Return to Tenri Judo
ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
February 22, 2008
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP:
Chuck Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
Editor:
Kei Narimatsu
THIS NEWSLETTER MAY BE PASSED ON TO
ANYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK WHO MIGHT NOT GET THIS DIRECTLY FROM THE
EDITOR. I DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESSES BUT CLUB INSTRUCTORS, STATE PRESIDENTS AND OTHERS MAY WANT TO
LET THEIR MEMBERS HAVE THIS AS WELL. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AS YOU WISH.
IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WISH TO GET THIS EMAIL FIRST
HAND, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT knarimatsu@microlamps.com
with subject: Add to Illinois Judo Newsletter
Illinois Judo Newsletter – IPPON!! is the voice of Illinois Judo, sent whenever convenient to
members of Illinois Judo and other interested parties. All articles and content
are the opinion of the editor unless otherwise noted and do not reflect the
opinion of Illinois Judo, its officers or members. Information is
gathered from various sources expressly sent for distribution. Contents
may contain inaccurate information. If anyone can correct any
inaccuracies, they will be published as soon as possible. Information
presented will be of a general nature only and will not promote any national
organization except USJI/USA Judo or any of its state governing bodies.
Tournament and clinic notifications will be made for all organizations and will
be guaranteed posted if sent to the editor in electronic format ONLY and
in a timely manner. Illinois Judo will make every effort to respect your
privacy and never sell, trade, or otherwise abuse the privilege of serving you
via this e-mail newsletter.
Cancellation: We're committed to
Permission Distribution, so if you prefer not to receive the IPPON!!!, simply send a blank e-mail to knarimatsu@microlamps.com or hit reply with
unsubscribe-IPPON in the subject line. You will be omitted from my list
FOREVER. It is also appreciated if you would indicate your name in the
tag line. I do not use email addresses to segregate emails, only real
names. Thank you.
Contents:
In Deepest Gratitude –
Brett Wood–Taylor
Local News
Barrington Judo/Cohens
Judo Junior Tune-Up Tourney – Results
USA JUDO NEWS
Register Now for the 2008 USA Judo National Junior Olympic
Championships!
Training Opportunity for Senior Players in
Japan
Team USA to Compete at Hamburg
Super World Cup This Weekend
Congratulations to Jimmy Pedro!
2008 Northglenn Championships Entry Packet Now
Available
2008 USA Judo Junior Training Camp
U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2008
F.L.A.M.E. Program Dates
U.S. Men to Compete at Vienna
World Cup This Weekend
Enter to Win Trip for Two to the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo
U.S. Women Fight at Budapest
World Cup This Weekend
San Jose Buddhist Sensei
Memorial Tournament Results
Rousey and Stevens Place Ninth at Paris Super World Cup
Gotay Earns Sole Win for Team USA During
the First Day of the Paris Super World Cup
Something to Think About
–
WHO YOU ARE MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Upcoming Events
USA Judo Life Members
*************************************************************************************
In Deepest Gratitude – Brett
Wood-Taylor
Our family would be
deeply grateful if you accepted our humble appreciation for the recent
fundraisers throughout the Midwest which benefited our family due to the return
of my lung and liver cancer. Let us notably thank the following judoka and
organizations for their hard work.
David Malek(WI),
Jim Peterson (WI), Mark Frankel (WI), Kei Narimatsu
(IL) Eiko Shepherd (IL), Noboru Saito (MI), Neil
Simon (MI), Cary Yamanaka (MN), David Leventhal (MN)
and Jim Carmer (CO). Each of the National Judo
Organizations USA Judo, USJF (Konan) and USJA were very generous in their
donations. There are so many individuals that sent cards and e-mails and helped
our family tremendously with their donations. Your prayers and inspirational
letters have truly blessed our family.
Let me say that in
1966 when I started teaching Judo at the Boys' Club in Santa Monica CA that
this wonderful journey of giving through teaching, coaching, running
tournaments, refereeing, clinics, hosting various countries at our home along
with countless judo families, etc. was done in the sense of "mutual
benefit and welfare" giving way to the spirit that one thought, an
obligation to Kano's spirit is always appropriate without any inclination of
being thanked. This is the Sempai/Kohai tradition that keeps us modest and
thankful just in being able to serve our beloved judoka. Judo is simply a
lot of fun.
Again, with deepest
humility and gratitude our family wishes to sincerely thank each of you. You
are judo family and are loved.
