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Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 3TEAM BC REPORTLisa Nakajima and Stefan Zwiers both fought at the Quebec Open on October 10 th in Montreal. Thiswas Lisa‘s first tournament after returning from Japan and she had a good performance finishing 5 thwith a 3 and 2 record. Stefan won the gold with a 4 and 0 record. This was a good tournament forthem to see where they stand against some of the strongest fighters in the country.We would like to see more of our athletes take advantage of this tournament and attend the campafterwards in the future. It is a good opportunity for our athletes to see how they rank against manyof the top fighters in Canada. They also get the opportunity to fight with them during the camp, andcome home with strategies to work on for the upcoming season.We held our Fall Camp at the Abbotsford Judo Club in September and had over 80 participants onthe mats. The BC Championships and Canada Winter Games Trials were held in Abbotsford on October23 rd . Our CWG team will be participating in the Saskatchewan Open in January to help preparefor the games in Halifax this February.We have a busy season ahead of us. The Steveston Judo Club is bringing World and Olympic Champion,Kosei Inoue, to conduct a clinic. Burnaby will be hosting the second selection tournament forthe Senior BC Team, Prince George will be holding a Referee/Kata/Coaching seminar, and Abbotsfordwill host our Winter Camp with guest instructor Koji Komuro.I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the club coaches that have helped out and supportedthe provincial team program. We need to work together as a province if we are going to succeednationally. I look forward to working with all of the clubs, coaches, and athletes throughout theseason.Also, thank you for all of the hard work put in by our new Executive Director, Diane St-Denis. Shehas been busy reorganizing, planning, and networking within Judo BC and the sporting community.Please make sure you check the Judo BC website, www.judobc.ca, regularly to make sure you areaware of any upcoming events. If you have any questions about the provincial program, please contactme at your convenience. It is a pleasure having the opportunity to help guide our provincial teaminto the future.Yours in Sport,Bruce Kamstra.Judo BC Head Coach

Page 4 Volume 2010, Issue 42010-11 Team Selection Criteria—REVISED Oct 2010Junior Team (U20, U17, U15) selection events and criteriaFall training camp – AbbotsfordMarch – Provincial ChampionshipsSeptember 25-26Shiai and training camp10 points for Jr Nationals Team selection Location to be determined (see below)Mandatory for CWG athletes10 Points for camp and additional points for shiaiWinter training camp – AbbotsfordDecember 27-30No points awarded for Jr Nationals team selectionMandatory for CWG athletesApril 2-3 – Edmonton International tournamentSee points belowFeb 5, 2011– provincial selection tournament June 3-5 – Inter-provincial training campVancouver International – North VanFort Sask, AB (see below)10 points – 1 st , 7 points – 2 nd , 5 points – 3 rd place Mandatory for Junior Team members and alternatesEdmonton International – points for Team BC athletes 2 points for participation, plus: 2 points for each win in junior nationals categorySpecial circumstances - 2011 only – if an athlete qualifies for Team BC‘s Canada Winter Games,he/she will automatically secure a spot in the same weight category for the 2011 National Championshipsbut must attend all training camps.March Provincial Championships and training camp U20/U17/U15 only Location to be determined Location to rotate, clubs must bid to host 2 mat areas Unofficial weigh-in 6-7am, official weigh-in 7-7:30am, shiai start time 9:30am Training camp Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning 10 points for attending camp, additional points for shiai placings Shiai/training camp supported by Judo BC (assist with resources, etc.) Senior team encouraged to attend the campJunior team fight-offs to be determined after Edmonton shiaiMay/June inter-provincial training camp – Fort Sask, Alberta Mandatory camp for provincial team and alternates Funding for transportation to be provided if funds are available(con‘t on page 5)

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 52010-11 Team Selection Criteria (con’t from page 4)Canada Winter Games, February 2011Eligible athletes - male/females born in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 2010 National Champion in U20 divisions – automatic selection, CWG points awarded as follows: silver-7,bronze-5, 5 th place-3 (athletes must follow CWG team program as outlined in selection criteria) Eligible athletes must attend Fall camp (mandatory – 10 points) Eligible athletes will compete in CWG selection event - Abbotsford (Oct 23) points based on placing Final TEAM BC selection will be determined after Abbotsford tournament CWG team must attend Winter Camp in December (mandatory) CWG team will attend preparatory event in January (Saskatchewan?)Senior and Veteran Teams selection events and criteriaFunding Events*Quebec Open – Oct 9-10(Judo Canada Sr domestic points tournament/Judo Canada U17/U20 Selection)*New York Open – Oct 16 or US Open - Sept*Hatashita Open – Nov 13-14(Judo Canada Sr domestic points tournament/Judo Canada U17/U20 Selection)**Pacific International Senior – Feb. 19(Judo Canada Sr domestic points tournament)**Edmonton International – April 3(Judo Canada Sr domestic points tournament)Participation EventsBC Championships, Abbotsford – October 23Burnaby – DecemberMarch Provincial Training Camplocation to be determinedFunding Criteria – Senior TeamIn order to be eligible for funding athletes must:1. Attend a minimum of three selection tournaments from the list above to be nominated to the Judo BC SeniorTeam;2. Win a minimum of one match at the events marked * or win a minimum of two matches at the eventsmarked **;3. CWG athletes will receive senior team points if they win at least 2 matches in the CWG individual competition;4. Mandatory participation at the Judo BC Spring training camp in March.VeteransAthletes interested in competing in the Judo Canada Veterans National Championships must submit their nameto the Judo BC Technical Committee Chair by March 1 of each year. The Veterans Nationals will be a selffundedevent.(con‘t on page 6)

