Kagami Biraki CELEBRATIONS

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J udo
The United States Judo Federation
Bulletin
BY JENNIFER TU
Welcome
Welcome to the new edition of the US
Judo Federation Judo Bulletin. Our articles
cover such disparate subjects as local clinics,
advice for competitors, and news of a dojo
far away in Indonesia.
Also, we include a call for articles for the USJF archives, and a look
back at how judo used to be.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this issue.
Once again, several dojos celebrated the new year of 2015 with
Kagami Biraki. Kagami Biraki is a traditional new year ceremony
adopted by Professor Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan in 1884. It is
an opportunity for judoka to rededicate themselves to their study
of judo. Common elements include the symbolic breaking of a
special mochi, and sharing a potluck meal together. Here’s a look
at how some of the dojos around the country conduct their
Kagami Biraki.
SOKO JOSHI, SAN JOSE BUDDHIST, AND PALO ALTO JUDO CLUBS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Beginnings: Sensei Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013) began the Kagami
Biraki tradition at her Soko Joshi Judo Club in 1970. In 2001, San
Jose Buddhist joined the ceremony on its 30th anniversary, and the
Palo Alto Judo Club joined a few years later.
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– Frances Christie
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next USJF magazine or bulletin!
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nside this issue
New Approaches to Tai Otoshi
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The Tale of a Judo Gi
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Do Emotions Affect Critical Thinking?
Emotion Regulation in Sports
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Historical Committee:
How to find Newspaper Articles
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Historical Committee:
We Need your Help!!
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Teaching Judo in Indonesia
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Yoshihiro Uchida Hall:
Home of SJSU Spartan Judo
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Improving Your Judo
Photography (part 3)
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Back in the Day!!
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Traditions: The three dojos perform all seven kata plus tandoku renshu,
have randori between kids and black belts, and have a instructor-student
speech. In the instructor-student speech, the two judoka sit formally
in seiza and address each other. The student might speak about their
relationship to judo, their hopes and fears, what lessons they’ve
learned. The instructor might respond to what the student says, and
encourage and inspire them. It’s an opportunity for both people to
rededicate themselves to judo.
And, I want to extend an invitation to all of you to submit articles, ideas,
photos. This is your magazine, and we want your news and input.
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SOKO JOSHI, SAN JOSE BUDDHIST, AND PALO ALTO JUDO CLUBS (continued)
Inspiration: Sensei Fukuda was one of the first three women senseis at the Kodokan and attended many Kagami Biraki when she lived in Japan.
After she moved to the US, she wanted to continue the tradition and modeled the Soko Joshi Kagami Biraki after the Kodokan’s. Every year
Sensei Fukuda received tapes of the Kodokan’s Kagami Biraki, so she could keep up with the Kagami Biraki performances in Japan. Since Sensei
Fukuda’s death in 2013, Sensei Eiko Shepherd has served as advisor to the three clubs on the ceremony.
Mochi: Purchased from Benkyodo, in San Francisco’s Japantown
TAISHI JUDO CLUB - LOS ANGELES, CA
Beginnings: Sensei Robert Oishi began the Kagami Biraki tradition
in 2014.
Traditions: Taishi Judo Club performs all seven kata, has randori
between kids and instructors, and introduced the tradition of the
breaking of the sake barrel. This year, Dr. Oishi introduced this tradition
to the three San Francisco area dojos, bringing up a sake barrel for the
three clubs to break together. This year, their potluck included a
traditional ozoni mochi soup, typically eaten on New Year’s Day.
Inspiration: Dr. Oishi and his family attended the San Francisco area
dojo Kagami Biraki for a number of years before inaugurating it at
Taishi Judo Club in 2014. Sensei Eiko Shepherd also advises him on
their ceremony.
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Mochi: Taishi Judo makes their kagami mochi themselves!
TOHKON JUDO ACADEMY - CHICAGO, IL
Beginnings: Sensei Doug Tono began the Kagami Biraki tradition at
Tohkon Judo Academy in 1991, when the dojo was founded.
Traditions: Tohkon Judo invites the Japanese American community
as well as the judo community to their Kagami Biraki. The day begins
at 6am with the mochi tsuki (breaking of the mochi), followed by the
ohari ceremony (blessing of the dojo), conducted by Tohkon member
and Tenrikyuo minister Sensei Goro Oki, 6th dan. Other highlights
of the day include performances of taiko, aikido, and judo.
Inspiration: When Sensei Tono was young and just beginning his
judo studies, his dojo, a part of the Midwest Buddhist Temple, participated
in the temple’s Kagami Biraki ceremony. When years later he founded
Tohkon Judo, his parents suggested that he include the Kagami Biraki
ceremony in his new dojo’s traditions, so he did so.
Mochi: Tohkon Judo makes their kagami mochi themselves!
Does your dojo celebrate a Kagami Biraki tradition? or thinking of
starting one? Please contact us as we would love to publish an article
about it!
Photo credits:
Photos of Tohkon Judo Academy: Members of Tohkon Judo Academy
Photos of Taishi Dojo: Jihyon Oishi
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New Approaches TO TAI OTOSHI
BY DELEON JUDO CLUB
On February 14th, DeLeon Judo Club sponsored a clinic with Sensei Stephen Nicholls, a well-known jiu jitsu instructor from England.
For the past two years, Sensei Nicholls has been a guest instructor at Camp Bushido (founded by Charlie Robinson, 8th dan, who
recently passed), and where Neil Ekersley, British Olympic medalist, has joined him. Sensei Nicholls was touring the United States for
a couple of months, conducting clinics from the Midwest to California. We had the wonderful opportunity to host a clinic in the
North Bay. There were over 30 jiu jitsu and judo students from the local jiu jitsu and Judo schools in Sonoma County and beyond.
The clinic began with Sensei Nicholls asking everyone to do a normal
Tai Otoshi. He then asked us to do the throw without first just standing
and then gripping the judo gi. Instead of the normal stepping in,
turning, etc, he explained to the students how to explode into the
turned and lowered stance, and gain a modified grip, in a single move.
The grip assumed that the opponent was not wearing a gi.
