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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
May 29, 2008
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP:
Chuck Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
Editor:
Kei Narimatsu
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Contents:
EDITORIAL
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A Letter from Patrick Ryan
Local News
Wolf Judo Tournament Special Awards
Tohkon Classic XIII Reminder
USA
JUDO NEWS
US Open date
changed to September 26 – 28, 2008
State Championships requirements
waived for USA Judo Nationals Junior Olympic Championships
Athlete highlights of the Olympic Trials
Something
to Think About – Just the Black Notes
Upcoming
Events
USA Judo
Life Members
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EDITORIAL
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LOCAL NEWS
RECIPIENTS OF SPECIAL AWARDS AT THE
WOLF JUDO TOURNAMENT
SEE ATTACHMENT ABOVE
Recipient of the Dick Fukuyama
Inspiration Award – Corey Levin – Cohen’s Judo Club
Recipient of the Tom Watanabe Best
Technique Award – Ellie Keen – Westosha and
Gurnee Judo Clubs
Also pictured are (l-r)Kei Narimatsu, Irwin Cohen, Rhett
Suhre and Brett Wolf
Tohkon Classic XIII reminder
To all judoka,
I just wanted to remind everyone
that the pre-registration deadline for the Tohkon
Classic XIII is fast approaching. Send in your applications post marked by May 31st , to save $$$$. Look forward to
seeing you all there!
Doug Tono
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.
U.S. Open Date
Change: September 26-28, 2008
USA Judo would like to announce to
all of its members and national federations interested in entering athletes in
the 2008 U.S. Open that the dates of this event have been changed to Sept.
26-28.
The U.S. Open, a USA Judo Senior
B-Level Point Tournament, will be held at the United States Olympic Training
Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. This elite senior tournament draws
competitors from more than 20 nations throughout Europe, Asia, North and South
America and Oceania annually.
This change is due to the recently
announced change of dates by the International Judo Federation of the World
Junior Championships which will be held Oct. 23-26 in Bangkok, Thailand… more>
State Championships Requirement Waived for USA Judo National
Junior Olympic Championships
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During the formative
years of USA Judo it was decided that athletes who wished to compete in the
USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships, and were not previously
ranked on a junior elite national roster, would be required to compete in
their respective State Championships or to secure a waiver letter from the
State Chairman. |
Athlete Highlights of the 2008
U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo… By the Numbers
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – With
less than a month remaining until the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo,
112 athletes will be competing to be named to the U.S. Olympic Team that will
compete for gold in Beijing.
This year’s event will be held for
the first time simultaneously with the Trials for USA Wrestling at the Thomas
and Mack Center in Las Vegas and is expected to be one of the most exciting
sporting events in the United States as athletes fight to win one of as many as
14 weight divisions in judo and 18 Olympic wrestling weight classes in the
three Olympic styles (men’s freestyle, men’s Greco-Roman, women’s freestyle).
Trials will be held on June 13-14
for both wrestling and judo and June 15 for the remaining divisions in
wrestling.
For details on how to request a
media credential or purchase tickets, visit www.usajudolasvegas.com.
The following is the daily schedule
of judo and wrestling divisions:
Friday June 13
Women’s Judo: 52kg*,
63kg*, 70kg
Men’s Judo: 66kg, 90kg,
100kg, +100kg
Women’s Freestyle Wrestling: 48kg,
55kg, 63kg, 72kg
Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling: 55kg
and 60kg*
Saturday June 14
Women’s Judo: 48kg,
57kg, 78kg*, +78kg*
Men’s Judo: 60kg, 73kg,
81kg
Men’s Freestyle Wrestling: 55kg,
60kg, 66kg
Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling: 66kg,
74kg, 84kg
Sunday June 15
Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling: 96kg,
120kg
Men’s Freestyle Wrestling: 74kg,
84kg, 96kg, 120kg
Preliminary competition begins daily
at 10 a.m. Finals begin at 5 p.m.
* As of May 15, the United States
has not qualified athletes to compete in these divisions at the U.S. Olympic
Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo.
Highlights of the 2008 U.S. Olympic
Team Trials for Judo … By The Numbers
·
112: Maximum number of judo players
eligible to participate in the Trials.
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2: Number of World medalists.
Athens Olympian Rondsey
(Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE / 70kg) became the
first U.S. woman to win a world medal since 1995 when she placed second at the
2007 World Championships.
Brian Olson (Boulder, Colo. / NYAC / USA Judo National
Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / 90kg) won bronze at the 1997 World Championships. Olson
retired after his third Olympic Games in 2004, but returned in 2007 in his
quest for an Olympic medal… more>
Something to Think About - JUST THE BLACK NOTES
AMAZING and full of
GRACE.
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This was on Peter Cockrell's
website. It is a You Tube of Wintley Phipps
singing Amazing Grace. He explains the song's history first,
so for those of you who already know the history, be
sure to stick with it. You will never think of the song Amazing
Grace the same way again after you have heard him sing it. Gives you
goose bumps!!
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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
May
31 CJBBA
Junior Training – Chicago IL
Tohkon Judo Academy 4427 N Clark Street, Chicago IL
Contact Brett Wolf (773) 230-6070
Jun
7
Tohkon Classic XIII Chicago IL see flyer above
Contact
Doug Tono info@tohkon.com 1-773-784-7766
June
14 CJBBA
Junior Training – Chicago IL
Tohkon Judo Academy 4427 N Clark Street, Chicago IL
Contact Brett Wolf
(773) 230-6070
June 14 KONAN
Jr Workout
Kalamazoo MI (Southside Dojo)
Contact Jim Murray 1-616-293-1568
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 3 Elite
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
www.2008usjfjrnationals.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
Jul
20
SASAKI Clinic – Emerson Family YMCA – St Louis MO
Contact Eiko Saito
Shepherd
eikojudo@wisperhome.com
Sensei Sasaki is a 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist
Sept
25-26 13th Rock and Roll
Capital of the World Judo Tournament – Lodi, OH see flyer above
Contact Mike
Mooney
440-646-9900 http://www.chutobujudo.com/
mmooney@academycomm.com
Joe Schmidt
(330)
273-1573 schmidtjudo@verizon.net
Oct 24 – 26 US
Open Judo Championships Colorado
Springs CO
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.