January 25, 2006
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Schultheis
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Editor: Kei
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Contents:
Editorial – The beauty and peace of Judo – Dr
Sachio Ashida
LOCAL
NEWS
Invitation to referee and support the Illinois Judo State Championships
Invitation to compete and referee at the Ohio Open State Championships
Team
Middle, High School and Collegiate
National Championships information
FREE trip to
Pan American Junior Championship and Junior British Open Funding Information
Serving Our Country
Something to Think About –
Upcoming
Events
EDITORIAL – A Gentle Giant – Dr Sachio Ashida
Thanks
to Jerry Hays of
“Reputation
is made in a moment; character is built over a lifetime."
What
more could be said about this man who over the course of a lifetime has
dedicated himself to Judo. Dr Sachio Ashida is a true National Treasure
in the eyes of the Government of
I hope
you all read this article carefully. Glean from it the beauty and peace
of this man who represents all of what we should strive for. Constant
learning, perfection in technique, gracious in character, a gentle MAN.
He has achieved his goals and all those around him have benefited from his
greatness. Thank you, Dr Ashida.
The beauty and
peace of judo
By
MIKE COSTANZA
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/view_story.php?articleId=5860
Eighty-two-year-old
Sachio Ashida’s journey to 9th degree black belt is a story of personal
fulfillment.
|
BROCKPORT
– When you think of judo, do you think of throwing evildoers across the room?
Besting the local bully? Signing a movie contract? Sachio
Ashida reached for a different goal when he began studying Kodokan judo in “My
main purpose in studying judo was to find out beauty, peace, goodness,”
Ashida said in the accent of his homeland. That
journey of self-discovery has taken Ashida far, both personally and
geographically. In October, the 82-year-old retired psychology professor was
promoted to 9th degree black belt in Kodokan judo by the United States Judo
Federation. He is only one of three in the country to hold that honor, one of
the sports’s highest ranks. Ashida
was born in Tanba Takeda on “My
family is very poor,” Ashida said. Financial difficulties kept the family
moving from place to place, and Ashida attended five elementary schools.
While attending the seventh grade in the nearby city of “My
teacher was a fascinating one,” Ashida said. “Always carrying a book in his
kimono.” When he discovered his teacher had a 4th degree black belt in judo,
Ashida begged Muneyuki to become his teacher and mentor. “I
want to practice judo to educate myself,” Ashida said. He sought to learn not
just about the outside world, but about inner worlds – his own, and those of
others. “You
are strong some ways, (but) you lack some of the coordination, you lack some
to maintain the balance,” Ashida said. To know an opponent, he first had to
learn more about himself. Muneyuki’s
teachings also incorporated Confucianism, an ethical system that incorporates
such principles as those of personal virtue, justice and devotion to family;
and Zen Buddhism, a belief system that asserts that personal enlightenment
can be attained through meditation, contemplation and intuition. While
Muneyuki’s judo instruction helped Ashida win several tournaments and earn a
1st degree black belt at 15, his philosophical instruction helped Ashida cope
with what he encountered at the end of World War II. Then a 20-year-old
Imperial Army Air Force pilot, Ashida was ordered to examine “It
was all burning,” Ashida said. Unable to fly over the city, he landed,
borrowed a bicycle and pedaled into it. The images from that day are seared
into his memory, particularly that of a woman he met in front of a burning
house. “I
saw she had a bucket on her arm,” Ashida said. “Inside the bucket was a
baby’s head.” The
head was that of the woman’s daughter, who was killed with her husband when
the bomb fell. Ashida said the terrible images left him with a change in
philosophy that reflected the principles he’d learned through judo. “From
After
the war ended, Ashida turned to education for the tools to rebuild his
homeland. He studied psychology in Ashida
said he has also coached several national judo teams, including one that won
the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He refereed at the 1984 Summer
Olympics, and remains active in several national and international judo
organizations. Janet
Ashida Johnson, Ashida’s daughter, said her father was honored by his
homeland in 1998 for his work in spreading Japanese culture. He traveled to Though
recovering from knee and hip replacement surgery, Ashida continues to teach
the discipline at SUNY Brockport five days a week. Paul
Gaskin began studying judo at the SUNY Brockport under Ashida in 1972.
