Please be sure to check this website’s calendar for information on the Georgia Judo State Championships. Online registration is available or you can register on the day of competition.
Source: Georgia Judo
Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The team has been picked for the Pan American Championships and Olympic Zone Cup in Miami, Fla. on May 8-11. This event is a prelude to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo on June 13-14 in Las Vegas and will be the center for fierce competition as athletes from 42 countries compete for a chance to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The U.S. Team chosen is as follows:
Women
44kg: Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
48kg: Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute)
52kg: Anna Palmer (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
57kg: Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen)
63kg: Marti Malloy (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
70kg: Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
78kg: Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
+78kg Heidi Moore (Englewood, Colo. / Denver Judo)
Open: Melinda Swanson (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
Men
55kg: Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)
60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
66kg: Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
73kg: Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
81kg: Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
90kg: Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrosports Starrett)
100kg: Christian Aarona (Waimanalo, Hawaii / Makiki Seidokan Judo Club)
+100kg: Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
Open: Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
The team will be coached by Jason Morris (Glenville, N.Y.) and Israel Hernandez (Harlingen, Texas).
Source: USA Judo
Episode 11 - Arm Bar Neck Attack
See how to apply a devastating arm bar by attacking your opponents neck. This is a non-traditional motion to apply an extremely effective arm bar with a surprise entry.
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Georgia Player Secures Spot At Olympic Trials
Congratulations to Ross McBaisey, an Emory University student, who has secured a spot at the 2008 Olympic Trials by placing 3rd at the Senior National Championships, recently held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 2008 Olympic Trials for judo will be combined with the Olympic Trials for wrestling this year at an event to be held in June in Las Vegas.
Episode 10 - Kimura - Joint Attack-Arm Bar
A Kimura arm lock is used in this video to submit your opponent! Sensei White shows his version of Udi Garami or a Kimura while showing how to use your legs to enhance the attack.
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Episode 9 - Aggressive Arm Bar Attack
Another Arm Bar Attack! Sensei White shows how you can still attack even if you can’t turn your opponent over. This is a very powerful arm lock which quickly turns into an arm bar for a submission win.
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Watch the Senior Nationals Finals LIVE Friday and Saturday!
Don’t miss the USA Judo Senior Nationals gold medal and some bronze medal matches broadcast live on USJudo.org.
The webcast begins on Friday at 6 p.m. EDT and Saturday at 5 p.m. EDT.
Watch the webcast and be sure to tune in to SuperJudo TV and submit your questions to Sensei White who will answer them in a special episode of Super Judo in the coming weeks.
Episode 8 - Arm Bar Defense
Defend against the Arm Bar Attack with these two defense variations.
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