SOUTH BAY JUDO
Wilson Park - Dee Hardison Center - 2400 Jefferson St. Torrance, CA 90501 - 424-392-4732
"He who fears loss, has already been beaten."
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Dr. Jigoro Kano
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"It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday."
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Dr. Jigoro Kano
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"He who fears loss, has already been beaten." ✦ Dr. Jigoro Kano ✦ "It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday." ✦ Dr. Jigoro Kano ✦
We just wrapped up the 2Q-Spring session on May 15 with our 1st & 2nd class In-House Shiai & Promotions. We will be on “Sesson Break” until the start of the 3Q-Summer session on May 29.
3Q-Summer registration started on April 28 and ends on May 21.
April & May: Recap and Upcoming Events
April 30 (Wed) - SBJ Dining #2 - Panda & Yogurtland
Great turnout from our family and friends from all over SoCal and from across the United States. Tsangs from Danville CA, Nakajimas from Frisco TX, Shiosakis from Franklin and Nolensville TN and many, many more. Thank you for coming out and supporting SBJ.
Thank you Christine Sunada and Maria Hattori, SBJ events coordinators for setting up these events. If you have any suggestions please let them know events@southbayjudo.com or email us at info@southbayjudo.com
May 3 (Sat) & May 4 (Sun) - Golden State Open
Team SBJ: Competed on Sat - Troy Zamora, Jacob Kuba & Robbie Midgette and on Sun - Mia & Kevin Midgette, Yuriah & Zachary Ordinario, Meina Nagai, Tumen Gangsoot, Enzo Sakaguchi, Yuma Sakamoto, Ethan Noh & Julien Do.
Team South Bay fought hard and you made us proud. Keep it up! You need to put in the time to workout and compete and good things will happen. Congratulations to Troy Zamora - 2nd place.
May 13 (Tues) - Sr Shiai & Promotions:
Thank you everyone for another great session and to all the families that brought refreshments for Sr & Jr Shia nights. Congratulations to all the Shiai winners and this sessions promotions! You should have received your testing forms, please look it over and see what you need to work on. Your promotion is not given but earned through “hard work” and practice. Keep it up and don’t give up.
3rd Class – Senior Shiai Winners:
SR LW: 1st - Joon Woo Nam, 2nd - Nathan Rico, 3rd - Sequoyah Stamps
SR MW: 1st - Zachary Ordinario, 2nd - Robbie Middgette, 3rd - Edwin Chau
SR HW: 1st - Curtis (Gardena), 2nd - Cody Banta, 3rd - Michael Kong
SR Super HW: 1st Will Tsujimura, 2nd - Al (Gardena), 3rd - Dan Lajiness
Senior Promotions:
Sr Yellow Belt - Cody Banta, Joon Woo Nam, Nathan Rico, Sequoyah Stamps & Lawrence Williams, Sr Orange: Enzo Sakaguchi & Manami Takeuchi, Sr Green: Jon Conners and Sr Blue: Julien Do
Senior Perfect Attendance:
Students: Sung In, Manami Takeuchi, William Tsujimura & Sensei Milton Shiosaki
May 15 (Thurs) - Jr Shiai & Promotions and End of 2Q-Spring Session:
1st & 2nd Class – Jr Shiai Winners (Tachiwaza):
Mini Yonen LW: 1st - Carter Chan, 2nd - Cameron Wong, 3rd - Finn Wang
Mini Yonen MW: 1st - Grayson To, 2nd - Maddox Jerro, 3rd - Ethan Kuba
Mini Yonen HW: 1st - Eddie Bixler, 2nd - Kai Davies, 3rd - Tudev Gantsooj
Yonen SLW: 1st - Emma Kuba, 2nd - Riley Chan, 3rd - Venice Arii
Yonen LW1: 1st - Grace Wang, 2nd - Kento Ono, 3rd - Jack Kuriyama
Yonen LW2: 1st - Magnus Tran, 2nd - Alex Tran, 3rd - Lena Lim
Yonen MW1: 1st - Oliver Suzuki, 2nd - Renzo Pineda, 3rd - Mason Park
Yonen MW2: 1st - Riley Oshiro, 2nd - Sophia Lim, 3rd - Samuel Seo
