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Member Dojo News
News from our Member Dojos Around the Nation
 Although
not a dedicated Judo Dojo, Heiwashin Dojo of Baton Rouge,
LA, sent four of its students to compete at the 2008
Louisiana State Judo Championships in Denham Springs, LA, on
March 29, 2008. This was the first Judo tournament for the
dojo and for each of the students.
Competing in the
Senior division was Nick Long and Cal Szur. Cal placed 2nd
in his division, and although Nick did not place in the top
three, he gave a tremendous effort to place 4th in his
division.
Representing the
dojo in the Junior division was Mason Long and Isaac Landry. Mason
placed 2nd in his division and Isaac placed 3rd.
Robert Carver,
the Head Instructor of the Heiwashin Dojo, sends his thanks
to James Wall of Wall to Wall Martial Arts and Jeff Miller
of Acadia Judo for making them feel welcome and putting on a
great tournament.
For more pictures
and video, see
http://www.heiwashin.org/Gallery5.htm |
Mason Long
(left) and Isaac Landry (right) |
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On March
8, 2008, Samurai Judo and Jujitsu of Melbourne, the fastest
growing Judo school in Florida, sent several competitors to
the USJA Florida State Judo Championships in Boca Raton.
The team of David J. Ellis and Peter McMahan took the gold
medal for Kime-no-Kata. Ellis was the Head Referee for this
event, and after the Kata competition Ellis and McMahan
worked the mats as referees for the Shiai portion of the
tournament.
Adrian Pozo, a Samurai Judo and Jujitsu student, took the
silver medal in the men's 81 kg division from a field of
seven tough competitors.
Ellis and McMahan, instructors at Samurai Judo and Jujitsu
in Melbourne, Florida, were honored in 2005 as the USJA
Florida State Outstanding Senior Kata Competitors. |
From left to right: Peter McMahan, head sensei David Parritt,
and David J. Ellis |
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