nd place at the European championships for teams in 2006 in front of a home crowd in the sports hall on Heinrich-Mann-Allee.
In 2009 and 2010 they fought again for the championship title, winning silver after a final, which only ended in extra time with 5: 4 in favor of PSG Dynamo Brandenburg and bronze.
After that, those involved decided to dissolve the team. This happened because of the few talents coming up from the own club.
offspring
The U17 women's team last won the title of German team champion in 2001. In 2015, the U18 men won silver and the women bronze.
At the U16 German Youth Cup, which was held for the first time in 2015 by the DJB , the boys from the UJKC won 1st place and the girls 3rd place. In the U14 age group, the boys' team won 2nd place.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Judo ace Yvonne Bönisch leaves Potsdam . In: maz-online.de from November 17, 2016.