Staff photo by Carrie Ann Grippo “It’s
made me a better person,” Gaskin said. “More aware of other’s needs.” Ashida’s
instruction has also helped him cope with a temper that occasionally flared
up in his younger days, Gaskin said. “Now, it takes an awful lot to get me
off,” he said. This
Saturday, Ashida, who is now a retired widower, will gather with his family,
friends and students to celebrate his promotion to 9th degree black belt.
Though he looked forward to the celebration, he said he’d initially told the
United States Judo Federation he wasn’t ready for the promotion. “I
was saying, ‘It’s still early,’” Ashida said. “I was still studying judo.” |
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To All
Hope you can make it to the 2007
Ohio Open State Championships which will be held Saturday, Feb. 3rd at the
The following categories will be
contested:
Middle School (
High School (
Junior Olympics (OSJI Travel Team Points) (
Seniors (OSJI Travel Team Points) (
Masters
Kata
Junior Development
Senior
Development
If you are a referee or Kata Judge
and plan to attend this event please notify Russ Scherer
Please pass the word, especially in
the
Hope to see you there and thanks
for your support.
Russ Scherer
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.
Team USA to Compete at British
Open This Weekend
(Colorado
Springs, Colo.) – Forty-six U.S. athletes will be competing at the British
Open, a USA Judo B-Level Elite Point Tournament in London this weekend.
More than 300 competitors from countries including Canada, Great Britain,
Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Belgium are expected to compete.
Among
the U.S. delegation are four of the five athletes who won medals at the last
British Open in 2005:
· Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training
Center USA Judo National Training Site / 73kg), two-time 2006 World Cup silver
medalist
· Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo
National Training Site / 57kg), 2006 Pan American Championships bronze medalist
· Taylor Takata (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo
National Training Site / 66kg), 2006 Pan American Championships fifth-place
finisher
· Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / Team FORCE /
+100kg), 2006 U.S. Open bronze medalist
The
British Open will be the first competition of the year for members of the USA
Judo Elite U-23 Team.
Coached
by two-time Olympic medalist Jimmy Pedro (Methuen, Mass.), the U-23 Team is a
USA Judo program developed in 2005 to create a pipeline between the junior and
senior ranks. In its first year, the athletes had immense levels of
success with several many members winning B-Level events and bringing home
medals from European events. U-23 athletes competing at the British Open
include:
· Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / Pedro’s Judo
Center), 2006 Birmingham World Cup gold medalist and 2004 Olympian
· Jeanette Rodríguez (Coral Springs, Fla. / North Miami
USA Judo National Training Site / 48kg), 2006 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals
Champion
· Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site / 73kg), 2006 U.S. Open Champion and Senior Nationals
bronze medalist
· Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo
Center / 81kg), 2006 U.S. Open Champion and Rendez-Vous Canada bronze medalist
· Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio / Renshuden Judo Academy / 70kg),
2006 U.S. Open silver medalist and Senior National Champion
· Jeremy Liggett (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris
Judo Center / 66kg), 2006 Pan American Championships silver medalist at 60kg
· Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo /
90kg), 2006 Tre-Torri International and Rendez-Vous Canada bronze medalist
· Ann Shiraishi (Elk Grove, Calif. / East Bay Judo
Institute / 48kg), 2006 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals bronze medalist
· Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla. / North Miami
USA Judo National Training Site / 52kg), 2006 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals
bronze medalist
· Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / Team FORCE /
+100kg), 2006 U.S. Open bronze medalist
· Nick Kossor (Glenville, N.Y. / 60kg), 2006 Senior
Nationals bronze medalist
· Harry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo /
81kg), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
· Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center /
81kg), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
· Michael Eldred (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo
/ 73kg), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
· Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo
Center / 73kg), 2006 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals fifth-place finisher
· Josh
O’Neil (Colorado Springs, Colo. / 66kg/WI AND IL),
2006 Puerto Rico Open silver medalist
Other
athletes to watch for this weekend include:
· Chuck Jefferson (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State
University / 73kg), two-time Pan American Champion and 2006 U.S. Open silver
medalist
· Justin Flores (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo
Center / 66kg), 2006 U.S. Open and Rendez-Vous Canada silver medalist
· Sayaka Matsumoto
(El Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute / 48kg), 2006 Pan American
Championships bronze medalist
· Kristen Allan (Springfield, Va. / Sport Judo / 63kg),
2006 Finnish Open silver medalist
· Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / Pedro’s Judo Center),
2004 Olympian and 2006 Tre-Torri International silver medalist
· Kirk Hoffmann (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic
Training Center USA Judo National Training Site / +100kg), 2005 Senior National
Champion and 2006 Pan Am Team member
Competition
begins Saturday with the men’s 60kg, 66kg and 73kg and the women’s 63kg, 70kg,
78kg and +78kg divisions. The men’s 81kg, 90kg, 100kg and +100kg
divisions and women’s 48kg, 52kg and 57kg divisions will be fought on Sunday.
