The following clinic is in NJ. But I thought some of
you might be interested in this clinic. (See email
below).

NOTE: This is on the same date as my tournament in
West Palm Beach, FL and the National Junior Olympics
in New Mexico.

Yours In Judo,
David J. Ellis

--- MizunoFuji@... wrote:
> From: MizunoFuji@...
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:03:45 EDT
> Subject: Yamashita clinic - July 19
> To: MizunoFuji@...
>
> We are honored to announce the most famous judoka in
> the world will visit us
> this summer.   See attached for more information
> about attending this special
> clinic and seminar.
>
> From the book:  50 GREAT CHAMPIONS:
>
> "Yasuhiro Yamashita is Japan's most succesful
> competitor with an unbroken
> record of 203 wins.  His is Olympic Gold medalist
> (Los Angeles), 4 World
> Championship titles, and 9-time All Japan Champion
> starting at age 19.  
>
> At 5'11" and 127 kg, he was not particularly tall
> and frequently dwarfed by
> larger Europeans and Japanese, but his clear
> technical control and natural
> physical balance, along with his spirit and
> determination made him a champion. 
> Friendly and helpful in the dojo, even when a
> competitor, he was a different
> personality in competition - and sometimes in
> randori.  He smiled a lot, but he
> once said: "If people could tell from my face what
> was in my heart when I did
> judo, no one would practise with me."
>
> He retired at 28 and went on to become manager of
> the Japanese team, and saw
> it through Atlanta and Sydney with some excellent
> results.  He helped guide
> the Japanese team to new training methods,
> incorporating modern ideas while
> keeping traditional methods.
>
> Mr. Yamashita is quoted:  "My record of 528 wins, 16
> defeats and 15 draws,
> ... surprises me even today...."
>
> PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL.  ENQUIRIES
> ABOUT THE CLINIC CAN BE
> DIRECTED TO Judorustyk@...
>
> Thank you.
>
>

> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream
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