I not only want to Thank all the athletes that competed
but all the people that worked the 2005 U.S. Open Judo
Championships.

Athletes from Florida that placed are (I am sorry if I
miss any that are currently working out of Florida, my
intentions is to try to get them all but am not always
successful):

Men 55kg
3rd, Hiram Cruz, Jacksonville, FL

Men 66kg
5th, Jean-Pierre Choy, North Lauderdale, FL/PER

Men +100 kg
1st, Anthony "Pooh" Turner Jr., Miami, FL

Women 44kg
1st, Veronica Prado, North Lauderdale, FL
2nd, Daimisy Porras, North Lauderdale, FL

Women 52kg
5th, Franchesca Durand, North Lauderdale, FL


(See complete results below)
________________________________

U.S. Open Judo Championships Results
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

October 1, 2005
_______________

Women 63 kg
1. Ronda Rousey (Scotia, N.Y.)
2. Ikumi Tanimoto (JPN)
3. Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio)
3. Jessica Garcia (PUE)
5. Kristen Allen (Springfield, Va.)
5. Isabelle Pearson (CAN)

Women 70kg
1. Katie Mocco (Scotia, N.Y.)
2. Emilie-Claude Leroux (CAN)
3. Jaclyn Feuerschwenger (Linden, N.J.)
3. Fraser Bowslaugh (CAN)
5. Tomoyo Yoshinaga (Warrenville, Ill.)
5. Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis.)

Women 78kg
1. Marylise Levesque (CAN)
2. Andree Bijould (CAN)
3. Molly O'Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif.)
3. Leidi German (DOM)
5. Yildirim Zarife (TUR)
5. Chiao-Wen Chen (Chinese Taipei)

Women +78kg
1. Kei Eguchi (JPN)
2. Melissa Mojica (PUE)
3. Eva Smith (Fall River, Mass.)
3. Olia Berger (CAN)
5. Charmaine Alsager (Black Earth, Wis.)
5. Sylvia Hausot (CAN)

Men 81kg
1. Tyler Boras (CAN)
2. Alexandre Emond (CAN)
3. Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass.)
3. Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
5. Travis Stevens (Tacoma, Wash.)
5. Bandi Davaadorj (MON)

Men 90kg
1. Bobby Rich (GBR)
2. Sylwester Gawel (POL)
3. Maxime Roberge (CAN)
3. Adam Daniel (ROM)
5. Michael Pedro (Lynn, Mass.)
5. Maje Omagbaluwaje (NGR)

Men 100kg
1. Alexandru Ciupe (CAN)
2. Denis Utkin (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
3. Carlos Santiago (PUE)
3. Scott Edward (CAN)
5. Thierry Lemair (CAN)
5. Carl Trottier (CAN)

Men +100 kg
1. Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla.)
2. Travis McAlpine (CAN)
3. Daniel McCormick (Arlington, Texas)
3. Jonathan Leonhardt (San Jose, Calif.)
5. Claudio Zupo (MEX)
5. Pablo Figueroa (PUE)


October 2, 2005
_______________
Women 44kg
1.  Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
2.  Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla.)

Women 48kg
1.  Alexandra Dumitru (ROM)
2.  Isabel Latulippe (CAN)
3.  Ann Shiraishi  (Elk Grove, Calif.)
3.  Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif.)
5.  Lolita Dagher (CAN)
5.  Bianca Ockendal (CAN)

Women 52kg
1.  Aluas Iona-Maria (ROM)
2.  Kimi Suda (CAN)
3.  Carrie Chandler (Scotia, N.Y.)
3.  Jayne Clason (GBR)
5.  Louise Renicks (GBR)
5.  Franchesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla.)

Women 57kg
1.  Valerie Gotay (Temecula, Calif.)
2.  Marti Malloy (San Jose, Calif.)
3.  Joliane Melancon (CAN)
3.  Francoise Nguelle (CAN)
5.  Bridgette Taennler (SUI)
5.  Shana Sugiura (San Jose, Calif.)

Men 55kg
1.  Carlos Tenesaca (ECU)
2.  Andrew Taylor (Plano, Texas)
3.  Julien Paradis (CAN)
3.  Hiram Cruz (Jacksonville, Fla.)
5.  Jeremy Williams (CAN)
5.  Enrique Cruz (MEX)

Men 60kg
1.  James Millar (GBR)
2.  Taraje Williams-Murray (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
3.  Philip Rogan (GBR)
3.  Aarturo Ceniceros (MEX)
5.  Juan Barahona (ECU)
5.  Gonzalo Ibanez (CAN)

Men 66kg
1.  Roberto Ibanez (ECU)
2.  Daniel Santos (BRA)
3.  Kenny Hashimoto (Northglenn, Colo.)
3.  Michal Popiel (CAN)
5.  Taylor Takata (Brownsville, Texas)
5.  Jean-Pierre Choy (North Lauderdale, Fla./PER)

Men 73kg
1.  Nicholas Tritton (CAN)
2.  Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
3.  Alessandro Colli (BRA)
3.  Radu Brestyan (Medway, Mass.)
5.  Melvin Mendez (PUE)
5.  Daniel Irvine (CAN)

I know this has nothing to do with Florida Judo but it
does have to do with Judo.  Several people (from
Florida) were asking if there is an article on Miss
Fukuda.  See e-mail below.

