Recent Promotions
The Promotion Committee shall consider all promotion applications not falling under the jurisdiction of the Yudanshakai of the applicant, and make recommendations to the Board of Examiners concerning these promotion applications.
Following is a list of the most recent black belt promotions.
Hachidan (8th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsuo M. Takeda | 8-160 | March 30, 2019 | Hokka | Sacramento Judo Club Inc. |
| Haruo Makimoto | 8-159 | March 30, 2019 | Daiheigen | Okubo Judo Club |
| Toshio Ichinoe | 8-158 | March 30, 2019 | Northwest | Obukan Judo Dojo Inc |
Shichidan (7th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas J. Sheehan | 7-273 | December 14, 2019 | Konan | Michigan State University Judo Club |
| Don J. Flagg | 7-272 | December 14, 2019 | Konan | Magic BJJ |
Rokudan (6th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt K. Tamai | 6-565 | May 24, 2020 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Donald Eric Spears | 6-564 | May 24, 2020 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Pedro Kolychkine | 6-563 | May 24, 2020 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Kevin S. Tamai | 6-562 | December 14, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Mark E. Roosa | 6-561 | December 14, 2019 | Hudson | Ulster Budokai Inc. |
| Richard H. Middlebrooks | 6-560 | December 14, 2019 | Northwest | Obukan Judo Dojo Inc |
| Michael W. Landstreet | 6-559 | December 14, 2019 | Shufu | Arlington Judo Club |
| Rosemarie T. Knudsen | 6-558 | December 14, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Delcides Diaz | 6-557 | December 14, 2019 | Florida State | At Large |
| Thomas P. Weinmann | 6-556 | March 30, 2019 | Southern Pacific | Long Beach Judo Dojo |
| Warren O. Ono | 6-555 | March 30, 2019 | 50th State | Manoa Judo Club |
| Bruce A. Knight | 6-554 | March 30, 2019 | Pacific Southwest | At Large |
| Craig K. Honda | 6-553 | March 30, 2019 | Chuka | Fowler Judo Club |
| Joyce S. Hatanaka | 6-552 | March 30, 2019 | Chuka | Reedley Judo Club |
| Sam S. Akioka | 6-551 | March 30, 2019 | Nanka | Gardena Judo Club |
Godan (5th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent C. Goodall | 5-1012 | August 9, 2020 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Joseph G. Henry | 5-1011 | June 22, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| Stephen J. Friedman | 5-1010 | June 22, 2020 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| Robin M. Rosenthal | 5-1009 | January 7, 2020 | Hudson | Empire Budokai Judo Jujitsu and Karate |
| Gentil A. Moreno | 5-1007 | January 6, 2020 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Stephen A. Hidalgo | 5-1008 | December 14, 2019 | Hawaii State | Sogoro Judo Club Inc. |
| Stuart K. Yamatake | 5-1006 | December 9, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Neil K. Fujitani | 5-1005 | December 5, 2019 | Hawaii | Waiau Judo Club |
| Elaine K. Abad | 5-1004 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Myles T. Hayashi | 5-1003 | October 24, 2019 | Hawaii | Ko'olau Judo Club |
| Gary L. Idleburg | 5-1001 | July 3, 2019 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |
| Gregory P. Blanco | 5-1000 | May 18, 2019 | Central Coast | Red Bluff Judo |
| Steven T. Shodai | 5-997 | April 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| Gordon K. Makimoto | 5-995 | April 1, 2019 | Daiheigen | Makimoto Judo-Vacaville PAL |
| Yvette L. Dempsey | 5-996 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Anchorage Dojo |
| Mark G. Smith | 5-998 | March 26, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Peter F. Campbell | 5-999 | March 21, 2019 | Intermountain | Mushin Judo |
Yondan (4th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael C. Marcella | 4-1587 | October 10, 2020 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| David E. Otani | 4-1586 | September 30, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| Saeid Abdoli | 4-1585 | August 27, 2020 | 50th State | Kaizen Judo Kai |
| Dean E. Louie | 4-1583 | August 9, 2020 | Daiheigen | Okubo Judo Club |
| Dennis L. Bruggman | 4-1584 | July 31, 2020 | Central Coast | Nibukikan Judo Club |
| Chitoshi D. Baba | 4-1582 | July 28, 2020 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| William A. Scribner | 4-1580 | June 22, 2020 | Hudson | Ulster Budokai Inc. |
| Edwin A. Calvache | 4-1579 | June 22, 2020 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Dean M. Sakata | 4-1578 | June 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Alan K. Yamada | 4-1581 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Shane A.W. Hudson | 4-1577 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | MaxOut Sports Judo Club |
| Albert Shoats | 4-1576 | December 14, 2019 | Ganbaru | Pacific Grove Judo Academy |
