April 30, 2008
Details on the 2008 Tora Annual Tournament
Last weekend Tony Walby, Tyler Walby, Mike Cox, and Bailey travelled down to Brampton for the Tora Annual Tournament.
Below are the results of their efforts:
Junior
-35 kg
Tyler Walby 4th Place
Masters
-100 Kg (White - yellow-Orange)
Mike Cox 2nd Place
Seniors
+100 Kg
Tony Walby 1st Place
-73 Kg (White-Yellow_Orange)
Bailey 1Win 2 Losses
Atta fire boys! Congratulations for going down there and giving your all.
April 10, 2008
Tony Sensei said that they had a great weekend and everyone fought well.
Elena won gold in Masters -57 and bronze in seniors -57
Mike Cox won 2nd bronze in Masters -94
Tony won bronze in Masters +94;
Scott was 1 and 2
Bailey was 1 and 2
Ed was 0 and 2
Laura was 0 and 2
Yan was 0 and 2
Ed, Laura and Yan and Darren fought hard.
Darren was 0 and 2, but dislocated his shoulder during his first match, which affected his second fight.
Three cheers for going all the way down there to represent the dojo and giving it your all!
April 2, 2008
There shall be no Sunday training this weekend.
Coach Tony Sensei and a half dozen or so Takahashi competitors are travelling to Philadelphia to compete in the 21st Annual Liberty Bell Classic Judo tournament.
Good luck everyone, and have a good time.
February 9, 2008
Here is the link for some of the pix taken at the RMC tournament in Kingston, Jan. 27-08. There are more to come.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shufflejog/
February 6, 2008
Fred Guerra a judo player from Brazil worked out at the Takahashi Dojo for a few days before attending the Pan Am Masters tournament in Jonquière Quebec.
Frederico won gold in M1 (30-34 years) -66 kilos, and gold again in M1 M2 M3 (30-44 years) -66 kilos.
As a token of his appreciation to Sensei June, Tina, Phil, and Dave Kiang for working out at the dojo he prepared a video show casing some dojo action.
Fred also sent along links to some of the contests at Jonquière.
Thanks Fred…
Training session at the dojo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oEvhMNBcsY
Links to the Pan-Am Masters held in Jonquière.
Pan-Am Masters Judo 2007 Part 1 of 5 - INDIVIDUAL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lpbqCSn59M.
Pan-Am Masters Judo 2007 Part 2 of 5 - TEAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-EovAg9R0
Pan-Am Masters Judo 2007 Part 3 of 5 - OPEN”,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQS6VC0pFo.
Pan-Am Masters Judo 2007 Part 4 of 5 – FRED GUERRA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCom1NlaEOE.
Pan-Am Masters Judo 2007 Part 5 of 5 - HIGHLIGHTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDT0w0vaJBI
February 4, 2008
After next Sunday Training (February 10) we will go to lunch/breakfast and have an information session about attending the 21st Annual Liberty Bell Judo Classic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - April 5 and 6.
February 3, 2008
Competition Results for the Kingston Military Community Open Championship 2008 held last Sunday (Jan. 27) at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre, in Kingston, Ontario.
Senior Women
- Chenoa Marshall placed 2nd.
- Laura Stelleto placed 2nd in the female mudansha light weight division. She fought well against much heavier opponents. Below are pictures of Laura in action, appearing in the Kingston Whig Standard. Click on the images to view a larger picture.
Senior Men’sTony Walby won a silver +100 Kilos
Master’s
Sean MacFadyen won gold in the Master’s Middle weight division winning all 4 matches by ippon.
Juvenile
Adam MacFadyen placed third in the division.
Cadet division
Torin MacFadyen got a bronze.
Kata
Britt Quinlan and Ann Larouche placed 1st in 3 Katas
Nage no Kata,
Katame no Kata
Ju no Kata.
Glenn Cheriton and David Stevenson place third in Goshin-jutsu.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the competitors and volunteers for getting out there and doing it!
Editor’s Note
We are having some difficulty securing pictures for some of the matches. They should be available in a couple of days, so check back…
December 13, 2007
JUICE NIGHT
Thursday, December 20, 2007 – after practice. Teens welcome.
CHILDREN’S Judo classes – Christmas Break
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Last junior judo class will be on Thursday, December 20.
We will start back on Saturday, January 5, 2008.
TOURNAMENTS AND CLINICS
It has been a busy season with all the competitions and a high caliber Kata seminar conducted by Ms. K. Takeuchi, 7th dan.
SUMMARY OF RECENT TOURNAMENTS
Great Lakes Open, Ypsilanti, Michigan – Oct. 14, 2007
Gold Master’s division – Elana Vinograd
Munster Junior tournament, Munster Nov. 10, 2007
Silver – Tyler Walby
Bronze – Fiona Nielen
Bronze – Victoria NielenNov. 18, 2007
Hatashita International – Mississauga
Bronze – Tony Walby
Pan Am Master’s Kata and Shiai – Jonquieres Quebec - Nov. 30, Dec.1, 2007
Nage no Kata
Gold – Britt Quinlan Tori/ Ann Larouche, Uke
Katame no Kata
Silver – Ann Larouche, Tori/ Britt Quinlan, Uke
Shiai
Silver - Elana Vinogradov
Silver - Yan Vinogradov
Ontario Winter Games Qualifier (Juvenile div.) - December 8, 2007
Gold - Adam MacFadyen
Gold – Tomio Clark
Silver – Alex Vyerych
December 3, 2007
East Region Ontario Winter Games Qualifier
Date
Saturday, December 8th 2007
Time
12 p.m.
Start Registration and Weigh in: 10 am – 11 am
Location
Munster Elementary School
7816 Bleeks Road
Munster,
K0A 3P0
Tournament Director:
Karen Heney
(613) 838-4453
email: mike.heney.munster@sympatico.ca
Cost
$20 per athlete
$2 Spectator each
Eligibility
Juveniles born in years 1992, 1993, 1994 14,15, 16, by December 31st 2008
Green, Blue, Brown belts by March 6th 2008
Must be paid up member of Judo Ontario
Rules
IJF Rules modified Categories:
Juvenile Girls -41kg, -44kg, -48lg, -52kg, -57kg, -63kg, +63kg
Juvenile Males -42kg,-46kg,-48kg, -51kg, -55kg, -60kg, -66kg, -73kg, -81kg, +81kg
Sanctioned by Judo Ontario
Directions to Munster from Ottawa
You can go to Map Quest and get directions right from your home. That may be easiest.
-The most straightforward might be take the Fallowfield Road exit off the #416 and turn right onto Fallowfield.
-Stay on Fallowfield for a while. You know you’re getting close when you’re at a 4 corner stop at Fallowfield and Huntley there will be Karters Korners a Go Kart place on your left.
-Stay on Fallowfield and keep driving. Your next 4 corner stop will be Munster Road.
-Turn left on Munster road and drive until you hit your next 4 corner stop. That will be right in the town and the cross road you’re at is called Bleeks.
-Turn right onto Bleeks and the school is just up on your left For specific directions from your home go to www.mapquest.ca
November 23, 2007
Congratulations to Tony Walby who placed 3rd in the Hatashita International (November 17-18) Sr. division +100 kg.
Hopefully we’ll have more info to come on Tony’s matches and the event.
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