Judo Ontario Newsletter Elite Invitational 2016
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1 Judo Ontario Newsletter FEBRUARY 2016 Elite Invitational 2016 by Aartje Sheffield Judo Ontario athletes showed up Inside in force for the 2016 Elite Invitational, held in Montreal on Elite Invitational Photos and standings………….2 January 9-10, 2016. Overall, Judo Ontario judokas Athlete Profile: Kelita managed to bring home an Zupancic A Q&A for the Pan Am Games outstanding eight gold medals, six Champion……………………………3 silver medals and seven bronze 2015 in Photos medals! Of special note was that A look back on the year in the U18 Most Outstanding Male Bradley Langlois (ON), David Ancor, judo……………………………………4 Patrick Cantin and Alex Marineau, award was given to Ajax shown left to right at the Elite Christmas Judo Camp at Budokan’s Keagan Young. In the Invitational medal presentation. Toronto Pan Am Sports Over 18 division, the Most Centre Outstanding Female award was An overview………………………..5 presented to former Cadet World Christmas Camp at 58 Champion, also from Ajax Congratulations to all athletes, Never too old for camp!……6-7 Budokan, Jessica Klimkait who coaches, and parents. We look won her final match against Upcoming Events forward to even stronger results in Tournaments, training and Quebec athlete Ecaterina Guica grading………………………………..8 2017. with a spectacular ippon in less than one minute. See results on next page. 1 Under 18 Silver Gold Bradley LANGLOIS, ON/Ajax Budokan Candice DRISCOLL, ON/Ajax Budokan -73kg -44kg Natalie RYGIELSKI, ON/Ajax Budokan Bronze -57kg Mohab EL NAHAS, ON/JCCC -90kg Christian DAMETTO, ON/JCCC -46kg Dilyaver SHEYKHISLYAMOV, ON/Sports Keagan YOUNG, ON/Ajax Budokan Club Challenge 100kg -50kg Benjamin KENDRICK, ON/Takahashi Jessica Klimkait after throwing for ippon -73kg Fourth in the finals. Photo: Aartje Sheffield. Silver Lea SHEFFIELD, ON/Sheffield -48kg Gregory SIMANOVICH, ON/Taifu -46kg Fifth Aidos SAPENOV, ON/Challenge Judo Club -50kg Natalie RYGIELSKI, ON/Ajax Budokan - Sava ANTIC, ON/Taifu -73kg 57kg Luka KHATELISHVILI, ON/Taifu -81kg Kira FUSCH, ON/Kawasaki -63kg Fabien PAQUETTE, ON/Takahashi Allayah COPELAND, ON/Ajax Budokan -90kg -70kg Bronze Danil NEYOLOV, ON/Taifu -81kg Kyrylo SOZIN, ON/Taifu -100kg Madeleine WIEDMER, ON/Gaku Bu Kan Jeff ALLEN, ON/Huntsville +100kg -52kg Erik VANDERSANDEN, ON/Upper Seventh Canada -46kg Donte DE JESUS, ON/Upper Canada - Briana MCCRAKEN, ON/Upper Canada 50kg -57kg Kyle SAULNIER, ON/Kawasaki -90kg Ossama MAHMOUD, ON/Kaizen -60kg Keagan Young (in white) mid-throw. Alexander CARRILLOS, ON/Asahi Nikita RUDAKOV, ON/Taifu -66kg Photo: Aartje Sheffield. +90kg Benjamin KENDRICK, ON/Takahashi - 73kg Fourth Daniel MAMAN, ON/Taifu -81kg Ryan CLARK, ON/Huntsville -90kg Seventh Jerome JEYAKUMAR, ON/Scarborough Make sure you or your child is registered with Judo Ontario before hitting Dojo -66kg the mats! It’s easy, visit https://www.judoontario.ca/website_registration/important_documents Over 18 Gold Jessica KLIMKAIT, ON/Ajax Budokan - 57kg Yassin YOUSSEF, ON/JCCC -60kg Shady EL NAHAS, ON/JCCC -100kg 2 J.O.: What exercise do you J.O.: What is your dread the most? Athlete Profile: favourite pre- competition meal? K.Z.: Anything Kelita Zupancic that is wasting K.Z.: I rarely ever my time. Being Kelita Zupancic, from Whitby, Ontario, is a compete in Canada so productive and 2012 Olympian and a 2015 Pan Am Games it depends on what training smart is gold medallist. Kelita is 25 years old and country I am in. key at this point trains in Montreal with Nicholas Gill. She in my career. hosts engaging seminars and clinics where J.O.: Do you have any all judoka — particularly the younger ones J.O.: What was — enjoy her friendly demeanor. superstitions? the last picture you took on your We asked her some serious and not so K.Z.: I know I am phone? serious questions! always as prepared as I can be so I pray. I pray a K.Z.: A picture of J.O.: How did you get started in your sport? lot haha. my roommates, my brother K.Z.: My dad is a fifth degree black belt so J.O.: What is your favourite “cheat” meal? Anton and his massive Bernese Mountain I grew up watching him do judo. I was Dog/Saint Bernard mix, Chewy, spooning excited and begged him to start. By age on my bed LOL. five, I was on the mats. My mom says I K.Z.: A rack of lamb and fries! get my talent from my father, but my J.O.: Who would play you in the movie of drive from her. J.O.: Do you have any hidden talents? your life? J.O.: Who has had the biggest impact on K.Z.: Is shopping a talent? LOL. K.Z.: Kate Hudson. I think she is hilarious your career in