Spokane Judo

Category: kata

  • 2025 USJF National Kata Conference

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    2025 USJF National Kata Conference

    This year marks the 23rd year of our Annual USJF National Kata Conference! Please join us for this great event!

    June 26-29, 2025

    Intermountain Yudanshakai (Black Belt Association) & United States Judo Federation hosts its 2025 National Kata Conference.  We strongly encourage everyone to attend this conference regardless of your kata experience.  Sensei Bradic judges at the IJF World Veteran Kata Competition.  Sensei Shepherd travels all over the country and the world teaching and judging kata.  Take this opportunity to learn from these two outstanding kata practitioners.

    USJF Sanctioned Event: 25-06-01

     

    Clinician: Slavisa Bradic  (7th Dan) – Sensei Bradic is a teacher with the IJF Academy and Kata specialist.  He is also the director of the IJF military and police commission and is the EJU kata commission head.

    Clinician: Eiko Shepherd (8th Dan) – USJF and IJF Class A Kata instructor and coach.  Sensei Shepherd is also the founder of this Annual USJF Kata Conference.

     

    Venue: Les Bois Junior High School

    Address: 4150 E. Grand Forest Dr. 

    Boise, Idaho 83716

    Eligibility: Open to registrants with current USJF, USJA or USA Judo membership. Ages 13 and over.

    Cost: $220 (4 days), $180 (3 days), $110 (2 days), $55 (1 day)

    Contact: Benjamin Ott (bcottjudo@gmail.com)

    Schedule

    Schedule is subject to change. 

    (Each day will also include a discussion of the IJF changes from 2024-2025.)

    Day 1 – Thursday, June 26

         12:00-1:00 PM – Registration and Check-in

         3:00-6:00 PM – Dr. Kano’s Kata history and IJF 2025 New Kata Criteria for evaluation

    Day 2 – Friday, June 27

         8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

         9:00 AM-12:00 PM – Nage no kata & Katame no kata

         12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

         1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Ju no kata

    Day 3 – Saturday, June 28

         8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

         9:00 AM-12:00 PM -Kime no kata

         12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

         1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Goshin Jutsu 

    Day 4 – Sunday, June 29

         8:30-9:00 AM – Registration and Check-in

         9:00 AM-12:00 PM -Itsutsu no kata

         12:00 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

         1:30 PM-5:00 PM – Koshiki no kata

  • Kime No Kata Clinic, April 26

    Kime no Kata Clinic, hosted by Shipyard Judo, North Bend, OR, USJF Sanction #25-04-10

    Clinicians Sensei Mike Purcell, 7 Dan, and Sensei Delynn Purcell,
    6 Dan, will teach Kime no Kata.

    Fee is $40, includes lunch. Attached are registration, waiver form, and USJF Covid19 statement.

    Registration at the door. Please submit names of participants prior to April 24, 2025 to: Clayton Willett, shipyardjudo@gmail.com or call 541-404-6434.

    Kime no kata packet 2025

  • Nage no Kata Clinic

    If you are starting your Nage no Kata study, looking for an opportunity to improve your performance, or preparing for promotion, plan to attend the Nage
    No Kata Clinic taught by USA Judo Senior National U23 Gold Medalists and Grand Champions, Sensei Brynn Buskerud and Sensei Haley Buskerud, on Saturday,
    January 11, 2025, 10am to 4pm.  Lunch is provided and the clinic fee is donation to Team Buskerud.
     
    Mikawa Judo Academy (about 3 hr. south of Portland)
    12419 Highway 36
    Swisshome, OR  97480
     
    Following the clinic, Nage No Kata evaluation for Northwest Judo Yudanshakai promotion applicants will be available. 
    Please send your RSVP to Sensei Ron Suggs,
    send mailronaldraysuggs@gmail.com
    if you plan to attend – headcount is needed for lunch arrangements.

  • Itsutsu no Kata clinic

    Best Martial Arts Institute will be hosting an Itsutsu no Kata clinic on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Eugene, OR.

