Mark Anthony LITTREAN

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Date of Birth: 18th November 1967

Nationality:    Citizen of Trinidad and Tobago

Address:        20A Nepaul Street, St. James, Trinidad, W.I.

Dojo:             Queen’s Park Judo Club, 53A Cascade Road, Cascade, Trinidad, W.I.

Judo Rank:     5th dan, Judo Trinidad and Tobago (Judo TT)


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Languages Spoken

 English – First Language
 Spanish – Fluent
 French – Fluent
 Japanese – Working Knowledge

Publications

 Judo Development Program for T&T and the Lesser Antilles, August 2015
 Judo Trinidad & Tobago National Kyu Grading Syllabus, April 2018
 Judo Trinidad & Tobago National 1st Kyu and Dan Grading Syllabus, April 2018
 Long Term Athlete Development Framework of Judo in T&T, August 2018
 Long Term Athlete Development Framework of Judo Handbook, February 2019

Positions Held, Affiliations and Achievements

 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Commendation (2020)
 Director and Head Instructor, Queen’s Park Judo Club, Port of Spain (1996 – )
 International Judo Federation Academy Level II Coach (2018)
 Member, Sport For Life, Canada (2017- )
 International Judo Federation Academy Level I Coach (2016)
 Citizens Security Programme, Judo For Peace Coordinator (2015)
 Member, Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan (2009 – )
 Head Instructor, Bishop Anstey High School (1996–2007; 2016-2019), Providence Girls’ Catholic School (1996–1999), St. Joseph’s Convent POS (2007-2016 ), Queen’s Royal College  (2007-2015), Holy Name Convent (2007- ), Maria Regina Grade School (2007- ), Dunross Preparatory School (2008- ), Fatima College (2012-2014 ), St. James Police Youth Club (2013-2015)
 Member of Refereeing Commission, JudoTT (2001– )
 National A Referee, JudoTT (2001-)
 Technical Director, JudoTT (1999 – 2006; 2012– )

Courses / Seminars Successfully Completed

 Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society First Aid Certification, 1992, 2016, 2018
 International Judo Federation Academy Level 2 Course (Coach), Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep., July 2018
 International Judo Federation Academy Level 1 Course (Instructor), Mexico City, Mexico, March 2016
 Fight For Peace Global Alumni Programme Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2015
 International Judo Federation Refereeing Seminar, Ft. Lauderdale, USA, January 2014
 TTOC Michael Johnson Performance (MJP) High Performance Coaching Workshops, Port of Spain, September 2013/April 2014
 Kodokan International Judo Seminar, Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan, February/March 2012
 Kodokan Kata Course, Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan, July 2009
 Planning and Periodization, Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee, Port of Spain, September 2006
 Continental Judo Coaching Course, Pan American Sports Organization, Havana, Cuba, March 2003
 National A Refereeing Course, Trinidad and Tobago Judo Association, Port of Spain, November 2001
 Psychology of Performance in Sport – Basic, WITCO Sports Foundation, Macoya, October 1999.
 Pan American Judo Union Coaching Course, Pan American Judo Union, Havana, Cuba, September 1998
 Olympic Solidarity Course in Judo, Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee, Port of Spain, October 1996

Courses, Seminars, and Workshops Given

 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, February – November 2020
 Long Term Athlete Development Workshop II, JudoTT, Port of Spain, February 2019
 Long Term Athlete Development Workshop I, JudoTT, Port of Spain, May 2018
 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, May 2017
 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, May 2016
 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, October 2015
 National High-Performance Workshop, JudoTT, Port of Spain, February 2015
 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, August 2014
 National Refereeing Seminar (co-presenter), JudoTT, Port of Spain, June 2014
 National Level I Instructor Course, JudoTT, Port of Spain, August 2013
 Assistant Instructor Course, QPJC, Port of Spain, December 2011
 Assistant Instructor Course, QPJC, Port of Spain, February 2011
 National Level II Instructor Course, TTJA, Port of Spain, September 2004
 National Level I Instructor Course, TTJA, Port of Spain, 2001 – 2002

Chronology of Other Achievements (in ascending order)