| Neal K. Kodama | 4-1573 | December 9, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Lamonte B. Tyler | 4-1572 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | At Large |
| Gaiv M. Tata | 4-1571 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Arlington Judo Club |
| Timothy D. Reynolds | 4-1568 | October 11, 2019 | Northwest | Ojukan Judo Club |
| Craig K. Kurakazu | 4-1569 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Ichimikan Judo Club |
| Kevin D. Pittman | 4-1570 | September 30, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Jerome S. Fukuda | 4-1567 | September 25, 2019 | Hawaii | Moanalua Judo Club |
| Wayne M. Kaku | 4-1574 | July 13, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Lillian Tom | 4-1566 | July 1, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| Michael K. Shiroma | 4-1562 | June 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Chikara Judo Club |
| Earl L. Hamilton | 4-1564 | May 24, 2019 | Northwest | Olympic Peninsula YMCA |
| Paul T. Shinagawa | 4-1560 | May 20, 2019 | 50th State | Aiea Hongwanji Judo Club |
| William M. Wilcox | 4-1561 | May 13, 2019 | Shufu | Shinzan Dojo |
| Ernest Ojito | 4-1565 | April 8, 2019 | Shufu | At Large |
| Bradford C. Ramos | 4-1559 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Precision Grappling |
| Damian J. O'Hara | 4-1563 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Wolfgang V. Weiler | 4-1557 | December 28, 2018 | Daiheigen | Okami Judo Club |
| Jeffrey J. Rooney | 4-1556 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | Obukan Judo Dojo Inc |
Sandan (3rd Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo A. Urrea | 3-2812 | November 3, 2020 | Daiheigen | Pacific Judo Club of Stockton |
| David M. Fukuhara | 3-2810 | September 2, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Robert J. Safranek | 3-2811 | August 14, 2020 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Blake Kawaguchi | 3-2808 | August 10, 2020 | Daiheigen | Concord Judo Club |
| Joaquin Loayza | 3-2807 | July 31, 2020 | Central Coast | Northern California Judo Club |
| James K. Tinley | 3-2809 | July 12, 2020 | San Joaquin | California State University at Stanislau |
| Cory P. Cuomo | 3-2806 | June 22, 2020 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Walton W. P. Kon | 3-2804 | June 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Leigh C. Yamada | 3-2805 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| Isamu Yamada | 3-2803 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| Glenn S. Hara | 3-2799 | March 11, 2020 | Hawaii | Higashi Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Brady H.J. LaFortune | 3-2802 | February 28, 2020 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| James T. Wolf | 3-2797 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | At Large |
| James K. Kelley | 3-2800 | February 18, 2020 | Daiheigen | Emmett Judo Club |
| Lev Kalyuzhny | 3-2794 | January 7, 2020 | Hudson | Ulster Budokai Inc. |
| Alireza Kasnavi | 3-2793 | December 9, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Rachel Z. Arndt | 3-2786 | November 27, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Ann L. Berends | 3-2785 | November 27, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Frederick P. Dagdagan | 3-2798 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Tomonao Matsuoka | 3-2789 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | At Large |
| Lance S. Kawata | 3-2792 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Maximillian N. Rayner | 3-2791 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Eric H. Nakagawa | 3-2790 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Christopher E. Rhude | 3-2801 | November 11, 2019 | Northwest | Harai Dojo |
| Stephen T. Berliner | 3-2788 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Sport Judo |
| Mayer L. Max | 3-2787 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| John W.K. Yen | 3-2783 | November 8, 2019 | Hawaii | Mililani YMCA Judo Club |
| Benito Ramos | 3-2796 | November 7, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Raphael Fellipe F. Freitas | 3-2782 | October 20, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Grace S. Talusan | 3-2784 | September 30, 2019 | Chicago | Kokushi Midwest Judo |
| Curtis K. Sano | 3-2781 | September 11, 2019 | Hawaii | Aiea Taiheiji Judo Club |
| Eric Lee-Mader | 3-2776 | July 22, 2019 | 50th State | Salish Sea Judo |
| William M. Nicholas | 3-2777 | July 1, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| William H. Crosby | 3-2773 | July 1, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| Marcos A. Marmol | 3-2772 | June 28, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Sergio Alfonso | 3-2779 | June 24, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Karla K. Kurokawa | 3-2778 | June 17, 2019 | Hawaii | Wailuku Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Alland K. Meyer | 3-2774 | June 17, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Uwe Pfennig | 3-2780 | June 13, 2019 | Florida State | At Large |
