I am pleased to announce that John Yen finished 5th in the COLLEGIATE National Championship yesterday.  He had the largest division in the tournament and did very well with such a large pool.
In competition, one of the hardest things to do is come back on the mat after a loss and fight to win and John was able to do that quite nicely.
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Congratulations to John Yen
Testing for Promotions
We will be holding tests for promotion on April 16.
You will be tested against the criteria contained in the USJF rank requirements:
Senior Rank Requirements
Junior Rank RequirementsThe following people are eligible for promotion.
Green/blue:
- Joey Bergman
 Yonkyu:
- Joshua Dufner
 - Ruslan Lebzak
 Orange/Green:
- Max Lebzak
 Yellow/Orange:
- Ethan Reynolds
 - Lucas Lewis
 - Jillian Bergman
 Yellow:
- Elliot Warren
 White/Yellow:
- Abigail Percy-Ratcliff
 - Baden Serr
 - Parker Burchett
 - Ethan Burchett
 - Sawyer Burchett
 
If you feel that your name has been left off the list in error, please contact me.
3 Photos from the 2011Continental Crown
Abe has kindly sent on 3 photos from the 2011 Continental Crown tournament.
His description is:pictures from continental crown
I found a few pictures from the 2011 continental crown. They are attached to this email. One is of Graham and Lucas, one is of me and Graham, and one
is of Akio, Graham, and Sensei John.Inland Empire Judo Classic 2012
Here is the entry form for the tournament here in Spokane next month. I think everyone should compete as it will never get closer to home.
Videos of Practice
Many thanks to Allen for videoing the competitors last night at practice.
It is invaluable to watch yourself and see where you need to improve.
Everyone should watch these videos and come with questions on Monday.
Joey #1
Joey #2
Paul and Oleg
Lucas and Ethan
JakeNew Server
I have moved our site to a new hosting service. Please let me know if you find anything broken on the new server.
Gym Closed
Next Monday the gym is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Happy New Year
Now that the holidays are over (and all the eating is done) we are ready to get back to practice. Just a reminder to all that practice will be on Wednesday this week and hopefully all of you will be there.
My goal for this year is that more of us participate in competitions and part of that is getting prepared. Tournaments are not won at the tournament, they are won in practice with hard work!
See everyone Wednesday.Congratulations on his promotion
I am pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Grisham to yellow belt.
He can now start the new year ready to work hard!Christmas Party (the day after)
I just wanted to thank everyone for attending the Christmas party last night. In particular Sensei Marci and Sensei Anna Marie really made the party a success.
Happy holidays to everyone. We will see you on the mat Wednesday (12/14).


