Promotions, Awards Ceremony, Parents and Children Class and More! December Promotions December testing is well under way!  Every student will be tested this month and 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 $50. Awards … [Read more…]

Awards Ceremony and Pot Luck, New Classes and New Prices Annual Awards Pot Luck Please wear your white uniform and come with your family to our Annual Award’s Pot Luck on December 13th at 5:30 PM! There will be awards for many of our special students and their families. Please bring your favorite dish to … [Read more…]

December Promotions, Kid’s Night Out, French Judo and more! Oyako – Parent and Child – Judo! In January, two year olds, working with their parents – and a big stuffed tiger – will be able to enjoy Hanabi Judo in our “Oyako” or Parent and Child class. Children will learn how to fall safely, sing … [Read more…]

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…]