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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
April 14, 2010
President:
Tim Schultheis
VP:
Chuck Clark
Secretary:
Mary Gail Ford
Treasurer:
Frank Oliveri
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Contents: From IJI President;
Promotions; Tournament Announcements & Upcoming Events
FROM THE IJI PRESIDENT:
Illinois Judo congratulates its numerous athletes who won, placed or competed
at this year's Scholastic National Championships. This year's annual
Illinois State Open Judo Championships, held last
weekend, 10 Apr 2010, was a great success. Congrats and thanks to all
participants and supporters. We will post results soon. As stated
in previous messages, we intend to hold the annual IJI meeting and elections
during May or June. However, I have not received any notice of members
desiring to run for an IJI office yet.
PROMOTIONS: Congratulations to
Irwin Cohen and Pat Burris. USA Judo has promoted Irwin Cohen of Cohen's
Judo Club to Hachidan, 8th degree black belt. A
great accomplishment and well deserved. Considered one of the best judo
players in the United States, Irwin's accomplishments are many. He
started his Judo career at Uptown Dojo in the Uptown district of Chicago in the
60's. Irwin was a very success competitor, winning numerous championships
at the junior, high school and national levels. Irwin was a National
Champion and was selected to the 1972 Olympic team which was held in Munich
Germany. After retiring from active competition, Cohen started his own
Judo club, which is currently located in Mundelein IL. Irwin trained the
1984 Silver Medalist, Bob Berland and his own sons,
RJ and Aaron. Aaron, a several time U.S. World Team Member, was an
alternate to the 2008 Olympic team. USA Judo also promoted Pat Burris of
USA Stars to Hachidan, 8th degree black belt.
Pat, like Irwin was extremely successful in his quest for excellence. As
an athlete, Coach Burris had a brilliant career. His athletic
accomplishments are world-renowned. Some of his victories include winning
the USA National Judo Championship seven times, capturing Pan-Am Gold, winning
the pre-Olympic Championships and representing the USA in two Olympic Games
(1972 & 1976). Pat was awarded entry into the coveted Hall of Fame on
two occasions--Judo Athlete and Judo Coach--and was awarded the Jim Thorpe Man
of the Year Award for Martial Arts in 2006. According to Coach Burris,
his most prized athletic accomplishment is being awarded the "Fighting Spirit"
award a record seven times. No other athlete in the history of American
Judo has accomplished this before or since. Pat coaches from his club in
Oklahoma; however, Illinois Judo has had a long and vital partnership with
Coach Burris and considers him part of the Illinois Judo family.
Illinois Judo extends its
congratulations to Irwin Cohen and Pat Burris.
Tournament Announcements:
Welcome Mat Open and Kata Clinic. Reminder the Welcome
Mat Open on April 17th in Fond du Lac, WI. On line registration
and information:
http://welcomematjudo.com/open2010.
Welcome Mat will also host a Kata Clinic that Sunday
(April 18th) by Sensei Eiko Shepherd. Event
information and the registration form are at: http://welcomematjudo.com/uploads/WMOPEN/2010/WMOPEN_2010_Clinic_Reg.pdf
<http://welcomematjudo.com/uploads/WMOPEN/2010/WMOPEN_2010_Clinic_Reg.pd
f. No pre-registration is necessary; POC is Matt Carpenter (email: mcarpenter6@charter.net
<mailto:%20mcarpenter6@charter.net ph:920-570-0554)
or Eiko Shepherd (email:eikojudo@wisperhome.com
<mailto:eikojudo@wisperhome.com ph:618-875-2558)
Judo
Intensive Workout at MATS.
Coach John Gussman and the Fox Valley Judo Club will
host Marcin Gliszewski,
former member of the Polish National Team for two workouts, 24 & 25 Apr
2010 at the Martial Arts Training Service (MATS), 550 Industrial Drive,
Naperville, Illinois. See attached flyer.
26th
Annual North/South Open Judo Tournament.
Coach Eiko Sheperd/Tournament
Director invites the Midwest judo community to attend the annual North and
South Tournament to be held on Saturday, 15 May 2010. See attached flyer.
Tohkon Classic XV. Plan for this event on
June 5th at the Oaklawn Pavilion.
UPCOMING ILLINOIS AND CHICAGOLAND
EVENTS - 2010
Also refer to the following links
for more information:
www.illinoisjudo.com www.judofdl.com http://www.judofdl.com/
www.judocalendar.com http://www.judocalendar.com/.
Upcoming events (see attached or
previously sent flyers):
Illinois State Open
Championships: Saturday, 10 April 2010, Yorkville, IL.
Welcome Mat Open: 17-18 April,
2010, Fond Du Lac, WI.
Fox Valley Judo Intensive
Workout: 24-25 April, Naperville, IL.
26th Annual North and South Open
Judo Tournament: 15 May, 2010, Belleville, IL.
9th Annual Wolf Junior Judo
Tournament: Saturday, 22 May 2010, Chicago, IL.
Tohkon Classic XV, Saturday, 5 June 2010, Chicago, IL.
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS INFORMATION - USA
JUDO
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 36 Life Members
in Illinois. For more information, please contact www.usjudo.org <http://www.usjudo.org/>.