He continued through this, and added different approaches to throwing
Tai Otoshi, including defending against a strike, incorporating strikes,
and so on. This showed the students how the similar throw, used in
judo, is used in jiu jitsu. This was quite an eye-opener for many of
the judoka!
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As the students worked their way through this, Sensei Nicholls
explained to the judoka and jiu jitsu students that reaching for a grip
could easily be used as a strike, or as an entry to other types of control
techniques, such as arm or wrist locks. There were many opportunities
for the students to ask questions, as well as to show off their own
techniques, now used in self-defense situations.
Photos by Davin Tillman
The Tale OF A JUDO GI
As told to Jessica Lockfeld
I was placed into honorable service some years ago
with a judoka. The service was all I had ever dreamed
of and hoped for, employed in randori, kata, and
instructing other students! I had opportunity to serve
in several dojos. However, sadly my master fell away
from judo, whether from sloth or from other employment,
he did not confide in me. At last, after many months of
disuse, I was elated to be removed from the shelf, and
placed into temporary service of another judoka. Alas,
he also neglected me, not deigning to use me even
once. Meanwhile, much to my chagrin, my smaller
cousins were being employed in all that I was missing.
I became despondent and was withering upon the shelf.
But then today, hurrah! I was taken from the shelf and
transported to not just the dojo, but to that highest
honor, a tournament! And I was placed into service once
again, with Heidi Moore. Together we took first place in
the Masters Women at the San Jose Buddhist Sensei
Memorial tournament!
Now I am happy, exhausted, soiled, rumpled, and awaiting space in the washer.
Yes, it is true, that I may once again be returned to the shelf, but the opportunity to serve remains fresh and exhilarating in my memory
and will sustain me!
Editor's Note: And it is true, Heidi needed a gi to fight in, and three were offered to her. This is the tale of the one that was legal.
Biography of Heidi Moore
Heidi Moore started judo in 1986 in Santa Monica, California. She currently holds the rank of godan, or 5th degree black belt. Heidi has
had competitive success at every stage of her career, medaling multiple times at national tournaments at the junior, high school, collegiate, senior, and masters levels. She has won 11 medals at the USA Judo Senior National Championships. She represented the United
States at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships and at the 2005, 2007, and 2008 Pan American Championships. She finished the
2007 Pan American Championships with a bronze medal.
Heidi moved to Denver in 1999 and took over Denver Judo with her husband Scott. Through Scott, Heidi became involved in the US
Paralympic judo program and has served as a coach for the national team many times, including serving as the assistant instructor for the
2012 Paralympic Games in London. Heidi serves as head instructor and executive director of Denver Judo and enjoys teaching the youth
and senior competitive classes.
In 2014 Heidi started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Alchemy Martial Arts and currently holds the rank of blue belt 1 stripe. She was selected as
the Outstanding Female BJJ Player in Colorado by Fight To Win Martial Arts in 2014. Heidi is also a certified coach with USA Judo at
the Continental Level.
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Do Emotions Affect Critical Thinking?
EMOTION REGULATION IN SPORTS
B Y S AYA K A T O R R A
Emotions are a part of everyday life; it doesn’t matter who you are
or what your profession is. It’s how you control and regulate these
emotions that determine your success in any given situation.
How you control those emotions on the playing field is crucial to
staying focused and to achieve the desired outcome of competitive
success.
I know first-hand that being an Olympic Athlete is an extremely
emotional experience. I’ve faced a lot of ups and downs during my
competitive career and truly understand “the thrill of victory and
the agony of defeat”.
Here are some helpful tips on how to regulate your emotions in
competition:
Some emotions and feelings are impossible to describe in words: how
can you explain to someone the feeling of losing a crucial match in the
last 10 seconds or walking into the Bird’s Nest for the Opening
Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in front of
90,000 people all cheering for you?
As a result of my experiences, I have come to a profound conclusion:
the most striking characteristic of being an elite athlete for me is that
it is as much an emotional experience as it is a physical one.
I truly believe it is by controlling their emotions in appropriate
contexts that athletes are capable of maintaining high levels of critical
thinking and focus, regardless of what sport they are in.
• Get a good night’s rest! Research has shown that insufficient sleep
may contribute to the onset of emotional difficulties.
• Eat right: a healthy cognitive system is essential to regulating mood,
and certain nutrients have a profound impact on maintaining normal
brain function. To date, researchers have studied the association
between foods and the brain and identified nine nutrients that can
combat depression and boost our mood: calcium, chromium, foliate,
iron, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B6, vitamin B12,
vitamin D, and zinc. Here’s a link to the foods that contain those
nutrients: http://greatist.com/happiness/nutrients-boost-mood
Research has suggested that when we are very emotional, our critical
thinking abilities decrease dramatically. The ability to think critically
is crucial to athletes in particular, who must stay incredibly focused
during competition.
• On competition day: get a good warm up. Breaking a good sweat
before your first match often gets rid of a lot of pre-competition jitters.
If athletes do not control their emotions, there are serious
consequences. The more emotional they get, their ability to
think critically decreases and they lose focus
• Have a solid game plan: know exactly what the strategy is going
into each and every match. Having one will give you something to
focus on instead of how nervous you are!
An example of this loss of focus and control occurred at the 2006
Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy when snowboarder Lindsey
Jacobellis made the crucial mistake of celebrating her win before the
race was over. Jacobellis held a significant lead over Tanja Frieden of
Switzerland for the whole run, until she performed a celebratory trick
on the second to the last jump and fell. While Jacobellis struggled to
get up, Frieden passed her, winning the gold medal, becoming
Olympic Champion.
• When you step onto the mat: take 3-5 deep breaths, hold it, and
exhale slowly to calm your nerves and lower your heart rate
In a press conference after the event, Jacobellis admits she lost focus.
She has been quoted in the Washington Post saying “I was having fun.
Snowboarding is fun. I was ahead. I wanted to share my enthusiasm
with the crowd. I messed up. Oh well, it happens.”
Although being a silver medalist at the Olympics is an incredible
feat, her momentary lapse of emotional control will surely haunt
her forever.