1986
  • Began judo at St. John’s University under Kiyoshi Shiina sensei, 7th dan (now 8th dan)
1988
  • New York City Collegiate Champion, 71 kg & under
1989
  • President, St. John’s University Judo Club
  • New York City Collegiate Champion, 65 kg & under
  • New York City Senior Champion, 71 kg & under
1990
  • Returned to Trinidad
  • Joined the TTJA
1992
  • Promoted to 1st dan, TTJA
  • Instructor of Children at Olympic Martial Arts Center Judo Club, Woodbrook
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
  • Independence Judo Tournament, Lightweight Champion, Bridgetown, Barbados
1993
  • Tournoi de Martinique, 3rd place 71 kg & under
  • CAC Games, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 5th place 65kg & under
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
1994
  • TTJA Male Nominee, 1993 WITCO Sportsman of the Year Awards
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
  • Independence Judo Tournament, Runner-up Lightweight division, Bridgetown, Barbados
1995
  • TTJA Male Nominee, 1994 WITCO Sportsman of the Year Awards
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
1996
  • Trained in St. Martin, FWI, for 3months under Noel LE HECHO, 6th dan
  • Promoted to 2nd dan (Noel LE HECHO 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
  • Established the Queen’s Park Judo Club (QPJC), Queen’s Park East, Port of Spain
  • Re-established Secondary Schools Judo After School Program (Bishop Anstey High School & Providence Girls Catholic School)
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
  • Independence Judo Tournament, Runner-up Lightweight division, Bridgetown, Barbados
1997
  • TTJA Male Nominee, 1996 WITCO Sportsman of the Year Awards
  • Hosted St. Barth. Judo Club, St. Barthelemy, FWI, at the Queen’s Park Judo Club
  • National Open Champion, TTJA
1998
  • Competed at the CAC Games, Maracaibo, Venezuela
  • Independence Judo Tournament, 1st place Open Division, Bridgetown, Barbados
1999
  • T&T Coach / Manager V CAC Senior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • T&T Coach / Manager II Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
2000
  • T&T Coach / Manager III Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
  • T&T Coach / Manager VI CAC Senior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Incorporated QPJC as T&T’s first judo club as a non-profit organization
 2001
  • T&T Coach / Manager V CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2002
  • Promoted to 3rd dan (Noel LE HECHO 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
  • T&T Coach / Manager V Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
2003
  • T&T Coach / Manager VII CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2004
  • T&T Coach / Manager VIII CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2005
  • Promoted to 4th dan (Noel LE HECHO 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
  • Appointed by Ministry of Education as External Examiner for Physical Education (judo)
  • T&T Coach/Manager U.S. Open Judo Championships, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
2006
  • T&T Coach/Manager Commonwealth Judo Championships, Derry, Northern Ireland
2007
  • Established Primary Schools Judo After School Program (Maria Regina Grade School)
2008
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CXC (judo), JPC, Port of Spain
  • Initiated regular schools judo tournaments
2009
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CXC (judo), Trinity East, Trincity
  • Trained at the Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 3 June – 3 August
2012
  • Participant at the Japan Foundation’s Invitation Program for Cultural Cooperation, Tokyo, Japan, 15 February – 17 March
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CXC (judo), SRISA, Pleasantville
  • T&T Team Manager, Barbados International Tournament, Barbados
2013
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CXC (judo), SRISA, Pleasantville
  • T&T Team Manager, Barbados International Tournament, Barbados
2014
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CSEC (judo), SRISA, Pleasantville
2015
  • Ministry of Education External Examiner CSEC (judo), Cascade, Port of Spain
  • T&T Coach/Manager, USA Judo Junior Olympic National and International Championship, Irving, Texas, June
  • T&T Coach/Manager, International Judo Federation World Judo Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan, August
  • Promoted to 5th dan (Noel LE HECHO 7th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
2016
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo), Cascade, Port of Spain
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Pan American Cup Open, Cadets and Juniors, Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep., March
  • T&T Coach/Manager, USA Judo Junior Olympics, Cadets and Juniors, Irving, Texas, USA, June
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Rio Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Barbados International, Barbados, November
2017
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo), Cascade, Port of Spain
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Pan American Judo Open Cadets, Panama City, Panama, July
  • T&T Coach/Manager, World Cadets Judo Championships, Santiago, Chile, August
2018
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo), Cascade, Port of Spain
  • T&T Coach Manager, Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla, Colombia, August
2019
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo), Cascade, Port of Spain
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Pan American Games, Lima, Peru, August 

