The journey to Shodan is a long one and all of these students are well on their way.
Congratulations to all of the following:
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.
Last weekend we had 5 competitors go to the tournament out in the valley. Everyone did an excellent job of representing Spokane Judo. I am proud to say to anyone, “those players were with Spokane Judo”.
| Name | Place |
| Chris Mitchell | 1st |
| Miles Lewis | 1st |
| Christeena Miller | 1st |
| Ben Mitchell | 2nd |
| Ashton Miller | 3rd |
The next local tournament is Feb. 3rd, I hope everyone can come and compete.
Just before the holidays, we held senior promotion testing. In the excitement of over eating and general excess, I forgot to post the results.
They both did a very nice job on the testing. It is rewarding to see students master techniques and refine their judo.
Just a reminder that we will have practice on Thursday 12/28 as usual.
We will also be finishing out the year with a Saturday practice on 12/30 at 9:00 for adults and advanced students.
I hope to see everyone there.
I need to work off the Christmas dinners I consumed! (am I the only one?)
Just a reminder:
I need your information if you are interested in competing this Sunday at the tournament at the Hub.
Please give me a call or come to practice tonight to give me your name, age, rank and so on so I can send them to Joseki.
Joseki Dojo is kicking off the new year with a local tournament.
The tournament is Jan 14 in the valley.
The entry form is here.
I encourage everyone to compete.
In judo the hardest opponent is yourself, but competition helps us push ourselves to improve.