| Kevin L. Pratt | 3-2775 | May 24, 2019 | Northwest | At Large |
| Ramin Khaksar | 3-2771 | May 18, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Kathleen M. Ravano | 3-2770 | May 18, 2019 | Central Coast | Soko Joshi Judo Club |
| William B. Mason | 3-2767 | May 1, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Jay T. Shodai | 3-2765 | April 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| Eduardo F. Ferreira | 3-2768 | April 6, 2019 | Florida | Onikusu Judo Club |
| Carol S. Boulet | 3-2769 | April 3, 2019 | Niagara | Kin-Tora Judo Club |
| William G. Preston | 3-2766 | April 1, 2019 | Nanka | West Covina Judo Dojo |
| Phillip C. Ferrel | 3-2760 | March 18, 2019 | Pacific Southwest | San Shi Judo Club |
| Mathew R. Mildenhall | 3-2762 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Lawrence S. Zaslow | 3-2761 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Raymond Bonilla | 3-2758 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| George G. Coffinas | 3-2759 | January 18, 2019 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Davor Vasiljevic | 3-2754 | January 15, 2019 | Central Coast | At Large |
| Hector A. Soriano Paradela | 3-2764 | January 7, 2019 | Florida | Onikusu Judo Club |
| Paul S. Foster-Moore | 3-2753 | January 7, 2019 | Shufu | Kuma Judo Club |
| David J. Stratton | 3-2752 | January 7, 2019 | Shufu | Kuma Judo Club |
| Leslie K. Mizuki-Lo | 3-2756 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
Nidan (2nd Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Davis | 2-5225 | July 20, 2020 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Timothy A. Bennett | 2-5228 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Columbia Judo Dojo |
| Ryan J. Nash | 2-5227 | July 6, 2020 | Intermountain | Owyhee County Judo |
| John E. Valdez | 2-5224 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Victor Yagi | 2-5223 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |
| Troy L. Woody | 2-5222 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Columbia Judo Dojo |
| Edivan M. Neves | 2-5220 | June 23, 2020 | Konan | Black Swamp Judo |
| David M. Agama | 2-5226 | June 20, 2020 | Hokka | San Jose Judo Academy |
| Paul Bergman | 2-5221 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Spokane Judo |
| Kristofer A. Larson | 2-5219 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Spencer Uno | 2-5218 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Eric N. Thomas | 2-5217 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | SWOCC Judo Club |
| David M. Fukuhara | 2-5216 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Kelli J. Dunfee | 2-5215 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Columbia Judo Dojo |
| Eric W. Dunfee | 2-5214 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Columbia Judo Dojo |
| James W. Crocker | 2-5210 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Richland School Of Judo |
| Francisco R. Silveyra | 2-5200 | March 5, 2020 | Central Coast | San Jose State University Judo |
| Telman Yegiazaryan | 2-5212 | March 2, 2020 | Nanka | Valley Judo Institute |
| Marisol Q. Torro | 2-5211 | February 26, 2020 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Joshua L. Morrice | 2-5206 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | Magic BJJ |
| Paul R. Burghardt | 2-5205 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | Ann Arbor YMCA Judo Club |
| Jared C. Bicker | 2-5208 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Michigan State University Judo Club |
| Robert S. Wissmiller | 2-5201 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Michigan State University Judo Club |
| Malcolm O. Portice | 2-5199 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Michigan State University Judo Club |
| Chanster P. Vaquilar | 2-5207 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Pearl City Hongwanji Judo Club |
| James T. Chinen | 2-5203 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Radford Judo Club |
| Zoe H. Tateyama | 2-5198 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Pearl City Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Jeremy H. Adams | 2-5195 | February 14, 2020 | Chicago | Kitokan Judo Club |
| Jason M. Wong | 2-5204 | February 8, 2020 | Daiheigen | Makimoto Judo-Vacaville PAL |
| Vincent Coste | 2-5196 | February 2, 2020 | Hokka | San Francisco Judo Institute |
| Ismael Y. Castillo | 2-5197 | January 14, 2020 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Alan Lau | 2-5194 | January 8, 2020 | Rokushu | Tohoku Judo Club |
