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ILLINOIS JUDO NEWSLETTER – IPPON!!!
July 21, 2006
President: Tim Schultheis
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Editor: Kei Narimatsu
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Contents:
Editorial – MATTE – For referees, players and coaches
USA JUDO NEW www.usjudo.org
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Something to think about
Upcoming Event
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Editorial – For Referees and Players and Coaches
MATTE (STOP)! This could be the most powerful word used by referees on the mat. Matte when used appropriately, will allow the competition to flow smoothly, can prevent dangerous action, will bring the players back into the center of that mat. Matte, when used inappropriately is disruptive, will stop action right in the middle of action, will cause great frustration to players and coaches alike. But like any rule, the use of MATTE is used correctly and incorrectly all the time. Let me create a few scenarios and tell you what to tell your players:
IJF Rules: http://www.ijf.org/rule/rule_referee.php?Code=2
Application of Matte: http://www.ijf.org/rule/rule_referee.php?Code=2#Applicationofmatte
- Matte should be called to stop the contest temporarily in special circumstances only – going outside, prohibited act, injury or illness, adjust judogi, no progress in newaza, regaining standing position in newaza, armlock or choke is sufficiently apparent, when the referee or jury feels it is necessary. Teach this well. Know its interpretation. Allow the players to complete – do not be disruptive.
- With the new interpretation about the edge, matte is not necessarily going to be called just because one player steps outside. If there is action, as long as one player remains inside, the action can be consider valid for scoring purposes.
- If a matte is called in error (by the referee) AND simultaneous with an action (throw or stepping out), the resulting action can be considered valid for scoring purposes. The reason for this is that there would be a compounding of an error by not giving a score. Two errors do not make a right. So, coach your players to relax ONLY when there is complete separation of the competitors, otherwise, be on guard for action.
- A player may step outside and return inside with no matte called, if there is action associated with stepping out. If the step out is not associated with an action, then a penalty should be given (shido).
- Tori’s right foot steps outside while attacking Uke at the edge with a Tai-otoshi. Uke steps over (and outside) the blocking foot and simultaneously attacks with a yoko-sutemi waza. Uke is completely out of bounds and tori, is lifted and thrown completely out of bounds also. Is this a valid score? YES, the action started inside, continued outside and was continuous action
- Matte should not be called to adjust a belt. Too often, referees will call matte to retie a knot. When this happens, a lot of action has just happened and the referee needs a breather – matte accomplishes that. The belt should literally be coming off before a “re-tie” is necessary. Tightening the belt and its appropriate gesture DOES NOT mean to take the belt off. Please note this – players.
- Players want matte to be called to rest. Referees should not use this time to allow for the “rest” of the player. This takes away an advantage for the player in better shape. Competition should resume as soon after matte as possible. Hajime should be called when the players are generally centered in the middle of the mat and generally facing each other.
- Referees should not call matte in anticipation of a penalty or stepping outside. Allow the action to take place and penalize if necessary.
- Matte should not be called when action is apparent. This is so obvious but it never fails to happen that during any competition, at least one BIG throw will occur right at the time matte is called. Never fails to happen and this must be avoided. So, matte should be called when players separate from each other, when there really is no action (be careful), when both players are coming up out of newaza especially if one is in a superior or advantageous position.
- Matte should not be called if one player is in a tachi-waza (standing) position and their opponent is kneeling on one or both knees. Allow an action to happen. If it does not, then call matte.
- Medical: If there is blood, Matte should be called as soon as possible, all other rules apply however. If there is an injury to the head, neck or spine, err on the side of caution especially for junior players.
- Common sense should rule when Matte is called. Knowledge of dynamic action and the edge rule is important to understanding when Matte should be called. The phrase, “you know Judo” continues to apply in the use of Matte.
- Matte should not be called after newaza just because a player looks like they are in need of rest or calls for a rest.
- When a referee calls matte, keep the contestants within your view – they might not hear you and continue to fight.
- If Matte is called during newaza in error and the players separate, the referee and judges may place the contestants back in to their original positions, as close as possible, and restart the contest. Do this if this will correct an error or an injustice.
