Sho Rei Shobu Kan Judo

Dojo Garage Sale

2010-07-13T21:12:00.001-05:00

The dojo will be having a fund-raising garage sale on Saturday, July 31st. We're looking for help from all classes, but also for stuff to sell. We need to raise some $$$ to cover an increase in insurance so that we can keep the MMA sparing class and also to replace our worn out mats.

Cornhusker State Games

2010-05-29T22:59:00.003-05:00

The Cornhusker State Games Judo competition will be on Saturday, June 19th at Sho Rei Shobu Kan. Weigh-ins are from 8-10am. Kata competition begins at 10 with individual competition following kata.

If you're not already registered, get registered soon! Cost is only $25 if you get registered by the 31st ($5 late fee after that). For your entry fee you not only get to compete, you get a T-shirt and entry to the opening ceremonies which is always a good show.

UNL Ashida Spring Classic 2010

2010-02-21T13:53:00.004-06:00

UNL Ashida Spring Classic

Date: Saturday March 13, 2010

Location: SRSBK Dojo

Sponsored by: UNL Judo Club

Sanction Number: NE2102010

Eligibility: Current USJI Membership (Applications Available Onsite)

Entry Fee: $25 First Division, $5 Each Additional Division

Scoring: Modified Double Elimination, Round Robin, or 2 of 3 Depending on Bracket Size

Rules: Modified IJF Rules

Divisions: Jr's (<16 years) Boys and Girls, Senior Novice (
Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Medals For All Divisions

Schedule: Weigh Ins, 9am - 10:30am Tournament: Noon

Head Referee: Sensei David Beggs

Contact Info: John Bettendorf - UNL Judo President - john.bettendorf@gmail.com

Competitors Clinic

2009-07-26T09:07:00.003-05:00

Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan will be hosting a Judo Competitors clinic given by Ryan Reser on

Saturday, September 19, 2009. Ryan was on the US Olympic Judo team in Beijing in 2008.

Location:

Sho Rei Shobu Kan
1811 "N" Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-474-5425

Eligibility:

Current membership in USA Judo, USJF, or USJA is required to addend this clinic. All competitors mush show a current card (with insurance). USA Judo membership applications will be available the day of the clinic.

Sanction:

Nebraska Judo, Inc. and USA Judo #NE 080109

Schedule:

The clinic will be divided into two sessions, each on different techniques.

Session 1: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch (on your own) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Session 2: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Cost:

$25 per session if pre-registered by August 30
$30 per session if received after August 30
$35 per session at the door

Send To:

Judy Williams, President, NE Judo, Inc
2502 Gindy Drive
Bellevue, NE 68247-2434
(Make checks payable to Nebraska Judo, Inc)

Registration should include the following information:
Name, Address, Phone, Team, Coach, Sex, Age, Rank and Emergency Contact.

Upcoming Tournaments

2009-07-26T08:59:00.002-05:00

Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Fall Tournament

We are currently planning to hold our Fall tournament on Saturday, October 3rd. If we find that conflicts with anything else, the backup date that we have in mind is Saturday, October 31st. Weigh-ins start at 9:00 am and matches usually start around 11:00 am.

Loras College Tournament

Date:	Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time:	10:00am - 6:00pm
Location:	1995 Admiral St
City/Town:	Dubuque, IA (5 hrs from Lincoln)

CSG Judo Registration Deadline Extended

2009-07-14T20:15:00.002-05:00

The deadline for registration for the Judo competition in the Cornhusker State Games has been extended. Registrations will be accepted the day of the competition (Saturday, July 18^th) The registration fee for late entries is $28.

Weigh-ins begin at 8:00 am. Kata demonstration will begin at 10:00 with matches following.

The event will be held at Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan at 19th and N Streets, Lincoln. Be aware that the bar next door is holding a street festival the same day and will have the street blocked off, so parking will be an issue.

2009 Cornhusker State Games Judo Competition

2009-07-04T12:10:00.003-05:00

The deadline for entering the 2009 Cornhusker State Games has been extended one week, until July 6th. Anyone who is interested in competing in the State Games Judo competition who hasn't signed up, should get their butt in gear and do so before it's too late.

WAIVERS & PRINTABLE ENTRY FORMS

DATE AND TIME: Saturday, July 18. Weigh-ins 8-10 a.m. KATA begins 10 a.m. Individual competition follows completion of KATA.

SITE: Academy of Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan, Roseberry's Martial Arts Center,1811 N Street, Lincoln.

ENTRY FEE: $23 per entrant for the first event, $11 per entrant for each additional event if entered by June 22. $5 late fee if received between June 23 and July 6. Entry fee includes athlete T-shirt, passes to SportFest and the Opening Ceremonies and a copy of the Nebraska Sports Council Yearbook.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Judo Director Steve Kovar (402) 475-9614 or email skovar54@yahoo.com.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(And yes, I lifted this article from Conan's blog.)