sport and why? and I love her movies. People also tend to J.O.: What was the last book you read? tell me that I look like her. K.Z.: Hands down, my parents and brothers. I’ve known this was my path for K.Z.: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan J.O.: What is one of your favourite judo as long as I can remember and I’ve never Millman. My trainer Cory Kennedy lent it throws and why? strayed from it. It’s my family's support to me. and unwavering belief in me that has K.Z.: Harai Goshi, it works! What else can gotten me to the top. They are my heart J.O.: What is your favourite competition I say :) and soul and the reason why I have made city? it. K.Z.: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil because that is J.O.: What would you say to a young where I will be winning my Olympic person who was thinking of trying judo but gold medal this summer! was a bit nervous about it? K.Z.: Trying anything new for the first Favourite competition city? J.O.: What is your most embarrassing time gives anyone nerves. It takes you out moment in sport? of your comfort zone. Being a great Rio de Janeiro because that is where I athlete is about being comfortable and will be winning my Olympic Gold medal K.Z.: Competing on the world stage uncomfortable. It is a very normal feeling signs you up for quite a bit of this summer! humiliation. and just the beginning! 3 2015 JUDO MEMORIES IN PICTURES Photos clockwise from top left Canada’s Priscilla Gagne with Brazil’s Andreia Canteiro in women’s 52 kg at Parapan Am judo tournament Campers waiting for dinner at Camp Budokan Kelita Zupancic is golden at Pan Am Games Camp Budokan bonfire Trophy time at Budokan monthly Donald Ferland, Karl Doherty, Bill Doherty and Frank Vossen at the 4 presentation of Bill Doherty’s IJF referee certification. Christmas Judo Camp at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre by Aartje Sheffield A Christmas Training Camp was held at the world class Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre (TPASC) from December 27-30, 2015. Over 60 Judo Ontario athletes participated in this amazing training opportunity. Judo Ontario was lucky to have special guest and Brazilian Olympian, Rinaldo Caggiano there to lead many of the sessions along with Judo Ontario Coaches, Pedro Guedes, Laurie Wiltshire and Steven Sheffield. Additionally, Judo Ontario was pleased to be joined by Judo Canada High Performance Director/ National Head Coach Nicolas Gill as well. Overall the camp was a great success! It was tough but I learned things that I am using now! --Matthew, age 9 The calibre was awesome. -- Brent Christmas camp gets under way. It was what I expected but with more fun! –Keagan, age 14 Great training! The Brazil sensei Looking forward taught us it’s ok to to next year’s lose during randori camp! and to take a break --Sean, age 17 fall because we can always get back up! Christmas Judo Camp group picture. – Keyano, age 16 5 6 of training new recruits) the sensei’s job is to lead and to teach; he’s the leader Christmas Training Camp at 58! A rewarding who is there to pass on what he himself learned to the next generation. experience echoes familiar values from the past. One look at this guy and you by Mike Kennedy immediately know that he fills the bill. A This article has been abridged from the original which appeared in Brazilian, Rinaldo Caggiano, who now e-VERITAS the electronic Royal Military College Newsletter. To read Mike’s resides in New Brunswick, he is a article in its entirety visit: http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=146365 fourth-degree black belt who has fought successfully in numerous world- “Keep your spirits up, and never give up.” --Drill Sergeant class competitions including the Olympics. Major Fournier First we start with the warm-ups, What the hell is a guy like me, a man who turned 58 this past November, and someone who was never athletically which must be talented even in the best of times, doing practicing a some of the most martial art like judo? At a time when most guys my age …as much as I struggled with fiendishly creative are spending the holiday season with a warm cup of the demands of the training exercises ever coffee, reading the paper or watching TV, what am I doing camp itself, once it was all devised by man. over, I came away with a in the middle of every morning of the last four days, Perhaps not tremendous feeling of drenched in sweat and gasping for breath? surprisingly, at my accomplishment. age, I’m not able Day One of our training started out on December 27th, to do as much as bright and early at 9:00 a.m.