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TouringJudoforPeaceaimstobuildpractisingjudokabaseintheNorth14TuesdaySeptember302014SPORTSRECREATIONJUDOByDALICARMICHAELLearningtothrowanopponentacrosstheroomorhowtopinthemonthegroundmightnotseemconducivetocreatingnon-violentsocietiesbutcoordinatorsofJudoforPeaceJFPhavefoundawaytosharethoseskillswhileteachingvaluesofdisciplineandrespecttoyouthacrosstheNorth.ForthelasttwoweeksNicolasMessnertheinternationalcommissionerofJFPhastraveledtocommunitiesfromWhitehorsetoIqaluitsharingthetraditionalvaluesofjudomuchlikehehasdoneacrosstheglobe.JudoisaneducationalsportsaidMarioDesForgespresidentoftheNWTJudoAs-sociationwhohasbeenbuildingupaNorth-ernbaseforthesportoverthelast15years.Weworkalotwithkidsandthatisoneofmypassionstoteachjudoanddeveloptoolsforthemtohaveabetterlife.JudoforPeaceisaprogramcoordinatedbytheInternationalJudoFederationwhichoversees200nationalorganizationsdedi-catedtothesportandhasaclienteleofabout20millionpeople.Theinitiativeismeanttopromotepeacereconciliationforthoseincon-ictzonesandthedevelopmentofjustsocietiesusingvaluesofrespectinherenttothesport.WecanseepeaceintwowaysMessnersaid.YoucangotoconictregionslikeBu-rundiEasternCongoandtherescommuni-tiesghtingImeanreallykillingeachother.Thatsoneaspectofthepeaceprogram.TheotheristhesocialpeaceandIthinkthatsmostlythepeacehere.ImeanwhenyouhavecommunitiesthatarewitnessingsocialissuesPhotocourtesyoftheNWTJudoAssociation-alcoholdrugsunemployment-itsaprob-lemwiththeeducationofthekids.MessnersaidhewasdrawntotheNorthafterDesForgesandfellowjudoinstructorMaxenceJailletrecentlypublishedactionalFrenchnovelcalledChutesabouttwoteenju-dokasintheNorthwestTerritories.IntriguedhesaidhewantedtoseewhatwashappeningintheNorthernjudocommunity.Thepartnershipbetweentheregionalandinternationalorganizationswasmutuallyben-ecialMessnerhelpeddrawattentiontotheNWTJudoFederationhopefullyincreasingthepopulationofjudokasintheNorthwhileprovidingwhatDesForgeshopestobelife-longlessonstothechildrenattendingthesessions.TheduotouredtheterritoryforaboutaweekkickingofftheirjourneyinHayRiverwheretheymetwithlocaljudoinstructorPhilippeBeauprbeforesettingouttoFortProvidenceandYellowkinife.ThroughoutthedaythecrewhostedworkshopswithkidsfromEcoleBorealeChiefSunriseSchoolonthelocalreserveandBeauprsregularlyscheduledeveningclasses.WetalkedaboutjudoandthedisciplineitbringsBeauprsaid.Youcanusethatasatoolduringyourlifetime.Itsastructuredprogramsoitsreallygoodforthekidsthathaveproblemswithfocusorjustbehaviourproblems.BeauprsaidtheyouthvisiblyenjoyedtheirtimewithMessnerwithsmilesspreadacrosstheirfacesastheypracticeddifferentmovementdrillsbodythrowsandfallingtechniques.HesaidhehopestheyouthwhointeractedwithMessnerincludinghisownstudentswerein-spiredbythetravelingjudokassuccess.ItsgreatjusttoshowwhatjudocanbringtoyouBeauprsaid.Imeanthisguytrav-elsaroundtheworldandhejustcamebackfromChinahesgonetoJapanitsnon-stop.Hegoeseverywherearoundtheworldjustlearningnewjudotechniquesandteachingotherkidsaroundtheworld.WerenotgoingtobehappyandsayO.K.wevedonethejobMessnersaid.NoitsthestartingpointofsomethingbiggerandwerereallykeentoworkwithMarioandhisteamandJudoCanadaonarealdevelopmentplanforthecomingyears.Soitsonlythestartingpointitsnottheendofthestory.JudoforPeacewillbebacktotourtheHighArcticincludingInuvikandAklavikoverthewinter.BRIEFSSPORTSTlichoyouthcom-petefor20000prizeinhandgamestournamentTheBehchokoCulturalCentrewasthehubofthisyears20000TlichoYouthHandgamesTournament.FromSept.26to28boysundertheageof18competedrelentlesslyforthegrandprize.Afternu-merouseliminationroundsRaeyouthJimmyWedawinbestedhiscompetitorsandtookhomethecashwithhisteam.WalktoTukaPlayExchangenalistTheNWTRecreationandParksAssociationsNWTRPAWalktoTukhasbeenselectedasoneofsixnalistsinthePlayExchangeacontestencouragingCanadianstocreateinnovativewaystogetcitizensactive.Thewalkwillbeshowcasedonanationaltele-visionshowonCBCairingJanuary2015andwillbeeligibleforupto1milliontolaunchthechallengenationwide.Thewalkisoneof400entriesfromacrossCanada.PhotoDeannaMarionNicolasMessnertravelsaroundtheglobewithhisinitiativeJudoforPeacesharingthebenefitsofpractisingthesport.