World Championships, Fresno Tournament, Women’s Clinic and More!
Jonathan Yang 2026 World Judo Championships The 2026 World Judo Championships concluded this past weekend in Baku, Azerbaijan and an American, Johnathan Yang from California, went farther than any other American since 1999. Johnathan, just 19, had an amazing full-point throw against the home-town favorite and world’s […]
Kids’ and Parents’ Night Out, Shuhan to Represent USA, Women’s Clinic and More!
Parents’/Kids’ Night Out Our monthly Kids’ Night Out will be Saturday, October 10 From 6 PM to 9:30 PM. We will be watching The Lion King, eating pizza, playing games, and having fun! Cost: $40 with $5 for pizza (optional). Please register […]
Belt Promotions, International Coach’s Visit, Everest Judo and More!
September Belt Promotion and In-Class Shiai 24 Hanabi students received belt promotions on Wednesday, September 26, the result of their hard work since May. That was followed on Saturday by our In-Class Shiai where our Chibi and Hajime students competed in sumo while our Honto students […]
Belt Promotion Ceremony, In-Class Shiai, San Jose Open Results, and More!
September Belt Promotion Ceremony The belt promotion ceremony will be on Wednesday, September 26, at 6:45 pm and we invite everyone to come and watch! September is promotion month and we expect that all promotions will be finished by the end of the month. […]
“Super Sunday”, Hanabi Kids in College, San Jose Open, and More!
Super Sunday: Solano Stroll and East Bay Tournament Sunday, September 13 was a busy day with 22 Hanabi students competing at El Cerrito High and about 200,000 people walking by our booth on Solano Ave. Our competitors did fine with Hanabi collecting three golds […]
Solano Stroll, Two Tournaments, September Promotions and More!
Solano Stroll! The Solano Stroll is on September 13 and Hanabi’s booth will be under the BART tracks at Masonic and Solano. We’d love to have you with us! We will be doing demonstrations, handing out stickers and talking to our neighbors. Information and Registration East Bay […]
Parents’/Kids’ Night Out, Monterey Tournament, September Promotions and More!
Parents’/Kids’ Night Out Our monthly Kids’ Night Out will be Saturday, Septemer 5th From 6 PM to 9:30 PM. We will be watching Totoro, eating pizza, playing games, and having fun! Cost: $40 with $5 for pizza (optional). Please register at: www.hanabijudo.com/parents-night-out by 5 PM on […]
Brentwood Tournament, Solano Stroll, Monterey and More!
Brentwood Tournament Hanabi students fought valiantly at Scholar’s Academy on Saturday, August 23 and came home with lots of bling! Out of our 12 students we earned six golds and 4 silvers. This was especially impressive considering seven of our 12 competitors were fighting in their first tournament! […]
In-Class Shiai, Brentwood Tournament and More!
August In-Class Shiai This past Saturday was the July in-class shiai (tournament.) Our little ones did sumo but the “Honto” (real) team judo was thrilling as our teams all ended up tied and only after checking individual scores did we reach a final winner.
In-Class Shiai, Training with World Champion, Upcoming Tournaments, and More!
August In-Class Shiai On August 15 we will be hosting our monthly in-class “Shiai” or tournament. Our little Chibi and Hajime students will be competing in Sumo at 9:55 while our bigger, Honto students, will be taking part in a real judo team tournament at 11:00. Please come and enjoy the competition and the energy! […]