Nov 2008

News from November 2008

Nov. 23. (Click to see) Photos from the recent SAMBO World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia. Including action photos of Fedor Emanlianeko in Combat SAMBO.

Nov. 21. We welcome coach Lockwood to join DYNAMO as one of our coaches. Please check out his awesome wrestling credentials in our Coaches section.

Nov 20. Since team DYNAMO competes often in Las Vegas, sensei David Ray of Rayshinryu Martial Arts (in Las Vegas) have extended a welcome to team DYNAMO to visit him there anytime. Check out Sensei Ray's dojo at http://punchkick.com/

Nov. 17. A reminder about upcoming Judo Winter National Championship on Dec. 5-7th, in La Verne, CA. This is a biggest Judo tournament in CA, and a national one too, which means it will give participants a major boost in experience and possibly ranking.

More info about the tournament and registration form at: . http://mysite.verizon.net/resptwx6/Winter%20Nationals%202008.pdf

A few important and timely reminders:

$130.00 by Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (the estimated amount),
$140.00 after November 19, 2008
$150.00 Three days before the competition.

The following 13 DYNAMO members are already qualified to compete.

Mark Mead (Master)
Bagus Rahadian (Senior)
Joey Szhwartz (Senior)
Chris "Ninja" Hunter (Senior)
Irvin Huang (Senior)
Mike Cernovich (Senior)
Vitaliy Staseyev (Senior)
Laslov Sherman (Senior)
Romeo Soofiani (Junior/Senior)
Dylan Lojac (Junior)
Keyvon Pedram (Junior)
Mark Ignatov (Junior)
Adrian Berlin( Junior)
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Alternatives are:
Alina Yusurova (Junior)
Ali Abbas (Senior)
Murtaza Abbas (Junior)
Armand Farrokh (Junior)
Achvan David (Junior/Senior)
Matthew Flagel (Junior)
Gabbay Alex (Junior)
Eliot Pourtavosi (Junior)
Joshua Rezvani (Junior)
Tavakoli Sam (Junior)
Nadav Laemmale (Junior)
Daniel Molayem (Junior)
Shawn Khodadad (Junior)
Skylar Lucci (Junior)

Nov. 14. We are thrilled to announce the newest member of the DYNAMO family. Coach Villegas and his wife just had a baby boy (Benjamin Ezekiel Villegas, joining Isabella who is now a big sister), 7 lb 6.3 oz and 21 inches. We can't wait to see little Ben grow up and follow dad's footstep into wrestling.

Nov. 8. ANOTHER GREAT DYNAMO'S PERFORMANCE:

Every DYNAMO team member won top 3 in their weight/class/age at the Las Vegas Judo Championships on November 8, starting with:

1st place winners:
Romeo Soofiani (Heavy Weight, Black/Brown, Junior)
2nd place winners:
Christopher "Ninja" Hunter (Light Heavy Weight, Black/Brown, Senior)
3rd place winners:
Dylan Lojac (Light Heavy Weight, Junior)
4th place:
Romeo Soofiani (Super Heavy Weight Open, Black/Brown, Senior)

Congratulations to all these winners.

This important event was a great opportunity for all those who seek to advance in Judo ranking and meet new, tough competitors. The winners earned berths to Winter Judo Nationals (Sensei Gary Goltz), on December 5 - 7, 2008, in La Verne, California (http://mysite.verizon.net/resptwx6/winternationals.htm)

Photos from Las Vegas

November 3. Dates for some of the upcoming tournaments.

Nov. 8. Las Vegas Judo Championships
Nov. 29. Chaminade Dual Meet Tourney (Folkstyle wrestling season opener)
Dec. 5-7: US Judo Association Winter National Championships

Please let coach Brezhnev know if you are interested in participating/watching.

November 3. Team DYNAMO is heading to Las Vegas this weekend for the Las Vegas Judo Championships (Nov. 8th). This is very important event for all those who seek to advance in Judo ranking and meet new, tough competitors, and winners will earn berths to Winter Judo Nationals (Sensei Gary Goltz), in December.

Participants will leave for Las Vegas on Friday (November 7), so we will not be practicing on Friday and Saturday (No practice on Nov. 7th and 8th).

Congratulations to the following members who are qualified to compete:

1. Joey Schwartz (Brown Belt)
2. Romeo Soofiani (Brown Belt)
3. Dylan Lojac (Green Belt)
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Alternatives are:
Bagus Rahadian (Brown Belt)
Chris "Ninja" Hunter (Brown Belt)
Irvin Huang (Brown Belt)
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November 3. Halloween photos.

November 2. Team DYNAMO had a great showing at the SAMBO World Championships in October. Now the team is back full strengths, and focusing on the upcoming Judo and wrestling competitions. Practices are Monday, Wednesday and Friday (3:30 pm - 6 pm), and soccer and conditioning on Saturday morning.

Here are some photos from our recent practices.

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