insideMessage from the President and the Board of Directors

Competition results for the 2010 Ontario International Open

Kelita Zupancic wins Silver Medal at the Suwon Cup in Korea

Massachusetts Judo High Performance Team puts on dazzling clinic at Annex Judo Academy

On becoming a Master

Tomoo Torii technical clinic

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At this time of year as I reflect over the highlights

of this past year, I am proud and heartened by

the dedication, professionalism and hard work of

all members of Judo Ontario—judokas, coaches,

referees, volunteers, club owners/operators, staff and the

new Board of Directors. Thanks to you, much has been

accomplished.

Here are some of the highlights of accomplishments in 2010:

implemented new Board structure, developed job descriptions

and selected 20 new chairs of committees.

developed new membership plan that now includes

recreational membership and other new categories.

held meetings of the new Board on average every two weeks

since August 31st.

succeeded in having Judo Ontario selected as the host of the

2012 combined Canadian Championships.

hosted another successful Ontario International Open

(OIO). This year’s event was held at Seneca College and the

Organizing Committee led by Tournament Director, Dave

Robb, did a tremendous job in overcoming many logistical

challenges. We had over 620 participants across Canada

and United States, 100 more participants than 2009. Guests

included Elissa Freeman from the 2015 Pan American Games

Organizing Committee, Barbara Lyon-Stewart from the

Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, and Ken Hayashi,

Ontario Athletics Commissioner. The Fight Network (TFN)

was filming on site at the OIO and interviewed some of our

National Team members. The Fight Network reaches a wide

audience internationally.

organized some town hall meetings with more meetings to

come to get feedback from members. Joe Serianni has been

traveling the province to conduct regional town hall meetings.

These informal sessions have allowed Joe to collect comments

and concerns from the membership that will be relayed to the

Board of Directors. Thanks to Joe for all his efforts on this

project.

reviewed sanctioning policies as well as post-event reporting

and the roles of event organizers, referees and medical

personnel. Vice-President of Competitions Dave Robb,

Sanction Chair Gavin Blake and Executive Director Allan

Koyanagi and I met with Ken Hayashi and Barbara Lyon-

Stewart for this review and discussion.

re-established ties with Barbara Lyon-Stewart from the

Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS) who has

been re-assigned as Judo Ontario’s Sport Consultant. After a

brief absence, the Board of Directors welcomes back Barbara

and looks forward to working with her to build a stronger

Judo Ontario. Barbara has over 25 years of sport experience,

which includes National level Coach, National level Official,

President, Technical Director and Executive Director of a

provincial sport organization. Barbara is currently the sport

consultant for all recognized Combative Sports and is the lead

on the Combative Sport Safety Initiative of Ontario. Judo

is one of 18 sports she is currently working with including

hockey, football, snowboard, OFSAA and the OUA. Judo

will definitely benefit from the perspectives Barbara will be

able to share from her work with many other sports. Judo

Ontario is fortunate to have a sport consultant with such

extensive experience and we are looking forward to a renewed

relationship.

organized and prepared our Christmas Training Camp along

with other various clinics including CWG Training Camp,

Jason Morris Technical Clinic, HPC Seminar for LTAD

conducted by Andrzez Sadej and many Collaborative Trainings

being held at various clubs. Thanks goes to Aartje Sheffield,

Vice-President of Technical, along with the High Performance

Committee for preparing and organizing these events. Make

sure to check the Judo Ontario Calendar of events.

May 2011 bring excellent health, many joyful moments and

success to each and every one of you!

Yours in Judo,

Brian Kalsen

MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Sat., Jan. 1510 a.m. to 12 noon and1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon

Saturday, January 22, 2011 to Sunday, January 23, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011, Saturday, January 29, 2011 and Sunday, January 30, 2011. Pre-registration required by Friday, January 7, 2011

February 1, February 2 and February 3, 2011 in different locations

Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Monday, February 21 to Friday, February 25, 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Yudansha Examination Seminar - Technical Seminar. Pre-registration is requiredfor the seminar. To register, contact Judo Ontario.

Collaborative Team Training—Ontario Provincial Team Training. This training is mandatory for all Canadian Winter Games team members.