--- Jerry Dooley <dooley@...> wrote:

> From: "Jerry Dooley" <dooley@...>
> To: "David Ellis OR Alicia Ellis"
> <AWEJUDO@...>
> Subject: Article on Miss Fukuda
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:49:46 -0400
>
> David,

> The October issue of O magazine has a two page
> article on Miss Keiko Fukuda. You may want to pass
> this info to our members.
>
> Jerry Dooley

See message below about the US Open in Ft. Lauderdale
next weekend (Oct. 1 and 2, 2005)

---------------------------------------------------

USA Judo to Conduct First Ever LIVE Webcast of U.S.
Open

In response to the success from the video on demand
webcast of the USA Judo National Junior Olympic
Championships in July, USA Judo is pleased to announce
that the medal matches of the U.S. Open will be
available for viewing by judo fans around the world,
October 1-2 beginning at 6 p.m. EST.  As athletes from
more than 20 nations, including many from South
America, will be participating, we will be offering
this experience with commentary in both English and
Spanish.  Visit http://www.livesportsvideo.com to tune in to
this ground-breaking event and root on your favorite
judoka.

-----Original Message-----
From: Florida_Judo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Florida_Judo@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 12:01 AM
To: Florida_Judo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Florida_Judo] FJI Meeting, 9/23/2005, 12:00 am

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Please disregard because this meeting has been
postponed (I forgot to take it out of the calendar,
thus the reminder).

Yours In Judo,
David J. Ellis

--- Florida_Judo@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>
>  Reminder from the Calendar of Florida_Judo
>  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Florida_Judo/cal
>
> FJI Meeting
> Friday September 23, 2005
> All Day
> (This event does not repeat.)
> Event Location: FIU GOLDEN PANTHER ARENA
> Street: 11200 SW 8 Street
> City, State, Zip: Miami, FL
>
> Notes:
> Executive Meeting starts: 7:00 PM
> General Meeting starts: 8:00 PM
>
> FJI Secretary, Mirta Del Sol Brito
> mdbrito@...
>
>
>
> Set up birthday reminders!
>
>
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(See e-mail below)

--- Gerry Navarro <Gerrynavarro@...> wrote:

> From: Gerry Navarro <Gerrynavarro@...>
> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:18:31 EDT
> Subject: US Open Sr
> To: David Ellis <awejudo@...>
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just to let you know that three clubs (Budokan,
> Hashiro and West Palm  Beach)
> have confirmed participating/working as technical
> official (Table  workers).
> Several individual have requested to also work.
> Everyone needs to be at
> the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday during the
> technical  meeting if you are
> going to work.  Any question feel free to email  me
> or call me 786-402-3627.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Gerry
>

(see e-mail and attachment, NOTE: Only those who's
account is "Individual E-MAIL" will receive the
attachments)

--- 4boswell@... wrote:

> From: 4boswell@...
> To: AWEJUDO@...
> Subject: FW: Ju-jitsu and Judo seminar
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:08:27 +0000
>
>
>
> I would like to announce that we will be hosting a
> Ju-Jitsu and Judo seminar
> at the Sarasota YMCA on September the 24th. The
> seminar Instructor will be
> Lt. Col. (Retired) Bruce Bethers, the President of
> the United States
> Ju-Jitsu Federation. Please see the attached Flyer
> for details. You can
> pre-register with me, just fill out the attached
> form/waiver and return it
> to me with the proper fee made out to the USJJF. You
> can also register at
> the door the day of the event. Please e-mail me with
> the number of people
> that are attending, so that we may accommodate you.
> This is the first USJJF
> seminar in Sarasota, so don't miss this opportunity.
> There will be a raffle
> for a new GI and several other prizes as well. I
> hope to see everyone
> there.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Earl DelValle
> Nokido Ju-Jitsu and Judo
> 4258 Mermel Cir.
> Northport, Fl. 34286
>
> From:    "EARL DELVALLE" <budobug@...>
> Subject:    Ju-jitsu and Judo seminar
> Date:    Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:19:24 +0000
>

(see e-mail below from FJI Sec. Mirta Brito)

--- "Brito, Mirta D." <mdbrito@...> wrote:

From: "Brito, Mirta D." <mdbrito@...>
To: 'David Ellis OR Alicia Ellis'
<AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: FJI Sept. 23, 2005 MEETING
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:40:21 -0400

Hi David,

Please e-mail the attached notice to all FJI
memebers.

Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention

-----------------------------------------------------
Florida Judo Inc.
State Governing Body for the Sport of Judo

Nestor Bustillo, President
Jhonny Prado, Executive Vice President
Patricia Campo, Treasurer
Mirta Del Sol Brito, Secretary/Sanction Chairperson

September 8, 2005



To:  FLORIDA JUDO INC MEMBERS

Ref:   September 23, 2005 Meeting



Due to Hurricane Katrina the September 23, meeting
will be postponed to a later date; we will be
notifying you in the next 10 to 15 days.

We sincerely, appreciate your patience.

The e-mail below does affect some of the Florida Judokas.
(See e-mail below)

--- Hope Kennedy <hope@...> wrote:

Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:03:27 -0500
From: Hope Kennedy <hope@...>
To: <AWEJUDO@...>,
Subject: CANCELLATION OF USJA NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM --
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE



We regret to announce that the USJA National
Symposium scheduled for February 16-20, 2006, has been
cancelled due to the recent devastation of New Orleans
by Hurricane Katrina.  As part of the relief effort,
Carnival Cruise Line is making the Sensation and two
other cruise ships available to house those left
homeless by the storm, and they have cancelled cruises
on these vessels for the next six months.  Carnival
will be sending refunds to all those who have made
cruise deposits in the next two to four weeks.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those whose
lives have been upended by this disaster.   We urge
everyone who is able to contribute to the relief
effort--the need is great.

