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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
March 24, 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 – New CLUBS
No time to discuss in detail, but please note two new clubs highlighted in this
issue. Judo clubs are so few across the state that when someone starts
one, I say WOW. The two clubs noted are in Champaign, IL and Rockford,
IL.
I can tell you that over the years Champaign
has had an interesting history of trying to keep it alive and well. I
know there were some efforts prior to my son going there and resurrecting the
club. There was another black belt there also, whose name I do not
remember. It is difficult to sustain a judo club within a University
setting because if started, who maintains it
after they graduate? Obviously, the idea is to get a local to
teach. There are few successful University clubs in the US. San
Jose State, U of Texas at College Station, U of Colorado at Colorado Springs
are just a couple that have managed to survive over the years.
Some of the folks who I know definitely were
practicing and teaching in Champaign were:
Kevin Narimatsu
Natalie Liverant
Andy Bosiljavac
Brett Kumataka
Travis Yamanaka
Brad
Yamanana
Jerrod Yamanaka
I know I missed some folks and if I did, I am
sorry. So, Alex, good luck and happy landings.
Rockford and Dennis Helm goes back perhaps
before I was even in Judo? NAWWWW!!! But it does go back quite some
time. I know Dennis came out of the Carbondale club, and after moving to
the Rockford area, was a long time teacher and sensei in the area. Looks
like a very nice facility to work out in.
It is nice to see any new club start up but
especially those in the more remote areas of the state. Congratulations
and GOOD LUCK.
OTHER or LOCAL NEWS:
From the Illinois Judo Vice President:
To everyone involved in the 2009 Illinois Open Judo
Championships,
On behalf of Illinois Judo Inc and the Atlas Xtreme Team, I would like to thank everyone in the judo
community that supported the 2009 Illinois Open Judo Championships, held March
14 at the Yorkville High School Academy. I am pleased to have served as
tournament Director for this 3rd consecutive year here in my home town of
Yorkville and want to recognize the team of people that helped in putting
together this event. Thank you to the Illinois Judo Executive Committee
including Tim Schultheis (President), Frank Oliveri (Treasurer), and Mary Gail Ford
(Secretary) for all your support. Thank you to all our friends of Atlas Xtreme Team and volunteers that helped with set up and
clean up for the tournament, and for all your help in running the event,
concessions, and hospitality. Thanks to my wife, Denise, and to Anne Schultheis for doing such a great job with pre-registration
and on-site registration. Thanks to Mike and Lori Tanimura
and to Jim Crowell and all others for taking care of division pooling.
Thanks to Gurnee Judo Club, Tohkon Judo Academy, and
Atlas Xtreme Team for running mat-side technical
tables. Thanks to Doug Tono for supplying high
quality Swain mats for the event and thanks to Welcome Mat Judo for supplying
technical equipment. Special thanks to Ernie and Cathy Saunders for your
help with set-up and management of technical tables, and to Dr. Shari Goldman
from Menomonee for your assistance with distribution of bracket sheets. Thank
you to Mark Beldon for help at the head table, and
with distribution of awards. Thanks to Barry Henby,
Battalion Chief of Gurnee Fire Department, for running our medical table.
Thank you to all our referees for your excellent work and for supporting this
event. Thanks to the over 200 athletes and their families
that came to support the tournament and for bringing a record number of
competitors from across Illinois and our neighboring states. We
appreciate everyone's contributions towards making the 2009 Illinois Open a
great success.
Sincere thanks,
Chuck Clark
VP, Illinois Judo Inc
BUSHI CATS
Hi Tim
It was nice meeting you at the shiai today. I was
impressed with two things today - some excellent judo play (well, and of course
the regular kind too,) and good, consistent refereeing.
I have a judo club at the Champaign Park District, called Bushi Cats. I was also just asked to be the instructor at
University of Illinois judo club, Illini Judo. I figure I had best get on the ins with the other coaches and senseis,
and what better way to do it than through Illinois Judo.