    Forms are:
    Itsutsu no Kata clinic flyer 2023

    Itsutsu no Kata Clinic Registration Form

    Judo Kata Clinic waiver

  • Upcoming Kata Clinic

    Seiwakan Judojo in Portland is hosting a Kata Clinic on Saturday November 12

    • Saturday November, 12th
    • Studying Katame-no-kata and Ju-no-kata
    • Clinicians: Karen Nagai Sensei (Seattle Dojo), & Blane Bellerud Sensei (Shudokan Judo Dojo)
    • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    • $25 per attendee (if family, second is $10)
    • Lunch will be provided
    • Location: 7959 SE 15th Avenue, Portland Oregon, 97202

    Here is a link to the registration page with a downloadable packet.

  • Kodokan Goshin Jutsu Clinic in Eugene Aug. 20

    Sensei Mike Purcell and Sensei Delynn Purcell always do a great job of running clinics.
    Here are the forms.
    Goshin Jutsu kata clinic flyer

    Kata Clinic Registration Form

  • Kata Community zoom discussion and practice

    This might be interesting to some club members.

    Topic: Kata Community zoom discussion and practice
    Time: First Saturday of each month. 11:00 ET, 10:00 CT, 9:00 MT, 8:00 PT, 5:00 HT. 1.5 hours. 11:00 – 12:30

    September 4, 2021 – Nage no kata
    October 2, 2021
    November 6, 2021
    December 4, 2021
    January 8, 2022 (the 1st technically is the first Saturday but we will use the 8th)
    February 5, 2022
    March 5, 2022
    April 2, 2022 …

    Requested participants: judges, coaches, competitors, instructors, kata practitioners

    Goals; increase general knowledge of kata, improve understanding of IJF scores, increase kata community collective kata knowledge

    Meeting format:
    – critique / discuss one kata per session. With monthly sessions,we will be able to cover each kata twice in a year.

    – watch a kata with know IJF-judges scores, and share the scores
    – watch a second kata and everyone scores
    – watch second kata with a pause at each technique for discussion
    – planning on having a google form for scoring, similar to Kozlowski’s clinic

    D Tamai Jackson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    This is a recurring meeting
    Join Zoom Meeting
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    Passcode: kata1882
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  • Katame No Kata Pictures November 2nd 2019

    Sensei Bret here are pictures from the Katame No Kata, now please don’t beat me up for calling you a jerk on Thursday! 😀

    Thanks!

  • Katame No Kata Clinic

    Spokane Judo is hosting another kata clinic.  This time it is Katame No Kata. The clinic will be conducted by Senseis Mike and Delynn Purcell, two of the
    best kata instructors in the United States. Sensei Mike Purcell has been teaching
    kata for forty years – he is a USA Judo Class A Kata Judge in all seven Kodokan Kata. Sensei Delynn Purcell is a World Master’s Grand Champion, Pan-American
    Judo Union Silver Medalist, USA National Kata Champion, and Fukuda Grand Champion.She is Kodokan-certified in Ju No Kata, and a USA Judo Class A Kata Judge
    in all seven Kodokan kata.

    We would love to see everyone there on Nov. 2.
    If you want to prepare, there is a link to a video here.

    The information is 2019 Katame No Kata Clinic
    and the waiver is here.

    If you have any questions, please contact Brett Lewis.

  • Ju No Kata Clinic

    Southwestern Oregon Community College Judo and NWJY will host a Ju No Kata clinic on Saturday, August 24, 2019 taught by Sensei Delynn Purcell, Rokudan,
    and Sensei Mike Purcell, Shichidan, Columbia Judo Dojo, Kennewick, WA.  Ju No Kata, often translated as Forms of Gentleness, is a suitable kata for all
    ages and ranks.  The clinic is open to current USJF, USA Judo, and USJA members.  Please bring your membership card to the clinic.  The clinic fee is $25
    and  includes lunch.
    Southwestern Oregon Community College
    1988 Newmark
    Prosper Hall
    Coos Bay, OR  97420
    Registration and waiver will be available soon.  Please RSVP to Sensei Rob Schab,
    r.schab@charter.net
     if you plan to attend so that he can make lunch arrangements.
    Bring your white judogi and enjoy a day of incredible instruction!