It’s the End of the Year as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

What a wonderful year we had! 2010 saw our first students entering tournaments and bringing home medals! We gained a number of new students. We expanded our class offerings to two different adult classes and one youth class. Our students are staying longer and doing more in and out of class!

I think 2010 was one of the very best years ever for me and for Roswell Judo Club. I went to a number of clinics and even held a few! Learning from Hayward Nishioka, Gerald Lafon, and Lynn Roethke (among others) in Las Vegas was a rare and wonderful opportunity. Being uke for Paul Nogaki in Albuquerque was an awesome experience and one I’d like to have the opportunity to do again (maybe 2011?)! Teaching my first clinic to Rolando and Eddy on Tai Otoshi was quite a humbling experience. Having Tony, Cody, and Daniel come in from Daniel to work with my guys was another great experience, especially with Tony validating my opinion on Rolando!

Next year promises to be a banner year as well with quite a few inquiries for the youth and adult classes. I’m also planning on offering the Gracie Combatives DVD course as a no cost opportunity (more details in the next post) for adults only.

I really and truly want to thank everybody who helped Roswell Judo Club. The Yucca Recreation Center, Ms. Lynn, Ms. Linda, Sergeant Bell, Mary, every single student whether you’re still with us or not, Toby and the entire NMSU Judo Club, Oscar and his crew from Mesilla Valley Judokai, Tony, Cody, and Daniel from Dallas, and everybody else whose name escapes me right now. Thank you so much for supporting us!