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Shintaro Nakano is a KODOKAN 5th Dan Black Belt 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 graduated from Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to coming to the U.S., he was 8-time Japan National Team member where he competed and trained with the best in the world.
Nakano Sensei began his Judo coaching career with the Canadian National Team in Montreal. Later, he was recruited by Head Coach Yoshi Uchida to serve as the Judo coach at San Jose State University in California, the premier North American college for Judo. He has brought the team to back-to-back National Collegiate Judo Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Additionally, he has coached Marti Malloy to achieve her bronze medal win at the 2012 London Olympics and silver medal win at the 2013 World Judo Championships.
- Member of the Japanese National team from 1998 to 2008
- 2007: 5th All Japan Kodokan Cup 66 kg
- 2007: 3rd All Japan Industrial Championships 66 kg
- 2006: 5th All Japan Kodokan Cup 66 kg
- 2006: 2nd All Japan Industrial Championships 66 kg
- 2004: 1st All Japan Industrial Championships 60 kg
- 2004: 1st U.S Open 60 kg
- 2003: 2nd All Japan Industrial Championships 60kg
- 2002: 3rd Japan College National Championships 60 kg
- 2002: 2nd Tokyo Collegiate Tournament 60 kg
- 2001: 3rd All Japan Kodokan Cup 60 kg
- 2000: 3rd Japan College National Championships 60kg
- 2000: 2nd Tokyo Collegiate Tournament 60 kg
- 1999: 1st Japan Junior National Championships 60kg
- 1999: 5th Russia International Tournament 60 kg
Hidemasa Tanaka (KODOKAN 5th Dan Black Belt)
Hidemasa Tanaka, a KODOKAN 5th Dan Black Belt, was born in Yokohama, Japan.
He began practicing judo at the age of four. After graduating from Toin Gakuen High School, he attended Saitama University, where he participated in the national tournament for the first time.
Upon completing his university education, Tanaka worked as a teacher in Yokohama. In 2001, he became a physical education teacher at Nara Junior High School and began advising the school’s judo club in 2003. Despite his busy teaching schedule, which limited his judo practice to two or three times a month, Tanaka continued to compete. He placed third in the Kodokan Cup in 2001 and won the same tournament in November 2002, marking his first All-Japan championship. In January 2003, he placed third in the Kano Cup and later that year, he secured third place in the All-Japan Weight Class Championship, making him a candidate to represent Japan in the 73 kg class at the Athens Olympics.
- Member of the Japanese National team from 2001 to 2003
- Director of the Japan Sambo Federation and member of the Strengthening Committee
- 2023 World Sambo Championships, Japan National Team Director
- Instructor for Judo Yokohama YouTube channel (17k subscribers)
- 2019: 5th World Sambo Championships 74 kg
- 2017: 1st Japan Veterans International Judo Championships (Masters)
- 2014 : 2nd Japan Veterans International Judo Tournament (Masters)
- 2003 : 3rd Jigoro Kano Cup 73 kg
- 2002: 1st in the Kodokan Cup
- 2002: 5th World Sambo Cup 74 kg
- 2001: 3rd in the Kodokan Cup
- 2001: 1st All Japan Sambo Championships 74 kg
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH (ADULTS)
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session 1: 13+ and Adults
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Session 2: 13+ and Adults
Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Session 3: 13+ and Adults
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Session 4: 13+ and Adults
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH (KIDS)
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session 1: 12 and Under
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Session 2: 12 and Under
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