Tomoo Torii Technical ClinicBrief bio: Tomoo Torii is a former Japanese National Team member, former Japanese National Champion (66kg), 4 times World Cup/Grand Prix/Grand Slam Gold Medalist, 5th degree black belt, international competitor for over 15 years, and has taught Junior seminars across Japan, including several at the Kodokan.

NCCP Dojo Instructor Course

Kodokan Kata Clinics--To be run by Kata Experts from the Kodokan in Japan

Women’s Team Training

Ajax Budokan Monthly Tournament

Tora Sunday Tournament

Canada Winter Games Week 2 - Judo

Kohbukan-Sisu Annual Shiai

Kawasaki Rendokan, 45 Hempstead Drive, Hamilton, L8W 2Y6

Tora Judo Club, Brampton

Royal St. George’s College, 120 Howland Avenue, Toronto

Maple Leaf Judo Club, Bowmanville

February 1 Location: Shin bu kanFebruary 2 location: KawasakiFebruary 3 location: Ajax Budokan

Full Circle Judo Club, 1167 Pettit Road, Burlington, L7P 2T5

75 Centennial Drive, Ajax

Terry Miller Recreation Centre, 1295 Williams Parkway, Brampton

Nova Scotia

Guelph

UPCOMING EVENTSFor a complete schedule of events, go to www.judoontario.ca/events/upcomingFor Judo Ontario selection criteria, see the Ontario Team Handbook or go to www.judoontario.ca/ontario_team_selection/handbook. To find the status of any medication or other substance, go to Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO) at www.globaldro.com

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From Saturday, November 20 to Sunday, Novem-

ber 21, 2010, Seneca College, Newnham Campus,

in Toronto, hosted the Ontario International Open

(OIO). Judokas competing in the U15, U17, U20,

Seniors and Masters, both males and females, from registered

Judo Ontario dojos from all over the province of Ontario took 27

golds, 20 silvers and 36 bronze medals for a total of 83 medals.

I have to tip my Tilley Hat off to the new organizing committee

and to all the volunteers who in my opinion did an outstand-

ing job in coming together on such very short notice right after

the recent Judo Ontario elections. As one individual member of

Judo Ontario, my congratulations to everyone involved in mak-

ing this 2010 Ontario International Open a successful one.

Correction and Apology: In the November issue of the

newsletter, some Ontario judo clubs/operators were in-

advertently omitted from the list of who sent judokas to

the 34th Quebec International Open Judo Championship

(Quebec Open) in Montreal from October 9 to October

10, 2010. The seven clubs/operators that were omitted

are as follows (in alphabetical order): Almaquin High-

lands, Cambridge Y, Huntsville, Peel, Tora, Tsunami

and Waterloo Judo Club. Our sincerest apologies for

these omissions and for any inconvenience this error

may have caused.

COMPETITION

CORRECTION NOTICE

RESULTSby R.J. (Bob) Zettl, Judo Ontario Junior Coach with photos by Aartje Sheffield

David Waterhouse, PhD

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Club Name City

Ajax Budokan Judo ClubAlmaquin HighlandsAsahi Judo ClubBushido Combat FarmCambridge YMCA Judo ClubCFMACloverdale Judo ClubDutton Judo ClubFormokan Judo ClubFull Circle Judo ClubHurricane Studio of Martial ArtsJ & M Judo ClubKaizen Judo ClubKawasaki Rendokan Judo AcademyKidokan Judo ClubLycée Claudel Judo ClubNorth York Judo ClubSheffield Judo ClubShin Bu KanTaifu Judo ClubTakahashi Dojo School of Martial ArtsTora Judo ClubTsunami Judo ClubUpper Canada Judo ClubWelland Judo Club

AjaxSouth RiverKitchenerMidlandCambridgeRichmond HillKingstonDuttonOshawaBurlingtonConcordKenoraKitchenerHamiltonBramptonOttawaTorontoGormley/AuroraMississaugaConcordOttawaBramptonRichmond HillOshawaWelland

Kelita Zupancic wins Silver Medal at the Suwon Cup in KoreaCompiled with information sent by Edward Zupancic, Yodan, Formokan Judo Club, R.J. (Bob) Zettl, Judo Ontario Junior Coach, Brian Kalsen, President of Judo Ontario and from Judo Canada website with photos by Edward Zupancic

Kelita Zupancic from Ontario won the silver medal in the women’s minus 70 kg division on December 4, 2010 at the World Cup judo competition

in Suwon, South Korea. The Suwon Cup is a World Cup event and earned Kelita valuable points towards her goal to compete for Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. With the medal win in Korea, this will allow Kelita to be ranked in the top 10 in the world in the women’s minus 70 kg division.

