Mark Anthony LITTREAN

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Date of Birth: 18th November 1967

Nationality:    Trinidadian

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

Dojo:             33 Picton Street, Newtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad, W. I.

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


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Positions Held and Affiliations

 Director and Head Instructor, Queen’s Park Judo Club, Port of Spain (1996 – )
 Member, Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan (2009 – )
 Head Instructor, Bishop Anstey High School (1996–2007), Providence Girls’ Catholic School (1996–1999), St. Joseph’s Convent POS (2007 - ), Queen’s Royal College (2007 - ), Holy Name Convent (2007 - ), Maria Regina Grade School (2007 - ), Dunross Preparatory School (2008 - ), Fatima College (2012 - ), St. James Police Youth Club (2013 - )
 Member, Refereeing Commission, TTJA, 2001 – present
 Technical Director, TTJA, 1999 – 2006; 2012 – present

Courses / Seminars Successfully Completed

 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 Given

 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, Judo TT, 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


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 Promotion Panel)
  • 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
1996
  • 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
  • Coach / Manager V CAC Senior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Coach / Manager II Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
2000
  • Coach / Manager III Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
  • Coach / Manager VI CAC Senior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • QPJC is Trinidad’s first judo club to be incorporated as a non profit organization
2001
  • Coach / Manager V CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2002
  • Promoted to 3rd dan (Noel Le Hecho 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
  • Coach / Manager V Simon Bolivar Judo Tournament, Margarita, Venezuela
2003
  • Coach / Manager VII CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2004
  • Coach / Manager VIII CAC Junior Judo Championship, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2005
  • Promoted to 4th dan (Noel Le Hecho 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
2005
  • Appointed by the Ministry of Education as the External Examiner for CXC Physical Education (judo)
  • Coach/Manager U.S. Open Judo Championships, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
2006
  • Coach/Manager Commonwealth Judo Championships, Derry, Northern Ireland
2007
  •  Established Primary Schools Judo After School Program (Maria Regina Grade School)
2008
  • External Examiner CXC (judo) Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain
  • Initiated regular schools judo tournaments 
2009
  • External Examiner CXC (judo) Trinity East College, Trincity
  • Trained at the Kodokan Judo Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 3rd June – 3rd August
2012
  • Participant at the Japan Foundation’s Invitation Program for Cultural Cooperation, Tokyo, Japan, 15th February – 17th March
  • External Examiner CXC (judo) Southern Indoor Sports Arena, Pleasantville
  • T &T Team Manager, Barbados International Tournament, Barbados
2013
  • External Examiner CXC (judo) Southern Indoor Sports Arena, Pleasantville
  • T&T Team Manager, Barbados International Tournament, Barbados
2014​
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo) Southern Indoor Sports Arena, Pleasantville
2015
  • External Examiner CSEC (judo) Port of Spain 
  • T&T Coach/Manager, USA Judo Junior Olympic National and International Championship, Irving, Texas, June 2015 
  • T&T Coach/Manager, International Judo Federation World Judo Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan, August 2015
  • Promoted to 5th dan (Noel Le Hecho 6th dan, Spanish Judo Federation)
2016
External Examiner CSEC (judo) Port of Spain 
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Copa Panamericana Open, Cadets and Juniors, Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep., March 2016  
  • T&T Coach/Manager, USA Judo Junior Olympics, Cadets and Juniors, Irving, Texas, USA, June 2016  
  • T&T Coach/Manager, Rio Summer Olympic Games 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2016 
  • T&T Coach, Barbados International Tournament, Barbados

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 up to 52kg, (Dom. Rep.), 1999
  • III CAC Junior Judo Championship, 3rd place Girls up to 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 up to 66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2003
  • X Pan American Judo Union International Junior Circuit, 2nd place Boys up to 66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2003
  • Runner-up National Men up to 66kg, 2003
  • VIII CAC Junior Judo Champs., 3rd place Boys up to 66kg, (Dom. Rep.), 2004
  • National Men’s Champion, up to 66kg, 2004, 2005
  • Commonwealth Judo Championships (Junior), 5th place Boys up to 66kg (Northern Ireland), 2006
  • Caribbean Juvenile Judo Champs., 3rd place Boys up to 66kg (Martinique) 2006
  • Franz Charles Denis, Juvenile Judo Tournament, 3rd place Boys up to 66kg (Martinique) 2006
  • National Schools Championship, 7 National Champions out of 12 categories, 2010
  • National Schools Championship, 6 National Champions, 2011
  • National Judo Championship, 7 National Champions, 2012
  • Barbados International Tournament, 1st places - Men Open & Juvenile Female up to 57kg (Barbados) 2012
  • National Judo Championship, 7 National Champions 2013 
  • Barbados International Tournament, 1st places Men +100kg, Boys 11-12 +52kg, Girls 15-17 +70kg (Barbados) 2013  
  • Scottish Open, Runner-up Men up to 100 kg (Scotland) January 2014 
  • Caribbean and Central American Games, 3rd place Men up to100kg (Mexico) November 2014 
  • Pan Am Senior Judo Championships, 5th place Men up to 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  
  • Pan Am Senior Judo Championships, 7 th place Men up to 100kg (Cuba) April 2016 (athlete subsequently qualified for Rio Summer Olympic Games 2016) 
  • Copa Panamericana, 2nd place Cadet Male up to 90kg; 3rd place Junior Female +78kg (Dom. Rep.) March 2016 
  • USA Judo Junior Olympics, 1st place Cadet Male up to 66kg; 3rd place Cadet Male up to 90kg; 3rd place Junior Female +78kg (USA) June 2016 
  • Rio Summer Olympic Games 2016, Preliminaries Men up to 100kg (Brazil) August 2016 

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

  • Kiyoshi Shiina, 8th dan
Director and Head Instructor, Japan Judo Inc., Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. (retired)
Telephone:  (718) 256-5669  (718) 256-5669

  • Noel Le Hecho, 7th dan
Former Special Advisor to the TTJA, Marigot, St. Martin, FWI
Telephone: 590690583389

Updated 2nd March 2017