JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON

VOLUME 2, NUMÉRO 2 FEBRUARY 2011

Cotton wins silver in Austria Amy Cotton wins Bronze By par Sportcom Sportcom INDEX

-World Cup, Aus- Amy Cotton of Nova Scotia capped a solid perfor- Amy Cotton of Nova Nova Scotia won the silver tria p.1-2 manceat a women’s World Cup judo tournament in Pra- medal in 78 kilos at a women’s World Cup judo gue earning the bronze medal in 78 kilos. tournament in Vienna. -World Cup, Pra-

In her scheduled fourth bout, Cotton was declared the gue, p.1.3 ‘’The victory is great for my confidence,’’ said winner of the third place match after her opponent Cath- Cotton. ‘’It’s my first competition in 2011 and I erine Jacques of Belgium withdrew due to an injury. -World Cup Buda- didn’t win any bouts at a meet in Japan before

the Holidays. It feels good to win.’’ pest, p.1-2 ‘’I would have liked to face her,’’ said Cotton. ‘’I was

confident because I had already beaten her last year in Cotton, ranked 21st in the world, lost in the final Pictures Austria Miami. I knew she was strong. Still I’m pleased with to world number-12 Tomomi Okamura of Ja- and Prague, p.4 that third place finish. It gives me ranking points.’’ pan. Cotton reached the final earning three wins, including two by Ippon.

-Canada Games, Sasha Mehmedovic and Antoine p.5-6 ‘’I tried something but I turned the wrong way

and fell,’’ said Cotton. ‘’I’m pleased with my Valois –Fortier Place ninth in -Bruce kamstra, bout because she is left-handed and I had to Budapest p.7-8 change my strategy to contain her. Usually I al- By ways put my right hand on my opponent and this Sportcom -Coaches develop- time I had to use my left hand.’’ ment course, p.9 In the same weight class, Marylise Lévesque won her first bout before falling to Yahima Ra- -Events to come, mirez of Portugal, the eventual bronze medal- p.10 list. In the repechage, Lévesque lost to Lkham- Sasha Mehmedovic and Antoine Valois-Fortier were degd Purevjargal of Mongolia. Lévesque fin- the top Canadian at the men’s World Cup judo competi- ished seventh. tion in Budapest finishing ninth in 66 kilos.

- In 70 kilos, Kelita Zupancic of Ontario took fifth Mehmedovic opened with wins over Alexander Weich- spot posting a 2-2 record. She lost her second inger of Austria and Romain Poussin of France. ‘’I had bout to Maria Portela of Brazil, the eventual sil- a very good start and stayed focused,’’ said Mehmedo- ver medallist. Lévesque rebounded with a vic, also ninth at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris repechage victory over Kahina Haddid of Algeria last weekend. ‘’I felt good.’’ then lost the bronze medal bout to Kim Polling of the Netherlands. In the third round, he lost to Zsolt Gorjanacz of Hun- gary who scored an Ippon with 14 second remaining in the bout. ‘’I was trailing so I went for broke,’’ said La Route vers Londres 2012/The Road to London 2012

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Earlier in the tournament, Myriam Lamarche of Mehmedovic. ‘’To fight a Hungarian in Hun- New Brunswick and Jolianne Melançon of Que- gary is not easy but I was a little too defensive bec finish also ninth while Bianca Ockedahl of in my bout. I didn’t capitalize on my opportu- Quebec was not ranked. nities.

‘’It was a strong field,’’ said national team coach ‘’I started strong with my two wins but I didn’t Marie-Hélène Chisholm with the Canadian squad finish as well as I would have liked. The Lon- in Vienna. ‘’It’s hard to get through a day here.’’ don Olympics are approaching fast and you always want to do your best and have good In 63 kilos, Lamarche was eliminated in the third results. But that didn’t happen today round. She had a first round bye then defeated (Saturday).’’ ’It was a strong field,’’ said Janine Nakao of the U.S. ‘’She dominated the national team coach Marie- entire bout and pinned her at the end,’’ said Chis- Hélène Chisholm with the Ca- holm. nadian squad in Vienna. ‘’It’s hard to get through a day However Da-Woon Joung of South Korea ended here.’’ Lamarche’s run. ‘’Until she made an error at the end of the bout, Myriam was dominating,’’ said Chisholm. ‘’She made more attacks and was Marie-Hélène Chisholm controlling her grip. But she made a defensive error and got caught off guard.’’