Career Highlights of Athletes Trained - National, Regional and International

  • Independence Judo Tournament, 1st place Girls lightweight division, (Barbados), 1998
  • VI Pan American Judo Union International Junior Circuit, 2nd place Girls -52kg, (Dom. Rep.), 1999
  • III CAC Junior Judo Championship, 3rd place Girls -52kg, (Dom. Rep.), 1999
  • 2000 TTOC (T&T Olympic Committee) Sportswoman of the Year
  • National Ladies Champion, TTJA, 1998 – 2000, 2005
  • National Junior Boys Champion, TTJA, 2002
  • VII CAC Junior Judo Champs., 2nd place Boys -66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2003
  • X Pan American Judo Union International Junior Circuit, 2nd place Boys -66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2003
  • VIII CAC Junior Judo Champs., 3rd place Boys -66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2004
  • National Men’s Champion, -66kg, 2004, 2005
  • Commonwealth Judo Championships (Junior), 5th place Boys -66kg (Northern Ireland), June 2006
  • Caribbean Juvenile Judo Champs., 3rd place Boys -66kg (Martinique) 2006
  • Franz Charles Denis, Juvenile Judo Tournament, 3rd place Boys -66kg (Martinique) 2006
  • National Schools Championship, 7 National Champions 2010
  • National Schools Championship, 6 National Champions 2011
  • National Judo Championship, 7 National Champions 2012
  • Barbados International Tournament, 1st places Men Open & Juvenile Female -57kg (Barbados) 2012
  • National Championships, 7 National Champions out of 12, November  2013
  • Barbados International Tournament, 1st places Men +100kg, Boys 11-12 +52kg, Girls 15-17 +70kg (Barbados) November 2013
  • Scottish Open, Runner-up Men -100 kg (Scotland) January 2014
  • Central American and Caribbean Games, 3rd place Men -100kg (Mexico) November 2014
  • National Championships, 8 National Champions out of 9, October 2014
  • Barbados International, 1st places Girls u.18 +70kg, Boys 13-14 -64kg, Boys 13-14 +64kg, Boys 11-12 -42kg, Boys 9-10 34kg, (Barbados) December 2014
  • Pan Am Senior Judo Championships, 5th place Men -100kg (Canada) April 2015
  • Pan Am Junior Circuit, 2nd place Junior Female +78kg (Panama) June 2015
  • USA Judo Junior Olympic National and International Championship, 2nd place Juvenile Male +64kg (USA) June 2015
  • National Championships, 13 National Champions out of 15, November 2015
  • First Citizens Bank Sports Foundation 2015 Youth Awards, January 2016 (athlete nominated to top 12)
  • Pan Am Senior Judo Championships, 7th place Men -100kg (Cuba) April 2016 (athlete subsequently qualified for Rio Summer Olympic Games 2016)
  • Pan American Cup, 2nd place Cadet Male -90kg; 3rd place Junior Female +78kg (Dom. Rep.) March 2016
  • USA Judo Junior Olympics, 1st place Cadet Male -66kg; 3rd place Cadet Male -90kg; 3rd place Junior Female +78kg  (USA) June 2016
  • International Judo Federation World Ranking List, Senior Male -100kg World #68 June 2016
  • Schools Judo League 2015/2016, Overall Champion School, Champion Girls School, Champion Primary School, July 2016
  • Rio Summer Olympic Games 2016, Preliminaries Men -100kg (Brazil) August 2016
  • National Championships, 8 National Champions out of 13, November 2016
  • Barbados International, 1st places Senior Female +78kg, Senior Male +100kg, Senior Male -90kg, (Barbados) November 2016
  • CARIFTA Judo Championships, 1st places Boys u.21 -73kg, Boys u.15 -60kg (Bahamas) April 2017
  • Bahamas Open, 1st places Senior Male +100kg, Senior Male -90kg (Bahamas) April 2017
  • Pan American Judo Open Cadets, 1st place Male -90kg (Panama) June 2017
  • World Judo Championships Cadets, 11th place Male -90kg (Chile) August 2017
  • National Championships, 1st place Ladies Open November 2017
  • International Judo Federation World Ranking List, Cadets Male -90kg World #9 December 2017
  • First Citizens Bank Sports Foundation 2017 Youth Awards, February 2018 (athlete nominated to top 12)
  • Central American and Caribbean Games, 5th place Women +98kg (Colombia) August 2018
  • National Championships, 1st place Boys under 18 years -66kg, 1st place Male Open November 2018
  • Scottish Open, 2nd place Women +78kg (Glasgow) January 2019
  • Pan American Open, 5th place Women +78kg (Panama) May 2019
  • Texas State Championships, 2nd place Male 11-12 years (USA) May 2019
  • Games of Texas, 1st place Male 11-12 years (USA) July 2019
  • 62nd Annual Mose Woodson Judo Classic, 1st place Male 11-12 years (USA) July 2019
  • Pan American Games, 7th place Women +78kg (Peru) August 2019
  • Commonwealth Judo Championships, 2nd place Women +78kg (England) September 2019
  • Texas A&M Go Shibata Memorial Judo Tournament, 1st place Male Youth (USA) October 2019
  • International Judo Federation World Ranking List, Senior Female +78kg World #85 November 2019
  • National Championships, 1st place Male 13-15 years December 2019

Instructors with a profound impact on my judo and on my life

  • Kiyoshi SHIINA, 8th dan (Kodokan)
Director and Head Instructor, Japan Judo Inc., Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. (retired)

  • Noel Le HECHO, 7th dan (Royal Spanish Judo Federation)
Technical Advisor to the TTJA 1998-1004
Marigot, St. Martin, FWI


Updated 24th January 2022