Announcements for the week of May 27 through June 2, 2012

Monday May 28, is Memorial Day, No Judo Practice

South Bay Judo Tournament

The South Bay Judo Tournament will be on Sunday June 3, 2012 at North High School in Torrance.  

To receive the early registration discounts you must mail your application package by Today, May 25, 2012.

For those who have sent their applications by May 25, you will be able to weigh in at our Dojo on Thursday May 31.

Promotion Testing

Testing for promotions will be held on Saturday June 9th 9:30 A.M.at the Dojo.

Note that the parking lot will be closed on Saturday because the Japanese Language School will be in session.  Please remember to park in the street.  Also, the Gramercy pedestrian gate will be open for easy access from that side of the facility.

The Club Shiai

The Club Shiai will be on Monday June 18, 2012, please arrive early to help set up.

JCI Carnival

We still have tickets if you need more.  Tickets are a $1 each; each ticket is an entry into JCI raffel and its is also a $1 coupon that can be used at the carnival to purchase food or at the game booths.  

We still have shifts available at the tamale and 6-ball booth, see Sharon Akioka to sign up.

Picture Day

I just want to thank everyone for coming out for our annual picture day and making it a great success.  I can't wait to see the pictures from the photographer.  Meanwhile, enjoy these pictures of our Yonen, Shonen and Sensei.

Gardena Judo T-shirts for sale

We have Gardena Judo Club T-shirts for sale.  The T-shirts are $15 each, they are black and feature a picture of Wada Sensei's Gi on the back and front. Below is an image of the back of the t-shirt.

Come and see me during practice if you are interested in buying one.

Pictures from May 5th

On Saturday, May 5th Gardena Judo Club members performed a demonstration at Gardena Buddhist Church.  They showed a variety of techniques and what a typical practice might look like.  Below are some pictures from the event.  Enjoy!

Getting ready

First, stretches lead by the green belts

A few exercises

Practicing ukemi

More ukemi

Ippon Seionage

More throws

Seino Sensei shows how it's done

Getting ready to bow out

The entire group

Thank you to GJC members and parents for sharing their talents and time for the demonstration.  It was a huge success!

Judo Demo this Saturday!

This Saturday, May 5th, watch Gardena Judo Club members present a judo demonstration. They will be showing both tachi-waza (throwing techniques) and ne-waza (mat techniques). The demonstration starts at 11:30am in the social hall at Gardena Buddhist Church. Hope to see you there!

Gardena Buddhist Church
1517 W 166th St., Gardena, CA, 90247

Promotion Testing Canceled

The promotion testing that was scheduled for May 20, 2012 has been canceled due to a conflict with the CJI Tournament in Fresno, CA the same weekend.  An new date for the promotion testing will be announced shortly.

Congratulations to all of the GJC black belts promoted last week.

Pictured left to right

Head Sensei: Mickey Matsumoto

Ray Marivani

Greg Sakata

Rory Oba

Arnold Sugimoto

Craig Akioka