http://optimistjudo.org Denton Junior Optimist Judo Club Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:50:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=307,400,300,,center] The Denton Junior Optimist Club had six members compete at the Sooner State Games in Oklahoma City this past weekend. All won medals. Pictured (from left to right) are Loren M., David M., Shawn W., Doug Newcomer (coach), Douglas N. and Ray C. Congratulations! http://optimistjudo.org/news/sooner_state_games/ Universal Judo will be doing a weekend training camp (kind of a jump start for after the holidays and before Lone Star). Information packet is here: universal-judo-club-january-2010-training-camp http://optimistjudo.org/news/universal-judo-winter-training-camp/ New rules concerning leg grabbing throws have been implented as of January 1, 2010. Please see the attached file for details: 2010-us-rule-changes-final http://optimistjudo.org/news/new-rules-changes-approved-by-ijf/ The December events have been updated with an In-House tournament on the 6th and our annual Christmas Party on the 10th. Please see the events page for more details. Mark your calendars! http://optimistjudo.org/news/upcoming-events-for-december/ We're finally getting some photos added. Click here to view the gallery. More to come! http://optimistjudo.org/news/photo-gallery-updated/ There have been several inquiries regarding whether or not the situation regarding the H1N1 Swine-origin flu virus being found in North Texas will affect the Mose Woodson tournament this coming Saturday. As of this writing, 2:00 PM, Thursday April 30th, there are no plans to cancel the tournament.  There are several ... http://optimistjudo.org/news/swine-flu-update/ The date for the Mose Woodson Classic Judo tournament has been finalized.  It will be Saturday, May 2, in the Ken Bahnsen Gymn at the University of North Texas. The official information and registration form can be downloaded here. http://optimistjudo.org/news/2009-mose-woodson-classic-522009/ [caption id="attachment_35" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="national competitors"][/caption] Here are some pictures from the old days. http://optimistjudo.org/profiles/old-photos/ Downloadable Excel File Mose Woodson 51 Annual Judo Classic     April 19, 2008       259 players               Division Name Club Count Boys 5-6 A       1st Gabriel Prado TJ 6 1st Ethan Dilleshaw RMJ   2nd Cade Frame Dal   3rd Larry Palmer Den   Total 6             Boys 5-6 B     4 1st Xarion Rousseu BJC   2nd Axel Perez BJC   3rd Marc Enriquez ANJ   Total 4             Boys 5-6 C     5 1st Heath Roth DJOJ   2nd Justin Yu BJC   3rd Micah Powell DJOJ   Total 5             Boys 5-6 D     3 1st Esteban Zapata BEC   2nd Dimitri Robles DAL   3rd Sebastain Gonzales DEN   Total 3             Boys 7-8 A     4 1st Alex Reeder DEN   2nd Shawn Ward-Hagood DEN   3rd Cuyler Stephenson DEN   Total 4             Boys 7-8 B     4 1st Juan Fernandez Kodokan Judo   2nd Riley Vandehey TEX   3rd Ben Hernandez OBC   Total 4             Boys ... http://optimistjudo.org/results/2008-mose-woodson-classic-results/