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Name: Scott Moore
Rank: Yodan - 4th degree black belt
Position: Head instructor
Coaching Certification: National Level,
Assistant Coach for the US Visually Impaired
Judo Program
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Started Judo: 1988
Original club and instructor: University
of Southwestern Louisiana Judo, Connie Lavergne
Favorite Technique: Seoi Nage
Competitive Highlights: 1995 IBSA World
Championships - Bronze Medal
1996 Paralympic Games - Bronze Medal
1998 IBSA World Championships - Gold Medal
2000 Paralympic Games - Gold Medal
2002 IBSA World Championships - Bronze Medal
2003 IBSA World Championships - Team Member
2005 Pan American Masters Championships
- Gold Medal
2006 IBSA World Championships - Team Member
2007 Para-Pan American Championships
2007 IBSA World Championships
Favorite Quote: "If you aren't willing
to work hard to realize your dreams, why
bother dreaming?"
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Name: Heidi Moore
Rank: Yodan - 4th degree black belt
Position: Head Instructor
Coaching Certification: Continental Level,
Director of Developement for the US Assoc.
of Blind Athletes.
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA
Started Judo: October 1986
Original club and instructor: Santa Monica
Judo, Jim Nieto
Favorite technique: Shime Waza
Competitive Highlights: 1995-1998 - 4 time
US Collegiate National Champion
1996 US Senior Nationals - Bronze Medal
1997 US Senior Nationals - Silver Medal
2002 US Senior Nationals - Silver Medal
2004 US Senior Nationals - Bronze Medal
2005 US Senior Nationals - Gold Medal
2005 Pan American Team Member
2005 World Championships Team Member
2005 Pan American Masters Championships
- Gold Medals (Open and F4 +78kg)
2006 US Senior Nationals - Silver Medal
(Open division), Bronze Medal (78kg)
2006 Puerto Rico Open Championships - Gold
Medal (78kg), Silver Medal (Open division)
2006 US Open Championships - Bronze Medal
2006 Pan American Masters Championships
- Gold Medals (Open and F1 +78kg)
2007 US Senior Nationals - Gold Medal (Open
division), Silver Medal (+78kg)
2007 Pan American Championships - Bronze
Medal
2007 Puerto Rico Open Championships - Silver
Medals (Open and +78kg divisions)
2007 World Championships Team Member
2007 US Open Gold Medal, +78kg
2007 Rendez-Vous Canada Bronze Medal, +78kg
2008 US Senior Nationals - Silver Medal,
+78kg
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Name: Jim Carmer
Rank: Sandan - 3rd degree black belt
Position: Instructor
Coaching Certification:
Referee Certification: National-2
Hometown:
Started Judo:
Original club and instructor:
Favorite technique:
Competitive Highlights:
2008 US Masters National Championships - Gold,
M5 73kg
2007 US Masters National Championships - Gold,
M5 73kg
2006 Pan American Masters Championships -
Bronze, M4 81kg
2005 US Masters National Championships - Bronze,
M4 81kg
2005 Pan American Masters Championships -
Bronze, M4 81kg
2004 Pan American Masters Championships -
Silver, M4 73kg
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Name: Jessica Lockfeld
Rank: Nidan - 2nd degree black belt
Position: Instructor
Coaching Certification:
Hometown
Started Judo:
Original club and instructor:
Favorite technique:
Competitive Highlights:
2008 US Masters National Championships - Gold,
F4 70kg and Gold, Women Under 50 Open
2007 US Masters National Championships - Gold
F4, 70kg
2006 Pan American Masters Championships -
Gold, F3 70kg and Bronze Open
2005 World Masters Championships - Gold, F3
70kg and Bronze F3 Open
2005 US Masters National Championships - Gold,
F3 70kg
2005 Pan American Masters Championships -
Gold, F3 70kg, and Silver Open
2005 US Senior National Championships - 5th,
70kg
2004 World Masters Championships - Gold, F3
70kg, and Bronze Open
2003 World Masters Championships - Gold, F3
70kg, and Gold Open
2002 World Masters Championships - Gold, F3
70kg, and Silver Open
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Name: Jason "Mongo"
Hussong
Rank: Shodan
Position: Assistant Youth Instructor
Hometown: Minnesota
Started Judo: 6/2003
Original club and instructor: Denver Judo,
Scott and Heidi Moore
Favorite technique: O Soto Gari
Competitive Highlights: 2006 Denver Classic
- Silver Medal
Favorite Quote: "One forms one's character
when overcoming one's egoism and arrogance."
~ Yasuhiro Yamashita
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Other Yudansha
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Name:
Max Ariza
Rank: Nidan
Hometown: France
Started Judo: 1967
Original club and instructor: Judo Club Yatsumoto,
Marseille, France. Andre Marfisi, and Alain
Martin
Favorite technique: Tai Otoshi
Competitive Highlights: Haven't competed in
a long time!!
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Name: Willard Jule
Rank: Sandan
Hometown: Greenfield, MA
Started Judo: 1970
Original club and instructor: Kudokai, Springfield,
MA sensei Noriyasu Kudo
Favorite technique: O soto gari maki komi
Competitive Highlights: 2001 USA Masters
National Champion. 2001 World Masters Championships
- "squished"
Favorite Quote: "Unexamined experience
is a poor teacher."
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Name: Julie Langou
Rank: Yodan
Coaching Certification: 1st Degree Federal
Diploma for Judo teaching, 02/07/2000 (France)
Hometown: Toulouse, France
Started Judo: 3/1/1984
Original club and instructor: Saint-Exupery
Toulouse (now Balma-Saint Exupery 31), Gerard
Delataille
Favorite technique: Uchi-mata quinquin, te
guruma, de ashi barai
Competitive Highlights: 1998 - French National
Champion first division
1998 - French National Champion second division
1998 - Barcelona International Tournament
- Bronze medal
1997 - Barcelona International Tournament
- Bronze Medal 1995 - Italian International
Tournament - Gold Medal
1992 - Tunisia International Tournament -
5th place
1995 - French National Champion second division
Favorite Quote: "Judo is a dance. At
birth, the Cuban can dance, fight and make
love. The problem of the French is that they
have to learn that." - Ronaldo
Veita, Cuban Women's Coach
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Name: Bandi
Davaadorj
Rank: Nidan
Hometown: Ulaanbatur, Mongolia
Started Judo:
Original club and instructor:
Favorite technique:
Competitive Highlights: 1998 Korean Open Championships
- Silver Medal
2005 US Senior National Championships - Silver
Medal
2005 US Open Championships - 5th place
2006 US Senior National Championships - Silver
Medal
2006 US Open Championships - 5th place
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Name: Keith
Lewis
Rank: Nidan
Hometown:
Started Judo: 1992
Original club and instructor: Southwestern
Oregon Community College, Rich Petherbridge
Favorite technique: Tai Otoshi
Competitive Highlights: Was featured on ESPN
with Scott Moore
Favorite Quote: "Adapt and Overcome"
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Name: Djamal Aliev
Rank: Nidan
Hometown:
Started Judo: 1997
Original club and instructor:
Favorite technique:
Competitive Highlights: 2005 US Senior National
Championships - Bronze Medal
2005 World Championships Team Member
2006 US Senior National Championships - Gold
Medal
2006 Pan American Championships Team Member
2006 Rendez Vous Canada Championships - 5th
place
2007 US Senior National Championships - Gold
Medal
2007 World Championships Team Member
2008 US Senior National Championships - Gold
Medal
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Name: Jerr Roesler
Rank: Shodan
Hometown: Sultan, Washington
Started Judo: 2000
Original club and instructor: Denver Judo,
Scott and Heidi Moore
Favorite technique: "depends on the fight"
Competitive Highlights: Winning 7 matches
in a row by Ippon at the CJL Shinkyu Shiai.
Favorite Quote: "Volume control"
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Name: Adam Thom
Rank: Shodan |
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Name: Gary Cherny
Rank: Shodan
Competitive Highlights: 2003 Junior Olympics
- 5th
2005 High School National Championships
- 5th
2005 Junior US Open - 5th
2006 USA Junior Judo Cup - 3rd
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Name: Sam Cherny
Rank: Nidan |
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Name:
Antti Heiskanen
Rank: Shodan |
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Name:
Ivo Asinov
Rank: Shodan |
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Name: Dave Welsch
Rank: Shodan
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Name: Karl Maluf
Rank: Shodan
Started Judo: 2004
Originial Club and Instructor: Denver Judo,
Scott and Heidi Moore
Competitive Hightlights: 2007 Falls Classic
- Silver Medal, M1 81kg
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Name: Brian
Trybus
Rank:
Competitive Highlights: 2001 World Masters
Championships - Bronze Medal, M3 73kg |