Yonen LHW: 1st - Brandon Nagata, 2nd - Jacob Kuba, 3rd - Grayson Vong
Yonen HW: 1st - Hunter Nagata, 2nd - Kendrick Park, 3rd - Anderw In
Shonen LW: 1st - Xairah Ordinario, 2nd - Paul Dobruck, 3rd - Atlas Westlake
Shonen MW: 1st - Joshua Park, 2nd - Troy Zamora, 3rd - Isabelle Lim
Shonen HW: 1st - Yuma Sakamoto, 2nd - Julien Do, 3rd - Yuriah Ordinario
Junior Promotions:
Jr White-G1: Finn Wang & Ethan Kuba, Jr White-G2: Srivbhav Mandapaka, Renzo Pineda, Oliver Suzuki, Jack Kuriyama
Jr Yellow: Venice Arii, Abigail Frederick, Jian Jeon, Lukas Napoli, Andrew Tran, Grace Wang, Mason Park, Noah Park
Jr Yellow-G1: Kento Ono, Ian Park, Jason Sunada, Troy Zamora
Jr Yellow-G2: Jacob Kuba, Jordan Neal, Xairah Ordinario, Magnus Tran
Sr Orange: Tumen Gantsooj
Sr Blue: Julien Do
Junior Perfect Attendance:
Students: Sousuke Arasaki, Jojo Tejero, Grace Wang, Brandon Nagata, Hunter Nagata, Xairah Ordinario, Yuriah Ordinario, Zachary Ordinario & Senseis Jeff Tejero & Milton Shiosaki
Highlights for the remainder of May & Into June:
Session Break - Week of May 19, May 20 (Tues) & May 22 (Thurs) - NO CLASS and the following May 27 (Tue) after Memorial Day Weekend
May 29 (Thurs) - Start to 3Q-Summer Session
June 1 (Sun) – West Coast Invitational Tournament
Jun 15 (Sun) - Father’s Day
Jun 15 (Sun) – Nanka Annual Awards Banquet. This year, we will be recognizing Julien Do, our 2024 Outstanding Judokas. Congratulations Julien! We have reserved 2 tables and a few more open spots just for you.
Jun 19 (Thurs) - Juneteenth - OFF NO CLASS
Jun 25 (Wed) - SBJudo Dining #3 – Blaze Pizza. Please save the date! See attached flyer for date & times, location and how to give us credit for this fundraiser.
2025 - sbj activites & events
CLASS schedule
We offer the following:
NEW & RETURNING students - we have clases 4 sessions a year: 1Q-Winter, 2Q-Spring, 3Q-Summer and 4Q-Fall. Each session holds 3 classes on Tues & Thurs.
2025 CLASS TIMES & SCHEDULE - TUES & THURS:
> CLASS 1: 5:00pm to 6:15pm - Juniors (5 to 12 years old) - New & Returning Students
> CLASS 2: 6:30pm to 7:45pm - Juniors (5 to 14 years old) - New & Returning Students
> CLASS 3: 8:00pm to 9:15pm - Older Youths & Adults (13+) - New & Returning Students
2025 CLASS DATES (UPDATED 01/21/2025):
> 1st Quarter Winter Session - Jan 7 to Mar 6
On-line registration starts on Mon, Dec 16 & ends on Fri, Jan 3
Session Break - No Classes - Mar 11 & 13
> 2nd Quarter Spring Session - Mar 18 to May 15
On-line registration starts on Mon, Feb 17 & ends on Fri, Mar 12
Session Break - No Classes - May 20, 22 & May 27
> 3rd Quarter Summer Session - May 29 to Aug 5 (No Classes on June 19 & July 3)
On-line registration starts on Mon, Apr 28 & ends on Wed, May 21
Session Break - No Classes - Aug 7, 12 & 14
> 4th Quarter Fall Session - Aug 19 to Oct 21 (No Class on Sept 2)
On-line reg starts on Mon, July 14 & ends on Fri, Aug 15
Session Break - No Classes - Oct 23, 28 & 30
> Holiday Session (Returning Students ONLY) - Nov 4 to Dec 11 (No Class on Nov 27)
On-line reg starts on Mon, Oct 6 & ends on Fri, Oct 31
2026 Class Dates (Updated 01/21/2025):
1st Quarter Winter Session - Start Jan 6, 2026
On-line registration starts on Mon, Dec 15, 2025 & ends on Fri, Jan 2, 2026
Meet the instructors
Milton Shiosaki
Head Instructor - 5th Degree Black Belt
Sensei Milton has been teaching judo for over 40 years and coaches our competitors in local, state, and national events. He is the lead instructor coordinating the South Bay Judo programs, competition training, and our program’s fundamentals and values. He is also Safe Sport, CDC Concussion, and First Aid/CPR certified.
