Shiroumakai Judo Club off to hot start
The Shiroumakai Judo Club's season got off to great start Friday at the Golden Horn Judo Championships at Golden Horn School.
The Shiroumakai Judo Club's season got off to great start Friday at the Golden Horn Judo Championships at Golden Horn School.
Shiroumakai, based out of Vanier Catholic Secondary School, emerged with the top points total in the Judo Yukon Champions League, ahead of last year's defending champions, the Northern Lights Judo Club, which trains out of 脡cole 脡milie-Tremblay.
The Golden Horn Judo Club is ranked third after the season-opening tournament, while the Carcross Judo Club is in fourth.
"As we did for the last two years in our Champions League, we have the three categories of fighting, (and the) demonstration of judo knowledge, practical and theory,鈥� said Judo Yukon president Dan Poelman.
"This year, the knowledge practical category has expanded to not only demonstrate the four different types of breakfalls, but also the various stances and movements.
"The challenging part was knowing the judo terminology, which was of course in Japanese, tough to know for any ages.鈥�
There were multiple young competitors that tied in several categories for gold, silver and bronze, with exciting matches in all divisions.
Gold medal winners are as follows:
Boys U9 -26 kg: Kaelon Basnett, Shiroumakai.
Boys U9 -29 kg: Glade Roberts, Golden Horn.
Mixed U9 -32 kg: Devyn Rollins, Shiroumakai.
Boys U11 -33 kg: Ove Maxfield, Shiroumakai.
Mixed U11 -30 kg: Cassie Jensen, Shiroumakai.
Mixed U11 -45 kg: Scottie James, Shiroumakai.
Boys Div. 1 U11 +45 kg: Darrien James, Shiroumakai.
Boys Div. 2 U11 +45 kg: Liam Rollins, Shiroumakai.
Mixed U13 -39 kg: Emiko Teramura, Shiroumakai.
Girls U13 +45 kg: Judy Russell, Shiroumakai.
Boys U13 -36 kg: Mattias Sembsmoen, Northern Lights.
Knowledge (practical) Beginner: Tai McClelland, Northern Lights; and Mattias Sembsmoen, Northern Lights.
Knowledge (practical) Intermediate: Paige Poelman, Shiroumakai.
Knowledge (theory) Beginner: Tai McClelland, Northern Lights.
Knowledge (theory) Intermediate: Paige Poelman, Shiroumakai; and Kaylee Johnson, Shiroumakai.
The next Judo Yukon Champions League tournament will be hosted by the Carcross Judo Club in January.
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