EBJI at the 2014 USJF Jr. National Championships

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, August 28th, 2014 with Comments Off on EBJI at the 2014 USJF Jr. National Championships

Eight EBJI Members (accompanied by Ken Kokka Sensei and Sayaka Torra Sensei) travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii over the 4th of July weekend this summer to participate in the USJF/USJA Junior, Youth and Team National Championships. This top junior event gathered over 1,000 competitors from around the nation to participate in a two day tournament. The...

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2014 Daiheigen Judo Camp

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 with Comments Off on 2014 Daiheigen Judo Camp

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Themis Lonis: Bronze at 2014 Veterans Wrestling Nationals!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, June 2nd, 2014 with Comments Off on Themis Lonis: Bronze at 2014 Veterans Wrestling Nationals!

EBJI Members excel on and off the judo mat! Kid’s class instructor and Oakland Police Officer Themis Lonis recently won bronze at the 2014 Veteran’s Wrestling Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Themis competed in the 85kg division and showcased a lot of judo! You can view his bronze medal match...

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Home Front Awardee: Ken Kokka Sensei

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 with 1 Comment

EBJI’s Ken Kokka Sensei will be honored for the Home Front Award from the National Park Service on Monday May 12th for creating the documentary film “Blossoms and Thorns: A Community Uprooted“. The National Park Service Home Front Award is to recognize people, projects, programs or publications that preserve a home front site or structure,...

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From Olympic Alternate in Judo to World Silver in Powerlifting

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Friday, May 2nd, 2014 with Comments Off on From Olympic Alternate in Judo to World Silver in Powerlifting

EBJI Senior Instructor Molly O’Rourke was recently featured in a Whidbey News-Times article by Jim Waller: It is rare to become a national-class athlete in any sport. Molly O’Rourke, a 2001 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, accomplished the feat in two, judo and powerlifting. Her achievements are plentiful and impressive; here are some of...

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Dan Sensei Passes his Referee “A” Exam

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, April 7th, 2014 with Comments Off on Dan Sensei Passes his Referee “A” Exam

Congratulations to Dan Israel Sensei who recently passed his referee “A” exam in Austria, becoming one of the highest ranking referees in the world! This past weekend, over 30 family and friends gathered to help Dan Sensei celebrate this monumental occasion. EBJI is proud to now have world class athletes, coaches and referees be a...

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Congratulations on Your Promotion!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, March 17th, 2014 with Comments Off on Congratulations on Your Promotion!

Congratulations to all the students who were promoted at our recent Spring promotional on March 15, 2014! Keep up the great work!               To White/Yellow JT Valeros Jerrell Valeros Jordan Valeros Luke Swanson To Yellow Anthony Hsu To Yellow/Orange Meagan Lee Jay’lah Taylor To Green Shakar Kubota Maxime St....

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What Judo Has Taught Me

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Friday, March 14th, 2014 with Comments Off on What Judo Has Taught Me

Judo has taught me so many things that I apply to my every day life. Most of all it has taught me if you work hard, you can do anything. Thank you to the San Jose Mercury News for putting this video piece together for me before my Olympic experience in Beijing! ~2008 Olympian and...

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Victory in Sports: Dominance, Not Pride

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, February 3rd, 2014 with Comments Off on Victory in Sports: Dominance, Not Pride

Fist-pumping. Arm-raising. Chest-thumping. We see it all the time in sports. But these athletes aren’t expressing pride in victory. They’re demonstrating dominance over their...

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A Heartfelt Testimonial

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, January 27th, 2014 with Comments Off on A Heartfelt Testimonial

Thank you to Leslie Lippard who wrote this heartfelt testimonial about her experience at EBJI! *** The three things that I like most about EBJI are: 1) the teaching team, 2) the school community, and 3) the values that support both. The teaching team is awesome. Most schools would feel happy to have any one...

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