We will set another date and location for the
Symposium later this year.   If you are interested in
hosting the Symposium, or if you have a suggestion for
a venue, please contact me at Hope@....


Hope Kennedy
Chairperson, Symposium Organization Committee

(See e-mail below)

--- Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:15:04 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
> From: Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...>
> To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
> Subject: Fwd: US Open Senior Judo Championships
> message #1
>
> Hi David
>
> Please inform your database that we have three clubs
> which have comfirmed and will be handeling a table.
> As of right now we need one more.  Budokan,
> Ki-Itsu-Sai and West Palm Beach are the teams which
> have comfirmed.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gerry
>

(See e-mail below)

--- Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:34:04 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
> From: Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...>
> To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
> Subject: Fwd: US Open Senior Judo Championships
> Message #2
>
> Hi David
>
> Please forward this to everyone especially those who
> have confirmed working a table.  Pat (tournament
> Director) advised that they will not be providing
> any rooms nor perks for the workers.  If this is
> still okay with you please advise ASAP as she needs
> to know so that she can make other araingements.
>
> Gerry
>

Congrats to all the Floridians that participated in
this event and especially those that placed in this
event.

NOTE: The list is TOO long and would double the length
of this e-mail.  Therefore, see the complete results
below.


Nicole.Jomantas@... wrote:---------------------

From: Nicole.Jomantas@...
To:   awejudo@...
Subject: 2005 Ladder Results

For Immediate Release
September 4, 2005

Contact: Nicole Jomantas, (719) 271-9937, cell
Nicole.Jomantas@...

(Miami, Fla.) – Watching 17-year-old Bobby Lee (North
Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/81kg) fight – and win –
match after match at Sunday’s Ladder Tournament at
Florida International University, one starts to
wonder: “Does the guy ever lose?”

The answer to that question: Not recently. Today’s win
marks Lee’s third senior title in just over a week as
he won the 73kg division at Saturday’s Fall Classic
National Championships as well as the same division at
last week’s Golden State Open in Glendora, Calif.

The trio of wins are Lee’s first titles on the senior
level while he has swept through the junior circuit
winning the Triple Crown of Judo (three junior
national championship events) as well as the Junior
U.S. Open in August.

His success at the Ladder, a senior elite level point
tournament where athletes who do not already have
points in the weight class that they enter compete for
national ranking points, also guarantees him an
invitation to the Senior U.S. Open, October 1-2 in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. where he will compete against a
world-class field at an event that draws Olympians and
World Team members from more than 15 countries each
year.

“I think [the U.S. Open] will be hard, but I’m looking
forward to it,” said Lee who recently moved with his
family from Hatfield, Pa. to North Lauderdale to train
with 2004 Pan American Juvenile Judo Championships
Coach Jhonny Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla.)

Since his club’s creation in 2000, Prado has trained
some of the top young talent in the United States as
well as athletes from South America.

In fact, Lee is one of three athletes, all from
Ki-Itsu-Sai, to win gold medals at both the Ladder and
Saturday’s Fall Classic National Championships. Lee’s
teammate Jeanette Rodriguez (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
won 52kg division Sunday at the Ladder to go with her
48kg title from the Fall Classic while Francesca
Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla.) completed the same
feat, first at 52kg Saturday and then moving up to
57kg Sunday.

And in addition to his weekend collection of hardware,
Lee also was named Outstanding Male Player of the
Tournament as he went undefeated in his division
before throwing local athlete Shawn Blakey (Miami,
Fla./Florida International University Judo Club) for
Ippon in less than a minute in the final.

Seventeen-year-old Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills,
N.Y./Judo America) avenged her bronze medal finish at
the Fall Classic at 57kg by winning both the gold
medal at 63kg and winning Outstanding Female Player of
the tournament honors.

In doing so, Martin defeated Wendy Scholz (Iowa City,
Iowa/Judo America) twice in the double elimination
final.

Saturday Scholz had shut Martin out of the 57kg finals
en route to her gold medal win and her own Outstanding
Female Player of the tournament award.

“Yesterday was a big motivator for me,” Martin said.
“I hate losing and it made me want to come back today
and do better.”

Martin’s coach Jim Hrbek, praised the advances made by
the teen recently.

“Hannah’s made tremendous progress this year.
Obviously she was disappointed yesterday, but she
pulled it back together and had a great day,” said
Hrbek the 1992 Olympic Women’s Judo Team Coach and USA
Judo Junior Committee Chairman. “It’s easy to win when
you’re having a good day, but to come back and win is
even more impressive.”

For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, USA
Judo Director of Communications and Media Relations,
at (719) 271-9937. Photos are available on request.

