December 14, 2006
President: Tim
Schultheis
VP: Chuck
Clark
Secretary: Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer: Frank Oliveri
Editor: Kei
Narimatsu
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Contents:
Editorial – The Importance of Credibility
From the President – Mr Tim Schultheis
LOCAL
NEWS
Serving Our
Country
Something to Think About
– The Leica Freedom Train
Upcoming
Events
EDITORIAL – The Importance of Credibility
It is not often that one gets to
talk, really talk, with one of the giants in American Judo. I had the
privilege of talking to one of these individuals this past weekend, Mr Patrick Burris, current chairman of USA Judo Coaches
Commission, former two time Olympian, 6 time National Champion, PJU Gold
medalist and 7 times Inspiration Award recipient. I have spoken to Sensei
Burris on a number of occasions in the past and have had interesting
conversations with him both on and off the mat in official and unofficial
capacities. But in all of those times, one rarely gets to know an
individual like you can sitting down and breaking
bread with that person. Such was the situation when he came in to give a
coaches certification this past weekend at
He tells the story of a time
long ago when I was first coming onto the National scene as a referee.
“Pat” would always refer to me as Sensei. I said, please call me
Kei. “OK, Sensei” was his usual and immediate response. Finally I
told him that the reason he called me Sensei is because he didn’t know my
name. “Not so, Kei” was his immediate response. And he even
pronounced it correctly. It is a funny story not because of the dialogue
but because of his genuineness and that smile that went along with his
optimistic manner. From that time on, I always considered Sensei a true
sensei, of the type that I grew up with and taught me. You see,
regardless of age, true sensei’s command respect regardless of age. It is
attitude, it is outlook, it is presence and most importantly, it is
CREDIBILITY.
Sensei Burris is a true
SENSEI. He commands respect as well as gives it, regardless of rank.
He expects his students to give him the respect and reverence he deserves
because of his abilities, his knowledge, his age, his personality.
Likewise, he returns that respect by giving of himself totally to his students,
teaching them everything he knows and demanding excellence in all who are
privileged to come in contact with him.
I believe we have lost this
sense of respect in our dojos today. Hi Kei, Yo Jim, Hey Mary is so common today that it goes without
saying that familiarity breeds complacency and complacency breeds disrespect
and disrespect breeds contempt. Why else do we see judoka’s
(players and coaches) walking inside a dojo with a cap on (backwards)? Why else
do we see judoka’s walking on the mat with their shoes? Why has there
been a loss of respect for bowing, a tradition that truly sets us apart from
ALL other sports? Why do we see coaches as friends and not as
teachers? Why have we lost that credibility that comes with wisdom and
age and knowledge? Have we become so lazy that we cannot greet our
Sensei’s with Mr, Mrs, Ms,
or Sensei when we come into the dojo or shiai-jo?
Sometimes we do not even acknowledge their presence! Has our sense of
equality been so distorted that we can not walk across the room to say hello to
our Sensei?
In our discussions, we talked
about the rightness and wrongness of our judo community. We talked about
what it took to run a dojo, how to make money, how to discipline, how to teach,
how to be a champion. We dialogued about how to treat and react to the
different Judo personalities that we come across from our youngest to our
oldest as well as the parents that are necessarily a part of the family
unit. In all of those discussions, credibility and integrity stood out as
the cornerstone, the defining philosophy of Sensei Burris’ methods in
Judo.
“I am the teacher, you are the
student. I am not your friend; I am your coach and teacher.”
“You will refer to me as Sensei
at all times and in all ways. You will treat me and all of the other Sensei’s
in this dojo with respect and decorum at all times.”
“In return, I will teach you
everything you need to know to become a champion. I will expect
excellence and hard work and if you are not willing to give of yourself that
effort, maybe judo training under me is not for you.”
For me, what I heard was a
reaffirmation of what I had learned as a Judoka growing up. For me,
listening to Sensei Burris was textbook philosophy of Sempai – Kohai. CREDIBILITY and INTEGRITY. That is what I believe
Sensei Burris stands for and what he teaches his students, his parents and old
Sensei’s like me. Thank you, Sensei Burris.