Page 6 Volume 2010, Issue 42010-11 Team Selection Criteria (con’t from page 5)Kata selection events and criteriaKatas to be judged:Nage No Kata, Ju No Kata, Katame No Kata, Goshin Jitsu, Kime No Kata Kata pairs must compete as a team at the selected provincial Kata competitions as published on Judo BCwebsite. Judges must consist of minimum one Grading/Kata Board member and two additional judges selected byProvincial Grading/Kata Board. Teams must participate in 1-2 kata clinics between October-May. Teams wishing to compete at the national kata championships must submit their names in writing to theChair of the Grading/Kata Board and the Chair of the Technical Committee by March 30th. Final team selections decided by Judo BC Technical Committee, based on recommendations from provincialGrading/Kata Board. If funding is available, Judo BC will provide funding for the top ranked team in each kata.Rules and Regulations for selection to all Provincial Teams1. Each team (Junior, Senior, Veterans, Kata) may have additional rules for selection; please refer to specificteam criteria.2. Points - 1 st place - 10, 2 nd place - 7, 3 rd place – 53. Athletes who make a change in weight category during the selection process will carry 50% of their pointsearned from previous weight category counted in the calculation of their total points standing.4. Training camps – 10 points – athletes must attend all practices to receive full points for training camp5. Athletes must win at least one (1) fight in order to receive points (except in the case where there is onlyone entry in a division).6. In BC competitions that have out-of-province competitors, points will be awarded to the highest placingBC competitors (i.e. 3 rd place finish but highest BC athlete would receive 10 points for 1 st place).7. In the case that athletes are tied in points OR in cases where athletes have been awarded special considerationby the Technical Committee, fight-offs may be held. Judo BC will contact those who could potentiallybe required to participate in a fight-off prior to the date, including athlete‘s personal coach. Cost forattending the fight-off is borne by the participants.8. Final team selection will be communicated by Judo BC to all clubs following the last selection event foreach team (jr/sr/kata).9. Application for all special circumstances must be communicated to the Judo BC Head Coach and TechnicalCommittee Chair prior to the day of the event. Where that communication is verbal, the athlete willfollow-up within seven days with written documentation as required (e.g. medical certificate).10. Injury exemptions will be considered on a case by case basis by the Head Coach in consultation with theTechnical Committee. To qualify for an injury exemption, the athlete, parents or personal coach mustnotify the Technical Committee Chair as per the Special Circumstances clause above. A medical certificatemust be provided. Injuries that occur during an event that force withdrawal of the athlete must be followedup in a similar manner with a medical certificate.11. An athlete selected by Judo Canada for an international or junior developmental event that is in conflictwith a provincial selection event date will receive the equivalent of first place points according to the provincialpoints table for the event in conflict. Conflict of dates will include seven days prior to and after theinternational event. (con‘t on page 7)

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 72010-11 Team Selection Criteria (con’t from page 6)12. Athletes training full time outside of the province or competing in approved out-of-province tournamentsmay be exempt from competing in selection events in divisions provided that they make a specialapplication in writing to the Judo BC Technical Committee Chair. Decisions will be made on thestrength of the weight class within the province as well as the applicant‘s placing at the previous year'sProvincial selection events and the National Championships.13. The National Champion for the previous year (if still in the same weight and age class), and nationallycarded athletes will be automatically selected as Judo Canada quotas allow an automatic spot for suchathletes providing they participate in the Provincial Selection process.14. An athlete with a current proven competitive record from another province who relocates to BC duringthe competitive season may be considered for selection. Application must be made to the Head Coachand the Technical Committee Chair prior to the final selection event.15. To receive funding, all athletes including National Champions and Carded athletes must participate in theProvincial selection process and designated training camps.16. Funding for any event is strictly based on the availability of funding from the Judo BC Athlete Developmentbudget.17. All athletes that are part of the Judo BC talent pool are under the rules and disciplinary procedures ofthe Judo BC Policy and Procedures (copies of this policy are available from Judo BC at info@judobc.ca).All athletes are required to abide by these rules and regulations and shall agree to do so by signing theAthlete Code of Conduct before accepting a position on the team. A parent‘s signature is required forminor athletes.18. Parent(s) of minor athletes are expected to abide by all rules and regulations contained in the Judo BCSelection Criteria (deadlines, athlete‘s curfews, etc.). A parent‘s action which causes an athlete to breachthe Code of Conduct will not be considered as grounds to dismiss any disciplinary action on the part ofJudo BC.19. Athletes must abide by the rules within the Athlete Code of Conduct and as articulated in writing by theHead Coach, Coaching Staff and Judo BC. Any violation of these rules and regulations may be dealt withon site at the discretion of the Coaching Staff. Breach of rules and regulations shall also be dealt with inaccordance to the Judo BC Policy and Procedures.20. All athletes must be in good standing with Judo BC in order to be selected to a team for any event.21. Athletes who fail to meet required deadlines, submit a signed Code of Conduct or remit payment forcosts associated with their selection may forfeit their right to selection.22. All Judo BC talent pool athletes are encouraged to attend regional training sessions and/or regular teamworkouts in their area.23. Judo BC reserves the right not to select a full team for any event.24. All selections are subject to the approval of the Judo BC Technical Committee.

