Platte River Judo

I hope everyone had a great first day of school!!!

Remember-NO KIDS' CLASSES THIS WEEK!! We want kiddos focused on getting back into their routine of school.

Teens/Adults classes as normally scheduled.

From TeamApp

We were missing a bunch, but we had about 60 folks show up tonight for judo.

We weren't on the mats though...we were at the Mike Sedar pool!

Even with a storm/lightning delay, we had fun. Good food, good friends, good conversations, and eventually there was even some swimming and water slides!!

I got a few pics, but I definitely need to hire a better photographer for these kinds of events. The guy we have now forgets, and then uses an old phone!

Thanks for coming, hanging out, and being part of our dojo!

End of Summer Pool Party!!
Next Wed, 8/26 from 6-8PM.

We've discussed it in classes, and I put an Event in the TeamApp. Just sharing here in case you missed it!!

Please check your TeamApp and RSVP.

Regional JudoCon Day 2!!

42 grapplers spent their Saturday on the mats. We had folks ranging from 7th Degree Blackbelt (shichidan) to white belts. Participants ranged in age from 80 years old to 11 years old.

Sensei AnnMaria DeMars taught the morning blocks:
1) Developmentally appropriate instruction (preschool vs elementary vs adolescent/adult). Everyone had a blast with the games!
2) Newaza combinations, juji gatame, drilling with partners of differing sizes/skill levels.
** I found out AFTER we're done on the mats that today is her birthday!!! She spent her birthday out here in WY teaching judo!! So it is late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SENSEI!!!**

Prof. Grant Gaither taught session 3:
Underhook mastery/fighting from half guard for pin avoidance and multiple sweeps. We did some additional work from kesa gatame

Prof. Pat Hall finished out the 4th block of instruction for the day:
Focusing on transitional work. Uki waza was used as an example for moving directly into elevator sweeps, arm bars, etc.

After the last block, there was an hour long open mat for drilling, randori, and Q&A.

It was a great time!!

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF JUDOCON!!

Day 1 of The Northern Rockies and High Plains Regional JudoCon is in the books!

We had judoka/jiujiteiro/wrestlers from all over WY, as well as those that drove from CO, UT, SD, and NE. And, one clinician from CA 😉

This afternoon, Justin Smith (Platte River Judo) started things off with a session on Judo for Wrestling.

Sensei Nicholas Haderlie (Platte Valley Martial Arts) then ran a session on coaching concepts, methodology, and skill building. He utilized hikkikomi gaeshi as a technical example.

The majority of folks then headed out to The Hangar in Bar Nunn for a group dinner and to hang out.

I didn't get a ton of pictures because I was teaching/training...but here are a few.
Tomorrow's session kicks off at 9AM with Sensei AnnMaria De Mars!

CLASSES CANCELED TONIGHT 08/13

Hey folks- After that intense rain we had today with localized flooding, our roof is leaking.

The landlord's aware and already had these containers out, and was working on monitoring/cleaning before anyone from the dojo got there.

Still leaking a little bit, and there is a good chance of rain during class times tonight.

So I am going to make the call to cancel, and get things cleaned up tomorrow for our clinic.

Sorry.

Interesting how the social media algorithms work...Scrolling on my phone and I see a some pics and a post about a judoka getting a promotion...weird that something like that would be on my feed, right?

Anyway, I was like "Man, that guy looks like Tim." And then I saw the reel, where it IS Tim, wearing a PRJ back patch, surprising his daughter with a promotion at her dojo!!

How cool is that!?

Congratulations to Emma and Tim!

LAST REMINDER: REGIONAL JUDOCON.

What does $30 get you?
Over 8 hours of instruction. 5 coaches with a wide knowledge/experience base. Grapplers from WY, MT, CO, UT, SD, NE. Judoka, Jiujiteiro, Wrestlers sharing the mat all working on utilizing judo to get better overall. Relaxed atmosphere. Plus some merch.

Today is THE LAST DAY to register & guarantee event shirts. You can pay at the door, but GET SIGNED UP TODAY.

QR code on the flyer or form link in the comments.

ATTENTION- REGIONAL JUDOCON ATTENDEES:

Look what we just got in! Our friends at 4U Designs put together a limited challenge coin package for us! Pretty cool. 😉

Remember, if you are planning on attending our regional JudoCon, SPACE IS LIMITED. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE WE WILL HAVE ROOM FOR WALK-UPS.

Get signed up by Aug 6th. (There are 2 payment options) That is the deadline for the T-shirt order).

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONTACT ME ASAP!!!