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Classes Held At

Bill Bartley

Family Branch YMCA

5001

BARTLEY

Drive

WICHITA FALLS

TEXAS

(940) 733-7330

A Little History…

The TEXOMA Judo & Ju Jitsu Club held its inaugural class on February 1st, 1999, with eight students in attendance Since that time, we have grown to over 90 active adult and child students. Club members have earned numerous medals throughout the region at local, state and regional events. Club members have also earned 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals at national level events since 2001. Seven club members competed in the 2005 and 2006 Pan-Am Masters competitions garnering a total of three Silver and four Bronze Medals. Carl Plummer, the club's assistant coach, earned a bronze medal in the 2005 World Masters in the +100k M4 division. In 1999 club members Bradley K. Sanchez and Carol A. Rice were respectively named the USJA's Outstanding Senior and Junior Competitors for the State of Texas. In 2003 club member Petra Schichorova earned the USJA Outstanding Junior Competitor award while James R. Copelin and Mike Elmann were the USJA's Outstanding Senior Kata Players for Texas. In 2005, Carl Plummer was recognized as the USJA's Outstanding Senior Player.

About the Sport…

This martial arts program conducts training in the related martial arts of Judo and Ju Jitsu. The Olympic sport of Judo is derived from the self-defense art of Ju Jitsu. Judo, as taught in the TEXOMA Judo and Ju Jitsu program, focuses on both sport and classical aspects of Judo.

Judo consists of over 65 basic throws and takedowns, ground controls, chokes and joint locks executed within a strict set of rules, delineated by weight and experience. Judo is offered to students from age five to adult in our program. This art is considered a "way of life" which becomes a life-long experience for practitioners. The ultimate goal of Judo is the "Harmonious development and eventual perfection of Human Character", as defined by Dr. Jigoro Kano. Judo is more than just a martial art or sport; it is truly a character building activity.

Ju Jitsu is an integrated system of self-defense containing the previous elements of Judo, and additionally, encompassing hand and foot strikes, weapons drills, enhanced joint locks, chokes and pain compliance techniques. The Japanese art of Goshin Ju Jitsu as taught at TEXOMA Judo is very similar to the popular art of Brazilian Ju Jitsu. The main difference between the styles is that our training focuses equally on standing and ground fighting techniques. Ju Jitsu offers its practitioners a variety of proportional practical effective responses against any level of threat. See our History of Ju Jitsu section for additional information about the sport.

- Classes Held At -

Bill Bartley Family Branch YMCA

5001 Bartley Drive

Wichita Falls, Texas

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940-733-7330

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