Brett Wood-Taylor
545
Wakefield Avenue
Fond
du Lac Wi 54935-6372
LOCAL NEWS
|
|
Barrington Judo/Cohens Judo Junior Tune-Up Tourney – Results By Mike Minton
The matches were all well fought, and I was delighted to
have coaches and kids coming up to me toward the end
asking for extra matches after their bracket was done. We had over a
dozen exhibition matches. A special thanks to Dennis Staral
from Milwaukee who was our lead referee and helped train a couple new
referees in the subtleties of scoring and running a match. His time was
very much appreciated. Following the shiai, Irwin &
Steve Cohen conducted the coaching certification clinic. USA Judo
Director of Coaching, Pat Burris, was scheduled to conduct the clinic, but
had to cancel due to a family emergency. We had 8 coaches stay for the
clinic. Results (yes, every kid went home with a medal!): Boys 6-7 Light Weight Gold (tie) Michael Kinkov Parker Roloff Silver Reece Heller Bronze Erich Saur Daniel Kaufman
Gold Danny Ganzman Silver Holden Heller Bronze Andrew Vorobev Alex Roloff Cody Race
Gold (all three went 2W-1L) Willow Heller Jessica Lothridge Mandi Race Bronze Jillian Snow
Gold Nefeli Papadakis Silver Alex Pieprzycki Bronze Sage Heller Alex Griporovich
Gold Tommy Svestka Silver (tie) Riley Florsheim Sage Heller
Gold Kenny Svestka Silver Trey Fowler Bronze Johnny Jezorski
Gold Robert Svestka Silver Tyler Svestka Bronze Michael Lullo
Gold George Papadakis Silver Alexy Pomogaev
Gold Audrey Pettigrew Silver Ziggy Jezorski Bronze Jillian Minton USA Judo News Register Now for the 2008 USA Judo
National Junior Olympic Championships! The
entry packet is now available for the Junior Olympics to be held at the WALT
DISNEY WORLD® Resort on July 25-27 in Orlando, Florida. The entry
packet can be downloaded at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2008JuniorOlympicEntryForm.pdf...
more> Training Opportunity
for Senior Players in Japan Athletes interested in training in
Japan are advised that a 17-day opportunity will be available from March
11-27 at Tsukuba University. Jason Morris, 2008 U.S. Olympic
Team Head Coach Nominee, will be the coach for the trip. Housing is expected to cost $36 /
per person per day. Funding is available for senior elite athletes as
follows:
All expenses will be paid on a
reimbursement basis upon completion of the trip. Airfare is
reimbursable for a maximum of $1,000. This opportunity also will be an
official USA Judo Elite U-23 Team trip with members of the A Team who do not
otherwise receive funding through the criteria listed above will be eligible
for $750 in reimbursement for expenses. A maximum of 25 participants,
including staff, will be allowed to attend this training opportunity.
If more than 25 persons request participation, priority will be given to
those who meet the funding criteria as well as USA Judo Elite U-23 Team
members. Athletes interested in participating
in this opportunity are asked to contact Jason Morris at silver92@albany.net with a cc to judoteri@yahoo.com by Feb. 29. Team USA to Compete at Hamburg
Super World Cup This Weekend (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Eight
U.S. athletes will be competing at the Hamburg Super World Cup, the second
USA Judo Senior A+ Level event of the season, in Germany this weekend.
The event will be the second World Cup tournament this year for two players,
while the remaining six will be making their 2008 World Cup debuts. Taraje Williams-Murray (Wakefield, Mass. / USA
Judo National Team FORCE / NYAC), a four-time National Champion in the
60kg division, competed last weekend at the Vienna World Cup and will be
fighting in his second tournament after participating in a training camp in
Austria… more> Congratulations to
Jimmy Pedro! Two-time Olympic medalist Jimmy
Pedro is now the father of a new baby girl – the fourth child of Jimmy
and wife Marie. Future judo player Taila
Pedro was born Feb. 13 at 6:24 a.m. and weighed in at 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Congratulations to the entire Pedro family! 2008 Northglenn
Championships Entry Packet Now Available Visit http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2008NorthglennEntryPacket.pdf
to download the entry packet for the Northglenn Championships, a USA Judo
Senior E-Level Point Tournament being held April 26 in Denver, Colo. 2008 USA Judo Junior
Training Camp A junior training camp will be
held June 6-8 at the Gale Fields Recreation Center
in Garland, Texas. Contact Bert Becerra at 214.682.4624 or bertbecerra@tx.rr.com for more information. U.S. Olympic Committee
Announces 2008 F.L.A.M.E. Program Dates In
the spirit of the Olympic Ideals of persistence, vision, focus, discipline
and commitment, F.L.A.M.E. is designed to
inspire minority college students to cultivate their desire to succeed and
rise above the ordinary. The young men and women selected to
participate, who already demonstrate a pursuit of excellence within their own
communities, have the opportunity to further their personal and professional
growth through unique seminars and workshops led by Olympic and Paralympic athletes, USOC and National Governing Body