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• Practice visualization and meditation: take 5-10 minutes each day
(perhaps before you go to bed) to empty your mind. I also practice
qigong – it’s a great way to center your mind and body. Here’s a link
to the qigong DVD I use: http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Holden-QiWorkout-Am/dp/B003KO1JR6
Jacobellis’s experience illustrates the fundamental necessity for athletes
to control and regulate their emotions during competition.
• Let go: once you hear “hajime” your body is on autopilot. Relax,
fight hard and enjoy the grind!
Graphic: The Y-axis represents capacity. When we're at 90% rate of
emotion, our critical thinking capacity goes down. It is good to keep
emotions and critical thinking at an even capacity (around 50/50).
How to find NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
With the advent of the Internet, it is easy to find newspaper articles on judokas, your dojo,
your Yudanshakai, college, Armed Services etc.
There are two sites that I know of that have newspapers articles scanned from many
newspapers across the US and other countries. They are http://www.newspapers.com/
and http://newspaperarchive.com/. Both have a subscription rate as well as a free period.
At newspaperarchives.com you can search the Pacific and European Edition of the Stars and
Stripes (military newspaper for troops stationed overseas).
Some advice on searching: because of the different typeface (font), sometimes you will get
“judge” or “judd” for “judo”. Searching for judo before 1945 is a hit or miss. Many journalists,
prior to 1945, may have used the following terms for judo:
• Jujitsu
• Jujutsu
• Ju Jitsu
• Jujitso
• Jiujitsu
• Ju-Jitsu
• Jiu Jitsu
• Jiujuiutsu
• Jiujutsu
• Jiu-sitsu
You can save most of the articles in PDF format. Because of the different physical size
of the newspapers, you may have to enlarge the text to be able to read the article.
We have taken various pages of a newspaper to an office supply outlet and had the
document printed on 11” X 17” pages. We have framed some of these newspapers
and presented them to various personnel.
Some of the articles are still copyrighted; so you have to conform to the rules on
reproduction of that newspaper article.
Your USJF Archivist Committee (Jerry Hays, Connie Halporn, Heidi Moore,
Dale Sweet, Jim Hrbek and Steve Brown) has amassed over 8,000 newspapers
articles.
Prior to the Internet, it is very likely that a story that ran in one newspaper
appeared in another newspaper several thousand miles apart.
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Also, during the 1950s and 1960s, some of the articles on “judo” were related
to professional wrestling. The newspapers during that period reported on the
professional wrestling matches and mentioned the use of “judo chop”.
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We Need YOUR HELP!!
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
We need your help in recording American Judo History. In 2004, USJF established a judo historical history committee. Prior to
this time, various judokas had copies of programs from various judo events. They had copies of bracket sheets and results from local,
regional, national, and international events.
To date, the committee has amassed over two hundred thousand pages of judo historical documents. Many of these documents came from
various judokas in the US.
However, there are many missing documents – some of these documents may be in your garage, dojo, or closet.
At the current time, USJF judo historical documents are stored on computers. The physical documents are sent to USJF headquarters for
storage. Our documents are searchable and when requested, we will search a file so that we can provide information back to the requestor.
It is easy for people to misremember when they won a championship, or who won a championship. With your help with donated judo
historical documents, we can confirm if their memories are correct.
We are looking for the following items:
• Programs from local, regional, or national judo events that you have attended. Many programs contain valuable judo history
that is not found in other places.
• Bracket sheets and results from local, regional, or national judo events that you have attended.
• Newspaper articles on your dojo or other dojos in your area.
• Flyers and announcements from various judo camps or clinics.
• Documents and agenda from local, regional, or national meetings.
• Judo publications from local, regional, or national judo organizations.
If you have items that meet the above criteria, please consider doing one of the following:
• Donate them to USJF.
• Loan them to the USJF Historical Committee. They will scan the items and return the items to you. They will pay for shipping.
• Many times, upon the passing of a sensei, the judo historical documents that he/she collected over the years are destroyed.
Please consider donating them to USJF.
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Please contact Jerry Hays, [email protected] for more information.
Teaching JUDO IN INDONESIA
BY MINDY SWANSON
Editor’s Note: Mindy Swanson quit judo as a middle schooler in Minnesota, but years later, as she began graduate school in Hawaii, she
found herself drawn back to the dojo. She surprised herself with her success on the mat, medaling at Senior Nationals and the US Open.
Her unlikely judo story continues today as she follows her religious calling to Indonesia.
Three months in Indonesia taught me that the people here are
some of the warmest and most generous I have ever met; much
like in Hawaii I fell in love with both the place and its people.
Despite the kindness of the people and the beauty of the country,
many youth in my new hometown of Lubuk Linggau contend
with poverty, homelessness, and drug addiction. Could my judo
help? I wanted to create a new judo club in Indonesia and to
build up the physical, mental, and spiritual strength of the kids
and families I had fallen in love with in Lubuk Linggau. But
would it work?
After several months of fundraising, procuring gis and tatami mats
(which arrived in Lubuk Linggau after three days’ journey on top of
a coach bus from North Sumatra), in January of 2013 our doors
were open and the kids were starting to learn how to fall.
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I travelled around Indonesia to meet the local judoka, including
one inspiring visit with Sensei Subhan Prasandra in Jakarta. Sensei
Prasandra is a judo coach, and director of the Prestasi Generasi
Bangsa Foundation, an independent foundation engaged in social,
educational and sporting achievements. Many of the athletes and
youth in his program have backgrounds similar to the street kids
I had met in Lubuk Linggau, but are now enrolled in high school
or even university. They have new hope for the future. After practicing
with Sensei Prasandra's students and hearing some of their stories,
I was convinced. I would open a judo dojo in my new hometown.
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Teaching JUDO
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We are now the only judo club in Lubuk Linggau, a city of around
150,000 people in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Our dojo is a 5x10
meter covered driveway that has been partially walled-in. Practice
for various levels is held 6 days a week, twice a day, and is attended
by anywhere from 6 to 30 students at a time. We have a rack of gis
that the kids use to practice, and when they advance to yellow belt
they are allowed to take a gi home and care for it themselves. Practice
is free for the students, as long as they provide a half hour of
club/community service per week. In addition to the common
challenges of getting kids motivated and keeping them free from
injuries, I often struggle with the language and culture, but I'm
learning. Thankfully kids are kids the world around, and the feeling of satisfaction when they get it right and send someone flying
for the first time needs no translation. At the present, most of the
students come from middle-income homes, but I keep looking and
praying for ways to reach out more to the street kids as well.
