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I'm going to start out by warning you, you might not to read this. THis is going to be a political diatribe covering for my whining about getting excluded by the IJF. So, advance at your own peril. For pictures and whatnot from the recent World Master Athlete Judo Championships in Montreal, check back later. That will probably be my next...

The JudoForum Community lost a member on Thursday. I don't know how. I don't know why. In this day of electronic communication, I feel so much like I'm operating in the dark, but then, without the electronic community, I would never have met SoonerMC, and my life would have been much poorer as a result. The SoonerMC tag belonged to...

... and other costuming mishaps, or my day in CT for the Open Workout and Town Meeting

Now, first and foremost, I want to thank the people at the Norwich Dojo for putting on a wonderful event. It was nice to see USJA Board Elect members wearing, gasp, gi, and getting sweaty, and taking falls, and throwing the author around. I also enjoyed...

After a water break, newaza was served up, with particular attention paid to juji gatame. This of course reminded me that a certain president of the USJA disagrees with Mr. Bregman - all things don't end in uchi mata, they end in juji gatame. On variation taught by Atlanta Alex was described by Mr. Bregman by its Japanese name: Pretzel Juji...

So, I had a bit of a problem a few months ago, and I was stupid about it and, well, I let my thyroid disorder get the best of me. Arguably, I'm still doing that, but to a lesser degree. Anyway, it seems I'm not as healthy as I thought I was, or something.

So, here's my personal experience with the Norwich Judo Dojo Opening, complete...