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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
April 17, 2008
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP: Chuck
Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
Editor:
Kei Narimatsu
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Contents:
EDITORIAL – LIFE IS SHORT
Local News
From the IJJ President
Midwest Judo RULES!!!
USA JUDO NEWS
St Leger Beats Brian Olson
Live Webcast US Nationals and SA Jr and Juvenile
Championships – Uruguay
Liberty Bell Classic Resutls
Something to Think About
– ONLY IN AMERICA
Upcoming Events
USA Judo Life Members
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EDITORIAL – LIFE IS SHORT
Recently a man died.* He died on the mat shortly
after competing in a masters competition. He was young (early 50’s) and
probably suffered a massive heart attack. I do not know this man but I
suspect he had a love of judo that would have made him smile as he faced his
own mortality. I know it would for me.
Life is short. In a mere 4 score, you are
born knowing nothing, you grow with youth and
enthusiasm that nothing can bother you. As you head onto the teen years,
you know it all but when you get into your 20’s and 30’s you finally realize
that maybe your parents were not as dumb as you thought. Getting married,
developing a career are milestones that define your perseverance and
dedication. And of course, raising children begins the cycle of life all
over again. All of a sudden, you are old. Where did life
go?
As I look at it
· Life is about lessons learned, being a good person,
always doing the right thing, character building yourself, your children, your
students.
· Life is too short to hold long term grudges – it
is too consuming of the precious time you have on the earth. And, it is
not much fun.
· Life is doing for others what you would want done
for you.
· Life is about sharing generosities and
experiences and stories.
· Life is about caring and giving and sharing what
you have with others with less
· Life is about compromise and working for a common
goal
· Life is taking responsibility for your actions –
admit mistakes but learn from them.
· Life is being a role model for those younger than
you, never disappointing your loved ones
· Life is hard but taking it in stride will keep
you sane – never take yourself too seriously, have fun
· Life is moderation in all that you do
· Life is random acts of kindness
· Life is setting the right priorities with right
attitudes and right mindset
· Life is never having regrets, being thankful
So, LIFE is good because there will always be
others who are more desperate than me. I have a wonderful wife,
children and grandchildren, reasonably healthy and they are healthy, and I can
do as much judo related activities as I want. Do I have regrets? Of
course, probably many, but I must try not to dwell on them. What does
this have to do with Judo, you might ask? Nothing,
absolutely nothing. I was just reminded of my own mortality by this
young gentleman who died last weekend and some emails I receive from friends
who told me that I was a good friend – “a totally good friend”. So even
in death, lessons can be taught and thanksgivings can be had. Thank you
for the blessings we have and learn, from friends and acquaintances, and even
from those we do not know. All of you make us what and who we are.
* Susumu
(Sam) Kurokawa, Nidan, aged
51. Mr. Kurokawa was a professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia
and was coach of the Drexel U Judo Team. He suffered a heart attack
shortly after finishing his competition at the Liberty Bell Classic. Mr Kurokawa was a native of Japan
at the time of his death. Condolences and deepest sympathy are
extended to Mr. Kurokawa’s family and loved ones from
the entire Judo Community.
LOCAL NEWS
From the IJI President:
March was a great month for Illinois
Judo. We started with the Midwestern Championships, held in Waukegan and
presented by the Cohen's Judo Club. The next week, the Gurnee Judo Club
hosted an IJI Open Workout. The turnout was excellent, particularly for
our teenagers. We rotated athletes on-and-off the mat for nearly two
hours of randori, while several of our top-notch
Illinois Judo club coaches worked with all the athletes. Please see
attached photos of the March IJI Open Workout.
Then, our IJI Vice President, Chuck
Clark, and the Yorkville Judo Club hosted the 2nd Annual Illinois State Open
Judo Championships in Yorkville. There were approximately 200 competitors
and many terrific matches at all levels--junior, senior and masters. Most
notable was a marked change in demographics of our referees. For several
years, we have been concerned that our younger generation judoka were not
stepping on the mat with their gray slacks and black blazers in adequate
numbers to augment some of our more mature referees, who have long since made
more than their expected contribution to refereeing. Not so at the 2008
Illinois State Open. Half of the referees were under ~30 years old.
Here is a list of some of the up-and-coming referees at the Illinois
Open: Don Bordeau, Ashlie
Martini, Carie Chandler, Robby Schultheis,
Jarod Yamanaka, Travis Yamanaka, Justin Caviness and Matt Berends.
We appreciate and congratulate all our referees, regardless of their chronology
of wearing a black blazer :-) on their outstanding community service
contribution. Please see attached 2008 Illinois State Open results.
And finally, USA Scholastic
Championship Director, Ms. Sherrie Phillips, presented Dr. Kei Narimatsu, Illinois Judo's senior referee, a plaque for
Illinois winning the top state, the National High School Championship Award, at
the 2008 Youth and Scholastic Championships in Menomonee, WI.
All in all, a great month for
Illinois Judo.
Thanks, Tim
Midwest Judo RULES!!!!
– see attached article in the Dunn County News
USA JUDO NEWS
Complete coverage of
these articles are available at the USA Judo website
at http://www.usjudo.org/.
