ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!

July 28, 2005 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

President:              James Colgan

VP:                          Mary Gail Ford

Treasurer:              Irwin Cohen

Editor:                    Kei Narimatsu

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Contents: 

§          Editorial Comment – Citizenship and Patriotism

§          2005 USA Junior Olympics National Judo Championships Results

§          Florida Athletes Dominate at JO’s – Illinois Claims 2 triple Crown Winners

§          2005 USJF Junior National Judo Championships Results

§          2005 USJA Junior National Judo Championships Results

§          News about Brett Wood-Taylor

§          Judo Clinic – Sensei Yasuhiro Moriwaki, 7^th Dan

§          USJI News

§          Something to think about –Answers to questions

§          Upcoming Events

§          USA Judo Life Members

Editorial Comment:  Citizenship and patriotism

Congratulations to Danny Satinsky and Max Golembo who became a triple crown winners at this past Junior Olympics in Georgia.  Quite an accomplishment.  We will see if in a week, they will have a forth crown at the Junior Open.  In the interest of space, only divisions that had Midwestern place winners were included.  Complete results are available at www.usajudo.org

 

Some of you may know a great lady who is at just about every national championship and many regional events in the US, Canada and oft times around the world.  Her father (Sensei Frank Hatashita) was one of the great leaders in Judo Canada who has since been enshrined in the PJU Judo Hall of Fame.  This lady knows Judo and appreciates the effort and time that people make in attending, in competing, in refereeing and in supporting Judo.  Her name is Lia Hatashita and she happens to sells judo books, judogi’s, tapes/DVD’s and other judo stuff.  But I am not here to promote her business.  I am here to tell you that by living in the USA for so many years, Lia has come to appreciate this great country and has decided to become an American Citizen.  On July 22, she took her test, passed it and will be taking her oath of citizenship soon.  Over the years, I have had the privilege of talking to her about this significant decision – a decision not always easy to make especially coming from Canada where the standard of living, ethics, way of life are so similar to that which we all know.  SO, LIA, congratulations on being one of our newest American Citizens.  You make us proud. 

 

What makes people become a citizen of this great country?  First, can we really say that Native Americans are the only true Americans?  Even they came across the Bering Straits and settled on the North American Continent.  Then it goes without saying that everyone is an immigrant and has a story about how they ended up here.  Whether this took place this year or hundreds of years ago, the stories are as varied as the people who tell it.  It could be a story of persecution, or of seeking a better life, or of slavery, or of traveling and falling in love with the vastness of this land.  Immigrants often suffer for lack of money, lack of education, lack of a support system, lack of work.  They have endured working in the harsh sugar cane fields of Hawaii or the cotton fields of the south with little or no pay, hitting nails into rails for 16 hours a day on the Union Pacific that connected the east to the west.  Immigrants of old are most often associated with working in laundries or being a domestic, or cleaning bathrooms or more recently cutting lawns.  No one gave these immigrants anything.  The only thing many of them saw as they passed through Ellis Island was opportunity and a chance to improve their status in life. 

 

And we are all the richer for it, for immigrants give us diversity; immigrants give us work ethic; immigrants give us possibilities and opportunities.  They have the ability to give us appreciation and love of country, freedom and self-determination, reverence and admiration for their new adopted country.  And with this new found citizenship comes responsibility.  Immigrants are most notably honest, hard working, family men and women.  Their children are often well-educated and self-driven to succeed.  They often work two or three jobs to make ends meet and nary a complaint from them because they know the beauty of the American way of life.  Many immigrants join the armed forces of this country as a faster path to citizenship and some give up their lives in defense of their adopted country.  

 

So regardless of whether we are first, second or tenth generation Americans, our history and our way of life is better-off for it.  If the cost of freedom requires personal sacrifice, then so be it.  Tolerance and open-mindedness are what made this country great and it will continue to be so.  Even in the face of great danger, the war on terrorism, this country will survive and flourish because of our will and determination and honor to do the right thing.   Be thankful and never take for granted that which so many have sacrificed. 

 

 

2005 USA Junior National Judo Championships

The following are the complete results of the 2005 USA Junior National Judo Championships held at the Gwinnett County Convention Center.  600 Athletes from all over the United States competed in the event which was the last of three Junior National events to be held this summer.  

Suspected errors in these results should be brought to the attention of John Miller.

 

Bantam Category Divisions:

Contestant's Name, Hometown, State Code, Club Name

DIVISION: Girls Bantam 3; 23 Kg   

1. Jessica ABAD, San Jose, CA, After SchoolAll Star

2. Caroline IRONS, Yorkville, IL, Yorkville Judo Club

3. Maria ALI, Camp Lejeune, NC, Mayfield Martial Art

4. Brittany BURGER, Northglenn, CO, Northglenn Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Girls Bantam 3; 27 Kg   

1. Mychayla VILLANI, Bellevue, WA, US Judo Training Cen

2. Sarah SUBKO, Valrico, FL, Florida School of Ju

3. Celeste PHELPS, Alexandria, IN, Anderson YMCA Judo

4. Jennifer ROJAS, Dallas, TX, Dallas Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Girls Bantam 3; + 35 Kg 

1. Rachel TREMBULAK, St Paul, MN, Y Judo Kai

 