- Contestants must be ready to fight after Matte is called. Undue time in returning to the contest is not appropriate.
In the following situations, do not expect a matte to save you from an action:
- When one or both contestants perform a prohibited act
- When one or both contestants are injured or ill
- When one or both contestants need to adjust their judogi
- When there is no apparent progress in newaza
- When one contestant in newaza, regains a standing position while the other is lying on the back with legs around the standing contestant
- When Kansetsu or Shime waza is applied and the result is not sufficiently apparent
- When the referee deems it necessary
- When the referee/judges or Refereeing commission wish to confer
USJI News
Complete coverage of these articles available at the USA Judo website. Click on the link below http://www.usjudo.org/ and click on the What's New page to see all the recent news items.
U.S. Junior Open Offers Additional Funding for IJF-Junior Olympic Weight Division Winners
The U.S. Junior Open is pleased to announce that they are offering a $100 award to any U.S. athletes who win an IJF-Junior Olympic weight division. The award is in addition to the $200 previously offered by the USA Judo Development Committee. The U.S. Junior Open also will be awarding $250 to any U.S. athlete that wins the overall Outstanding Male or Outstanding Female award at the close of the tournament.
Fall Classic National Championships and Ladder Tournament Entry Packet Now Available
The entry packet for the Fall Classic National Championships and Ladder Tournament, Sept. 2-3 in Harlingen, Texas, is now available at www.usjudo.org.
The Fall Classic is a senior “D” level National Championship event. Athletes placing in the top three will earn Senior Elite classification and points, and those athletes who are of Junior age (born in 1987 or later), will earn Junior Elite classification and points. The Ladder tournament is open to athletes who do not already have points in the weight class that they enter. Placers qualify for the US Open. Both tournaments are open to any United States citizen who is member in good standing of USA Judo and is 15 years of age or older on the day of the event.
There will also be an International Exhibition Category, open to US citizens and permanent residents; place winners in this category will NOT earn Elite classification or points.
Tournament Headquarters:
Best Western Casa Villa Suites
4317 South Expressway 83
Harlingen, Texas 78550
For reservation info call: (956) 412-1500, Ask for “Judo rate”
Room Rate: $79.00 + tax for single, $84.00 + tax for double: 1-4 people per room
Cutoff date: August 25, 2006
Best Western Casa Villa Suites, Harlingen, Texas
* NOTE: The Tournament Headquarters is approximately 1 – 1 ½ miles from local restaurants and grocery stores. A rental car is advised.
Weigh-In
Best Western Casa Villa Suites. Exact rooms will be posted on site.
Saturday September 2: Fall Classic: 6:00 – 7:00 A.M. (All Weights)
Saturday September 2: Ladder: 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. (All Weights)
Registration
Fall Classic and Ladder at the Best Western Suites & Villa in the White Wing Banquet Room: Friday, September 1, 2006: 12:00 noon -6:00 p.m.
Ladder: Saturday September 2, 2006: 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.
U.S. Open Masters Championship Entry Packet Now Available
For the first time, a Master’s division has been added to the U.S. Open Judo Championships with competition being held Oct. 21-22 in Miami, Fla.
The U.S. Open Masters Championships is open to competitors 30 years and over with at least a first-degree black belt ranking.
Competition will be held for athletes 55-years-old and over beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 21 following senior preliminary events. Divisions for athletes between 30 and 54-years-old will be contested beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 22.
A meeting will be held at 8:00 pm each evening prior to Masters Competition in event that any divisions must be combined. All competitors must be present and consent to changes in categories
The entry packet for the Master’s divisions as well as other information on the U.S. Open is available at www.usjudo.org/2006usopen.asp
USJA Junior National Day 2 Results
The USJA Junior National Championships concluded Sunday in Boca Raton, Fla. with many of the anticipated Junior World Trials participants competing in the IJF-Junior divisions.
With the Junior World Trials less than two weeks away (July 29 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), there are still a number of slots up for grabs as the top four athletes in each division following next week’s USJF Junior Nationals will receive bids to the trials.
