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20/12PERFECT VISIONCOMES FROM WITHIN

USA JUDOMEDIAGUIDE

U.S. Olympic Judo TeamU.S. Paralympic Judo Team

Contents:U.S. Olympic Team 3 U.S. Olympic Coaching 9 USA Judo Board of Directors 11 USA Judo National Staff 12 About Judo 14US Paralympic Judo Team 15 US Paralympic Judo Coaching 22

On the cover:World Champion Kayla Harrison, 78 KG, is a U.S. favorite to take the nation’s first Olympic gold medal in judo. Photo by Lou DiGesare.

20/20 is ‘normal’ vision. Maximum human accuity is even finer at 20/16 or 20/12.

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USA JUDOMission Statement

USA Judo is the national gov-erning body for the sport of judo in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. As such, USA Judo’s mission is to en-able U.S. athletes to achieve sustained competitive excel-lence in domestic and interna-tional amateur judo competi-tion and to promote and grow the sport of judo in the United States.

USA JUDOHeadquarters

One Olympic PlazaColorado Springs , CO 80909

Telephone: (719) 866-4730www.usjudo.org

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USA JUDO’S2012 U.S. Olympic Judo Team:Kayla Harrison, 78 KGTravis Stevens, 81 KGMarti Malloy, 57 KGNick Delpopolo, 73 KGKyle Vashkulat, 100 KG

Coaching:Head Coach Jimmy Pedro

Assistant Coach Jim Pedro, Sr.

Assistant Coach Jhonny Prado

Team Leader Chris Skelley

Director of High Performance, Eddie Liddie

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KAYLA HARRISON, 78 KG

2012 Grand Slam Prague, Gold2012 Grand Slam Rio, Gold

2011 Pan American Games, Gold2011 World Championships, Bronze

2010 World Championships, Gold2008 Junior World Champions, Gold

Born July 2, 1990 HOMETOWN: Middletown, Ohio CURRENT: Marblehead, Mass.

@Judo_Kayla Coach, Jimmy Pedro

Photo: Charles Medani/refreshing-images.com

TRAVIS STEVENS, 81 KGHOMETOWN: Tacoma, Wash. Born Feb. 28, 1986 CURRENT: Woburn, Mass.

Coach, Jimmy Pedro @judosilencer

Born June 23, 1986 HOMETOWN: Oak Harbor, Wash. CURRENT: San Jose, Wash.

@Martidamus Coach, Shintaro Nakano2012 Grand Slam Rio, Silver2011 Dusseldorf Grand Prix, Gold2011 Moscow Grand Slam, Silver2010 Paris Grand Slam, Bronze2008 Olympics Beijing, Ninth2007 Pan American Games, GoldThree-time U.S. National Champion

2012 European Cup Prague, Silver2012 Paris Grand Slam, Bronze

2011 World Cup El Salvador, Silver2011 World Championships, 5th

2010-2011 World Cup Miami Gold2010 El Salvador World Cup Gold

‘07-10 US Senior Nat’l Champ’s, Gold

Photo: Charles Medani

MARTI MALLOY, 57 KG

Photo: Charles Medani/refreshing-images.comPhoto: Charles Medani/refreshing-images.com

Born July 24, 1990 HOMETOWN: Langhorne, PAKiev, Ukraine CURRENT: Clifton Park, N.Y.

Coach, Jason Morris @judo_chopper

NICK DELPOPOLO, 73 KGHOMETOWN: Westfield, N.J. Born Feb. 8, 1989CURRENT: Amsterdam, N.Y. Niksic, Montenegro

@NickforGold Coach, Jason MorrisRio Grand Slam, 5thParis Grand Slam, 5thDusseldorf Grand Prix, 5thWorld Cup Great Britain, GoldDuesseldorf Grand Prix, 5thParis Grand Slam, 5thWorld Cup Venezuela, Gold

