Pedro’s Judo Students Capture Two Liberty Bell Titles Pedro’s Judo Center 19 New Salem St. Wakefield, MA 01880 781-245-0644 pedrosjudo@verizon.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2007 - Philadelphia, PA: Over 800 competitors from all over the United States gathered at the Lincoln High School field house in Philadelphia, PA on the weekend of March 31st for the 20th Annual Liberty Bell Judo Championships. The Liberty Bell event is one of the strongest judo events in the country for juniors outside of the national championships and ranked by USA Judo as a level E senior competition. Due to a busy competition schedule during the month of March, only seven members of Pedro’s Judo Center Junior competition team took the long trip to Philadelphia. Coached by Sensei George Kwmuntis, two took home the crown from this year’s event, and two others settled for Bronze. The tournament champions from Pedro’s Judo included: John Boyle (Boxford, MA, Boys 7-9 years old, under 34 kg) and Sharon Yacubowicz (Andover, MA, Girls 13-16 years old, under 41 kg). Finishing in third place in the event was Ryan Neals (North Andover, MA, Boys 10-12 years old, under 57 kg) and Matthew Blois (Wakefield, MA, Boys 5-6 years old, under 28 kg). Matthew Blois (Left) receives his Liberty Bell Trophy Sharon Yacubowicz (Left) receives her Liberty Bell Trophy About Pedro’s Judo Center: Pedro's Judo was founded in September 1996 and is owned by 1999 World Champion, 4-time Olympian and Olympic medallist, Jimmy Pedro. The mission of Pedro's Judo Center is to produce leaders and champions on and off the mat while providing the highest quality physical and mental martial arts training to every man, woman, and child who has the desire to improve themselves. In its ninth year of operation, Pedro's Judo Club has already become one of the most successful judo clubs in the nation by producing many national and international champions. For more information, please visit www.pedrosmartialarts.com or call 781-245-0644