From the IJI
President:
We had a
productive judo day last Saturday, December 9th. After conducting a short
IJI Board meeting, where we discussed our financial, membership, training and
tournament plans, we held a coach's clinic, featuring Pat Burris, USA Judo Coach Development Chair. Dr. Kei Narimatsu,
Jim Colgan, Jim Peterson, and Brett Wood-Taylor
contributed to the instruction. Chief Barry Henby,
Gurnee Fire Department, offered CPR certification and First Aid training.
Doug Tono and the
Our next IJI
Open Workout will be from 10:00 AM - Noon, Saturday, 30 December at the Gurnee
Judo Club. Carrie Chandler, current 52K
We have
appointed Ashlie Martini as our IJI Senior
Development Chair. Ashlie has been ranked in the top
5 in her division by USA Judo for ~6+ years. Her first initiative is to
compliment the on-going IJI Open Workout, managed by our Junior Development
Chair, Brett Wolf. She will offer a clinic designed to facilitate the
transition from junior to senior elite judo competition. The focus of
this clinic will be on the introduction of arm bar techniques that are currently
in use by many top level senior elite athletes. Her Junior-Senior Judo
Transition Clinic will immediately follow the January 2007 Illinois Judo Open
Workout, scheduled from noon to 2:00 PM, 21 January at the
Thanks,
Tim Schultheis
LOCAL NEWS
Complete coverage of these
articles available at the USA Judo website. Click on the link http://www.usjudo.org/
and click on the What's New page to see all the recent
news items. The items listed below may or may not be linked
already. To get further information on any of these stories, it is better
to go to the USA Judo website.
British Open
The 2007 British Open, a USA
Judo Senior B Level Point Tournament, will be held Jan. 27-28 in
The Belgium Open, a USA Judo
Senior B Level Point Tournament, will be held Feb. 3-4 for Men in Vise while
the
A camp will follow both
tournaments in Spa from Feb. 5-7 with departure on Feb. 8.
Athletes interested in
competing must contact Mary Ann Relich at maryann.relich@usajudo.us.
Deadline for entry is Jan. 5. All athletes must provide payment for the
full entry fee at the time of registration.
Lake Placid Training
Coaches leading the camp
include:
- Jason Morris, 2008 Olympic Head Coach nominee and 1992 Olympic silver medalist
- Jimmy Pedro, USA Judo U-23 Elite Team Director, 1999 World Champion and
two-time Olympic medalist
- Israel Hernandez, Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site Head
Coach and two-time Olympic medalist
- Eddie
- German Velazco,
- Jhonny Prado,
Nicolas Gill, two-time Olympic and three-time World medalist,
will be in attendance as a coach with the Canadian team. Orlando
Fuentes, 1996 Olympian, also will be coaching at the camp.
A limited number of slots
are still available for the camp. Contact Eddie Liddie,
USA Judo Director of Athlete Performance, for more information at eddie.liddie@usajudo.us.
European Tour First-Round
Picks Posted
The selections made by the
#1-ranked senior athletes are now available at http://www.usjudo.org/seniors_compopportunities.asp.
Athletes who are ranked #2 on the Senior Elite National Roster, dated
Dec. 4, are advised that the deadline for their maximum of two selections is
Dec. 18. All selections, and corresponding paperwork, must be submitted
to Mary Ann Relich at maryann.relich@usajudo.us.
Athletes competing on the
European Tour are advised that the event in
Sofia and Tblissi Event Clarifications
The Sofia (BUL – Women) and Tblissi (GEO – Men) World Cups will be held Jan. 27-28,
2007.
International Event
Deposits
For the 2007 European Tour
and all 2007 International events a $300 non-refundable charge will be made to
your credit card in order to secure your position. Thirty days prior to
the event the balance of the lodging, entry fees, etc. will be charged to your
credit card. This is done so that USA Judo may wire the funds as requested
by the international federation.
