First Day Of Competition At USJF Jr. Nationals

 

What’s up sports fans.  First off I want to thank everyone for their well wishes today for Team North Jersey Judo.  I wasn’t able to reply back to everyone but thank you. 

 

Before the matches started the day started out with an opening ceremony using an honor guard for the flag salute.  I tapped but having trouble downloading it to youtube so I’ll do so when I get back home.

 

Long, tough but a good day over all.  Jr. had a total of 3 matches.  He won one and lost 2.  Physically he hung in there with all his matches especially the last one which was a lost.  Jr. fought of Sankakyu three times and the kids didn’t give up on it and it came through in the end.  All-in-all a good day and great learning experience for Jr.  We had a talk about what to improve on at the end of the day on the couch as I was beating him with my own shoe.  All in good fund.

 

Matt Koch did well winning all of his matches today.  As Mr. Kui said Matt is a man amongst boys.  Matt played 90 kg. (198 lbs.) in the Juvenile A div.  He will enter the IJF Div. tomorrow and will have seven other guys to worry about.  He should do well.

 

After today we went to the Toledo Zoo which was fun.  Saw a baby elephant. 

Here is the baby elephant.

 

OK…Will report more tomorrow when we get home from the Nationals.  As soon as the boys are done we will be hitting it back east hard and fast.  Maybe I’ll make a pit stop for some fireworks.