Martial Arts for Social Transformation Ethics and Rights - MASTERs

10/06/2026

Alex Semenenko (NYAC / Generatjon Judo Club) takes to the mat in Azerbaijan this week at the Senior World Championships!

10/01/2026

More highlights from our trip to Japan! Documentary coming soon!

09/29/2026

https://martialartsforsocialgood.org/news/alex-semenenko-joins-masters/

2026 US World Team Member Alex Semenenko joins MASTERs as an athlete fellow.

09/28/2026

https://martialartsforsocialgood.org/store/p/matalon-clock-choke/

Learn the clock choke from 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials champion Maia Matalon. Gi and no-gi details, choke concepts, and live coaching.

09/25/2026

Martial Arts for Social Transformation, Equity and Rights is proud to announce the Jack Hatton Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship will honor late judoka Jack Hatton. A talented athlete and the teammate of MASTERs executive director Dr. Christopher Round, Hatton tragically died by su***de in September of 2019. This fellowship seeks to honor his dreams and aspirations by providing for Olympic hopefuls.

As a teen and young adult, Hatton had his sights on an Olympic run. He competed around the world on the IJF tour. However, the pressure and stress of being an elite-level athlete, the uncertainty that comes with a less popular sport, the financial instability and the physical toll of these endeavors cut his path short. The world of Judo lost a beloved judoka at only 24-years-old.

To honor his contributions as a judoka, a teammate, a brother, a son and friend, Martial Arts for Social Transformation, Equity and Rights is proud and humbled to name an athlete fellowship for Jack Hatton.

Jack Hatton was a student of the legendary Jimmy Pedro and had his own Olympic ambitions, but his judo journey did not begin in Massachusetts. Hatton came up in New York state, training and competing in judo since before he was ten-years-old. Encouraged by his father, Hatton showed early promise in some of his first competitions, fighting through older and bigger opponents, fighting through overtimes, and securing wins. In middle school and high school he trained at Jason Morris Judo Club and San Jose State University. He was known for taking opponents into “deep water”, showing a level of determination MASTERs fellows can certainly appreciate.

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of su***de or self-harm, help is out there. Call or text 988.

For media inquiries regarding MASTERs or High Noon Judo, please contact:
Dr. Christopher Round
Executive Director, MASTERs
[email protected]
martialartsforsocialgood.org

09/25/2026

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — Martial Arts for Social Transformation, Equity and Rights is proud to announce the Jack Hatton Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship will honor late judoka Jack Hatton. A talented athlete and the teammate of MASTERs executive director Dr. Christopher Round, Hatton tragically died by su***de in September of 2019. This fellowship seeks to honor his dreams and aspirations by providing for Olympic hopefuls.

Martial Arts for Social Transformation Equity and Rights would like to announce the Jack Hatton Memorial Fellowship

09/22/2026

We are so thankful to East Coast ADCC Trials winner Maia Matalon for taking time to train with our athlete fellows. She spent time this morning training with Maddie and Kaiya and then filmed an instructional to help us financially support these promising young competitors. Here she is training with 2026 Senior National Medalist Kaiya Johnston.

09/20/2026

52kg MASTERs Fellow Viktoria Evdokimov training with 3x Junior World Team Member and 70kg MASTERs Fellow Chloe Williams.

09/17/2026

Don’t forget to check out the latest instructional from MASTERs! You can purchase it at the link in the bio or enjoy all of our instructional and bonus seminar video via SKOOL JUDO !