NAKASHIMA DOJO JUDO CLUB

FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE for 2011

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FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 6 (TUESDAY) FOR JUNIORS and SEPTEMBER 7 (WEDNESDAY ) FOR ADULTS. THE FALL SESSION ENDS ON DECEMBER 17. 2011.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

MONDAY ADULTS ( 16 years and up ) 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

TUESDAY JUNIORS ( 8 years - 15 years ) 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

WEDNESDAY ADULTS 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

THURSDAY JUNIORS 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

FRIDAY OPEN PRACTICE 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

FEES:

MEMBERSHIP FEES:
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN JUDO CANADA / JUDO B.C.
UNDER 13 YEARS $55.00
13 AND UP $70.00

CLUB SIGN UP MEMBERSHIP FEE:
$20.00 (one time )

MONTHLY DUES;
JUNIORS $20.00

SENIORS $25.00

MORE PHOTOS OF TOURNAMENT AT OLYMPIC OVAL FEB 5, 2011

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Djuro's match against the Brown Belt. His Opponent exploits Djuro left side by attacking with left Taiotoshi.

Djuro on top attempting to apply a choke.

Thomas scores an ippon with a Left Handed Seionage. His Opponent charged him and Thomas took advantage of his forceful push by executing his Seionage.

Thomas scores Ippon with Seionage.

Vancouver International Tournament Feb 5, 2011 at Richmond Olympic Oval

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Great Photos taken by Romain at the Tournament of Evelyn, Myles and Johnny all in action.

TOP PICTURE has Evelyn attempting an Osotogari. She scores a Yuko and is ahead on points.

MIDDLE PICTURE has Miles move in with a Classic Ouchigari move. Not enough finish to score.

BOTTOM ONE has Johnny in action with a Taiotoshi move. Johnny is out of position. He needs to move closer to his Opponent's right side in order to place his foot correctly in front of his opponent's right foot.

CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 19,2010

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PICTURES TAKEN BY LONG TIME CLUB BOOSTER, MRS. MARGARET MAH.

The Christmas Party was a success because of the effort put in by Bill & Margaret Mah and their Daughter, Marie and her family in organizing the annual event. Its wonderful that everyone who came brought something baked or cooked from home. We are fortunate to have the makeup of our members come from different ethnic groups and with that, we get to taste some of their ethnic foods that they prepared. Many thanks goes to Romain and the Bakery Staff at Safeway who bake the NAKASHIMA DOJO CHRISTMAS CAKE. It really has been a tradition since Romain joined our club a number of years ago. Everyone enjoyed themselves and its only at this EVENT that we can all get together and get to know each other better.

WINTER PRACTICE SCHEDULE

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The Winter practice schedule starts on January 4, (Tuesday) at 7:00 PM for the JUNIOR CLASS and on January 5( Wednesday) at 7:00 PM for the SENIOR CLASS.
Our classes are on going so new members can join at any time. We give individual instructions for the 1st and 2nd session to new members so after 2 lessons the new member will be able to participate in our regular program.

JUNIOR CLASS (AGES 8 to 15 years)
TUESDAY 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Instructor Frank Nakashima
THURSDAY 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Instructor Frank Nakashima

SENIOR CLASS ( 16 YEARS & UP)
MONDAY 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Instructor Amir Khosravani
WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Instructor Frank Nakashima

OPEN CLASS
FRIDAY 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Instructor Jim Chen

FEES:
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION $20.00 (ONE TIME)

MONTHLY DUES
JUNIORS $20.00 (PER MONTH)
SENIORS $25.00 (PER MONTH)

MEMBERSHIP IN JUDO B.C. & JUDO CANADA PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1
UNDER 13 YEARS $50.00 (ANNUAL FEE)
13 & OVER $60.00 (ANNUAL FEE)
BLACKBELT $75.00 (ANNUAL FEE)

ANNOUNCEMENT of YOUTUBE SIGHT created for NAKASHIMA DOJO

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YOUTUBE sight has been created for Nakashima Dojo. The NAME OF THE site is NakashimaJudoClub. Click VIDEO at the GOGGLE WEBSITE and type NakashimaJudoClub in the SEARCH BOX.

IJF NEW RULES FOR 2010

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CLICK ON THE TITLE TO LINK TO THE NEW IJF RULES BANNING THE USE OF LEG GRABBING TECHNIQUES FOR 2010. BLOCKING WITH YOUR HANDS BELOW THE WAIST IS ALSO ILLEGAL. THE VIOLATION OF THE NEW RULES IS HANSOKUMAKE or DISQUALIFICATION.