DIVISION: Boys Bantam 3; 27 Kg    

1. Aaron PERFETTO, Johnston, RI, Mayo Quanchi Judo

2. Cory LEVIN, Mundelein, IL, Cohen

3. Luis-Manuel ALMANZA, Clearmont, FL, Central Florida Judo

4. Alejandro MENENDEZ, Miami, FL, Falcon Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Boys Bantam 3; 31 Kg    

1. Jacob BARR, Alexander, IN, Anderson YMCA Judo

2. Mason CALHOUN, Lake Junaluska, NC, Waynesville Kodokan

3. Jacob GRAHAM, Naperville, IL, Fox Valley OOJO-Mats

4. Spencer DEPIES, Fond Du Lac, WI, Fondy Judo Club

5. Jason RICHMOND, Robbinsville, NC, Yellowhill

5. Logan BRASWELL, Cherokee, NC, Yellowhill

 

DIVISION: Boys Bantam 2; 25 Kg    

1. Quentin COOK, Anderson, IN, Anderson YMCA Judo C

2. Sage HELLER, Riverwoods, IL, Cohen

3. Ibrahim SHABAZZ, Atlanta, GA, Waka Mu Sha

4. Danny PEREZ, Miami, FL, Seidokay Judo Center

5. Evers PUND, Boulder, CO, Boulder Judo Trainin

5. Donte BRAXTON, Jesup, GA, Jesup JuJitsu Judo A

 

Intermediate Category Divisions:

Contestant's Name, Hometown, State Code, Club Name

 

DIVISION: Girls Intermed. 2; 31 Kg

1. Katelyn BOUYSSOU, Hope, RI, Mayo Quanchi

2. Kimberly OTTO, St. Paul, MN,

 

DIVISION: Girls Intermed. 2; 38 Kg

1. Kayla HALL, Granite City, IL, USA Stars

2. Samantha MARTIN, Burleson, TX, Ruben Martin Judo

3. Ashley BEESON, Anderson, IN, Anderson YMCA Judo

4. Daisy MATERI, Kalamazoo, MI, Renshuden Academy

5. Jessica IRONS, Yorkville, IL, Yorkville Judo Club

5. Victoria COOK, Anderson, IN, Anderson YMCA Judo C

 

DIVISION: Girls Intermed. 2; 48 Kg

1. Kayla MISHIMA, Honolulu, HI, Shobukan Judo Club

2. Chrisandra SIMPSON, Atlanta, GA, Waka Mu Sha

3. Kia ARTIS, Marion, IN, Marion Youth Judo

4. Tiona ZAMBRANO, Tampa, FL, El Mambi Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Girls Intermed. 1; 30Kg 

1. Jesenia ROJAS, Dallas, TX, Dallas Judo Club

2. Sachiko RAGOSTA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Judo

3. Willow HELLER, Riverwoods, IL, Cohen's Judo

4. Kinsey LOUIE, Sacramento, CA, Okybo Judo Club

5. Margaret STANDISH, Pleasant Prairie, WI, Gurnee Judo Club

5. Merande SEK, Providence, RI, Mayo Quanchi

 

DIVISION: Girls Intermed. 1; 38Kg 

1. Sarah LAMBERT, Chesapeake, VA, Washington Judo Club

2. Sasha ARTIS, Marion, IN, Marion Youth Judo

3. Sarah MAI, Friendswood, TX, Friendswood Judo

 

DIVISION: Boys Intermed. 2; 28 Kg 

1. Anthony SEK, Providence, RI, Mayo Quanchi

2. Brandon POWELL, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Judo Cen

3. Mason PARKER, Grand Prairie, TX, Kodokan Judo Club

4. James BRAYE, Evansville, IN, Evansville Judo Club

5. Christopher GRUNBERG, Greenbelt, MD, College Park Judo Cl

5. Matthew TUCKER, Hamilton, MS, Hamilton Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Boys Intermed. 2; 31 Kg 

1. David TERAO, Honolulu, HI, Shobukan Judo Club

2. Gordon MARTINEZ, Granite City, IL, ND Judo

3. Jacob HURT, Yorkville, IL, Yorkville Judo Club

4. Jesse WELLS, Denton, TX, Ruben Martin Judo

5. Andrew STONE, Adelphi, MD, College Park

5. Garrett PARKER, Berthoud, CO, Northglenn Judo Club

 

DIVISION: Boys Intermed. 2; 34 Kg 

1. Everet DESILETS, Hope, RI, Mayo Quanchi Judo

2. Joshua PRADO, North Lauderdale, FL, Ki-itsu-sai

3. Nahoakuwo'o SALERA, Honolulu, HI, Shobukan Judo Club

4. Ricondo COLE, Providence, RI, Mayo Quanchi

5. Clayton GRAVES, Edwardsville, IL, USA Stars

5. Monterrio HORNES, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Judo Cen

 

DIVISION: Boys Intermed. 2; 42 Kg 

1. Max SCHNEIDER, Chicago, IL, Tohkon Judo Academy

2. Joshua VILLANI, Bellevue, WA, US Judo Training Cen

3. Steve PEREZ, Miami, FL, Seidoka Judo Center

4. David VOLYN, Flemington, NJ, Central Jersey Judo

5. Jason PICKERING, Yorkville, IL, Yorkville Judo Club

5. Kameron SCHAUMLEFFLE, Beaverton, OR, Ojukan Judo Club

  

DIVISION: Boys Intermed. 2; 53 Kg 

1. Max GOLEMBO, Vernon Hills, IL, Cohen's Judo

2. Tylar PELTIER, Kailua, HI, Sho Bu Kan

3. Tyler HOLT, Piedmont, OK, USA Stars

4. Connor FINN, Los Angeles, CA, San Gabriel Dojo

5. Brandon MORRIS, Dallas, TX, Dallas Judo

5. John TUCKER, Brooklyn, NY, Starrett Judo

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