Please be reminded that
registration for the European Tour and any international event a COMPLETED form
must be attached for each event. Your application for a position is not
complete without all of the information.
2007
Mark your calendars…
The San Jose Buddhist Sensei Memorial Tournament, a USA Judo Senior E Level
Point Tournament, will be held Feb. 11 at the
16th Annual
Lone Star Classic Judo Tournament
The Lone Star Classic will
be held Feb. 3 at the
2007 Dutch Open Espoir
Reminder
The 2007 Dutch Open Espoir will be held Jan. 13-14 in
2007 Belgian Ladies Open
–
NOTE: You MUST contact Jim Hrbek - JrJudoTrip@aol.com for this event. Mr. Hrbek will provide a comprehensive list to the National
Office.
DEADLINE: December 21,
2006
This is a Junior AND Senior
event. Check in is Friday February 2. Junior competition will be held on
Saturday, February 3, and Senior competition will be
held on Sunday, February 4, 2006. Approximate travel dates should be:
Depart
The competition will be held
at the Center Sportif ADEPS " the
HYDRION " Street of Hydrion, 118 in B-6700 Arlon,
Eligibility for the Junior segment of the event is limited to athletes born in
1988 or later.
Funding:
The funding will be in the
form of a reimbursement of incurred travel and hotel expenses for a total not
greater than $1,000.
The funding will be awarded
to as many as SEVEN applicants (only one per weight division will be selected)
who meet the following criteria:
1. You may not have received
funding from any other USA Judo source for this event. (Senior funds, U23
funds, etc)
2. Born in 1988 or later
3. MUST be listed in one of
the Olympic weight divisions on the December 4, 2006 IJF Junior roster at not
lower than the #3 position.
4. MUST compete in the
Junior and Senior segments of the 2007 Arlon Ladies’
Open to be eligible for the funding.
Participants should
anticipate spending approximately 35 to 40 Euros per day for accommodation at
the Hydrion facility, including breakfast.
It will be necessary to
purchase an EJU membership card in order to compete in this event. Cost
approximately $40.
YOU NEED TO KNOW:
For those who are able to stay, there will be a Training Camp for Women and Men
that will be held in
Transportation (one way
only) 10 Euros
Camp-Chalet lodging-Meals –
270 Euros
Camp-Hotel lodging-Meals –
320 Euros
IMPORTANT: You must add the
fees for the European Union of Judo to this price, i.e.:
1. European Country: 50 € /
person.
2. Country out of
Additionally, at the end of
the camp, it will be necessary to make your own way to your departure airport (
NOTE: You MUST contact Jim Hrbek - JrJudoTrip@aol.com for this event. Mr. Hrbek will provide a comprehensive list to the National
Office.
DEADLINE: December 21,
2006
On Saturday, Dec. 9, the
presidents of USA Judo (Dr. Ron Tripp ), USJA (Jim
Webb) and USJF (Neil Simon) met in
November Promotions
Congratulations to
USA Judo members who received junior and dan rank
promotions in November... more>
Changes to the WADA
Prohibited List… Effective January 1, 2007
The World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) has published the 2007 Prohibited List. Below is a summary of
updates from the 2006 List to the 2007 List. For a full copy of the 2007
Prohibited List visit WADA’s Web Site at www.wada-ama.org. The
Prohibited List will go into effect Jan. 1, 2007.
The Classes of Prohibited
Substances have not changed from the 2006 List.
However, in order to make
the language clearer, the explanatory paragraphs for the following four classes
of substances in the 2007 List have been reworded:
- Anabolic Agents
- Diuretics
- Chemical and physical manipulation
- Stimulants
Other updates to the 2007
List:
Beta-2 agonists
Salbutamol used by inhalation, even with an Abbreviated Therapeutic
Use Exemption (TUE), is not a specified substance** at urinary levels
greater than 1000 ng/mL.
