Hanabi Spring Tournament, Golden Gift Cards, San Jose Training Camp and More!
Hanabi Spring Tournament Hanabi hosted a developmental tournament on April 19 with judo players from across Northern California. We had over 30 Hanabi students compete with several winning medals for the first time. We are especially proud of our first time competitors, Ethan N., 5; Kazu, 6; and Alexandria 12, who all won medals. Actually […]
Hanabi Spring Tournament, Albany Judo World Champion, San Jose Training Camp and More!
Hanabi Spring Tournament Hanabi will be hosting a developmental tournament at our dojo on April 19. This event will be especially for our newer competitors, offering them multiple matches in a more supportive environment. We expect all of our Hanabi honto students to compete. Information and Registration Here World Master’s Champion Richard Hodges Richard Hodges […]
Sana Sensei Arrives, Parents’ Night Out, Spring Tournament and More!
Sana Sensei Arrives! Sana Sensei arrived from Japan on April 7 and is at Hanabi this week! Sana places second in the Junior World Championships in 2018 and is recruited directly out of high school to become a professional judoka as a member of the Komatsu (corporate) judo team. Though she is a very successful […]
High School Nationals, Team Hanabi to Canada, and More!
High School Nationals This past Sunday, March 29, Avi and LaJohnica competed at the High School Nationals in Fresno and we now have two High School national champions! Avi beat two opponents and earned the gold medal. LaJohnica, who faced a veteran black belt, fought valiantly but ultimately earned silver. Thanks to Yurii sensei and […]
March Promotios, High School Nationals and More!
March Promotions March promotions are almost concluded and our belt promotion ceremony will be on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:45 pm. Testing is done continuously throughout the month until all of our students have been tested. Shima promotions will be $35 and new belts will be $50. LaJohnica is ready to compete at High School […]
Youth Nationals, March Shiai and More!
Youth Nationals This past weekend Ren and Shuhan fought in Wichita, Kansas at the Youth Nationals and won! Ren, in her first formal national competition finished in first place, getting the gold medal, while Shuhan earned a third place, bronze! Their performance is a wonderful compliment to the entire Hanabi dojo: students win because they […]
Youth Nationals, March Promotions and More!
Youth Nationals This coming weekend, March 14 and 15, two of Hanabi’s students, Ren and Shuhan, will be fighting in Wichita, Kansas at the Youth Nationals. Last year Avi placed third in this tournament and we are hopeful that our two young women, under the supportive coaching of our Yurii Sensei, will also come home […]
March In-class Shiai’s special award winners
The March In-class Shiai’s special award winners. From left to right: Rey for best technique, Jojo for spirit (she had to fight some really big guys!), and Alma for best technique.
Parent’s Night Out, March Promotions, New Japanese, and More!
Parents’ and Kid’s Night Out! Our monthly Kids’ Night Out will be Saturday, March 7th! From 6 PM to 9:30 PM. We will be watching Toy Story eating pizza, playing games, and having fun! Cost: $40 with $5 for pizza (optional). Please RSVP by 5 PM on Friday March 6th. Parents Night Out Information and […]
In-Class Shiai, Kokushikan, Palo Alto, Cahill’s and More!
Kokushikan University and February In-Class Shiai Kokushikan University, the “Notre Dame” of Japanese college judo, was with us this past week Wednesday for practice and Saturday for our In-Class Shiai. Having 18 Japanese black belts playing the “crab-catchers” game on Wednesday with our little ones was fun but having them join us as part of […]