On behalf of the SWJA senseis and coaches, congratulations to all our students who competed in the 2017 AZ State Judo Championship held in Tucson earlier this month, especially to the following who medaled in their respective divisions:
Grace Biapo – Gold
Tyson Fernandez-Dailey – Silver
Adam Houssni – Gold
Yusef Houssni – Gold
Yusef Houssni – Gold (men’s brown belt)
Kaiya Johnston – Gold
Luna Lockwood – Silver
Davina Nono – Gold
Adam Pruhanovsky – Gold
Sofia Pruhanovsky – Gold
Kenzo Skow – Gold
Tim Wilson – Silver
Diego Thomas – Silver
Isaac Wilson – Silver
We are extremely proud of your competitive spirit and improving techniques/skills in representing yourself, and SWJA. Continue to train hard, practice consistently, and increase your knowledge of judo.
Special thanks and congratulations also go to Tucson Dojo and Desert Judo for hosting this tournament, running it so efficiently, and the 190 competitors, their coaches, certified referees, medical team, and supportive spectators from AZ, and from neighboring states. Well done to all.