December Schedule

The December schedule is a as follows with adjustments made due to the holidays and special events. As is normal on tournament weekend there will be no practice on Saturday December 5. We will be attending the CCSF Invitational on December 6. December 12 we will hold our special junior workout (12:00 to 1:30 PM at Folsom MMA) and later that evening is our annual holiday celebration. The junior workout is time for juniors and seniors to practice and have fun playing games, doing randori, and celebrating another great year. That evening will be our holiday celebration and awards ceremony. There will be no practice on December 24, 26, 31, and January 1 due to the Christmas and New Years holidays. Enjoy your time off and be ready to start 2010 out by working hard to get to our goals in the spring and summer.

KONJO!

Christmas Dinner Count

To All,

We are trying to get the most accurate head count possible for the Christmas party on December 12. Invitations have been distributed throughout the last two weeks and tickets are available now. Please make Joanne aware of whether or not you are going to attend the party. As everyone knows we will eat, have award and special presentations, and above all have a great time. It is very important that we have the most accurate count possible so please RSVP as soon as possible.

Goodall Sensei

2009 Homework

The 2009 Team Sacramento homework has been distributed this week. If anyone did not get the homework assignment please contact Goodall Sensei by e mail and I will send you a copy. I would like to have all homework collected by the first week of December so make sure to use some of your time off for the holiday to make sure that you complete the assignment and get it to me by the the first week of December.

Goodall Sensei

See's Candy Fund Raiser

See's candy fund raiser is off to a fast start with Sensei Pedro in the lead selling over 200 bars already! Sensei Goodall has sold 144. Who can beat us?!

KONJO!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all Team Sacramento students, parents, volunteers, supporters, and coaches. The team is truly blessed to have such a supportive group to assist in our goal to help all of the people that desire to make themselves better through our judo program. Enjoy the time off, practice starts again on November 30, be ready for tough workouts to prepare for CCSF tournament weekend December 5 & 6.

Goodall Sensei

Ute Kavanaugh

FYI- Just got an e mail from Ute, she is doing well. She is training with the Navy on the East Coast and will soon come back to the west coast for more training. You will all be happy to know that she has converted one of the machines in the workout facility into an uchi komi partner. Training is part of life no matter where you are. Stay safe Ute, you are on all of our minds.

KONJO!

Birthday Workout Early Warning

This is an early warning to start preparation for the Sensei Birthday Workout in March. Those who are not prepared will only have themselves to blame.

KONJO!

Change in Calendar

There is a change in the November calendar, Team Sacramento will not be practicing on November 26 (Thanksgiving) and on November 28. Everyone deserves this short break and the following week we will start preparation for a big tournament weekend in San Francisco on December fifth and sixth. Rest and recover and do not eat too much turkey.

KONJO!

Saturday November 14 Practice Schedule Change

There has been a change to the schedule for practice on November 14. Practice will be held at Capitol City BJJ. This will be a grand opening of the new facility and we have been invited to participate in the BJJ class from 10:00 to 11:30 AM, and will have a judo practice from 12:00 to 1:30 PM. After practice we will have a pot luck with appetizers for everyone who attends. It will be a good opportunity for our students to do some BJJ and meet new martial arts friends at the same time. Please come and join in the spirit of Ohana and friendship to open the new gym at Capitol City.

KONJO!

Palo Alto Judo Tournament

Team Sacramento was represented by four juniors and one senior student at the Palo Alto Judo Tournament this past Sunday November 8. Competitors included Ellis Shaw, Matt Ontiveros, Curtis Booth, Villi Hopoi, and Wes Leong. Pedro Tiexiera coached the team to excellent results with four out of five competitors bringing home medals. Full results as follows:

Villi Hopoi- Silver
Ellis Shaw- DNP
Curtis Booth- Gold
Matt Ontiveros- Silver
Wes Leong- Bronze

Special congratulations to Wes as he received his first medal at a judo tournament!

KONJO!

Bojuka Judo Tournament

Excellent job by Team Sacramento today at the Bojuka Judo Tournament. We took six competitors competing in seven divisions bringing home six medals. Special congratulations to Villi Hopoi who competed in his second tournament earning his first gold medal. Everyone demonstrated excellent technique and fighting spirit. Here are full Team Sacramento results:

Marlina Luz- Gold
Villi Hopoi- Gold
Daniel Luz- Silver
Syria Rhodes- Gold
Wesley Leong- Did not place
Kyle Roberts- Gold (brown belt division) Silver (black belt division)

Great work and more work this week on te guruma.

KONJO!