Page 8 Volume 2010, Issue 4JUDO BC ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM2010-2011 CriteriaWHAT IS THE ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (AAP)AAP is a program funded by the Provincial Government that provides a system of financial supportand recognition that enables BC‘s high performance athletes to develop their athletic potential to thehighest level of competition and training.JUDO BC AND AAPEach sport organization is allocated funding from the Provincial Government's Sport and RecreationBranch. More specifically, AAP funding is provided by the Ministry of Community, Sport and CulturalDevelopment. Judo BC‘s Technical Committee is responsible for developing the annual selection criteriaand for distributing the funds.APPEAL PROCEDURESAll appeals must be forwarded to Judo BC Executive Committee in writing within 15 days of thepublication of the award recipients. The written submission must outline why an individual, who wasnot included on the published list, should be considered for AAP funding. Documentation and supportthat the athlete meets both the General Guideline Criteria and the Judo Specific Criteria that isshown below must be provided. Upon receipt of the above information and collection of informationfrom the Technical Committee, the Executive Committee will consider the appeal. The individualwho made the appeal will be notified in writing of the decision. Further appeals must follow JudoBC's appeal procedure.SELECTION CRITERIAAthletes are selected for funding through the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) by the TechnicalCommittee based on the following Judo Specific Guidelines:JUDO SPECIFIC GUIDELINESAthletes who wish to be considered for funding must be a member in good standing with Judo BC andsubmit a completed application form, by the published deadline.Funding will be based on the following priority:1. Top 5 at senior nationals2. IJF junior national champions (U20)3. IJF junior medalist (U20, U17)4. Eligible to compete for Team BC at 2011 Canada Winter Games* Head Coach and Technical Committee will review list of eligible athletes in November of each year.APPLICATION FORMSubmit your completed application (see www.judobc.ca/organization_bcteam.html for the applicationform) to the Judo BC office via email (info@judobc.ca) or fax (604-333-3514) no later than November15 th .

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 9JUDO CANADA UPDATEThere was a great deal of activity around Judo in Canada reported at the Judo Canada meeting thispast September.The PJC is looking for a bid from Canada for the 2012 Pan AM Games. Judo Canada‘s President isconfirming if we are approved to host or just a candidate, and will begin applying for funds immediately.We will look at using this event as a springboard for a new staff member, event manager, tobe discussed further below as part of the Nationals discussion.The largest change to the membership will be the combined the Junior and Senior Nationals as of2012. The Senior Nationals had to be moved due to scheduling conflicts with IJF events. It was determinedthat there would be many advantages to combining the tournaments. The new tournamentwill be 4 days with a training camp following and will take place on the first full weekend inJuly. It is hoped that the larger tournament will be able to attract sponsors, it will also reduce costsfor travel for teams as coaches and officials will only need to travel to one event. The other largechange will be that Judo Canada will be organizing and running the tournament. The local organizerswill only help the Event Manager (a new position). As Judo Canada will be taking all the risk theywill also be taking the revenue from the tournament. There will however be savings to be foundfor host Provinces in the form of reduced travel costs. I will continue to update you as more informationbecomes available.Also discussed was the strategic plan for 2013 to 2017. The previous plan was prepared mostly bystaff to meet the requirements of the Canadian Sport Policy. This time is was decided to prepare aplan that fits our requirements for Judo in Canada and the vision and goals for the organization.While it is still preliminary we agree that it is critical to clearly define the role of all levels of Judo inCanada and get their buy in to participate in the strategy. The LTAD will be will be a key componentof the new Strategic Plan.The other topic was the Fee Plan adjustments. This is a very preliminary but we are consideringsplitting the fees into two streams. The base fee would be $10 for all members. There would be anadditional $40 fee for those who enter the ―competitive‖ stream and end up using additional resources.As a separate topic but related was the request by Judo Ontario for a $5 fee for certainspecial programs. These programs include the Eclipse Program, School, After School, University andCollege Programs, and self defense courses. I think this portion is very relevant to our membersand will ask the Executive Committee to implementing this fee in our 2011-2012 Judo BC membershipfee structure.Throughout the next year we will be preparing the strategic and fee plan for presentation to themembership at the AGM. I look forward to sharing it with all of you. If you would like to offerthoughts to any of the items we are looking into at the National level feel free to drop me a line.Sandy KentPresident, Judo BC

