Spokane Judo

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!

The long awaited, much anticipated, never under estimated Saturday practice is back!
Because we have moved, we can now once again offer Saturday workouts.
We will start this Saturday from 9:00-11:00.
This practice is only rendori/drills, not much in the way of instruction.
Teenagers/adults only please.
We would love to have visitors from the other clubs, as long as you have an up-to-date judo registration, come on down!

Thursday Nov. 2nd is our first practice at our new location.
We had a great turn out to help us move (thank you to everyone who came and helped).
The move went well and we are ready to have everyone join us on the mat.
As we mentioned before, we had to move our practice from Wednesday evenings to Thursdays at the same time.
Our address is now:
304 E. 2nd AVE
Spokane, WA 99202
Hours:
Mon: 6:30-8:30
Thurs. 6:30-8:30.

If you haven’t been at practice in a while come and get back into judo.
Visitors from other clubs are always welcome.
See everyone there.

The East Central Community Center where Spokane Judo has been for nearly 20 years has changed leadership.
As a result, we have had to relocate. Fortunately, we have found a great new location.
We are moving this Monday and our first practice is Thursday Nov. 2nd.

• Where: 304 E 2nd AVE
  corner of 2nd AVE and S. Spokane ST
• When: Thursday, Nov.2nd
  Practice from 6:30-8:30
  Practice Days now Mon. & Thurs.

The flyer with this info ishere.

Getting a new rank in judo symbolizes all the hard work and accomplishments of each individual.
All the people who tested here did a nice job. They all worked hard and have learned a great deal.

Congratulations to all of the following:

• Orange:

• Ben Mitchell
• Ryan Ruiz

• Yellow/Orange:

• Alaina Gott

• Yellow:

• Terrance Farris
• Isla Gott

• White/Yellow:

• Trinity Farris
• Justin Fisher
• Minty Jimenez
• Nick Trofimchenko

Just a reminder that the Community Center is closed on Monday 10/9 for the holiday formerly known as “columbus day”.
We will be back on Wednesday 10/11.
If you have been taking some time off Wednesday is the perfect day to come back and once again experience judo!
If you are thinking about starting judo, then Wednesday is the right day for that.
Basically, no matter what your involvement with judo, Wednesday is a great day to step it up a level.

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.

Just a reminder that the community center is closed on Monday 9/4 for Labor day.
Everyone should rest up and come to practice on Wednesday ready to workout!

The community center is closed on Monday Jul. 3rd. So, there won’t be practice that day. Have fun celebrating the 4th. There will be practice on Wednesday Jul. 5.
See everyone then.

I wanted to congratulate Myles Freeman on his successful promotion test for purple belt. He had a large number of techniques to demonstrate and he did an excellent job.
With this promotion comes increased expectations. Myles will have to accept more responsibilities. He is definitely up to the task!