At Saturday’s competition, Kelita eliminated Qianchu Wang of China and Jung-Mun Chan of South Korea by Ippon in her first two bouts then took another South Korean Mi-Young Choi by Waza-ari in the semi-final. In the final, Kelita faced Ye-Sul Hwang of South Korea (ranked 3rd in the world) with the South Korean prevailing by Waza-ari.

Since July 2010, Kelita has been living in Tokyo, Japan, training every day at the Komatsu Judo Club, one of the top girls’ judo club. Komatsu Judo Club sponsors a foreign athlete to train with top Japanese girls and to be coached by

former Olympic medalists. Training every day from 5 to 6 hours has allowed Kelita to compete with the top athletes in the world. Kelita is also studying Japanese to better communicate with her fellow colleagues. The previous two years

before July, Kelita moved to Montreal to train at the Shidokan Judo Club with National Team coach, Nicolas Gill and Sensei Nakamura. She also was studying Athletic Therapy at Concordia University. Kelita started judo at the Formokan Judo Club in Oshawa when she was 5 years old with Sensei Charlie Formosa. She was an accomplished hockey player but always loved judo and eventually decided to pursue her dream through judo.

Judo Ontario extends its congratulations to Kelita, her family and the Formokan Judo Club. Judo Ontario is very proud of Kelita. It is stories like Kelita’s that will inspire little judokas across Ontario to achieve their dreams.

For updates and to follow Kelita’s results, go to www.ippon.org. Kelita also attended the Christmas Camp on December 28, 2010 and December 29, 2010 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario.

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On December 5, 2010, the Massachusetts High

Performance Team consisting of Jay Brooks,

5th dan, and Roger Mazzella, 5th dan, re-

turned to the Annex Judo Academy in Toronto

for another series of clinics. Both of these international

players are senseis at the Phoenix Judo Club in Braintree,

Massachusetts. This was the second formal clinic that these

two have put on, which have led those in attendance beg-

ging for more. The first clinic that these senseis put on in

March left all those in attendance wanting more and they

were flooded with messages and e-mails to come back.

Their laid back, yet detailed teaching style makes it easy for

even the most novice of judokas to learn some pretty com-

plicated techniques. Sensei Roger and Sensei Jay brought

with them two of their green belt students from the Phoenix

Judo Club, Jacques Marchand and Mike Dawley who acted

as their ukes throughout the entire day. Brooks, who trains

with the Estonian National Team guided under Aleksei

Budolin, Olympic Bronze Medalist, as well as Ole Bishoff,

German Olympic Gold Medalist, brings to us here many of

the unique techniques coming out of Eastern Europe and

the former Soviet countries. Those in attendance at the

senior clinic learned a few of these techniques as well as

some ways to evade them and/or counter them. The junior

clinic consisted of mainly newaza techniques as well as a

few techniques all relating to seoi nage. The juniors were

really showing their best efforts to perfect their seoi nages

and learning good techniques from these Americans. Over

the course of the day, there were over 80 people shar-

ing the mats with these men and wanting to learn more

from people outside of Ontario. Good times were had; new

friendships were forged and new techniques were learned.

All those in attendance are looking forward to their next

visit and have already been asking when that will be.

