Riverside Youth Judo Club

06/11/2026

Just a reminder that the UCR Judo Summer Session registration begins tomorrow, 06-12-26!!!

First day of classes begin on Monday 06-22-26

You can sign up here. Make sure to choose “Summer 2026” for the Beginning and Advanced classes:

https://recreationregistration.ucr.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=1d5bb76f-df78-49d9-9063-ba5c0940cbbf

06/11/2026

This is really good news!

This will allow USJF members to participate in our Fight for the Cure Tournament and our Pan American Adaptive Judo Games without having to purchase a secondary membership!

We may also be able to resume our “Interclub” Judo Scrimmages which are a lot of fun!!!

(Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Judo and the United States Judo Federation (USJF) announced a formal partnership on Wednesday. The news comes on the heels of initial discussions between the two national organizations at the USA Judo President’s Cup in Nov...

06/10/2026

06/10/2026

As you all know, every year, the Riverside Youth Judo Club, Police Activities League does a large fundraiser and all-female judo tournament to go towards breast cancer charities. We’re starting the fundraiser now and hope you all can help us out!

We will have a Flapjack Fundraiser at the Applebee’s location on McKinley St on Sunday, July 25th, 2026 from 8am to 10am. You can enjoy your breakfast at the restaurant or you can pick it up to take with you to go.

Tickets are $10 each for 3 pancakes (regular or chocolate chip), 2 scrambled eggs, 2 sausage links, and your choice of coffee or orange juice.

You can pick up tickets at the club or please contact me at [email protected] and we can do have tickets ready for you at the front door on July 25!!!

100% of all funds raised will go to The Pink Ribbon Place and The CARE Project.

Please help us “Fight for the Cure”!!!

06/09/2026

Please don’t forget to register for the Nanka Novice tournament coming up on June 28, 2026 at Westminster high school!!!

This is a really good beginners tournament or for our novice players to get a little bit more experience in Shiai.

We also have the California State Games that will be held in San Diego on July 19, 2026. Please make sure to sign up for the tournaments sooner better than later, so we could get a good coaching team out to both events.

Here’s the registration for the California State Games:

https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/30551

06/08/2026

Congratulations to our “Satoshi Hiraoka Scholarship” Winners, Paul Barker and Miranda Torres. This scholarship is presented to our outstanding Adaptive students who have completed their school program!!!

Happy Birthday to our students Jaycel C, Alexis A, and Joshua B🎂🎉🎊

Congratulations to Mateo A and Aiden R for doing Awesome in school!!! They were both presented with Academic Achievement Awards in class.

Congratulations to Thea D, and Diego A for receiving a promotion stripe on their Orange belts. Also, Jozael C was promoted to Gokyu (Orange Belt).

Great job to All!!!!

06/06/2026

Registration for the 9th Annual “Fight for the Cure” All Womens Breast Cancer Charity Judo Tournament has started!!!!

This tournament will be held at the Beautiful Riverside Convention Center on Sunday, 10-11-26!!!

We have many different competitive divisions including:

- Standard (Novice, Intermediate, Advance)

- Adaptive/Special Needs (Levels 1-5)

- Mom’s Judo (Newaza only, no chokes or armbars)

We will also have the following awards presented at the event:

- Team Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place (based on points)

- Top Team Contributor (most players and helpers)

- Becky Scott “Spirit of the Warrior” Award for Top Player (identified by referees).

100% of all funds raised at this tournament will be donated to The Pink Ribbon Place and The CARE Project, Inc.

Remember - Pink Judo Gis, Pink Crewneck Tshirts, and pink fingernails/toenails (cut short) are allowed and encouraged for the Spirit of the event!!!

You can contact the tournament director, Brian Money at [email protected] if you have any questions

Make sure to sign up on Smoothcomp here:

https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/30580

06/05/2026

Don’t forget to sign up for the Nanka Novice Tournament coming up on Sunday, June 28!!!

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06/01/2026

Happy Birthday to our RYJC students, Aaliyah V. and Ian L.🎂🎉🎊

Congratulations to our awesome students Faris A., Camillo M, and Catalina M. for doing awesome in school. They were each presented with Academic Achievement Awards in class this weekend!!!

Congratulations to our students Thomas S. and Leon L. They were both tested and promoted to Gokyu (Orang Belt)!!!

We also presented two of our five club scholarships today. Congratulations to Khann D**g and Neo Lee for receiving the Tadashi Hiraoka Scholarship. Both Khann and Neo were presented with the award and a $2,500.00 check each!!!

05/30/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Riverside Youth Judo Club Scholarship recipients!!! Three of our students are being awarded the “Tadashi Hiraoka Scholarship” and two are being awarded to “Satoshi Nakama Scholarship.”

We award scholarships to our neurotypical, adaptive, and at-risk judo students who have graduated high school or their day program. The student must also commit to a college, the U.S. Military, or a trade school.

We started the scholarship program in 2013 and have awarded over $97,000.00 in scholarships. All funds have been raised and/or donated and do not come from public funds.

Each of our five scholarship recipients have amazing stories and have worked very hard. Let’s Congratulate Khann D**g, Neo Lee, Mercy Arcos, Miranda Torres, and Paul Barker on their Outstanding Achievement!!!