North Miami USA Judo National Training Site teammates Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.) and Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.) Porras is one of the top-ranked athletes at 44kg, but made her junior debut at 48kg this weekend against Rodriguez who is virtually undefeated in junior competition during the past year.
Porras surprised many by picking up points early in their first match, but Rodriguez quickly came back for a win by ippon (instant win). Rodriguez returned for the second match determined to win quickly and threw Porras on the first attack six seconds into the match with o soto gari (major outer reaping) for ippon.
In the 52kg division, Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) fought both of her matches against Heidi Metzler (Manheim, Pa./Mayo Quanchi Judo). During one of their last meetings, Metzler upset Durand, then the #2-ranked senior as a 14-year-old, at the USA Judo National Championships in April. This time, though, Durand won both matches by ippon, taking the first fight in less than a minute and the second in the first 10 seconds of the match.
The 57kg division featured one of the most-watched rivalries in the junior divisions with top-ranked Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) and 2006 USA Judo Junior Olympic Champion Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla./Budokan Judo Club) fighting each other twice. After losing to Delgado by a koka in the semis, Carmichael got a second chance in a final match that was watched by nearly everyone in the venue. The match was close throughout, but Delgado threw Carmichael for ippon with 20 seconds remaining.
Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo Club) defeated Argentinian Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai) to win the 63kg division and move into the #6 spot on the roster.
At 70kg, Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif./Sawtelle) won the division with a victory over Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I./Mayo Quanchi Judo Club). Malinda’s sister Catherine Bridges, estimated to be at least a fourth seed at the Junior World Trials, finished third.
Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo) won an uncontested 78kg division and now moves into the #4 slot on the IJF-Junior roster.
Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla./St. Pete Judo), this year’s Senior Nationals silver medalist, won uncontested gold medals in both the heavyweight and Open divisions.
On the men’s side, the 60kg division began with an early surprise as 14-year-old Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.) beat his North Miami USA Judo National Training Site teammate Jean-Pierre Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.) in the loser’s pool to advance to the gold medal match. Durand, a fifth-place finisher at the 2006 New York Open, is expected to be a third seed at the Junior World Trials. In the finals, though, 2006 National Champion Rafael Ramos (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) threw Ballesteros with a seoi nage (shoulder throw) for the win.
Jeff Fong (Houston, Texas/Diamondback Judo) likely secured his invitation to the Junior World Trials, going undefeated at 66kg including a marathon final against Ivan Lopouchanski (Hollywood, Fla./Budokan Judo Club). During the regulation period, Lopouchanksi threw Fong with a tai guruma (corner body wheel) for waza-ari. Fong responded by throwing Lopouchanksi with ko uchi kake (minor inner reaping with a fall on your opponent) to tie the match. The two then went into a five minute Golden Score (overtime) session which Fong won on flags.
Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) won his division, including a final win with a resounding throw for ippon over third-ranked Danny Satinsky (Plainfield, Ill./Cohen’s Judo).
Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi Judo), the fourth-ranked athlete at 73kg made his 81kg debut with four wins for the gold medal. In the final Spano defeated 2006 Junior Olympic Champion Wesley Thomas (San Mateo, Calif./Palo Alto Judo) by ippon. Spano now moves into the #3 slot in the division heading into the Trials.
In the 90kg division, Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif./Redwood Coast Judo Club) avenged his at High School Nationals to Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club) with a win over Fayzakov this weekend.
Daniel Yuabov (Flushing, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club), the High School Nationals silver medalist in the heavyweight division, cut down to 100kg to defeat Alex Gonnov (Aurora, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) whose silver medal moves him into the #3 ranking in the division.
James LeBoron (Atlanta, Ga./Waka Mu Sha) won his first junior national title with two wins over #1 heavyweight Zachary Bell (Naperville, Ill./Fox Valley Judo and Jujitsu), throwing the 2005 Junior Open Champion first with an uchimata (inner thigh throw) for ippon and later with a tani toshi (valley drop) for ippon.
Complete results are as follows:
Girls IJF-Junior (Born 1987 or later) 44kg
1. Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Girls IJF-Junior 48kg
1. Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.)
2. Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)
Girls IJF-Junior 52kg
1. Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Heidi Metzler (Manheim, Pa.)