It still feels like a miracle at times, that it all came together and that
this is my life now. My hope for these kids is that being part of a
judo club will be as transformative for them as it was for me. That
it will allow them opportunities to expand their world and their
dreams beyond the limits of their city or their country. That it will
give them the tools of discipline, confidence, willingness to sacrifice,
and mutual respect that will carry them far in their lives. And in
doing so, I hope that I can begin to pay forward all that was given
to me by so many amazing judoka, coaches, sensei, friends and
mentors through the years.
Photos: The photos show the dojo, which is outdoors, but covered by a
roof and walled in on three sides to protect it from the weather, and a
competition outside in a nearby field, with Mindy refereeing. The photos
were taken by one of the students using Mindy’s camera.
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Mindy Swanson is a judo instructor in the remote town of Lubuk
Linggau, South Sumatra, Indonesia. If you have any questions or
would like to support the Lubuk Linggau Judo club, please feel free to
email her at [email protected].
Yoshihiro Uchida Hall: HOME OF SJSU
SPARTAN JUDO
BY SOPHIA SWAIN
According to Yoshihiro Uchida, head coach and founder of the San Jose State University (SJSU) Judo team, the project had been
brought up several times ever since the dedication ceremony in 1997. A new dojo, a new home. The current dojo was in decent shape
but there were old mats, minimal ventilation, no seating for spectators, little storage area, and lots of dust. It had been the room where
champions and Olympians came and went, but now it was sorely in need of some attention, and it was already 2011.
Then the meeting happened, a plan was created, and in the summer of 2012, construction started. The SJSU Judo team began a migration that
would ultimately lead to a brand new training facility that would truly be fit for world-class athletes.
Temp-dojo number one. The team gathered once again to move the old mats to a gym upstairs in the neighboring SPX building on campus
where gymnasts used to work out. The lifting equipment was set up in the same hall so there was a great sense of unity, as those on the mat could
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The transition began with the last day of practice. There were so many people who showed up in gis that the line to bow in wrapped around the
entire dojo. Families and alumni crowded against the walls in the heated room to witness the last moments of the last Friday Open Mat. There
were pictures, a speech from Mr. Uchida, and high energy to celebrate the greatness that had passed through that dojo. The following Saturday
morning, the team had a light practice, gathered some of the belongings, played their favorite warm-up game – piggy – and left the old dojo for
good.
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Yoshihiro Uchida Hall
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hear and see those working out with machines and weights and vice
versa. Yet, there was still not enough space for spectators, not enough
space to store bags, and again, little ventilation. Each judoka was
aware that only a few hundred feet away, the old dojo was being
replaced with an exciting new home.
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Temp-dojo number two. Construction was to begin in the
gymnasium that was temp-dojo number one. As a result, the mats
were once again hauled to a small open space on 6th Street in Japan
town for the summer. Two poles stood smack in the middle of the
workout space, and the summer heat was oppressive in the small,
unventilated room where the windows allowed the late afternoon sun
to beat down on the mats. But those that remained continued to work
hard, hoping that a new home would be awaiting them at the beginning
of the semester.
Finally, August rolled around, and the week before classes were scheduled
to start, the Spartan judoka gathered to move mats for the last time.
Alumni, current students, and freshman all gathered on the edge of
campus to see the dojo; walking up the preserved spiral staircase and
through the doors, everyone was ecstatic to see the bright open space
under the spacious, domed white ceiling. The space had been successfully
gutted and given a seismic upgrade; the mat space originally had been
a lap pool that had been filled in and covered with a special flooring
system equipped for impact absorption. All that was missing was the
mats. One by one, everyone hauled blue and yellow tatami up the
stairs, and the layout slowly came together. The blue border and yellow
square took shape marked by the words “SJSU JUDO” and the Spartan
logo. Everyone lined up for the first time and bowed in, marking a
new era of SJSU judo. No more temp-dojos or moving mats: this was
finally home.
Now, looking back almost 70 years ago, this hall would not have existed
without the extreme dedication of the founder of the SJSU Judo
team, Yoshihiro Uchida. In 1942, Uchida was pulled away from his
studies in Biological Sciences and drafted into the war. The same
building where he studied became a processing hall for the internment
Norman Mineta, SJSU Judo Alum and Japanese philanthropist
Michiyasu Sengoku, The Japanese General Consul Masato Watanabe,
and other distinguished SJSU Faculty were present to honor the
significance of the building and the man to whom it was being
rededicated. After many speeches, presentations of awards, plaques,
and honors, and several rounds of applause, Uchida cut the ribbon
and welcomed everyone to tour the new building. Music, pictures,
hors d’oeuvres, and a short, open practice by the SJSU Judo team
made for an exciting celebration of the legacy left by Uchida, and
the many years that legacy will endure.
Sophia Swain is a junior at SJSU and a member of the SJSU Judo
team. She plans on graduating in fall 2015 with a degree in
Linguistics and Spanish.
On November 7, 2014, after $27 million, years of planning and even
more years of waiting, Yoshihiro Uchida Hall was rededicated in the
presence of the extended family of SJSU judo and other dignitaries.
SJSU President Mohammad Qayoumi, Former Mayor of San Jose,
U.S. Congressmen and Secretary of Transportation and Commerce
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of Japanese-Americans like his wife and family; soon after, he joined the
military and his loved ones were sent from that building to internment
camps in Arizona. However, in time Uchida returned and taught the
first, beginner’s judo class under the category of self-defense at SJSU
in the exact same building. Despite the WWII draft in 1942 and
increased anti-Japanese sentiments, he persisted to establish the judo
team in 1946. Since then, in that same building where he started with
a small group of WWII veterans, he has shaken hands with every judoka
who ever passed through his program, his legacy, and worked to offer
them opportunities through education and athletics. In 1997, the
building was dedicated to him in recognition of the great progress
made by Japanese-Americans like Uchida to overcome prejudices and
obstacles like the Japanese-American internment. For this reason, the
school and those who contributed to the construction plans for
Uchida Hall worked hard to preserve the architecture of the building
for its historical significance.