In 48 kilos, Ockedahl, also had a first round bye then lost to top-seed Nataliya Kondratyeva of Russia in overtime. ‘’There was less than 20 sec- Sasha Mehmedovic onds left in overtime when the Russian executed an arm lock. Up to that point it was really In 81 kilos, Valois-Fortier, opened with a vic- close,’’ said Chisholm. tory over Szabolcs Krizsan of Hungary scoring an Ippon at the 52 second mark. Then he In 57 kilos, Melançon posted a 1-1 record. She scored two Waza-ari to beat Giovanni Carollo defeated Vesna Dzukic of Slovenia before falling of Italy. Travis Stevens of the U.S., capitalized to Katinka Szabo of Hungary. ‘’Jolianne was on three penalties to Valois-Fortier to end the surprised by her opponent’s flexibility,’’ said Canadian’s run. Chisholm. ‘’She wasn’t able to throw her down.’ Kalem Kachur lost his opening bout to Benji The Hungarian scored a Yuko but was then pe- Nortan of the Netherlands as did Guillaume nalized. In the end, Melançon was not able to Perrault against Duman Aldiyev of Kazakh- even the score. ‘’It was very close,’’ said Chis- stan. holm. ‘’Jolianne was dominating but the Hungar- ian threatened every time she attacked.’’ In 90 kilos, Alexandre Émond lost to Michal Horak of the Czech Republic while Robert Edward fell to Gasper Jerman of Slova- In the third round, he lost to Zsolt Gorjanacz of kia. Neither was ranked. Hungary who scored an Ippon with 14 second remaining in the bout. ‘’I was trailing so I went Earlier in the tournament, in 60 kilos, Frazer for broke,’’ said Mehmedovic. ‘’To fight a Hun- Will and Charles Breton-Leduc both of Quebec garian in Hungary is not easy but I was a little were eliminated in the second round. too defensive in my bout. I didn’t capitalize on my opportunities. Will lost to Felipe Kitadai of Brazil while To- bias Englmaier of Germany ousted Breton- ‘’I started strong with my two wins but I didn’t Leduc. Both Canadians had a bye to the second finish as well as I would have liked. The London round. Olympics are approaching fast and you always

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 3 Prague World Cup, Warsaw World Cip, Nicolas Gill Assessment

‘’I made an attack that didn’t work,’’ said Earlier Sunday, Cotton had a first round bye, Breton-Leduc. ‘’He capitalized on my mistake then defeated Raquel Prieto Madrigal of Spain to put me in a stranglehold. It was a strong by Yuko. Cotton then fell to Hitomi Ikeda of hold around my jaw and I was forced to stop.’’ Japan by Ippon which put the Canadian in the repechage. Ikeda eventually lost in the final to A similar finish recently occured to Breton- Lkhamdegd Purevjargal of Mongolia. Leduc. ‘’It also happened in Hungary,’’ he said. ‘’I will have to review my strategies with ‘’The Japanese girl is small and very quick,’’ my coaches. Perhaps opt for a more defensive said Cotton. style in order to protect my face.’’

In the repechage, Cotton bounced back to easily In 66 kilos, Popiel also lost in the second defeat Alena Eiglova of the Czech Republic. round. He opened with a victory over Ren- wang Liu of China then fell in overtime by Stéphanie Tremblay lost her opening bout in Yuko to Clément Czukiewycz of France. 63 kilos and was eliminated. She lost by Ippon Stéphanie Tremblay lost her opening bout in to Dominika Blach of Poland 63 kilos and was eliminated. She lost by Ippon to Dominika Blach of Poland

Less success in Warsaw ’The injuries impacted our results this year,’’ At a men’s World Cup in Warsaw, Guillaume Final assessment said Gill. ‘’However on Perrault of Quebec was the only Canadian in the men’s side, five action. In men’s 81 kilos, he received a first The Canadian judokas now head home after judokas in separate round bye then lost to Ambaselmaa Bayarsaik- completing their final World Cup for this sea- categories are in good han of Mongolia and was eliminated. son, the first counting towards Olympic selec- position to compete at tions for the 2012 London Games. National the Olympics. That’s ‘’Guillaume managed his bout well, ‘’ said his team coach Nicolas Gill is pleased with the more than expected.’’ coach Sergio Pessoa Sr. ‘’It was very even until performances. the end.’’ Nicolas Gill ‘’Amy Cotton had a strong finish with that In the final moments of the bout, Perrault made medal in the Czech Republic,’’ said Gill. ‘’She a mistake on an attempted attack. His opponent is in the running for a spot on the Canadian capitalized to score a bout-ending Ippon. ‘’He team for the next Olympics. lost to the same opponent last week in Ger- many. This time he was more aggressive and he Marylise Lévesque, the only Canadian World controlled the bout. Cup winner this season and Catherine Roberge are also in contention. Earlier in the tournament, Charles Breton- Leduc and Michal Popiel, were both ousted in It was a tougher World Cup season for the Ca- second round action in men’s 60 kilos and 66 nadian men with injuries to two key athletes – kilos respectively. Sergio Pessoa and Nicholas Tritton.