| Robert Bernal | 2-5191 | January 6, 2020 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Satoshi R. Matsumoto | 2-5193 | December 29, 2019 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Masashi D. Matsumoto | 2-5192 | December 29, 2019 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Kevin K. Tomomitsu | 2-5188 | December 5, 2019 | Hawaii | Waiau Judo Club |
| John M. Hamamoto | 2-5182 | November 27, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Lee Pasteris | 2-5202 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Charles N. Annesi | 2-5189 | November 22, 2019 | Rokushu | Tohoku Judo Club |
| Igor Dubovyk | 2-5213 | November 18, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Jason C. Pietroniro | 2-5184 | November 17, 2019 | Shufu | Shinzan Dojo |
| Mallory M. Kato | 2-5190 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Andrew S. Takara | 2-5187 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Terence M. Bantilan | 2-5186 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Michael K. Leary | 2-5181 | November 12, 2019 | Daiheigen | Stockton Judo Club |
| John Azari | 2-5176 | November 12, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Christopher E. Grunberg | 2-5183 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| John T. Waite | 2-5180 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Cheng's Martial Arts |
| Jonel C. Luz | 2-5174 | October 28, 2019 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Raphael Fellipe F. Freitas | 2-5173 | October 14, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Rahmon E. Burton | 2-5170 | October 11, 2019 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Arthur G. Chan | 2-5179 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Kirt M. Kobashigawa | 2-5178 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Island Judo Hawaii |
| Michael K. Dorsey | 2-5177 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| James W. Sheu | 2-5175 | September 26, 2019 | Chuka | Clovis Judo Club |
| Moto Fujii | 2-5171 | September 26, 2019 | Chuka | West Clovis Judo Club |
| Jesse I. Quintana | 2-5172 | September 20, 2019 | Chuka | West Clovis Judo Club |
| Hannah T. Tsutsui | 2-5209 | September 16, 2019 | San Joaquin | Fresno Judo Club |
| James M. Lawhn | 2-5169 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| David T. Higashi | 2-5168 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| Nicole E. Ward | 2-5165 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Mililani YMCA Judo Club |
| Paxton S.K. Horiuchi | 2-5164 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Mililani YMCA Judo Club |
| Joseph Acevedo | 2-5167 | August 9, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Vonnell I. Martinez | 2-5166 | July 25, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Christopher L. Garcia | 2-5163 | July 22, 2019 | 50th State | Island Judo Hawaii |
| Caitlin M. Fitzpatrick | 2-5185 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | City College of San Francisco Judo Club |
| Benjamin C. White | 2-5157 | July 12, 2019 | Intermountain | Idaho Martial Arts Institute |
| Christopher D. Costello | 2-5162 | July 1, 2019 | Hudson | Judo Kai |
| Marcos A. Marmol | 2-5155 | June 27, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Toshiro Yamamoto | 2-5161 | June 23, 2019 | Hokka | San Francisco Judo Institute |
| Damon S. Brown | 2-5160 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Sterling J.C./49th St. Judo & S-D Inc. |
| Micah M. Tateyama | 2-5159 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Pearl City Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Jacob K. Sanders | 2-5158 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Wadokan Judo Association |
| Koji Sugihara | 2-5154 | June 13, 2019 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Dennis M. Bentosino | 2-5153 | June 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Chikara Judo Club |
| Geme B. Calman | 2-5156 | May 24, 2019 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Dena M. Hayes | 2-5152 | May 18, 2019 | Central Coast | Nibukikan Judo Club |
| Cody J. Bruggman | 2-5151 | May 18, 2019 | Central Coast | Nibukikan Judo Club |
| Corbin D. Balitactac | 2-5150 | May 18, 2019 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Miguel A. Caban | 2-5148 | May 1, 2019 | Shufu | U.S. Naval Academy Judo Team |
| John K. Mizokawa | 2-5149 | April 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Aiea Taiheiji Judo Club |
| David O. Congleton | 2-5145 | April 7, 2019 | Shufu | Dale City Judo Club |
| Eris U. Mejia-Gonzalez | 2-5144 | April 7, 2019 | Shufu | Dale City Judo Club |
| Julia M. Tsutsui | 2-5146 | April 1, 2019 | San Joaquin | Fresno Judo Club |
| Zidney Anne C. Bermudez | 2-5147 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Taishi Judo Club |
| Jens P. Beets | 2-5139 | February 14, 2019 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Kevin M. Cassidy | 2-5140 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| Julio C. Natera | 2-5143 | January 22, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Mary L. Orisich | 2-5132 | January 7, 2019 | Shufu | Kuma Judo Club |
