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February 27, 2006

Forty-Five Athletes Participate in Texas A&M Clinic

Participants in the USA Judo/Texas A&M Judo Clinic after a session on Feb. 23.

Participants in the USA Judo/Texas A&M Judo Clinic after a session on Feb. 25.

Texas A&M University Judo hosted its first USA Judo clinic from Feb. 23-26.  Forty-five judokas from Texas,

Louisiana and Tennessee attended the four-day clinic led by Dr. Gary Berliner and Pat Burris.  Tom Riggs was a special guest clinician on Feb. 25.  This technical clinic was geared for those attending the upcoming national events (High School, Collegiate and Senior Nationals).  Dr. Berliner, an IJF A Referee,  explained the removal of  the five-second penalty and red warning area rules are being used in European A-Level events beginning at the Paris Open.  Pat Burris went over ne-waza techniques on Friday night and on Saturday the clinic consisted of tachi waza techniques.  Sunday's session had both ne-waza and tachi waza.