Page 10Volume 2010, Issue 4GRADING & KATA BOARDREMINDER to all club instructors, submit the names of candidates for promotion in writing to theGrading/Kata Board Chair before November 19, 2010 for the December 5, 2010 meeting.The Steveston Dojo is full of candidate‘s eager to fine tune Nage-no-kata for Shodan, Nidan and Sandanpromotions. These Monday night sessions are conducted by Dave Speight and are always verypopular. The other half of the Dojo is full of people learning Katame-no-kata conducted by Bob Elliotand two of his students and other half again is full of people learning Goshin-jitsu and Ju-no-kata.October 16, 17 2010—Goshin-jitsu and Ju-no-kata / Kime-no-kata ClinicThanks to a large turn of people from outside the lower mainland, the Dojo was again full of willingand hard working judoka learning kata. This was a high dan grading for Judo Canada, Goshin-jitsu andJu-no-kata were demonstrated by Hap Hirata, Tokue Suda, Martin Kuramoto and Ron Kuramoto.Rick Blanchard and Bob Sherman displayed their yearly demonstration of Kime-no-kata. Thanks againto all that attended and helped.A brief summary of changes to the Judo Canada National Grading SyllabusFor Shodan, Nidan and Sandan√ 0 years and younger must have 1/3 of points from shiaiCompetitors (points from U17 and up)√ No matter what the rank of your opponent is a win by- Ippon 10 points- Wazaari 7 points- Yuko or less 5 pointsOnly Ikkyu‘s may court wins over nikyu√ 5 points for participation in tournaments√ Kata competition (min. 5 teams) 8 / 6 / 4 / 2 / 2 according to placing√ Refereeing (max. 60 points)- Provincial 5 points max. 5- Inter-prov. 10 points max. 2- Nat / Inter 20 points√ ―Active in judo‖ means minimum 120 hours on the MATJudo BC does not endorse or recommend all opinions that may be expressed herein. The opinionsexpressed herein are not necessarily the opinions or policy of Judo BC or its members.

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 11WHAT IS THE ECLIPSE PROGRAM?Eclipse Program is a school-based prevention program that combines groupwork and basic learning of judo techniques and its nonviolent philosophy.The program use an innovative approach that combines resources from theschool and the community.Eclipse Program‘s philosophy is to offer youth the opportunity to experiencethe physical and mental challenges of the gentle art of judo; discovertheir leadership qualities, gain self-discipline and enhance their social skillswhile discovering themselves, their values, and gaining awareness of theirchoices while participating in groups.The program aim to be pro-active in helping students cope with the challenges of their daily life bypromoting self-awareness and alternative options in dealing with feelings of anger; enabling studentsto strengthen their communication skills; and empowering youth to make better choices and enhancetheir problem solving skills.The program targets youth who are 12 to 15 years of age who need to develop skills to help themhandle conflicts and power imbalances with peers, teachers, family members and the community.Clubs interested in learning more about the Eclipse Program and possible funding opportunitiesshould contact Judo Canada to discuss their program ideas. Funding is still available for the 2010-2011 season.

Page 12 Volume 2010, Issue 4Judo BC Triumphant at the Continental CrownSubmitted by Curtis Pentland.After suffering a stinging defeat to the United States team inlast year's team competition, the Burnaby and the StevestonJudo Club united to field a team of ringers who captured theteam title for Canada at the 2010 Continental Crown Judotournament in Seattle Washington.Dimity Kim started things off and set the tone for the day bysubmitting his opponent early in the match with a skillful armlock, demonstrating that his summer at Tenri University waswell spent.Next up was Lisa Nakijima fighting in her new weight class, -63kgs. She looked great and threw her opponent for a fullpoint to make the score two nothing for Canada.Blake Tsyuki, fighting up a weight class in -66 fought valiantly,but had to settle for a draw.Dustin Oliphant also stepped up a weight class when the Americans fielded their number oneplayer, returning to completion after a five year hiatus while completing his degree in MechanicalEngineering at the University of Victoria. Dustin courageously tried to take out the number one -73 kg player in America and their representative at the recent world Championships in Tokyo, MichaelEldrige. Dustin presented a valiant effort after cutting weight to make -66kgs but the very experiencedand much heavier Eldrige proved too large and powerful on this particular day.Ashley Bartlett also moved up from - 70kg to representCanada in the -78kg class and put in a nail biter performanceto eventually dispatch a much larger opponent,making the score three to one for Canada.Dimity Yamshchykov, who recently moved up to -90kgsto claim his spot on British Columbia's team for the upcomingCanada Winter Games in Halifax conceded defeatto an older and more experienced opponent; thislevelled the score to three to two for CanadaThis left all the pressure on BC's new heavyweighthopeful Ignacio Rodriguez. Iggy took the considerablecompetition experience he gained at the recent BCChampionships to throw and pin his huge opponent tosave the day for Canada. (con‘t on page 13)