| Norman T. Menard | 2-5131 | January 7, 2019 | Shufu | Kuma Judo Club |
| Michael Y. Kim | 2-5138 | December 16, 2018 | Hokka | Salinas Judo Club |
| Oscar G. Gonzalez Arenas | 2-5136 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | At Large |
| Tanor R.H. Morinaka | 2-5130 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | Obukan Judo Dojo Inc |
Shodan (1st Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysabelle M. Tanseco | 1-12481 | October 19, 2020 | Ganbaru | Bojuka Judo |
| Anthony R. Urrea | 1-12480 | October 19, 2020 | Daiheigen | Pacific Judo Club of Stockton |
| Hailey A. Gentile | 1-12478 | October 18, 2020 | Shufu | Shinzan Dojo |
| Paul K. Park | 1-12482 | October 10, 2020 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| Eric O. Montanye | 1-12477 | September 19, 2020 | Hokka | Santa Clara P.A.L. Judo |
| Jeffrey Higashi | 1-12476 | September 19, 2020 | Hokka | Santa Clara P.A.L. Judo |
| Elysia R. Urrea | 1-12479 | September 18, 2020 | Daiheigen | Pacific Judo Club of Stockton |
| Devin E. Mardvich | 1-12468 | August 11, 2020 | Shufu | DC Judo |
| Nathan R. Rickards | 1-12467 | August 1, 2020 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| Skye K. Realin | 1-12471 | July 30, 2020 | 50th State | Mililani Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Shainne A.N. Nishimura | 1-12470 | July 30, 2020 | 50th State | Aiea Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Jackie N. Ha | 1-12469 | July 30, 2020 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Nicholas J. Wallick | 1-12475 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Robert K. Lambert | 1-12474 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Vitaliy A. Khromets | 1-12473 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| David Nishimura | 1-12465 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Seiei Judo Club |
| Christopher Maeda | 1-12464 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Seiei Judo Club |
| Evgeny Podlepaev | 1-12463 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Seiei Judo Club |
| Kenzo Yoshitomi | 1-12459 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |
| Matthew A. Walker | 1-12472 | June 22, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Victoria L. Steward | 1-12462 | June 22, 2020 | Northwest | Western Washington University Judo Club |
| Raymond E. Lugo | 1-12455 | June 14, 2020 | Hokka | Salinas Judo Club |
| Jason K. Wong | 1-12451 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Tyler S. Yoshiyama | 1-12450 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Nickolas M. Mow | 1-12449 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Kalsey A. Nacis | 1-12448 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Joshua M. Kitamura | 1-12447 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Justin T. Castaneda | 1-12446 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Michael A. Branco-Santos | 1-12445 | June 3, 2020 | Hawaii | Hilo Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Sophal Keo | 1-12458 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Jacob T. Gott | 1-12457 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Spokane Judo |
| Myles M. Freeman | 1-12456 | May 22, 2020 | Northwest | Spokane Judo |
| Lea K. Inouye | 1-12454 | May 20, 2020 | Southern Pacific | Seinan Judo Dojo |
| Gary Schneider | 1-12429 | March 17, 2020 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Michael Molinengo | 1-12460 | March 11, 2020 | Intermountain | Mushin Judo |
| Ivan Sim | 1-12444 | March 11, 2020 | Intermountain | Idaho Martial Arts Institute |
| Christina L. Yoka | 1-12442 | March 8, 2020 | Konan | Mid East Cudell Judo Club |
| Eric J. Kawatachi | 1-12452 | February 28, 2020 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Breanne K. Takaesu | 1-12440 | February 28, 2020 | 50th State | Mililani Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Kelvin Santiago Rodriguez | 1-12466 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | Black Swamp Judo |
| Scott E. Watson | 1-12453 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | Godai Judo Club |
| Christopher D. Stilwell | 1-12431 | February 25, 2020 | Konan | Ann Arbor YMCA Judo Club |
| Eric J. Kuipers | 1-12443 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Godai Judo Club |
| LinoCarlo Aguja | 1-12437 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | MaxOut Sports Judo Club |
| LinoPaolo Aguja | 1-12436 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | MaxOut Sports Judo Club |
| Jesse L. Hollanbaugh | 1-12435 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Godai Judo Club |
| Robert LeSuer | 1-12432 | February 23, 2020 | Niagara | Renshinkan Judo/Brockport State Judo |
