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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
March 6, 2009
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP:
Chuck
Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
Editor:
Kei Narimatsu
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Contents:
EDITORIAL –
Referee Corner –
Local News
Something to Think About
–
Upcoming Events
USA Judo Life Members
USA Judo News
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EDITORIAL – Getting
older
This will be a very
short editorial as I am off to see my grandchildren who will be coming in for
the weekend. But I hope that the point will be made very clear because it
does affect all of us. Yes, even you teens and 20 somethings
who are invincible.
I was just reminded
that I am getting older. Just think of that!! And
what a novel idea. Me getting older and not be able to referee any
more. Or coach. Or work out. Or be Head Instructor. Or
work tables. Or set up mats. Or travel to Nationals. Or worse, travel to
the World Championships. Let me tell you, it is a rude awakening and one
that everyone of you, if you live that long, will
experience.
I just saw the
demographics of our referees in Illinois. We have 8 referees in the
entire state of Illinois. Broken down we have
1
active International A
1 active Continental B
1 inactive Regional C
5 Nationals – 3 are active, 2
are retired
8 Referees – 2 are
downstate and 6 are part of the Chicago scene
Of these 8, only one
(maybe 2) is under the age of 50. Everyone else is pushing 70!! (including ME).
There is a
generational gap here and I guess as the titular head of the referees in
Illinois, I am responsible. There are no excuses but I do want to point
out the following:
o
It is up to the head
coaches of each dojo to recruit referee
o
It is up to each
National and higher referee to train them
o
It is up to each
judoka to be knowledgeable in all aspects of judo including knowledge of the
rules
o
As a player/coach,
knowing the rules will make you a better player/coach
o
We do have referee
clinics at each tournament where rules are explained. Everyone is
invited. Few players and coaches bother to show up. The folks who
do show up are the referees – each of them take away
some new epiphany or re-enforcement about refereeing – I hope.
o
Separate referee
clinics have been held periodically – in Wisconsin.
o
Separate referee
clinics have been offered in Illinois – it has been well over a year since we
have had one as an event. (there are some club clinics
that I know of)
o
Suggest that a
requirement to attain Shodan is a referee
certification (Local or Regional) to be qualified.
o
Some clubs have
started referee development programs: Juniors(over 18) and adults are
ready to be tested to National, but have not. Why NOT?
o
Some folks have a
misguide impression that being a coach is a more noble calling than being a
referee. This is not true for reasons too many to explain here.
o
Some folks have a
misguided impression that all referees get beat up by me, by parents, by other
coaches. This could be true but in most cases it is not!!
o
Some folks are afraid
to referee for fear of making a mistake. I think the same can be said
about anything you try for the first time. Training, learning and
experience are the keys to overcome this.
o
Some folks are not cut
out to be referees. And while I respect that, one should also not
discount their abilities to try. Certainly, I tried my hand at
coaching. It is hard! Harder than refereeing –
for sure.
I guess I could go on
and on but I hope I have made the point. Refereeing like any other aspect
of Judo requires the collective efforts of all in Judo to be encouraging, to be
empowering and to kick folks in the be-hind every now and then to help
out.
Lastly, all of you
will experience this Judo aging process because, “Only the good die
young.” Go forth and call IPPON!!!
Please note following
referee uniform requirement for the Illinois Open is the IJI white polo with
the IJI logo. We will have extras on hand. Thanks, Tim Schultheis
REFEREE ISSUES – see above
OTHER or LOCAL NEWS:
From the Illinois Judo Vice
President:
I would like to thank all the clubs,
coaches, and athletes for coming out to the IJI Jr
workout at our club (Atlas Xtreme Team) on February
28, '09. We had a great turnout, with about 60 people on the mat.
At a cost of only $5 per person, this is a bargain, and still a nice way to
raise a few dollars for Illinois Judo, Inc. This was a great opportunity
for athletes to randori with members of other clubs,
in a friendly environment. I believe opportunities like this make
Illinois Judo stronger as a group, and think it is valuable for the kids to
feel a part of the larger "Judo family".
We had several National Champions on
the mat for the workout, as well as our own Tom LeCuyer,
who just brought home a bronze medal for the U.S. from the Submission Grappling
World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. With a good mix of top-level
players, and beginners alike, everyone had a chance to improve their judo at
the workout. I hope that you all can make the next workout, continue
making Illinois Judo stronger, and continue to help each other through
principles of "mutual welfare and benefit".
Additionally, we look forward to
hosting the upcoming Illinois Open State Judo Championships here in Yorkville
on March 14, and hope to see you at the tournament. Good luck, and best wishes for all success.
