{"id":63714,"date":"2019-03-23T08:36:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T12:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=63714"},"modified":"2019-03-23T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T12:37:16","slug":"athlete-of-the-week-jeff-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/athlete-of-the-week-jeff-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete of the week: Jeff Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeff Allen, a.k.a Judo Jeff, has won not one, not two but four gold medals in his most recent competitions.<\/p>\n

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Allen and his family travelled across the U.S for 18 days in early March for three separate competitions.<\/p>\n

First up was the 2019 Arnold Battle of Columbus Martial Arts Festival on March 2 in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Judo Jeff\u2019s first fight was the +100kg Senior Division. “I had three other competitors in my division. I fought three fights winning all three by Ippon, [which is] when you beat your opponent with throws, hold downs or submission,” explained Jeff.<\/p>\n

He then went on to fight in the +100kg Masters Division where he again competed against three opponents, winning all three by Ippon while mixing up throws and hold downs to beat his competitors.<\/p>\n

Judo Jeff\u2019s two gold medal wins earned him the \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 title as he was the only Judo athlete to win two golds in the competition.<\/p>\n

With a few days of rest and travel time, Jeff and his family, including his son, Lucas, who also is a Judo athlete, and his six-month-old daughter, Ayla, made their way to Daytona Beach where Judo Jeff was scheduled to compete in the LeLeo Code Championships on March 9.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, due to some fighters fall outs, my divisions were cancelled and I had no one to complete against,” he said. “Very disappointing.”<\/p>\n\n\t\t