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 13Judo BC Triumphant at the Continental Crown (con’t from page 12)Congratulations to all the players who went on to gain valuable experience facing American Worldand Olympic team members.A special thanks goes out to Bert McKay, the tournament organizer for setting up both the eventand the wonderful party and hospitality after the event. We will be back to defend our title nextyear!Pictured left to right: Yuki Yokosawa, expert technical advisor,Burnaby; Lisa Nakajima, -63 kgs, Steveston; Mark Tsyuki, Senior Instructor, Burnaby; Ashley Barlett, -70kg. Burnaby Dimitry Kim, -60kg. Burnaby Curtis Pentland, Head Coach, Burnaby; Iggy Rodriguez +100kg. Burnaby; Dustin Oliphant, -73 kg. Burnaby; Blake Tsyuki, Burnaby; Dimitry Yamshchykov, Burnaby.Roots wins bronze at Junior Pan-AmFresh off a gold medal performance at theJunior National Championships inLethbridge Alberta, Kristi Roots, of thePort Coquitlam Judo Club, travelled toOrlando Florida along with 17 Canadianathletes to represent Canada at the JuniorPan American Judo Championships. Shecaptured the bronze medal in the U17 -70division.Other Canadian medallists included: JohnNagy (Ont) - 3rd U17, -66kg; Colton Hall(Ab) - 2nd U17, 60kg; Ian Campbell (Ab) -3rd U17, 73kg; Jonah Burt (On) - 2ndU17, 81kg; Artur Rodin (On) - 3rd U20, 100kg; Andrew Balach (On) - 2nd U20, 90kg; AlexandrreDiBartolo (Qc) - 3rd U20, 55kg; Arthur Margelidon (Qc) - 2nd U20, 73kg; Yacinta Nguyen-Huu (On)- 1st U20, 78kg; Whitney Lohnes (Ns) - 3rd U20, 48kg; Megan Nagy (On) - 3rd U20, 63kg; DominicCote (Qc) - 3rd U20, 60kg.

Page 14 Volume 2010, Issue 4BC Judo Championships Kata CompetitionSubmitted by Sandra Hewson, Burnaby Judo Club8 pairs competed on Friday evening in 4 differentkata held at the BC Judo Championships KataCompetition on October 22. Each kata is judgedand scored according to the criteria for the techniques,start and end protocol and overall flow.The maximum score for each kata varies accordingto the number of techniques performed e.g. Nageno Kata scoring right and left techniques for amaximum score 320, Ju no Kata and Katame noKata have 15 techniques maximum score 170,whereas Goshin Jutsu has 21 techniques maximumscore 230.In Nage-no-Kata - Rick Pollon (Kamloops Judo Left to right: Patricia Orescanin, Art Nishi and Sandra HewsonClub) & Andy Stoeckli (Shinbukan Judo -100 MileHouse) came 1st with 108 points; Sabine Smolarek (Shinbukan Judo -100 Mile House) & AndyStoeckli (Shinbukan Judo -100 Mile House) 2 nd with 105. Both pairs seemed to enjoy performing thisthrowing kata and Rick and Andy managed not to damage each other this time after coming awaywith bloody gi‘s from the Vernon competition.Left to right: Bob Elliott, Brian Jones, Chris Kositza and Art NishiIn Ju-no-Kata – Patricia Orescanin(Burnaby) & Sandra Hewson (Burnaby) came1 st with 113 points; Martin Kuramoto(Steveston) and Ron Kuramoto (Steveston)came second with 109; and Sabine Smolarek(Shinbukan Judo -100 Mile House) & AndyStoeckli (Shinbukan Judo -100 Mile House)3rd with 101. While this kata tends to beassociated with women‘s judo, as the menwill attest it is very good for flexibility, judoposture and developing kuzushi. Jigoro Kanocommented that this is a kata which shouldbe practiced everyday and is great as a warmupbefore practicing other kata or judo workouts.In Katame-no-Kata Brian Jones (Kensington Judo Club) and Chris Kositza (Kensington Judo Club)came 1 st with 111 points; Darcy Yule (Campbell River) and Chris Petersen (Campbell River) came 2 nd(con‘t on page 20)

