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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!

April 17, 2009

President:              Tim Schultheis

VP: Chuck Clark

Secretary: Mary Gail Ford

Treasurer:              Frank Oliveri

Editor: Kei Narimatsu

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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.

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Contents:
EDITORIAL – OUT TO LUNCH

Referee Corner –

Local News

Something to Think About –

Upcoming Events

USA Judo Life Members

USA Judo News

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EDITORIAL –

I have been a bit preoccupied with personal issues so my efforts in the IJI Newsletter has definitely taken a back seat.  All that is going to change in the next couple of months and I may infact have more time to devote to this endeavor.  Please be patient with me knowing that I am trying my best.  KN.

I will say that it saddens me again to announce another death in our Judo family.  Many know Virgil, some of you do not.  For those that do, you will miss him.  For those that do not know him, you have missed him.  Please read the note below.  It pretty much sums up my thoughts about a wonderful judoka/human being. 

I have known Virgil since the early 80’s.  Virgil was at one time considered one of the best National referees in the country.  As I was coming up, I was privileged to have him constantly helping me get better as a referee and as a person.  Virgil always helped folks and in that way was always giving back to Judo.  He never held back at the expense of his own career.  He was always looking for ways to promote judo through refereeing, coaching, administration, and promotions.  When it was time for Virgil to retire from refereeing, he did so gracefully.  He did not leave judo as so many do and he immediately found other ways to help.  He became a valuable mat supervisor and was on top of any mistakes because he knew and understood the rules.  As a referee evaluator on the mat, I was always comforted if Virgil was looking over the timers and scorers.

Virgil will be missed by his family, there is no doubt.  But Judo will also lose a part of our soul with his passing.  Virgil will be missed for much more than his physical presence.  He will be missed for his even handed personality.  He will be missed for his advice and counsel.  He will be missed for his kindness, his gentleness, his grace and understanding of the true spirit and meaning of Judo. 

Thank you Virgil, thank you for being a friend to me as well as to the many hundreds and perhaps thousands of other judokas you have influenced in your lifetime.  You have made a difference with our Judo family and we are all blessed to have had you a part of our lives. 

Sincerely,

Kei Narimatsu
IJF A Referee
Illinois

OTHER or LOCAL NEWS: 

Virgil Bowles:  Born April 27, 2933, Departed April 9, 2009

After speaking with representatives of the family I was asked to share the funeral details of Virgil;

The Legacy Funeral Center is handling the details (www.legacyfuneralcenter.com). Legacy Funeral Center is located at 9350 East Washington Street. Indianapolis, In. 46229. Viewing will be on Friday April 17, 2009 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. The funeral will be on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 11:00 am.

Virgil had a small website for his club with just a few of thousands of memories of Virgil and the influence on the judo community and individuals as a whole. Please take a few minutes and look at his gallery. His website is http://virgilsjudo.datapitstop.com/

On behalf of the family and friends, I want to thank everyone for their kind words, thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,
Bruce Bender
Marion, IN.

Cards can be sent to the Funeral Home

This notification is to announce that our Friend, Virgil Bowles, passed away on Thursday after a courageous fight with bypass surgery over a week ago.  Virgil will be sadly missed, he was a well known individual, a Member of the USJA Board of Directors and Chairman of the Promotion Board, a supporter of the Greatest Camp on Earth, plus Chairman of the Masters Kata in Canada. Virgil, Gary Monto and myself traveled to many events judging Kata for the USJA, USA Judo and the Pan A, Masters.

Again, we will surely miss Virgil and our sympathies go out to Jeanne, who went on many trips with Virgil. Please hold his family in your prayers.  Sincerely,  Gene Fodor

He was a friend, a mentor, a worker, a judge, and most of all a true judoka.  He will be greatly missed by myself, his associates, friends, and all of his USJA Promotional Board Members.  Rest in Peace –
Peter Contardo, USJA Promotional Board Member, USJA Board of Directors

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - USA Judo is saddened to announce that Virgil Bowles (Indianapolis, Ind.) passed away on April 9 at the age of 75, following a heart attack sustained two weeks prior.

