Author: Brett Lewis

Chris and Ben Mitchell competed this weekend in Portland. Both of them did very well. Chris took 1st in the Masters division. In addition, Allen Monroe worked refereeing the tournament. All of them definitely made the rest of us at Spokane Judo look extremely good.

The community center is holding a town hall meeting on Monday in the gym so there will be no judo that night.
See everyone on Wednesday.

Thanks to the generous people at Columbia Dojo, the kata clinic was again outstanding!
Without their willingness to share their knowledge this wouldn’t be possible.
Thank you to everyone at Columbia Dojo who came up and taught the clinic.

Just a couple of photos from the junior promotions last night. I am always pleased by how well the students learn and how hard they work!

There a quite a few upcoming tournaments over the next several months.
Here are the dates and entry forms for several of them.

• Saturday, March 25, 2017, 61st Annual Obukan Judo Shiai and Kata / Onchi Sensei Memorial Tournament
• Saturday, April 15, 2017, 2017 Washington State Championships
• Saturday, May 6, 2017, Seattle Dojo Annual Judo Tournament & Kata Competition
• Saturday, May 13, 2017, 2017 PACIFIC NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

This is by far the largest single group of successful promotions we have ever had. All of the diligent instruction and hard work on the part of the students payed off!

Congratulations to all of the following:

• Yellow/Orange:

• Ben Mitchell
• Bayden Serr
• Ryan Ruiz
• Valentine Accursio
• Liberty Accursio
• Zion Accursio

• Yellow:

• Rya Monroe
• Alaina Gott
• Montana Neal

• White/Yellow:

• Caleb Edge
• Tristan Farris
• Terrance Farris
• Isla Gott
• Phoenix Davey

This is by far the largest single group of successful promotions we have ever had. All of the diligent instruction and hard work on the part of the students payed off!

Congratulations to all of the following:

• Yellow/Orange:

• Ben Mitchell
• Bayden Serr
• Ryan Ruiz
• Valentine Accursio
• Liberty Accursio
• Zion Accursio

• Yellow:

• Rya Monroe
• Alaina Gott
• Montana Neal

• White/Yellow:

• Caleb Edge
• Tristan Farris
• Terrance Farris
• Isla Gott
• Phoenix Davey

This tournament is here in Liberty Lake. It is hard to get much closer!
The tournament is on Saturday April 15.
Everyone should take this opportunity to compete.
All contestants born before 2009 will need to have both blue and white gis. For those born 2009 or later, a blue gi is optional.
The information and registration form is here.
Online Entry here.

Just a reminder that the center is closed on Monday 2/20. This means no judo for us.
See everyone on Wednesday 2/22 for a hard workout to make up for the missed day!

Congratulations to all the Spokane Judo competitors who came out and supported the tournament today.

I was also quite pleased to see the support for Spokane Judo from Allen Monroe and Myles Freeman reffing! John Freeman also was invaluable for his work on the scoring table, and thanks to Cheyenne Neal for warming the kids up (saving the old Senseis).
Thank you all for your participation!