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July 9, 2007

2007 USA Judo Summer Elite Training Camp Photos

USA Judo is playing host to Summer Elite Training Camps in three cities in June.  Check out photos from the camps at the USA Judo National Training Sites at Pedro's Judo Center, the Jason Morris Judo Center and North Miami as the Team prepares for the 2007 Pan American Games and World Championships.

Jason Morris Judo Center Photo Gallery

Photos Courtesy of Chuck DaLessio

2005 World Team member Carrie Chandler helps out during practice.	World and Pan Am Games Team Coach Jason Morris demonstrates an uchimata.	Kyle Vashkulat is all smiles as Daniel McCormick gets ready to give him a landing.
2006 Pan Am silver medalist Jeremy Liggett tries not to squeal.	2005 World Team member Dariusz Mikolajczak works an armbar on 2006 Junior World Team member Yuko Sin.	Mikolajczak and sin working out.
2006 Junior World Team member Nick Delpopolo works with Jess Irons.	Morris demonstrates juji gatame.	Mocco works on her newaza.
Now there's a face Liggy...	Lineup.	McCormick and Tony Sangimino.
McCormick, Vashkulat and 2007 Pan Am Games Team member Justin Flores.	2007 Pan Am Games Team member Rick Hawn assists with the newaza.	Sangimino works on an armbar.
Hawn and 2007 Pan Am Games Team member Travis Stevens.	Sin, 2006 Junior World Team member, AJ Silverman, Vashkulat, Delpopolo, 2007 Pan Am Championships Team member Nick Kossor and McCormick.	Stevens during newaza drills.

Pedro's Judo Center

Photos Courtesy of Taraje Williams-Murray

Training session.	Pan Am Games Team member Justin Flores (blue).	Pan Am Games Team member Travis Stevens throws during practice.
Pan Am Games Team member Rick Hawn works on throws during practice.	Training session.	Jimmy Pedro gives final instructions to the group.
Lineup.	Flores (left) randoris.	Flores (left) during randori.
Training session.	Pan Am Games Team members Hawn, Stevens and Flores take a break.	Flores works out with Pan Am Championships Team member Kossor while Stevens works out with 2006 Pan Am medalist Katie Mocco.
2007 Pan Am Games Team members with Team FORCE and the French Team.	2007 World Team with the French Team.	All-camp photo.
2007 Pan Am Games Team members and the French Team.	2007 Pan Am Games Team member Asma Sharif and Mocco randori.	Pedro demonstrates a point to 2007 Pan Am Games Team member Ronda Rousey.
Pedro leads a session.	Hawn working out.	Hawn flashes his abs to the camera.
Rousey and Sharif working out.	Stevens works on his newaza.	2007 Pan Am Games and World Team members (l-r): Taraje Williams-Murray, Asma Sharif, Rick Hawn, Travis Stevens, Justin Flores and Ronda Rousey.
Taraje Williams-Murray shows off his newly embroidered taraje.com gi.

North Miami Photo Gallery Courtesy of Jhonny Prado

Athletes in the dojo at the North Miami Camp.	2007 World and Pan Am Team Coach Israel Hernandez keeps cool while athletes stretch.	Taylor Takata leads the pack in a morning run.
2006 Junior World Team Coach German Velazco works with athletes on grips.	Morning training session in the park.	2007 World Team member Marti Malloy plays anchor during a rope drill.
Bobby Lee (front left) and Takata front right) work on resistance training in the sand.	The resistance training continues...	Fun on the monkey bars.
Camp participants, including Takata, Lee and 2006 Junior World Team member Paul Gomez (back) do upper body work at the park.	The women, including Jeanette Rodriguez, Natalie Lafon, Grace Ohashi, Marti Malloy and Valerie Gotay.	Judo house: 3,000 square feet of home away from home.
It's laundry time at Judo House...

Jason Morris Judo Center Photo Gallery

Photos Courtesy of Chuck DaLessio

2006 Junior World Team member Nick Delpopolo lifts 2007 Pan Am Team member Nick Kossor.	Flores throws with harai.	Senior Nationals medalist Kyle Vashkulat (blue).
Flores throws onto the crash pad.	The USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center.	The USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center.
Morris talks to 2006 Pan Am Juvenile medalist Tony Sangimino.	Kossor and Delpopolo take a break.	Flores at the graduation party for Jeremy Liggett and Nick Delpopolo.
Let them eat cake...