Black Belt Ceremony This Saturday at 12:00 PM

Reminder that we are having a special ceremony to welcome Michael Davis to the rank of Shodan and welcome him to the special group of KONJO black belts. Please be at the ceremony on time with WHITE JUDOGI ONLY. All brown and black belts need to be there by 11:15 AM. Mr. Butler will also be performing a special ceremony for the club at this time and wants to have all members there to share in this moment. He is also catering a lunch after the workout and hopes that everyone can join us in the spirit of ohana to celebrate what will certainly be a memorable day.

SEE ALL OF YOU THERE

Vacaville Tournament Results

Team Sacramento had a successful tournament in Vacaville this past Sunday February 21. We brought 17 competitors to the tournament and placed 14 in 18 divisions. Special congratulations to Molly Bides, Eric, and Austen for competing in their first tournament and bringing home medals. Most impressive performance for Stephen Cudal as he did the best judo he has done in years tying for second place in wins but missing out on a medal because of points. Great judo for everyone.

Syria Rhodes-Gold Medal
LJ Cudal-Gold Medal
Curtis Booth- Gold Medal & Bronze Medal
Ellis Shaw-DNP
Ashley Booth-Gold Medal
Molly Bides-Bronze Medal
Katie Davis-Silver Medal
Stephen Cudal-DNP
Daniel Luz-Gold Medal
Julian Estrada-DNP
Lukas Kavanaugh-Bronze Medal
Andrea Estrada-Gold Medal
Devan Phillips-DNP
Eric- Gold Medal
Kyle Roberts-Gold Medal
Austen-Silver Medal
Marlina Luz-Gold Medal

Congratulations to all!

KONJO!

Black Belt Ceremony Michael Davis Reminder

Reminder black belt ceremony for Michael Davis will be held Saturday February 27, 12:00 PM at Folsom MMA. Please join us to celebrate Michael's accomplishment. All current and former Team Sacramento members are encouraged to come. White judogi mandatory. Folsom MMA is located at 316 Natoma Street, Folsom CA. 95630.

KONJO!

San Jose Buddhist Tournament Results

Team Sacramento participated in the San Jose Buddhist Sensei Memorial this past Sunday February 14. We had 22 competitors with 14 of them placing. We fought hard and showed spirit. We placed sixth out of over 50 teams. Special congratulations to first time competitors J.W. Greenfelder and Devan Phillips. Individual results:

J.W. Greenfelder-Gold Medal
Devan Phillips-Fourth Place
Ellis Shaw-Fourth Place
Michael Davis-Fourth Place
Curtis Booth-Gold Medal
Wesley Leong-Gold Medal
Stephan Cudal-Fourth Place
Villi Hopoi-Silver Medal
Ashley Booth-Gold Medal
Matthew Ontiveros-Silver Medal
Lukas Kavanaugh-Silver Medal
Marlina Luz-Silver Medal
Katie Davis-Gold Medal
Nick Ontiveros- DNP
Andrea Estrada-DNP
Syria Rhodes-Bronze Medal
LJ Cudal-Fourth Place
Jonel Luz-DNP
Reiko Manninang-Silver Medal
Daniel Luz-Gold Medal
Anton Manninang-Silver Medal
Julian Estrada-Gold Medal

Congratulations to all competitors! Let's keep it going this weekend in Vacaville.

KONJO!

Birthday Workout

This is the final notification to be ready for the Birthday workout on Monday March 15, 7:00 PM at Ultimate Training Center. We are going to see who has KONJO!

Black Belt Ceremony Michael Davis

On Saturday February 27 we will welcome Michael Davis to the Konjo black belt family with a special ceremony by O Sensei David Butler. I strongly encourage everyone to attend this event to celebrate the perseverance that Michael has shown in achieving this difficult goal. This is a mandatory event for team members and all alumni are encouraged to come and be a part of this special day. White judogi only please for tradition and pictures.

KONJO!

February Schedule

February will be a big month for Team Sacramento. We will compete in two different tournaments this month on Sunday the 14 at the San Jose Buddhist tournament and the following weekend on Sunday the 21 at the Makimoto tournament in Vacaville. As always there will be no Saturday practices the day before these two tournaments. There will be a satellite weigh in for the San Jose Buddhist tournament at Okubo on Thursday February 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. There may also be a special workout at Okubo for all players interested that evening, details to follow. The team should have many new competitors competing for the first time as well as experienced players starting out their 2010 season.

We have tentatively planned a black belt ceremony for Michael Davis on Saturday February 27. O Sensei Butler will be there to lead the ceremony and welcome Michael to the black belt ranks of Team Sacramento. More details to follow.

KONJO!