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00:33Hello and welcome along to Invicta Sport, the only show on your TV dedicated to wrapping
00:38up all of Kent's sporting action.
00:40I'm Finn McDermott and it's what you can expect on this Monday, 9th November.
00:46Dover dominates the White's defeat Wheelstone to get into the next round of the FA Cup thanks
00:51to a couple of handy goals from Jack Bates.
00:55Martial Arts medals Kent Sambo Championships sees athletes from across the county and the
01:00world facing off.
01:02And the big reveal, FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled as the guy for Eden Bridge's bonfire
01:07night.
01:11But first, a roundup of your sports headlines.
01:14Gillingham's James Brophy has admitted the players let themselves down after an FA Cup
01:18exit to Barrow.
01:20The side were beaten 1-0 at Priestfield on Saturday by the National League side, a league below,
01:25who scored in the 92nd minute.
01:27Brophy said the Gills had created enough chances but didn't make the most of them, being forced
01:31to play late.
01:32He said if you pick a way to lose a game, that would be the most gutting, that would probably
01:36be it.
01:36It was a disappointing day for all of us.
01:38The result leaves Dover Athletic as the last Kent side in the Cup.
01:44It's a return to winning ways for the National League 1, Tombridge Juddians after defeating
01:49Burry St Edmunds.
01:50The Jays lost their perfect record last time out and it was a tight clash against the West
01:54Suffolk side at the weekend.
01:56The first 10 minutes were all Judds with Will Holling driven over the line twice for a 10-0 lead.
02:00Tunbridge stayed on the front foot and the pace of the back three let the hosts spread
02:04it wide and fast, securing more points for a 24-5 scoreline.
02:08A comeback saw the away side go to 24-20 but Yellowcard saw them on the back foot and eventually
02:14the Judds managed to make it 41-27.
02:16They'll face Rosslyn Park on Saturday.
02:20Maidstone United's win against Hemel Hempstead was apparently fuelled by manager Craig
02:24Fagan's controversial red card.
02:26The manager was sent off after the Stones fell behind to George Williams at 13th minute
02:31free kick, reportedly due to leaving his technical area to confront an official.
02:35The assistant manager Rob Chuby said yes, he might have left the technical area but you
02:39can see how tight it is.
02:41He said I think we'll appeal if we can because he hasn't done anything wrong in our opinion.
02:45Despite the manager's exit, Jadon Davis' two assisted goals gave Maidstone the win.
02:50They currently sit second behind Epps Fleet in the National League South.
02:53Kent Invicta women's team have continued their impressive start to the National Volleyball
02:57League Division III with straight set victories against Worthing and Richmond.
03:02The latest results leave Invicta with four wins from four matches, all with 3-0 wins in
03:06their promotion chase.
03:07Even with traffic delays affecting their warm-up against Worthing, they settled into their game
03:11and won with the opponents not scoring any more than eight in a set.
03:15An equally strong victory over Richmond who only managed to put up a height of 11 points
03:19in their sets.
03:20Invicta will next play on the November 29th at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls.
03:26Well, let's take a look at the weekend's football results.
03:30Well, it's been more than a decade since Dover Athletic last reached the FA Cup second round.
03:35In the 2014-15 season, they beat Cheltenham Town 1-0 to go through to the third round.
03:40To have another chance at that, they'll need to fend off the National League's Wealdstone
03:45in the very first round.
03:46They're on middling form in the league, some recent wins against Southend United and Aldershot
03:51Town under their belt.
03:52But they've also seen some massive losses, like a 6-0 thrashing dealt to them by Yeovil
03:57Town.
03:58Meanwhile, the Whites have fought hard to get here, with a close 3-2 win against Dorking
04:03in the qualifiers.
04:04And they're starting off strong.
04:05It's hit forward.
04:06Defensively, the Stones aren't sure whose it is.
04:08It's taken up by Sack Hassan.
04:10It's taken off him, but Ewan Williams gets it back, passes it across, and it's fumbled.
04:14But Jack Bates gets there and hammers it to the far post.
04:17Keeper Dante Astor-Baptiste can't reach it even at a full stretch to see Dover go up
04:231-0.
04:24This is Bates' first appearance for Dover in the Cup this season, and his first goal
04:28in the competition so far for them.