Breton-Leduc opened with a victory over Bo- ‘’The injuries impacted our results this year,’’ rislav Yanakov of Bulgaria highlighted by a said Gill. ‘’However on the men’s side, five Yuko at the 30 second mark. ‘’I then relied on judokas in separate categories are in good posi- a defensive strategy,’’ Breton-Leduc said. ‘’I tion to compete at the Olympics. That’s more wanted to protect my lead and not put myself in than expected.’’ danger.’’ The first year for Olympic selection concludes Breton-Leduc’s second bout against James Mil- in April with the Pan Am Championships in lar of Britain started well but less than a minute Mexico. The new World Cup season gets un- in the Quebec athlete made an error which derway in May. would seal his fate.

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON Andrzej Sadej P A G E 4 Picture Austria and Prague

‘’The victory is great for my confidence,’’ said Cot- ton. ‘’It’s my first competition in 2011 and I didn’t win any bouts at a meet in Japan before the Holidays. It feels good to win.’’

Amy Cotton

‘’Amy Cotton had a strong finish with that medal in the Czech Republic,’’ said Gill. ‘’She is in the running for a spot on the Canadian team for the next Olympics.

Nicolas Gill

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON Andrzej Sadej P A G E 5 Results Canada games

60kg 48kg N N S Dylan Landry Gold S Whitney Lohnes Gold S M K Warren Seib Silver B Lorena Kaegi Silver Q A C Antoine Bouchard Bronze B Erin Morgan Bronze N Q B Lukas Nowak Bronze C Roxanne Smith-Robitaille Bronze 66kg 52kg B N C Cohen Hocking Gold B Vanessa St-Pierre Gold S O K Andrew Yuen Silver N Briana McCracken Silver Q A C Michaël Fortin-Demers Bronze B Caitlin Morgan Alder Bronze N Q B Marcus Mason Bronze C Alexia Piché Bronze 73kg 57kg Q O C Arthur Margelidon Gold N Nicole Carolyne Jenicek Gold A N B Ian Campbell Silver B Karine LeBreton Silver O Q N Zachary Charles Burt Bronze C Audrée Francis Méthot Bronze M S B Connor Sutherland Bronze K Kenadee Thompson Bronze 81kg 63kg B Q C Brandon David Jobb Gold C Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Gold O S N Jonah Burt Silver K Emily Schaan Silver M O B Adham Elmayergi Bronze N Monika Burgess Bronze Q PE C Vincent Leduc Bronze I Lorena Ellis Bronze

Courtesy of Canada Games/Matt Jacques Photography

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 6 Results Canada Games

90kg 70kg M Q B Josef Hamraev Gold C Marie-Ève de Villers Matte Gold Q B c Marc Deschênes Silver C Kristi Roots Silver N S B Miguel Raymond Bronze K Nicole Dyck Bronze O M N Andrew Balach Bronze B Makrenna Sterdan Bronze

100kg O N Cody Dwyer Gold 78kg B N C Josh Jensen Silver B Martine Chenhall Gold Q Q C Jean-Francois Ouellet Bronze C Geneviève Lavoie Silver P E O I Devin Di Julio Bronze N Jaya Irisa Creavalle Bronze

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Q Q C Tommy Hébert-Lemieux Gold C Sophie Vaillancourt Gold N N S Brent McDonald Silver B Amélie Saulnier Silver M O B Tarek Elmayergi Bronze N Cynthia Beleno-Stitt Bronze

Team Team

Quebec Gold Ontario Gold

British Columbia Silver Quebec Silver Manitoba Bronze New-Brunswick Bronze

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 7 Bruce Kamstra:

TEACHING JUDO IN THE SCHOOLS

We started the Hart Judo Academy in Prince George in 1998. I have found that the schools near my dojo have been valuable in promoting the club and introducing thousands of chil- dren to our sport. The principals in these schools were very receptive to the opportunity of their students learning a new sport, were pleased to help promote our club, and loved the way the stu- dents enjoyed themselves.

It is important to know that the school principals in your area are your friends. When we first started our dojo, I made an effort to get to know all of the principals within a 5-10 minute drive of the dojo.

At first, only about half of the principals were willing to let me volunteer at their schools because they were concerned about teaching violence to their students. You will find, however, that once you are able to deliver a positive experience for one school, staff at nearby schools will hear about it and other doors will soon open. In return for my time, I asked if I could distribute a flyer for the kids to take home with some information about our dojo.

Judo is a great sport and we need to separate it from the other martial arts. This was an- other goal of mine going into these schools. Everyone that lives around our dojo knows what judo is and many of the kids that don’t even do judo call me Sensei.

MAKE IT FUN! The main objective is to ensure that everyone has fun. This is an intro- duction to judo not a judo program that will be developing a champion. When I volunteer at the schools, I do one 30-45 minute session per class that is fast moving and fun.

