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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
September 5, 2007
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP:
Chuck Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
Editor:
Kei Narimatsu
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Contents:
Editorial – Judogi
guidelines
Local News
USA JUDO NEWS
Ladder Tournament
Results
Fall Classic National
Championships Results
Free Housing for top 15
Athletes at US Open Training Camp
World Championships to
include 776 Players from 129 Nations – Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Korea Cup Training Camp
Gurnee Veteran’s Day
Judo Tournament
Junior Promotion
Certificates Now Available
Rendez-Vous Canada Announcement
Ukraine Tournament
Selection Criteria
Something to Think About – Carlin on Aging – OK to read
Upcoming Events
USA Judo Life Members
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EDITORIAL –
The guidelines of Judogi Check Equipment
[ 08-27-2007 ]
Dear members of
Referee, Sports and Education & Coaching commissions:
I hope that this message will find you well and good sprits.
Approved at the IJF EC meeting which was held in Beijing on April 23, I would
like to tell you all that new Judogi control equipment
will be recommended to use at the Judogi control in
any International Judo tournaments. This new equipment is made by Mizuno.
Fortunately, Mizuno will cooperate to distribute it to where it will be
used. Therefore please let me know if you would like to receive and use
it for your related tournaments.
Again, I would like to emphasize that we have to provide fair situation for all
Judo players in order to be able to grip Judogi each
other.
Otherwise, Judo will decline.
For your information, please find the attached file for the guideline - how to
use the Judogi check equipment and do not hesitate to
contact me if you have any further inquiry on this.
I appreciate for your understanding and wait for your request
about receiving the equipment.
Sincerely yours,
Yasuhiro Yamashita
IJF Education and Coaching Director
LOCAL NEWS
USA Judo 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.
(Coral Springs, Fla.) – The
follow-up event to the Fall Classic, Sunday’s Ladder Tournament was a smaller
competition as many athletes fought up a weight division, but featured some of
the season’s best match-ups.
Anna Palmer (Colorado Springs, Colo.
/ USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center) won her 52kg
division with relatively ease on Saturday, but moving up to 57kg created a new
challenge in the form of six total matches in a heavier weight class –
including three against five-time National Champion Carrie Chandler (Glenville,
N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)…
more>
Fall Classic National Championships Results
(Coral Springs, Fla.) – The Fall
Classic National Championships on Saturday served as a preview of things to
come during the next year as new players staked their claim in divisions and
others repeated their previous successes.
One of the day’s top stories was
46-year-old Rene Capo (Naperville, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo), a two-time Olympian
(1988 and 1996), who upset both the #1-ranked player in the division and the
current National Champion to win the 100kg title.
In a double elimination tournament
that almost always translates into longer days and more matches for everyone,
Capo had what may have been the longest, needing a total of nine matches and
eight wins to earn gold… more>
Free Housing for Top 15
Athletes at U.S. Open Training Camp
Athletes ranked in the top 15 across
all weight divisions on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster following the
Fall Classic National Championships will receive free housing at the U.S. Open
Training Camp, Oct. 21-23 in Gwinnett County, Ga.
This international training camp
will be conducted by Jason Morris, 1992 Olympic silver medalist and 2008
Olympic Coach Nominee; Israel Hernandez, two-time Olympic medalist and
2008 Olympic Coach Nominee; Jimmy Pedro, 1999 World Champion and U-23
Team Coach; German Velazco, 2000 Olympian and
2006 Junior World Team Coach; and Pat Burris, two-time Olympian and USA
Judo Director of Coaching Education and Certification.
For more information on the training
camp, contact Eddie Liddie, USA Judo Director of
Athlete Performance, at eddie.liddie@usajudo.us.
World Championships to Include 776 Players from 129
Nations
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – The
organizers of the 2007 World Championships recently announced that the event,
being held Sept. 13-16 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be one of the largest
Worlds in recent history with 776 judo players scheduled to participate from
129 countries.
European countries represent the
largest contingent of players with 45 delegations expected to attend, followed
by Asia with 31 delegations.
A total of 467 men and 307 women’s
will compete in 16 weight divisions, including the non-Olympic Open weight
division… more>
Korea Cup Training Camp
A training camp will be held
following the KRA Cup Korea Open International Tournament from Dec. 2-5 with
departure on Dec. 5 at the Jeju Judo Center.
Athletes interested in participating must pay a $60 per day fee for three meals
per day and housing. Contact Angela Marino at angela.marino@usajudo.us to register by Oct. 24.
Gurnee Veteran’s Day
Judo Tournament
The 2007 Gurnee Veteran’s Day Judo
Tournament will be held Nov. 10 in Lindenhurst, Ill. Junior, senior and
master’s shiai divisions will be contested. For
more information, visit www.gurneejudoclub.com or contact
Tim Schultheis, tschulth@warpnet.net
or 847.244.7847.
Junior Promotion Certificates Now Available
USA Judo is pleased to announce that junior promotion
certificates are now available for purchase. Certificates can be ordered
for yellow, orange, green, blue and purple belts and coaches ordering the
certificates will receive a CD that will allow them to personalize individual
certificates with the name and degree of their athletes… more>
Rendez-Vous Canada Announcement
The Rendez-Vous
Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, will be held Oct. 27-28 in
Montreal, Canada.
Registration will be held from 2 – 6
p.m. EST on Oct. 26.
