Pan Am Games Results

Michael and Katie Davis competed in the visually impaired division of the Pan American Games in Colorado Springs on Saturday July 18. Congratulations to both of them as they took home bronze medals. Michael also competed in the team tournament and with his teammates earned another bronze medal. Michael and Katie will now begin training for the upcoming U.S. Open in September where they will be fighting to earn a spot on the U.S. visually impaired world team. Make sure that you help them to work hard at practice to help them achieve their goals.

KONJO!

Andrea Estrada

I missed one very important competitor, Andrea Estrada fought in the first of many future Junior Nationals and competed hard in a very difficult division finishing out of the top three. As with all the competitors that were competing in your first National tournament this will be a stepping stone to future success and now you know that you can compete with the best.

KONJO!

USJF Junior National Success

Team Sacramento and Daiheigen had an extraordinary weekend in San Francisco at the USJF Junior Nationals. In the two day tournament Team Sacramento had 12 players competing in 13 divisions. We brought home a total of 8 medals. Bringing home medals were:

Syria Rhodes- Silver & Silver in IJF Division
Ashley Booth- Silver
Marlina Luz- Silver
Conrad Perez- Bronze
Daniel Luz- Bronze
Ellis Shaw- Bronze
Curtis Booth- 2009 National Champion Gold

Also participating were Matt Ontiveros who finished 2-2 making it all the way to the semi finals in a very difficult division. Nick Ontiveros who went 1-2 and had his first National tournament experience. Isabella Perez fought hard but finished out of the top three. LJ Cudal did not win a match but went to flags in his final match for his first National tournament experience. Congratulations to all of you for your tremendous effort in the tournament and for your dedication and hard work for the past several months to get ready for this event.

Daiheigen also competed in the team tournament in both the male and female competition. The female team was not able to get past Hawaii but took an impressive second place.

The Daiheigen male team fielded only four out of the five possible competitors but still dominated the competition for first place. It was a great experience for Team Sacramento members Conrad Perez and Daniel Luz. Also on the team were Jordan (Manteca) and Sid (Stockton). Congratulations to all Daiheigen competitors on an excellent performance.

KONJO!

Save The Date

I just wanted to inform everyone of a couple of future important dates so that everyone can put them on your calendars now. We will be having our annual summer event at Sunsplash in Roseville on Sunday August 30. This is always a very good time and I hope to see everyone and their families for some Team Sac fun after all of the hard work we have put in this summer. The next date is Sunday September 27 for our first golf tournament fundraiser. This event will require some help from volunteers so I am hopeful that everyone can attend and help out with the event planning and assistance with registration and other activities. Please try to be at both events and as always we will have a good time.

July Schedule

The Team Sacramento July schedule will have two noteworthy events. We will be taking the weekend off on July 4 & 5 in observance of Independence Day. Please take this time to let your bodies rest and recover from what has been a long and intense month of training. Then on July 11 & 12 we have USJF Junior Nationals in San Francisco. We will be sending a team of 12 athletes competing throughout the two day competition. Some of our team members have a chance to compete for the Daiheigen Team on Sunday. It will be a good event and even if you are not planning on competing it may be a good idea to come and cheer your fellow teammates on and observe a national competition in our own backyard. The rest of month will be practice as usual.
KONJO!

USJA Junior Nationals

Team Sacramento had four competitors competing in five divisions at USJA Junior Nationals in San Diego on June 20 & 21. All competitors fought with spirit and excellent technique. Here are the results:
Marlina Luz- Third Place
Mathew Ontiveros- Third Place
Daniel Luz- Fourth Place
Syria Rhodes- Third Place and Third Place in IJF Division
Congratulations to everyone!
Konjo!

Saturday Schedule Change

There has been a change in schedule for this Saturday June 6. We will have normal practice from 12:00 to 2:30 as scheduled. The change will be for our meet and greet with Chuck Liddell. He will be attending the Sacramento Monarchs game and will not be at the gym until 4:00 that day. I know this is a change from what the schedule was but we must adapt due to the conflict. I am hoping to keep as many students at the gym as possible to present Chuck with a special award of recognition for his efforts to Team Sacramento. There will be a BBQ at Folsom MMA that day so everyone will be able to take a rest and eat. If there are students that need to leave after practice and cannot stay until 4:00 I understand, but I am hoping that we can keep a group there to do some demonstrations and meet Chuck. Please let me know if you have any questions, and wear your white gi for pictures.
KONJO!