| Simone Fenzi | 1-12427 | February 23, 2020 | Konan | Michigan State University Judo Club |
| Megumi H. Sumarokov | 1-12433 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Dayne T. Takai | 1-12424 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| James R. Puopolo | 1-12423 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Maia O. Phanthadara | 1-12422 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Roosevelt Judo Club |
| Micah A. Misaki | 1-12421 | February 20, 2020 | 50th State | Mililani Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Ernest Yoshikawa | 1-12461 | February 18, 2020 | Nanka | At Large |
| Scott M. Shironaka | 1-12434 | February 18, 2020 | Daiheigen | Okubo Judo Club |
| George E. Joubran | 1-12418 | February 16, 2020 | Konan | Saito Dojo |
| Veronica E. Breen | 1-12439 | February 14, 2020 | Chicago | Kitokan Judo Club |
| John A. Breen | 1-12438 | February 14, 2020 | Chicago | Kitokan Judo Club |
| Daniel L. Huskin | 1-12420 | February 2, 2020 | Hokka | Sacramento Judo Club Inc. |
| James N. Holder | 1-12403 | January 13, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| Alexander H. Makimoto | 1-12416 | January 12, 2020 | Daiheigen | Makimoto Judo-Vacaville PAL |
| Michael Cook | 1-12406 | January 11, 2020 | Hudson | Ulster Budokai Inc. |
| Steve V. Bridwell | 1-12405 | January 11, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| Christopher D. Bennett | 1-12404 | January 11, 2020 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Yonah I. Wolf | 1-12401 | January 11, 2020 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Timothy Kwong | 1-12400 | January 8, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| Samuel Schwarz | 1-12402 | January 7, 2020 | Hudson | Kokushi Budo Institute of New York Inc. |
| George Mayer | 1-12410 | January 6, 2020 | Hudson | Kokushi Budo Institute of New York Inc. |
| Holden S. Muganda | 1-12408 | January 6, 2020 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Adam P. Kajdos | 1-12412 | December 29, 2019 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Ava V. Chan | 1-12409 | December 21, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| Navneet Gill | 1-12399 | December 9, 2019 | Central Coast | Soko Joshi Judo Club |
| Rob J. Suto | 1-12386 | December 9, 2019 | Shufu | At Large |
| Brian R. Kent | 1-12415 | November 27, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Michael P. Trelinski | 1-12426 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Govind G. O'Campo | 1-12425 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Kendall K. Tabing | 1-12414 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | Harbor Judo Dojo |
| Maelynn C. Langarica | 1-12413 | November 25, 2019 | Nanka | At Large |
| Andrew O. Stone | 1-12383 | November 23, 2019 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Wendy L. Pietroniro | 1-12384 | November 17, 2019 | Shufu | Shinzan Dojo |
| Sarah G.V. Jabin | 1-12395 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Pavlo M. Zolotavin | 1-12394 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Jonathan Ureel | 1-12393 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Minoo Kim | 1-12391 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Duncan A. Waite | 1-12380 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Cheng's Martial Arts |
| Connor E. Waite | 1-12379 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Cheng's Martial Arts |
| Tyler N. Smith | 1-12378 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Brian G. Lopez | 1-12377 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Andrew J. Furjanic | 1-12376 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Francisco R. Silveyra | 1-12417 | November 4, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose State University Judo |
| Timothy R. Rillamas | 1-12441 | October 29, 2019 | 50th State | Wadokan Judo Association |
| Jaron K.L. Martin | 1-12411 | October 29, 2019 | 50th State | Wadokan Judo Association |
| Nicole A.K. Shimizu | 1-12398 | October 29, 2019 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Jakob R.K. Loscalzo | 1-12396 | October 29, 2019 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Alan J. Fang | 1-12388 | October 29, 2019 | 50th State | Precision Grappling |
| Anthony J. Baquera | 1-12430 | October 28, 2019 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Albert G. Williams | 1-12397 | October 28, 2019 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Marlina N. Luz | 1-12363 | October 28, 2019 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Carson T. Furneaux | 1-12357 | October 25, 2019 | Konan | Saito Dojo |
| Isaac F. Reed | 1-12356 | October 13, 2019 | Konan | At Large |
| Joshua M. Ropp | 1-12367 | October 11, 2019 | Northwest | At Large |