Girls IJF-Junior 57kg
1. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla.)
2. Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla.)
3. Gabrielle Baez (Miami, Fla.)
Girls IJF-Junior 63kg
1. Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla.)
2. Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla.)
3. Daniele Beauman (Hicksville, N.Y.)
Girls IJF-Junior 70kg
1. Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif.)
2. Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)
3. Catherine Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)
Girls IJF-Junior 78kg
1. Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas)
Girls IJF-Junior +78kg
1. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla.)
Girls IJF-Junior Open
1. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla.)
Girls Juvenile B (Born 1990-1991) 44kg
1. Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii)
2. Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
3. Ashley Cameron (Garland, Texas)
Girls Juvenile B 48kg
1. Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.)
2. Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)
3. Sandra Chevalier (Hope, R.I.)
Girls Juvenile B 52kg
1. Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Mirielle Graves (Edwardsville, Ill.)
Girls Juvenile B 57kg
1. Danielle Greenstein (Wellington, Fla.)
2. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla.)
3. Victoria Lewers (Coconut Creek, Fla.)
Girls Juvenile B 63kg
1. Natalia Mitura (Coventry, R.I.)
2. Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla.)
3. Jillian Roman (Snellville, Ga.)
Girls Juvenile B 70kg
1. Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif.)
2. Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)
3. Catherine Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)
Girls Juvenile B +70kg
1. Natalie Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)
2. Kate Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla.)
Girls Juvenile A (Born 1992-1993) 40kg
1. Madison Hatch (Ubanon, Conn.)
2. Amanda Buell (Middletown, Ind.)
Girls Juvenile A 44kg
1. Shea Favorite (Clermont, Fla.)
Girls Juvenile A 48kg
1. Kayla Hall (Granite City, Ill.)
2. Gabriella Denu (Aberdeen, Md.)
3. Jordyn Dolin (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
Girls Juvenile A 53kg
1. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind.)
2. Tiona Zambrano (Tampa, Fla.)
3. Laura Higgins (Tampa, Fla.)
Girls Juvenile A 58kg
1. Lydia Au (Chicago, Ill.)
2. Sonia Ran (Arlington, Mass.)
3. Kirna Meadoza (Oceanside, Calif.)
Girls Juvenile A 64kg
1. Shanigua Brown (Atlanta, Ga.)
2. Corrie Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)
3. Kadee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas)
Girls Juvenile A +64kg
1. Marina Lambert (Washington, D.C.)
2. La Quinta Allen (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
Boys IJF-Junior 55kg
1. Zachary Maes (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)
2. Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill.)
3. Daniel Scillath (Toms River, N.J.)
Boys IJF-Junior 60kg
1. Rafael Ramos (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.)
3. Jean Pierre Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)
Boys IJF-Junior 66kg
1. Jeff Fong (Houston, Texas)
2. Ivan Lopouchanski (Hollywood, Fla.)
3. Cristian Garcia (North Miami Beach, Fla.)
Boys IJF-Junior 73kg
1. Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Danny Satinsky (Plainfield, Ill.)
3. Andrew Law (Dover, Ohio)
Boys IJF-Junior 81kg
1. Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla.)
2. Wesley Thomas (San Mateo, Calif.)
3. Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J.)
Boys IJF-Junior 90kg
1. Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
2. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)
3. Christopher Rownd (North Andover, Mass.)
Boys IJF-Junior 100kg
1. Daniel Yuabov (Flushing, N.Y.)
2. Alex Gonnov (Aurora, Colo.)
Boys IJF-Junior +100kg
1. James LeBoron (Atlanta, Ga.)
2. Zachary Bell (Naperville, Ill.)
Boys Juvenile B 51kg
1. Jose Navedo (Silver Springs, Md.)
2. Shane Sumbu (Miami, Fla.)
3. Andre Brooks (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
Boys Juvenile B 55kg
1. Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill.)
2. Jose Cos IV (Elbert, Colo.)
3. Alex Shustorovich (Marlboro, N.J.)
Boys Juvenile B 60kg
1. Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.)
