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Eastern Canadian Championship
Edmundston, NB
April 30, 2005

April is a busy month for Shimpokai
This time John Mallory went as coach and again the Shimpokai came home with medals.

Gold Medals - In Both Cadet and Juvenile Categories
Marcus Mason in 46kgs. Cadet and 48kgs. Juvenile
Martine Chenhall in 54kgs. Cadet and 63kgs Juvenile

Silver Medal - In Both 81kgs Junior and Senior Categories
Drew Chenier

Bronze Medal - 60kgs Juvenile Category
Josh Shannon

Pierre Luc Paulin lost in the Bronze Medal -46kgs Cadet Category

Melanie Mason, although Peewee age, competed in the older 38kgs Cadet Category and placed 4th.

Thanks for Fernand Paulin, Kim Chenier and Mr. and Mrs. Mason for providing transportation to the tournament.

The Coupe Barthedette
St. Hubert, Quebec
April 16 & 17, 2005

This is a big annual tournament held in Quebec.
Jason and Sara Stears accompanied the 2 young competitors to this tournament in Quebec. We had excellent results in 2-days of competition with 3 competitors winning 3 Gold Medals. You can't do any better than that!

Melanie Mason competed in the girls -36kgs. Category consisting of 3 green belts. She won her first contest by ippon with a beautiful O-Soto-Gari against a girl from Nunivit, but lost her next contest by a Yuko, but was awarded 1st place and a gold medal overall. All three competitors lost 1 match but Melanie had, on points, the best record of the three and therefore was awarded the Gold Medal.

Marcus Mason competed in the boys -49kgs. Category consisting of 7 blue and brown belts divided into 2 pools, one pool with 3 contestants and the other with 4. Marcus was the lightest in the overall category. In the 3-man pool Marcus, in his first match, was ahead by wazari only to unfortunately lose near the end by ippon. Tough Luck! However, not being discouraged, Marcus won his next match by ippon and finished 2nd in his pool. he then went on to defeat the winner of the other pool by wazari and moved into the final against the opponent he lost to in his first match. This time Marcus made no mistake and wone decisively with ippon to earn 1st place and a Gold Medal. A great day and a great comeback for Marcus.

Jason Stears competed in -66.5kgs. black belt only category. In a very tough category, with several tough matches, Jason successfully defeated all the other black belts by Ippon and picked up the Gold Medal. Now that's performance!

Thanks to Jason and Sara for coaching and also to Mr. and Mrs. Mason, who supplied the transportation, made the trip and created our cheering section. All in all, this 6-person group made a very successful tournament for the Shimpokai.

Fredericton Friendship Tournament
April 16 & 17, 2005

This tournament is becoming an annual event and is a great one for new kids to get competition experience. It is a well-run, non-stressful competitionwith lots of fun. We had 14 Shimpokai kids take part and came home with 13 medals. The categories were well made to give everyone a good chance at a medal.

Gold Medals:
Oliver Sisk, Jacob Sisk, Nicholas Craig, Samantha Harquail*, and Mathieu Doucet

Silver Medals:
Zachery Dumont, Simon Paulin, Pierre Luc Paulin, Madelein Tees and Melanie Mason

Bronze Medals:
Nigel Sisk, Stephanie Harquail, and Thomas Hatt (Thomas also placed 1st, against older kids, in the Sumo style competition!)

* Note: Samantha Harquail was chosen as the Best Female Competitor of the Day!

Our coaches were Harold and Jason Stears. Also, we thank the parents who made the trip and helped with the transportation.

Judo Competition Crowns Champions March 26, 2005

On March 26th The Shimpokai Judo Club finished the Kiyokan Invitational and New Brunswick Cup 2 held in Saint John with 12 Gold Medals, seven silver and five bronze. Following are the results:

Gold: Emily Hunter, Andrew Ewart, David Rodd, Thomas Hatt, Curtis Kincade, Marcus Mason, Pierre-Luc Paulin, Mike Purinton, Jason Stears, Jacob Sisk and Martine Chenhall (Martine won two gold medals)

Silver: Erica Downing, Matthew Ewart, Oliver Sisk, James Parks, Kendra Shields, Josh Shannon and Matthieu Doucet.

Bronze: Dexter Dumont, Zachery Dumont, Madeline Tees, Mario Savard and Megan Rathje.

Shimpokai 2nd Go NB Kids Tournament February 27, 2005

On Saturday, February 27th The Judo Shimpokai held its second Go NB Kids Tournament. The competition at the Shimpokai saw 60 youngsters, 6 to 13 years, participate. The participants came from the three area clubs, Kiyokan, Quispamsis and Shimpokai. To ensure every kid got an equal chance, the competition was broken down into 17 age and weight categories. The purpose of these competitions is to give every kid the opportunity of competing on a equal basis without feeling the stress that usually goes when competing in front of parents and friends, most likely for the first time. The Go NB tournament approach ensures a fun-filled, non- stressful competition where winning and losing is downplayed. As wth our previous Go NB competition in December, every kid heard his or her name read aloud at the end of the competition and every kid was presented with a medal for taking part. Every kid went home a winner! We wish to thank the provincial government for its support through its "Go NB" program. We also thank the leaders of the other two clubs for helping out in officiating throughout the day and making the competition a complete success.

December 2004 - Judo NB Cup 1 Results
Senior Male 66 kgs blackbelt category
Jason Stears won 4 loss 0 1st/Gold Medal

Cadet Female 63 kgs category
Martine Chenhall won 4 loss 0 1st/Gold Medal

Juvenile Female 63 kgs category
*Martine Chenhall won 2 loss 1 2nd/Silver Medal

Juvenile Male 55 kgs category
Josh Shannon won 1 loss 2 2nd/Silver Medal

Junior Male 90 kgs category
Drew Chenier won 1 loss 2 2nd/Silver Medal

*Martine is only 12 years of age. She won her Cadet category convincingly and placed second in the 14 to 16 year juvenile category.

Shimpokai Coaches: John Mallory and Jason Stears. Thanks to the coaches and parents who made the trip and supported our athletes!


November 2004 - NB Results for Ontario Open
Juvenile Female:
-57 kgs. Myriam Lamarche 1st
-63 kgs. Emilie Fortin 1st

Juvenile Male:
-48 kgs. Danilo Pessoa 1st
-60 kgs. Andre Pierre Bosse 3rd
-66 kgs. Rene Pierre Bosse 2nd

Junior Male:
-73 kgs. Peter Montague 1st
-73 kgs. Michel Legare 5th

Senior Female:
-48 kgs. Amy Merry 3rd (6 in category)
-57 kgs. Jennifer Landry 5th (19 in category)
-57 kgs. Myriam Lamarche 9th (19 in category)

Senior Male:
-73 kgs. Peter Montague 17th (39 in category)
-73 kgs. Shawn McManus 19th (39 in category)
-81 kgs. Serge Goguen 3rd (26 in cateogry)
-100 kgs. Arron Broad 13th (28 in category)

Word is that Peter Montague and Myriam Lamarche will be part of the Judo Canada juvenile and junior team to compete in Europe. Congratulations to all!!


November 6, 2004 - Shimpokai Hosts Kids Judo Tournament
The big event involved approximately 80 children, boys and girls ages 7 to 12, representing all three local area clubs. The tournament was a little different than usual in that the focus was on having fun instead of worrying about winning and losing. This goal was achieved as both kids and their parents had a blast during the four hours of competition in a packed dojo. Every participant was named at the end of the day and went home a winner complete with medal.