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
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.”
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”