04:30In the league, he's scored five times in 12 appearances, outscored only by striker Dikari
04:35Sheriff.
04:36And nearing the 20-minute mark, former Gilles man Williams picks it up again, sends it over
04:41the top to find Hassan.
04:42His effort is saved.
04:43Williams has led the Whites in assists since his transfer from the Gilles, but it didn't
04:48work out then.
04:49They are dominating this first half against higher league opponents.
04:52Only a minute later, the Stones try and respond, but to no success.
04:56Fired wide by Milton Oney.
04:57He'll be playing that one in his head a few times over.
05:00The Dover home support have started on the drums, trying to throw Weildstone off their
05:04rhythm.
05:05Long throw goes to Ruben Soares Jr, kicks it over, and there's a tussle.
05:09It's gone in, but the referee has blown for a foul on the keeper.
05:13No goal.
05:14Nearing the end of the first half now, it's thrown out to Soares Jr.
05:17He's just patiently waiting for an opening.
05:19Plays it to Corey Andrews, who plays it off to Bates.
05:22Another long-range strike, definitely counting this time.
05:26A brilliant goal, and kudos to Andrews' hold-up play, a well-worked goal.
05:30But questions have to be raised about the marking on Bates.
05:33Surely he'll now be closely pressured.
05:35The Stones won't want a brace to become a hat-trick.
05:37The fans are loving it here at the Crabbles Stadium, whooping and cheering as the first
05:42half-time whistle goes.
05:44And as the sun goes down, the Whites only pile on the pressure.
05:48Some good chances barely missed.
05:49Some passes played across at the 60th minute.
05:52Bates passes up to Andrews, who chips it, takes a deflection, and a nail-biting save there
05:57from Baptiste.
05:58Fans and players alike are calling for a handball, but the ref says no.
06:03Immediately, Weildstone are on the counter.
06:05It's played to Luke Norris.
06:06He gets there, but it's over the bar.
06:08The Stones need to be clinical for any hope of winning this back.
06:11And it's a bit of head tennis around the 74th minute, booted forwards.
06:16One of the Dover players leaves it for Hassani, pounces, going for a sharper and sharper angle,
06:20and, ah, just the wrong side of the post, still looking very sharp from the Whites.
06:25A few more chances, but no luck at either end.
06:28It was that first half brace from Bates that sealed a second-round appearance for the Whites,
06:32who are now the last Kent side in the cup, thanks to an exit from Gillingham against Barrow.
06:37It's not yet a giant killing from Dover, but they've proved they can take down higher league opponents.
06:43The question now is, can they do it again?
06:46Well, elsewhere in the cup, it was a loss for Gillingham, falling 1-0 against Barrow.
06:50A 90-second-minute strike at Priestfield, a fairly even game on either side.
06:55Both having ten shots at goal, Barrow were just the more accurate in the end.
06:59Dover will move on, leaving the Gilles behind and carrying the hopes of the county with them.
07:03Next up, the Gilles will take on Northampton in the league trophy, making the trip north to redeem themselves,
07:09while Dover will hope to carry on their cup success with a home match against Burgess Hill Town in the
07:13FA Trophy.
07:15Down in the National League South, Maidstone travelled to Hemel-Hempstead to gain three points in a close contest,
07:20decided by a second-half goal from Ryan Hansen, with Jaden Davis getting the assists on both strikes.
07:26Ebbsfleet faced off against Chesham United for a 1-0 victory, while Folkestone saw their game postponed.
07:32Tunbridge Angels fans will have wished their game was postponed though, with a crushing 3-1 loss on the road
07:36to Farnham Town.
07:38Coming up, Maidstone will host Maidenhead, Ebbsfleet swapped Chesham at home for Chelmsford on the road,
07:43Folkestone will host Cray Wanderers and Tunbridge Angels will head down to Whitehawk.
07:46Down to the Itzmian League Premier, it was a one-all draw for Chatham against Burgess Hill Town.
07:52But for Dartford, they flew to three points with a 4-1 result against Eastbourne Borough,
07:56and Ramsgate showed Averley the horns with four goals to none.