Membership – USJF and USA Judo
Coaches Certification – USA Judo
Ed Shiosaki
Head Advisor and Club Administrator - 6th Degree Black Belt
Founder of South Bay Judo in 1999, Sensei Ed has over 45 years of experience in Judo. He has coached and developed numerous national and international champions. He is Safe Sport, CDC Concussion, and First Aid/CPR certified.
Membership – USJF and USA Judo
Coaches Certification – USA Judo
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
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Jefferey Tejero
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You Matsutani
Shane Shiosaki
Craig Shiosaki
Alan Honda
John Hernandez
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Yuko Felde
David Honda
Myles Honda
Machiko Matsutani
Maria Matsutani
Marina Matsutani
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Joan Shiosaki
Sandy Honda
Matt Sawada
Chris Williams
Nancy Williams
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Mark Williams
Skyler Shiosaki
Cheyenne Fu
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Romeo Sangdee-Takeuchi
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Luis Vazquez
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Dan Alef - 5th Degree Black Belt
Valerio Iottie (Italy) - 2nd Degree Black Belt
History of judo
What is Judo?
Judo is a popular sport practiced world wide. It has seen a rise in mainstream martial arts with the recent success of Judoka Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison in the UFC.
In 1882, Judo was founded by Professor Jigoro Kano in Japan. He combined the different techniques he had learned in Jujitsu, omitting some of the more dangerous techniques to form the Olympic sport of Judo.
Judo meaning "the gentle way," uses techniques focused on using a persons natural movement and balance against themselves. Judo provides an excellent physical workout that increases stamina, strength, and endurance while also increasing mental sharpness and self-confidence.
Judokas learn to fall and be thrown safely. They will also learn to throw and take down their opponents and transition to ground work and pins. As judokas progress they will learn more advanced techniques to include chokes and arm-locks.
Judo is often used to cross-train between wrestling, soccer, football and other sports.
History of South Bay Judo… The Beginning
South Bay Judo was founded in the Fall of 1999 on September 27. Working with the City of Torrance and with the encouragement of the Torrance Cultural Arts Center and Parks and Recreation, we began our first class with 4 instructors and 8 students. By the end of that session, our class had grown to 17 members. That was the beginning. We practiced on gymnastic mats that could only be attached on two sides and it was way too soft for judo, but looking back ..... they served us well.
We were limited in what we could teach, but most importantly ...... we had fun!
A few years later, we bought NEW TATAMI mats! Due to the success of our Super Bowl fundraiser, we were able to purchase 72 -1 meter x 1 meter mats (approximately 3' x 3'). This was possible due to all our members, friends, sponsors, businesses in the community and supporters from other judo clubs. Thank you.
Since then, club has grown to over 100 members strong. We moved from the Torrance Cultural Arts Center and now have our DOJO at the Dee Hardison Sports Complex, Wilson Park Gym.
Awards
2023 - Enzo SakaguchI
SBJ OUTSTANDING JUDOKA
2024 - julien do
sbj outstanding judoka
2024 Outstanding Judoka of the Year Award
Julien Do - Julien demonstrates the qualities that exemplifies what we at South Bay Judo try to instill in our students. He has shown a lot of growth in his judo technique as well as his ability to learn and compete. He also helps the Sensei's in the first class occasionally and is always willing to help during classes. His competition skills have improved after each tournament and shows that he can listen to instructions and can apply during tournaments. Many of you will never know when Julien wins or loses as he is humble in victory and gracious in defeat. He is a role model for all judokas of South Bay Judo.
2024 Most Improved – Yuma Sakamoto & Chris Kachline
2024 Fighting Spirit – Zachary Ordinario & Robbie Midgette
2024 Inspirational – Landen Rubio & Manami Takeuchi
2024 Senseis – Enzo Sakaguchi & William Tsujimura