Complete
results will be available at www.usjudo.org
Middle, High School and
Collegiate National Championships
The Middle School, High School and Collegiate
National Championships will be held March 24-25 at Florida International
University in Miami, Fla.
Collegiate Nationals entry packets are now
available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007CollegiateEntry.pdf.
Middle and High School Nationals entry packets are available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007MSHSEntryForm.pdf.
FREE
Japan Trip for 12-14-year-olds
Kindai
Cup Team Judo Championships: 12 – 14 yr Boys/Girls Funded International Event
The
following FUNDED International event is available for 12-14 yr old athletes who
are members of USA Judo and who meet the selection criteria as presented below.
The
Kindai Cup Team Judo Championships will be held March 25 in Tokyo, Japan.
Each
team will include FIVE individuals. There will be teams from Australia, France,
Germany and Korea, as well as dozens of teams from throughout Japan.
The
event is for boys OR girls and the age parameters overlap the USA Judo 2006
year-end rosters so that they include SOME dates that are served by the Juvenile
A rosters through others that are included on the Intermediate B rosters.
The
eligible Birth dates are between: April 1, 1992 – March 31, 1994.
The Team
will be compromised of FIVE athletes:
TWO will
be under 66kg
ONE will
be under 81kg
TWO
will be OPEN weight
Girls
MAY compete but they WILL compete against boys. Last year there were
around a dozen girls who competed.
Eligibility
for selection for this event is:
Highest
ranking age-eligible and available athletes from among the #’s 1 through 3 in
the weight-appropriate divisions on the 2006 year-end Juvenile A roster.
Consideration MAY be given to individuals who are rostered at lighter weights
but who have GROWN).
In the
event more athletes are still needed to fill the team, those athletes who are
age-eligible and available, and who are among the top three on the 2006
year-end Intermediate B roster, may be named.
In
event no rostered athlete is available for this event, applications for spots
may be considered on an individual basis by the Junior Sub-Committee.
Athletes
must be aware that even though this is a tremendous training and educational
experience, it is not a point event since it is exclusively a TEAM tournament.
Additionally, athletes must be aware that the event is the same weekend as the
2007 High School Nationals. This may create a conflict.
Normally
the individuals eligible for this event would be in Junior High and only
eligible for the Middle School Nationals, which ALSO is not a point event.
The
invitation period is from March 22 – 27 (five nights and six days). USA Judo
will provide airfare from the home city of each selected athlete to a west
coast departure point. The All-Japan Judo Federation will provide airfare to
and from Tokyo. Japan also will provide hotel room with breakfast and a daily
food allowance for lunch and dinner.
In the
event you are interested in your child or student being selected for this
event, kindly contact JIM HRBEK as soon as possible.
Email
ONLY to JrJudoTrip@aol.com
- do not use old addresses. Responses are requested AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
USA
Judo Board of Directors Approves Historic Athlete Support Budget
The
USA Judo Board of Directors gathered for their first meeting of the year on
Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
In
an unprecedented move, the Board approved a budget that includes the largest
amount of direct athlete support in USA Judo history – estimated at nearly
$750,000 for 2007 alone.
This
support includes cash as well as Elite Athlete Health Insurance and new
programs that will provide athletes with multipurpose vitamins and access to
free or low-cost chiropractic care.
