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The 2010 Louisiana State Judo
Championship was held March 27th, 2010 in Lafayette, LA and
Heiwashin
Dojo competed with 11
Juniors and 5 Seniors.
Cumulative wins resulted in being awarded their
first every team trophies (Second Place
Junior Team trophy and the Third Place Senior Team trophy).
Individual results were as follows:
JUNIORS: Mason Long - 1st Place,
Isaac Landry - 2nd Place, Canton Plauche - 2nd Place,
Cameron Wells - 4th Place, Brenden Wells - 1st Place,
Donovan Wells - 3rd Place, Austin Wells - 4th Place,
Ivan Zeko - 4th Place, Ivana Zeko - 1st Place,
Caitlyn Thompson - 2nd Place,
Conner Thompson - 3rd Place.
SENIORS: Nick Long - 2nd Place,
Ray Gray - 1st Place, Saundra Manuel - 1st Place,
Cal Szur - 2nd Place.
Congratulations to all for a fine performance. Additional
photos and video may be found at
http://www.heiwashin.org/gallery/Gallery11.htm.
Juniors: Back row, left to right: Ivan Zeko,
Conner Thompson, Isaac Landry, Ivana Zeko, Caitlyn Thompson, Donovan Wells.
Front row, left to right: Austin Wells, Brennen Wells, Mason Long, Cameron
Wells, Canton Plauche. |
Seniors: Chris Philpott, Nick Long, Robert
Carver (holding the 3rd Place Senior Team trophy), Cal Szur, Saundra Manuel, and
Raymond Gray. |
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 Lee
Hines, Chief Instructor of the 9 Traditions Martial Arts
Academy recently took 14 student to the American Karate and
Ju Jitsu Nations in Jamestown, OH. Of the 14 students who
competed in Randori and Submission Grappling we brought in
18 medals. Congratulations to Lee and his students! |
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Isaac (Silver), Mason (Silver)
and Canton (Gold) |
On
November 8th, 2008, The Heiwashin Dojo of Baton Rouge
took six students to the 2008 Louisiana Open Judo tournament
in Denham Springs, LA. Wall to Wall Martial Arts was
hosting the event and James and Patty Wall put together a
terrific event. Our three Juniors took one Gold Medal and
two Silver Medals. The three adults received one Gold, one
Silver and one Bronze medals. For more pictures
and video, see
http://www.heiwashin.org/gallery/Gallery6.htm
Mason Long throws his opponent
for Ippon.
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Nick (Bronze), Saundra (Gold)
and Rhett (Silver) |
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The Disney Martial Art Festival is a
competition that is held every year at Disney's Wide World
Of Sports complex. The event was held October 24th-26th
and hosts all styles of Martial Arts. Competitors from
around the world attend the event. Chris Ritchie competed
last year in the Grappling and took the Gold medal. All of
the competitors fought very hard matches using striking,
kicking, throwing and grappling. The event chairman gave
our Nokido Ju-Jitsu competitors a great compliment and was
impressed by there techniques. |
Left to right: Julian Silva
(Bronze), Alexis DelValle (Gold),
Chris Ritchie (Silver), Kierstin DelValle (Silver), Nick
Jusino (Silver). |
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 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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