(NGB) leaders and others who have achieved personal, professional or athletic
success in life. During
the four-day program, F.L.A.M.E. participants will reside in the Olympic
Training Center dormitory, eat at the Athlete Dining Hall, and have
opportunities to interact with Olympians, Paralympians,
and hopefuls daily. The program’s itinerary includes motivational
presentations by Olympians and Paralympians,
leadership seminars conducted by USOC and NGB staff leaders, networking and
financial literacy workshops, Olympic/Paralympic
sport demonstrations, field trips to local attractions, and information on
the USOC College Internship Program. Previous
speakers at the F.L.A.M.E. program have included Olympians and Paralympians such as the late five-time Olympian and
two-time silver medalist Willye White
(1956, ’60, ’64, ’68, ‘72); the legendary 10,000 meter gold medalist Billy
Mills (1960); two-time gold medalist in taekwondo Steven Lopez (2000,
’04); and Paralympic track & field bronze
medalist April Holmes (2004) to name a few. Presenters for the
2008 session will be announced in the coming weeks. U.S. Men to Compete at Vienna World Cup This Weekend (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Five
top-ranked U.S. men will compete at the Vienna World Cup in Austria this
weekend where they will fight in a tournament that is scheduled to include
538 players from nearly 58 nations. Ryan Reser
(Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic
Training Center) is returning to Europe for the
second time this season after competing in the Belgium Open in Vise two weeks
ago. The reigning Pan American Games Champion, Reser
is a three-time World Cup medalist in the 73kg division, having won his last
two medals on the 2006 Tour. Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. /
USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 81kg) also won gold at the 2007 Pan American Games and has been
in Europe at training camps and competitions for the past two weeks, placing
ninth in both Belgium as well as the Paris Super World Cup last weekend… more> Enter to Win Trip for
Two to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo Visit www.usajudolasvegas.com, sign up
for the monthly e-newsletter and you will be eligible to win trip for two to
the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo, June 13-15 in Las
Vegas! This Grand Prize includes
round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and two All-Session tickets to the
Trials. Every month, a winner will be
drawn to win a six-pack of USA Judo prizes. Congratulations to Joyce Delpopolo, mother of Trials hopefuls Nick and Helen
Delpopolo, who won the following prizes in the
January drawing:
U.S. Women Fight at Budapest World Cup This Weekend (Colorado Springs,
Colo.) – Four U.S. women will compete in the OTP Bank Budapest World Cup in
Hungary this weekend. For Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE /
NYAC), this weekend marks exactly one year since her move up in weight
from 63kg to 70kg and this tournament is slated to be the final leg on the
tour for the 2007 World silver medalist. Rousey kicked off her European Tour with teammates Valerie
Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National
Training Site at Harlingen / 57kg) and Marti Malloy (San Jose, Calif.
/ USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University) at the
Belgian Ladies Open on February 3 where Rousey won
a bronze medal. The three have since participated in training camps in both
Belgium and France as well as the Paris Super World Cup this past weekend
where Rousey placed ninth… more> San Jose Buddhist Sensei Memorial Tournament Results (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – One
hundred and twenty-five senior elite competitors participated in the San Jose
Buddhist Sensei Memorial Tournament, a USA Judo Senior E-Level point event,
on Sunday in San Jose, Calif. Highlights from the tournament
include the following:
Rousey and Stevens Place Ninth at Paris Super World Cup
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Ronda
Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team
FORCE / NYAC) and Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National
Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) placed ninth in the 70kg
and 81kg divisions, respectively, at the Paris Super World Cup on Sunday. After a first-round bye, Rousey was leading by a yuko
(quarter-point) and a koka (smallest points) when
she threw 2007 Pan American Champion Yuri Alvear
(COL) with a sode (sleeve throw) for ippon (instant win)… more> Gotay Earns Sole Win for Team USA During the First
Day of the Paris Super World Cup (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Valerie
Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National
Training Site at Harlingen) earned the only match win for the U.S. Team
at the Paris Super World Cup on Saturday. After a first-round bye in the
57kg division, Gotay led during her match against Sarah
Loko (FRA) by a yuko
(quarter-point) and two kokas (smallest points)
when she ended the match with an armbar in the
final minute… more> |
|
|
|
|
|
Something to Think About – WHO YOU ARE MAKES A
DIFFERENCE!
