Celebrating Great Judo. Reporting Senior Worlds

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1 Celebrating Great Judo Fall 2017 Judo Ontario Newsletter Inside Senior Worlds Results...1 Cadet Worlds Results.2 Youth Academy Welcome James Millar..3 Open Nationals Results...4 Pan-Am Senior Results..5 Pan-Am Junior Results...5 Welcome Leandro da Cunha... 6 Reporting Senior Worlds Ontario judoka, Kelita Zupancic, Jessica Klimkait, & Bradley Langlois were in Hungary to represent Canada. Find the results here. (Source: Peter Lau) Budokan Summer Camp..6 Recognition in Japan..7 All Community Games..7 In the first Team Tournament, Canada placed a proud 5 th, represented with a strong Ontario presence. Congratulations to Jessica Klimkait & Kelita Zupancic! Referee s Corner.. 8 Judo Pics from the year 9 Calendar of Events Team Canada (Source: Fight Network) 1

2 Reporting Cadet Worlds 2017 Judo Cadet World Championships Santiago, Chile August BRONZE 2 Keagan Young -66Kg Benjamin Kendrick -90Kg Congratulations to these judoka for qualifying to represent Team Ontario and compete in the Cadet World Championships in Chile. From left to right, Aidos Sapenov, Rachel Krapman, Dontae de Jesus, Keagan Young (Bronze Medal), Sava Antic, Luka Khatelishvili (7 th Place), and Ben Kendrick (Bronze Medal). Aidos, Keagan, Luka, and Ben were selected to represent Canada in the first Team Challenge which resulted in a 7 th place finish. (Source: A. Sheffield) 2

3 Developing Judo Youth Academy (Source: A. Sheffield) This year s group of judoka held their celebratory graduation on June 24 at the Sports Centre (TPASC). (from left to right) Owen Macumber, Alexander Polyakov, Matteo Fantozzi, James Millar (coach), Bailey Doerfler, and Anna Zhitareva, received their certificates of completion. They continued training in July at Ontario Youth Academy Summer Camp from July 3-13 th. During the judo season, the Youth Academy meets weekly on Saturday at TPASC in Scarborough (Morningside & 401). Welcoming James Millar - NEW Technical Director/Coach Judo Ontario Judo Ontario is pleased to announce the hiring of the new Technical Director/Coach of Judo Ontario and Judo Canada Regional Training Centre (RTC) Coach, James Millar. James comes to us from Glasgow, Scotland where he was Head Coach of a successful dojo, operated together with his brother, which produced athletes for Judo Scotland s Talent Development & Performance Programmes. James has developed a wealth of technical experience both as a coach and as an athlete. He is a former full-time professional athlete for Great Britain, a 3x National Champion, former British No.1, and a National Team Member for 15 years. Additionally, he was twice Olympic Alternate (Beijing 2008 & London 2012), Team Scotland Member & Bronze Medalist at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. James is sure to bring a fresh perspective to the Judo Ontario High Performance Program, along with an impressive array of technical abilities. I am certain that he will prove to be a great fit with our organization. says Aartje Sheffield, President of Judo Ontario. 3

4 Acknowledging Ontario Medalists Canadian Open For the second year in Calgary, judoka from across Canada met at the Olympic Oval from May th. A very determined Ontario team took to the tatami against the rest of Canada. The Ontario team started strong on day one receiving an impressive 8 medals in the Kata competition with Shane Rooney collecting an outstanding 2 gold and 2 silver medals with partners, Baily Hu & Davin Marion. The 2017 Open Nationals closed with the banquet and awards night. Kelita Zupancic garnered Judo Canada s 2017 Most Outstanding Senior Female award. Shady el Nahas was named Judo Canada s Most Outstanding U21 Male and also received his Shodan by way of batsugan. Last but not least, 15 year old Keagan Young was awarded his shodan by way of batsugan. The Canadian Open Championships Calagary, Alberta May for full details visit the Judo Ontario Events page GOLD 14 SILVER 14 BRONZE 18 Akshay Rajaram, Senior -55k Mohab el Nahas, Senior -90kg Shady el Nahas, Senior -100kg Christian Dametto, U21-55kg Shady el Nahas, U21-100kg Aidos Sapenov, U18-55kg Keagan Young, U18-66kg Sava Antic, U18-73kg Grace Petsnick, U16-63kg Amr Abdelrehim, U16-73kg Bailey Hu, Ju no Kata Shane Rooney, Ju no Kata Shane Rooney, Goshin jutsu Davin Marion, Goshin Jutsu Allayah Copeland, U21-78kg Luka Khatelishvili, U21-81kg Quade Howald, U21-100kg Rachel Krapman, U18-57kg Alexandria LeFort, U16-70kg Billy-Jim Carman, Vet -100kg Sean Long, U21 Nage no Kata Daniel Marjerrison, U21 Nage no Kata Bailey Hu, Nage no Kata Shane Rooney, Nage no Kata Grant Kuramoto, Ju no Kata Lindsay Kuramoto, Ju no Kata Shane Rooney, Katame no Kata Davin Marion, Katame no Kata Elicia Lin, Senior -48kg Dontae de Jesus, Senior -60kg Keagan Young, Senior -66kg Danil Neyolov, Senior -81kg Billy-Jim Carman, Senior -90kg Danil Neyolov, U21-81kg Rayleigh Becker, U21-90kg Alexander Carrillos, U21-100kg Alexandria LeFort, U18-70kg Christian Dametto, U18-55kg Rayleigh Becker, U18-90kg Anna Zhitareva, U16-48kg Kerwin Klywak, U16-42kg James Lonsdale, U16-66kg Monica Lin, Ju no Kata Alissa Dumitru, Ju no Kata Allyn Takahashi, Goshin Jutsu Bailey Hu, Goshin Jutsu 4