One
of the most exciting features of this year’s budget is the direct athlete
support for two of USA Judo’s top medal contenders – Ryan Reser (73kg) and
Ronda Rousey (63kg) – who will be receiving direct cash support of
$35,000 in 2007. Reser and Rousey will have the potential to earn more
than $60,000 this year when they meet their targeted goals.
“Ryan
and Ronda both had tremendous levels of success in 2006 and we hope this
funding will help them build on their results this year,” said Eddie Liddie,
USA Judo Director of Athlete Performance.
Both
Reser and Rousey are ranked in the top 10 in the world in their respective
divisions. Among his highlights in 2006, Reser won two A-Level silver
medals at the Rotterdam and Boras World Cups. Rousey holds a #4 World
Ranking after becoming the first U.S. woman to win a senior A-Level event since
1997. Rousey also became the first American to win the B-Level Belgium
Ladies’ Open and took titles at the Swedish Open, U.S. Open and Rendez-Vous
Canada as well as a silver medal at the Pan American Championships.
Reser
and Rousey are two of five athletes selected to receive USA Judo Elite Athlete
Funding in 2007, including Valerie Gotay (57kg), Carrie Chandler
(52kg) and Jeanette Rodriguez (48kg).
Gotay,
a 1992 Olympian, won three B-Level titles in 2006: the Finnish Open, U.S. Open
and Rendez-Vous Canada. She also placed fifth at the Belgium Ladies’ Open
and the Swedish Open.
Chandler
won bronze medals in both Belgium and Finland while 16-year-old Rodriguez had
one of the biggest breakout performances of the year among the junior
athletes. After winning her first Senior National title in April,
Rodriguez went on to win the U.S. Open and posted fifth-place results at the
B-Level Tre-Torri International and the Junior World Championships.
Although
these five athletes have been allotted specific funds, many opportunities for
elite funding will be available for elite athletes throughout the year through
which a successful athlete could receive more than $35,000 in direct support
through the following programs:
· World Championship and A-Level placing incentives
· Monthly stipends for A or B-Level athletes with 27 or
more international points
· B-Level grants for athletes with 14 or more
international points
· Funding for members of the World, Pan Am Championships
and Pan Am Games Teams
· Housing and flight assistance for the Lake Placid and
U.S. Open Training Camps
· Elite Athlete Health Insurance
· Vitamin supplements
· Free or reduced cost chiropractic care
“Eddie
Liddie, USA Judo’s Director of Athlete Performance presented a strong high
performance plan that incorporated how we expected to do in 2008, but most
importantly, addresses 2012 and beyond,” said Jose H. Rodriguez, USA
Judo CEO. “We’re no longer an organization that plans for a quad, but now we’re
projecting for two and three Olympics at a time to make sure that we have the
grassroots that ultimately will feed the necessary elite athletes to win
medals.”
The
Board also approved $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Olympic Committee for the
support of six USA Judo National Training Sites, including the Olympic Training
Center, Harlingen and North Miami programs as well as the establishment of new
training sites that will be named soon.
These
funds are above and beyond the support received by the North Miami and
Harlingen USA Judo National Training Sites by their local communities.
During
the meeting, the Board was addressed by Jay Warwick, Director of USOC Sports
Partnerships who took time out of his busy schedule to provide the board with
more information regarding the USOC’s vision in the organization.
“Obviously
with two years to go to the Olympic Games, this year’s support for the athletes
is as important or even more important than the funding they’ll receive during
the Olympic year,” Rodriguez said. “Having come from the sport of track and
field, I remember when track and field was an ‘amateur sport’ and I remember
very well when the athletes received salaries of $20,000-$40,000 and I saw
those amounts climb to six figures as Carl Lewis and others began to break
through with more success. This is something very innovative and new to
the sport of judo and I’m sure that the athletes who are receiving this
financial support will be able to concentrate more on training and getting
ready to win medals than on how to pay their next month’s rent and bills.”
The
meeting was the first one for USA Judo’s two new independent directors – Steve
Poindexter and Kennis Bellmard II.
Poindexter,
a third-degree black belt in judo, is the co-founder and managing partner for
Crown jewels Marketing and Agribusiness in Fresno, Calif. Bellmard is a
former varsity wrestler at Oklahoma State University who is presently an
attorney who has specialized in Native American Law in Oklahoma City.
