INSTRUCTORS, COACHES & REFEREES
• HAVE CLEARED BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION EVERY 2 YEARS
• HAVE PASSED USOC SAFE SPORT CERTIFICATION EVERY 2 YEARS
• HAVE PASSED CDC CONCUSSION TRAINING CERTIFICATION EVERY 2 YEARS
• HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE BY USA JUDO, INC
• HAVE COMPLETED THE USA JUDO COACH’S CERTIFICATION
• HAVE SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION CODE OF CONDUCT AGREEMENT
• HAVE PASSED A WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND PRACTICAL EVALUATION FOR EACH RANK BY THE REFEREE COMMISSION
• HAVE MAINTAINED THE REQUIRED EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES FOR EACH RANK
KUDANS 9TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
MITSUHO “MITS” KIMURA, USJF HALL OF FAME MEMBER
HACHIDANS 8TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
TADASHI HIRAOKA, USA JUDO INTERNATIONAL COACH, MASTER EXAMINER
SHIGEO TASHIMA, USJF HALL OF FAME MEMBER
SHICHIDANS 7TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
MIKE NORIEGA, USA JUDO INTERNATIONAL COACH
rokuDANS 6TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
WILLIAM SHEARS
GODANS 5TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
RICHARD “BLINKY” ELIZALDE
YODANS 4TH DEGREE BLACK BELTS
ALAN SHIMAMOTO, ADVISOR, USA JUDO CONTINENTAL COACH
FRISCO YAMASAKI, TECHNICAL ADVISOR
RON ITO, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
LORENZO MENZEL, USJF NATIONAL COACH, USA JUDO NATIONAL REFEREE
SANDANS 3RD DEGREE BLACK BELTS
YOSHIO OKAMOTO, TECHNICAL ADVISOR
PHILIP HORIUCHI, ASST INSTRUCTOR, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
MONICA GUADAGNINI, ASST INSTRUCTOR, 1980 ARGENTINA WORLD TEAM MEMBER
ROY HARTING, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH, TECHNICAL ADVISOR
CHRIS SAKODA, USA JUDO NATIONAL N4 REFEREE
NIDANS 2ND DEGREE BLACK BELTS
NATHAN SEE, USJA NATIONAL COACH, USA JUDO NATIONAL REFEREE
MIGUEL NORIEGA, USJA NATIONAL COACH, STRENGTH&AGILITY TRAINER
RICHARD WONG, USA JUDO NATIONAL REFEREE
KRIS HIRAOKA, ADVISOR
JOSH HIRAOKA, USJA NATIONAL COACH
BRYAN DAVIS, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH, USA JUDO REGIONAL REFEREE
DANIEL HU, ASST INSTRUCTOR, USJA REGIONAL COACH
GARRY RICHARDSON, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
SHODANS 1ST DEGREE BLACK BELTS
MAKO YOSHITAKE, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
KEN SAKUDA, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
CRAIG SUZUKI
BRENT KATAOKA, USA JUDO NATIONAL COACH
CRAIG IIDA
MATTHEW SHIMAMOTO
TYLER SHIMAMOTO, ATHLETIC TRAINER
TIMOTHY HU, ASST INSTRUCTOR
MAELYNN LANGARICA, USA JUDO REGIONAL COACH
JASON SAKUDA, USA JUDO REGIONAL REFEREE
KYLE SAKUDA, ASST INSTRUCTOR
TIFFANY YANAGI, ASST INSTRUCTOR
SHODANS CONT’D
SCOTT RICHARDSON
KEVIN TAISE
JAYDE KATAGIHARA
EAN KATAGIHARA
MAKO SETO
MELANIE LAM
BRANDON WONG
EMILY WONG-HASHIMOTO
ELYSE KATAGIHARA
MITCHELL YOKOGAWA
SCOTT YOKOGAWA
RYAN WONG
FERRIS YANG
EILEEN MCNAIR
KILE YOUNG
IZZY COULTER
SHARON WU
JUSTIN MONTEJO