Of Northern Virginia
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Both the Junior and Senior competitors won the Outstanding Team Trophy for their divisions on Saturday. Click here to read more.
One of our judo guys, Nick, will be holding an introductory Krav Maga class after practice on Saturday from 1:00PM to 2:30PM in the Martial Arts Room. Class will cost $10 per person. Check it out!
The club Christmas party this passed Saturday was a great success. Thanks everyone for coming!
Krav Maga is also on at the Reston One Spirit 5 days a week. Call 703-796-5508 for times.
The club Christmas party will be held at SportJudo on Saturday, Dec. 12th. at 10AM. Click here for details.
One Spirit Martial Arts in Alexandria, VA is now holding Krav Maga, MMA and boxing classes in addition to Judo during the weeks. There is also a brand-new, full size boxing ring at the gym for use by gym members. Click here for details or call One Spirit at (703) 941-4848.
Ivan and Lela Veskov won two golds each this passed weekend in Norfolk, VA. Congratulations, guys!
Willie fought hard to a 5th place finish at the Junior PanAm Judo Championships in Brazil yesterday. On the way he faced 3 difficult opponents in matches that all went the distance. Pictures can be seen on the USA Judo web site. An article about the tournament can be found here.
We would like to wish Aaron Riley good luck in the upcoming UFC 105 event. He coaches MMA at One Spirit Martial Arts in Alexandria, VA and trains at SportJudo, also based in Alexandria. If you'd like to train with Aaron, give us a call at (703) 941-4848 or email us and ask about his class.
Congratulations to the Junior and Senior teams! Both the Juniors and the Seniors took their respective team trophies on Saturday at the Maryland Open Judo Championships in College Park, MD. In addition, Lela Veskov was named Outstanding Competitor in the Junior competition! Good job, everyone!
Willie and Giuseppe Inserra both won gold at the national trials. Michael Harrison won silver. This means the possibility of international berths for these young competitors. A great job all around. Results are still being posted. Right now, Willie's victory is on the U.S. Judo website.
Michael Harrison is overseas June 2009 competing in three tourneys:
As of 15 June, he won a bronze in the PanAm Games and 5th place in the Vereniging Tournament. Great Job! To find out more, click here.
Next, he travels to South Korea to represent the USA in the Jikji Cup. Best of luck!
UFC legend Royce Gracie will conduct a training seminar open to the public on 16 May 2009. The seminar will be held at our Olympus Gym Headquarters from 5-7pm. The cost is $60 per person. Space is limited. Pre-register by calling Lamonte Tyler at (434) 825-2734 or emailing him at lamonte.tyler@gmail.com. To learn more about Royce's MMA career, visit his website at www.roycegracie.tv.
Dr. Ann Maria DeMars visited Sport Judo on Monday, 23 March 2009, leading instruction of the evening adult class. Dr. DeMars won the world Judo Championships in 1984, the first and only American to do so. In addition to consulting, Dr. DeMars travels the country, coaching judo. Her daughter, Rhonda Rousey, won bronze in the Beijing Olympics. Dr. DeMars blogs about her judo experiences. Everyone from Sport Judo learned a lot from Dr. DeMars and appreciated the visit.
Congratulations to Joe for winning Silver in Colorado at the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) Judo Camp. Joe trained for 2 weeks with fifteen other competitors. He competed in his first tournament on Saturday, February 28, coming in second place in the 220+ mens division. Click here for more info.
Sport Judo won at least 2 first place trophies in the juniors and multiple first place trophies in the adult divisions at the Virginia State Judo Championships held in Arlington, VA on February 21, 2009. We also won a large number of second and third place trophies. Our success is the result of a lot of hard work and great turn out. Congratulations to everyone that competed! We'll post the indivdual results as they come in.
Sport Judo won the team trophy and a number of first and second place victories at the 2008 Maryland State Championships. Great showing!
USA Judo issued its 2009 junior rankings. Willy Inserra rose to #1 for Male 13-14 YOA under 44kg division. Congratulations to Willy. Keep it up and good luck with the winter wrestling season!
SportJudo judoka, Joel Brutus, returned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a fierce, but disappointing bout with the player from South Korea. He led the Haiti delegation in the Olympic Opening Ceremony. After a trip to the Great Wall, he is back in Northern Virginia and training again. Welcome Back! More info here. Check out NBC, the official Olympic host, for 2008 Olympic Judo news.
Mike Harrison wins third at Junior Olympics
Congratulations to Sportjudo's Mike Harrison. He placed third in his black belt weight class at the Junior Olympics held 25-27 July at Disney's Cornonado Springs Resort Convention in Kissimmee, FL. For more information, click here.
Great judo starts young. Teaching kids has always been a core part of the SportJudo curriculum. We have over 40 kids regularly participating in our kids classes. Ages range from five years old to early teens. We maintain a safe, disciplined environment, but also make sure that our young children have fun. Our goals and priorities are:
As with the adult classes, our kids practice basic techniques, using drills that develop muscle memory. The teacher will demonstrate a throw or pin. The kids pair up to practice the technique. The partner cooperates, allowing each student to perfect the technique against a non-resisting partner. This builds the muscle memory. At the end of class, the kids have the opportunity to engage in live competion, known as randori. In randori, the students practice those techniques against each other while resisting the partner's techniques 100%. This combination of drilling and randori is the core of SportJudo's curriculum. In the JudoKids class, the balance between drills and live judo grappling is geared towards the attention spans and still-developing bodies of our young students.
The kids class is very active and everyone gets a good work out. Older youths who are engaged in middle school sports will find the work out challenging. Students are tested regularly and receive belt promotions. The criteria for promotion are:
| Monday | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am - 11:30am |
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