“We
had a long, but productive, meeting,” said USA Judo President Dr. Ron Tripp.
“We spent a lot of time discussing new ideas and we’re excited about the
contributions the new members of the board will be able to make to the sport.”
The
meeting began with the revisiting of USA Judo’s Vision Statement: “The United
States has completed one of its best finishes in the sport of judo at the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games by capturing an unprecedented two medals and a seventh
place finish. The USA Judo Team is well on its way to fielding a full, highly
competitive Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games with the potential to provide
the United States with a gold medal in those Olympic Games.”
“We
began the meeting by reinforcing the vision statement of USA Judo. It will be
our protocol that every meeting will begin with revisiting the vision and
making sure we’re in tune with our vision so the mission ultimately will
achieve what it’s supposed to achieve,” said Board Member Lance Nading.
Other
items decided during the meeting included the following:
In a
reciprocal action with the United States Judo Federation, the Board of
Directors revoked the membership privileges of Mr. Al Miyatake.
The Referee
Education Committee for 2007 was announced to be chaired by Mel Appelbaum and
include the following members: Roy Englert, Dave Long, Frank
Morales, Kei Narimatsu, Russell Scherer and Tom Seabasty.
Bill Graves will continue to serve as the Assistant to the Chairman.
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Pan
American Junior Championship and Junior British Open Funding Information
Athletes
who meet one of the following selection criteria may be eligible for funding
for EITHER the Junior British Open (March 3-4 in London) or the Pan American
Junior and Juvenile Championships (April 12-15 in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic).
· Athletes ranked with a C Level or higher on the Senior
Elite National Roster, dated Jan. 1, 2007.
· Athletes with 11 or more points on the IJF-Junior
roster, dated Jan. 1, 2007.
· Athletes with 11 or more points on the Juvenile B
Roster, dated Jan. 1, 2007.
Athletes
interested in either trip MUST contact Jim Hrbek at jrjudotrip@aol.com by
MIDNIGHT MONDAY JAN. 22.
NOTE:
The Pan American Junior (1988, 1989, 1990) and Juvenile Championships (1991 -
1992) are open to only one entrant per division. Therefore, only
athletes selected to the team will be able to attend the event, regardless of
whether they meet the following funding criteria. The Junior British Open
is open to any U.S. athlete born in 1993 or earlier who was on the Juvenile A
or B rosters as of Dec. 31, 2006 or the Jan. 1, 2007 IJF-Junior Roster.
Complete
selection procedures for both events are available at http://www.usjudo.org/juniors_compopportunities.asp.
Athletes
who qualify, MAY ATTEND both events, but MUST CHOOSE the event for which they
would like to receive funding.
Athletes
who qualify for funding for either event MUST compete in the weight division in
which they qualified. (I.e., if an athlete has 24 points on the
IJF-Junior roster in the 57kg division, she would be required to fight in this
division in order to receive funding). In addition, funding will not be
available for athletes in Open weight divisions.
An
athlete may receive funding for EITHER the Junior British OR the Junior Pan
Ams, but NOT both. Only one athlete per age and weight division will be
named to the Pan Am Junior and Juvenile Teams and therefore be eligible for
funding. In addition, a maximum of two athletes per weight division will
be eligible for funding for the Junior British Open, per the following:
|
Senior
Roster C or higher |
IJF
JUNIOR >20 points |
IJF
JUNIOR > 10, < 21 |
Juvenile
B > 10 |
|
$500
(British) or $300 (Dominican Republic) |
$400
(British) or $250 (Dominican Republic) |
$250
(British) or $200 (Dominican Republic) |
$250
(British) or $200 (Dominican Republic) |
If
more than two athletes are eligible for funding in one of the categories listed
above, the first choice will be given to the highest ranked athlete.
NOTE: An athlete may only receive one round of funding. Therefore, an
athlete who is ranked as a C level on the Senior Roster and has more than 20
points on the IJF-Junior roster can only receive funding in one category.
