Instructor clinic at City College of San Francisco
Big thanks to Sensei Mitchell Palacio, Sensei Henry Kaku, and everyone involved with the Cenco instructor clinic held today at City College of San Francisco. [...]
January 2016
September 2015
Blast from the past
Keeping track of your training, always a good idea. I was decluttering today and found this old bracket sheet from a judo tournament [...]
August 2015
How to Choose the Right Martial Arts School for your Child
Today we have a guest post from Alex Morningstar of First Light Academy in Hood River, Oregon. He originally posted this on the Brazilian jiujitsu [...]
Three nice uchimata
Enjoy! I like the first and third ones because tori stays standing, but the middle one is a good illustration of the "jumping [...]
February 2015
Judo Library: Judo Heart and Soul by Hayward Nishioka
A very intense book. There are many ways to study judo. The primary way is of course on the mat. Put on your [...]
July 2014
Learning Curve in Judo
The learning curve in judo can be steep, and for beginners it may be a little bit frustrating and even discouraging at first. This is [...]
May 2014
Promotions!
Congratulations to Mark Harmon and Michael Northam, promoted on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 to shodan (1st degree black belt) [...]
October 2013
Highlights from the 2013 Championships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s8mSbVCKQk This is a fun video montage of some of the best ippons from the recently completed Judo World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [...]
June 2013
Doug Rogers: “Judoka” Short Film
Doug Rogers, 1964 Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist in Judo. Doug Rogers was the 1964 silver medalist in judo in the heavyweight division. 1964 [...]
January 2013
Quote from Jigoro Kano
“Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines [...]