Karen Briggs

British Karen Briggs was four times World Champion 1982-1989 but finished 5th at the Barcelona Games. Briggs won 10 European medals including 5 titles U48kg. She won the Tournoi de Paris in 1992. Briggs won countless events in Fukuoka. London. Leonding and many other judo cities. She’s married to Peter Inman. In the time of Covid-19 they supported the elderly and vulnerable in their local area and delivered 100 Easter eggs to doors with their daughter and son. Briggs had an interesting drop tai-otoshi. She ties up her opponent’s left arm with a Whizzer-like grip before dropping in.

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