Page 16 Volume 2010, Issue 4Cutting Weight (con’t from page 15)Methods of cutting weight result in a restricted energy diet and severe dehydration. Dehydrationof 3-4% body weight causes a loss in strength and power of 3% on average, and a decrease in highintensity endurance of 10% on average (8). This counters the intended result of being the strongestcompetitor in the lower weight class. In order to attach significance to these numbers, if the averagehigh school athlete can squat 1.5 times his body weight, David, a judo competitor at the 73kgweight class, would lift 109.5kg. Goliath, an athlete at 76kg trying to cut down, would naturally beable to lift 114kg. If Goliath cut 3kg (4% of his body weight) to get to the lower weight class itwould cost him 3.5kg off his max lift, so he would still be stronger than his competition, but not bymuch. Meanwhile, if Goliath were able to squat that weight 20 times in a minute, this rapid weightloss would leave him only able to squat that weight 18 times in a minute. You can imagine how thistrade off would take the efforts into the red by the end of a match. The slight strength advantagewould not make up for the negative effect on endurance. There have been studies that have shownwrestlers who recovered their strength and power by the end of the season (3,4) but these studieshave focused on Division I collegiate wrestlers. I would argue that there are a couple of factors goingon here including that these are the most experienced athletes choosing fewer extreme rapidweight loss methods. In addition, these studies compared the athlete against themselves at variouspoints in the season and not against a control group. Based on the vast majority of other studiesout there (3,9,12,13,15,16) these athletes could potentially be looking at better results with moreconservative weight management.Another concern over cutting weight is how it affects cognitive abilities. Both judo and wrestlingare ―thinking man‘s‖ sports. If the results of cutting weight leave the athlete unfocused mentally, heis likely to find himself on the bottom of a pin or staring at the ceiling after being on the wrong endof a throw. Cutting weight can leave an athlete distracted and impair his ability to make good andtimely decisions (14). Rapid weight loss prior to a competition has also been shown to cause concussionlike symptoms, affect short term and visual memory, and increase a self awareness of fatigue(6, 12). The impact on an athlete‘s mood should also be taken into consideration. Judo competitorswho practice rapid weight loss have experienced increased anger and depression (16). If anathlete is in an unstable emotional state, it will have a negative impact on performance (2). The impactof both these mental and emotional factors needs to be taken into consideration in regards towhether an athlete should drop a weight class.Finally, athletes need to be aware of an increased risk of injury. We cannot justify a practice thatonly gives a marginal advantage at best when there is an increased risk of young athletes being hurt.One study found that in judo competition, judo competitors who lost more than 2% of their bodyweight had an increased risk of injury during competition; and athletes who lost more weight wereat an even greater risk (7). The combination of negative effects on cognitive ability and physiologicalperformance create a dangerous state for performing intense physical activity (18). Hormonal factorssuch as an increase in creatine kinase concentration can lead to an impairment of muscularfunction and an increased susceptibility to injury (12).(con‘t on page 17)

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 17Cutting Weight (con’t from page 16)With these clearly negative results, I find it difficult to justify cutting more than a few pounds to makea lower weight class. The prospect of being weaker and having less endurance just to fight smallerpeople is a bad coaching decision. The mental and emotional side also cannot be underrated. While itmay be difficult to quantify this aspect, the importance is undeniable. I cannot begin to count the numberof talented athletes I have seen walk away from judo and wrestling purely out of burn out. Theincreased risk of injury is the best reason not to cut weight when your primary concern is performanceand winning. If an athlete is hurt, he isn‘t competing or practicing, and thus not improving. I havealso witnessed a belief in the myth that you can rehydrate as quickly as you dehydrate. Competitorswill cut weight for weigh-ins and then drink water and Gatorade immediately afterwards hoping torehydrate before their first match, but this is misguided. There is a finite rate of absorption and it willtake time to for that liquid to adequately rehydrate the body.It will be challenging to convince athletes and coaches with years of experience that what has beendone for decades by ―everyone‖ is wrong. Education is necessary to make these points clear. Clinicalstudies exposing the practices of elite athletes, who use healthy methods of regulating weight, are goingto be essential in changing the environment that surrounds these sports. It is not enough to tellathletes simply not to cut weight; we need to give them the tools so they know what they should bedoing in regards to diet and exercise to reach their potential. The same way that athletes know theyneed to warm-up before a competition, we need to build that same sense of common sense on thisissue. Hopefully, this knowledge will revolutionize the approach coaches take toward fostering a competitiveadvantage – realizing the health of their athletes is paramount to achieving this goal. In themeantime, stricter rules and regulations should be implemented by the national governing bodies ofthese sports in order to deter these dangerous practices.1. Bartok C, Schoeller D, Clark R, Sullivan J, Landry G. The effect of dehydration on wrestling minimum weight assessment. Med Sci Sport Exer. 2004; 36(1):160-167.2. Beedie C, Terry P, Lane A. The Profile of Mood States and athletic performance: two meta-analyses. J Appl Sport Psychol. 2000;12(1):49-68.3. Boisseau N, Vera-Perez S, Poortmans J. Food and Fluid Intake in Adolescent Female Judo Athletes Before Competition. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2005, 17, 62-714. Buford T, Rossi S, Smith D, O'Brien M, Pickering C. The effect of a competitive wrestling season on body weight, hydration, and muscular performancein collegiate wrestlers. 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Page 18 Volume 2010, Issue 42010 World Judo ChampionshipSubmitted by John HuntleyThe 2010 World Judo Championships were held September 9 th to 13th in the beautiful Yoyogi Stadium,located in the Shibuya-Ku area of Tokyo and close to Harakuju Station, a main transportationhub.I met up with Russ White (White Rock Judo Club) at Vancouver Airport the morning of September9 for our flight to Tokyo, ensuring we would make the opening day of the shiai; crossing the InternationalDateline one loses a day and we had to check into our Hotel and store our luggage prior topicking up our reserved tickets for the event. We stayed at the Hotel Floracion Aoyama located inthe Minato-ku area of Tokyo; a special treat being the excellent buffet breakfast with Japanese andWestern foods to satisfy any palate!Temperature was in the + 35 degree C. range with 85 % humidity – not the best weather to endureon our daily 30 minute walk to Yoyogi Stadium every day! The shiai started at 10 am each morning,and continued through to approximately 8 pm. The final day‘s matches started at 2 pm and again,concluded at approximately 8 pm. Many upsets as former champions lost and new faces emerged!The shiai was conducted on 4 competition areas, and down to one mat for the semi-finals & finals.We were surprised to see that the contest areas were all 8 meters by 8 meters; equal to or smallerthan what we are used to here in BC! As is normal at International competitions, the three on-matofficials worked just the one match and then were off until required for a different match. Some ofthe competitors were very large, somewhat dwarfing the on-mat officials, especially the lady officials!The opening ceremonies featured a march-in led by flag bearers displaying flags of each of the competingnations. Especially interesting and informative were the welcoming speeches, especially thoseof Marius Viszer, President of the IJF and Haruki Uemura, President of the All Japan Judo Federationand recently appointed President of the Kodokan Judo Institute, the mother school of Judo worldwide.Canada had a compliment of 13 competitors, with four members of the team placing 9 th in their respectivedivisions over the five days of competition: Kalem Kachur, Alexandre Emond, Frazer Willand Michal Popiel.It was interesting to watch the competitors ‗bend the rules‘ as it were; the IJF has introduced newrule modifications as of January 1, 2010, it was evident that some competitors were comfortablewith them, while others weren‘t, thereby losing a match by hanoskumake. Having said that, thereseemed to be a lessening of adherence to the rules as far as I could determine; in conversation withcoach Gerald Lafon from California who was also in attendance, it seemed the officials were giveninstructions to ‗let the competitors fight‘ and eased back on their penalties. Especially noted waspoor bowing protocol overall displayed by the competitors.As mentioned earlier, each day‘s activities started at 10 am except the last day, starting at 2 pm,again ending at approximately 8 pm. The shiai concluded with the handing over of the IJF flag fromJapan to France, the site of the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris, France.

