Go Back   Italian Online community - Italian forum > General Topics > Sport - Calcio - Pallavolo - Ciclismo - Pallacanestro

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-16-2008, 10:31 PM
Villa's Avatar
Noted Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: California
Posts: 2,654
Thanks: 793
Thanked 877 Times in 591 Posts
Default A friend of mine just won the nationals

45 year old Gokor Chivichyan a friend of mine just took first place at the judo nationals. Gokor was born in the then
Russian Armenia. He started training in Russian SAMBO when he was only 5 years. He was a European Judo champion at 16.
He then came to the U.S. and started training with the great Gene LeBell.

A few year back he went to Russia and beat all their best guys.

I've trained with Gokor over the years and have learned a lot from him and Gene LeBell.

Gokor's tours Europe frequentemente and often goes to Italy to do seminars.

www.gokor.com/ See story and photos here

"Gokor while sitiing in the audience watching the Judo Nationals was invited to participate --he took off his
leather coat, borrowed a gi... and took 1st place, defeating the toughest Cuban imaginable." "Anyway go to
internet for photos of this incredible win! AND, he had a sore groin from recent surgery!"

Last edited by Villa; 12-16-2008 at 10:39 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-17-2008, 04:42 AM
paolo's Avatar
Dottor SaNulla
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rockville MD
Posts: 1,577
Blog Entries: 5
Thanks: 147
Thanked 408 Times in 279 Posts
Default

Happy there is a good news ! Paolo
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On