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