2007 East Coast Judo Championships - Who's giong?

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/04/2007 5:53pm

So the East Coast Judo Championships are this weekend, so are a butt load of other tourneys apparently. So is anyone going? I'll be competing in the white through green division.

**WorldWarCheese** · Posted On: 10/04/2007 7:11pm

Well, there's the Chavez Tournament Nov 11th. Go to the Massachusett's Tohoku website for details (Google Tohoku for it, I'm too lazy)

**Tomas Drgon** · Posted On: 10/04/2007 9:18pm

I wish I could go. I'll be lucky if I make it to one more tourney this year.

Have fun and good luck.

Tomas

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/07/2007 1:41pm

So I went, I learned more about competing in Judo and in competing in general. I lost, both matches. The first match I came out very slow and he took advantage and got me with a drop seio, in like the first 10 seconds of the match. It was beautiful my feet went right over my head. Second I lost to an old man, I thought I could out muscle him and fight him, once it got to the ground I didn't have the time to choke him from my guard, it got stood up too fast for me to finish. At least right now I don't have the skills to fight from my back in Judo. I should have swept him and finished from the top. If I would have done that he probably wouldn't have had the chance to drop me with an ankle pick.

**Holy Moment** · Posted On: 10/07/2007 1:55pm

I went there last year. Basically what happened was I got my ass kicked because I didn't know enough judo. I didn't go this year because I haven't been training in Judo; plus, I didn't renew my membership. I might consider going there next year because it did look like a very well run tournament.

**ojgsxr6** · Posted On: 10/08/2007 1:14pm

It was an excellently run tournament, but competing at 10:30a after waking up at 6:30, is a little rough. Next time, I will play up a level, so I will play both white and brown.