My contact info is as follows;
Alex Rounds
2112 Roland Drive
Champaign, IL 61821
217-979-7601 (cell)
217-693-3868 (office)
USJA shodan
Jiu Jitsu Academy
From Dennis Helm
PANDA30256@AOL.COM
815-505-8676
We have a new Dojo in the Machesney Park/Loves Park/Rockford
Illinois area. The name is the Jiu Jitsu Academy. My new club has four black belts and 6
Brown Belts. I am the highest ranking at 6th Dan
in Judo and Heike Ryu Jitsu.
We have a San Dan in Shotokan Karate and a Ni Dan in
Tae Kwon Do also.
Membership in the Judo/Jiu Jitsu
side of the Dojo is at 16 at the main facility. We have opened branch
of our Dojo in Byron Illinois, which is located in a huge recreational
facility owned by the local school district. This Judo class had 10 students last
session and is picking up students for the spring classes.
Group Judo workouts are held on Tuesday 08:30 AM and 07:30 PM, Thursday 08:30
AM and 07:00 PM. Saturday classes start at 09:00 AM. The early morning
classes on Tuesday and Thursday are scheduled for police officers who work
conflicting shifts.
Visitors are always welcome!
Our physical address is: 633 Harlem Road, Loves Park, IL 61103
TENRI UNIVERSITY JUDO CLUB – at Tohkon
Judo Academy
To All Judoka,
We have another unique opportunity to host members of the Tenri University Judo Club at Tohkon
Judo Academy.
On Tuesday and Wednesday March 24 and 25, 2009,
Sensei Yamane, 5th dan, Chairman of the
Board of Tenri University Judo, will be at Tohkon with three of his students to practice with our
local judoka. Details of this special event can be found on the attached
flyers.
These workouts have been made possible by Sensei Goro Oki, the Chicago Judo Black Belt Association and Tohkon Judo Academy. Please make plans to attend and take
advantage of this opportunity.
Doug Tono
By the time most people see this notice it will
be late however, the Tenri team will also be visiting
Cohen’s Judo Club on Monday, March 23, 2009. It is an honor to be able to
have such teams in our area and every effort should be made to take advantage
of what they have to offer.
Something
to Think About –
This is a Japanese University Judo
"show" that is worth watching.
Dennis Helm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkuTkdzVb_0
Masahiko Kimura – a short documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDBflFtPIw
Enjoy.
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 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 24-25 Special
Practice Tenri University Team at Tohkon
Judo Academy Chicago IL
Contact Tohkon Judo
Academy 1-773-784-7766
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 see flyer
Contact Eiko Shepherd
May 23 VIII Wolf Junior
Tournament
Chicago IL
Contact Brett Wolf azumah4@yahoo.com
Aug 19-23 11th World Masters Championship
Atlanta GA
Sept 25-27 USA
Judo Senior Open Championships San Jose CA
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.
Travis Stevens and Nick Delpopolo Win Silver Medals at the New York Open
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Seven months after the Olympic
Games in Beijing, Travis
Stevens (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) found himself facing 2008 Olympic Champion Ole Bischof (GER) for the second time when he advanced to the
81kg finals of the New York Open on Sunday in New York City.
Stevens and Bischof fought a close match in Beijing
with Stevens losing by a pair of penalties in the third-round match. Bischof, a former European Champion, would go on to win the
gold while Stevens showed the world he was a player to watch with a ninth-place
finish in his Olympic debut.
Rule Changes for Junior Athletes
The IJF has recently modified its rules regarding Junior and Youth competition.
The following rule changes will be made effective immediately and will take
place at the upcoming USA Judo Youth and Scholastic National Championships and
Cadet World Trials:
1. There will be NO armbars permitted in the Juvenile
B divisions.
2. All IJF-Junior and Juvenile B matches will be four minutes in duration with
a two-minute Golden Score period.
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