An eighth degree black belt, Bowles dedicated more than 40 years to teaching the sport of judo and was the founder of Virgil's Judo Club.  Bowles was actively involved in all areas of the sport as a National-Level referee and an A-Level kata judge

"Virgil was a nice man who never let judo organizational politics taint his love of the sport or his willingness to support anything in judo, regardless of organization," said USA Judo General Secretary and Past President Dr. Ron Tripp (Norman, Okla.) "I considered him a good friend and will miss him greatly as the quiet, gentle soul he was at every event I recall."

Bowles was a Sergeant in the Army and a Veteran of the Korean Warm before working as a quality inspector for 41 years at Ford Motor Company.

Bowles is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Jean Bowles; children Virgil Bowles, Jr., Brenda Bowles-Harber and Walter Bowles; and grandchildren Joshua Bowles and Amy Bowles.

Visitation will be held on April 17 from 4-8 p.m. at the Legacy Funeral Center, 9350 East Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46229 (http://www.legacyfuneralcenter.com/).   The funeral also will be held at Legacy Funeral Center at 11 a.m. on April 18.

Illinois Judo Open Workout

All,

Please mark your calendars for May 16^th.  Barrington Judo Club is hosting an open workout for all judoka.  This will be an especially good chance for juniors to get in some more rounds with strong competitors from the area, leading up to the Menominee and Tohkon tournaments, then ramping up to Junior Nationals over the summer.

Sticking to the format that has worked well in previous open workouts, this will be a mix of a little bit of technical instruction & competition tips, and plenty of ran dori.

Please feel free to share this information with any judo club or judoka who you think might be interested.

Event detail and directions are in the attached flyer.  Alternatively, you can find the flyer and other pertinent details on our website:  www.BarringtonJudo.com

See you there!

Mike Minton

Something to Think About –

WATER

 #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half the world population)


#2.   In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
 that it is mistaken for hunger.


#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.


 #4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
Washington study.


#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
 for up to 80% of sufferers.


#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
 the computer screen or on a printed page.


#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
 cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
 bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
 you should drink every day?



 COKE

 #1. In many states the highway patrol carries
two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
 the highway after a car accident.


 #2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
 and it will be gone in two days.

#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour,
 then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
 stains from vitreous china.


 #4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
 Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.


 #5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
 away the corrosion.


 #6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola
 to the rusted bolt for several minutes.


 #7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
 Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix
 with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.


 #8... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
 grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
 windshield.


 FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

 #1 the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
 It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
 acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
 contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

 #2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
 commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
 cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

 #3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
 engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?

or Coke?



 Quick! send this helpful info on to your friends

health conscious or not!!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS – 2009

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

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.

Entry Packet Now Available for President's Cup, June 13-14 in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Registration is now open for the newest USA Judo Senior Elite Tournament, the President's Cup, which will be held June 13-14 in Gwinnett County, Ga. 

Click here to download entry information.

The President's Cup replaces the Fall Classic National Championships and is a Senior C-Level Point Tournament that also will include Masters and Kata divisions. 

Athletes who advance to the podium will earn C-Level points on the Senior Elite National Roster. 

"USA Judo is pleased to see that this new event on our annual calendar will have its debut at the beautiful Gwinnett County Convention Center," said Jose Rodriguez, CEO of USA Judo. "This area of Georgia has always been the best in hosting our judo events in the past. Obviously the close proximity of Atlanta to this venue and the fact that Atlanta is part of the judo rich east coast makes this event a winner." 

2009 Liberty Bell Classic Results
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Five hundred-ninety athletes competed in the Liberty Bell Classic, a USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament, on Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa.

Complete results for senior elite divisions are as follows:

Female 48kg
1. Ecaterina Guica (CAN)
2. Nadine Encarnacion (Bothell, Wash. / Emerald City Judo)
3. Sandra Chevalier (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)

Female 52kg
1. Sarah Neyra (Boca Raton, Fla. / Onikusu Judo Club)
2. Eve Renaud-Roy (CAN)
3. Kathya Theriault (CAN)

Female 57kg
1. Hannah Martin (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
2. Paula Site (Philadelphia, Pa.)
3. Lupita Dodge (Navy)

Click here for more results.

Pan American Judo Confederation Recognized by the International Judo Federation
USA Judo is pleased to announce to its membership the organization has been notified that the International Judo Federation has voted to recognize the newly formed Pan American Judo Confederation to be the sole organization representing judo in the Americas to the IJF.

