LEEWARD JUDO CLUB
PEARL CITY, HI 96782
PHONE: 808 429-2865
SAT (8:00-11:00 AM)
CONTACT:
PHONE: 808 306-9639
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LEEWARD JUDO CLUB |
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| HEAD INSTRUCTOR: | KEVIN ASANO | ||||||||
| CLUB ADDRESS: |
2100 HOOKIEKIE (PEARL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
CAFETERIA) PEARL CITY, HI 96782 PHONE: 808 429-2865 |
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| PRACTICE TIMES: |
M/W/F (5:30-8:00 PM) SAT (8:00-11:00 AM) |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: |
KEVIN ASANO PHONE: 808 306-9639 |
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| CLUB HISTORY: |
LEEWARD JUDO CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 BY
TSURUO FUKUSHIMA. FUKUSHIMA SENSEI RETIRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE IN
OKINAWA, WHERE HE BUILT THE MOST POWERFUL NON-JAPANESE CLUB, EVEN
WINNING A PRESTIGIOUS TEAM EVENT AMONGST MANY JAPAN CLUBS. HE
DEVELOPED MORE THAN A HUNDRED STUDENTS TO THE RANK OF BLACK BELT OR
HIGHER. ONE OF HIS BEST STUDENTS, KEVIN ASANO, REPRESENTED THE
UNITED STATES IN THE 1988 OLYMPICS AND WON THE SILVER MEDAL. MANY OF
HIS OTHER STUDENTS HAVE WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND A FEW HAVE
REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. LEEWARD
JUDO CLUB PRACTICES IN THE CAFETERIA OF PEARL CITY HIGH SCHOOL WHO
HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS IN HELPING TO BUILD SOLID CITIZENS OF HAWAII
GIVEN FOCUS, DISCIPLINE, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH TRAINING AND
INSPIRATION OF JUDO. |
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| ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS: | TSURUO FUKUSHIMA (7 DAN) | JASON KATODA (2 DAN) | |||||||
| KEVIN ASANO (6 DAN) | SHARON NAKAMOTO (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| IVAN YOSHIMURA (4 DAN) | RUSSELL OGATA (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| CURTIS MORITA (3 DAN) | CLARK HATAISHI (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| STEVEN NOHARA (3 DAN) | JANSEN AONO (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| MICHAEL TANIMOTO (3 DAN) | GARY HORITA (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| ROY KAWAJI (3 DAN) | MARK KANESHIRO (1 DAN) | ||||||||
| BRANDON SHIMABUKURO (2 DAN) | |||||||||
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