Press release on Barrington Judo event.

1. OlympicGoldMedalistandworldchampionKaylaHarrisontoappearat BarringtonJudo Competition
CliniconNovember8,2014.
Date Released:September23, 2014
BarringtonJudo,a Judo clublocatedinBarringtoninthe northwestsuburbsof Chicago,Illinois,is
thrilledtoannounce acompetition clinicwithOlympicGoldMedalistKaylaHarrisononNovember8th
,
2014. The juniorClinicisscheduled 10:30am to noon and SeniorClinicisfrom2:00 to 3:30pm.
BurringtonJudoislocatedat 28147 W. Commercial Ave, Lake Barrington,IL 60010.
KaylaHarrisonwon the JuniorWorldChampionshipin2008, and was runner-upin2009. In 2010 she
wonthe World JudoChampionships,andin2012 she was the goldmedalistatthe LondonOlympicsin
the women's−78 kg division.Harrisonmade historyatthe 2012 OlympicsinLondonbywinningthe first
GoldMedal byany American(manor woman) inthe historyof the sport of judo.
KaylaHarrisonis a fighterandsexual abuse survivorwhouses perseverance throughincrediblepersonal
struggles toattainvictory.
Judoclubteaches a competitionstyle of Judowhichcanalsobe usedas an effectivetechnique of self-
defense. Competitionsare agreat wayto expandandimprove inJudoinwaysnot achievable inpractice
alone. Forthat reasonstudentsare encouraged,butnotrequired,toparticipate inthe local
competitions. Forthe same reason,studentswill reachtheirnextpromotionfasterif theypursue
competitionaspartof theirJudotraining(providedall otherpromotionrequirementsare met).
BarringtonJudocontinuestotrainwiththe bestcoachesand competitorsinthe world
fTrainthe body andthe mind.“Gentle way.”
Pre-registeronline byNov1 at www.BarringtonJudo.com/clubfees(spaceislimited,sosignupnow)
Fees:
o Jr’s$40 pre-reg,or$55 at the door
o Sr’s$50 pre-reg,or$60 at the door
o Spectators$10
- IL JudoSanction# (pending)
- Contact: Mike Minton – mminton@rsimail.com –(312)543-9551