Orlagh Wins Gold at 2009 Philadelphia Cup

Orlagh Mckenzie and Colby Horning competed at the inaugural Philadelphia Cup Judo Tournament on November 7th.

Orlagh won a tough first match with Kosoto Gari for ippon. Her second match was won with a beautiful Yama Arashi throw for ippon, 14 seconds into the match to take the Gold Medal in the advanced teen Girls lightweight division .

Congratulations also to Colby Horning. Colby competed in the 7-8 Boys Middleweight Novice and Intermediate divisions taking the silver in both.

Way to go, team!

If you are interested in competing in Judo for Team Bushikai at local or National tournaments, please contact Bushikai Martial Arts in Frederick, Maryland at 301-631-1136.

2009 MD Open Results

Results from the 2009 Maryland Open held at the Ritchie Coliseum in College Park on October 31st.
Orlagh MacKenzie Bronze Medal - Junior Girls Lightweight Division 13-14 years old
A.J. Child Bronze Medal - Junior Boys Lightweight Division 7-8 years old
Iain Standing Bronze Medal - Junior Boys Heavyweight Division 13-14 years old
Congratulations to all.
I would to add that I am so proud of the way Orlagh fought. She weighed in at 77 lbs and gave up 35 (112) and 37 (114) pounds to her opponents in order to fight. Our mantra was "they are not better,only bigger.Make them beat you" . Both of her losses came after reversals in ground technique, when she threw her opponents for Yuko scores but couldn't hold them down.

Next up - Philadelphia Cup

Bushikai has a New Location

Bushikai is opening in its new location today at :
One Worman's Mill Court
Suite # 9
Frederick, MD 21701
301-631-1136
Come by to visit  us.

2009 Shufu Eastern Open Results

Saturday September 5th, was the 2009 Shufu Eastern Open Judo Championships.
Congratulations to Orlagh Mckenzie, Gold Medal winner in the female 11-12 lightweight division, and Colby Horning, Silver Medal winner in the Male 7-8 Middleweight division.
Also competing were A.J. Child, male 7-8 lightweight division, and Iain Standing, 13-14 heavyweight. Good Job, Team Bushikai!

New #2 USA Judo Ranking for Orlagh

USA Judo issued its latest 2009 junior rankings. Orlagh Mckenzie has moved up to #2 in the United States in the Female Juvenile A (13-14 years old) 36Kg division.
Congratulations Orlagh. You rock! Keep up the good work!

Female Juvenile A 36kg
1. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)
2. Orlagh McKenzie (Baltimore, Md. / Bushikai)
3. Kime Sumi (Cypress, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)

Cane Fu Video Airs in St. Louis

The Act of volunteerism that keeps on giving - our cane fu seminar at the Frederick Senior Center has now shown in St. Louis. http://www.ksdk.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=177086&s=v
It is amazing how such a simple decision has taken on almost a life of its own.

Bushikai on TV in Colorado

The video taken at the Cane Fu seminar held at the Frederick Senior Center continues to be aired around the country. Bushikai instruction has now been featured on NBC 4 in Washington DC and most recently on 9News, the NBC affiliate in Colorado. If you still have not seen the video yet, click here.

USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championship Day 1 Results

Results for the Girls Juvenile A -36Kg division:

Female Juvenile A 36kg
1. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)
2. Kime Sumi (Cypress, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)
3. Orlagh McKenzie (Baltimore, Md. / Bushikai)

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Bushikai featured on TV and Newspaper

Bushikai is making News!  The dojo offered a free Cane defense class at the Frederick Senior Center and was featured on NBC25 and in the Frederick News Post last week. Click the links to view the full story. We were also featured in a video clip on the Frederick News Post web site.

If you know of a community group or senior program that could benefit from a free class on "Cane Fu", contact the dojo at 301-631-1136.

Bushikai Judo Student ranked #3 in USA

USA Judo issued its 2009 junior rankings. Orlagh Mckenzie is currently ranked #3 in the United States in Female Juvenile A (13-14 years old) in the 36Kg division.
Congratulations Orlagh. Keep up the good job,and best of luck at the 2009 Junior Olympics!

2009 Scholastic Nationals Results

Congratulations to Orlagh Mackenzie and Iain Standing on their success at the 2009 USA Judo Scholastic and Collegiate Championships held this past weekend in York, PA. In addition to a tough day of judo competition, both were named as Academic All-Americans due to their outstanding grade point averages in School. (Orlagh 4.0 gpa and Iain 3.8).

Orlagh also took the Silver medal in her division (Girls 36kg Juvenile A) losing to last years gold medal winner Sofi Greco-Byrne from Rhode Island. For complete listing of results from Day One of competition, go here : http://judo.teamusa.org/news/article/10808