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Not all our Champions are here, all Ryoku Judo students are CHAMPIONS! - You can BE A CHAMPION!
What is a champion? It is not the trophy. It is not the talent. Not the salary, the most points, the fastest time, or the most records. It is not even being the best of the best. All of these things are just the benefits of what makes a true champion. The real winners in life are those who have the courage to see the impossible. They are the people who overcome and persevere through all adversity. They learn from their mistakes, and no matter what, they never give up on their dreams. A true champion has VISION....
Angelica Romero
3 times USJA/USJF Winter National Champion (2009 -2010-2011).
2 times Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Junior Nationals (2009 - 2010)
2 Gold Medals 2010 All Women Championship, Las Vegas
2009 Nikkei Games Champion
Silver Medalist Golden State Judo Championship (2011)
Gold Medal Barstow Judo Invitational (2009-2010)
Multiple times winner Silver State and Las Vegas Judo Championship and winner of many tournaments.
2010 USJA Junior Female Competitor State of Nevada
Enes Djesevic
2 times USJA/USJA Winter National Champion (2009-2010)
2010 USJA/USJF Junior National Champion
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Championship
Gold Medal Barstow Judo Invitational (2010-2011)
Silver Medalist Golden State Judo Championship (2010)lver ttp://www.youtube.com/embed/JtKpcpwqrp4?rel=0
2010 USJA Jumior Male Competitor of the Year State of Nevada
Winner of many tournaments.
Sergio Sanchez Jr
2010 USJA/USJF Winter National Champion
2 times Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2008 -2009)
Bronze Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2011)
2009 Nikkei Games Champion
Gold Medal Barstow Judo Championship (2008-2009-2011)
Silver Medalist Golden State Judo Championship (2011)
First Place NAGA 2009 Mr. Olympia Grappling Championship , Las Vegas Nevada (Winner of Samurai Sword)
Multiple times winner Silver State Judo Championship and Las Vegas Judo Championship
2008 USJA Junior Male Competitor of the Year State of Nevada.
Winner of many tournaments.
Gonzalo Hernandez
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Junior Nationals (2010)
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2009)
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments
Rolando Romero Jr.
3rd Place USJA/USJF Junior Nationals (2009)
Silver Medallist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2009)
Bronze Medalist 2009 Nikkei Games
Silver Medalist Golden State Judo Championship (2011)
Multiple times winner Silver State Judo Championship and Las Vegas Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments
Mauricio Garcia
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Junior Nationals (2010)
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2009)
Silver Medallist 2009 Nikkei Games
Silver Medalist Barstow Judo Invitational (2010)
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Judo Championship.
Winner of many tournaments.
Eder Flores
2009 USJA/USJF Winter National Champion.
2009 Nikkei Games Champion
3rd Place USJA/USJF Winter National (2008)
Gold Medal Barstow Judo Tournament (2009 -2010)
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments.
Caleb Seibak and Michael Acebal
Michael Acebal
2009 USJA/USJF Winter National Champion
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2011)
Gold Barstow Judo Invitational (2010-2011)
Gold Medal Golden State Judo Championship (2010)
First Place NAGA 2009 Mr. Olympia Grappling Championship , Las Vegas Nevada (Winner of Samurai Sword)
Winner Silver State Judo Championship
Golden State Open Winner
Winner of many tournaments
2009 -2010 USJA Senior Male Competitor State of Nevada
Caleb Seibak
2nd Place USJA/USJF Junior Nationals
3rd Place Silver State Judo Championship.
Medalist in many tournaments.
Christopher Garcia
2010 USJA/USJF Junior National Champion
Silver Medalist 2009 USJA/USJF Winter National
Silver Medalist USJA/USJF Winter Nationals (2009)
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments.
Moved to California after his Father (Reginaldo Garcia) passed away but he is still one of our Champions!!
Reginaldo Garcia
2009 USJA/USJF Winter National Champion
Winner Las Vegas Judo Championship and Silver State Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments.
We lost Reggie in 2010 (motorcycle accident) and our judo family lost a brother and a great judoka.
He will always be a Champion!
Andrew Davis
2009 USJA/USJF Winter National Champion
Medalist Las Vegas Judo Championship
Winner of many tournaments
David Austin Pierce
Silver Medalist 2010 USJA/USJF Winter National
2 Gold Medals Golden State Judo Championship (2011) -2 Divisions
Winner of many tournaments
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