Glucocorticosteroids
Glucocorticosteroids use by iontophoresis
/ phonophoresis are permitted and do not
require an Abbreviated TUE.
Other routes of administration
(intraarticular, periaarticular,
peritendinous, epidural, intradermal
injections and inhalation) require an Abbreviated TUE.
Stimulants
Imidazole derivatives used as topical preparations are
permitted. (Imidazole derivatives are typically
found in anti-fungal creams.)
**Specified substances are
those substances that are particularly susceptible to unintentional anti-doping
rule violations due to their general availability in medicinal products and
because they are less likely to be successfully abused as doping agents.
Brian Olson Winter
Classic
The Brian Olson Winter
Classic, cancelled last weekend due to inclimate
weather, has been rescheduled for Jan. 13 at the
EJU Training Camp
The European Judo Union will
be playing host to a training camp for both men and women in
Athletes interested in
attending should contact Mary Ann Relich at MaryAnn.Relich@usajudo.us.
Don’t forget to
make your room reservations early for the New York Open, March 10 in
For athletes on
a budget: The West Side YMCA offers room for 2 at $97 per night in
West Side
YMCA
For reservations call 917.441.8800, a room for 2 (bunk beds
with a shared bath) at $97 per night.
Phone:
212.875.4273
Fax:
212.875.1334
See http://www.ymcanyc.org for
information about the branches of the YMCA offering accommodation in the
or
Pickwick Arms
Hotel
230 East 51 St.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212.355.0300
Fax: 212.755.5029
Toll free (US):
1.800.742.5945
Email: info@pickwickarms.com
Web Site: www.pickwickarms.com
Be sure to ask for David Bernstein and ask for New
York Open Judo special rates.
Midwestern Championships
The Midwestern
Championships, a USA Judo Senior E Level Point Tournament, will be held March
3-4 in
Entry packets are now
available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007MidwesternChampionships.pdf.
SERVING OUR COUNTRY
PVT Luke Jacobsen – Milwaukee, WI
LTJG Donny Newsome, Gurnee,
IL
LT Nick Oldfield, Navy, Virginia – home
base
Mike Preditus,
IL
SGT Dennis Pruitt,
IRAQ
Dan Smith, Dickson,
TN
Please let me know other Judo families who have loved ones serving in our
military: rank, branch of service and where they are serving.
Thanks.
Something to Think About –
Fairly long read but well worth it.
The Leica
Freedom Train
I
carry my Leica camera a bit more proudly these
days. The reason? A story I had never heard
before - a tale of courage, integrity and humility that is only now coming to
light, some 70 years after the fact. The Leica is the
pioneer 35mm camera. From a nitpicking point of view, it wasn't the very first
still camera to use 35mm movie film, but it was the first to be widely
publicized and successfully marketed. It created the "candid camera"
boom of the 1930s. It is a German product - precise, minimalist, utterly efficient. Behind its worldwide acceptance as a
creative tool was a family-owned, socially oriented firm that, during the Nazi
era, acted with uncommon grace, generosity and modesty. E. Leitz
Inc., designer and manufacturer of
The 'Leica Freedom Train'
As
soon as Adolph Hitler was named chancellor of
Keeping
the story quiet
The
"Leica Freedom Train" was at its height in
1938 and early 1939, delivering groups of refugees to
I was certain that one and all would be interested in this
historic item that was little known and should certainly be brought to
light. Thank you for reading the above, and if you feel inclined as I
did, to pass it on to others, please do
so. It only takes a few minutes.
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2006
Please note the following events on the horizon for
Dec
26 – 30 Gurnee
Judo Holiday Camp featuring Carrie Chandler
Contact
Tim Schultheis tschulth@warpnet.net for more information www.gurneejudoclub.com
Dec
30
Junior Development Clinic – Open
Workout
Gurnee Judo
Club
Gurnee, IL
Contact Brett
Wolf
azumah4@yahoo.com
2007 dates
Jan TBD Junior
Development Clinic – Open Workout
Tohkon Judo Academy
Chicago, IL
Contact Brett
Wolf
azumah4@yahoo.com
Jan
27 The Fourth Twin City Winter Classic State
Tournament
Contact Dan Hoffman
651-208-5650
Ken
Otto
651-774-4041 or k-d-otto@msn.com
Feb.