INFORMATION ABOUT NAKASHIMA DOJO and JUDO

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Click the TITLE to link to Goggle Docs where the literature about NAKASHIMA DOJO and about JUDO is saved as a PDF file.

NANAIMO TOURNAMENT MARCH 27, 2010

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The Nanaimo tournament held March 27 at the Malaspina University had less competitors compared to other years. Since Nanaimo's tournament wasn't chosen as a select tournament this year, only the local Brown and Blackbelts showed up for this meet. The Junior group and the Senior Men's Blue Belt and under Divisions accounted for most of the participants. That said, the competition in some of the divisions were very good.

We had all of our 4 Seniors fight in the Middleweight Novice group. This group had the largest participants. Normally, any tournament winds up with the Blackbelt finale being the last match of the event. This year, because of the numbers in the Middleweight Novice, the last match of the day was between Kelvin Chan from our club and another competitor from the Island for 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

The results: Suzanne Beaulieu took Gold in the Juvenile Division 57 kg and under. She won both of her matches with Ippon.

Kelvin Chan took bronze in the Middleweight with 6 matches. Lost his last match for silver. All of Kelvin's victory were scored by Ippon Throws.

Other participants:
Nicole Beaulieu had 2 matches. Her second match was very close and she fought with confidence and controlled her opponent throughout the match. She lost by Yuko when her Opponent countered her move as she attempted an Osotogari. Nicole should have attempted a Seio otoshi or Taiotoshi move instead.

Eugene Orina fought in the juvenile men 51 kg division. He had 1 win and 2 losses. With more tournament experience, Eugene will perform in future tournaments like he does at practice. Its a matter of confidence and overcoming the FEAR FACTOR.

Hitoshi Tagaki withdrew because of his neck injury.

Paul Le had an opportunity to win the Senior Men Blue Belt Division but lack of experience costed him a Medal. Paul showed grit and determination but inexperience was a factor in all of his matches in both divisions that he entered. Again, like Eugene, I'm know that Paul will succeed with tournament experience.

Rishi Moorjani was in the Middleweight Novice division but because of the numbers we had in this division, our members eliminated each other. Rishi was leading in his first match by scoring a Wazari on a Taiotoshi which was very well executed. His opponent went flying through the air. The only reason Rishi did not score an Ippon was because he did not follow through on his throw. More Hikite (main pull)and completing the turn would have had his Opponent land on his Back instead of landing on his side. Rishi eventually lost the match when he failed to counter his opponent's Taiotoshi move which we had been practicing lately. We learn from our mistakes, become stronger and hopefully better JUDOKAS.

Ashvin Moorjani's first tournament. Ashvin went 4 rounds before he was eliminated by Kelvin Chan. Ashvin's first match was with the eventual Winner in this Division. His opponent was actually too good for this Division. Ashvin had unbalanced his Opponent as he attempted a left handed Ippon Seionage. But his opponent recovered from his attack and was able to counter Ashvin's throw because he stopped his forward thrust. Ashvin backed out of the Seionage. Ashvin must have felt the resistance from his opponent. In other word, Ashvin stopped the hikite pull. As I told Ashvin later and I've mentioned it in class, NEVER, Never, back out of a throw if you don't want to get countered. There is only one movement when you attempt a forward throw and that is... THE FORWARD GEAR. NO REVERSE!
Ashvin has to relax more. He is too stiff even at the Dojo practice. He has to overcome the FEAR OF BEING THROWN. DO more breakfalls. IN PRACTICE, get thrown more often and be relaxed while being tossed in the Air. Heed this advice and the movements will be more fluid, your throws that you perform will be EFFECTIVE with more POWER AND LESS EFFORT.

Even though we came out with fewer medals, overall, I was pleased with the efforts that our members put out. We left very early in the morning to catch the ferry to Nanaimo and we arrived back at the Renfrew Parking Lot around 7:00 pm. Everyone had a good time. Next time, next year, lets look foward to having twice the number of participants for this tournament. Teams from Vancouver Island come to our Lower Mainland tournaments 4- 5 times a year. The least we can do to support Judo on the Island is by reciprocating the favour once a year.

Frank Nakashima
Head Instructor

JUNIOR CLASS PHOTO JUNE 18,2009

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FINAL PRACTICE FOR 2008/2009 SEASON FOR THE JUNIOR CLASS WHICH ENDED JUNE 18,2009. PRIOR TO THIS SESSION, THE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A TAKE HOME QUIZ,ASKED TO PERFORM THEIR SKILLS AND CALLED UPON TO ANSWER SKILL TESTING JUDO TECHNIQUES.