Medal winners are as follows:
Female 48kg
1. Brenna Clark (Hercules, Calif./Okubo Judo Club)
2. Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
3. Patricia Henley (Bartlett, Tenn./Kim’s Martial
Arts)

Female 52kg
1. Jeanette Rodriguez (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Tara Clark (Hercules, Calif./Okubu Judo Club)
3. Ann Shiraishi (Elk Grove, Calif./East Bay Judo
Institute)

Female 57kg
1. Francesca Durand (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla./Budokan Judo)
3. Gabrielle Baez (North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)

Female 63kg
1. Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Judo America)
2. Wendy Scholz (Iowa City, Iowa/Judo America)
3. Jessica Wooldridge (N. Richland Hills, Texas/Texas
A&M University)

Male 55kg
1. Robert Cockey (Largo, Fla./St. Pete Judo Club)

Male 60kg
1. Aaron Kunihiro (Covina, Calif./San Gabriel Judo)
2. Jean Pierre Durand (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
3. Hiram Cruz (Jacksonville, Fla./Ryu Judo)

Male 66kg
1. AJ Silverman (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Club)
2. Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
Club)
3. Rafael Ramos (Union City, N.J./Camal Judo Club)

Male 73kg
1. Francisco Alejandro (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Takeshi Young (San Jose, Calif./San Jose State)
3. Daniel Oshima (Sommerville, Mass./Tohokin)

Male 81kg
1. Bobby Lee (North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Shawn Blakey (Miami, Fla./Florida International
University Judo)
3. Akin Kurtulan (Plano, Texas/Okuri Judo)

Male 90kg
1. Colin Burns (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
2. Sin Yuko (Glennville, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Club)
3. Andrew Powell (Pocatello, Idaho/USA Stars of Salt
Lake City)

Male 100kg
1. Ladishao Brborich (Miami, Fla./Florida
International University Judo)
1. David Chapman (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Club)
2. Robert Santiago (Orange Park, Fla./Judo Ryu)
3. Ryan Schilling (Charleston, SC/Samurci Judo)

Male 100+kg
1. Liam Brien (Brandon, Fla./Tampa Judo)
2. Timothy Harmeling (Babson Park, Fla./GE Judo)
3. Adam Green (Atlanta, Ga./AJA)

-end-

(see e-mail below from Gerry Navarro)

--- Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...> wrote:

Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:02:34 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Gerry Navarro <gerryn@...>
To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: US Open Senior Judo Championships

Hi David


Re: US Open Senior Judo Championships

Like to open this up, please email everyone in your
database.  We are looking for technical scoring
table workers or clubs.  First come first serve.  We
only need four tables to be worked. Also anyone
interested in assisting in anyway please also
advise.


Thanks

Gerry Navarro

Congrats to all the Floridians that competed and
especially to those that placed at this event.

NOTE: If I listed them all this e-mail would be doubly
long because of the amount of winners from Florida.
Therefore, see e-mail below for the complete results.

--- Nicole.Jomantas@... wrote:

Subject: Fall Classic Results
From: Nicole.Jomantas@...
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 06:26:53 -0600


Junior Athletes Dominate Fall Classic Nationals
(Miami, Fla.)
A look at the final results from Saturday's Fall
Classic National Championships reads like a who's who
of junior judo players as some of the top young
judokas in the country made their presence known at
this Senior D Level Elite Tournament, one of the top
four judo tournaments in the nation.

Similar to the summer junior season, Jhonny Prado?s
(North Lauderdale, Fla.) Ki-Itsu-Sai athletes claimed
four of 16 gold medals and nine medals overall.

Ki-Itsu-Sai's Jeanette Rodriguez (North Lauderdale,
Fla./48kg.), Bobby Lee (North Lauderdale, Fla./73kg.)
and Francesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla.) all won
the Triple Crown of Judo (three different junior
National Championship Events) and the Junior U.S. Open
in the months prior to their wins today.

For 15-year-old Rodriguez, Saturday's results add to
both her #2 national senior ranking as well as her #1
national junior ranking behind 2005 World Team member
Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif./East Bay Judo
Institute)

"Today went really well," Rodriguez said. "There's
still room for improvement though and there's some
things I want to work on and some techniques I'd like
to see get better."

As the second-ranked athlete in her division,
Rodriguez also looks ahead to future competition,
including the E-Level Dallas Invitational in
November and the 2006 Pan American Junior
Championships to be held in March in Miami, as well as
beyond.

"Sayaka's definitely the top of 48s right now, but I
hope one day to be able to make an Olympic Team," she
said.

Lee's division was one of the largest in the
tournament, including #2 ranked Richard Cohen (Buffalo
Grove, Ill./Cohen's Judo) who lost in his
fourth round to eventual bronze medalist Bobby
Yamashita (Northglenn, Colo./Northglenn Judo Club).
Lee also defeated former World Team Member
Taylor Takata (Wahaiawa, Hawaii/Brownsville CODP) by
Ippon during his undefeated day. The 17-year-old
continues to rapidly climb the senior roster, claiming
his second win in as many weeks following last week's
victory at the Golden State Open.

Durand recovered from a loss to Natalie LaFon
(National City, Calif./Judo America), a silver
medalist at the 2005 National Championships, in her
third round to defeat LaFon twice in the finals and
claim gold.

Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla.) won the
44kg. round-robin contest over Ki-Itsu-Sai teammate
Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla.)

Youth wasn't the only story of the day as 2004
Olympian Rhadi Ferguson (Boca Raton,
Fla./IntoCombat/100kg.) finished his judo career with
one final gold medal

"I wanted to establish myself as the best 100kg.
player in the country and that's just what I did,"
Ferguson said.

Although Ferguson fought his last match today, he
will continue to be involved in the judo community as
a trainer for judo players and mixed martial artists.

