Nakamura Judo

Congratulations to teammate Bennet on passing the Grading Examination over the weekend and getting his Shodan (first degree black belt).

Keep on moving forward!!

A very busy weekend!!

Bennet passed his grading test and got his shodan (first degree black belt)

Judo Manitoba Awards dinner where some of our teammates received their well deserved awards:
Ruby - Best U16 and U18 Female Athlete of the Season
Ty - Best U16 Male Athlete of the Season
Sh**un - Leadership Award of the Season

Forever teammate Sasha got married to Brock. A beautiful wedding, getting the chance to talk and share some good laughs with old friends.

The rewards of a great judo family!
We see them as kids crying around the gym. We see them grow up to become handful teenagers full of dramas. We see them become adults and get married. We see them bringing their own kids so they can follow the same path.
A full cycle on the mats.

We are all proud of all of them and very thankful to be part of their lives at some point.

Congratulations everyone!!! 👏🏼

Yesterday was a big day for our forever teammate Sasha and her now husband, Brock!

Congratulations on your beautiful wedding!!
We wish you all the best in your future as a family!!

Today we celebrated the end of the 2025-2026 Tournament Season.
The Nakamura Judo Family got together to celebrate all the accomplishments achieved during this season.

New black belts.
New women's only program.
New personal accomplishments.
New certified coaches.
New medals.
And above all, new Nakamura Judo Family members.

It wasn't an easy year. We worked very hard every day.
Sometimes we didn't get what we wanted, but we kept moving forward.

We are very thankful for all the people that support our family!
Sometimes those people are not the ones that usually are in the pictures but they are always there when we need them.

Thank you!!!

Thanks to all the coaches that are always there to support our team!
Thank you to all families that are always supporting their kids and the team!!
We really appreciate all you do!!!

THANK YOU!!

The new season starts tomorrow!!!
Let's make it better than ever!!

2026 Canadian Open Championships!!

It was a tough tournament for everyone but I'm sure they had a great experience and they will be ready for the next season!!

Great job by Ruby for getting the Gold medal in the U16 +70kg and the Bronze medal in the U18 +70kg categories.

Niamh and Nazar ended up in the 5th place in their respective categories.

Amaya, Sh**un, Bennet, Fedor and Jaxon ended in the 7th place in their categories.

This tournament was also the last tournament to a good friend, Sergio Pessoa as the Provincial Judo Head Coach for Quebec.
I've learned tons from him since I started as a Head Coach for MB.
Thank you, Sergio for everything!! enjoy your retirement!!

We move on to the next season!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Huge congratulations to our teammate and coach Jaxon for achieving the Shodan (1st degree black belt) during the black belt grading that was held at the University Of Manitoba this morning!!

Very well deserved!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Also congratulations to all other Judo Manitoba members who got promoted!!! Well done!!