Cross-Training Workout Held in Rockville

December 5, 2012

 

A regional judo and Brazilian jiu jitsu competitor workout was held on Sunday, December 2nd at Pure Performance Martial Arts Club in Rockville, Maryland.  More than 20 judo and BJJ competitors participated in sessions run by judo Olympian Sugi Damdin and nationally ranked BJJ player Chris Schindler.

For more than 3 hours, players from around the region were brought together for training which included standing and groundwork sparring and drills.  Competitors from as far away as Virginia Beach were welcomed and, given the enthusiasm of the participants, PPMAC will be offering competition training as a regular event.

The goal of the competition training sessions is to provide players with high level sparring and conditioning to get ready for regional, national or international competition.  The cross-training format also exposes the BJJ players to sophisticated nage-waza and the judoka to more complex ne-waza.

Players that are interested in attending competition training workouts should provide an e-mail address to Kevin McNeely at kjm@patentek.com for notification of dates and times of future events.

 

(Ed. note:  For context, Suldbayar “Sugi” Damdin was a member of the 2004 Mongolian Olympic Judo Team.  Those who have watched the Mongolians fight in the Judo World Championships know that they are among the toughest fighters in the world.)

 

Thanks to Kevin McNeely for the photo and report

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Coach Certification

SafeSport Certification is now required for all USJF registered clubs. If you have already completed the course and submitted a copy of your certificate, you do not need to resubmit. For more information or to take the course, please visit https://athletesafety.org/

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Hilaire Notewo Seeking Donations for Judo Programs in the Ivory Coast, Needs Gis and Equipment

Longtime Shufu Judo member Hilaire Notewo is planning to relocate to Côte D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Africa in late November/December. He will be supporting judo programs, but equipment (esp. judo uniforms) are difficult to come by.  Hilaire is looking for gently used judo gis and other equipment.  Hilaire will also be visiting and donating goods to orphanages.  Should you have gently used shoes, clothes for teenagers, youths, and toddlers, kindly make them available to Hilaire.

If you would like to donate to this effort, you can send your donation to the following address:

Hilaire Notewo

7401 New Hampshire Ave. #1003

Takoma Park, MD  20912

Or contact him via his email address: hilson79@gmail.com 202 945 3781.