2011 U.S. Nat’l Champ’s, Silver2011 U.S. Nat’l Champ’s,

Open Div., Bronze2011 Pan Am Champ’s, Bronze2010 U.S. National Champ’s, Gold

2010 Pan Am Champ’s, Bronze

KYLE VASHKULAT, 100 KG

Photo: Lou DiGesare/www.realjudo.net Photo: Lou DiGesare/www.realjudo.net

U.S. Olympic Judo CoachesHead Coach Jimmy Pedro

Jimmy Pedro is one of the most successful judo competitors in U.S. history, having won two Olympic bronze medals (1996, 2004) and a World Championship (1999). His Olympic competition spanned four Games, an extraordinary ac-complishment in itself.

Now, this sixth-degree black belt is leading a team as head coach to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. On the ros-ter is one fighter from Pedro’s home dojo, Kayla Harrison, 78 kg., who is a hopeful to bring home the nation’s first Olym-pic gold medal in the sport. Pedro’s Judo Center of Wakefield, Mass., is the home dojo for a second member of the U.S. Olympic Judo Team, Travis Stevens, 81 kg., another fighter with an excellent shot at the podium.

Assistant Coach Jim Pedro, Sr.A key figure in the life of U.S. Olympic Judo

Coach Jimmy Pedro has been his father and coach, Jim Pedro, Sr., who is a leading pres-ence at Pedro’s Judo Center and USA Judo’s

Team FORCE today. Pedro Sr. was the 1993 World Team coach and now stands by his son as an assistant coach of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.

Pedro Sr. has coached all of the U.S. Olympic medalists dat-ing back to 1996, as well as all

World Championship medalists dating back to 1999, including his son, Ronda Rousey and current U.S. Olympic Team Member Kayla Harrison. He is a retired lieutenant fire fighter from Lynn, Mass.

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Assistant Coach Jhonny PradoJhonny Prado started judo in Lima, Peru.

He began Ki-Itsu-Sai Judo Club in South Florida in 1999. The club quickly grew, his young students climbed podiums at some of the toughest tourna-ments in the country. Soon he was asked to head Junior Pan American and Junior World teams and join the coaching staff of Senior World teams for USA Judo. Ki-Itsu-Sai in Coral Springs, FL, was named one of four USA Judo Naitonal Training Centers in 2004.

Team Leader Chris SkelleyChristopher Skelley has served as man-

ager for USA Judo teams at more than two dozen international events from Tokyo to Germany and throughout the Americas.

Skelley started judo at the age of 6 in 1970. His competition includes World Mas-ters in Japan and Canada and his medal count includes gold, silver and bronze at U.S. national master’s tourna-ments. Skelley is now a third-degree black belt and assis-tant instructor at Camal Judo in Woodland Park, N.J.

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USA JUDO’SBoard of Directors:

Lance Nading, PresidentA former national and interna-

tional competitor, Lance Nading has been on USA Judo’s board since 1996 and the president since 2008. His home club is Northglenn Judo in Colorado.

John Serbin, Athlete’s Representative Reno Reser, Athletes Advisory Council Rep Noboru Saito, Referee RepresentativeLeo White, Coach DirectorMike Swain, Group B DirectorKennis Monte Bellmard II, Independent DirectorJason Rivera, Independent RepresentativeJim Webb, Group A RepresentativeDr. Ron Tripp, General SecretaryGail Stolzenburg, At-Large Representative

Committee Chairs:Coaches Education Committee: Pat Burris Referee Education Committee: Russ SchererRank and Certification Committee: Jim Colgan Athlete Performance Committee: Corinne Shigemoto Medical Committee: Bob Nishime, MDJunior Athlete Performance Committee: Jim Hrbek Kata: Barbara Houston-ShimizuAudit Committee: Gail Stolzenburg Judicial Committee: Karen MackeyEthics Committee: Kei NarimatsuNominating Committee: Bob Harvey

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National Staff:Jose H. Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer

Jose H. Rodriguez has served as Chief Executive Officer of USA Judo since 2005. He has more than 30 years experience in the sports industry having first worked as a high school, college and international-level track and field coach.