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 19REFEREE COMMITTEEThe IJF have implemented a ―New Rule‖, and an update.a. In general the new rule is called the ―Bear Hug Rule‖ whereby a competitor cannot grab the gi orbelt, nor clench with both hands either over or under the arms.b. When this occurs the first time the Referee will announce ―Matte‖ then resume the match. Thesecond time that this happens the competitor will receive Shido, no matter who committed thefirst offense.A more comprehensive explanation will be published once the Judo BC Referee Committee receivesthe official directive from Judo Canada.c. ―Stepping Out‖ has another gesture. The original Gesture will stay in place when one player stepsout on their own accord. The New Gesture will be used when both judoka are moving towardthe Edge and one goes out without cause by the other competitor or committing an attack or defense.We await interpretation and implementation through Judo Canada.We would like to remind everyone that Stepping Out is still a penalty and advise competitors to staywithin the Contest Area.Referee Promotion:Congratulations to Ron Kuramoto who successfully passed his International Referee Evaluation August27-28, 2010 at the Miami World Cup in Miami Florida, USA.Well done and thank you Ron for all of your hard work and dedication.Referee Seminar:The annual Judo BC Referee Seminar was held October 2-3 2010 at the Abbotsford Judo Club.There were 33 participants at the ninth annual seminar.Some of the items covered were the Rule Changes for 2010, New Rules and Updates, a brief historyof the Evolution of Contest Rules, and a Shiai Simulation performed by members of the AbbotsfordJudo Club.We appreciate and thank all attendees for participating in the seminar. Thank you to Mr. Suda andthe Abbotsford Judo Club for all of their support and assistance with this event.Referee Assignments:Ron Kuramoto and Les Kotani both attended:Miami World Cup August 27-28 2010 Miami FloridaUS Open August 29 2010 Miami FloridaJunior Nationals July 2-4, 2010 - Lethbridge AlbertaMartin Kuramoto Ron Kuramoto Graham Magnusson Chris MagnussonHiroshi Nishi Paul Whishaw Sean Hall

Page 20 Volume 2010, Issue 4Annual Referee SeminarOver 30 Judo BC members participated in this year‘s Annual Referee Seminar in Abbotsford, October2 and 3. This year‘s seminar will focused on current IJF rules changes/clarifications including informationon new IJF updates from the August 2010 Senior World Cup in Miami, as well as otherdevelopments relevant to referees.BC Judo Championships Kata Competition (con’t from page 14)with 106. Brian and Chris, were impressive in their first competition as orange belts. They arecurrently helping Bob Elliott (Kensington Judo Club) and the Steveston Senseis with instruction ofKatame no Kata at Steveston on Monday nights and certainly seemed to show that learning by instructingas well as practice is a great way to improve your understanding of judo.In Goshin-Jutsu Hap Hirata (Steveston) and Ron Kuramoto (Steveston) scored 152 points for 1 stplace. This is one of the most fun kata to watch and perform. Ron made some very real unarmedand armed attacks which Hap skilfully defended and subdued.Steveston has a regular Monday night practice for kata 8:30-10pm where you can learn any of thekata under the knowledgeable guidance of Sensei who instruct and judge up to National level competitionsand Grade Provincially and Nationally.