IN OUR LAST SESSION, THE STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THEIR CERTIFICATE BASED ON NOT ONLY THEIR TEST PERFORMANCE BUT ALSO BY THEIR PARTICIPATION IN CLASS AND IN MAJOR TOURNAMENTS WHICH WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THIS YEAR'S CLASS, NICOLE AND HITOSHI PERFORMED VERY WELL IN REPRESENTING NAKASHIMA DOJO AT ALL THESE MAJOR TOURNAMENTS.

CLICK ON THE TITLE JUNIOR CLASS PHOTO JUNE 18,2008 TO VIEW THE CLASS PICTURES SUBMITTED BY ROMAIN.

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER WHEN OUR JUDO CLUB OPENS FOR THE 2009/2010 FALL SESSION.

CHRISTMAS PARTY PHOTOS TAKEN BY ROMAIN DECEMBER 20 ,2008

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CLICK THE LINK TO VIEW THE CHRISTMAS PARTY PHOTOS TAKEN BY ROMAIN.
TO ALL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY, I WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS & ENJOY THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES.

JUNIOR CLASS PHOTO TAKEN ON DECEMBER 11,2008

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CLICK THE ABOVE LINK TO VIEW PICTURES TAKEN DECEMBER 11,2008. PICTURES HAS JUNIOR CLASS AS WELL AS SENSEI DEMONSTRATING TAIOTOSHI

RESULTS FROM BURNABY TOURNAMENT DECEMBER 6,2008

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AMIR KHOSRAVANI ..... GOLD
MASTER BLACKBELT OPEN DIVISION

SUZANNE BEAULIEU ...... SILVER
1997 GIRLS HEAVYWEIGHT

SHARLEEN RAGHU ........ BRONZE
1997 GIRLS HEAVYWEIGHT

HITOSHI TAKAGAKI ....... BRONZE
JUVENILE LIGHTWEIGHT

TIM CHAN ........ BRONZE
SENIOR MEN 66 KG DIVISION

NICOLE BEAULIEU .... 3 MATCHES
1999 JUNIOR LIGHT

ANDREW RAGHU ....... 2 MATCHES
1999 JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

MYLES ORINA ........ 2 MATCHES
1999 JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT

EUGENE ORINA ....... 2 MATCHES
JUVENILE LIGHTWEIGHT

PHOTOS OF BURNABY TOURNAMENT DECEMBER 6, 2008

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Picasa Web Albums - frank

CLICK THE ABOVE LINK TO VIEW THE PHOTOS TAKEN BY ROMAIN, OUR CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER

Photos of Steveston tournament November 22, 2008

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Picasa Web Albums - frank - stevestontournamentpictures

Photos of recent Tournament in Steveston taken by our Club Photographer, Romain Chappaz. Click the link above to view the photos.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL

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TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT & COMMENTS ABOUT NOV 22, 2008 TOURNAMENT IN STEVESTON - nakashima.dojo@gmail.com

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LAST TOURNAMENT FOR THE YEAR IS AT THE BURNABY JUDO CLUB'S TOURNAMENT IN METROTOWN, BURNABY ON DECEMBER 6,2008. SINCE THIS TOURNAMENT IS VERY CLOSE TO EVERYONE, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STEVESON TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 22.

NICK KRISTOFF TOOK THE SILVER .TIED FOR 2ND PLACE.

ANDREW RAGHU HAD 4 MATCHES IN THE ROUND ROBIN. I AM ENCOURAGED BY ANDREW'S PARTICIPATION AND WILLINGNESS TO PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT. MAYBE NEXT TIME , ANDREW.

SHARLEEN TOOK SILVER IN THE MIXED BOYS & GIRLS HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION.

HITOSHI SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE GOLD IN HIS DIVISION BUT COULDN'T FINISH IT OFF, SO HE LOST BOTH OF HIS CLOSE MATCHES. MORE DILIGENT PRACTICE IS NECESSARY TO PREPARE FOR THE BURNABY ONE.

KAMERON TOOK SILVER IN JUNIOR MEN HEAVYWEIGHT. BUT AGAINST TOUGHER COMPETITORS, KAMERON NEEDS TO ATTACK MORE AGRRESSIVELY. WEAK ATTACK WITHOUT KUZUSHI LEFT HIMSELF WIDE OPEN FOR HIS OPPONENT TO MOVE IN AND SCORE AN IPPON.

