Message From Gerry Sensei;
I would like everyone to know that Yvon Serre was one of my students who did attain the rank of Ikkyu (Brown Belt). He contacted me last Fall when he was here in Ottawa visiting his mom & family. At the time he asked me about putting up a website about our club and picked my brain about certain events. I also supplied him with old photos and newspaper articles. He also did other research on his own around the Sturgeon Falls area. His dad, Ubald Serre, used to be owner of the Sturgeon Falls Tribune so he was able to look in the archives.
If you click onto
Yvon’s website, you will able to see which city and province he is residing in with his wife and daughter. He is also a great musician as anyone can see/hear if they click onto his site which I find most interesting. I still can’t get over the fact that Yvon, a Judo student of mine, is now living in China and getting along great. He also told me that he is looking for a Judo club in his area with the intention of continuing his Judo studies.
Gerry
Enjoy the Sturgeon Falls site/archive!
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Bravo Gerry!
And please share your comments about the site on the blog!
TpL
Hi gang!
Sunday judo is on tomorrow at 9:00 am! See you there!
Dave is opening up the shop and well Rene will be back soon so…
Saturday Special - today we had the pleasure to receive some judo teachings from - Roman Hatashita 4th Degree Black Belt & 1992 Canadian Olympian, from the Kaizen Club in Kitchener Waterloo. We learned some superb foot sweeps - w/ a sneaky jump & sweep learning technique, fancy side rolls, and a wicked tomo e nagi - done with an elegant hand twist and side break fall. He also shared some of his fond memories of Phil Sensei (I think sensei blushed!) and reminded us that we practice in a great judo club of great Canadian historical significance.
For those of you who missed the class, well - We are now going to use these new secret moves on you!
See you all tomorrow!
TpL
Rene sensei sent the following yesterday:
hi how are you?
im writing to you from greece…
I have a nice trip, lot of sun and nice beaches.
Tell to everyone that i miss the rain in Ottawa.
Bye
Rene
Date: June 24-25, 2006
Location: Takahashi Dojo - 5 Melrose Avenue Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: 613.725.3451
email: takahashidojo@rogers.com
TECHNICAL SEMINAR
Covering requirements for the Yudansha examination
Conducted by: Mr. Goki Uemura and members of the Ontario Grading Board
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2006
Time: 2:00 – 6:30pm
Fee: $25.00 (fee is waived for the uke)
YUDANSHA EXAMINATION
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Examination: 10:00 a.m. Registration: 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Examination: 1:30 p.m. Registration: 1:15 - 1:30 p.m. sandan and above
Eligibility: Please refer to the 2003 National Grading Syllabus on the Judo Canada website: www. judocanada.org.
Please check Programs/Grading.
All documentation and Grading fees must be received by May 26, 2006 for verification.
Recommendation forms are available from the Judo Ontario office tel. (416) 426-7006 and on the Judo Canada website – www.judocanada.org, Programs, National Grading Papers
Recommendation forms that are not properly completed, missing information, documents, fees, etc., or that are not submitted by the requested date will be returned and/or held back until the next scheduled Yudansha Grading.
Please send all documents to:
Mr. Craig Weldon, Secretary
PGB, Judo Ontario
1185 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario M3C 3C6
