Tournament Information
An introduction to judo officiating will be presented by Gordon Nelson, Pan American C Referee, on Saturday, November 18, 8am to 3:30pm. The seminar,
organized by JosekiJudo and Lakeland Judo Club, will take place in Spokane, WA.
The waiver is here.
The Entry form is here.
I strongly encourage everyone who can to attend. This is a great chance to deepen your understanding of the rules and make you a better judo competitor and supporter of the judo community.
Congratulations to Myles Freeman on his win last weekend in the Continental Crown. Great Job!
Sensei leigh sent out the following wins for the Pacific competitors:
Hello All,
This weekend, 5 competitors and their family braved the snow and went over to Seattle for the Continental Crown. 5 competitors, 7 medals !
Jadelyn McArthur: This was Jadelyn’s first tournament and she competed in two divisions. She took 2nd and 3rd. She was so much fun to watch! With a
little more competition experience, watch out!
Madison McArthur: This was Madi’s 2nd tournament and she did awesome! She also took 2nd and 3rd. With a little more experience, she will also dominate!
Carter Hughes: Carter placed 3rd! He had a nice transition into a pin and held it for the win!
Tomio Yamada: Tomio placed 1st! He only had one other opponent and beat him twice. Second match was an ippon in 10 seconds!
Akio Yamada: Akio placed 2nd! He was again the youngest in his bracket, but he did awesome against the men, one who was 30 and beat at the buzzer!
Just wanted to update everyone on some upcoming judo events in the Northwest.
First, Portland Judo is hosting a clinic with Mike Swain, World Champion and 4 X Olympian on Friday 9/15. This is short notice, but he is an excellent instructor and well worth attending if you can. Info is here.
Second, on 9/23 Budokan will be holding their tournament. The entry form is here.
Third, on 9/30, there is a kata workshop for judges along with the 4th annual Pacific NW kata championship sponsored by Seattle Dojo. I don’t think we have anyone ready for this yet, but keep this type of event in mind as an option. Kata will definitely help all aspects of your judo.
Finally, on 10/7 the Rainier cup will be held in Lakewood, Wa. This is always a good tournament.
The entry form is here.
I was glad to see all the members who came out and supported the tournament. This included the players on the mat and the people who helped with the table (Paul, Cassidy Freeman, Chris Mitchell, Rya, Anna Marie). Also, Allen and Miles Freeman did a great job reffing!
John Freeman deserves special recognition for organizing the Spokane Judo table and working the entire tournament. Without him there wouldn’t have been a Spokane Judo table. Judo is all about mutual benefit, but I believe Spokane Judo has definitely gotten our benefit from John!
Finally, here are the actual competition results. The fighters all did well. There are always things to work on.
| Name | Result: |
| Myles Freeman | 3rd (15-16 division) |
| Jake Gott | 3rd |
| Isla Gott | 3rd |
| Elaina Gott | 3rd |
I was glad to see all the members who came out and supported the tournament. This included the players on the mat and the people who helped with the table (Paul, Cassidy Freeman, Chris Mitchell, Rya, Anna Marie). Also, Allen and Miles Freeman did a great job reffing!
John Freeman deserves special recognition for organizing the Spokane Judo table and working the entire tournament. Without him there wouldn’t have been a Spokane Judo table. Judo is all about mutual benefit, but I believe Spokane Judo has definitely gotten our benefit from John!
Finally, here are the actual competition results. The fighters all did well. There are always things to work on.
| Name | Result: |
| Myles Freeman | 3rd (15-16 division) |
| Jake Gott | 3rd |
| Isla Gott | 3rd |
| Elaina Gott | 3rd |
There will be early weigh-in available on Friday evening, 7-9 pm, May 5, at venue, Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue, 1903 112th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Please bring forms, payment, and Judo membership card (USJF).
Forms are here.
This one is here in town. Everyone should plan on attending. We need people to step up and compete and help run the table. If you are part of our club, we need your help!
Forms for this tournament are here.
Here are some photos from the recent tournament. These are in no particular order and if someone is left out, it isn’t intentional, I just don’t have your photo.
I was really pleased with the number of people from our club that attended the tournament last Saturday. All the competitors did well.
Those who didn’t come home with a medal still deserve our recognition for showing up and fighting. Everyone has a bad day now and then. The only solution is train more for the next one!
The next one is in 6 weeks here in Spokane, so come and let’s train hard.
I am happy to post any photos anyone has, please send them on.
| Name | Result: |
| Myles Freeman | 1st |
| Miles Lewis | 1st |
| Ben Mitchell | 2nd |
| Jake Gott | 3rd |
| Jake Pratt | 3rd |
| Ryan Ruiz | 3rd |
| Cassidy Freeman | 3rd |
| Lucas Lewis | 3rd |
| Aleksi Lee | fought |
| Mike Smith | fought |
| Chris Mitchell | fought |
| Montana Neal | fought |
| Phoenix Davey | fought |
| Name | Result: |
| Myles Freeman | 1st |
| Miles Lewis | 1st |
| Ben Mitchell | 2nd |
| Jake Gott | 3rd |
| Jake Pratt | 3rd |
| Ryan Ruiz | 3rd |
| Cassidy Freeman | 3rd |
| Lucas Lewis | 3rd |
| Aleksi Lee | fought |
| Mike Smith | fought |
| Chris Mitchell | fought |
| Montana Neal | fought |
| Phoenix Davey | fought |