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2010 Entry Material
2010 Flyer
2010 Sponsors and Donors
2010 Advertisement Form - Updated
2010 Sponsorship Form - Updated

WHAT'S NEW

09/02/10  Entry Material Added
Hope to see you at the tournament. 

08/28/10  Entry Material
Submitted to TJI; will post as soon as sanction number is assigned.

08/21/10  2010 Medal Design  3" Custom


08/20/10  Hotel Rooms at La Quinta
A block of 20 rooms was reserved, only 10 are left! 

08/20/10  2010 Sponsors/Donors
2010 Sponsors and donors as of 8/20.  Thank you K-STAR 99.7 FM, The Cheesecake Factory - The Woodlands, Emily Egan, BHP Billiton, Celeste Amaya, Harry Doherty, Outlets at Conroe, HSU Martial Arts, The Houston Chronicle, Memorial Hermann, Dr. Lorie Cram, Wendy Tonabene, Claudia Smith, eme Creative Marketing of Lincoln, Nebraska, et al.  Thank you all for donating to the Friends of Houston Judo, Inc. and helping us as we share the benefits and positives of the International Olympic sport of Judo. 

08/09/10  Entry Material
2010 HOJT Entry Material posted by August 23^rd.

08/09/10  More Matches
This year, round robin elimination for divisions with 3 to 5 competitors.

08/09/10  More Competitors
HOJT is looking forward to welcoming competitors from across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.  Also anticipating the return of the team from El Salvador.

08/09/10 K-STAR COUNTRY to Broadcast
from HOJT
K-Star Country 99.7 FM has agreed to do a 3-hour live broadcast from the Convention Center during the tournament.  Thank you K-Star Country!!!

08/09/10 HOJT Observes Veterans Day
Officially, 2010 Veterans Day is Thursday, November 11^th; but the HOJT will commemorate this special day with a short patriotic presentation:  "Honoring All Who Served" during the opening ceremonies.

All Veterans and active duty military personnel are cordially invited to be our special guests.  A special seating section will be reserved just for you.  It's your day at the HOJT.  If you would like to be included in the V-Day presentation, please email your name, rank and branch of service to Ray Williams .

08/09/10 Tournament Hotel
Returning to the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Conroe, TX. Hotel is 4 miles from the venue and is quite nice with flatscreen LCDs and comfortable bed linens.

20 Nonsmoking rooms available for the discounted rate of $79 +tax for 2-4 Adults / 2 Queen beds.  Call the hotel directly (936.228.0790) to reserve your room at this great rate.  Mention code:  HOUSTON OPEN JUDO TOURNAMENT.  Reservation Deadline:  Friday, October 22, 2010.

08/09/10  Friday night Clinics to Return
On Friday night, Goshin Jutsu-no-Kata Kata Clinic with practitioners Claudia Smith and Carla Martin and a Rules Clinic conducted by International and HOJT Head Referee Mark Oermann, IJF-B.  Each pre-registered participant will receive an athlete's gift bag.  Door prizes!  Registration information posted soon.

08/09/10  Special Giveaways
To first place winners of all contested Junior, Senior and Senior Novice shiai divisions, we're giving away 8gb Apple iPod nanos.  Thank you Matt and Jennifer Hill, Dr. Lorie Cram and bhp Billiton for underwriting the junior iPods. 

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