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Hard As Diamond Nails

Introducing Joey Fowler. British Judo Medalist. SUSOlogist.

At 14 years of age, Joey Fowler is one of the rising stars of the UK Judo scene. A winner in the sport since the age of 5 (when his brother first brought him to this martial art), Joey has collected 9 medals from 11 competitions in the last 12 months alone.  At the 'tender' age of 14 his success at the national championships, where he came 3rd, earned him a place in the England Judo Squad.

So what is his winning formula?  Hard work, determination and a willingness to take risks.  Joey regularly competes in higher age catergories to test himself and to learn quicker than everyone else - Olympic selection the end goal.  This approach makes it harder and of course more painful, but according to Joey '...the prize is worth the pain.'  His skills are such than even fighting outside his category, he is now more often than not, a genuine contender in every competition he enters.

Alongside his coach of 9 years Andy Ede, Joey also has in Nick Chapman (the Current UK1 MMA Light heavyweight champion) a mentor who knows what it takes to get to the top.  Not only does Nick help with Joey's mental approach to the martial art of judo he also helps with Joey's strength and conditioning programme.  

Nick Chapman’s skills and qualifications are extensive - he is a fully qualified personal trainer, nutritionist and strength and conditioning coach and his services are much in demand. He founded and developed the successful Guildford based health, fitness, strength and conditioning business’s Exer-Science and Fight Science in 2009 which specialises in personal training and training MMA fighters. 

With Andy's coaching, Nick's support, Joey's own determined attitude, and now with some new support from SUSO among others, the Olympics success doesn't feel too far away.  Be in no doubt though, this is not a sport for the faint hearted and these fellas, boys and men, are hard as nails. Here's a reminder.

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By Sammy on 15/7/11