08:00They'll next face off against Brentwood Town, while Dartford will head to AFC Whiteleaf,
08:04and the Chats will head around the M25 to take on Netherhead.
08:08Let's see what the manager had to say on the result.
08:10And that's all for this week's Football Roundup.
08:12See you next week, when all our sides are back to some league action.
08:18Well, congratulations to Dover. They're the last Kent side in the FA Cup.
08:23Now, Roma Wilcox from Counterpunch Amateur Boxing Club.
08:27They're based in Aylesford.
08:28She's won gold at the England Boxing National Development Championships.
08:31I spoke to one of her coaches, Mark Butler, earlier.
08:35Thank you for joining me, Mark.
08:36First of all, Roma Wilcox is the club's newest champion at just 15 years old.
08:41Tell us a bit about her journey and how the club has supported her along the way.
08:45Yeah, well, she joined us about two years ago, a novice boxer.
08:51Well, no boxing, really.
08:53She joined us. She never had no bouts or nothing.
08:56I think she trained for a year.
08:59Within a year of being in the gym, she had her first contest.
09:02She won that fight.
09:03Within a year of her first contest, she went into the developments
09:08and she won the national developments under 50 kilos.
09:13Within a year of her first competitive bout, she went and done that.
09:18I see. And Roma's not the only champion you've got.
09:22You've got other young boxers who've won national titles.
09:25How do you support them, obviously, being so young but having such success?
09:31Yeah, well, it's just part of the coaching team, really, around us.
09:35That ain't just me. There's three other coaches in the gym.
09:38We've got experience.
09:40We're there for the kids when they need us.
09:43Obviously, make sure they're training, preparing right for the competitions,
09:46what they're in.
09:48I think we've had four national champions.
09:53We've had two silver runner-up in the finals.
09:58We've had a fair few champions, multi-numbers of box cup champions as well.
10:06And tell us a bit about the training.
10:08What's so special about the way the club trains these young people,
10:11that they keep producing champions?
10:14Well, it's dedication for the kids as well.
10:18They need good parents behind them.
10:20And obviously, the right coaching team behind them,
10:22make sure they're ready to compete at a certain level.
10:25They're in the gym three times a week.
10:27We need them to show us that they're actually doing road work on the outside.
10:32That's running.
10:33So the fitness is up.
10:36And obviously, we know as coaches over the years,
10:38you know when a kid's ready to box or not to box.
10:41And for a kid to be at a boxing level, then be committed and train hard.
10:46I see. And what's next for Roma?
10:49Any other competitions to look forward to?
10:51Yeah.
10:53She may be, as we speak.
10:57She's into the semifinals.
11:00She hasn't yet.
11:01She's got a straight, except for the week she'd be boxing in the semifinals
11:05and another championship.
11:08So we've got Tommy Beck out this Saturday coming.
11:11He's boxing in the quarterfinals, London's.
11:13So we've got a busy coming around again with boxing.
11:18More success along the way.
11:19Yeah.
11:20I see. And what advice do you have for other aspiring national boxing champions?
11:26Keep to it. Keep the hard work going.
11:28When you feel down, you feel like giving up when it's hard, just keep to it.
11:34Boxing is hard. Obviously, it is a hard sport.
11:36You've got to be committed.
11:37But on the end of it, there can be a good career out of boxing as well.
11:41There's a lot of being amateur boxing in Kent, what's turned over pro, and kind of had a good career
11:48out of it.
11:50I see. Thank you so much for your time, Mark.
11:53Now, we have reached half-time, which means it's time for a break.
11:57But coming up, we'll be hearing all about the sport of sambo, a Soviet-era martial art that's come to
12:05Kent for a tournament.
12:06All that and more after this short break.
12:36All that and more after this short break.
12:42All that and more after this short break.
12:42.
15:56Thank you so much for joining me.
15:57First of all, what exactly is Sambo and where did you learn about it?
16:02I learned Sambo when I was a child from my father who obviously had it as part of his service
16:11in USSR times and he's a master of Sambo.
16:15And obviously when I was growing up, I took it on.
16:20I see.
16:21And tell us about the Kent tournament you organized.
16:24There are athletes from across the world.
16:25What was that like from your perspective?
16:28I think for our first one, it turned out to be really, really good.
