Mark your Calendars Now:
MJDA will be hosting current San Jose State Coach, Shintaro Nakano (Godan), for a three-part clinic on Saturday, September 24 at Saito Dojo in Birmingham, MI.
The reigistration form will be posted shortly.
The clinic will feature group instruction, individual assistance for each participant on their tokui-waza, and, finally, randori to practice and improve participants’ technique.
Nakano-sensei is the San Jose State University Judo team Coach and Coach of Marti Malloy, 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist and 2013 World Silver Medalist and operates Nakano Judo Academy in San Jose CA.
Where: Saito Dojo at Birmingham YMCA, 400 E. Lincoln, Birmingham, MI 48009
When: Saturday, September 24, 2016
- Registration: 12:15pm – 12:45pm
- Clinic: 1pm to 2:30pm
- Coaching Session: 2:45pm to 3:45pm
- Randori: 4pm to 4:45pm
Contact: Noboru Saito Click here to e-mail or call 248-840-0013
Cost: $35 for Pre-registration (good reason, clinic fee can be refundable)
$50 for on site registration
Coach Nakano’s Judo Achievements:
Shintaro Nakano is Black Belt 5th Dan born in Miyazaki, Japan. He started his Judo career at the age of five
and learned from the beginning the traditional beliefs and values of Judo. He is a graduate of Chuo
University in Japan. He was a member of the Japanese Judo National team from 1998 to 2004 at 60kg and
from 2006 to 2008 at 66kg.
- 1998 Japan National Junior Championships at 60kg
- 1998 Kyusyu Island Tournament at 60kg
- 2004 All Japan Industrial Championship at 60kg
- 2004 U.S. Open at 60kg; 1999 Japan National Junior Championships at 60kg
- 1st place 2012 and 2013 National Collegiate Judo Championships
- 1st place Japan National Junior Championships – 60 kg. – 1998 and 1999
- Japanese National Team – 66 kg. – 2006 to 2008 and 1998 to 2004
- Coach of college power house and defending National Champions SJSU
- Head Coach at Caio Terra Academy
- Coach of 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2013 Silver Medalist World Champion , 2016 Olympic
team member, Marti Malloy - Coach of two time Pan American and multi-time time world champ Yuri Simoes.
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