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Judo Canada Prairies Regional Technical Support Officer Update:

Wednesday May 26, 2010

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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:

Articles from:

DEVELOPING PHYSICAL LITERACY

Guide for parents of Children from 0 to 12

Fundamental Movement Skills

To become physically literate children need to master fundamental movement skills, but this mastery does not come all atonce, and we need to remember that children are not just “adults in miniature”. For almost every skill the developing child needs to go through a series of developmental stages. The goal should be to help each child move to the next most mature version of the skill they are learning, rather than pushing them to perform the skill the way an adult would.

Helping Children Learn Fundamental

Movement Skills

Although children mature and learn at different rates, almost all children learn their fundamental movement skills in the same sequence, and go through the same phases:

When a child can learn a skill: As a child grows and develops (matures) nerve cells make more connections, while at the same time, the muscles of the body are getting stronger. Until the brain is mature enough, and the muscles strong enough, the child simply cannot learn the

skill, and trying to teach the child does little good. What is important at this time is providing the child with as many opportunities to explore all possible movements in a rich environment –

which means that the child’s environment needs to be both safe and challenging.

The child is ready to learn the skill: At a certain point in maturation, all the hardware – the muscles and nerves– have developed enough that the child has the potential to perform a particular skill (the readiness factor), and now they have to learn it. As the skill begins to emerge naturally, learning can be dramatically improved through opportunities for fun practice using lots of different equipment and materials. Giving the child some simple instruction and lots of practice can help the child develop confidence that stays with them for life – although this may not speed up the learning process.

The optimum time to learn the skill: For every emerging skill there is a “best” time for the child to learn. At this time, helping the child though simple instruction and practice can improve learning, and pay great dividends. While the “best” time to teach a particular skill to an individual child varies, there is great consistency in the sequence in which children learn skills.

Time for remedial work: If the child goes too long without learning a skill, then learning it may become more difficult. However, the sooner the child starts to overcome the learning deficit the easier it will be for them to catch up – and develop the skill and confidence needed to be fully active with their friends and peers.

B) Judo Canada/IJF Update

National Championships Results

http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=195

IJF Brazil Grand Prix Results:

Day 1: http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=196

Day 2: http://www.judocanada.org/english/news.asp?CodeN=198

Video:

Frazer Will:

http://www.judovision.org/?p=7028

Sasha Mehemdovic:

http://www.judovision.org/?p=7018

C) Technical Corner

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Ruben Houkes, 2007 World Champion

Basic Turn Over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsibfXYF4Q&feature=related

D) Judo Canada Up Coming Events

Youth National Championships July 2-4, 2010

*Youth Nationals Training Camp July 5-8, 2010

National Summer Camp-Montreal July 26-30, 2010

National Summer Camp-Montreal August 09-13, 2010

*Important Note: 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.

E) Video Clips

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below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6klWIAjWw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh2V38Iczjs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZjtG0lK2Wc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_RCoCbDzH4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfh2Xoe4_Zk&feature=related

F) Sport Science

Jimmy Pedro, 1999 World Champion

Dojo Circuit Training

LTADM: Training to Train; Training to Compete; Training to Win

Jimmy Pedro can’t remember the last time he slogged away on an elliptical machine or stair-climber. Come to think of it, the two-time Olympic judo medallist can’t recall when he last engaged in any activity that required monotonous effort. “Judo is like life. It’s performed in explosive bursts;” says Pedro. “That’s why, when I train, I string total-body exercises together into a five-minute power circuit. “The following is his favourite. Run through the exercises twice, moving from one to the next without rest, but pausing for three minutes between sets. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re training for a fight or playing with your kid,” says Pedro. “These moves will prepare you by providing real-world strength and endurance... the best type of fitness there is.”

Burpee - squat-thrust jump. Stand with your arms at your sides. Bend your knees and lower your hands to the floor. Kick your legs behind you so that you’re in a push-up position. Now do a push-up. Bring your feet back toward your hands, then jump as high as you can, attempting to touch the ceiling with your hands. As you land, immediately go into the next rep. Aim for 15 reps.

Towel pull-up with knee-rise. Drape a towel over a chin-up bar and hold on to each end, hanging so that your feet don’t touch the ground. Starting in an arms-extended position, pull yourself up until your chin reaches your hands. Lower yourself to the starting position, but instead of going right into your next pull-up, raise your knees to your chest, pause, than lower them. That’s one complete rep. Do 10 to 15.

Walking push-up. Do a classic push-up, then instead of immediately going into another rep, bring your right knee to your right elbow (so that you’re in a horizontal rock-climbing stance), and than reach forward with your right arm and walk the rest of your body forward so that you’re in a push-up position again. Do a push-up, and than repeat the walk with your left leg and arm. Continue for one minute.

One-legged squat. Stand on a bench with your left foot on the bench’s edge and your right foot in mid-air at 45-degree angle to the floor. Hold your arms straight in front of you and squat until your left thigh is as close to parallel with the floor as possible. Return to the starting position. Do 10 to 12 reps on each leg.

Sit up, pull back. Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and fingertips touching behind your ears. Slowly bring your chest to your knees, using your abs to flex your spine. Then place your hands next to your hips, lift your butt off the floor, and move it back until your legs are straight. Don’t push with your feet. Use your upper body. Do another sit-up, and than repeat the movement. Continue for one minute.

G) Western Canada Calendar of Major Events 2010/11

August 08-14, 2010 Judo Saskatchewan Sumer Camp:

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

August 08-14, 2010 Manitoba Legion Athletic Camp

http://www.judomanitoba.mb.ca/news/2010_legion_camp.php

H) Interest:

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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

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqD-zL1MVs&feature=related

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEhpfVntxko&feature=related