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.
Lafon and Kossor Produce Upsets, Win
First Senior National Titles
(Virginia Beach, Va.) – Natalie Lafon and Nick Kossor,
both of the USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center in
Glenville, N.Y., had each been to the finals of the USA Judo Senior
Championships, but it wasn’t until Saturday that they had the chance to stand
on the top of the podium after upsetting the top seeds.
Lafon earned the day’s first upset when she defeated seven-time
48kg National Champion Sayaka Matsumoto (El
Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute) in the final… more>
St. Leger Beats World Medalist Olson on First Day of
Senior Nationals
(Virginia Beach, Va.) – Garry St.
Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrossports) made
it clear that the Olympic comeback of former World medalist Brian Olson
(Boulder, Colo. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic
Training Center) isn’t a foregone conclusion when he threw Olson for ippon (instant win) in the first minute of their 90kg final
at the USA Judo Senior National Championships on Friday.
The Senior Nationals, which continue
on Saturday at the Virginia Beach Convention Center with the men’s and women’s
light and Open divisions, are the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for
the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo, June 13-14 in Las Vegas.
Olson, a three-time Olympian who
returned from his 2004 retirement six months ago, struggled throughout the day,
narrowly advancing to the finals after semifinal win by a late yuko (quarter point) over 2007 National Champion Rick
Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)… more>
South American Junior
and Juvenile Championships to Be Webcast LIVE from Montevideo, Uruguay
Watch the finals of the South
American Junior and Juvenile Championships beginning at 3 p.m. CST on Tuesday
and Wednesday, April 15-16!
For the first time ever, Team USA
will have junior athletes competing in this elite tournament along with
athletes from throughout South America, including Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay,
Colombia and Argentina.
Visit www.usjudo.org on Tuesday to watch the tournament LIVE from Uruguay!
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – For 90kg
players Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrossports)
and Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE), it
all came down to one match at the Liberty Bell Classic, a USA Judo Senior
E-Level Point Tournament, held on Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa… more>
Something to Think About
–
Only in America
......
·
do drugstores make the sick walk
all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy
people can buy cigarettes at the front.
·
do
people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
·
do
banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
·
do we leave cars worth thousands
of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
·
do we buy hot dogs in packages of
ten and buns in packages of eight.
·
do we use the word 'politics' to
describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning
'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
·
do they have drive-up ATM
machines with Braille lettering.
EVER
WONDER WHY....
·
the sun lightens our hair, but darkens
our skin?
·
women can't put on mascara with
their mouth closed?
·
you don't ever see the headline
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
·
'abbreviated'
is such a long word?
·
doctors call what they do 'practice'?
·
lemon juice is made with artificial
flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
·
the man who invests all your money
is called a broker?
·
the
time of day with the slowest traffic is called rush hour?
·
there
isn’t mouse-flavored cat food?
·
Noah
didn’t swat those two mosquitoes?
·
they sterilize the needle for lethal
injections?
·
that indestructible black box that
is used on airplanes is not used to make the whole plane?!
·
sheep don’t shrink when it rains?
·
they are called apartments when they are all stuck together?
·
if con is the opposite
of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
·
if
flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
We all
need to smile every once in a while.
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
April 10 – 11 Senior
National Judo Championships
Virginia Beach VA
Contact Sherrie Phillips
tel. 719.491.9682 fax
719.487.0989 sportsconsult@aol.com
Apr
26 Welcome Mat Open Fond du Lac WI
Contact Brett Wood-Taylor welcomemat@charter.net
Information available www.judofdl.com
May
3 24th
Annual N-S Open Judo Tournament Glen Carbon IL
Contact
Quentin Thompson
618-476-1976 H qthom2@juno.com
Eiko Shepherd
618-781-5157 Cell eikojudo@apci.net
Jun
21 1st
Annual Northcoast Championships
Lorain OH NEW!!
Contact
Paul Jordan judojordan@yahoo.com
Lorretta Edwards
judolorey@aol.com
Jun 23 – 29 Elite
Summer Training Camp – Warwick RI
Contact
Serge Bouyssou
judocoach@cox.net 1-401-647-4678
Jun 27 – 29 USJA Junior Nationals
Judo Championships Boston MA
Contact
Jimmy Pedro
http://www.pedrosmartialarts.com/JA08/home.htm
Jun 27 – Jul 3Elite Summer
Training Camp – Warwick RI
Contact
Serge Bouyssou
judocoach@cox.net 1-401-647-4678
Jul 4 -
6 USJF Junior National
Judo Championships Chicago, IL
Contact
Doug Tono info@tohkon.com
1-773-784-7766
Robert
Fukuka ed@usjf.com
Jul 18 – 20 2008 Junior US Open
Judo Championships – Ft Lauderdale FL
Contact
Gerry Navarro gerrynavarro@aol.com
The
complete entry package can be obtained at: http://judonationals.net/
Jul 25 - 27 2008 Junior USA
Judo Junior Olympics Judo Championships – Orlando FL
Contact
Sherrie Phillips tel. 719.491.9682 fax
719.487.0989 sportsconsult@aol.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.
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