Massachusetts Judo High Performance Team puts on

DAZZLING CLINICWritten by Tami Dacks, Annex

Judo Academy, Chair of the

Masters Committee, with

photos by Aartje Sheffield

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at Lycée Claudel Judo Club on December 10 and 11, 2010

ON BECOMING A

TECHNICAL JUDO CLINICJASON MORRIS

MASTERby Tami Dacks, Annex Judo Academy, Chair of the Masters Committee

by Mitch Belleau, Media Chairperson, Judo Ontario with photo by Derek Robertson, Chair of Aboriginal Affairs

On February 20, 2009, I officially became a master. Now, to some, that might sound like a big deal... a MASTER of your sport. But to those that know, it simply means I have transitioned from competing with teenagers

to having the option to compete against people my own age: 30. I competed in my first Master’s event in November 2009 at the Pan Am Masters in Milford, Massachusetts. What a great time that was! The atmosphere was much different than any of the other tournaments I had been to such as the Quebec Open or the Senior Nationals. The level of judo that I witnessed there was extremely high, but the atmosphere was much lighter as everyone was there just for the joy of competing in this sport that we all love so much and give so much of our time and lives for. Canada had quite a number of athletes, a number of whom are from Ontario. There was such a warm and welcoming feeling among the athletes that I knew I would happily compete again. So I did.

There were other Master’s tournaments that I did not attend such as the IJF Veterans, but Ontario was represented very well. I then ended up competing at the Nationals in the Master’s category almost by accident but also really enjoyed my time doing that as well. Again, Ontario was extremely well represented,

with three women and three men medalling. Then, this past August came the most exciting Master’s tournament that I have been involved with to date, The 12th Master Athlete Judo Championships held in Montreal. There were so many Ontario athletes there that it was hard to keep track of all of them. We spent much of the week together almost like a team would, eating our meals together, hanging out, giving moral support and coaching each other, even though many of us have never even seen the others fight before. It is this feeling of camaraderie that the master athletes in our sport look forward to. From making new friends from all over the world in medical tent to running into a group of M11 sixth and seventh dans from Japan in the elevator, the whole experience was so uplifting. The heart that masters put into their judo is huge. These athletes love this sport, as do I, which is why I decided to become the Chair of the Masters Committee to help grow this area of Judo in Ontario.

Stay tuned to the Judo Ontario website for master judoka information and athlete profiles. If anyone has any ideas to share with me regarding Ontario’s Master Judoka, please feel free to contact me at tdacks@gmail.com.

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“It was great and you should get your belt signed” — These were the words out of the mouths of some of the juvenile stu-

dents I teach from the Ottawa Judo Club after I asked how Friday’s clinic went. I realized then that Jason made a positive connection

with the kids. For me, as a veteran judoka, with aspirations of more tournaments in the future, being able to learn from a U.S. Olympic

silver medalist with 60 Career International medals was going to be exciting. I have met and spoken to Jason in the past at various

tournaments and I could see he still had a strong passion for this great sport of judo. The only other opportunity I had to learn from an

Olympian in Ottawa was with our own Ottawa Valley pride and joy Nick Tritton.

I take my hat off to Judo Ontario for giving Ottawa and surrounding regions this rare opportunity. I could tell from the excitement in

the young students’ eyes for this second day of this clinic that we were going to have a great day of training. It was good to see Jason

again. Gone are the long locks he sported in those competitive days, shorter hair with a touch of grey, but still possessing that competi-

tive feel when he demonstrated his techniques to a very attentive group. His use of simple reference words like the “T Rex arms” and

the “Sticker” were genius and helped students remember proper techniques and motions. This will always help me to visualize proper

position and motion for those techniques, some I have seen him use in videos and on YouTube clips.

Jason related well with the kids particularly when they were asked for their name. Before demonstrating a technique, he would play a

name game with them to help put them at ease. After some Randori and an excellent clinic, the mats were put away and Jason set up a

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station for autographing his personalized merchandise. Students

were heard saying — “It was great and I got my Black Book

signed too”.

Some interesting facts about Jason Morris:

Born: Schenectady, NY, in 1967

Residence: Glenville, NY

Height: 180 cm (5’11”)

Weight Class: 81 kg

Education: Syracuse University

Rank: Shichidan (7th Degree Black Belt)

Ranked 1st in nation for 12 years (1987-1996, 1999-2000)

5x Olympian: 1988 Korea, 1992 Spain, 1996 USA, 2000 Austra-

lia, 2008 China (Coach)

60 Career International Medals

Owner/Operator: Real Judo Magazine

Head Instructor: Jason Morris Judo Center (www.realjudo.net)

Source: Submitted by Aartje Sheffield, Vice-President of Technical

Here are the members of Judo Ontario’s Referee Committee:

Mike Flynn, Referee Committee Chair

Referee Committee Members: Frank Vossen, Bill Doherty, Grant

Kuramoto, Tom Kaspryzk and Chuck Lee.

