December Promotions, Kids’ Night Out and More! December Promotions This week we will begin our December testing when every student will be considered for a higher rank. Our belt promotion ceremony, for those receiving new belts, will be on Wednesday, December 20, at 6:45 pm. Shima promotions will be $35 and new belts will be … [Read more…]
In-Class Shiai, Dan in Dallas, Thanksgiving and more! November In-Class Shiai Last Week’s Sumo and Judo In-Class-Shiai was a wonderful success! We had 13 little sumo players and another 16 judo players participating. The competition was intense, the shouts of encouragement were loud and the techniques were precise (sometimes). We all look forward to our … [Read more…]
In-Class Shiai, Palo Alto Tournament, Thanksgiving and more! November In-Class Shiai Our monthly in-class Shiai (tournament) will be on November 17. Our Little Chibi and Hajime students will participate in a sumo competition starting at 5:25 and ending at 6:25. At 6:30 we will be having the Judo Shiai for our Honto students where we … [Read more…]
Parents’ Night Out, In-Class Shiai and Hanabi’s Tournament! San Jose Open 900 people competed this past weekend at the San Jose Open and four of them were from Hanabi. Robin won two of his 4 matches, Chelsea had a hard day losing to two strong girls while Shuhan won 4 of her 5 matches by … [Read more…]
Boston Judo, Parents’ Night Out and Tournaments! Visit to Pedro’s Judo Academy I had the opportunity to visit Pedro’s Judo near Boston this past week. Jimmy Pedro, World Champion and two time Olympic medalist has coached Rio Olympic silver medalist Travis Stevens who was also in attendance. Pedro’s organization, American Judo, will be working with us on … [Read more…]
September Activities! Promotions! We will be testing all of our students during the month of September. Sensei will be determining if you receive a shima or a belt test. If you pass the shima test your promotion fee will be a $35 charge. If you pass your belt test the charge will be $50. All … [Read more…]
New September Classes, Labor Day and More! New September Classes Beginning in September Tuesdays will be a bit more fun. 4:00 will be our Hajime class, which is currently at 4:30. Then at 5:05 we will have a new “Little Honto Class” for our younger students ready to do real judo. At 6:35 will be … [Read more…]
Los Altos Special Training, Monterey Tournament and More! 33rd Annual Bojuka Judo Tournament Bojuka Judo will be hosting their annual tournament in Seaside, near Monterey, on Sunday August 27. Last year we won several medals at this fun tournament and we encourage all of our Honto students to attend. For more information and to sign … [Read more…]
Kid’s/Parents’ Night Out, Tamayo Judo Visit and More! Kids/Parents’ Night Out! Saturday, August 12 will be our next Kids’/Parents’ Night Out with pizza, games and teenage sempais. We will be watching Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo! It is $35 and $5 for pizza. Register here Visit to Tamayo’s Judo in Los Altos Hanabi has been invited to … [Read more…]
Bay Area Judo Championships Results and More! Mr and Mrs Geng, Shuhan with her Gold medal, and Yurii Sensei Championships Hanabi won impressively at the Bay Area Judo Championships in Castro Valley on July 16. All four of our players placed: Martin Langford earned a bronze while Shuhan Geng and Greg Beckham beat all of … [Read more…]