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MJDA 2018 George Balch Memorial Golf Outing – Sunday, August 19, 2018

August 13, 2018

Please support Michigan Judo Development Association’s Annual golf fund raiser, held to honor the memory of one of Konan’s giants, Mr. George Balch.  If you can not attend, please consider a donation.

Sponsored by Michigan Judo Development Association, Inc.

Sunday, August 19, 2018. 10 am.

Rammler Golf Club
38180 Utica Road
Sterling Heights,MI 48312

 

Proceeds to Benefit:

  • USJF George C. Balch Scholarship Fund
  • Noboru Saito Judo Grant Fund
  • Judo Programs in Michigan – Travel Fund and Seminars

Everyone wins a prize!

For information and reservation form  (click here) or contact Mr. Noboru Saito by e-mail (click here) or telephone (248) 585-7982.

Please shop and support MJDA: 

Konan 2018 Fall Promotional Clinic, Maumee OH – August 26

August 12, 2018

konan-logo3.jpgDATE: Sunday, August 26, 2018

TIMES:

Registration 12:30 PM -1:00 PM
Training and Review – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Kata Certification Testing – 3:00 – 4:00 PM

COSTS:

Workshop – $20.00
USJF Kata Testing and Certification  – $20.00

LOCATION: Black Swamp Judo Club. 2564 Parkway Plaza, Maumee, OH 43537

CLINICIANS:

  • Mrs. Frances Glaze, Rokudan, Chair of the Board of Examiners, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • Mr. Don Flagg, Rokudan,  Vice-Chair of the Board of Examiners, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • Mr. Tom Sheehan, Rokudan, Promotion Committee Chair, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • )ther members of the Konan Promotion Committee.

Candidates will review for their Kata and Go Kyo no Waza. We strongly suggest you prepare for the promotion test at the promotional clinic. Those that want to be certified in a Kata must fill out application form plus a $20.00 testing fee that goes to USJF. You must notify Mrs. Glaze that you are planning to test for Kata certification prior to the beginning of the clinic. Only USJF members may be evaluated for promotion and certification.

  • Candidates must have already submitted their Form 20 to Mr. Tom Sheehan,  Promotion Committee Chair and to Mrs. Frances Glaze, Chair Konan Board of Examiners.
  • Candidates without a  current  (4 years old or less) Background Check,  must have already submitted a Background Check to the USJF National Office.
  • A current (less than two years old) SafeSport Training and CDC Head’s Up Training Certificates must also be provided.
  • Candidates must a valid USJF Coaching or Teaching certificate.

The Registration Form and Waiver for the Clinic will be available at the Clinic.

Click here for the Workshop Registration Form and Waiver.

ELIGIBILITY: All participants must present a valid U.S.J.I., U.S.J.F. or U.S.J.A card at the workshop site. If
you cannot produce a card, in order to participate, you will need to purchase a membership on site. Foreign
contestants must have the proper ID from their home country.

Reminder – Jack Hatton / Harun Bogdanic Clinic – July 5 & July 7

June 30, 2018

Just a reminder – this Thursday and Saturday at the USJF/USJA Junior Nationals in Grand Rapids MI.  Two day clinic – attend one or both days.  Click here for the flier and registration form.

Questions? Click here to e-mail Harun Bogdanic.

 

Special Clinic – Traditions of the Kodokan- July 6, Grand Rapids MI

June 25, 2018

On Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids MI, host hotel for the 2018 USJF/USJA Junior Nationals, there will be a unique judo opportunity:

Lecture and on-mat sessions to learn about the traditions, rituals, and concepts of Kano Sensei’s development of Judo from a very special guest clinician and lecturer: Sensei Susumu Takahashi, Professor and Managing Director of Daito Bunka University, 7th Dan, Kodokan Instructor, IJF International World Referee.

Click here for the full brochure and registration form.

***Please be sure to bring a white judo-gi to the clinic.

Sponsored by the USJF Referee Development and Certification Committee (RDCS)

For more information: E-mail Calvin Terada, Chair, USJF-RDCS.

 

2018 USJF/USJA Junior Nationals – Pre-Registration Deadline

June 17, 2018

Just a reminder:  the pre-registration deadline for the Junior Nationals in Grand Rapids is this Friday, June 22.  Pre-register and save money!

Click here for the registration web page.

MJDA 2018 George Balch Memorial Golf Outing – Sunday, August 19, 2018

April 27, 2018

Please support Michigan Judo Development Association’s Annual golf fund raiser, held to honor the memory of one of Konan’s giants, Mr. George Balch.

Sponsored by Michigan Judo Development Association, Inc.

Sunday, August 19, 2018. 10 am.