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Improving Your JUDO PHOTOGRAPHY
Part 3: Do You Really Need High-End Photography Equipment?
BY CHUCK MEDANI
In the first two installments of this four-part series, I went over
some of the basics to help establish and maintain a good grip on
the camera, stance, stabilization, and the importance of developing
the story with your pictures.
I mentioned that you can elevate your photographic skill with basic
equipment, and that even professional-level equipment is ineffective
without a story to tell.
But what if you lust after, or even have, pro-level equipment? What
can it give you, and is it worth the expense?
I enjoy using my high-end camera bodies and lenses because they
help me get shots under difficult conditions such as limited access,
poor lighting, and compositional challenges. The principal components
are camera bodies and lenses.
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Figure 1: Sharp focus, despite the obvious speed of the action.
CAMERA BODIES
Higher-end DSLR bodies have a number of capabilities that give you
the best chance of getting a usable shot.
Autofocus: Autofocus, a basic component of most cameras and lenses
today, is usually controlled by the body, and depends upon the number,
placement, and type of the focusing sensors. The faster and more accurate sensor arrays and the ability to adjust them come with a higher
price tag, but increase your percentage of focused shots. The adjustment
options may include, for example, choosing whether to use individual
sensors or sensor groups, the precision of those sensors, and the speed
with which the focusing mechanism switches from your primary target
to a target that passes quickly in front, such as a ski slalom gate that
could draw your focus from the skier if the autofocus is set to a high
sensitivity, or a referee who passes quickly between you and the
judokas who are your preferred target. (Fig. 1)
ISO: The range of sensitivity (ISO) of the main sensor is usually
much wider in the professional bodies, gradually climbing from the
basic through the “enthusiast/prosumer” level to the top-end bodies,
which enable you to successfully shoot pictures with very low light,
either at night or, for our purposes, in a poorly-lit venue (seemingly
the rule instead of the exception). Bodies with limited ISO range have
more of the problem of digital “noise”, the multicolored granularity
seen in shadow areas shot under conditions of low light. (See Lead
Image: ISO 5000; lights had dimmed.)
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Figure 2: Best of several frames – uke’s face gazing at the mat.
Figure 3: Best of several frames – interesting graphic lines.
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Figure 4: Part
of the pack
searching for
THE SHOT.
Frame Rate: More expensive bodies also have an increased frames-persecond (fps) rate, giving you more opportunities to catch the action at
precisely the right moment. Your experience in judo (or whatever
sport you’re shooting) will help tremendously with your positioning
and timing of the shot, but a higher frame rate will further improve
on your ability to catch that special moment. Of course the downside
to an increased frame rate is that you’ll have many more images to dig
through later on. (Figs. 2, 3)
Memory Cards: The write speed of the memory card is also variable,
and as expected, higher write speeds come with a higher price tag.
However, the speed of the memory card has never seriously slowed my
shooting, since I’m not shooting long series of shots at extreme frame
rates. I’ve sat next to photographers who are “machine gunners”, getting
40 or 50 images of two competitors who are standing still – perhaps
they are the ones who need the extreme speeds in their memory cards,
not to mention a better sense of what’s interesting.
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Sensor Size: Camera bodies will have either a “full frame” sensor, or a
type that is smaller, with smaller usually, but not always, being less
expensive. The full frame will generally give you less digital noise, and
give you a larger file size and therefore better resolution, which is
better for enlarging cropped areas of your image. But the smaller sensors
will increase the effective focal length of your lens, generally by 30 –
60 percent or even more. This may be of particular advantage when
you are shooting from the sideline in a field sport, or are in the stands
and unable to get closer to the action.
Additional Features: Other features of more expensive cameras may
include a large review screen on the back, choice of focusing area, an
accessory or built-in base for extra batteries and with buttons to make
vertical format shooting easier, and many other custom functions. But
the body’s core features that help your sports shooting are autofocus,
ISO, and frame rate.
Negatives: A downside of the better pro-sized and priced bodies is the
higher weight and bulk of the camera. Unfortunately they also make a
juicy target for thieves.
LENSES
The lens or “glass” is the piece of equipment of equal or perhaps even
greater importance than the camera body. Of course you have to have
a body, but the lenses are where your money can be most effectively
spent. Lenses can be prime or telephoto, with prime lenses having
fixed focal lengths (magnification), and telephotos having variable
focal lengths and therefore a range of magnifications. Lenses can be
“fast”, with a great ability to gather light, enabling shots at lower light
levels and/or faster shutter speeds (which freezes the action), or “slow”,
restricting those photographic options.
Speed: Fast telephoto lenses will typically have a maximum aperture
of f/2.8 (lower numbers mean more light gathering capability), but
are correspondingly much more expensive than the “kit” lens that
may have come paired with a less expensive body. Less expensive
lenses typically have a maximum aperture that varies with the chosen
focal length. These lenses will have a moderately good ability to gather
light at low magnification, but which rapidly diminishes as the focal
length increases. The pro-level lenses will have a wide aperture that
can be maintained throughout the entire range of the lens.
Telephoto vs. Prime: Sports shooters (Fig. 4) will typically have
telephoto lenses to improve the ability to “go long” and frame a shot
as it’s made, or reach across a field or mat to get a tight shot of the
Figure 5: Image from across the arena.
Figure 6: Wide angle: 21 mm.
Figure 7: 200 mm, f/2.8, ISO 640.
Figure 8: 185 mm podium shot, sweat included.
action or emotion (Fig. 5). They will also “go wide” with wide angle
lenses, gathering in large arenas (Fig. 6) or even close groups of individuals. Portrait photographers, on the other hand, will likely also
have a number of primes, which can be much faster than f/2.8
(i.e., a wider aperture/smaller f-number), and allow greater artistic
effects such as highly selective focusing and blurring of the background. Prime lenses also require you to either change lenses or “zoom
with your feet” to change the magnification/framing of a scene.
Your choice depends on your budget and the way you anticipate needing
the characteristics of specific equipment. Those needs should be realistically
judged with your own sense of frequency of use, anticipation of the final
Don’t be discouraged if you realize that, due to budgetary or other
considerations, it will take quite a while to build up your tool set. As
you gradually acquire those very special tools, they will give you many
years of enjoyment and enable further improvement as a sports
shooter.