One of Ferguson's former rivals at 100kg., 34-year-old
Michael Prieditis (Raeford, N.C./Fayetteville Fort
Bragg Judo Club) upgraded to the heavyweight division
(+100kg.) prior to the Fall Classic, but fell short
of winning his new class as he lost in the final to
2004 World Junior Team member J. Daniel McCormick
(Arlington, Texas/Bedford Kodoka).

Outstanding Male and Female Players of the Tournament
were Athens Olympian Rick Hawn (Wakefield,
Mass./Pedro's Judo Club/81kg.) and Wendy Scholz
(Iowa City, Iowa/Judo America/57kg.)

Hawn went undefeated in his division while Scholz
defeated Angelica Delgado (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai) twice in the double elimination
final.

Tomorrow, more than 150 athletes will compete in the
Ladder Tournament, a senior elite level point
tournament (Level E) where athletes who do not
already have points in the weight class that they
enter compete for national ranking points and placers
qualify for spots in the U.S. Open, October 1-2 in Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.  This tournament is considered to be
the first step for elite athletes as they enter a
new weight division and have the opportunity to be
scouted by national level coaches.

Who:    150+ elite judo players.

What:   Fall Classic National Championships and
Ladder Tournament

When:   September 4:  10 a.m. ? 6 p.m., preliminary
and final matches (Ladder)

Please note: Matches run consecutively, concluding
time is approximate.

Where: Florida International University, Golden
Panther Arena, Miami, Fla.

For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, USA
Judo Director of Communications and Media Relations,
at (719) 271-9937.
Medal winners are as follows:
> Female 44kg
> 1.      Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 2.      Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 3.      Adela Garcia (Corpus Christi, Texas/Texas
> A&M)
>
> Female 48kg
> 1.      Jeanette Rodriguez (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 2.      Ann Shiraishi (Elk Grove, Calif./East Bay
> Judo Institute)
> 3.      Tabitha Lum (San Jose, Calif./San Jose
> State)
>
> Female 52kg
> 1.      Francesca Durand (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 2.      Natalie LaFon (National City, Calif./Judo
> America)
> 3.      Nicki Shultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee Judo
> Club)
>
> Female 57kg
> 1.      Wendy Scholz (Iowa City, Iowa/Judo America)
> 2.      Angelina Delgado (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 3.      Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Judo
> America)
>
> Female 63kg
> 1.      Ashlie Martini (Chicago, Ill./Tohkon)
> 2.      Kristen Allan (Springfield, Va./Sport Judo)
> 3.      Anastasia Krivosta (Smithtown,
> N.Y./Smithtown YMCA)
>
> Female 70kg
> 1.      Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis./Welcome Mat)
> 2.      Cleo Grinberg (Tarrytown, N.Y./Spartak
> Sports Club)
> 3.      Haley Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben
> Martin Judo Club)
>
> Female 78kg
> 1.      Nina Cutro Kelly (Albany, N.Y./Judo America)
> 2.      Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y./Judo America)
>
> Female +78kg
> 1.      Brittini Bradford (Land O'Lakes, Fla./St.
> Pete Judo)
> 2.      Eva Smith (Fall River, Mass./Taki Gawa)
>
> Male 55kg
> 1.      Andrew Taylor (Covina, Calif./San Gabriel
> Judo)
> 2.      Dariel Porras (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)\
>
> Male 60kg
> 1.      Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
> Judo Club)
> 2.      Rafael Ramos (Union City, N.J./Camal Judo)
> 3.      Joseph Hasmimoto (Thornton, Colo./Northglenn
> Judo Club)
>
> Male 66kg
> 1.      Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo./Northglenn
> Judo Club)
> 2.      Joshua O?Neil (Colorado Springs, Colo./OTC
> Judo Club)
> 3.      Francisco Alejandro (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
>
> Male 73kg
> 1.      Bobby Lee (North Lauderdale,
> Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 2.      Radu Brestyan (Wakefield, Mass./Pedro?s Judo
> Club)
> 3.      Bobby Yamashita (Northglenn,
> Colo./Northglenn Judo Club)
>
> Male 81kg
> 1.      Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass./Pedro?s Judo
> Club)
> 2.      Sin Yuko (Glennville, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
> Club)
> 3.      Alejandro Masias (Denver, Colo./Northglenn
> Judo Club)
>
> Male 90kg
> 1.      Shintaro Higashi (Scarsdale, N.Y./Kokushi
> Budo Institute)
> 2.      Joshua White (Decatur, Ga./ |Kokora Tatsu)
> 3.      Phillip Farabaugh (Pittsburgh, Pa./South
> Hills Juco)
>
> Male 100kg
> 1.      Rhadi Ferguson (Boca Raton, Fla./Into
> Combat)
> 2.      Adler Volmar (North
> Lauderdale,Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
> 3.      Timothy Harmeling (Babson Park, Fla./GE
> Judo)
>
> Male +100kg
> 1.      J. Daniel McCormick (Arlington,
> Texas/Bedford Kodoka)
> 2.      Michael Prieditis (Raeford,
> N.C./Fayetteville Fort Bragg Judo
> Club)
> 3.      Adam Blackburn (Salt Lake City, Utah/USA
> Stars of Salt Lake)
>
> Nicole Jomantas
> Director of Communications and Media Relations
> USA Judo
> One Olympic Plaza Suite 505
> Colorado Springs, CO 80909
> (719) 866-4732

See e-mail below from Jhonny Prado of Ki-Itsu-Sai
(Florida) about their results in the Golden States.