FRANK NAKASHIMA
HEAD INSTRUCTOR"

RESULTS OF ABBOTSFORD TOURNAMENT 2008

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B.C. CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008

Hitoshi Takagaki (Junior)
First Place

Sharleen Raghu (Junior)
Second Place

Nick Kristoff (Junior )and Andrew Raghu (Junior) ............2 matches

Riley Johnson (Junior)
1 match

Phillip Jung (Senior) and Andrei Yermakovich (Senior) ......First Place

Derek Leung (Senior)
Second Place

HITOSHI 'S 4TH MATCH @ ABBOTSFORD 2008

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HITOSHI 3RD MATCH @ ABBOTSFORD 2008

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HITOSHI 'S 2ND MATCH @, ABBOTSFORD 2008

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PHOTOS OF ABBOTSFORD TOURNAMENT 2008

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Photos submitted by Romain on October 25, 2008 at Abbotsford Judo Tournament.
Click on the HEADING, PHOTOS OF ABBOTSFORD TOURNAMENT 2008 to view all the pictures.

Program offered at Nakashima Dojo Judo Club

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Judo is a contact sport which includes throwing, grappling, choking and arm locks. Judo improves an individual’s physical fitness, speed, power, strength and flexibility. Judo utilizes virtually every muscle in the body and is an excellent overall conditioner. Although our judo program does not teach self defense, a knowledge of Judo will enable you to defend against an aggressor, learn to develop self confidence and self discipline.

At Nakashima Dojo we teach Kodokan Judo. We teach our students how to

1. Fall without injury.

2. Major throwing techniques using your Hip, Feet, Leg and Shoulder throws.

3. Hold downs, strangulation and arm locks.

4. Prepare for proficiency in Judo tournaments.

Our Dojo opened in 1968. Our program provides a unique recreational opportunity that can be practiced by any healthy individual. Our program teaches safety, discipline and the philosophy of Judo.

Practice schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Adults	Juniors	Adults	Juniors	Open
8:30 – 10:00 pm	7:00 – 8:30 pm	7:00 – 8:30 pm	7:00 – 8:30 pm	6:00 –7:30
Age 16 and up	Ages 8 –15	Age 16+	Ages 8 -15

Fees: For Juniors and Adults.

Membership for Judo B.C.**	$35.00 (under 13)	$50.00 (13 and up)
Registration and Membership **	$20.00	$20.00
Monthly Dues	$20.00 Juniors	$25.00 Adults

** All members must belong to Judo B.C. We collect the Annual membership fees on behalf of Judo B.C.

** Registration and Membership is a one time fee.

DOJO LOCATION:

RENFREW PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

2929 EAST 22^ND AVENUE

VANCOUVER,B.C.

A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT LONG, First Elected President

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To All Members

    I received the sad new today that Robert Long,   (February 16, 1925  - August 1, 2008) our first elected president of Nakashima Dojo past away on Friday, August  1.

    Bob Long was instrumental in persuading my  brother, Robert Nakashima to start a new Dojo back in 1968.  Bob Long  should be given credit for naming our Dojo after our father, Yasumatsu  Nakashima .  In the formative years, Bob with his enthusiasm and hard  work as President, help build up the Dojo during the 70's and 80's where  our membership peaked at about 150 members.  Bob organized our  annual Dojo Junior tournaments where we would get over  500 participants and he made arrangements to charter a Bus whenever we  went to a major meet outside of Vancouver.  For Bob, who never  practiced Judo,  was respected by the entire Judo Faternity because of his  contribution in promoting Judo not  only for our Dojo but also for the  sport in general.  His Credit Union, the Gulf  and Fraser Fishermen Credit Union which he was president for  25 years, sponsored the most outstanding Junior Judoka in B.C.  and made  donations not only to Nakashima Dojo but to others as well.  Bob was  generous not only with his time and commitment with our Dojo but also with the  friendship and comradeship that I shall miss with his passing.

The  past number of years has been physically difficult for Bob with constant  pain throughout his body.  Last September, he was diagnosed with  Pancreatic Cancer. 

Rest in peace, Bob, and thank you.

    A memorial service will be held at  Glenhaven Funeral  Chapel on August 14 at 1:30 PM

Frank Nakashima

Head Instructor

PICTURES TAKEN JULY 22, 2008 AT THE DOJO

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These are the pictures taken on July 22, 2008 at the Dojo. To view the picture, click the link below

junior class photo taken by romain

YOU TUBE NAKASHIMA DOJO SITE

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Derek Leung has created a Nakashima Dojo You Tube Site. Click the link below to view his videos.

YouTube - nakashimadojo's Channel

Yasumatsu Nakashima as Sumo Wrestler

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To view all the photos, click this link