As for how to use your equipment everyone will have his or her own
style of shooting and developing sports stories. My way, which I share
below, is only one possibility.
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PRACTICALITIES
So how do you decide what to buy and how do you use this stuff?
uses of your photographs, and the way you will develop your
photographic story. Also remember that camera bodies are hand-held
computers that take pictures and are improving very quickly.
Therefore some of those special features will be on much less expensive
cameras next year.
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Figure 9: An excited Japanese contingent.
I have a camera body with a 16 MB partial-frame sensor (magnifying
my lens focal length by 1.3) that shoots a maximum of ten frames per
second, has a very fast auto focusing system, and has an ISO high end
of 102,000 (!!!) that allows me to shoot at an ISO of up to 2500 without
excessive digital noise. (Notably, I was able to shoot at less than ISO
1000 for much of the 2014 World Championships in Chelyabinsk,
Russia, because of the incredible lighting that was necessary for the
television cameras. In previous Worlds, I generally had to use an ISO
of 1600 or even 2000.) (Fig. 7)
Attached to that camera body is my 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens, the workhorse of nearly all my judo shoots. This combination allows me to sit
at the edge of the mat, or even a bit farther back (to shoot
over/through the mob of photographers, especially at the semifinals,
finals, and at the podium (Fig. 8), and get either close-ups or moderately wide shots of the action on the mat and elsewhere if I see the
opportunity (Fig. 9).
I carry a second camera with a 21 MB full-frame sensor that can shoot
up to four frames per second, with a 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens attached.
I use this for shots of close action on the mat where I am too near for
the 70-200 mm to focus successfully (Fig. 10). And with a full-frame
sensor, the possibility of tighter cropping with better final composition
and resolution exists.
Figure 10: 60 mm shot, too close for the 70-200 mm lens.
Critical additional pieces of equipment are a foldable stool (or a knee
pad) and plenty of snacks and a bottle of water (great practical survival
advice from one of my mentors, photographer and videographer
Connie Halporn).
So there you have it. It’s only one way of doing things, and with
my particular set of tools. But remember the points of the first two
articles and your photography skill will immediately improve and
will probably be even more enjoyable than it is for you now. And if
you really need to step up to the next level with your equipment,
you’ve now got a list for holiday presents and birthdays!
In the final installment of this four-article series, I’ll be talking about
output. Once you have these great shots, what are you going to do
with the gazillion image files on your memory cards? Stay tuned,
and I’ll give you some ideas next time, and it won’t be just about
photographs.
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A 16-35 mm f/2.8 wide angle lens lives in my fanny pack, used for
very wide shots, typically of the larger venue and in very tight spaces.
Its use is limited, but is very effective when I see the opportunity for
a particular style of shot (Fig. 6).
Along with this equipment come the extra batteries, battery chargers,
lens cleaners, extra memory cards, electronic flash (good for podium
shots in a low-light gym), memory card reader, and computer. The
bulk and weight really add up quickly, and makes travel to distant
venues somewhat more difficult, requiring careful selection of
equipment to carry through airports. (Yes, you will have your camera,
lenses, and can’t-do-without stuff such as batteries, chargers, and
memory cards in a carry-on bag. No, you will not check them into
the baggage compartment.)
A judo fan from across the arena (you expected a selfie with him?)
Back IN THE DAY!!
B Y H AY W A R D N I S H I O K A
One of the problems with aging, in addition to forgetting is, oddly enough, remembering. “I remember when you could get a cup of
coffee for 10 cents.” I remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon.” “I remember LP records by the Beatles were $5.99 and 45 RPMs were
a dollar each." “Yeah, but that was when wages were a lot lower and conditions were different,” remarked a student of mine. Then my
young student asked, “What about judo? What was it like 'back in the day'?”
POST-WORLD WAR II ERA: 1945-1950s
When I started, judo was relatively
unknown, and in its infancy in the
United States. There was barely a hint
of a national organization, a loose
amalgamation of a handful of yudanshakais
(regional clusters of clubs) put together
and called the Judo Black Belt Federation
(JBBF). These were usually located in
areas of high concentrations of people of Japanese ancestry: Hawaii,
Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago. Judo was at first
only an event for fostering Japanese culture. It was one of many activities
participated in by local Japanese, along with Ikebana, Cha no yu,
Kendo, Sumo, Iaido, Goh, Shamisen, Koto, Biwa, Shakuhachi,
Shigin, and Nihon’odori, to name a few.
Japanese parents took their children to judo to instill a sense of physical
pride, tough mindedness, discipline, and respect – qualities that are
important in any culture but particularly so for first generation Japanese
so far away from their homeland. At judo, students were able to
develop and be tested, for both belt ranking and their ability as a
warrior. At a tournament in the early 50’s you would be lined up
and seated cross-legged at mat-side, waiting until your turn came up.
Turning to the right, then to the left, all you would see were other
Nisei faces. It would seem like hours before it was your turn, and once
it was, you would stand up but would be hurting from the pins and
needles feeling in your legs as the blood gushed back. It was even
worse if the officials gave long speeches between bouts.
Unlike today’s elimination tournament system, the kohaku
(winner-stays-up) system was used. In this format you kept going
as long as you could score at least a half point or ran out of steam,
lost, and had to sit down. The one with the most wins would earn
a trophy. In the late 1940’s, the prizes were sacks of rice, soy sauce,
and even sake.
In those early years they always gave each contestant a free lunch,
even the losers. Sometimes it was tuna sandwiches, sometimes
baloney, other times peanut butter and jam, a piece of fruit and chips.
More than sustenance for the body, it was food for the soul. The act,
in retrospect, quietly said to us, “you are a part of our community.”
The 60’s were a turbulent time:
the Vietnam war was in full swing,
as were the Beatles; a hope-filled president
and his brother were shot dead; hippies
at Woodstock were asking, “'Are you
going to San Francisco?'”; the Watts Riot
found soldiers guarding the streets of
L.A.; we landed a man on the moon.