2. Tyler Ferry (Riverview, Fla.)
3. Nick O'Connell (Cranston, R.I.)
Boys Juvenile B 66kg
1. Alfred Raymond (Providence, R.I.)
2. Christopher Bahls (Boynton, Fla.)
3. Zachary Godbold (Houston, Texas)
Boys Juvenile B 73kg
1. Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla.)
2. Marrial Rodriguez (Hialeah, Fla.)
3. Max Kafka (St. Paul, Minn.)
Boys Juvenile B 81kg
1. Daniel Palatnik (Rego Park, N.Y.)
2. Ethan Davis (Waynesville, N.C.)
3. Demetrus Brooks (Oakland Park, Fla.)
Boys Juvenile B 90kg
1. Caleb Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)
2. Colin Robinson (College Park, Ga.)
3. David Shnitkind (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Boys Juvenile A 36kg
1. Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I.)
2. Estaban Gomez-Rivera (Miami, Fla.)
3. Gordon Martinez (Granite City, Ill.)
Boys Juvenile A 40kg
1. Ricondo Cole (Hope, R.I.)
2. Joshua Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
3. Alexander Kwmuntis (Peabody, Mass.)
Boys Juvenile A 44kg
1. Santiago Martinez (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
2. Eric Fajardo (Lincoln Park, N.J.)
3. Hanif Shabazz (Atlanta, Ga.)
Boys Juvenile A 48kg
1. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill.)
2. Steve Perez (Miami, Fla.)
3. Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo.)
Boys Juvenile A 53kg
1. Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif.)
2. Ruben Martin (Burleson, Texas)
3. Max Golembo (Vernon Hills, Ill.)
Boys Juvenile A 58kg
1. Yan Kafarskiy (Richmond Hill, N.Y.)
2. Richard Santacruz (Brandon, Fla.)
Boys Juvenile A 64kg
1. Dariel Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)
2. Rolando Ruiz (Hialeah, Fla.)
3. David Fung (St. Albans, N.Y.)
Boys Juvenile A +64kg
1. Christopher Roman (Snellville, Ga.)
2. Zach Burkhardt (Alexandria, Ind.)
3. Sean Corrigan (Louisville, Ky.)
USJA Junior National Judo Championships Day 1 Results
The following are the results for the 37th Annual USJA Junior National Judo Championships, held July 15 in Boca Raton, Fla. Competition was contested in the Bantam and Intermediate divisions with events being held July 16 in the Junior divisions.
Girls Bantam 3 (Born 1998) 31kg
1. Antonia Vinciarelli (Lynn, Mass.)
2. Julia DeMars (Culver City, Calif.)
3. Cheyanne Widmar (Dilltown, Pa.)
Girls Bantam 3 35kg
1. Liza Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla.)
Girls Bantam 2 (Born 1999) 21kg
1. Gabriela Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Teniya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Girls Bantam 2 (30kg)
