On Wednesday 8th April 2015, Kay Metzeler™ opened their doors to welcome their very first Social Media Competition Winner, Janice Knight of @JudoKnights!
Accompanied by her son Dennis, Janice was treated to an extensive factory tour of the Kay-Metzeler™ plant in Dukinfield, where the happy winners were able to experience just how the world famous Kay-Metzeler™ Gym Mats are expertly manufactured, as well as seeing just how extensive the range of production processes and finished products that are made at this industry leading manufacturing facility.
When Janice first saw the Kay-Metzeler™ announcement on Twitter that they were going to be giving away almost one thousand pounds worth of brand new gym mats in a choice of colours, she wasted little time in entering @JudoKnights, thinking ‘Well if I don’t enter… how on earth can I win? Let’s give it a go!’
Receiving a fantastic response to the competition, Kay-Metzeler™ had entries from clubs and groups from the length and breadth of the UK (and even some from overseas)
The lucky winner was finally selected at the start of 2015 and Kay-Metzeler™ were in touch with Janice JudoKnights straight away to give her the great news and to see which mats she would like to receive as her prize!
Janice obviously has an eye for detail and quality as she quickly chose to receive a set of 16 – 1m x 1m Judo mats after browsing the Kay-Metzeler™ website at www.kay-metzeler.co.uk.
All Kay-Metzeler™ Judo Mats are specially designed for use in Judo and other martial arts. They are constructed using extra-firm, high density reconstituted foam to prevent joint injuries. Each mat is individually hand produced at every stage to give the squarest corners possible and minimise gaps when building up grappling areas. Every mat is covered in a traditional, Japanese-style Tatami PVC. and are available as a Club Judo Mat, with standard latex non-slip base, or Contest Judo Mat with cellular rubber base providing extra grip in tournament situations.
- High density, extra firm reconstituted foam core.
- Flame retardant, grain bonded, Tatami finish PVC available in Green / Red / Bespoke.
- Tough, long-life, heat welded corners.
- High quality, square finish for building up large, gap free areas.
- Choice of club standard latex non-slip base or tournament standard extra grip, cellular rubber base.
- All Kay-Metzeler™ Judo Mats are produced to British Standard BS1892-3:2003 for flammability.
Following a lovely lunch at the Kay-Metzeler™ site, the brightly liveried @JudoKnights van was carefully loaded and Janice and Dennis were soon on their way – fully laden with their brand new, hand-made @KayMetzeler Judo Mats, and already full of ideas of how she would put them to the very best use when taking @JudoKnights on the road to her ever growing Judo Community.
For those of you not familiar with Janice, she holds a 5th Dan black belt in Judo and is a 1st Dan black belt in Taiho Jutsu. She has a Cert. Ed. in teaching and is a qualified British Judo Association ‘level three’ coach and practical examiner – amazing qualifications!
So why not follow Janice @JudoKnights and get in touch with her if your organisation would like further information on her vision and initiative when it comes to taking Judo to the community?
There are many so benefits to participating in Judo – it is popular in physical education and encourages good general fitness for all ages. Above all, Judo is an excellent confidence builder and a fun sport which keeps you active and promotes a healthy lifestyle.
For further chances to win your superb prize from Kay-Metzeler, simply follow @KayMetzeler to see when their next exciting competition will be announced – then enter your club or organisation for a chance to WIN BIG just like Janice did!
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