In the 1980’s Rodriguez worked as the director of Florida’s Sunshine State Games and in 1991 he was named Director of Sports Compe-titions for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He later served as Managing Director of the Florida 2012 Olympic Candidate City Com-mittee. Rodriguez served as the Managing Director and Business Development Director of the World Olympians Association - Office of the Americas. Ro-driguez has also served as a marketing consultant to the Central America and Caribbean Games in 2002 and 2006. A member of the Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame, he has served as an Internation-al Relations Consultant for USA Track and Field.

Eddie Liddie, Director of High PerformanceRaised in New York City’s Manhattan borough,

Eddie Liddie was the third American judoka to win a medal at the Olympic Games when he took Bronze in the 60 KG division in Los Angeles in 1984. This was a pinnacle achievement in a competitive career that in-cluded several Olympic and World Championship teams.

Liddie has enlisted that vast ex-perience in coaching more than a dozen international teams, includ-ing three Olympic and six World Championship teams. In 2002, he was named USA Judo’s Coach of the Year. In 2005, he was appointed USA Judo’s Director of Coach-ing and Athlete Development. He now serves as the organization’s Director of High Performance, overseeing all recruiting and training of the nation’s elite teams.

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National Staff, cont:Corinne Shigemoto, Chief Operating OfficerWerner Walter, Director of FinanceSherrie Wilson, Director of MarketingVaughn Anderson, International Team Travel CoordinatorKevin Wagoner, Membership ServicesErnest Pund, National Mediaernest.pund@usajudo.us (303) 817-9847

Jennifer Garcia, Local Mediajennifer.garcia@usajudo.us (305) 299-2570

Claudia Drago, Social Mediaclaudia.drago@usajudo.us (786) 218-6063

Thank You!A private non-profit organi-zation, USA Judo is grateful and proud of the support provided by its members, sponsors and the US Olympic Committee for training elite athletes and fostering the sport from the ground-up throughout the country. In the last year, USA Judo has opened an online store that offers athletes and fans lots of great products while raising additional funds to further the sport. Go to www.usjudo.org to find the store, become a member and learn about our many great programs and sponsors.

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Cadet World Judo ChampionshipsUSA Judo is proud to host the 2013 World Cadet Championships to be held at Miami’s famous Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Aug. 4 - 10.

About JudoVery few things in life are so dramati-

cally powerful as a perfect throw in judo. There are many textbook techniques but the variations are infinite. Competitors are contantly searching for their opponent’s momentum and next move, always at-tempting to create a weakness or imbal-ance to exploit.

There are basically four ways to win in judo: by throwing, pinning, or subduing an opponent in an armbar or choke. A player earns an ippon - a full-point equivalent to a knockout in boxing - for a perfect throw landing an opponent solidly on the back; for a pin of 25 seconds; for a submission by armbar or choke - the opponent almost always taps. A wazari, is a half-point and two wazari add up to an ippon and end a match. A yuko is a lesser point.

USA Judo ClubsThere are hundreds of fantastic USA

Judo member clubs across the coun-try. They offer a tremendous variety of programs suitable for kids, families and elite athletes. Many follow the teachings of Jigoro Kano, founder of judo. Some offer programs tailored for mixed mar-tial arts, health and fitness or family fun. USA Judo has member clubs on military bases, university campuses and in city rec centers. Go to www.usjudo.org to find one near you.

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USA JUDO’S2012 U.S. ParalympicJudo Team:Myles Porter, 100 KGDartanyon Crockett, 90 KGJordan Mouton, 57 KGRon Hawthorne, 60 KGKatie Davis, +70 KGChristella Garcia, 70 KG

Coaching:Head Coach, Scott MooreAssistant Coach, Heidi MooreTeam Leader, Marc Vink

Judo is a sport that requires very few adaptations for people with visual impairments. Some of the toughest judo fighters in the United States, with or without visual impairments, are members of the U.S. Paralympic Judo Team. The Paralym-pic Games open in London Aug. 29.