Competition schedule is as follows:
Saturday, October 27: Men’s 60kg, 63kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg and Women’s 44kg, 57kg,
63kg, 78kg, +78kg
Sunday, October 28: Men’s 55kg, 100kg, +100kg, Women’s 48kg, 52kg, 70kg and
Men’s and Women’s Team Competition
A total of 14 slots (one per Olympic
weight division) will be allotted for free housing in Montreal. The
highest ranked athlete, based on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster
dated Sept. 24, in each Olympic weight division will receive the first opportunity
for the free housing. Should that athlete decline the housing, it will be
offered to the next highest ranked athlete with subsequent declinations
following down the roster in a progressive manner.
All athletes receiving free housing
MUST participate in the Team Competition on Oct. 28. Failure to
participate in the team competition will result in the athlete being required
to repay his or her housing expenses.
To register, contact Angela Marino
by Sept. 26 at Angela.Marino@usajudo.us.
The entry fee is $80. This fee
is non-refundable and must be paid at the time of registration.
Ukraine Tournament
Selection Criteria
The International Judo Tournament in
Honor of Merited Coach of Ukraine Y. Zuser, a Senior
D-Level Point Tournament in the Tournament Not Listed Category, will be held
Oct. 24-28 in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Teams are scheduled to arrive on
Oct. 24 with competition beginning on Oct. 25.
Competition schedule is as follows:
Thursday, October 25: Men’s 81kg,
90kg, 100kg and +100kg and Women’s 70kg, 78kg, +78kg
Friday, October 26: Men’s 60kg,
66kg, 73kg and Women’s 48kg, 52kg, 57kg and 63kg
Saturday, October 27: Open Division
A two-day training camp will be held
Oct. 27-28 with departure on Oct. 29.
A maximum of three U.S. competitors
will be allowed per weight division.
Athletes will be selected for the
team based on the Senior Elite National Roster dated Sept. 17. The opportunity
to compete will be offered to the highest ranked athlete on that roster.
Should more than three athletes request to participate in this tournament, the
top three in the division will be selected.
Six athletes will have the
opportunity to receive free room and board at the tournament. These slots
will be allocated to the highest six ranked athletes on the aforementioned
roster across all divisions.
To register, contact Angela Marino
by Sept. 20 at Angela.Marino@usajudo.us.
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Something to Think About – Carlin on Aging
IF
YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
George Carlin 's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the
only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids?
If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging
that you think in fractions.
"How old are
you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're
never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five!
That's the key!!
You get into your teens,
now they can't hold you back.
You jump to the next
number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are
you?" "I'm gonna be 16!"
You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!
And then the greatest day of your life . . . you BECOME
21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!
But then you turn 30.
Oooohh, what happened there?
Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to
throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling.
What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21,
you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING
40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you
know it, you RE ACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!!
You MAKE
IT to 60. You didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21,
TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE IT to 60.
You've built up so much
speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you
HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80s
and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime and it doesn't end there.
Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST
92."
Then a strange thing
happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again.
"I'm 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a
healthy 100 and a half!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
- Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age,
weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay
"them."
- Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches
pull you down.
- Keep learning. Learn more about the computer,
crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle
mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is
Alzheimer's.
- Enjoy the simple things.
- Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp
for breath.
- The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
Be ALIVE while you are alive.
- Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's
family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
whatever. Your home is your refuge.
- Cherish your health : If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve
it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
- Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall,
even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the
guilt is.
- Tell the people you love that you love them, at every
opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is
not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our
breath away.
We all need to live life
to its fullest each day!!
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2007
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
Sep
15 Coach
Certification Clinic
Fond du Lac WI
Contact Brett Wood-Taylor welcomemat@charter.net
cell 920-251-0456
Sep
29 “THE ROCK & ROLL
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD” JUDO TOURNAMENT - Brunswick OH – near Cleveland
Contact Joe
Schmidt
Shane Hudson
(330)
273-1573
440-781-3444
schmidtjudo@verizon.net shane-hudson@sbcglobal.net
Oct
6
LORAS
COLLEGE SHIAI – Dubuque IA
Contact Terry Smith – details to follow
Oct
20-21 USA Judo Senior Open
Atlanta, GA
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Referee EVALUATION Site
Contact
Sherrie Phillips Wilson Phillips, Event Manager
SportsConsult@aol.com
Oct
27 Mississippi
Open Judo Tournament Clinton,
MS
Contact Bob
Harvey,
601-924-3421 Cell on tournament weekend 601-260-
2514 e-mail: mississippijudo@aol.com
Nov. 2-4 3rd
Annual "All Women's Championship," Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jr.
Sr. and Master competition (Kata, Shiai)
, Referee, Coaches, Kata Clinics
Contact Deborah L. Fergus at defrgs6@cs.com or 269 208 1068
Nov
10 Gurnee
Veteran's Day Judo Tournament
Lindenhurst, IL
Contact: Tim
or Anne Schultheis (847)244-7847
or tschulth@warpnet.net
Nov
10 Continental
Crown – Seattle, WA
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Referee EXAMINATION Site
Nov
24-25 Dallas Invitational –
Dallas, TX
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Referee EXAMINATION Site
Dec
1-2 Santa’s Shiai – Fond du Lac WI
Contact Brett Wood-Taylor welcomemat@charter.net
Information available www.judofdl.com and tournament package available soon
2008 dates
Jan
2008
.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 Illinois. You can start a membership for $75 minimum start
payment and $25 per payment thereafter until completed. You can pay by
cash, check or credit card. For more information, please contact www.usjudo.org and select “LIFE
MEMBERSHIP” Let’s do our share in Illinois. Thanks.