Judo Canada Western Canada Regional Technical Support Officer Bi-Weekly Update:    

Tuesday March 23, 2010

This newsletter purpose is to provide updated information to the coaches on Judo Canada and the World of judo. If you would like to have club coaches from your province on a mailing list, please mail to me their email address: beaton_judocan@yahoo.ca

The bi-weekly update is a service that I will provide to the Western Provinces and Territories on behalf of Judo Canada. Whether the update is distributed to clubs under your jurisdiction, is at the discretion of your Provincial/Territorial Associations. I appreciated the chance to impact development of judo in Western Canada and thank you for your support.  Do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions.   

A)   LTDM

Fundamental Skills:

http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/default.aspx?PageID=1122&LangID=en

Judo: ABC’S

            Agility

            Balance

            Coordination

            Speed; ie Running

It is important that these athletic abilities are developed in all judo trainings.

B)   Judo Canada Update

C)   Technical Corner

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

Ne-waza Drills & Skills:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1el0d_newaza-drills_sport

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1el38_newaza-attacking-the-turtle_sport

      http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1elit_la-garde-the-guard_sport

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1elgj_osaekomi_sport

D)   Judo Canada Up Coming Events

National Senior, Kata & Veterans Championships May 15-16, 2010

*National Senior Camp                                                 May 17-19, 2010

Youth National Championships                                 July 2-4, 2010

*Youth Nationals Training Camp                                July 5-8, 2010

*Important Note: The Senior National Training Camp and Youth National Training camp are important events in the eligibility criteria for the selection on any athletes attempting to make the 2010 World Junior Championship Team. Last year a number of national Youth Champions did not have the opportunity to participate at the 2009 World Championships because they did not attend the training camp following the senior nationals.

Thuringia Cup & Bremen, Germany Results: U17 / U20

March 20-21, 2010

http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=189

E)   Video Clips

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

Huizingia (NED) vs Daferville (FRA) 2007

http://www.judovision.org/?p=206

Andrzej Sadej (POL)

http://www.judovision.org/?p=3084

http://www.judovision.org/?p=5028

F)   Sport Science

Simple Fitness Test:

Push-ups:

http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/PushUps.html

Sit-ups:

http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/SitUps.html

G)   Western Canada Calendar of Major Events 2009/10

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS:

http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/03/20/13303291.html

Western Canada Summer Camps:

Peace Gardens, Manitoba                   August 08-14, 2010

Saskatchewan Summer Camp           August 08-14, 2010

http://www.judosask.ca/events/SummerCampNotice.pdf

H)   Interest:

NOTE: Judo Canada does not control the content of the Websites linked below.

Modern Day Samurai: Radomir Kovačević

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vosnt23Y1JA&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imY9j7leN9k&feature=related