--- Jhonny Prado <Chata29@...> wrote:

To: "David  Ellis" <AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: Ki-Itsu-Sai Results from Golden States.

David please can you post it on your judo group
From: Jhonny Prado <Chata29@...>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:10:59 +0000 GMT

Daimisy Porras. 44 kg. Seniors.    Gold.
Jeanette Rodriguez. 48 kg Seniors Gold.
Francesca Durand. 52 kg. Seniors. Gold.
Veronica Prado. 44 kg. Seniors. Silver.
Sofia Aliendo. 57 kg. Seniors.  Silver.
Ronnie Talledo. 60 kg. Seniors.  Gold.
Bobby Lee.  73 kg. Seniors.  Gold.
Dariel Porras. 55 kg seniors. Bronze.
Julian Prado.  66 kg Seniors.  Bronze.
Miguel Ballesteros. 60 kg Senior 5th.
Jean Pierre Durand. 60 kg senior 5th.

J U N I O R.       D I V I S I O N S.
Gabriella Prado. 5-6. Light Gold.
Gabiella Prado. 6-7. Light Gold.
Dariel Porras 13-14. Light Gold.
Miguel Ballesteros. 13-14 Heavy Gold.
Angelica Delgado.  13-16 Medium Gold.
Danielle Greenstein 13-16 Medium Bronze.

1st PLACE. SENIOR. CLUB POINTS.
1st PLACE.  GOLDEN. STATE. TROPHY.
1st PLACE   TEAM! FEMALE. 13-14.
2nd PLACE.  TEAM. SENIOR MEN.

Thanks David

(See e-mail below)

--- Chris Rasmussen <4boswell@...> wrote:

From: Chris Rasmussen <4boswell@...>
To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: FW: clinic Sept 3rd ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:23:58 +0000

David, Will you please redistribute this Sept 3rd
Clinic? I have had a number of inquiries regarding
ages.
Chris Rasmussen, Sarasota Judo Institute

ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!

____________________________________________________

Judo Clinic and Randori

When: Saturday September 3rd. 12:30 PM to 3:30PM
Beginning of Labor Day Weekend

Where: Sarasota Judo Institute
(Frank Berlin YMCA, Our Home)
1075 S. Euclid Ave.
Sarasota Fl. 34237

Who: All are welcome. There is no charge. We are
helping to help those who choose
to become better judokas. At our Easter Saturday
clinic we hosted over 70 judokas.

What: This is a clinic put on by Sensei’s from all
over Florida. We will be doing approximately 1 1/2
hour of clinics rotating to new techniques
(favorites of the sensei teaching each 15 minute
session) and 1 hour of randori changing players every
3 minutes.

Contact Information: Chris Rasmussen - email-
4boswell@...
Or cell 941-374-5777

Directions: I-75 exit 210 Fruitville Rd. (Sarasota)
West to Tuttle Ave (approximately 3 miles) Left, South
to Bahia Vista (about 1/2 mile) Right, to Euclid Ave
(approximately 2 blocks) Right, then right into
parking lot entrance on right.

I was asked to pass on the following below.

--------------------------------------------
2005 Southeastern Judo Championships

http://www.kinofuda.com/sejudo0905.pdf

Hosted By:
Budokan Judo Parents Association
2613 W 76 St. Hialeah, Fl. 33016

Date:
Saturday, September 17, 2005

Time:
11:00 AM  Junior and Senior Competitors
1:30 PM  Masters Competitors

Location:
Broward Community College
3501 SW Davie Road
Davie, FL 33314

Eligibility:
Open to all current members of USJF, USJI or the USJA
MUST show proof of current membership

Entry Fee:
$40.00
Make checks payable to: "Budokan Judo Parents
Association"
(Mail to 2613 W 76 St. Hialeah, Fl. 33016) NO REFUNDS

Awards:
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Medals (Singles)
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Trophies (Teams)

Junior Division:
Low: White & Yellow
High: All above White and Yellow

Head Referees:
Hector Estevez & Raul Sutherland

Tournament Directors:
Evelio Garcia & Roberto Pacheco

Weigh In:
Friday, September 16, 2005 at Budokan Judo Club
2613 W. 76th Street Hialeah, Fl. 33016
from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Tournament site: Saturday September 17, 2005
from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Rules:
I.J.F. Double Elimination: Current IJF rules with the
following modifications: No chokes for 13 & under
No arm bars for 16 and under.

Sanctioned By:
U.S.J.F.

For Information Call:
Budokan Judo at (305) 826-0355
Evelio Garcia at (305) 303-4341
Roberto Gil (305) 621-3094

(see e-mail below from Sensei Michael Furuya about
Sensei Guy Matthews)

--- Michael Furuya <wackediam@...> wrote:

Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:20:06 -0000
From: "Michael Furuya" <wackediam@...>
To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: Sensei Guy Matthew's

Sensei Guy Matthews was a life long student of
Judo. He took the time from his family life to teach
Judo to a bunch of kids and adults that learned the
traditional ways of this sport.  Sensei Guy Matthews
and Sensei George Nakamura taught in the Northeast
Florida region for over 30 years. Their life long
teachings has changed the lives of many people to be
better judoka's, students,and parents. For all that
knew Sensei Guy Matthews, you knew that when he
spoke with you, he was always smiling, giving advice,
or making a joke. He had a multitude of friends
throughout the state of Florida and I know that
everyone that knew him will truly miss him and his
sense of humor.
Mrs. Matthews would like to thank everyone in the
Judo family for their prayers. If any Judo Club would
like to send a card to Mrs. Matthews please send it
to:
  Michael Furuya
  5956 Buckley Drive
  Jacksonville, Florida 32244
I am sure that Mrs. Matthews will enjoy the cards
as well as seeing how much her husband has affected
the life's of all Florida Judoka's.

Thank you all for your time in reading this post.
God Bless you all and your families.


Respectfully,
Sensei Michael Furuya

(See e-mail below of Boca Raton's Rhadi Ferguson.)

--- Rhadi Ferguson <rfergusonticom@...> wrote:

Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:17:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rhadi Ferguson <rfergusonticom@...>
Subject: Sunday's Sun Sentinel Article on Florida
Judo's own Rhadi Ferguson
To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>


Cash crunch challenges judo star

Sharon Robb
Sports Columnist
August 21, 2005

Rhadi Ferguson of Boca Raton is a victim of
circumstances and and U.S. Olympic budget woes.

One of judo's most colorful athletes, Ferguson, 30,
was ranked No. 1 and represented the United States
at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

Ferguson qualified for the Sept. 8-11 World Judo
Championships in Cairo, Egypt. It was to be his last
major event, but he's not going.

Without funding from the U.S. Olympic Committee,
Ferguson gave up his spot on the team because he
can't afford the $3,500 trip.

His car broke down two weeks ago, and he is still
paying off credit card debt incurred while trying to
qualify for the 2004 Games. The Howard University
star in track, football and wrestling gave up a
$70,000 job with Texas Instruments to chase his
Olympic dream for six years.

He's now a full-time trainer and co-owner of
INTOCOMBAT at the Institute of Human Performance in
Boca Raton.

USA Judo executive director Jose Rodriguez said
Friday that Ferguson's spot on the team will be
offered to the next available athlete.

Ferguson injured his shoulder and had surgery after
the Athens Games. He couldn't compete in any major
judo tournaments to be ranked, a stipulation for
funding, Rodriguez said.

Ferguson said he was told he would receive some
funding based on past performance, including his
Olympic appearance. He was also an alternate at the
2000 Olympics.

"There is no way for us to make an exception,"
Rodriguez said. "He didn't meet the requirements.
It's unfortunate we can't help him, but if we bent
the rules for him, we would have to for everyone
else on the team. Rhadi has always been a great
representative of the sport. If I were him, I would
be disappointed, too. I know he worked hard and
sacrificed."

If Rodriguez, a former South Florida resident and
track coach named executive director four months
ago, has his way there will be more money for
athletes training for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He
is launching the Adopt-An-Athlete program in judo
where companies, professionals and private citizens
can finance athletes through tax-deductible
donations.

"If we followed the Olympic mandate, we would only
fund athletes who win medals," Rodriguez said. "We
want to be able to send all our athletes to
tournaments to get the experience for the Olympics
and world championships."

Despite the lack of financial support, Ferguson
continues to be a spokesman and role model for the
sport. A few weeks ago, Ferguson, a USOC athlete rep
and Director of Operations for Florida Judo Inc., spent
the day talking with kids and passing out medals at
the Tropical Games of the Palm Beaches.

"There are droves of kids out there who have the
talent to make it in this sport, but they need the
support and leadership," Ferguson said. "I still
love this sport."

Sharon Robb can be reached at
srobb@....
Copyright (c) 2005, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Visit Sun-Sentinel.com





Regards,

Rhadi Ferguson, M.A.T., CSCS
http://www.rhadi.com

I just received a call telling me that Guy Matthews of
Jacksonville, FL passed away in May of this year.  Guy
will be missed.
I was NOT given any other information at this time. Sorry.

(See e-mail below)

--- Chris Rasmussen <4boswell@...> wrote:

From: Chris Rasmussen <4boswell@...>
To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
Subject: clinic Sept 3rd
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:20:49 +0000

David Attached is our Sept 3rd clinic and randori
session. Will you please distribute?
Chris Rasmussen
Sarasota Judo Institute

____________________________________________________

Judo Clinic and Randori

When: Saturday September 3rd. 12:30 PM to 3:30PM
Beginning of Labor Day Weekend

Where: Sarasota Judo Institute
        (Frank Berlin YMCA, Our Home)
        1075 S. Euclid Ave.
        Sarasota Fl. 34237

Who: All are welcome. There is no charge. We are
helping to help those who choose
to become better judokas. At our Easter Saturday
clinic we hosted over 70 judokas.

What: This is a clinic put on by Sensei’s from all
over Florida. We will be doing approximately 1 1/2
hour of clinics rotating to new techniques
(favorites of the sensei teaching each 15 minute
session) and 1 hour of randori changing players every
3 minutes.

Contact Information: Chris Rasmussen - email-
4boswell@...
	      Or cell 941-374-5777

Directions: I-75 exit 210 Fruitville Rd. (Sarasota)
West to Tuttle Ave (approximately 3 miles) Left, South
to Bahia Vista (about 1/2 mile) Right, to Euclid Ave
(approximately 2 blocks) Right,  then right into
parking lot entrance on right.

Mirta Del Sol Brito wrote the following e-mail message
and asked me to pass it on.