Desktop Wallpaper

2009-05-17T13:47:00.003-05:00

I was recently looking for desktop wallpaper for my PC and found this one of Dr. Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo. I have no idea what the kanji says on the right, but the bottom says "Kanō Jigorō"

Jigoro Kano by ~zavodnoyApelsin on deviant ART

Photos and Videos from the Tournament

2009-03-29T12:14:00.005-05:00

Gina Ethridge has posted some photos from the Nebraska State Judo Championships.

Nebraska State Judo Championships

2009-03-19T20:21:00.001-05:00

Nebraska State Judo Championships
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Date: 28 March 2009 (saturday)

Location: Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan 1811 N Street Lincoln NE (402) 474-5425

Eligibility: Current USJI USJF and USJA members. USJI applications will be available on site. All competitors must show a current card (with insurance) or purchase a new card at the tournament. A new card cost is $50, if you purchase a new card at the tournament, your entry fee will be waived.

Rules: Modified IJF rules apply. Junior division no armlocks/no chokes under age 13. 3 minute matches.

Scoring: Modified double elimination scoring system will be used in divisions with more than 3 entrants. if a division has 3 competitors a round robin will be used. If 2 competitors, best 2 of 3.

Entry fee: $20Awards: Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

Sanction: Nebraska Judo Inc.

Schedule: Registration & weigh-ins 9:30am-11:am ; matches start at 11:30am (juniors first)

Director: David Beggs 1811 N Street Lincoln NE 68508 (402)474-5425

Divisions:All divisions to be determined after weigh-ins. Juniors (by new rules girls 10 yrs old and younger may be paired with boys if they have no girls of like weight to fight) Senior women/Senior women novice ; Senior men/Senior men novicethe tournament director reserves the right to make any changes in the best interest of the contestants or to reject any entry that contains false information or which is not properly and fully completed.

please contact the tournament director Mr. Beggs at 402-474-5425 with any questions regarding the tournament.

Sensi Paul Owen (1914 - 2009)

2009-02-03T20:03:00.004-06:00

4th degree Judo black belt, Paul Owen-Sensei, passed away Sunday at the age of 94. He was still practicing and teaching Judo at Roseberry's Martial Arts Center. Sensei Paul contributed so much to our dojo and the Judo program, he will be missed.

One amazing thing that I recall about Sensi Paul was that one class he was showing a group of kids how to pin somebody and called me over to demonstrate. He pinned me and told me to escape. As hard as I tried, I couldn't. I eventually had to give up when I noticed a blood stain on the elbow of his judogi. His skin was so thin that it would tear easily and I had torn a big flap loose. I fealt horrible. He just shrugged it off and said "oh, that happens." He let me lead him over to the first aide kit and bandage him up and then he was back out on the mat.

Sensi Paul also had a stubborn will to keep going. He'd be sitting on the mat and if you offered him a hand getting up, he'd refuse and stand on his own -- very slowly, but on his own.

Sensi Ray Peterson posted a comment on the Jui-Jutsu Fighter Blog about how he was never able to choke Sensi Paul. I remember one class where Sensi Paul was teaching choking techniques and had one of the students try to choke him. If you let go before he patted-out, he'd ask "why did you stop?" and make you do it again.

In November of 2004, the Lincoln Journal Star published an article about Sensei Paul. Sensi Conan already reproduced it on the Jui-Jutsu Fighter Blog, so I won't duplicate it here.

KHAS-TV in Hastings did a news piece on Sensei Paul a couple of years ago. The video works fine in Internet Explorer, but not in Firefox for some reason.

Sensi Paul's funeral is set for Wednesday in Lincoln. It is at 4:00 at First Plymouth Church, 20th and D Streets. See the obituary in the Lincoln Journal Star for details.

Sunday Judo Class

2009-01-31T16:43:00.002-06:00

starting the 8th of February, we will be having an adults advanced judo class at SRSBK. The class will focus on advanced Judo Tachi and Ne waza, as well as tournaments rules and scenerios. Feel free to stop on down and give it a try. No rank requirements, but minimum age of 14yrs please.

see you guys there!

3pm-430pm every sunday!

UNL Judo Presents: Ashida Spring Classic 2009

2009-01-10T10:19:00.002-06:00

The UNL Judo Club has scheduled their Spring tournament for Saturday, April 25th at 11:00 am.

More Information...

2008 Ashida Fall Classic

2008-12-19T18:10:00.002-06:00

The UNL Judo Club held their 2008 Ashida Fall Classic at Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan on Saturday, December 13th. This tournament is named for Sensi Ashida, who was once a sensi at UNL and, despite being 80-something, still teaches judo at the State University of New York.

The tournament was well attended. For their entry fee, participants were allowed to register in two divisions and many took advantage of this. There were about 10 to 12 people in the Men's Open division. The matches ran from 11:15 (does any tournament ever start when advertised?) to about 4:00.

One highlight of the tournament was watching Porter Giles, age 5, fight in his first tournament. He had to fight a kid who was a lot bigger than him and lost twice, but as he was unopposed in his division, he still got a gold medal. Porter's father Brian is a karate sensi and couldn't have been prouder to have passed the torch on to the next generation. Well, maybe if Porter had won.

The scoreboard program was used again after a quick reprogramming to follow the new IJF rules which eliminate the score of "koka". The day after this reprogramming, we were informed that we had to continue using the old rules because the new rules don't go into effect until Jan 1 and the flier submitted when the tournament was sanctioned said "Current IJF Rules Apply". However, all the participants agreed to follow the new rules, so we did.

After the tournament, the UNL Judo Club and two members of Sho Rei Shobu Kan went to Old Chicago for pizza and beer.

The Vetran Judoka

2008-12-08T23:51:00.002-06:00

IJF Rules Change

2008-12-05T22:31:00.002-06:00

The International Judo Federation announced some changes to the official rules for judo competitions which go into effect on January 1, 2009. The main change is that the "koka" score has been eliminated.

There are also a few "reiterations" of rules that haven't actually changed but which have not been enforced well in the past. These are mostly rules about "negative" judo which should result in a penalty.

These new rules were used in the two tournaments in Iowa recently and will be used for the UNL Judo tournament scheduled for Saturday, December 13th.

Artwork by Ken Haddix

2008-11-07T23:29:00.000-06:00

Fall Judo Tournament Report

2008-11-01T14:41:00.004-05:00

The Fall Judo Tournament was a success. I didn't get a count of the competitors, but it was a good turn out. We only had one minor injury: a boy who turned out of a throw and did a face-plant. After a brief medical time-out, the fight continued and he quickly won by ippon. We also had some new referees from other schools which was very nice.

We also used a new timer program which, aside from a few operator mistakes (I was the operator), worked pretty well. Thanks to Aaron Hall from the UNL Judo club for letting us use his laptop computer for this.

Don't forget the upcoming tournaments (see previous article). The UNL tournament will be held at the Sho Rei Shobu Kan dojo on December 13th. They wanted to hold it at the University, but the University was not cooperating in letting them book the facility, so we offered to let them hold it at our dojo.

I've posted the photos that Skyler took using my camera to my family web site here. I'll get them up on Photo Bucket later.

Other Upcoming Tournaments

2008-10-25T09:04:00.002-05:00

Iowa State
Saturday, November 15th

Sioux City Open
Sunday, December 7th

UNL
Saturday, December 13th (at Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan)

For further details, please contact the dojo.

Fall Judo Tournament

2008-09-18T19:57:00.004-05:00

Sho Rei Shobu Kan will host its fall judo tournament on Saturday, November 1 at the Sho Rei Shobu Kan dojo at 1811 N Street, Lincoln Nebraska.

There will be kids and adult divisions with the following restrictions: No chokes under 13 years old and no arm-bars under 16 years old. Divisions will be determined based on participation. Medals will be awarded to first, second and third place in each division.

Weigh-ins start at 9:00 am with matches starting around 10:30 to 11:00 am. You must have a current NJI, USA Judo or other membership card to participate. If you do not have a card, one may be purchased at the time of registration for $50. The regular entry fee of $20 is waved if you purchase the NJI card at the tournament.

Spectators are welcome free of charge.

The School

2008-09-09T21:14:00.001-05:00

Roseberry's Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Martial Arts Center opened its doors in 1972, and since that time, has established itself as one of the finest martial arts schools in the area. The dojo facility is over 7,000 square feet and includes an Olympic Judo mat (for Judo, Aikido, Jiu Jitsu, Daitoryu and Yoga) and a large wooden floor (for Karate, Kobudo and Tai Chi). Besides learning the physical techniques of judo, karate, aikido, t'ai chi, and yoga students learn such mental attitudes as patience, self-assurance, respect, and self-discipline. Students discover that they are encouraged to grow spiritually as well as physically. Upon enrolling in a course of instruction, beginning students soon realize that they have many teachers. All of the students ahead of them are responsible for their instruction and well-being. Beginning students are treated kindly and respectfully. In return students are expected to practice diligently and to be respectful to other students and teachers. Indeed, mutual respect is one of the basics of martial arts training. Students are never asked to do anything beyond their capability but are encouraged to put forth their best effort. "Do Your Best!" is a familiar phrase heard in Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan practice sessions. The motto of the Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan School is "respect and manners." All students of Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan enjoy an atmosphere conducive to good training and personal growth.