Spokane Judo

The Junior Olympics is in town this weekend so we won’t be having practice this Saturday (6/23).
I suggest you go down and watch the competition to get your weekly judo fix.
See everyone Monday.

Congratulations to all of the following:
I look forward to many more promotions for all of you!

• Ikkyu:

• Mike Smith

• Green:

• Christeena Miller

• Yellow:

• Nicholas Trofimchenko

• White/Yellow:

• Ian T. Sobkowiak
• Riley Snelson

All competitors, the tournament is next weekend on Saturday. Everyone needs to go sign up on-line here.
You need to register by Wed May 23rd.
The club will cover your entry fee.
You have nothing to lose, it is here in town, the tournament is free, the experience is invaluable…
Don’t hesitate, sign up today!

Here is a list of all the upcoming events for which I have information.

4/21-4/22: clinic by Shintaro Nakano

Seattle Dojo is happy to announce that we will be hosting a clinic by Shintaro Nakano Sensei on April 21 and 22. Details are as follows:

Juniors: Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (registration from 9:00 to 9:45 am)

Seniors: Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (registration from 8:00 to 8:45 am)

Entry Fee: $30.00

Paperwork is here.

5/5: Seattle Dojo Tournament

On May 5, 2018 Seattle Dojo will be hosting the Seattle Dojo Judo Shiai and Kata Tournament in Bellevue, WA. 
Note the earlier start times – 8:15 for kata and 9:30 for shiai.  Online entries must be submitted by 11:55pm on May 1 at
here.
Entry form is here.

5/19: WA State High School Championships

The entry form is here.

5/19: Garden City Open II

This is in Missoula which isn’t very far. Judo is offered for both adults and children on May 19th.
Information is here.

5/25-5/26: 2018 Inland Empire Judo Classic

Tournaments don’t get any closer. Everyone on the mat should take advantage of this chance to improve you judo skills. Practice is good but competition is like weeks worth of practice in a single day! The entry form is here.

6/2: Marti Malloy Clinic

Here’s another fantastic training opportunity, a ‘Can’t Miss’ event!
Sensei June Encarnacion and Seiei Dojo will host a clinic with Olympic Medalist Marti Malloy on Saturday, June 2, in Bellevue, WA.  This is a perfect opportunity
to get ready for the Junior Olympics and the US Judo Open.  Adult fee is $35.00, youth fee is $30.00.

Adult session:  1:30 to 3:00pm

Youth session:  3:00 to 4:30pm

Youth Boot Camp:  4:30 to 6:00pm

You can register online at here.
The entry form is here.
For more information, please contact:  June Encarnacion,
info@seieidojo.com,
425.558.0220

The journey to Shodan is a long one and all of these students are well on their way.
Congratulations to all of the following:

• Orange/Green:

• Ryan Ruiz

• Orange:

• Alaina Gott

• Yellow/Orange:

• Montana Neal
• Isla Gott

• White/Yellow:

• Elan Eva
• Ashton Statmiller
• Felix Naipo
• Sonny Naipo
• Zoey Yacker

This tournament is on March 24 in Portland.
There is a kata shiai on the 23rd so if you can go and watch that would be a good opportunity to see kata in action.

The entry form with additional info is here.

Sensei Tim (well really Sensei Tim’s wife) was kind enough to take some photos recently at practice.
I have posted a few of them here.

Yesterday, we had 3 competitors at the tournament. All of them did a very nice job. They all displayed excellent sportsmanship, and good judo. In short they did an outstanding job of representing Spokane Judo.
Jake Gott did two superlative throws on his way to taking 1st place.
Miles Lewis had several hard matches but managed to take 3rd in his division.
Finally, Elaina Gott had a tough division and did some very nice judo. She didn’t manage to place, but she did demonstrate that her judo is improving and her hard work is paying off.

In addition to the competitors, I wanted to thank Anna Marie Medina and Allen Monroe for their hard work in supporting the tournament. Without people like them, there wouldn’t be any tournament.

Lakeland is hosting another local tournament on 2/3/2018 in Athol. I strongly encourage everyone to compete. The last two tournaments have both been excellent and invaluable opportunities to hone your competition judo!
The entry form is here.
I need to submit a team roster by Wed. 1/31 so if you are interested in competing, I will need to know Monday at practice.

On 2/17/2018, the WA state championships will be held in Kent. This tournament is for all ages. The weigh-ins are that morning.
If you are interested in competing, the entry packet is here.
You must register on-line by Feb 14, there are no late entries.
The registration link is here.