The middle school and high school classes run to the dojo and participate in five classes. During these classes, they will do some fun judo exercises, learn their break falls, one or two holds, Bruce Kamstra two or three throws, and play a game.

A typical class at the dojo includes approximately five minutes of the following: moving in all directions, stretching and exercises, rolls/cartwheels/shrimps/etc, hold down/escape/turn over, ne waza randori, break fall practice, throwing technique, uchi komi, throwing on a crash mat, and a game.

The five day sessions break down like this: day one, two, and three the kids learn how to shrimp, roll, break fall, cart wheel, bunny hop, army crawl, etc. On day four we will have a relay race with these exercises while day five includes partner exercises.

The games that we play are Snake Tag, Frozen Tag, British Bull Dog, Tug of War, and Sumo. Other than Frozen Tag, most of the kids have never seen these games and they love the va- riety.

Initially, I volunteered for the elementary schools and charged the Middle school and High school, but now I charge everyone. I do not ask them if they want to do judo anymore as they always con- tact me first. The schools will gladly pay you $50/hour or more, as it is only $2 or so per child.

This is one way that we promote judo and our judo club. All of the principals, teachers, and students know who and where we are. They know what judo is and how much fun it is. The more we expose our sport to the public, the more students we will get. It is crucial for us to share our great sport with as many people as we can.

We have been running our dojo as a business for 13 years now and the schools have been instru- mental in keeping our doors open. We started our dojo from scratch (0 members) and went to ap- proximately 110 members within nine months. I hope this will help you increase your membership at your dojo and increase awareness about judo to the general public.

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 8 La contribution de l’entraineur

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 9 Training and development course for coaches

Competition Development Course

A Competition Development (replacement of the level 3 Technical) will be held in July 22 to 24. The schedule will include three full days of activities. The location and exact schedule will be announced shortly.

This course will be delivered in English and will be delivered by Judo Canada staff and contracted facilitators.

It is limited to 20 coaches. Priority will be given to Coaches who:

1. require this level of certification to fulfill National/Provincial/Territorial coaching eligibility criteria - Provincial Team's coaches; coaches of competition oriented judo programs; etc. 2. work on daily basis with athletes who are in the Train to Train; Train to Compete and Train to Win development stage and the training respects the recommendations of the LTDM in terms of number of hours of training/week/year. recommendations in regards to the above is requested from the Provincial/ Territorial Association whom a candidate coach represents.

The fee for the course is $200 and includes the manuals.

Participants will be responsible for travel and accommodation arrangements.

Prerequisites:

- Minimum age of 21. - Minimum rank of Shodan with a working knowledge of the judo techniques included in the Judo Canada syllabus (up to and including Shodan). Andrzej Sadej - Certified Instructors (or old Level 2). - A letter of recommendation from the provincial/territorial association stating that the participant works with Developing Competitors at the Provincial level; and meets the technical requirements. - Completion of the following Multisport Comp.Dev modules:

 Development of Athletic Abilities;  Injury Prevention and Recovery;  Conflict Resolution;  Drug Free Sport;  Psychology of Performance and

Coaching and Leadership.

The Multisport Modules are delivered by Provincial/Territorial Sport Governing Institutions.

Coaches who completed the old level 3 Theory are also eligible, however, to be eligible for the certification in the new format, they will have to complete four of the six indicated above mod- ules, however these coaches will have the option to complete these after the technical course.

Sincerely,

Andrzej Sądej Judo Canada Sport Director tel. 613 738 1200 ext. 4 1-877-738-JUDO (5836)

JUDO CANADA THE ROAD TO LONDON P A G E 10 Events to come Events to Come March  14-18 March, National Training Camp, Montréal  19-20 March, Bremen, Germany, U17-U20, (H)  19-20 March, Thuringa, Germany, U17-U20 (F)  26-27 march, Portugal, Jr Tournament

April  1-3 April, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton International  1-3 April, Guadalajara, Mexico, Pan Am Championship

May  6-8 May Baku, Azerbajian, Grand prix  14-15 May, London, Great Britain, British Open  21-22 May, Sr National Championship, Edmonton  27-29 May, Moscow, Russia, Gran Slam

June  4-5 June, Madrid, Spain, World Cup  4-5 June, Bucarest, Romania, World Cup  11-12 June, Lisbon, Portugal, World Cup  11-12 June, Tallin, Estonia, World Cup  18-19 June, Eju B, Slovenia  18-19 June, Rio, Brazil, Gran Slam  25-26 June, Sao Paulo, Brazil, World Cup  25-26 june, Tre Torri, Italia

July  1-2 july, Miami, USA, World Cup  3 july, Miami, USA, US Open  1-3 july, Youth National Championship, Sept-Iles

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