1. Gabrielle Proksa (Dundarton, N.H.)
2. Natalee Santama (Miramar, Fla.)
Girls Bantam 1 (Born 2000) 19kg
1. Giovanna Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
2. Ruby Pupo (Clarksville, Tenn.)
Girls Bantam Junior (Born 2001) 23kg
1. Kaylyn Falco (Peabody, Mass.)
Boys Bantam 3 23kg
1. Zachary Sherman (Plantation, Fla.)
2. Benjamin Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)
3. Adam Valdez (Barstow, Calif.)
Boys Bantam 3 27kg
1. Quentin Cook (Anderson, Ind.)
2. Ibrahim Shabazz (Atlanta, Ga.)
3. Christopher Alvarez (Miami, Fla.)
Boys Bantam 3 31kg
1. AJ Pedro (Methuen, Mass.)
2. Kevin Holman (Baden, Pa.)
3. John Boyle (Rowley, Mass.)
Boys Bantam 3 35kg
1. Omar Elsayed (Tulsa, Okla.)
2. Nicholas Cavanaugh (Evans City, Pa.)
Boys Bantam 2 21kg
1. Timothy Rivers Jr. (Malden, Mass.)
2. Holden Heller (Ill.)
3. Ricky Pedro (Methuen, Mass.)
Boys Bantam 2 25kg
1. David Pupo (Clarksville, Tenn.)
2. Ryan Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.)
3. Oscar Ybarra (Clarksville, Tenn.)
Boys Bantam 2 30kg
1. Nicholas Stampley (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
2. Logan Bryant (Miami, Fla.)
3. Dylan Worley (Waynesville, N.C.)
Boys Bantam 2 +30kg
1. Lucas Razzano (Boca Raton, Fla.)
2. Hugh Hickman (Tampa, Fla.)
Boys Bantam 1 23kg
1. Christopher Kwmuntis (Peabody, Mass.)
2. Michael Elrod (Mirama, Fla.)
3. Christopher Guerra (Ft. Campbell, Ky.)
Boys Bantam 1 28kg
1. Maxwell Alaynick (Riverview, Fla.)
2. Charles Gijsenderfer (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Boys Bantam Junior 23kg
1. Giuseppi Inserra (Braden, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 2 (Born 1994-1995) 28kg
1. Jessica Alzamora (Valrico, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 2 31kg
1. Micayla Maes (Wheatridge, Colo.)
2. Caitlyn Mason (East Greenwich, R.I.)
3. Melissa Clauss (Clarmont, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 2 34kg
1. Sachiko Ragosta (Charlottesville, Va.)
2. Gianna Rocchio (Coventry, R.I.)
3. Sarah Brady (Key Biscayne, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 2 38kg
1. Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I.)
2. Katie Germain (Lakeland, Fla.)
3. Amanda Gomez (Brockton, Mass.)
Girls Intermediate 2 42kg
1. Lauren Baez (Coral Gables, Fla.)
2. Arianna (Annie) Amend (Fond du Lac, Wis.)
3. Jaclyn Camal (West Paterson, N.J.)
Girls Intermediate 2 48kg
1. Sarah Lambert (Washington, D.C.)
2. Samantha Martin (Burleson, Texas)
3. Constance Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)
Girls Intermediate 2 53kg
1. Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla.)
2. Daria Falco (Peabody, Mass.)
Girls Intermediate 2 57kg
1. Mariah Drescher (Norwich, Conn.)
2. Persila Bencomo (Miami, Fla.)
3. Jewelene Meneses (Miami, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 1 (Born 1996-1997) 22kg
1. Kyra Deeter (Canton, N.C.)
2. Lexes Mounz (Miami, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 1 26kg
1. Teshya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
2. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I.)