| Michael R. Moss | 1-12366 | October 11, 2019 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| Shawn F. Fernandez | 1-12365 | October 11, 2019 | Northwest | Yushido Judo Club |
| Ken K. Kozuma | 1-12419 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Wadokan Judo Association |
| Kekuewa L. Wong | 1-12387 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Precision Grappling |
| Dean Vaughn T. Miura | 1-12375 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Aaron M. Milam | 1-12374 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Joy K. Matsuyama | 1-12373 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Makiki Seidokan Judo Club |
| Madison-Joy M. Kogachi | 1-12372 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Makiki Seidokan Judo Club |
| Isaac S.J. Ingall | 1-12371 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| McCade M. L. Ho | 1-12370 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Mitchell S.Y. Hashimoto | 1-12369 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Radford Judo Club |
| Raelyn M. Ai-Yoneda | 1-12368 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Kealii-Ray H. Bergfeld | 1-12364 | October 3, 2019 | 50th State | Waiakea Judo Club |
| Caryn Tono | 1-12428 | September 30, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Charles F. Otto | 1-12385 | September 30, 2019 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Evan C. Manfreda-Schulz | 1-12355 | September 29, 2019 | Niagara | Renshinkan Judo/Brockport State Judo |
| Johnny Deng | 1-12360 | September 26, 2019 | Niagara | Renshinkan Judo/Brockport State Judo |
| Jennifer M. De Lumen | 1-12362 | September 22, 2019 | Hokka | Yee's Martial Arts, LLC |
| Brandon T. Wong | 1-12361 | September 22, 2019 | Hokka | Yee's Martial Arts, LLC |
| Bernard L. Truax | 1-12389 | September 16, 2019 | Pacific Southwest | San Shi Judo Club |
| Raphael Fellipe F. Freitas | 1-12359 | September 12, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Kent H. Tanji | 1-12352 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club |
| Jordan S. Morifuji | 1-12351 | September 3, 2019 | Hawaii | Mililani YMCA Judo Club |
| Ron H. Belman | 1-12353 | August 17, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Derrick C. Everly | 1-12348 | August 17, 2019 | Chuka | Bakersfield Judo Club |
| Conor N. Uyekawa | 1-12358 | August 16, 2019 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Gevork Yagubyan | 1-12347 | August 16, 2019 | Nanka | At Large |
| Arsen Adzhemyan | 1-12350 | August 1, 2019 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Albert H. Lee | 1-12349 | August 1, 2019 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Robert W. Ermold | 1-12382 | July 22, 2019 | 50th State | Sterling J.C./49th St. Judo & S-D Inc. |
| Clayton G. Holland | 1-12381 | July 22, 2019 | 50th State | Sterling J.C./49th St. Judo & S-D Inc. |
| Grayson N. Ferreira | 1-12340 | July 22, 2019 | 50th State | Kazoku Judo Academy |
| Edward J. Akau | 1-12346 | July 17, 2019 | 50th State | Kroc Center Hawaii Judo Club |
| Natalie N. Gonzalez | 1-12354 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | San Jose Buddhist Judo Club |
| Jaine F. Kim | 1-12345 | July 15, 2019 | Hokka | Yee's Martial Arts, LLC |
| Alex H. Kaneko | 1-12342 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Lavie Y. Levi | 1-12339 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Xavier M. Rosales | 1-12328 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Nakano Judo Academy |
| Rebecca J. McInerney | 1-12327 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Soko Joshi Judo Club |
| Vincent Hui | 1-12326 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | City College of San Francisco Judo Club |
| Dennis A. Sugar | 1-12325 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Gulnora Zakirova | 1-12322 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | Soko Joshi Judo Club |
| Ariana K. Chandra | 1-12321 | July 15, 2019 | Central Coast | City College of San Francisco Judo Club |
| Travis T. Kon | 1-12320 | July 11, 2019 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Byron F. Chang | 1-12344 | July 3, 2019 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| Ryan N. DeBaun | 1-12343 | July 3, 2019 | Northwest | At Large |
| Nicolas A. Yonezuka | 1-12317 | July 3, 2019 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Ronald Ifraimov | 1-12315 | July 1, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| Michelle L. Fong | 1-12323 | June 23, 2019 | Hokka | Yee's Martial Arts, LLC |
| Blenard Capric | 1-12337 | June 21, 2019 | Hudson | Staten Island Judo Jujitsu Dojo |
| Jessica L. Dudla | 1-12341 | June 20, 2019 | Daiheigen | Makimoto Judo-Vacaville PAL |
| Michael L. Schmitt | 1-12338 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Salish Sea Judo |