I have been
contemplating an idea. If you are familiar with the book Chicken Soup for the Soul, you may have read a
story about blue ribbons. It goes like this:
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by
telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she called each
student to the front of the class, one at a
time. First she told them how the student made a difference to her and the class.
Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold letters
which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."
Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She
gave each of the students three I more ribbons
and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony. Then
they were to follow up on the results, see who
honored whom and report back to the class in about a week.
One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby company and
honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon
and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons, and said,
"We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out,
find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue
ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep this acknowledgment
ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what happened."
Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss, who had been
noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow. He sat his boss
down and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius.
The boss seemed very surprised. The junior
executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and would he
give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, "Well,
sure."
The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's
jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said,
"Would you do me a favor? Would you take this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else? The young boy who
first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school and we want to keep this
recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people."
That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down.
He said, "The most incredible thing
happened to me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives came
in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative
genius. Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius. Then he put this blue ribbon
that says 'Who I Am Makes A Difference' on my jacket above my heart. He gave me
an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor.
As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this
ribbon and I thought about you. I want to honor you.
"My Days are really hectic and when I come home I don't pay a lot of
attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good enough
grades in school and for your bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight,
I just wanted to sit here and well, just let you know that you do make a
difference to me. Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my
life. You're a great kid and I love you!"
The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop crying. His
whole body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "I was planning on committing suicide
tomorrow, Dad, because I didn't think you loved me. Now I don't need to."
From Chicken Soup for the Soul
This message is a great one; please pass it on to all
of the people who make a difference in your life. Hopefully we, too will make a difference.
Unlike most messages, there is absolutely no bad luck attached to this
one. There is no limit on the amount of people that you can send it
to, so send it to anyone and everyone. You do not have to pass it on, but
it will be meaningful if you do. You already know how great it feels to
receive this message, now show everyone else how much
it can mean! Thanks for making a difference in my life and in so many
other people's lives.
To avoid viruses I have copied this message onto a new e-mail. Please do
the same and please pass this on. Thanks once again for making a
difference to me or to other people. Everyone who receives this letter is
truly inspirational!
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2008
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.
2008 dates
Feb
23 Pedro’s
Judo Challenge Wakefield
MA
National Referee Test Site
Contact http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007PedrosChallengeInformationandEntryPacket.pdf
Feb 29-Mar 1 Midwestern
Championships Waukegan IL
Contact Irwin
Cohen at 847.680.9234 or Rwin72@aol.com.
Mar 1-2
Ocean State International Championships
West Warwick RI
Contact: Serge Bouyssou, Tournament Director
judocoach@cox.net
2008
OCEAN_STATE_INTERNATIONAL
Mar
1
Mississippi State and Open Championships
Clinton MS See Flyer
Contact Bob
Harvey Mississippijudo@aol.com 601-924-3421 Dojo
Mar 6 -
8 Senior Training Camp
– Chicago, IL
Contact Doug Tono 773 784-7766 or e-mail to dtjudo@tohkon.com
Mar
8
March Illinois Judo Open Work-out
Gurnee, IL
Contact: Tim Schultheis
(847)244-7847
Email: tschulth@warpnet.net
www.illinoisjudo.org
Mar
9
New York Open New
York, NY
Contact: Dr Mel Appelbaum MiddieMD@aol.com
Senior Level B event
Mar 16
2008 Illinois
State Open Championships Yorkville,
IL
Contact:
Chuck Clark (630)553-5741
Email: clarkmail4@comcast.net
Mar 27 – 29 Senior
Training Camp – Chicago, IL
Contact Doug Tono 773 784-7766 or e-mail to dtjudo@tohkon.com
Mar
29-30 The US Scholatic
Championships Menomonee WI – Chippewa Valley
Contact
Jim Peterson jpeterson230@wi.rr.com
Apr 5 – 6 21st
Liberty Bell Judo Classic Philadelphia
PA
Contact Lou Moyermann
Home (215) 698-1289 Email LMoyerman@aol.com
National Referee Test Site
Apr
26 Welcome Mat Open Fond du Lac WI
Contact Brett Wood-Taylor welcomemat@charter.net
Information available www.judofdl.com
Nov 6 -
8 4th All Women’s Championship
Kalamazoo, MI
Contact: Deborah Fergus email: defrgs6@cs.com www.southsidedojo.com
Nov
8
Gurnee Veterans' Day Judo Tournament Lindenhurst, IL
Contact: Tim Schultheis
(847)244-7847
Email: tschulth@warpnet.net
www.gurneejudoclub.com
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.