Fort Bliss Monitor

Team Bliss judo team crowns four state champions

Maj. Hector Morales-Negron
Team Bliss Judo Team Coach

The newest and most successful Fort Bliss’ varsity team, Team Bliss Judo, now has four Soldiers that earned the title of Texas State Judo Champions.

Saturday the Fort Bliss Judo Team traveled to Odessa to compete at the Texas Judo State Championships. After training and competing for only 10 months, this tournament was the first opportunity for some of the team members to compete at the advanced level division, and they proved their warrior ethos by winning an impressive 14 of 19 matches and bringing home nine medals. Of the nine medals, four were state championship titles.

By placing at the state tournament, these athletes are now qualified to represent Fort Bliss and the Army at the U.S. Judo Senior National Champion-ships at Virginia Beach, Va.

The Fort Bliss judo athletes began their competitive journey last September and so far have competed in five tournaments collecting a total of 35 medals for the Team Bliss program.

The judo team is constantly searching for individuals that possess the warrior mentality and would like to become competitive judo fighters. This team is in line with the Army combatives program, and 80 percent of its members are Army combatives certified. The team is sponsored by the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery, as they practice at the installation combatives facility in Bldg. 60.

Team Bliss judo’s next challenge will be the Southwest Judo Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. This tournament will be used to prepare for the U.S. Senior Nationals Tournament. If you are interested in the judo program, call 568-5677.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	February 10, 2005

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