In the 60s, judo was thought of as a purely Japanese dominated activity.
“The Dutchman”, Anton Geesink, dispelled that myth by winning
the World Championship in 1961,the Olympics in 1964 in Tokyo,
and the World Championship again in 1965 -- all three times defeating
Japan’s strongest heavyweight champions. While the defeats were a
blow to Japanese pride in the 60’s, it was a boon to internationalizing
judo. Now other countries had hope that with concerted effort the
Japanese could be beaten at their own game. This then began the shift
for judo to take its place from being a cultural activity to landing
amongst the major sports of the world.
In the U.S. our early non-Japanese judoka were “Pop” Roy Moore, Sr.
and later Roy Moore, Jr. and his brother Mel Bruno, who did much
to expand judo. Mel Bruno went on to coach the famous Strategic Air
Command judo teams that included George Harris, Lynwood
Williams, Tosh Seino, and later Paul Maruyama, to name a few greats.
Other service men returning to the U.S. from Japan did much to
expand and improve judo; Hal Sharp, Al Holtman, Phil Porter, Donn
Draeger, Don Pohl, Hank Kraft, Jerome Mackey, John Anderson, and
Ben “Nighthorse” Campbell, who eventually became a United States
Senator from Colorado.
In the mid 60’s Ben Campbell lived in California and was head
instructor at the Sacramento Judo Club, where I was a member.
I had qualified to be on the U.S.A. Team to go to the World
Championships by winning the National Championships in April
1965, but to do so I would have had to come up with my own funds
to get there by August. I was a student at the time on a limited budget
and the sole judo organization in the US at the time, the USJF, did
not have much money. Where was I going to get enough money to go
to Brazil in such a short time? It was Ben Campbell who said, “By
God, I’m going to get you there. How could our organization not
send their best players?” – and he did send me. Everyone in the judo
club sold candy and, with collected donations from club members
and the community, enough was finally raised and in plenty of time
to send me to Rio de Janeiro where I tied for 5th place.
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By the way, as you bow today looking downward, you can tell these "old
timers" by their feet. You will see some pretty ugly messed up toes, bent
and gnarled. It comes from years of stubbing their toes on uneven surfaces of packed sawdust or horsehair mats and wrinkled canvas coverings.
There are still a few of these dojos around. I’m particularly impressed if
they still use incandescent lights in the place, for the combination pulls
you right back into the ‘50s, what with the smell of microscopic particles
of sweat-and-tear-soaked sawdust floating in the air.
1960s
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Were it not for the leadership of Sensei Ben Campbell and the
generosity of the community I would not have had the opportunity to
represent my country. In those days there was this idea of paying back
to judo what you got from its practice. It was a lesson continually
taught by Ben Campbell’s leadership style, and one that I have tried to
emulate throughout my career as a judo teacher as well. Quaint as it
may seem today, the practice of giving back to judo still lives on today
and can be seen at almost all traditional judo clubs throughout the
United States. It may be through as simple an act as just showing how
a technique is done correctly, or giving advice at a tournament, or
showing how to correctly tie your belt.
1970s
In the 1970s we had a US President
resign, a kid founded Microsoft, Elvis
did his last song seated, all of which
could now be recorded on a new device
called a VCR. But for my money the
best event was the release of Star Wars,
with the battle cruiser passing overhead
onto the screen, guns a-blazing, Obi
Wan Kenobi telling Luke to “Use the Force,” and that Tatooine bar
with distorted aliens moving about to strange bouncy music.
The ‘70s also brought on a big change in judo. If you looked at a
group photo of judoka prior to 1972 you would see a lot of male faces
and not too many female faces. Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 called for equal opportunities for women to participate in
sports and while at the beginning it was enforced for any agencies
receiving federal monies, the spirit of the act was followed by judo.
Prior to 1972 women who competed in judo were frowned upon.
Organizationally, women could only compete in kata competition,
not shiai.
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The early Female shiai champions were Diane Pierce, Bonnie Korte,
Maureen Brazil, Lynn Lewis, and of course heading them all just prior
to the passage of Title IX, but unfortunately after her prime years, was
Rusty Kanokogi, who had
competed in the men’s
division and won at a local
YMCA tournament, but was
later disqualified after they
found out that 'he' was really
a she.
Rusty was a Jewish American
from Brooklyn who eventually
brought to the International
Judo Federation table the idea
of women competing for judo
gold in the Olympics. Perhaps
no other American judoka has
been able to change the face of judo as did Rusty Kanokogi. Who
could match her dedication, her tenacity, her bravery in doing what
she thought was the right thing to do? She was a great leader. To Rusty
should go a “nick” out of every female judo medal won at the
Olympics, for without her having been there, progress towards
Olympic Gold for women would have had to wait a lot, lot longer.
1980s
The ‘80s started out with a bang as
Mount St. Helens erupted, followed by
the Challenger exploding. On a more
positive note it was a decade of world
change. Gorbachev instituted glasnost
and perestroika, easing tensions
throughout the Soviet Union and the
world. By the end of the ‘80s the Berlin
Wall came down. Also dismantled was the Amateur Athletic Union’s
hold on Olympic Sports. Senator Ted Stevens’ National Sports Act
mandated that The US Olympic Committee deal directly with each
Olympic sport’s governing body, judo being one of them.
For its initial leader under a new system dealing with the U.S.
Olympic Committee, Judo selected Frank Fullerton to guide them
through the maze of new legal issues and deadlines that would most
certainly appear. Frank Fullerton was an attorney as well as a concerned judoka with a no-nonsense mode of operation. His first charge
was to create and control an umbrella organization to include all
factions of the judo community including the USJA and the USJF,
all state organizations, Boys and Girls clubs and Scouts, the armed
services, and a 20% athletes’ participation that conformed to Title IX.
The original name of our organization was United States Judo Inc.
(USJI). It is now USA Judo, to which I was one of the original signers
of the Articles of Incorporation.
For an amazing 14 years Frank Fullerton led the United States to
more medals in international judo competition than ever, including
our first World Championship medal in 1984 by Anne-Maria Burns
(DeMars), and another by Michael Swain in 1987. During his
presidency more competitive teams were sent abroad by USJI than
ever before, giving our athletes more chances to win and more valuable
competitive experience. Additionally, when our elite competitors
returned and shared what they had learned abroad, they raised the
level of judo in their respective areas throughout the United States.