5 Reporting Results: Pan-American Senior Championships 2017 Pan-American Senior Championships 2017 Panama, Panama April 28th See details at IJF Team Canada page GOLD SILVER Jessica Klimkait, -57kg Kelita Zupancic, -70kg At the Pan-American Senior Championships in Panama, Jessica won three matches against Guatemala s Yennifer Dominguez, Panama s Miryam Roper, and Cuba s Anailys Dorvigny. In the finals, Jessica was up against Canadian 2016 Olympian, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard where she scored waza-ari near the end of the match to win gold. Kelita Zupancic was awarded the silver medal after she was defeated by Colombia s Yuri Alvear. Earlier in the day, she scored a victory by ippon over Vanessa Chala in the first round, then later over Cuba s Olga Masferrer in the semi-final. Reporting Results: Pan-American Junior Championships 2017 Judo Ontario sent a strong Cadet & Junior team to Cancun, Mexico for the 2017 Pan-American Championships. Congrats to the judoka for their hard work. Cadets: Aidos Sapenov -55kg (7th), Rachel Krapman -57kg (7th), Junior: Keagan Young, -66kg, (5th), Christian Dametto -55kg Pan-American Junior Championships 2017 Cancun Mexico June 30-July 1 See details at Judo Canada Events page GOLD SILVER BRONZE Sava Antic -73kg, Cadet Benjamin Kendrick -90Kg, Cadet Luka Khatelishvili -81kg, Cadet Allayah Copeland -78kg, Junior Keagan Young, -66kg, Cadet Dontae de Jesus, -60kg, Cadet 5

6 Welcoming Leandro da Cunha NEW Junior Development Coach Judo Ontario is pleased to announce the hiring of Leandro Da Cunha as Judo Ontario Junior Development Coach. Leandro has arrived in Canada from Brazil where he practised extensive judo Leadership. In addition to his own judo school where he developed training plans and programs, Leandro also taught in the Brazilian Military. As an accomplished Judoka with over 50 titles, we are excited to have Leandro work with Junior Development. See Judo Ontario Announcement The addition of Leandro to the Judo Ontario team will have a huge impact on the long term development of judo in the province. says Aartje Sheffield, President. Experiencing Judo Summer Camp This year the Budokan Summer Camp ran from July 23 rd to July 29 th at its usual location, Camp Samac, Oshawa. Camp participants took part in a tight schedule of Judo, Newaza, Boot Camp, Yoga Stretch and more. There was hard work mixed with great food and a memorable skit night. See below: Sensei William Doherty (founder of the Judo Summer Camp) instructing young Judoka. 6

7 Celebrating Recognition in Japan Just in case you weren t aware, this spring David Waterhouse of the Kawasaki Rendokan Judo Academy was awarded the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon an honour bestowed by the Government of Japan to people around the world who have made significant contributions to promoting friendly relations and mutual understanding with Japan. Sensei Waterhouse who is Professor Emeritus, Department of East Asian Studies, University of and Honorary Research Associate, Royal Ontario Museum was recognized for contributing to developing Japanese studies and promoting the understanding of Japanese culture in Canada and was one of five Canadians bestowed with this honour this year. Addition of Community Games to Judo Ontario Events Calendar Congratulations to all participants at the 2017 All Community Games at Bill Crothers Secondary School in Markham on Saturday, June 17th. Judo was welcomed into this multi-sport event with young, promising judoka from U10 to U18. The results can be found on the Judo Ontario Results Page. Thanks to Joseph Fong, Chair of the All Community Games shown with Roger Hui, Chair of the All Community Games Judo tournament (left). 7

