Tony Twining 26 April 1955 – 25 January 2023
Tony and Kev had the honour of representing the Club at the celebration of the life of Tony Twining, held at The Oaks in Havant on Tuesday 28 February. Tony passed away at the end of January.
Tony was a keen judo player, starting his judo career with Percy Sekine at the London Judokan before gaining his black belt with us. Tony had some great ashi waza and a devastating hip throw. He was key in Tony Brown gaining his Level 2 coaching award, being his uke for the day. He was also present when the BBC’s Jon Cuthill came to the Club to record a piece for his show on Radio Solent.
A coach himself, he introduced his daughters to judo as well as supporting many other players – and always had a story to tell!
Tony was also a former governor of Court Lane Junior School.
Although not present on the mat for a while, Tony was a familiar sight around Cosham, walking his beloved dogs, and will be much missed by all who knew him.
Our thoughts are with his wife Bernie and daughters Anna, Beckie and Sophie.
