RESULTS FROM ABBOTSFORD TOURNAMENT ON OCTOBER 22, 2016

The Abbotsford Tournament started on time around 9:30AM and ended by 2:00 PM. I believe that there were 150 competitors from all the Dojos in the Lower Mainland.

We had 10 Competitors They  should be commended in their performance today.

I was pleased with the confidence that they displayed on the Mat, showing their determination and fighting spirit.

Logan placed second and Lawren received a bronze.

Logan had 2 wins while Lawren won 1 match.  Both of them were constantly attacking their Opponents with their Seionage and Osotogari scoring points.

Laya placed first in his division. Laya had an easier Opponent and scored with winning both of her matches with Ippons.

There were 3 in Sofie and Jenna division with all 3 receiving the Gold.  They all won 1 and lost 1.

Sofie beat Jenna, Sofie lost her next match and Jenna beat the Girl who beat Sofie. Each won their matches with Ippon.

Helena received a bronze metal.  She had 3 fights which she lost.  Her Opponents were bigger and more experience.

Considering that it was her first tournament, She put in her best effort and from this , she gained valuable experience which will prepare her for the upcoming tournaments.

Jaimie won Silver.  In his Gold Metal Match, he made a TACTICAL mistake.  He charged his Opponent which is okay but you must be in control when you do it .  HIS OPPONENT REACTED WITH A FOOTSWEEP (SASAE TSURI KOMI ASHIBARAI )TO SCORE AN IPPON .

Jaimie’s mistake was running at him from the beginning which gave his Opponent plenty of time to react.  Jamie should have approached him normally until he was about an arm length away. At that point he should rush him and hit him with an OUCHIGARI.

His Opponent would be caught off guard and be unable to Counter because Jamie is too close for him to maneuver Jamie’s attack.

In Jamie’s first match, he scored with 2 Wazari  (1/2 point) .

Hailey received a Silver for her efforts.  She fought Mandy from Abbotsford twice.  Mandy is Hailey’s NEMESIS.

She got Hailey with a Ouchigari for a YUKO because Hailey was looking down at her feet instead of looking at her Shoulders . From there, She moved  into Kesagatame (Holddown)  for an Ippon    

Her second match with Mandy was much better.  Hailey came in with Seionage 3 times but was out just as quickly.  Moved in and out because she didn’t have the confident to throw Mandy with her Shoulder Throw.

Lesson to learn – Once you are have succeeded  in getting under your Opponent and have her on your back, follow through by continuing to pull harder on their Sleeve at the same time turning your Hips.

This is how you throw your Opponent.  Never back out of a throw. You can be Countered.  See your little brother and Sister video matches as an example of following through on your Throw.

Nikolai placed second with a Silver with 3 wins and a lost. Nikolai Gold Metal Match was very close. His Opponent has more experience but if Nikolai was a bit more sharper with his Taiotoshi move or did an Ouchigari Osotogari Combination, he could easily have won the Match.

Even though Nikolai won his other matches with Ippon and Wazari, I thought his timing was off.  He put in a lot of effort to score these Points. If his execution or movement was smoother, his Opponents would have been flying threw the air.

Andrey Ponomarev who moved to Coquitlam in September won Gold in both of his Matches. Even though, Andrea is now a member of the Poco Judo Club in Coquitlam in his heart he will always be a member of our Dojo.

In his first match, Andrey threw his Green Belt Opponent with his Taiotoshi . It was so fast that when his Opponent crashed to the Mat, he held onto Andrey so that they both banged their heads.  Andrey got a fair size bump on his head besides being concussed.

He told the Medical Examiner that he was Okay to continue in the tournament.

He won his final match quickly with another Ippon executing a Taiotoshi.

Kameron had 2 fights with the same Opponent who is a Blue Belt.  In his first match, Kameron was thrown with a Drop Seionage within 10 seconds of the Match.

For his second match, he made  adjustment in his defensive strategy to counter his Opponent’s Seionage .  This time, Kameron  blocked his attempts but he finally got Kameron on a Taiotoshi on the Left Side.  Kameron had an opportunity to counter this Throw which he did not take.

His Opponent succeed in throwing Kameron because he kept pulling and following through on his throw.

Next tournament is in Steveston on November  19.    

Frank Nakashima

Head Instructor