| Theopolis C. Williams | 1-12336 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Joan M. Stewart | 1-12335 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Anne K. Platt | 1-12334 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Jaryd K. Oshiro | 1-12333 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Aiea Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Taryn Kaeli K. Matsumoto | 1-12332 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Marisa A. Iha | 1-12331 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| David J. Ide | 1-12330 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Justin Choi | 1-12329 | June 20, 2019 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Jack A. Yonezuka | 1-12316 | June 20, 2019 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Davis M. Glasser | 1-12314 | June 20, 2019 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| Maciej Czygrinow | 1-12313 | June 20, 2019 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| Rachel D. Stewart | 1-12312 | June 17, 2019 | Nanka | San Fernando Valley Judo Club |
| Maxime St-Jean | 1-12311 | June 17, 2019 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| James G. Hirai | 1-12324 | June 15, 2019 | Daiheigen | Southern Idaho Judo Institute |
| Paige S.K. Franczyk | 1-12309 | June 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Chikara Judo Club |
| Michael Kneip | 1-12319 | May 24, 2019 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |
| Ethan Frech | 1-12318 | May 24, 2019 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| Harry B. Kindelberger | 1-12305 | May 9, 2019 | Intermountain | Mushin Judo |
| Marcos A. Marmol | 1-12310 | May 6, 2019 | Florida State | A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation Inc. |
| Danielle K. Nakamoto | 1-12296 | April 22, 2019 | Hawaii | Mililani YMCA Judo Club |
| Renato C. Carvalheira | 1-12300 | April 18, 2019 | Florida | Orlando Judo Inc. |
| Charles J. Jaeger | 1-12303 | April 10, 2019 | Hawaii | Ko'olau Judo Club |
| Derik U. Mejia | 1-12298 | April 7, 2019 | Shufu | Dale City Judo Club |
| Geoffrey O. Meixner | 1-12284 | April 7, 2019 | Shufu | DC Judo |
| Hollis T. Tam | 1-12302 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Kolby E. Namnama | 1-12299 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Timothy T. Nakamoto | 1-12293 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Aden H. Leyson | 1-12292 | March 28, 2019 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Eric Katrdzhyan | 1-12297 | March 21, 2019 | Nanka | Valley Judo Institute |
| Bryan Davis | 1-12308 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Seth K. Suzuki | 1-12304 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | UCLA Judo Club |
| Taylor Y. Chen | 1-12289 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | West Covina Judo Dojo |
| Desmond H. Wong | 1-12288 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Telman Yegiazaryan | 1-12285 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Valley Judo Institute |
| Alan Lee | 1-12279 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Kay H. Sugahara | 1-12278 | March 4, 2019 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Aaron K. Satterwhite | 1-12275 | March 4, 2019 | Florida | Omaha Judo Club |
| Nicole V. Brandes | 1-12286 | February 17, 2019 | Niagara | Kin-Tora Judo Club |
| Daniel S. Kaneshiro | 1-12282 | February 5, 2019 | Hawaii State | Sogoro Judo Club Inc. |
| Scott T. Fujiwara | 1-12281 | February 5, 2019 | Hawaii State | Sogoro Judo Club Inc. |
| Hunter T. Fujiwara | 1-12280 | February 5, 2019 | Hawaii State | Sogoro Judo Club Inc. |
| Takashi M. Matsumoto | 1-12272 | January 28, 2019 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Rio Ohtake | 1-12287 | January 27, 2019 | Konan | Saito Dojo |
| David Sasson | 1-12276 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | Kokushi Budo Institute of New York Inc. |
| John Inglese | 1-12274 | January 24, 2019 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Hannah N. Koch | 1-12273 | January 23, 2019 | Hudson | At Large |
| Dana L.D. Sugai | 1-12268 | January 11, 2019 | 50th State | Kona Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Peter N. Smedley | 1-12266 | January 10, 2019 | Konan | Godai Judo Club |
| Micah S. Hepler | 1-12265 | January 10, 2019 | Konan | Godai Judo |
| Ernest O. Olotch | 1-12295 | January 7, 2019 | Florida | Onikusu Judo Club |
| Michel Mayedo | 1-12294 | January 7, 2019 | Florida | Onikusu Judo Club |
| Rodolfo Buigas | 1-12263 | January 7, 2019 | Florida | Onikusu Judo Club |
| Sergio N. Caldieri | 1-12261 | January 7, 2019 | Shufu | Kuma Judo Club |
| James A. Meadows | 1-12269 | December 17, 2018 | Konan | At Large |
| Akio I. Yamada | 1-12260 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | Pacific Judo Academy |
| Tegan K. Yuasa | 1-12259 | December 13, 2018 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |