After a hard season with great results, the University of Winnipeg Judo Team will be off for 2 weeks during this summer.

The last practise before the break will be on June 28th(saturday) and we will return on July 16th(wednesday).

Have a great summer and be ready to hard days of training for the next season!!

On April 12th, 2008, the University of Winnipeg Judo Team went to Steinbach(MB) for the 2008 Eastern Manitoba Open Judo Tournament.
All players had great results in all fights.
But the best part of the day was the great time that the team spent at the Friesen's family house.
All the team players want to say thanks for all Friesen family.
We appreciate the kindness and hospitality with all team members!
Thank you very much!!!

University of Winnipeg Judo Club presents their 2nd annual "Eat like a King":
2 Different Days - 2 Different Meals
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Combo # 1: 100% pure Egyptian Cotton T-shirt & Meal $ 20
Combo # 2: Egyptian Artwork on parchment paper & Meal $ 20
Meal by itself: $ 7

All proceeds to assist funding for out-of-town tournaments and their associated costs.
All t-shirts, artwork and collector plates are a direct ship from Egypt.

Where: U of W 1st Floor in front of the cafeteria.
When: Thurs, Mar. 27th & Friday, Mar. 28th
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm*
*subject to food availability. Hurry in to avoid disappointment

The U of W Judo Team is back from Edmonton. During the weekend (March 15th and 16th), 16 members of the club were fighting at the WEM in the 3rd Edmonton International Judo Championship.
The club returned to Winnipeg with 2 gold, 8 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
All the members fought with all heart! People from all around started to ask where were these fighters from, meaning that the talent of the fighters caught everyone attention!
Congratulations for everyone!!
Special thanks for coach Shirin that even after a hard surgery in her knee, she joined the group for the long trip to Edmonton to support the team.

After some great outings at recent tournaments, plans are set for the Edmonton International Judo Tournament on Mar 15 & 16 at West Edmonton Mall. We look forward to this event annually as an always exciting and high-calibre competition. No doubt that training intensity is increased leading up to this tournament. Can you handle it?

After the winter break, we are all in preparation for the Saskatchewan Judo Open in Regina on the 19th of January. Typically a very strong tournament, we are looking forward to this exciting event to shake off the cobwebs of the holiday season. Look for our upcoming results!

An amazing winter camp experience was had by all in the Watrous Judo Saskatchewan winter camp over the holidays. With the expertise of high performance coaches Ralph Ibanez and Dean McGarry, our judoka experienced unique sessions with tremendous gains both physically and mentally. Thanks to all that were involved for making this an unforgettable event!

We hope everyone had a great summer and look forward to seeing you soon. We are beginning the full swing of things for the upcoming season which looks to be an unforgettable one at that. We have scheduled in some tourneys in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Quebec, and New York. We will keep you posted as soon as we get the results.

WOW! Trying our hand at our sister sport, some of our judoka competed in the Manitoba Jujitsu Open on April 7th. Congratulations goes out to Shirin Farag and Dan Jaimeson on their Gold Medal performance. It also provided an opportunity to touch base with some former judoka, including our very own Chad McDougall. We look forward to his return during the summer session.

We would like to thank Dr. N. Elmayergi on his tremendous generosity and support of our team while in Edmonton. This trip would not have been possible without his committment to the team. He made the outing a smooth and worry free event, and we look forward to his visit to Winnipeg shortly.

After a successful trip to Edmonton, we are taking the opportunity to wind down and prepare for the remainder of the season, including Kenora Invitational. Aside from the outstanding results, the team enjoyed a great outing in Edmonton including a day at the waterpark, shooting range, shopping and the after party later in the evening.

The second West Edmonton Mall International tourney will be held on March 17th and 18th, and our judoka are looking forward to the tough competition and stellar venue at which the tourney is held. Our team is in full preparation for fighting and shopping (on our off day, of course). We will keep you posted on our results as soon as we return.

Good luck to all our athletes competing in the Winter Games in the Yukon this month. We have complete confidence in the ability of our athletes in making this a successful Team Toba Triumph. Our own Tanya Friesen will be representing the U of W, and we look forward to her return.

Our club would like to extend our appreciation to everyone at Judo Sask for their hospitality and professionalism during the Saskatchewan Open and Provincial training session. Our team had a great outing at a difficult tournament receiving 7 medals for our 7 competitors.

The U of W Judo Club would like to welcome Sensei Airton Nakamura to our club, coming from the Brazilian Judo School. His insight and knowledge are an integral part of the learning dynamic, and look forward to his contribution in the upcoming year.

A collective BRAVO goes out to our mentor Sensei Moe Oye on his recent promotion to eighth degree black belt.

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A tremendous outing at the Edmonton International Judo Championships in April for our team with a total of 8 medals out of 10 competitors.

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Best wishes to the following judoka on their recent life achievements.

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