July 22, 2007October 16, 2018 by Diane Jackson, Silver Spring, Maryland

Thanks USJF for support for Pan American

Dear Mr. Simon, Mr. Imada, Ms. Koyama and Mrs. Shepard,

I would like to thank the USJF for their support of my competition at the Pan American Judo Championship in Montreal, Canada. This year, my kata partner, Karen Whilden, and I represented the US in all three katas. We placed first in Katame-No-Kata and second in Nage-No-Kata and Ju-No-Kata. Your continued support is much appreciated.

Diane Jackson

Hui-O Judo

Silver Spring, Maryland

Jigoro Kano said, "The most important principle of throwing as practiced was to disturb the center of gravity of the opponent, and then pull or push in a way that the opponent cannot stand, exerting skill rather than strength, so that he might lose his equilibrium and fall heavily to the ground. A series of rules was taught respecting the different motions of feet, legs, arms, hands, the thigh and back, in order to accomplish this object. Choking up the throat was done by the hands, forearms, or by twisting the collar of the opponent&srquo;s coat round the throat. For holding down and pushing, any part of the body was used. For twisting and bending, the parts employed were generally the arms, hands and fingers, and sometimes the legs."