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MYLES PORTER, 100 KGBorn Nov. 22, 1985 HOMETOWN: Fremont, Ohio

@Myles_Porter CURRENT: Colorado Springs, CO

Coaches, Eddie Liddie and Ryan Reser2012 World Cup Miami (able bodied), Bronze

2012 U.S. Open (able bodied), Bronze2012 German Open for Visually Impaired, Silver2011 German Open for Visually Impaired, Gold

2011 Parapan American Games, Gold2011 IBSA Judo World Games, Bronze

2010 IBSA Judo World Championships, Bronze

JORDAN MOUTON, 57 KGDARTANYON CROCKETT, 90 KGHOMETOWN: Cleveland, Ohio Born May, 21, 1991CURRENT: Colorado Springs, CO

Coach, Eddie Liddie

2012 Paralympic Trials, Gold2012 Senior Nat’l Parlaympic Champioships, Gold2012 US Paralympic Judo Team2012 U.S. Parapan American Team2011 U.S. Paralympic World Team

Born July 26, 1989 HOMETOWN: Houston, TEXAS@JMouton57kg CURRENT: Houston, TEXAS

Coaches: Eddie Liddie, Scott Moore2011 IBSA World Champ’s, Bronze

2010 Lithuanian Open for Blind &Visually Impaired, Silver

2010 German Open for Blind &Visually Impaired , Silver

2009 US Open for Blind &Visually Impaired, Gold

2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing

KATIE DAVIS, +70 KGRON HAWTHORNE, 60 KGHOMETOWN: Kansas City, Kan. Born Feb. 18, 1986CURRENT: Colorado Springs, CO

Coach, Eddie Liddie @Showtime_60kg

2012 Paralympic Trials, Gold2012 Senior Nat’l Parlaympic Champioships, Gold2012 US Paralympic Judo Team2012 U.S. Parapan American Team2011 U.S. Paralympic World Team

Born July 25, 1986 HOMETOWN: Sacramento, Calif.CURRENT: Sacramento, Calif.

Coach, Brent Goodall

2011 IBSA Judo World Championships,78kg, Bronze

2011 IBSA Judo World Championships, +70kg, 5th

2011 Parapan American Games, +70kg, Silver

U.S. ParalympicJudo TeamCoaching:Head Coach Scott Moore

Assistant Coach Heidi Moore

Team Leader Marc Vink

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CHRISTELLA GARCIA, 70 KGHOMETOWN: Rio Rancho, NM Born Nov. 21, 1978CURRENT: Sacramento, Calif.

Coach, Mac Takeda, Tony Comfort

2010 and 2011 World Team 2011 Parapan American Team. 2010 IBSA Judo World Championships, 5th 2011 IBSA Judo World Championships, 7th 2011 Parapan American Games, 3rd.

Heidi Moore is a pioneer in Paralympic judo in the United States. She was a 2008 Pan American Championship team member. A bronze medal at the National Championships in April 2004 took her to the Olympic Trials where she dominated the division. A coach at Denver Judo Club, she is from Santa Monica, Calif.

Marc is from Den Hague, Netherlands, and was most recently the 2011 Para Pan American Games Team Leader. Marc is affiliated with Liberty Bell Judo Club in Pennsylvania. Marc is a 2000 World Masters Bronze Medalist and a 1999 World Masters Silver Medalist.

Scott Moore was most recently a 2006 IBSA World Championships Team Member. He earned a gold medal in the 2000 Paralympic Games. He also won gold at the 2005 Pan American Masters Championships. According to Moore, “If you aren’t willing to work hard to realize your dreams, why bother dreaming?” Leading the U.S. Judo Team to the Paralympic Games is a dream real-ized. A coach at Denver Judo Club, Moore is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,