3. Andrea Jara (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 1 30kg
1. Kendyl Post (Livermore, Calif.)
2. Willow Heller (Ill.)
3. Alana Mason (East Greenwich, R.I.)
Girls Intermediate 1 34kg
1. Katherine Hall (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
2. Bronwyn Butler (Columbia, S.C.)
3. Kelly Germain (Lakeland, Fla.)
Girls Intermediate 1 38kg
1. Ashleigh Castro-White (Miami, Fla.)
2. Jessica Shell (Waynesville, N.C.)
3. Cynthia Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas)
Girls Intermediate 1 43kg
1. Casey Pedro (Methuen, Mass.)
2. Olivia Winsor (Lynnfield, Mass.)
Girls Intermediate 1 +43kg
1. Brianna Wiener (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 28kg
1. Christopher Cos (Elbert, Colo.)
2. Egon Koslowski (North Miami Beach, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 31kg
1. Tyler Kim (Coraopolis, Pa.)
2. Christian Perez (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
3. Kyle Williams (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 34kg
1. Serge Bouyssou (Hope, R.I.)
2. Robert Romo (Apple Valley, Calif.)
3. Jonathan Amari (Vernon Hills, Ill.)
Boys Intermediate 2 38kg
1. Ben Feiger (Chicago, Ill.)
2. Adam Betts (Apple Valley, Calif.)
3. Alessi Taffanelli (Tampa, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 42kg
1. Andrew Varga (Chicago, Ill.)
2. Andrew Mitura (Coventry, R.I.)
3. Benjamin Branson (Anderson, Ind.)
Boys Intermediate 2 48kg
1. Giovonte Ortiz (Jonesboro, Ga.)
2. Michael Assels (Garland, Texas)
3. Matthew Koch (West Paterson, N.J.)
Boys Intermediate 2 53kg
1. Dante Vinciarelli (Lynn, Mass.)
2. John Tucker (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
3. Colin Higgins (Tampa, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 60kg
1. Pavel (Paul) Gorelov (Manhasset, N.Y.)
2. Max Bermont (Chicago, Ill.)
3. Francisco Garcia (Miami, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 2 66kg
1. Dylan Seidle (Clermont, Fla.)
2. Robert Tkach (Forest Hills, N.Y.)
Boys Intermediate 1 24kg
1. Dyland Skelley (Upper Saddle River, N.J.)
2. Salvatore DeSimone (Coraopolis, Pa.)
3. Khaled Elsayed (Tulsa, Okla.)
Boys Intermediate 1 26kg
1. Anthony Fajardo (Lincoln Park, N.J.)
2. Brian Abreu (Miami, Fla.)
3. Marshall Graves (Edwardsville, Ill.)
Boys Intermediate 1 30kg
1. Cory Levin (Mundelein, Ill.)
2. Jonathan Morales (Miami, Fla.)
3. Alejandro Menendez (Miami, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 1 34kg
1. Luke Boyle (Rowley, Mass.)
2. Max O'Connell (Cranston, R.I.)
3. Wesley Dantzler (Sykesville, Maryland)
Boys Intermediate 1 38kg
1. Frank Falco (Peabody, Mass.)
2. Michael Rocchio (Coventry, R.I.)
3. Alexis Prado (North Miami, Fla.)
Boys Intermediate 1 43kg
1. Tenner Kim (Coraopolis, Pa.)
2. Anthony Laguardi (Miami, Fla.)
3. Colson Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)
Boys Intermediate 1 +43kg
1. Jake Jorstad (Ft. Campbell, Ky.)
Funding Incentive Offered for Junior U.S. Open
USA Judo is pleased to announce that a $200 award will be offered to any U.S. athlete who wins an IJF Junior Olympic weight division at the Junior U.S. Open, July 30 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
China Training Opportunity for Females
USA Judo has received an invitation for as many as eight female athletes to go to mainland China for training from August 8 through August 17. All training will occur at a regional training center and the schedule calls for FOUR practices a day.
This will be limited to IJF Junior and Senior roster athletes. All transportation will be self-funded EXCEPT:
There is limited funding available as follows: Female athletes who are among the top 3 on the current USA Judo Elite IJF Junior rosters in Olympic weight divisions will be reimbursed $1,000 for receipted expenses. The funds are available for no more than six athletes who meet the criteria and will be assigned on a first-come-first served basis. Applicants MUST submit proof that an airline ticket has been purchased.
The time window is VERY short since we must deal with getting visas for the Peoples' Republic of China. If any person, whether funding eligible or not, wishes to participate, you MUST contact Jim Hrbek before 9:00 a.m. Monday July 17. Note – you MUST have a U.S. Passport and you must have it available to mail away for the visa application immediately.
Contact Jim Hrbek via email at judolym@aol.com OR phone ANY TIME at 518.339.8248 – and if no contact be SURE to leave full name for a return call.
Junior Players Invited to Train at North Miami USA Judo National Training Site
Athletes interested in training at the North Miami USA Judo National Training Site with Head Coaches Jhonny Prado and German Velazco while they are in Florida for the upcoming series of junior tournaments are asked to contact Prado at chata29@aol.com.