Proper nutrition is essential for overall good health and optimal athletic performance. The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to unveil the new look of its monthly nutrition tips brought

by Campbell’s Chunky.

Coaches, athletes, and parents are encouraged to visit the recently revamped Sport Nutrition section of coach.ca for trusted sport nutrition resources and tips from Canada’s top sport nutritionists – CAC’s renowned Sport Nutrition Advisory Committee (SNAC). This month’s Sport Nutrition Tip is titled: “Alcohol and Athletes”. Traditionally, many athletes consume alcohol after games or competitions to relax and celebrate. What they may not know is that alcohol can negatively affect physical and mental performance. Alcohol affects all major body systems. Contrary to popular belief, alcohol is not a stimulant but a central nervous system depressant. Alcohol works against the athlete in coping with the stress of train-

ing and competition. For more information, go to www.coach.ca.

Source: Ron Angus

by the Coaching Association of Canada

Nick Tritton, an Olympic-calibre judoka who trained at many of Ottawa’s local dojos and the Takahashi dojo before moving to Montreal to continue at the National Training Centre, is working his way back to the Olympic Games.

After competing for Canada in 2008 in Beijing, Tritton won bronze on Sunday at Tokyo’s Super Slam Kano Cup in Japan, considered one of the most prestigious events on the World Cup circuit. The third-place finish was a repeat of Tritton’s performance at last year’s event, and bested his fifth-place finish at the World Cup in Suwon, South Korea. Tritton becomes the only Canadian ever to earn back-to-back medals at the Kano Cup, and the first Canadian to pick up a medal of any colour since 2003, when current National Team coach Nicolas Gill became a two-time medalist.Tritton entered the Kano Cup ranked No. 10 in the world, and his tournament record of three wins and one loss could move him further up the rankings with an eye on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Tritton competes at a World Cup event in Qingdao, China.

ATHLETE UPDATE

FROM THE REFEREES’ CORNER

FROM THE COACHES’ CORNER

NICK TRITTONby Bob Zettl, Judo Ontario Junior Coach

From the Newsletter Chair

The Gentle Way is a great opportunity for you to tell others about your judo news. If you are a new club and joined Judo Ontario

in the last year or so, we would like to read about your club. If you have anything else you would like to submit, just send your submission in MS Word to Anne Wimmi at annewimmi@rogers.com. All feedback is welcomed.

Thanks are extended to this month’s newsletter contributors (in alphabetical order by last name): Ron Angus, Mitch Belleau, Tami Dacks, Sandra Greaves, Brian Kalsen, Derek Robertson, Aartje Sheffield, Chris Trubela, Bob Zettl, and Edward Zupancic. Submission deadline for the next issue of the newsletter is Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

CAMPBELL’S CHUNKYSPORT NUTRITION:ALCOHOL AND ATHLETES

From the Newsletter Chair

Royal St. George's CollegeThe Annex Judo Academy

andJudo Ontario

proudly welcome

TOMOO TORII

Juniors (U-16)

Saturday, January 22nd, 201110:00 AM – 12:00 PM (newaza)

lunch (not provided)1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (tachiwaza)

COST: $30 with preregistration, $40 walk-in

Seniors (16+)

Sunday, January 23rd, 201110:00 AM- 12:00 PM (newaza)

lunch (not provided)1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (tachiwaza)3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (randori)

COST: $40 with preregistration, $50 walk-in

LOCATION: Royal St. George's College120 Howland Ave.Toronto, OntarioM5R 3B5

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Jon Robertsphone: (416) 400-9245e-mail: jon.roberts@utoronto.ca

Former Japanese National Team Member (-66 kg)International competitor for over fifteen years with extensive success, including:

● 2008 Kodokan Cup champion

● 2004 Kodokan Cup champion

● 2004 Tournoi de Paris champion

● 2003 Jigoro Kano Cup champion

● 2002 Tournament Moscow champion

PREREGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2011

OPEN TO ALL PAID-UP MEMBERS OF JUDO ONTARIO