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SportsRecreationJudo15TuesdayJanuary142014ByMARIACHURCHAteenbookaboutjudohasbeenpublishedintheNorththerstofitskindanditsau-thorshopeitwillencouragemoreyouthtojointhesport.ThebookChutesisco-authoredbyMaxenceJailletandMarioDesForgesbothjudoinstructorsinYellow-knifeandrst-timenovelists.WritteninFrenchChutesfollowsfictionalcharac-tersRyanGrandjambeandClaireLafontainebothyoungjudokas-thetermforstudentsofjudo-liv-ingintheNWT.Lafontaineisanewres-identfromQuebecwhoisadjustingtoNorthernlife.GrandjambefromFortSimpsonisforcedtotakejudoandlearntoescapearoughpast.BothJudokasfacechallengesintheirlivesastheytrainforaninternationalcompetitioninEdmontonandareabletotakethemonwiththehelpoffriendsfamilyandthesport.InaninterviewwithTheJournalJailletsaidthebookwaswrittenforNorthernyouthwiththehopethattheycanrelatetothecharactersbasedlooselyontheexperi-encesoftheirownjudostu-dentsafteryearsofinstruct-ingintheNWT.ItssothekidsfromtheNorthwestTerritoriescouldseethemselvesandalsore-alizethatyoumakemostofyourchoicesinyourlifeandyouhavetolivewiththecon-sequencesandreallyjudocouldhelpJailletsaid.Ifyouarefollowingthecodeofconductofjudoithelpsyoutomakebetterchoicesandhaveahealthylifestyleandalsosometimestoful-llyourdreams.NorthernbookaboutjudoteachesrespectJailletsaidjudoisnotonlyfunforyouthbutteachesstudentsdisciplineandmostimportantlyrespect.Judoisaboutcontrol-lingyourselfandrespectingyourself.Whenyourespectyourselfyouareabletore-spectothers.Sowhenyouareghtingtheideaistobeabletocontrolyourselfandtheotherghterhesaid.SinceitistherstnovelaboutjudowrittenintheNorththeauthorswantedChutestoemphasizewhatlifeislikeNorthof60forthosegrowingupthere.Wewantedtoreallyil-lustratewhatistheNorth-theharshrealityoftheNorthsometimesbutalsothebeautyoftheNorthJailletsaid.Therearearound250judokaspracticingintheNWTinvariouscommu-nityclubswhichwilloftenseechildrenandteensfromstrugglingfamiliesblos-somunderthedirectionofjudoinstructorsandthefriendlyteamenvironmentJailletsaid.Judoisalsoanaccessiblesportforanybudgetsinceitrequireslittleintermsofequipment.Asrst-timeauthorsJailletandDesForgesknewitwasgoingtobechallengingtaskbutworkingcloselytogetherandnotrushingtheprocessallowedthemtoproduceastorytheyarehappywithJailletsaid.Doingthatasateamwefeelstrongernow.Itsabeau-tifulbookwellprintedandIthinkwellwrittentoo.Ithinkwearehappywiththatachievementhesaid.TheNWTJudoAsso-ciationheldabooklaunchlastweekattheAssociationFranco-culturelledeYellow-knifebuildingwitharound40peopleshowinguptochatwiththeauthorsandpurchasesignedcopiesofthebrand-newbook.JailletsaidthereareplanstopublishanEnglish-languageversionofChutesinthefutureandtheauthorshavealreadybeenmusingaboutasequelpos-siblytakingthecharacterstotheOlympics.SomeofthekidsthatwetrainhavesomeOlym-picdreamssowhynotWewillgetinspiredforsurehesaid.AllproceedsfrombooksalesgodirectlytotheNWTJudoAssociationwhichwillbeusedtofundmembersparticipationinfuturecompetitions.ToinquireaboutpurchasingabookcontactJailletdi-rectlyatnwtjudocontactgmail.com.Judoisaboutcontrollingyourselfandrespectingyourself.Whenyourespectyourselfyouareabletorespectothers.MaxenceJailletNWTJudoAssociationPhotoscourtesyoftheNWTJudoAssociationAuthorsMaxenceJailletandMarioDesForgesonrightsigncopiesofChutesattheofcialbooklaunchlastweek.ChutesfollowsthelivesoftwojudokaslivingintheNWT.SportsBRIEFSNordicTourdeYellowknifestretchesintonewyearThersteverNordicTourdeYellowkniferacesheldbytheYellowknifeSkiClubasafreefunfamilyeventarecontinu-ingintothenewyearwitha300-metreindividualstartracetobeheldthisThursday.Thecross-countryskiraceahillclimbfreetechniqueisopentoageseightandup.OrganizersoftheinauguralTourdeYellowknifeencour-ageallskiersfrombeginnerstoexpertstousetheraceasanopportunitytopracticetech-niquesinafunbutcompeti-tiveenvironment.TocheckthestandingsfrompreviousTourdeYellowkniferacesheldinDecemberlastyeargoonlinetohttpskiyellowknife.comnordic-tour-de-yellowknifeInuvikteamstorepresentNWTatNationalJr.CurlingChampsTwoteamsfromInuvikwillberepresentingtheterritoryattheCanadianJuniorMensandWomensCurlingCham-pionshipsheldthisyearinLiverpoolNS.TeamMcKay-SaturninoandTeamMillerwontheNWTjuniorcurlingchampionshipsinHayRiverlastmonthandwillbecon-tinuingontoNovaScotiatocompeteinthenationalcom-petitiononJan.18to26.TeamMcKay-SaturninocoachedbyNickSaturninoisskippedbyCarinaMcKay-SaturninoandincludesKarlyKingSimpsonRaynaVittrekwaandHilaryCharlie.MatthewMillertheskipforTeamMillerwillbereturningtonationalsafteragoodshowinglastyear.CoachedbyMaureenMillerTeamMillersothermembersincludeRandyHiebertCodySnyderandDeklenCrocker.CallgoesouttobadmintoncoachesforAWGBadmintonNTBNThasputacalloutforvolunteerbadmintoncoachestotravelwiththeterritorialteamtotheArcticWinterGamesinFair-banksAlaskathisMarch.TheorganizationwillselecttwocoachesfromtheapplicantsonemaleandonefemaletoassistwithcoachingduringthegameswhichrunMar.15-22.ApplicantsmustbeamemberoftheBNThavealevelonebadmintoncoachingcerticationapassportandbewillingtohaveacriminalrecordcheck.Formoreinfoandtoapplyemailinfobadminton.ca