Sessions are held daily Mon. – Thurs. from 10 a.m. – noon and 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The following athletes from other clubs are currently training with Prado and Velazco:
- Francisco Alejandro, current #3 and former IJF Junior #1 at 66kg, now training in the Dominican Republic
- Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J./Camal Judo), IJF Junior #3 at 81kg, 2006 High School National Champion
- Giorgio Gazzani (Panorama City, Calif./Valley Judo Institute), 90kg, 2005 Junior U.S. Open bronze medalist
- Danika Kamanaka (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha Judo Club), 57kg, 2006 Junior Olympic bronze medalist
- Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind./Renshuden), 52kg, 2006 High School Nationals bronze medalist
In addition, the following Junior World Trial contending North Miami athletes also will be continuing to train at the facility through the junior season:
- Jeanette Rodriguez, IJF Junior #1 at 48kg, 2006 Senior National Champion
- Franchesca Durand, IJF Junior #1 at 52kg, 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
- Gabrielle Baez, IJF Junior #3 at 52kg, 2006 Junior U.S. Open bronze medalist
- Angelica Delgado, IJF Junior #1 at 57kg, 2006 Pan Am Juveniles silver medalist
- Rafael Ramos, IJF Junior #2 at 60kg, 2006 Senior National Champion
- Jean-Pierre Durand, IJF Junior #3 at 60kg, 2006 New York Open fifth place finisher
- Bobby Lee, IJF Junior #1 at 73kg, 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
SERVING OUR COUNTRY:
PVT Luke Jacobsen –Marines, Okinawa
LTJG Donny Newsome, Afghanistan, Navy
LTJG Nick Oldfield, Navy
Mike Preditus – no information available other than he is in the military
SGT Dennis Pruitt, IRAQ
Please let me know other Judo families who have loved ones serving in our military: rank, branch of service and where they are serving. Thanks.
Something to Think About
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:
These are interesting...
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children, last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a "thresh hold."
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust."
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."
And that's the truth... Now, whoever said that History was boring! ! !
Educate someone...Share these facts with a friend
"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce."
-Mark Twain
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2006
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 Taylors 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.
July 23 - 25 USJF Junior Nationals Ft Lauderdale, FL
Contact: Gerry Navarro, gerrynavarro@aol.com, 954.435.6976, www.judonationals.net
July 29-30 2006 Junior US OPEN Judo Championships Ft Lauderdale, FL
Contact: Gerry Navarro, gerrynavarro@aol.com, 954.435.6976, www.judonationals.net
Aug 19 IJI Board of Directors Meeting Luigi's House (Restaurant), 778 N. Rte 59 Aurora, IL
Contact: Tim Schultheis, 847.244.7847, tschulth@warpnet.net
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SATURDAY NOON MEETING AT 12:00PM
Sept 16 Land of Lakes Tournament Walker Field House, Hamline University, St Paul, MN NEW!!!
Contact: Gary Foster, gfoster@visi.com
Sep 23 11th ANNIVERSARY OF “THE ROCK & ROLL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD” JUDO TOURNAMENT Solon, OH
Contact: Mike Mooney, mmooney@academycomm.com
Oct 7 – 8 2006 Juyukai East Coast Judo Championship Newark NJ
Contact: Sensei Y. Yonezuka, www.cranfordjkc.com, 908.276.3544
Oct 15 5th Annual Wolf Junior Tournament Chicago, IL (MAI) RESCHEDULED DATE
Contact: Brett Wolf, azumah4@yahoo.com
Yarina Birnbaum, 773.348.8641, philya@ameritech.net, Fax:773-442-1550
Oct 15 2006 Great Lakes Open Judo Championships Ypsilanti, MI NEW!!!
Contact: Neil Simon, NJSimon@aol.com or Dave Wertheimer, Dave.Werthiemer@farmington.k12.mi.us
Oct 20-21 2006 US Open Miami, FL
Contact: Corrine Shigemoto, corrinshig@aol.com
Oct 28-29 Badger Open Judo Tournament Fond du Lac, WI
Contact: Brett Wood-Taylor, welcomemat@charter.net
Tournament package available online August 15, 21006
Nov 4 – 5 2nd Annual All Women’s Championships Kalamazoo, MI
Contact: Deborah Fergus, DeFrgs6@cs.com, http://www.southsidedojo.com/womens
Nov 12 Gurnee Veteran's Day Judo Tournament Grayslake, IL
Contact: Tim Schultheis, tschulth@warpnet.net, or flyer available at www.gurneejudoclub.com
Dec 2 Santa’s Shiai Fond du Lac, WI
Contact: Brett Wood-Taylor, welcomemat@charter.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
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 NEWEST LIFE MEMBER!!
There are currently only 34 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.
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