Ajax Budokan Judo Club

🥇 Welcome back, Keagan!

Congratulations to Ajax Budokan's Keagan Young on winning gold in the -90 kg division at the Pan-American Open in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

After being sidelined for more than a year with a serious injury and a lengthy recovery following surgery, Keagan made an incredible return to international competition, winning every one of his matches by ippon to claim the gold medal.

Keagan then carried that momentum into Santiago, Chile, where he captured another gold medal in the -90 kg division, defeating the same opponent he faced in the Buenos Aires final to complete an outstanding return to the international stage.

Congratulations, Keagan! Your hard work, resilience and determination continue to inspire everyone at Ajax Budokan. We can't wait to see what's next!

Read more on the website: https://judocanada.org/2026/06/27/a-medal-of-each-colour-to-conclude-the-south-american-tournament/

🥋 New weekly Randori Class starting tomorrow!

Looking to sharpen your randori skills? Join us every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m., starting this week, at Ajax Budokan.

Open to U14 athletes and older, these sessions are a great opportunity to improve your timing, movement, conditioning and confidence through quality randori with a variety of training partners.

Eligibility: Participants must be current Judo Canada members.

Come train with us - we'll see you on the mat!

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the recent Peterborough Hatash*ta Judo Club Open! Also a big thanks to Anthony Moss who participated as a referee for the day.

Medals:
🥇Isaiah Thomas
🥇 in -81kg and 🥈 in -73kg Rapheal Gatore Jr
🥈Wyatt Soehner
🥈Alvin Lo
🥉Josiah Thomas
🥉Alex Soehner

Great job everyone! 💪

Happy Canada Day! Dojo is closed today - enjoy your celebrations!

It's summertime at Budokan! Starting today, we begin our summer schedule.
Everyone starts at 6:30pm - Juniors will finish at 7:30pm and Seniors finish at 8:00pm. See you there!

So proud of Keagan!

What a great day for Keagan!! Gold in his first tournament back after an injury.

Photo by Judo Canada Official

A Golden Comeback for Keagan Young
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Keagan Young en or pour souligner son retour
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Congratulations Keagan. Back on form 💪💙