Mirta Del Sol Brito <mdbrito@...>
wrote:-

From: Mirta Del Sol Brito <mdbrito@...>
To: David Ellis <awejudo@...>
Subject: Next FJI Meeting
Date: August 19, 2005

Florida Judo, Inc.
State Governing Body for the Sport of Judo
Nestor Bustillo, President
Jhonny Prado, Executive Vice President
Patricia Campo, Treasurer
Mirta Del Sol Brito, Secretary/Sanction Chairperson
-Announcement-

The next Florida Judo, Inc.
Semi-Annual Meeting

will be held on Friday,
September 23, 2005

At

FIU GOLDEN PANTHER ARENA
located at
11200 SW 8 Street
Miami, Florida

Executive Meeting starts:  7:00 PM
General Meeting starts: 8:00 PM

Hope to see you there!!!!

Upcoming Judo Events within Florida:

DISCLAIMER:
I in NO WAY am representing FJI (Florida Judo, Inc.)
when I do these lists of upcoming Judo events. It is
the Coaches, Players, Officials, etc. responsibility
to verify if the event is sanctioned or not. You can
usually tell by asking for a sanction number and which
organization is sanctioning the event. I AM just
passing on the information that is passed on to me.
Thanks.
David J. Ellis



2005 Fall Classic and Ladder Tournament
http://www.usjudo.org/tournaments/2005fallclassic.htm
U.S.J.I. Sanction:  2005-005 and 2005-005A
September 2-4, 2005 (Friday and Sunday)
Location:
Florida International University (Golden Panther
Arena), 11200 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL
Point of Contact:
Nestor Bustillo
email:  nabustillo@...


2005 US Open Judo Championships
http://www.usjudo.org/tournaments/2005usopenrendezvous.htm
OR
http://www.usjudo.org/tournaments/2005usopenflyer.htm
[Sept. 28, USA Judo Executive Committee meeting,
Sept. 29, Committee and Subcommittee meetings,
Sept. 30, USA Judo Board of Directors meeting,
Sept. 30, Check in for US Open at Embassy Suites,
Oct. 1-2, Weigh-in for US Open,
Oct. 1-2, Competition for US Open,
Oct. 3-5, US. Open International Camp]
October 1-2, 2005 (Saturday and Sunday)
Location:
Venue:
Broward Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Host Hotel:
The Embassy Suites, 1100 Southeast 17th Street, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33316, 1-954-527-2700
Point of Contact:
Pat Nading-Amman
email:  patusajudo@...


2005 Disney Martial Arts Festival
http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/martialarts/events/detail?name\
=MartialArtsFestival2005EventInfoEventDetailPage
U.S.J.A. Sanctioned
October 28-29, 2005 (Friday and Saturday)
Location:
Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, FL
Point of Contact:
Mike Szrejter
561-496-7000 Delray
561-738-7704 Boynton
561-731-0243 Eves.
561-704-3414 Cell
email:  mikesz@...

(see e-mail below)

--- Alberto Fernandez <albertof@...> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:44:46 -0400 (EDT)
> From: alberto <albertof@...>
> To: David Ellis <AWEJUDO@...>
> Subject: Re: [Florida_Judo] Fwd: Updated Mr.
> Yasunori Ito (Judo Camp Clinician

---------------------------------
Dear David:

Could you send this message again.  Along with the
following message from me.

"The Florida Judo Yudanshakai would like to thank
everyone who attended the first session of the
Training Camp with Sensei Ito at Baragua Judo Kai this
past Wednesday.  Below is a list of all the training
sessions Mr. Ito will hold.  We hope you can join us
at the Yudanshai clubs listed below."


-----Original Message-----
From: David Ellis
Sent: Aug 11, 2005 8:19 AM
To: Florida Judo email distribution list
Subject: [Florida_Judo] Fwd: Updated Mr. Yasunori Ito
(Judo Camp Clinician)

(see e-mail below)

--- Maxine Lewers <malewers@...> wrote:

From: Maxine Lewers <malewers@...>
Subject: Updated Mr. Yasunori Ito (Judo Camp
Clinician)
To: David Ellis <awejudo@...>

David


On behalf of Evelio Garcia, would you please send the
following
information out to all Yahoo Florida_Judo Members?



MESSAGE



We would like to take this opportunity to inform
everyone about Mr. Yasunori Ito's availability as a
clinician for Judo classes.



Mr. Yasunori Ito is a 27-year-old 4th degree black
belt and a graduate of Toin Yokohama University in
Japan. He will be in the South Florida area to share
his wealth of information at several area dojos, to
include the following:





Date: Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 from 6:00 – 8:30
PM

Location: Baragua Judo Kai
251 B SW 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Contact: Alberto T. Fernandez
(786) 236-2780



Date: Thursday, August 11th, from 6:30– 8:00 PM

Location: American Top Team Judo
4631 Johnson Road Suite 1
Coconut Creek, Fl 33073
Contact: Carlos Diaz
(954) 425-0705 / (954) 240-4650



Date: Friday, August 12th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Location: Champion Martial Arts Judo Club
13810 SW 56th Street
Miami, FL
Contact: Angel Perez
(305) 385-0306 / (305)305-0102



Date: Sunday, August 14th, from 10:00 AM -2:30 PM

Location: Budokan Judo Club
2613 W. 76th Street
Hialeah, FL 33016
Contact: Evelio Garcia
(305) 826-0355



Date: Monday, August 15th, from 7:30 – 9:45PM

Location: West Palm Beach Judo Academy
9600 South Military Trail
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
Contact: Hector Vega
(561) 281-7902