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 21Kamloops to Host Youth Provincial Championships (con’t from cover)provincial team athletes for the pressures of competing at a national event(physical as well as mental preparation).The competition will be followed by two days of training. All athletes includingour senior team are encouraged to participate. Senior athletes may beasked to assist with refereeing at the competition as well. Of course therewill be a fun team building event built in the weekend schedule.NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe2011 Judo BC Annual General Meeting will be held in the Vancouverarea on Saturday, June 18th. Members will receive a detailsmeeting invitation in early 2011 with agenda. The ExecutiveCommittee is currently reviewing possible workshop to be held immediatelyfollowing the AGM. Mark your calendar for a full day ofmeetings on the 18th!HOW TO REACH US!Diane St-DenisExecutive DirectorJudo BC3595 Coast Meridian RoadPO Box 78049Port Coquitlam, BCV3B 3N0Tel.: 604-333-3513Fax: 604-333-3514E-mail: info@judobc.caJudo BC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of theProvince of British Columbia.Proud member of

Page 22Volume 2010, Issue 4Athlete of the YearLisa Nakajima and Brandon Jobb were recently named Judo BC Athletes ofthe Year for 2010.Nakajiima won bronze in the 70kg division at the 2010 Senior NationalChampionships in Jonquiere Quebec, while Jobb captured gold in the U2081kg division at the Junior National Championships in Lethbridge Alberta.Jobb recently represented Canada at the World Junior Championships inAgadir, Morocco. He lost to Max Muensterberg for Germany in the openinground of his pool.Kosei Inoue to host Technical Clinic at Steveston DojoWidely considered by the Judo community as one of best competitiveJudokas, Olympic and World Champion Kosei Inoue will behosting a clinic in Steveston on November 28 th . Inoue‘s notable accomplishmentsinclude three gold medals at the World Championshipand All Japan Championship (one of four Judokas who has accomplishedthis).The clinic will consist of two sessions 9:00am to 11:30am for TachiWaza and 1:00pm to 3:30pm for Ne Waza. The fee is $50 for participantsor $10 for spectators. Participants can register for theClinic by visiting the Steveston Judo Club website(http://www.stevestonjudo.com) or contacting Alan Sakai at asakai@telus.net.Steveston Judo Club practices will also be opening to any registered Judo BC member from Thursday,November 25 th to Wednesday, December 1 st for member who would like an opportunity topractice with Mr. Inoue. The schedule is as follows.November 25 th , ThursdayNovember 27 th , SaturdayNovember 29 th , MondayNovember 30 th , TuesdayDecember 1 st , Wednesday8:00 – 10:00 pm3:00 – 5:00 pm7:00 – 9:00 pm8:00 – 10:00 pm8:30 – 10:00 pm

Volume 2010, Issue 4Page 23NCCPSubmitted by: Bruce Fingarson, NCCP ChairFirst, I would like to thank Renee Hock for her work in 2010 prior to the Executive appointing meNCCP Chair. Since my appointment in September, there has been a lot to do, both in liaising withour new Executive Director and establishing personal contacts with the Coaching Association ofCanada and Judo Canada.Of the top I would like to introduce the NCCP committee:Bruce Fingarson, Chair – (nccp@judobc.ca)John Huntley – (jahuntley@shaw.ca)Russell Ko – (russellko@hotmail.com)Both these judoka have been involved in coaching in BC for many years and I look forward to workingwith them to provide success for our coaches in BC. Currently Russ is our Master Course Conductoras well, so we have the ability to train additional Learning Facilitators, if needed.In January, Judo Canada held a Learning Facilitators‘ course, where 6 BC coaches were trained on thenew Long Term Athlete Development Model material: John Huntley, Russell Ko, Renee Hock, BruceKamstra, Fred Gietz and Bruce Fingarson. Currently John Huntley, Russell Ko and myself are certified,with the others working toward their certification.The first DA course was run in Kamloops in June using the new LTADM material with 15 coachesparticipating and we have just concluded our second DA course in Prince George with 14 coachesattending that course. The currently scheduled upcoming courses are as follows:27, 28 November, 2010 – DA course in Victoria (hosted by the Victoria Judo Club)15, 16 January, 2011 – DA course in Delta (hosted by the Delta Kaigan Judo Club)25, 26, 27 March, 2011 – DI course in Kamloops (hosted by the Aberdeen Judo Academy)I have received inquires for additional courses around the province, and all that is needed is a minimumof 10 people willing to participate, and we will work hard to add those courses to the currentschedule. In addition to the courses, we have successfully completed numerous on mat evaluationsfor both DA and DI certifications this year.I know that current coaching records are not up to date at the CAC, and I am working to correctthis issue. Unfortunately they are month behind in data entry, but have hired new people to work onthis problem.In closing, I believe we have the right material, with the right people to promote and increase thelevel and abilities of our current and new coaches. Giving our coaches new tools to be more effectivein the important roles they uphold in dojos around BC. My mandate for the committee is topromote coaching in BC by providing a positive, constructive environment to achieve new levels ofsuccess for both our coaches and our athletes in BC.