16:32We didn't have much time to plan it and organize it, but I think we pulled it off reasonably well.
16:37We had only three months to prepare, organize and find the venues, invite people and organize everything.
16:46And it turns out to be a lot better than they thought.
16:48Next year is going to be probably twice or three times bigger.
16:51Fingers crossed.
16:52And Sambo started in Russia and now it's expanded out across the world, but it's not the biggest sport here
16:58in England.
16:59What currently is going on to try and improve the sport and make it more well known?
17:05Well, it probably was more, I would correct that.
17:09It's a USSR type of sport developed in USSR rather than Russia.
17:14It's known as being Russian sport, but it's been developed in USSR in 1920s.
17:20And then obviously it came to UK in Kent in 1986.
17:28Martin Clarke organized British Samba Federation and tried to interact with a lot of Qurash and Judo people from UK
17:38because there is a lot of similarities.
17:40And obviously we're doing our bit now through social media to bring as much attention to it as possible.
17:46So thank you for doing this.
17:48No problem at all.
17:49And tell us a bit about what Sambo is like as a sport.
17:52I'm aware, obviously, there's a lot of grappling involved, but how is it different from other sports like Judo?
17:59Main difference between Sambo and Judo, Qurash or any other type of grappling, especially the ones which have Giz on
18:06or BGG, is that it's very dynamic in standing, but it's a lot more dynamic on the ground.
18:13So if you look at it from the side, so if you look at it from the side, it's the
18:17best of both worlds.
18:18Judo is very standing dominant and BGG is very ground dominant.
18:24So Sambo combines those quite a lot.
18:27And obviously with variation of techniques and positions, it's pretty much ultimate type, in my opinion, of sport if you
18:36want to take on Judo or BGG or any type of grappling.
18:41And it's got its roots in special forces, in the military.
18:45So it's quite obviously a physical sport, but is it quite tactical as well?
18:49Would you say there's sort of a mental aspect to it?
18:51It's very, very demanding.
18:54It's almost like check and board games, I would say.
18:58It requires a lot of thinking, fast thinking on the spot, because every single decision you take can cost you
19:06victory.
19:07And obviously people who do that, they have a specific mindset, not just in Sambo, Judo or any type of
19:14grappling sport.
19:15And for people who join, what does it really give back to them?
19:18Obviously, it helps them with exercises.
19:20And you mentioned it's a mentally stimulating sport as well.
19:24Very much so.
19:25Very much so.
19:26It brings your confidence up.
19:27You become physically more capable.
19:30You learn a lot about your body, what you can, what you can't do.
19:34And certain things you can improve on, basically.
19:36When you learn a technique which is difficult for your joints or for your size or for any reason, really,
19:45you learn to work around that.
19:47And use, let's say, your weakness towards your advantage.
19:52And for anyone who's wanting to try out a Sambo or wants to get involved, what advice would you give
19:57them?
19:58I would say definitely give it a go.
20:00Find a local club.
20:01Come over.
20:02Have a look.
20:02Have a play.
20:04Roll around.
20:05We're all very friendly.
20:06We like to call ourselves a big family.
20:10Because we support each other and we help each other out.
20:15I see.
20:15Thank you so much for your time.
20:17A few days ago, the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, was revealed as this year's figure for Eden Bridge's Bonfire Night
20:24celebrations.
20:25Standing at 11 metres tall, the effigy of Infantino accompanied the traditional Guy Fawkes figure for the event.
20:32It included a procession through the high street and a fireworks display.
20:35Our reporter, Sophie Denny, was there for the big unveiling.
20:38He's been under fire a lot this year.
20:41And now FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, will be feeling the heat as the Eden Bridge Bonfire Society's chosen effigy for
20:50this year's celebrations.
20:52Gianni Infantino, we selected basically because of the problems that he had through the World Cup.
21:00The questions that were being asked about the morality of what he was doing, association with a certain president in
21:08America and some of the awful decisions that were being made at the time.
21:14The effigy stands at 11 metres tall and as I was driving round the corner, I could see Gianni Infantino's
21:21face looming over Eden Bridge.
21:23Not a sentence you say every day, but it only took six days to paint the whole thing.
21:30It's really fast.
