2008 MD Open Judo Championship

Congratulations to our Competitors at the 2008 Maryland Open Championship. Winners of this competition can claim title as Maryland State Champion in their Bracket. This tournament also serves as Maryland's Qualifier for the US Junior Olympics.

Placings as follows:

Orlagh Mackenzie , Gold Medalist: 11-12 Girls Lightweight Division

Kevin Tabb, Silver Medalist: 5-6 Boys Middleweight Division

Aidan Flint, Silver Medalist: 7-8 Boys Middleweight Division

Godfrey Tabb, Silver Medalist: 11-12 Boys Lightweight Division

Leah Standing, Bronze Medalist: 9-10 Girls Heavyweight Division

Hal Reichard, Bronze Medalist: 11-12 Boys Heavyweight Division

Iain Standing, Bronze Medalist: 13-14 Boys Heavyweight Division

Also competing and receiving honorable mentions from me:

Calum Mackenzie, 4th Place: Boys 9-10 Lightweight Division

Colby Horning, 4th Place: Boys 7-8 Middleweight Division

Competition Team

If you are interested in Judo competition this Fall it is time to start getting ready for the season. Please go to the USJA website and register for your yearly membership. If you need specific information to complete the form, either see me at the dojo or email me.

Our next competition is on August 30 in Baltimore. Visit this link to download the entry form and waiver. As before, contact me if you need help in filling this out.

We will need to check judogi (uniform) for rules compliance and order new ones if needed. Also all competitors will need to have their own blue and white belts with their name and school name on them. If you need to order new ones let me know.

We did very well as a school last year, taking 14 competitors and bringing home 10 medals. We are looking forward to some new faces joining the competition team this fall.

Embu Taikai 2008

Embu Taikai, our annual celebration of the dojo, consists of a
demonstration for all the family and friends of the members; and
culminates with a potluck dinner. It is held on the on the second
Saturday after we return from Holiday break, this year on January 12th.


I would like to thank everyone who participated and attended
for making it such a memorable evening. We have had nothing but
positive reviews from the parents and members who attended. I look
forward to our next Embu to see all the improvements made by our
students over the coming year.

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Shufu Promotional Shiai Spring 2008

We took 8 competitors to fight in the Shufu Junior Spring Promotional.
All the competitors did very well. Especially noteworthy was the beautiful Ippon by Koshi Guruma that Jordan Goodman threw his opponent with in his third match. This was Jordan's first competition and he won two of his three matches. Both wins were by ippon with the other a loss coming by pin.

Tom Huebner also had a beautiful Tai Otoshi for Ippon in his second match. His third match was against an Ippon Seoi Nage specialist. Tom did a spectacular one armed handspring to turn out
from what was surely a victory for his opponent. Tom began repeatedly attacking with his Tai otoshi but lost his sleeve grip which cost him a hard fought match as his opponent capitalized on his mistake to throw him with another ippon seoi nage.

Leah Standing threw for ippon with a strong Osoto Gake in her final match of the day. This made up for her loss in the previous match when Leah fell to her knees after a throw attempt and her opponent simply pushed her onto her back from the knees and was awarded waza-ari(!?!) for it.

Aidan Flint redeemed his previous loss by throwing his team-mate A.J. Child for ippon with a well executed Sukuinage.

Orlagh Mckenzie extended her streak to three consecutive shiai of making an opponent cry with her powerful Kesa Gatame. (Not that I approve of making opponents cry, though it is a decisive way to end a match). She recovered from an earlier bout of nausea that forced her to withdraw
from her earlier match.

The team was rounded out by Calum Mckenzie and Iain Standing, both of whom made impressive gains without reaching the win column. By sticking with their game plans and continuing to improve their execution, I expect they will both rebound strongly into the medal rounds in upcoming shiai.

Welcome to the Bushikai Bugei Dojo

Here you will find news and information on the Bushikai Bugei Hidama Dojo and Hidama Martial Arts Center located at One Wormans Mill Court in Frederick Maryland. We teach the classical Japanese Martial Arts of Jujutsu and Taijutsu for Adults; and Judo (jutaijutsu) for Children. Visit our homepage at www.bushikai.com for more details on our dojo.