That was a pageant of the Brotherhood St. Sebastianus in Auwel-Holt gets on last Sunday. They had been able to get the first national single championship Hara-Ki-Judo of the MAA at the Niederrhein actually together with the Judo Team of Samurai Straelen/Walbeck. Far over 300 spectators - young as old - about 120 inspired Judoka from in the morning 10 to in the afternoon 17 o'clock saw it "Kumite" deliver. Where at the day before still the living-person-kicker-tournament provided for good mood, two large Tatami surfaces were because of the next day. Here judo on highest level was ordered.

The Martial Arts Association - international under Headmaster Bernd Hoehle had ordered the possibility for the participation in this Event far over 650 associations and sport schools. However eight teams created the qualification with their pupils in the long run to this prelude of the socalled MAA Schuelerligakaempfe: Nippon Essen/Duisburg, Turnerbund Ueberruhr, Takeda Muelheim/R., DJK Gladbeck, Burgaltendorf and the team of SV Herongen and DJK Samurai Gelderland were at the start. In 14 weight classes from 22kg to 155 kg - separately according to male and female - everything was represented.

White yellow belt carrier just like numerous brown belt and also DAN carrier (black belts). Particularly the masters were it, which could draw a tongue snapping and applause from even less adept public in the airy Kirmes-Tent. Ura nage and other fastidious techniques were demonstrated. No television channel shows up just as strong Grazie as so a live-tournament was all present ones united.

Responsible person supervisor of the Kumite and honorary member of MAA Presidency Council, Stephan Leifeld, could welcome two of its former coaches beside the athletes also still as guests, who were in former times again common to pupils of the Judo- and Jitsu-Legend Hans-Gerd Niederstein. Thus the old large masters Heinrich Drosten (7th DAN) and Norbert Kraft with their crews (7th DAN). Kraft (70) could be just as little taken it then for giving as the somewhat younger Drosten into the match tracing Jiu Jitsu and Judo Technics to the best one. Learned is evenly learned, the present spectators could whether this vitality only being astonished. Also the demonstrations of some pupils could wake enthusiasm.

The tournament ran high-classy, excitingly and nevertheless smoothly owing to the three referees Andreas Witzmann, Dirk Ehm of the German Dan Kollegium and Stephan Leifeld. Mode was pool system with brasilian K.O. and comfort round.

Readiness physician and medics had to do as well as nothing. In the morning the firstround-fights took place. Subsequently, the comfort rounds and main round fights. To good the final rounds and the winner honour. Owing to generous donations of the Bank of Straelen, Optics Syben and the Provinzial insurance, medals for the first three places of each class. Additionally Maik Kaessmann (2nd DAN) won the Fairness cup and Marco Vitz (2nd Kyu) the technician price.

Kaessmann had itself in the so-called king class judo - men to 80kg - which introduction fights for in the final. There it was subject to the "little Brother" in one which can be beautifully regarded - however with it at any time fair fight -, the Grandmaster Leifeld. Andreas Leifeld (2nd DAN) became first national master Hara-Ki-Judo. "i doubt it to my brother Stephan", said Andreas after fights. Andreas Leifeld had terminated each of his fights under 30 seconds with Ippon. Thus it remains a mad balance from Straelen view - just like from view as a family: Six national master titles of 14 remained in Straelen and Herongen. The brother first place, the stepdaughter Annika first in its class, Hannah runner-up in her class, the nephew Sebastian third place in another class. In addition, other fighters were successful: Here the placing of all final round participants...

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COMBAT WARRIOR E-MAGAZINE June 2007 / CombatWarriorMag.com