8 Consider Becoming a Referee Referee s Corner by Gerald Okimura With the upcoming new tournament season, I am sure many of you have been practicing and training very hard to improve your judo skills with hopes of doing well at the various local, provincial and perhaps national shiai. Referees too need practice and training to improve and hone skills. As the level of fighters at shiai elevates, so too must the skill level of referees. Learning and understanding new rules, rule changes and applications, recognition of new techniques and review of well-established ones is an ongoing event. The majority, if not all of the referees were or are competitors who have numerous reasons for wanting to be a referee. Some reasons include: Wanting to stay active and involved in Judo and shiai; wanting to give back to the sport; and even being told to referee. What about you? It is never too late to start and learn how to be a referee. Currently, the Referee Committee is especially looking for U14, U16, U18 and U21 members to mentor and develop into high level referees. Becoming a referee is easy. Talk to any of the referees or Referee Committee members and let them know of your interest. Obtain and read a copy of the IJF Refereeing Rules (there are a lot of rules and interpretations) which can be found on the Judo Ontario website Attend a referee seminar or workshop. The seminars and workshops are typically run by Referee Committee members. They provide fundamental to advanced information on refereeing rules and interpretations, their application and refereeing best practices. Attend one or more of the many local dojo monthly shiais. These are usually attended by a Referee Committee Member. Tell them your experience. They will work with you and get you refereeing on the mat. The Committee Member can provide critiquing and guidance to improve your refereeing. At the end, the Member can evaluate your performance and promote you to a Provincial level referee. Although there is an official uniform that we wear, for these level tournaments, wear a white, short sleeve dress or golf style shirt, dark or grey pants and black socks. While starting out is easy, getting to a high international referee level can be a long and difficult track. You won t be able to do it alone but no worries since there is a lot of help from all the referees. And not just the referees in Ontario, but Canada, the USA and the world. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact any of the referees, Referee Committee members or me directly. Hope to see you on the mat soon. Gerald N. Okimura Judo Ontario Referee Committee Member, gokimura21@hotmail.com 8

9 JUDO IS FUN! Allyn Takahashi, Bailey Hu, Davin Marion, and Shane Rooney from Takahashi Dojo take home 1/3 of Canadian Nationals Kata medals. Youth Academy judoka posing for their year-end photo with coach James Millar. (Source: Peter Lau) Judoka warming up for Monthly Shiai hosted by Ajax Budokan, Feb,

10 A note about Upcoming Events: Judo Ontario has a robust calendar of events of all types and for all ages. We have abridged the information around youth events to help parents plan their fall family schedule. For the full calendar, visit This is also the place to find forms and documents. September Events Date Location Contact National Kata Clinic and Kata Judging Seminar Sept (Fri evening and full week-end days see JO site) Ajax Budokan Judo Club 75 Centennial Drive Ajax Judo Ontario Talent Development Camp Sept Sat: 4-6 p.m. Sun: 9-11 a.m. Judo Ontario Youth Academy Sept to 6 p.m. Provincial Team Training Sept 24 9 to 10:30 a.m. North Room 875 Morningside Ave. North Room 875 Morningside Ave. Tora Judo Club 1295 Williams Parkway, Brampton (JUDO) heather@torajudo.com Judo Ontario Yudansha Grading Sept Thunder Bay Judo Dojo Community Centre and Swimming Pool (upstairs) 180 Martha St. Thunder Bay 2017 Asahi Open Sept. 30 Conestoga College Recreation Centre 299 Doon Valley Dr. Kitchener tbayjudo@yahoo.ca asahiopen@rogers.com 10

11 October Events Date Location Contact Ajax Budokan Monthly Shiai Judo Ontario Youth Academy Tachi Waza/Katame Waza seminar ajaxbudokan.com/monthly/ Oct. 7 4 to 6 p.m. Oct a.m. to 2 p.m. Ajax Budokan Judo Club, 75 Centennial Road, Ajax 875 Morningside Ave. North Room, Ajax Budokan Judo Club, 75 Centennial Road, Ajax budokanjudo@rogers.com. Judo Ontario Open Mat Oct 14 4 to 5:30 p.m. Ajax Budokan Judo Club, 75 Centennial Road, Ajax Judo Ontario Youth Academy Judo Ontario Women Only Training Judo Ontario Youth Academy Judo Ontario Provincial Training Oct to 6 p.m. Oct a.m to 12:30 p.m. Oct to 6 p.m. Oct 29, a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North Room 875 Morningside Ave. 875 Morningside Ave. North Room, 875 Morningside Ave. North Room, Tora Judo Club 1295 Williams Parkway Brampton 11

12 November Events Date Location Contact 2017 Ontario Open Judo Championships Yudansha Grading Clinic and Judo Ontario Open Mat Nov (all day, both days, contact organizer) Nov. 18 Morning (clinic) 4 to 5:30 p.m. Judo Ontario Youth Academy Nov to 6 p.m Ajax Budokan Annual Shiai Nov. 25 All day Judo Ontario Provincial Training Nov a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 875 Morningside Ave. Ajax Budokan Judo Club 75 Centennial Road, Ajax 875 Morningside Ave. North Room Father Leo Austin, Catholic Secondary School 1020 Dryden Blvd. Whitby Tora Judo Club 1295 Williams Parkway Brampton info@judontario.ca budokanjudo@rogers.com Editors and Contributors: Carol Lin - cmitchell.lin@gmail.com Val McIntyre - valeriemcintyre333@gmail.com Gerald Okimura - gokimura21@hotmail.com Aartje Sheffield - aartjes@judoontario.ca 12