November Schedule

I wanted to give everyone the planned schedule for November. Practice schedule will be normal with the following exceptions for holidays and for tournament weekend. There will be no practice Saturday November 13 as we break for the Palo Alto Tournament, and there will be no practice on Thursday November 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. All other practices will be conducted (including Saturday November 27, I have to get that turkey and pie weight off somehow). I hope to see many participants at the tournament and good attendance throughout the month.

I will also be handing out the annual homework assignment to all students on the week of November 22. This short assignment is important to the team and to individual development. All students will participate.

KONJO!

Teixiera & Kavanagh Sensei Recovering

I wanted to let everyone know that last week Kavanaugh Sensei had surgery on his eye and his recovery has gone great as he is already back and practicing with the team. Teixeira Sensei had extensive knew surgery yesterday. The surgery went well and he is trying to rest comfortably even though he is in some pain. His recovery is supposed to last several weeks but as we know Teixeira Sensei will probably be back on the mat by November! Please give thoughts and prayers to both as they recover from their injuries.

KONJO!

The Return Of Johnson Sensei

Last week we were visited by Allen Johnson who is back with us until January when he will leave with his unit to be deployed in Iraq. Johnosn Sensei has been doing specialized army training for his year long assignment overseas and we are fortunate to have him back for the next few months. We welcome him back and will be sad when he leaves again, most importantly we will wait patiently for his safe return.

KONJO!

Saturday November 20, 2010 Promotions

Congratulations go out to JW Greenfelder (yellow) and Syria Rhodes (nikyu) for their promotions on Saturday October 23 in Folsom, CA. Both students have demonstrated character, technique, spirit and leadership and are deserving of their new rank. As all students know with rank comes responsibility and leadership, I expect to see continued growth from both JW and Syria in that regard. More promotions are to come!

KONJO!

November 2010 Tournament

Correction for the date of the November tournament in Palo Alto. The tournament is on Sunday November 14, 2010. Sorry for the confusion.

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Upcoming November Tournament

Team Sacramento will be attending the Palo Alto Judo Invitational in Palo Alto, CA on November 13, 2010. Competitors please save this date and plan on attending this tournament. If you would like tournament entry forms and information please see Goodall Sensei.

KONJO!

Capital Open Results

Team Sacramento started the season off with a bang at the 2010 Capital Open in Elk Grove, CA on October 3. The team took 27 players to the tournament and placed 22 (81%). All total the team came away with 52 wins of which 49 were by ipon. There is still a lot of work to do to prepare for Nationals and States in 2011 but over all competitors showed good technique, spirit, and sportsmanship. We need to make sure that all competitors attend as many practices as possible (including Saturdays) in order to improve throughout the upcoming season. There were eight students who were first time competitors and of the eight six placed. Here are the individual results, with first time competitors noted by an asterisk:

Jonel Luz- Bronze

Syria Rhodes- Bronze

Daniel Luz- Gold

Antoine Gibson- Gold

Spencer Rhodes- DNP

Mina Luz- Silver

Lukas Kavanaugh- Silver

Molly Bides- Bronze

LJ Cudal- Bronze

CJ Byrd- DNP

JW Greenfelder- Silver

*Albert Williams- DNP

Matt Ontiveros- Bronze

Nick Ontiveros- Gold

*Malaya Elgarico- Gold

*Ryan Elgarico- Gold

*Anthony Aguirre- Gold

*Noah Harris- DNP

Villi Hopoi- Silver

Katie Davis- Bronze

*Jessica Siebert- Gold

Austin Ward- Silver

Curtis Booth- DNP

Ashley Booth- Bronze

*Derek Ojeda- Silver

Dave Henson- Silver

*Tony Baquera- Gold

Congratulations to all competitors as always Team Sacramento showed everyone our fighting spirit.

KONJO!

Daniel's 3rd match

Daniel's 2nd match

Daniel's 1st match