Trinity School Field Trip Demonstration

Seventh Grade Students at the Trinity School of Frederick, Maryland visited Bushikai Japanese Martial Arts for a lesson on the Samurai and their role in Japanese History. The students are currently studying medieval Japan in their Social Studies class and the field trip was planned as a fun, supplemental educational experience by their teacher, Mrs. Stacy Ukishima. They heard about famous warriors and events of the Samurai era and were treated to a special demonstration of swordsmanship from the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu tradition, a system that was founded in the early 1500s.

Harry Mackenzie, head instructor at Bushikai, and a member of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu, said the purpose of this special lesson was to teach the students about the values and lifestyle of the famous warriors of Japan and show how these values have translated into modern Japanese life. Special permission for this demonstration was granted by Grandmaster Ueno Doushin and Chief Instructor Ueno Kagenori, from Saitama, Japan.

A special message was sent to the Trinity students from Sensei Sugiyama Keitaro who acts as the translator for the Grandmaster in Japan. “I wish you to know that Budo (warrior path) and martial arts are a little bit different. Although they have many things in common, the meaning of the word "Bu 武" is not "to fight" but "to stop fighting". If you take the kanji 武 apart, 戈 means "a weapon". 止　means "to stop". And "Do 道" is not an "art" but “a path" that everyone can walk together for the same destination, regardless of age, gender, nationality, knowledge, or skill.” Mr. Mackenzie further explained that “Long ago warriors disciplined themselves and trained in the ways of killing. Now we train in these ways to help us become better people through self-discipline and to promote world peace and understanding.”

After the demonstration the students of Trinity School enjoyed a delicious lunch of Japanese food at the TJ Asian Bistro and got to sit on the mats of a traditional “tatami” dining room. The children then signed their greetings and well-wishes to the people of Japan on traditional rice paper, which will then be forwarded to the Grandmaster of Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu to share with his students and community in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.

Dr. THOMAS MALONE, SR.

With great regret we report the passing of Dr. Thomas Malone Sr., on March 7, 2011, after a protracted illness.

Bornin Henderson North Carolina in 1926, he was a resident of Potomac Maryland for the last 42 years

He was the second to last surviving sibling of five brothers and sisters, three boys and two girls. Only the younger sister remains.

A graduate of North Carolina Central University, he continued his education at Harvard University, obtaining a PhD in Biology.

'T', as he was known by all, began his career as an educator at the University level, both stateside and abroad. He and his family enjoyed three and a half years in the middle East, where he ran the Department of Biology at the AUB -.American University of Beirut. Upon his return, he was called into government service at the National Institutes of Health. It was not long before he was named the Deputy Director for the entire NIH, serving under five Presidents! He was named to numerous appointments on the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization. After his retirement for the NIH, he continued working at the American Association of Medical Colleges, until he retired for good in 1996.

T had several passions in life. He was a black belt Judo instructor for over half his life, establishing a club, which bears his name, on the NIH campus. He was an avid aviation Pilot, and loved to fly . But he had no greater passion than to be in the service of others! There, he was at his best, helping others solve their problems.

He is survived by his wife of over 57 years, Dolores and two children, Shana and Thomas., Jr.

Memorial services will be held in Durham North Carolina in early April. Condolences and further information request may be sent to tmalono@comcast.net

Published in The Washington Post on March 10, 2011

2010 Philadelphia Cup Judo Results

A strange day at a tough tournament:
Orlagh Mackenzie 3rd place Advanced Girls 13-15yrs (90-120 lbs)
Colby Horning 3rd Place Advanced Boys 7-8yrs (60-70lbs)
Kurt Dutton Jr. 2nd Place Novice Boys 7-8 yrs (60-70lbs)

Eastern Open Results 2010

We were well represented at the Eastern Open on Saturday September 4th. Seven year old Yusuf Genderguno took 1st place in the Boys 6-7yrs Heavyweight division and 2nd in Boys 8-9 Middleweight Division where he was defeated by our own Colby Horning.
Colby took gold in Boys 8-9 Middleweight Division and 3rd in Boys 9-10 Lightweight Division.
Orlagh McKenzie placed 1st in Girls 12-14 Lightweight division after defeating all of her opponents by pin.
Congratulations also go out to Aiden Flint for a series of well-fought matches and first-time competitor Kurt Dutton who won his very first match.

Team Bushikai Places 3rd at Takemori Open

June 5th , 2010 was the Takemori Open hosted by the College Park Judo Club . The morning started with a competitors clinic taught by Kudan Jimmy Takemori for whom this tournament (along with his brother Edwin) is named. Bushikai entered 5 competitors, with Colby Horning fighting in two divisions. The other competitors were Yusuf Genderguno, fighting in his first competition, AJ Child, Aiden Flint, and Orlagh McKenzie.

Yusuf started off the competiton for Bushikai with an ippon victory, and followed with a second ippon in his next match to take Gold in his division. Colby Horning followed with 6 straight ippons to take Gold in both his divisions. AJ Child also came strong with three ippon victories.


Aiden Flint won his first match with ippon, lost his second match by pin, and won his final match by ippon to take silver. Orlagh followed with two consecutive ippons, only to lose to an uchi mata for ippon by Rachel from Sport Judo.

Team Bushikai posted an amazing 15-2 overall record with all wins by ippon. We brought home 4 gold medals and two silver, and placed third overall as a team out of 16 teams. First place went to perennial junior judo powerhouse College Park Judo with the largest number of competitors and Sport Judo took second. Both of these teams entered far more competitors, and there were many other schools entered with more competitors but due to the outstanding efforts of our team members we had a very successful day. I point this out only because I want our readers to understand what an incredible effort our kids put forth and attempt to emphasize the difficulty of achieving this placing. Congratulations team, We are so proud of you!

Orlagh is 2009 Maryland Junior Female Competitor of the Year by USJA

It is official! Orlagh McKenzie was selected as the 2009 Maryland Junior Female Competitor of the Year by the United States Judo Association, our competition sanctioning body. This selection was made based on the number of points accumulated. Points are determined by the number of wins and places in local, regional, national and international competitions held during the calendar year for which the selection is made.  Juniors are not eligible for the National Awards, however the names of all State winners are recorded in the USJA Hall of Fame.

Congratulations Orlagh!

2010 Liberty Bell Classic Judo Results

Results
13-16 < 47kg

1. Summer Truong Jushinkan CO
2. Sophia Greco-Byrne Mayo Quanchi  RI
3. Orlagh McKenzie  Bushikai  MD

For complete results click Here