Frank Fullerton was able to bring to the table the many disparate
factions of judo. In addition to the original judo organization (the
traditional US Judo Federation), there was now the younger progressive
organization, the US Judo Association. Additionally, Olympic sports
organizations were required to have representation in every state. Now
in addition to three national organizations there was a possibility of 50
more state judo organizations to join, in addition to one’s own club
and sometimes a regional organization like a yudanshakai as well. For
many serious judoka, they joined at least three of these, sometimes
four, since each organization offered a different service and there no
longer existed “a one stop shop” for judo. Even with the soft spots in a
multi-organizational quagmire, the Fullerton era allowed for an air of
participation and teamwork that spelled success.
Fullerton was famous for allowing all factions to voice their opinions
and even objections no matter how much time it took to do so. I can
recall two mega meetings. One in particular began at 9:00 AM and
lasted till 4:00 AM of the following day. His thought being that this
was the price of having a cohesive organization. Everyone had their
chance to voice their opinions and to contribute their vote. In an odd
way, back then, no matter what faction you were from, no matter if
you had just argued against an opposing faction, no matter the vote
outcome, at the end of the day, you somehow still felt a part of the
National Governing Body and held a place in your heart trying to
support it.
One lasting legacy from this period is how each national organization
serves a specific section of the population. USA Judo, with its ties to
the Olympic Committee, primarily serves elite athletes, the top 5% of
the nation’s best – those who are the most talented athletically and can
afford to compete at the international level. The US Judo Federation,
the largest of the three national organizations, and the US Judo Association, the next largest, deal mainly with recreational players: those
hoping to keep fit, delve into a cultural activity, learn discipline and
self-defense, and generally strive to enrich their lives. They comprise the
remaining 95% of the judo population of the United States.
1990s
The cell phone, laptops, and the World
Wide Web all had their starting line in
the 1990s and changed the world as we
knew it, as did Dolly the cloned sheep.
International judo rules were also constantly in flux as some commonly used techniques were beginning to be eliminated. One of the
first to go was the kanibasami or crab scissors, followed more recently
by the morotegari, kibisudaoshi, the kataguruma, any leg grabbing
techniques or touching below the waist, and head diving uchimatas.
Techniques were usually eliminated for one of two reasons: either for
safety, or to make it more interesting for the spectators.
2000s
The dominant event of the 2000s was
9/11. Who could forget the sight of
those two giant buildings being pierced
by airplanes, then burning, then folding
into a rubbled white cloud against a
blue New York sky? It changed our way
of life and brought to light the fact that
everyone is subject to terrorism, even
here in the US. The Human Genome project was completed in 2003.
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. In 2007 the first iPhone
was sold. In 2008 we elected our first black president.
In 2006 the US Olympic Committee encouraged many of the
Olympic sports to downsize their board, hoping to make things move
along faster. Many organizations did not, while others, including
judo, did. By a narrow margin, judo voted to downsize from its approximately 120-member board to a 10 member board.
In 2008, judo leader Frank P. Fullerton left us for good on June 25.
His legacy includes his support of American judo athletes. His major
project had been to prioritize providing financial support to athletic
teams. To this end he was supported by his executive director Bill
Rosenberg, who rather than receiving remuneration for his services
donated his pay to US judo teams traveling abroad. He and Bill both
knew that this type of exposure would be valuable for the future of
judo in the US.
JUDO TODAY
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The Fullerton era came to an end in the
1990s as a succession of
presidents dealt with ever-changing social conditions that began to erode support for the athletes. In the
past, USA Judo sent even third string teams abroad to gain valuable
competition experience, both for its athletes as well as for referees. The
‘90s saw support for these teams slowly disappear, along with our
medal count. In its place came the idea of “self-funding.” Those
whose dream it was to someday make the US Olympic Team could
possibly do so if they had the talent and also the money. First they had
to qualify by winning at major national events and gain points. Then,
if designated the top point player, they had to have the money to get
to the next level of international competition, but if they didn’t have
enough money to go the next highest point-getter with enough
money would be offered the spot. These international tournaments
were important to gain higher-level experience but also were needed as
point events to be qualified by IJF to attend the World and Olympic
events. Luckily there are two international events held in the United
States to somewhat ease the cost: the US Open begun in 1978 and the
New York Open begun in 1996 by Mel Applebaum, held at the prestigious New York Athletic Club.
In 2010 the iPad was introduced. In 2011 Japan was devastated by a
9.0 earthquake and tsunami, causing a nuclear disaster. The global
population reached 7 billion. In 2012, the Mayan calendar reached
the end of its cycle but we continued on. In 2013, North Korea,
conducted its third nuclear test.
Joy and relief came to USA Judo at the 2012 Olympics as Kayla
Harrison brought home the first judo gold medal ever. Her coaches,
Jimmy Pedro, Sr. and Jimmy Pedro, Jr., who in the ‘90s won a bronze
medal in the ‘96 Olympics and a World Championship in 1999,
should share part of the credit for her success. The experiences built
up over the years of intense international competition did much to
help the talented Kayla Harrison navigate her way to the top podium
of the Olympic Games.
For the members of the judo community who had high hopes that
an Olympic gold medal would raise judo’s profile and increase its
membership, that has not been the case. The credit for that now goes
to another female judoka, Ronda Rousey, and her supporters, her
mother Anne-Maria Burns (Demars) and judoka and pioneer MMA
fighter and coach Gene LeBell.
Judoka Ronda Rousey entered the hard hitting field of MMA and to
date is undefeated. She is considered to be the number one female
athlete in the world today. She is watched by millions around the
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world as she throws and arm bars her way through practically every
match, all the while the TV announcer is praising her judo throws and
judo arm bars, and judo skills.
“BACK IN THE DAY” TODAY
While “Back in the Day” for many of the young readers is still in the
making, let’s hope and pray the “back in the day” for all of us are but
fond fleeting memories that we ruminate on and smile at as we sit
quietly in our rocking chairs at twilight time, and that we can say, “It
was all good, back in the day.”

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