IT HAS been a successful week for the golden boy of Kendal Judo.

Isaac Hill, 18, claimed yet more victories after a week that saw him secure gold in two different time zones.

The former Applebey Grammar School pupil started by fighting in the senior age-band for the first time at the Great North Judo Tournament held in Gateshead International Stadium but the new age class did not put Isaac off his stride.

With more than 200 competitors taking part the odds were against Isaac but he eased through the first round after shoulder throwing his opponent, Jack Ross, from Wallsend.

In the semi final he used an armlock to defeat Tyneside's Nicholas Johnson which set him up for a gold medal bout against Isaac Gagin from Lutterworth.

The final went the full five minutes.

Isaac was penalised early on but recovered to defeat his opponent with an inner thigh throw which gave him the right to stand at the top of the winner's rostrum.

As soon as the tournament in Gateshead was over, Isaac was on a plane jetting off the Flanders in Belgium for the Judocup and training weekend.

In this competition Isaac faced a field of international opponents.

Firstly, he came up against Vlad Lim from Slovenia.

After a moment's indecision, Lim pounced and won the bout but Isaac redeemed himself with victories in the other round robin first round events to secure his position in the quarter finals against Henri 'The Big Fin' Tuurala.

His Finish opponent was dispatched with ease after a well times armlock from Isaac.

In the semi final he faced another Finish player by the name of Eetu 'Will Eat You' Laaksonen who was defeated following an inner hook throw.

His nemesis from the first round, Vlad Lim, was his opponent in the final and there was nothing to separate the two.

It was pointless at full time so it went to golden score - the first player to score a point wins.

Isaac's fitness saw him through and he went on the attack.

Lim was penalised for for not attacking enough and the Kendal man was, once more, a gold medallist.

While Isaac was away his Kendal Dojo hosted 50 top national and international referees for their annual seminar.

It was the first time the conference had been held in Kendal and the facilities, complete with Olympic mat and video screen equipment, more than stood up to the task.