Hanabi 2017 Halloween Classic
Oakland Judo competed yesterday at the Hanabi 2017 Halloween Classic. This is a great little tournament right in our backyard, hosted by [...]
October 2017
September 2017
Great Results at East Bay Invitational Judo Tournament 2017
Thank you to judo dad Masa Okajima for this write-up on our results at EBJI 2017 last Sunday. On the adult side Jason Pollock did [...]
April 2017
Promotions for Isaac and David
Kids Judo Promotions Congratulations to Isaac and David. These two have been working very hard and competing a lot, and it shows. Yesterday they [...]
August 2016
North Bay Developmental Shiai
Hey, we had a great time at the North Bay Developmental Shiai! Thanks to everyone for coming out! The next events are scheduled [...]
July 2016
Flashback Friday Olympic Edition – Kayla Harrison Takes Gold in London
Sit yourself down and watch this thrilling gold medal match in the women's -78kg division from London 2012. Kayla Harrison wins America's very first Olympic [...]
May 2016
13th Annual Professor Jay Aloha Invitational Judo Tournament
This was a great little tournament held at Alameda high school on May 22nd, 2016. It's run by Small Circle Jujitsu, the school [...]
A great weekend at the state championships
Four of us competed this past weekend at the California State Judo Championships, and we came home with three gold medals, two in [...]
April 2016
Skillful Entry into Newaza – Transitions
This post is mostly about judo shiai, or competition rules. There are four ways to get an ippon in judo - three of them are [...]
California State Judo Championships May 14th, 2016
The California State Judo Championships will be held in San Francisco this year. This is right in our backyard so everyone is strongly encouraged to [...]
March 2016
2016 San Jose Buddhist Judo Tournament Highlights
The 2016 San Jose Sensei Memorial Judo Tournament was held on Sunday, February 14th at the San Jose State University Event Center. Here are some [...]