TAYLOR TAKATA
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FOUNDER & HEAD INSTRUCTOR HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY
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2008 OLYMPIAN
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3 X US SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION
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2 X PAN AM CHAMPION
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2 X WORLD TEAM CHAMPION
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3RD DAN JUDO
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12 YEARS COACHING & TEACHING EXPERIENCE ADULTS & CHILDREN
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY:
“THERE MAY BE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE TALENT THAN YOU, BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANYONE TO WORK HARDER THAN YOU DO.” – DEREK JETER
“ABILITY IS WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF DOING. MOTIVATION DETERMINES WHAT YOU DO. ATTITUDE DETERMINES HOW WELL YOU DO IT.” – RAYMOND CHANDLER
ARYN TANAKA
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SANDAN
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VARIOUS STATE, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & CHAMPIONSHIPS THRU 1999
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ASSISTANT COACH MILILANI HIGH SCHOOL 1995-1997
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HEAD COACH MILILANI HIGH SCHOOL 1998-2006
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INSTRUCTOR SHOBUKAN JUDO CLUB 1995-2006
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INSTRUCTOR HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY 2010-PRESENT
LIFE TEACHING/PHILOSOPHY
“WHATEVER THE MIND OF MAN CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE”.
“STICK TO YOUR TASK ‘TILL IT STICKS TO YOU. BEGINNERS ARE MANY, BUT ENDERS ARE FEW.
HONOR, POWER, PLACE AND PRAISE, WILL ALWAYS COME TO THE ONE WHO STAYS”.
“STICK TO OUR TASK ‘TILL IT STICKS TO YOU . . . BEND AT IT, SWEAT AT IT, SMILE AT IT TOO,
FOR OUT OF THE BEND, THE SWEAT, AND THE SMILE, WILL COME LIFE’S VICTORIES AFTER A WHILE”.
COREY JO TASHIMA
- 2017 SENIOR NATIONALS – 1ST PLACE
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2016 SENIOR NATIONALS – 1ST PLACE
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2014 SENIOR NATIONALS – 3RD PLACE
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2013 SENIORS NATIONALS – 1ST PLACE
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SHODAN JUDO
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3 YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE
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CAREER – SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY:
“NEVER GIVE UP AND BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT YOU DO. THERE MAY BE TOUGH TIMES, BUT THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH YOU FACE WLL MAKE YOU MORE DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECTIVES AND TO WIN AGAINST ALL THE ODDS.”
AKIKO REYES
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ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY
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COMPETITOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LEVELS IN TAEKWONDO
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5TH DAN TAEKWONDO
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25 YEARS COACHING & TEACHING EXPERIENCE – ADULTS AND CHILDREN
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CPR/AED CERTIFIED
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY:
“THINK POSITIVE; WORK HARD; NEVER GIVE-UP.”
MANNY REYES
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ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY
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COMPETITOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LEVELS IN TAEKWONDO
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2014 USJF JUDO SENIOR NATIONALS 55 KG - SILVER
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5TH DAN TAEKWONDO
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OVER 20 YEARS COACHING & TEACHING EXPERIENCE – ADULTS AND CHILDREN
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CPR/AED CERTIFIED
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY:
“ALWAYS PUT 100% EFFORT IN WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO.”
SEAN KIM
- USA WRESTLING CERTIFIED COACH
- CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION FOR SCHURR HS IN EAST L.A.
- HIGH SCHOOL ALL AMERICAN
- 7X CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION (5 FREESTYLE, 2 GRECO-ROMAN)
- 3X WAC CHAMPION FOR FRESNO STATE
- 4X NCAA QUALIFIER
- 4X NATIONAL CHAMPION (2 FREESTYLE, 2 GRECO-ROMAN)
- 7X US OPEN ALL-AMERICAN
- JR WORLD CHAMPION
- UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIP BELT SERIES WINNER
- OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER IN FREESTYLE & GRECO-ROMAN
- OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER RESIDENT ATHLETE
- 2X STATE JUDO CHAMPION FOR SAN GABRIEL DOJO
- NATIONAL JUDO CHAMPION
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CALIFORNIA NATIONAL TEAM COACH
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SAN MARINO HEAD COACH
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CERRITOS COLLEGE ASSISTANT COACH
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MILILANI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT COACH
CHRIS NITTA
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INSTRUCTOR: BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AT HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY
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BLACK BELT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU UNDER MIKE FOWLER
- INSTRUCTOR AT NORTH SHORE JIU-JITSU CLUB
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TRAIN IN JUDO AT HJA
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PARAMEDIC
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY
“I’VE FAILED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE AND THAT IS WHY I SUCCEED” – MICHAEL JORDAN
JOEL COURTENAY
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ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR: BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AT HAWAII JUDO ACADEMY
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BLACK BELT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU UNDER MIKE FOWLER
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TRAIN IN JUDO AT HJA
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MUSIC INSTRUCTOR
TEACHING/LIFE PHILOSOPHY:
“JIU-JITSU CULTIVATES PATIENCE, RESILIENCE, AND THE CAPACITY TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY. I’M TRULY HAPPY TO GET TO SHARE THIS ART AND ITS BENEFITS WITH ANYONE WILLING TO LEARN”