Sincerely,
Chuck Clark
VP, Illinois Judo Inc
Judo Icon Dies – Dr Eichi Koiwai
About two and half weeks ago Doc went into the hospital with
cancer – biopsies showed it was in the pancreas and liver. On Saturday, we
celebrated with him, his 89th birthday – he was at home and on
hospice. His whole family was there too. This morning at 3:45 Doc
died. He was ready and said his good-byes on Saturday – he also laughed
and smiled. His pain was being maintained but he was a Doctor even to the end –
he knew what was happening and so it is a blessing that he did not suffer. The
Judo community has lost a great, great man – we who lived near him and grew up
with him as one of our senseis were very fortunate
and we know it. I first met Doc 44 years ago at Ishikawa’s Dojo in
Philadelphia. I suspect by now he is smoking a cigar and Phyllis is
talking his ear off – all good. .
Susan Oles
Some more brief
thoughts:
I received this yesterday
and wanted all of you to know, in case you have not heard yet. I suspect
you have already.
DOC was one of those true
gentle men who has influenced many lives, including
mine. It is a deep, deep loss to the Judo community as well to the
Medical community and to the many thousands of folks who have been privileged
to know him. We will miss him, but we will honor him by keeping alive
what he has taught us. Only though “passing it down” does a legacy become
alive.
Kei Narimatsu
Please visit the Notice for Dr.
Eichi Karl Koiwai.
http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000124887318X
Click on the above link or cut and
paste the url into your
browser's address bar.
2009 MAJIC NOVICE JUDO
TOURNAMENT
Tim
I know this is kind of last minute,
but WI is going to have a clinic and workshop for new referees. It will be on
March 7, 2009 in Fond du Lac. The info is posted on www.wisconsinjudo.com.
Please let the IL judo clubs know that if they have anyone interested in
learning to referee that are welcomed. The Clinic will
be studying the rules from 9-noon and a novice tournament that, all are
welcome, starting at 1 PM. The new referees will be able to practice refereeing
matches.
Mark Frankel
New York YMCA CAMP
Here's some info about a fantastic
camp! Please forward to anyone that enjoys Judo. Camp has something
for everyone at every stage of their Judo - from the high ranked black belt to
those stepping on the mat for the first time. Every age is encouraged to
attend as well. Excellent Kata, Shiai and Referee clinics daily, and opportunities to expand
to Tai Chi and self-defense are offered. They even have horseback
riding!!!!
Camp is a week long, but many only
attend for a couple of days, as their schedules permit. Fees are prorated
to length of stay. Fees include all meals and housing,
Any additional food and beverages is at your expense. I would be
happy to discuss my experiences at the camp throughout my camp stays. It
is a great opportunity to meet some of the best Judoka, learn from some of the
best, and have fun all the way around!
Please forward to dojos so that
all those in Judo can have a look-see. Thank you!
Charmaine Alsager
ILLINOIS JUDO POLOs
Hello all fellow judoka
and judo-friendly families,
I just wanted to offer
you the chance to Pre-order a t-shirt for the upcoming Illinois Open State Judo
Championships on March 14 in Yorkville. Sorry for the late notice
(response requested by March 7), but we thought we might be able to minimize
the chance of having "too many" shirts at the Open if we can arrange
pre-orders ahead of time. I hope you can open the attachment, and see the
cool design for the shirts this year. If you would like to pre-order,
then simply respond to this email with the size and quantity of shirts you
would like (and your name), and we'll have it waiting for you at the
tournament. You can pay when you pick it up. The shirts are $15,
and help raise funds to cover costs of hosting the tournament.
Also, a tournament entry
form and info can be downloaded from www.usjudo.org
calendar of events. We really hope that you will be able to attend, and
look forward to seeing you all. Please feel free to contact me with any
questions.
Thank you for supporting
the 2009 Illinois Open Judo Championships!
Best wishes,
Chuck Clark
Atlas Xtreme Team
P.S. If you have
others in your contact list that you'd like to forward this to, feel free to
pass it on.
CHANGE OF DATE FOR WORLD MASTERS
I am writing to inform you of a change of date and venue for the 11th World Masters
championship.
Again, I apologise, because I must write
to about 80 email addresses and I am unable to write to each individual on a
personal basis.
NEW DATES - Wednesday 19th August - Sunday 23rd August 2009.
NEW VENUE - Georgina Centre, Atlanta (5 minutes from the Airport!! Many hotels and shops in this area).
INFORMATION - The WMJA website will be updated tonight.
On behalf of the WMJA I apologise for any
inconvenience that this change of dates may cause.
Terry Watt
WMJA General Secretary
Something to Think About – Good
Advice
Good advice worth
saving. Some items we knew, however there are some good, new ideas. Might save your home, etc. ATTORNEY's ADVICE - NO
CHARGE!!
Read this and make a
copy for your files in case you need to refer back to it someday. A
corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his
company. Maybe we should all take some of his
advice!
- Do not sign the back of your
credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'
- When you are writing checks to
pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number
on the ‘For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit
card company knows the rest of the number,
and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the
check processing channels won't have access to it.
- Put your work phone # on your
checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use
that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your
work address. Never have your SS# printed on our checks. You can add
it if it is necessary. But if you have It
printed, anyone can get it.
- Place the contents of your
wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card,
etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account
numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe
place.
- I also carry a photocopy of my
passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror
stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address,
Social Security Number, credit cards.
Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was
stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly
cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved
to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving
record information online, and more.
But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens
to you or someone you know:
- We have been told we should
cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll
free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those
where you can find them.
- File a police report
immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were
stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a
first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one.)
But here's what is
perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
- Call the 3 national credit
reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name
and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of
doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application
for credit was made over the internet in my name.
The alert means any
company that checks your credit knows your information
was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the
damage had been done. There are records of all
the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I
knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet
away this weekend (someone turned it in.) It seems to have stopped them
dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your let, if it has
been stolen:
1. ) Equifax :
1-800-525-6285
2. ) Experian (formerly TRW)
: 1-888-397-3742
3. ) Trans Union :
1-800-680 7289
4. ) Social Security
Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the internet; we pass along just about everything.
If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone
that you care about.
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 (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.
2009 dates
Mar
7 2009 Majic
Novice Tournament Fond du Lac WI
This is a teaching tournament for players and new referees – see flyer for more
information
Beginner referees need to attend this clinic
Contact: Mark Frankel mfran5@charter.net (920)251-0737
Tournament Director
Contact: David Malek
MACIFP@aol.com
Head Referee
Mar 14 Illinois
State Open Championships -- Yorkville, IL
Contact Chuck
Clark
(630)553-5741 clarkmail4@comcast.net
Mar 20-21 Midwestern Championships
Waukegan IL
Contact Aaron Cohen judo21@aol.com
1-847-372-7373
Mar 28-29 2009 Youth and Scholastic
National Championships
York PA
Contact Click here
for more information and to download the entry packet.
Apr
Welcome Mat Open
Fond du Lac WI
Contact Mark Frankel
Apr
25 Steven Point Judo Tournament
Stevens Point, WI
Contact Tom Gustin trmegustin@charter.net
May 16 N-S
Judo Tournament Glen Carbon
IL
Contact Eiko Shepherd
Aug 19-23 11th
World Masters Championship
Atlanta GA
Nov 7 Gurnee Veterans Day Tournament -- Gurnee, IL
Contact Tim Schultheis
(847)244-7847
annetims@comcast.net
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 Weer
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.
USA JUDO NEWS: Complete coverage of 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.
U.S. Athletes Earn World
Rankings After Warsaw and Prague World Cups
(Colorado Springs,
Colo.) - At the conclusion of the first leg of the World Tour, three U.S.
players earned positions on the International Judo Federation World Ranking
List over the weekend at the Warsaw and Prague World Cups.
After earning his first-ever World Ranking of #39 in the 73kg division
following the Hamburg Grand Prix last week, two-time Junior World Team member Nick Delpopolo
(Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) picked up additional points at the men's World
Cup in Warsaw, Poland when he advanced to the Round of 32... more>
Visually Impaired
Athletes Train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center
With the 2012 Paralympic Games three and a half years away, 14 blind or
visually impaired athletes came to the U.S. Olympic Training Center this week
with aspirations of fighting for gold in London. Although most of the
athletes are still new to high-level competition, two athletes bring very
different experiences to the judo mat.
Christella Garcia (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon
Judo) made her international debut at the World Blind Judo Championships in Sao
Paolo in 2007 where she surprised everyone with her fifth-place finish in the
63kg division.... more>
Visually Impaired Judo
players train for Paralympics
By Danielle Leigh
Fox 21 KXRM
Colorado Springs, Colo.
February 26, 2009
The Olympic Training
Center is hosting a developmental Judo clinic for blind and visually impaired
judo players in the hopes of building a base of athletes who could participate
in the 2012 Paralympics... more>
Click
Here to Check Out Photos From the Training Camp for
Visually Impaired Athletes
Visually Impaired
Divisions Just Added to the 2009 Senior, Masters and Kata
National Championships!
USA Judo is pleased to
announce that this year's Senior National Championships will include visually
impaired divisions.
The 2009 USA Judo Senior National Championships will be held April 17-18, 2009
in San Diego, CA. More information can be found in the entry packet at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2009SeniorNationalsEntryPacket.pdf.
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U.S. Open Championships Returns
to San Jose, Sept. 25-27
(Colorado Springs,
Colo.) - Thirty years after the first U.S. Open, San Jose, Calif. will once
again welcome athletes from at least 20 nations to compete in one of the
premier international events in North America when the Open is held Sept.
25-27.
"San Jose is to judo what Eugene, Ore. is to track and field in our
country and that is why we are so excited that San Jose has agreed to host the
2009 U.S. Open," said USA Judo CEO Jose H. Rodriguez (Colorado Springs,
Colo.) "We all know that any time you think of a judo tournament in
San Jose, you know that it will be a first class event."
The 2009 U.S. Open will include senior elite, masters (ages 30 and older) and kata (forms) divisions. For the first time, a
visually impaired division also will be held at the Open... more>
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Wisconsin Judo Inc.
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February 22, 2009
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2009 NOVICE Clinic/Tournament Flyer (64K PDF)
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