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
–
CORRECTION: Just a
friendly correction on lettuce, it can be fried, as in stir-fried. I saw
receipes for this in a cookbook and have heard of it. I just checked
Google and sure enough there are recipes for it on the web. Lettuce can
be prepared cooked. Darlene
The Editor stands
corrected. L Really J
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2006
Please note the following events on the horizon for Illinois and the
Midwest. Communication and download information can be gotten directly
through this email by attachments or by going to www.judofdl.com (Brett
Wood Taylor Welcome Mat Judo). OR www.judocalendar.com (Jim
Carmer). Either site is a wealth of information on Judo events.
Both have more events listed than I have, so visit their sites often.
Thanks.
2007 dates
Jan 26 How Kata Helps Shiai
and How Shiai Helps Kata
Ocean Springs, MS
Contact Jim Hunt (228-806-8125 or jimhuntjudo@bellsouth.net) or
Ken
Altman (228-365-4168) gulfcoastjudo@yahoo.com
Jan 27 WJI Hall of Fame
Dinner honoring Neal Rosenberg and Ron Hanson Wauwatosa,
WI
Contact
Jim Peterson
1-414-444-0272
Jan 28 Wahadachi Judo
Tournament
Milwaukee, WI
Contact Jim
Peterson
1-414-444-0272 website: www.wahadachijudo.com
Feb
10 Sensei
Memorial San Jose, CA
-
Referee EXAMINATION Site
Feb. 11 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 clarkmail4@comcast.net
Tim Schultheis (847)244-7847
Feb
17 4th Annual Pedro's Challenge Judo
Tournament Wakefield, MA
-
Referee EXAMINATION Site
Contact Jim Pedro at jimmypedro@zebramats.com
or 978-973-6238
USA Judo E-Level Senior Event and Referee Examination
Site
Feb 23-25 KATA
CERTIFICATION AND KATA
CLINIC Chicago,
IL – Tohkon Judo Academy
Contact Sensei Eiko Shepherd 618 – 875 – 2558
Home 618 - 875 –
1617 Fax: 618 - 781 - 5157 E-Mail : eikojudo@apci.net
Mar
2-4 Midwestern Championships Illinois
-
Referee EXAMINATION Site
Contact Irwin Cohen
Mar
3
Mississippi State Open Judo Championships
Clinton MS
Contact Bob Harvey 601-924-3421
Dojo
601-334-6448 Cell e-mail: Mississippijudo@aol.com
Mar
10 New York Open, New York City –
Contact Dr Mel Applebaum
MiddieMD@aol.com
Mar
24-26 MS/HS/Collegiate National Championships – Miami, FL
-
Referee EVALUATION Site
Contact: Sherrie Phillips
Mar
31-Apr 1 Liberty Bell – Philadelphia, PA
-
Referee EXAMINATION Site
Apr
7-8 Northglenn – Denver, CO -
Referee CREDIT Site
Apr
20-21 Senior Nationals – Miami, Fl
-
Referee EVALUATION Site
May 19 N-S Tournament
Glen Carbon,
IL
NEW!!!
Contact Quentin
Thompson
618-476-1976
H
qthom2@juno.com
Eiko
Shepherd
618-781-5157 Cell eikojudo@apci.net
May
29-30 Am-Can Challenge – Buffalo,
NY-
Referee EXAMINATION Site
Jul
7-8 USJA Junior Nationals – Indianapolis, IN
-
Referee CREDIT Site - Note NEW DATE
Jul
14-15 USJF Junior Nationals – Ypsilanti, MI
-
Referee CREDIT Site
Jul 21 – 22 Junior
Olympics – San Antonio, TX
-
Referee EVALUATION Site –
Jul
28-29 USA Judo Junior Open – Ft Lauderdale, FL
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Referee EVALUATION Site
Sep
2007 Ladder and Fall Classic –
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Referee EVALUATION Site
Oct
20-21 USA Judo Senior Open
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Referee EVALUATION Site
Nov. 2-4 3rd Annual "All Women's Championship," Kalamazoo, Michigan
NEW
Jr.
Sr. and Master competition (Kata, Shiai)
, Referee, Coaches, Kata
Clinics
Contact Deborah L. Fergus at defrgs6@cs.com or 269 208 1068
Nov
2007
Continental Crown – Seattle, WA
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Referee EXAMINATION Site
Nov
2007
Dallas Invitational – Dallas, TX
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Referee EXAMINATION Site
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