Rammler Golf Club
38180 Utica Road
Sterling Heights,MI 48312

 

Proceeds to Benefit:

  • USJF George C. Balch Scholarship Fund
  • Noboru Saito Judo Grant Fund
  • Judo Programs in Michigan – Travel Fund and Seminars

Everyone wins a prize!

For information and reservation form  (click here) or contact Mr. Noboru Saito by e-mail (click here) or telephone (248) 585-7982.

Please shop and support MJDA: 

2018 AKIYA JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP SHIAI and KATA COMPETITION

March 5, 2018

SIGN UP NOW!

Saturday, May 5, 2018

HOSTED BY: Mideast Cudell Judo Club. Click here to e-mail or phone (216) 287-0795 or (216) 961-9441

SANCTIONED BY: United States Judo Federation – Sanction Number: 18-05-01

LOCATION: Cudell Recreation Center, 1910 West Blvd.,  Cleveland OH 44102

NEW SIMPLE ONLINE OR EMAIL PREREGISTRATION PROCESS—SAVE $10! NO PENALTY IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND! SO SIGN UP NOW!

Preregister via email or online and pay at the door and save $10.00! All we need for online registration is your info, we will collect the money on the day of the tournament. This will speed up pool assignments on the day of the tournament.  There is no penalty if you decide to withdraw so there is no reason not to register now!

To preregister  click here to go to the tournament web site and follow the instructions.

Email and online registration closes at 11:59 PM May 2, 2018

Click here for the mail-in Flyer : 2018 AKIYA TOURNAMENT Flyer

2018 Konan Rank Evaluation Tournament 01/28/2018

January 1, 2018

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DATE:
Sunday, January 28, 2018

LOCATION: Michigan State University, IM West Building, East Lansing MI

PURPOSE OF TOURNAMENT:

Evaluate your skill level against peers at your approximate weight, age and belt level.

TIME:

  • Registration – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Referees meeting – 11:00 AM
  • Kata – 11:15 AM
  • Shiai – 12:00 Noon

ENTRY FEE:

  • Advanced Registration postmarked by January 21, 2015: $25.00
  • Late registration or registration at the door: $35.00

Click here for full flier and registration packet: 2018-01-28 Rank Evaluation Flyer

Reminder – January 5 is the Deadline for Form 20 and Background Check

December 31, 2017

konan-logo3January 5 is the deadline for Konan Spring Promotion Candidates to submit their Form 20 and Background check application.

Click here for details.

Konan 2018 Spring Promotional Clinic, Maumee OH – January 21

November 15, 2017

konan-logo3.jpgDATE: Sunday, January 21, 2018

TIMES:

Registration 12:30 PM -1:00 PM
Training and Review – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Kata Certification Testing – 3:00 – 4:00 PM

COSTS:

Workshop – $20.00
USJF Kata Testing and Certification  – $20.00

LOCATION: Black Swamp Judo Club. 2564 Parkway Plaza, Maumee, OH 43537

CLINICIANS:

  • Mrs. Frances Glaze, Rokudan, Chair of the Board of Examiners, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • Mr. Don Flagg, Rokudan,  Vice-Chair of the Board of Examiners, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • Mr. Tom Sheehan, Rokudan, Promotion Committee Chair, USJF A Kata Instructor and USJI Kata Judge.
  • )ther members of the Konan Promotion Committee.

Click here for the complete Dan Promotion Instructions.

Candidates will review for their Kata and Go Kyo no Waza. We strongly suggest you prepare for the promotion test at the promotional clinic. Those that want to be certified in a Kata must fill out application form plus a $20.00 testing fee that goes to USJF. You must notify Mrs. Glaze that you are planning to test for Kata certification prior to the beginning of the clinic. Only USJF members may be evaluated for promotion and certification.

Candidates must submit their Form 20 to Mr. Tom Sheehan,  Promotion Committee Chair and to Mrs. Frances Glaze, Chair Konan Board of Examiners, for the promotional exam no later than January 5, 2018.  Click here to create an e-mail to attach your completed form to and to send to Mr. Sheehan and Mrs. Glaze. Candidates must obtain a Form 20 (Click here for Form 20).

A Background Check must be submitted to National Office by January 5, 2018 for those who are going to be a candidate unless you have one deemed current. They are valid for four years.  Click here to obtain  a Background Check Form. The Registration Form and Waiver for the Clinic will be available at the Clinic.

A current (less than two years old) SafeSport Training and CDC Head’s Up Training Certificates must also be provided.

Click here for the Workshop Registration Form and Waiver.

ELIGIBILITY: All participants must present a valid U.S.J.I., U.S.J.F. or U.S.J.A card at the workshop site. If
you cannot produce a card, in order to participate, you will need to purchase a membership on site. Foreign
contestants must have the proper ID from their home country.


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