21:31We have to decide sort of a week before because otherwise it would be old news, wouldn't it?
21:37So, yeah, it is really fast turnaround.
21:38The guy nods to the various controversies surrounding Infantino, including the FIFA Peace Prize awarded to U.S. President Donald
21:46Trump and the suspension of a red card during this year's World Cup, alongside more local concerns such as roadworks
21:55and bin collections.
21:56Infantino beat other suggestions, including politicians Nigel Farage and Andy Burnham.
22:02But the effigy does still include a political figure in President Trump, who was the chosen figure 10 years ago
22:09and who has recently faced big losses in the U.S. midterm elections.
22:14Alongside political and social commentary, the society says the effigy's main aim is to draw attention to their event, which
22:22raises money for local charities.
22:25It's done in a non-malicious way.
22:26We like to raise the profile of our event because the more people that attend, the more money that we
22:32can raise for local causes, which is very important, which is, as well as bringing the community together on Saturday
22:38with our procession and the display, it's also a way of bringing everything together.
22:44And for artist Andrea, seeing her work go up in flames makes all the hard work worth it.
22:49It's almost like a celebration of the whole hard work and seeding in flames.
22:54The flames sort of represent the end victory and end celebrations.
23:00As Guy Fawkes celebrations kick off, the society is hoping their effigy choice hits the back of the net.
23:08Sophie Denny for KMTV in Edenbridge.
23:11Now it's time to remind you that you can keep up to date with all the latest sports news, interviews
23:16and features from here on Invictus Sport by heading over to our website, cametv.co.uk, and going to the
23:22Invictus Sport tab under programmes.
23:24There you'll see videos like this one about when I tried HEMA or historical European martial arts.
23:30A warning, don't try what you see here at home.
23:33Canterbury has plenty of history inside its walls, but one group is fighting to bring ancient sword techniques into the
23:39modern day.
23:41Canterbury medieval combat train across many different disciplines, including dagger, German long knife, staff, pole arms and sword and buckler.
23:50They like to say that history is decided by the winners, but what exactly makes a winner?
23:55Well, throughout most of history, it tended to be how good you were with one of these.
23:59Now this doesn't look exactly like a longsword would have back in the days of Norman sieges, Viking conquests or
24:06peasants' revolts.
24:07This one is intended for training.
24:09And here at St Dunstan's Churchyard, that's exactly what they do.
24:12While the weapons might not look 100% accurate, the training they're taking comes straight from the manuscripts.
24:17So I've travelled down here to see if I can learn from the best about how to sharpen my sword
24:22skills.
24:24I watched a sabre class, then had a go at the longsword, which was a dulled blade without a pointed
24:29tip.
24:30The footwork was the main thing that I struggled with, and remembering whether to swing, reset or step in combinations.
24:36The class mainly use a German system, and study manuscripts of the martial arts to inform what they'll do during
24:42the sessions.
24:43We study the German system, which is a little bit more complicated to do, because we have, in the early
24:50period, we have a poem.
24:53Basically, the poem, the zettel, as it's called, is a handout that was given to people that attended a workshop.
25:00We have a 400, 500-year gap, in some instances, where people are finding these things and then thinking, well,
25:06what does that mean?
25:07How does it, what does this, what do we do with it?
25:09So these are interpretations.
25:11We're not correct in everything we do, and we say that from the start, but we're trying to do it
25:16in the right spirit.
25:17There's also a competitive scene that focuses on the technique of sparring.
25:21So I'm partaking in my first competition this Sunday.
25:25So that's going to be applying what we've learned here, the manuscript stuff, to actual combat.
25:29And it's going to be a real difference, because eventually it all turns into Olympic-style fencing.
25:34It gets a lot faster, you see less flashing moves, it's very much a back and forth.
25:40So it's going to be a real test, I think, of, is what I've learned any good, basically.
25:45It's not about brute force, but using the blade to attack and defend, which, for me, would take some getting
25:49used to.
25:50If I was a squire instead of a journalist, and this was 11.26, not 20.26, I don't think
25:56I would have made a very good night.
25:58Finn McDermid for KMTV in Canterbury.
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26:57Thank you so much for watching, and we'll see you very, very soon.
27:00Good night.
27:02Good night.