Congratulations to our graduated captains, Vincent & Elishah, for receiving their shodans (first degree black belts)! Good luck to all of our past teammates who are about to start college and we’ll see our Roughrider judokas soon!
⭐️ Week 2 of Washington Judo Summer Camp ⭐️ This week our focus is Tai Otoshi. Come join Washington Judo for our last summer camp of the year!
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Dates: August 3rd – 7th Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm *early drop off from 8am & late pick up at 5pm available at additional cost* Location: Washington Judo Academy
What a weekend! Huge thanks to everyone who came out for our joint training on July 11–12. A full mat, great energy, and two days of really good judo — we couldn`t have asked for better company. Thanks for all the hard work and the smiles. Let`s do it again soon! 🙌 #judo #judolife #judotraining #jointtraining #washingtonjudoacademy
More than just judo… it was about building friendships, creating memories, learning together, and having fun on and off the mat. Thank you to everyone who was part of this amazing week!
Junior Olympics 2026 in Spokane, WA! Our judoka demonstrated the true spirit of judo through supporting one another and fighting hard. We’re so proud of all four of our athletes for competing as well as everyone who made the trip to cheer them on! 🥈 Jaxon (International IJF -60kg) & Kondo (International Bantam 3 -25kg) 🥉 Kaiya x2 (Cadet -63kg & International Cadet -63kg) Competitor: London (Cadet -52kg) Referees: Senseis Calvin & Gary Mat volunteers: Masa & Takeshi
O ano era 2008 e eu ganhei esse troféuzão que é maior que eu! 😅
Fui lutar uma competição e acabei lutando duas!!
A Rainier Cup é uma competição diferente. Ela tem as categorias tradicionais, mas também realiza um Super Championship. Fiz a tarefa de casa, ganhei minha categoria e, na sequência, recebi o bendito convite para entrar no Super Championship.
Eu já tinha feito 5 lutas duras, mas como somos movidos a desafios, metemos mais essa! Bora lutar o super campeonato!
Consegui chegar à final e, de cara, estava lá Golias 😂😂 Matt Walker, 165 kg contra Leo Fontes, 73 kg! Nessa hora vem o questionamento: por que eu me meto nessas coisas!? 🤣🤣 (sabe aquele meme de Leônidas? A mesma coisa!)
A luta foi dura. Saí de uma imobilização, quase projetei de ippon, pontuei, teve muita resenha e, no fim… campeão!! 🙏🏼🙌🏼
A premiação vocês já viram: essa belezinha com quase 1,80 m de altura. E para levar para casa foi tenso. Resumo da ópera: abaixa os bancos e abre a janela do carro. 😅
Nunca consegui trazê-lo para o Brasil. Então, nada mais justo do que deixá-lo na academia onde eu treinava, a seattlebudokan.
Toda vez que volto a Seattle, faço questão de passar por lá para rever os amigos, treinar e dar uma olhada nele.
Mais do que um troféu, ele me lembra uma fase muito especial da minha vida. Uma época de aprendizados, conquistas, desafios e muita resiliência.
Se existe uma palavra que resume tudo isso, é gratidão. Nunca devemos esquecer de onde viemos.
Olhar para trás às vezes é a melhor forma de encontrar energia para seguir em frente.
We’re proud of our novice athletes who competed in the Future Stars tournament in April. Shoutout to our junior refs who also supported the event! 🥇 Misha 🥈 James 🥉 Esme Referees – Sensei Gary, Takumi, Jaxon, Masa, Takeshi, Kaito, Truly, and London
It’s been awhile but we want to give a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Budokan 2026 Annual Tournament back in April!
THANK YOU to every single member, parent, friend, family member, referee, medic, coach, sponsor, and everyone else who made our tournament such a success. This event is always a reminder of the strength and positivity of our community. Thank you for your generosity and for being part of our judo family!
We had over 400 competitors including 42 Budokan judoka! Congrats to all of our judoka who participated, win or lose. 🥇 Esme, Daniel, London, Talan, Jaxon x2, Kaiya, & Sensei Krista 🥈Kondo x2, Reese, James, Misha, & Derek 🥉Minha, Anne, Kaito x2, Takeshi, London, Kazuki, & Josue Officials – Senseis Calvin, Gary, Shawn, Takumi, Nathan, & Derek Medical – Sensei Doug
Budokan Summer Camp 2026 is coming up Monday, June 29th – Friday, July 3rd! ☀️
This is a great opportunity for new and current judoka to work on judo fundamentals, explore the vocabulary and culture of the sport, play games, and more.
Use the link in our bio or scan the QR code to register! 💪
僕のセコンドの上田先生、ティゲン、ウォンジュン、そしてこの試合に向けて準備を手伝ってくださったFighter’s Flowの皆さん、たくさんの時間と努力を注いでくださり、本当にありがとうございました。僕の夢が叶ったのは、この素晴らしいジムのおかげです。心から感謝していますし、この感謝の気持ちは一生忘れません。 To my cornermen, coach Ueda, Tegan, Wonjun, and also my teammates at Fighter’s Flow, thank you for helping to prepare me for this fight. It’s thanks to this wonderful gym that my dream finally came true. I’m forever grateful. Ueda_Takao YuasaTegan Wonjunnn_ Fighters_Flow
渋谷さん、栄養管理と減量のサポートのおかげで、7年ぶりにフライ級の体重を無事クリアすることができました。そして、ケージの中でもより良いパフォーマンスを発揮することができました。ありがとうございました。 To Shibuya, thanks to your guidance for my nutrition and weight cut, I was able to smoothly make flyweight for the first time in 7 years. You helped me give a better performance in the cage. kzk.sby kzk_cutweight
また、RIZINとDEEPの皆さんもありがとうございました。そして対戦相手の颯斗選手、僕との試合を受け入れてくれてありがとうございました。 Thank you as well to everyone at RIZIN and DEEP, and my opponent Hayato for the fight. RIZIN_pr DEEP2001Official
最後に、応援してくれた友人や家族の皆さん、本当にありがとうございました。アメリカから来てくれた人たちもいて、とても励みになりました。本当にありがとうございました。いつかまた絶対に戻ってきます。 Lastly, thank you to all of my friends and family for your support. Especially those who came all the way from the United States. I’ll come back here one day.
