Kamloops Judo Club

🥋 WELCOME BACK, KAMLOOPS JUDO! 🥋

RETURNING MEMBERS ONLY

We’re excited to get another season underway! We can’t wait to see everyone back on the mats and ready for another great year of judo! 💪

Due to a water leak at our dojo, we’ll be starting the season at a temporary location. But don’t worry — the judo goes on! 🥋

We’ll be training at Norkam Gym on our tournament mats until we are able to return to the dojo.

📅 RETURNING MEMBERS START SEPTEMBER 11, 2026

📍 Norkam Gym – North Side Entrance
Please use the North side entrance. There will be a sign posted to help direct you.

👊 Juniors: 6:00–7:00 PM
🔥 Seniors: 7:15–8:45 PM

A quick note for returning members:
If you are not planning to return to judo this term or for the upcoming season, please let us know. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone new who may be waiting for an opportunity to join the club.

🥋 NEW MEMBERS
New members will start the following week. We’ll have more information coming shortly!

We’ll keep everyone updated as soon as we know when we can return to our dojo.

Get your gis ready, bring your energy, and let’s get this season started!

See you on the mats! 🥋💪

Kamloops Judo Club will be setup in our Multicultural Neighborhood with their mats set up for demonstrations at our Tapestry Festival Multicultural Event 2026 Sept 19th 11-4pm McDonald Park

From Castanet!

A big congratulations goes out to the following Kamloops Judo Club members and instructors on their promotions:
Corey, Dan, and Julian - Shodan
Bryan and Gary - Nidan
Mike and Marlowe - Sandan

A big thank you goes out to Ben and Seb for being fantastic ukes for multiple partners.

Also a big thanks goes out to Sensei Uyeda and Sensei Ouchi for the guidance and support during the two day grading!

It was great to see some of our judoka at the Spring Festival (Koi-Nobori) at the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association! 🎏
Dressed in happi coats and yukata, they helped celebrate a fun day of culture, community, and tradition.

Thanks to the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association for a great event!

Last night wrapped up our final class of the 2025–2026 season

Have a wonderful summer, and we’ll see you back on the mats in September

Our final awards announcement!

Unfortunately, our trophies were not ready in time, but we still want to recognize these outstanding achievements:

Henry Uyeda Award – Sebastian
Judoka of the Year – Benjamin

A big thank you to all our Sensei for organizing such a wonderful day—we truly appreciate everything you do!

And congratulations to our 50/50 winner:
Chizu

Well done to all—your hard work and dedication truly stood out this year!

A big congratulations to our award winners from this year’s celebrations!

Junior Class:
Best Attendance – Eimi
Most Improved – Zoë

Senior Class:
Best Attendance & Most Improved – Yusuke

We’re so proud of your dedication, effort, and growth this year—well deserved!