11.2007 Kids Snow Throw, Southside Dojo LTD, Kalamazoo, Mi.
Ron Blake RonBlake@chartermi.net for more information
www.SouthsideDojo.com
Feb
18 Illinois State Open Judo Championships
Yorkville IL
Contact Chuck Clark: (630)553-5741 clarkmail@sbcglobal.net
OR
Tim Schultheis (847)244-7847
Feb 10-11 Sensei Memorial
Feb
10 Konjo Dojo St Louis
Judo Winter Championships
Contact Randy Pierce
636-464-6427 Blackbelt6thdan@aol.com
Feb
17 4th Annual Pedro's Challenge Judo Tournament
Contact Jim Pedro at jimmypedro@zebramats.com or 978-973-6238
information Packet: http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007PedrosChallengeInformationandEntryPacket.pdf
Mar
2-4 Midwestern Championships
Contact Irwin
Cohen Rwin72@aol.com 847-680-9243
information Packet: http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007MidwesternChampionships.pdf
Mar
10
Contact Dr Mel Appelbaum
middiemd@aol.com
Mar
17 The
Contact Dan Hoffman
651-208-5650
Ken
Otto
651-774-4041 or k-d-otto@msn.com
Mar
24-26 MS/HS/Collegiate National
Championships –
Apr
1-2 Liberty Bell –
Contact Lou Moyerman
lmoyerman@aol.com
Apr
7-8
Apr
20-21 Senior Nationals –
Contact Sherrie Phillips sportsconsult@aol.com
May
24 – 27 Pan-American
Championships
May
29-30 Am-Can Challenge –
Contact Mel Ginter
1-716-692-6865
ming3@adelphia.net
Jul
7 – 8 USJA Junior Nationals –
http://www.judocalendar.com/judo/20070708USJAintialflyer.pdf
Preliminary Flyer
Jul
14-15 USJF Junior Nationals –
Jul 21 - 22 Junior
Olympics – San Antonio TX
Contact Sherrie Phillips sportsconsult@aol.com
Aug
4-5
Sep
2007 Ladder and Fall Classic
Sep/Oct
2007
Nov
2007
Continental Crown –
Nov
2007
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS
INFORMATION – USA JUDO
For more information on Life
Membership in USA Judo, please contact USA Judo and click on “LIFE
MEMBERSHIP”
Nat’l Order Name
030
1 Henry
Okamura(deceased)
041
2 Kei Narimatsu
065
3 James
Colgan
122
4
Richard Fukuyama(deceased)
125
5
Joanne Barthold(deceased)
139
6
George Stanich
148
7 Mary
Gail Ford
161
8 Kevin
Narimatsu (CA)
162
9 Scott
Narimatsu (CA)
164
10 Byung Chul Cho
167
11 Yung Kim
177
12 Kyu Yoon
181
13 John Bek
189
14 Quentin Thompson
201
15 Michiyuki Sasa
216
16 George Weers
271
17 Susan McConnell
289
18 William Jaconetti
291
19 Jean S Narimatsu
292
20 Susan Narimatsu
324
21 Timothy Tremaine
342
22 Stephen Bergren
349
23 Timothy Canty
355
24 Tim Schultheis
358
25 Bradford Lee
(NV)
363
26 Frank Oliveri
364
27 Michael Ogata
(FL)
370
28 Jeanette J Narimatsu
371
29 Julie K Narimatsu
374
30 Joe Kajita (CA)
378
31 Eiko Shepherd
381
32 Bill Dunning(deceased)
382
33 Yasko Odagiri
383
34 Wren Odagiri
385
35 Cary Yamanaka
(MN)
387 36
Don Bordeau
There are currently only 36 Life Members in