The notification came this week from Paulo Wanderley, President of the Brazil Judo Confederation and the PJC... more>

Partially Funded Junior Competition Opportunity
Jikji Cup
Cheongju, Korea
June 30-July 4, 2009

The Jikji Cup will be held for athletes born in 1990 or later in Cheongiu, Korea from June 30-July 4.  Competition will be held in Olympic weight divisions only.  U.S. athletes placing in the top five will receive 10 points for a gold medal, six points for a silver medal, four points for a bronze medal or two points for a fifth-place finish on the appropriate USA Judo Junior Elite National Roster(s).

This is a closed tournament with a maximum of one competitor per weight division allowed to compete from each country.  Therefore, athletes will be selected for this tournament based upon their ranking on the USA Judo IJF-Junior National Roster following the close of the USA Judo Senior National Championships, April 17-18 in San Diego, Calif.

Invitations will be offered to the highest ranked athlete in each Olympic weight division on the IJF-Junior roster.  Should the highest ranked athlete decline to participate in the event, the next highest ranked athlete in that weight division will be offered the slot with subsequent declinations resulting in a progressive movement down the roster, according to the same criteria. 

Each athlete will receive free room and board during the competition.  USA Judo also will designate a coach and manager for the trip.

In addition to the one athlete allotted per weight division, the tournament organizers may grant up to one additional slot per nation per weight division.  Athletes interested in these slots are encouraged to participate in the tournament if permission is granted by the organizers; however, the second athlete selected in each weight division will be responsible for his or her own room and board ($120 per day based upon double occupancy).

Competition schedule is as follows:

Tuesday June 30
Arrival of participating teams & referees

Wednesday July 1
Referees' meeting, managers' meeting and draw

Thursday July 2
Men's 60kg, 66kg and 73kg
Women's 48kg, 52kg, 57kg and 63kg

Friday July 3
Men's 81kg, 90kg, 100kg and +100kg
Women's 70kg, 78kg and +78kg

Saturday July 4
Departure of Teams

For more information, contact Alyssa Johnson, International Travel Coordinator, at JohnsonA@usajudo.us.

USA Judo Partners with Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to Bring Judo to Visually Impaired Youth

(Miami, Fla.) - USA Judo conducted a judo demonstration for  blind and visually impaired students on Monday at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, a non-profit organization that serves more than 1,500 blind and visually impaired residents in Miami-Dade County.

Scott Moore (Englewood, Colo.), the first U.S. judo player to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games, conducted a clinic for 22 Lighthouse students with the help of 2009 Pan Am Team member Angelica Delgado and top-ranked junior Andrew Porras, both of Miami... more>

LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO!

Watch the USA Judo Senior Nationals gold medal matches LIVE on www.usjudo.org beginning at 5 p.m. PDT on Friday and Saturday, with commentating by two-time Olympians Leo White and Pat Burris. 

Finals participation list will be announced prior to the start of the tournament. 

Finals for this year's Senior National Championships also serves as the trials for the 2009 World Championships to be held August 26-30 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  

Check out the New USA Judo TV!

USA Judo now offers an on demand option for watching past judo webcasts.  New events include the 2009 New York Open filmed March 8th, as well as a replay of the 2009 Pan-American Championships filmed which were webcast Live March 26-28 from Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Visit www.usjudo.org and click on the link that says "Click here for LIVE USA Judo Events" to download the new USA Judo TV!

Beijing Olympians to Vie for 2009 World Team Berths in San Diego this Weekend

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - With the Beijing Olympic Games barely eight months behind them, three members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team will be among the athletes vying for National titles and berths on the 2009 World Team at the USA Judo Senior National Championships on Friday and Saturday in San Diego.

Competition will be held at the Town & Country Resort and Conference Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108.

Preliminary rounds begin at 9 a.m. each day with finals and World Team Trials beginning at 5 p.m. each day.

The schedule of weight divisions being contested is as follows:

Friday, April 17
Men's 81kg, 90kg, 100kg and +100kg
Women's 63kg, 70kg, 78kg and +78kg

Saturday April 18
Men's 55kg, 60kg, 66kg, 73kg and Open
Women's 44kg, 48kg, 52kg, 57kg and Open

Walk-up registration is still available on Thursday.  Click here for more information.

Olympians Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center) and Travis Stevens (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) both have National and Pan American titles to their names, but this will be the first time the two could fight each other as Reser has moved up from 73kg to 81kg for the event... more>