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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Matsumoto | 8-162 | April 17, 2021 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Richard M. Hugh | 8-161 | April 17, 2021 | Shufu | At Large |
Shichidan (7th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jan Moss | 7-276 | April 17, 2021 | Northwest | Kitsap Judo Club |
| Teri Takemori | 7-275 | April 17, 2021 | Shufu | At Large |
| Frances Glaze | 7-274 | October 11, 2020 | Konan | Black Swamp Judo |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl I. E. Tamai | 6-575 | April 17, 2021 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Diane T. Jackson | 6-574 | April 17, 2021 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Kenneth R. Vanderlip | 6-573 | October 11, 2020 | Nanka | At Large |
| Michelle E. Sjerven | 6-572 | October 11, 2020 | Northwest | Columbia Judo Dojo |
| Rob K. Schab | 6-571 | October 11, 2020 | Northwest | SWOCC Judo Club |
| Nicholas Rastelli | 6-570 | October 11, 2020 | Niagara | Kin-Tora Judo Club |
| Karen Y. Nagai | 6-569 | October 11, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| Michael T. Hayashi | 6-568 | October 11, 2020 | 50th State | Shudokan Judo Club |
| Robert E. Greenalch | 6-567 | October 11, 2020 | Nanka | At Large |
| June F. Encarnacion | 6-566 | October 11, 2020 | Northwest | Seiei Judo Club |
| 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 |
Godan (5th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Summa | 5-1018 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Paul J. Holder | 5-1017 | June 2, 2021 | Hudson | Camal Judo |
| Rajesh Karmacharya | 5-1016 | April 8, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Jeremiah Tobin | 5-1015 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Rathild T. Friedrich | 5-1014 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | At Large |
| Boris A. Munoz | 5-1013 | December 8, 2020 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| 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 | At Large |
| 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 |
Yondan (4th Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Ha | 4-1598 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Edward G. Sponzilli | 4-1597 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Albert F. Davis | 4-1594 | April 10, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Josephine K. Harder | 4-1596 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Joseki Dojo |
| Alan L. Best | 4-1595 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Best Martial Arts Institute |
| Jason N. Brodsky | 4-1593 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Myrle F. Derbyshire | 4-1592 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Toshi BudoKai |
| Lisa A. Capriotti | 4-1591 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| William R. Desmole | 4-1590 | March 1, 2021 | Hokka | San Francisco Judo Institute |
| Allen E. Inouye | 4-1588 | January 1, 2021 | Southern Pacific | Seinan Judo Dojo |
| Bevin C. Daglen | 4-1589 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| 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 |
Sandan (3rd Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael F. Tusay | 3-2837 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Todd F. Volyn | 3-2836 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Los Viejos Dojo |
| Salama Salem | 3-2835 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Noelie S.J. Cayla | 3-2834 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | International Training Center |
| Peter J. Ocello | 3-2833 | June 20, 2021 | Nanka | Goltz Judo |
| Hilaire M. Notewo-Petsoh | 3-2831 | June 17, 2021 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Joshua J. Heuett | 3-2832 | June 9, 2021 | Northwest | Joseki Dojo |
| James Osorio | 3-2824 | April 17, 2021 | Hudson | Guma Judo |
| Neil D. Swendsen | 3-2830 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Kaori Nakamura | 3-2829 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Gary M. Kuba | 3-2828 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Duane R. Nakamura | 3-2827 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Patrick Z. Mendiola | 3-2825 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Jose P. Osorio | 3-2823 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Jerry Hazemoto | 3-2820 | March 24, 2021 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Torie Y. Oishi | 3-2818 | March 9, 2021 | Nanka | Taishi Judo Club |
| Lawrence H. Lessard | 3-2819 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Shinzan Dojo |
| Robert L. Gouthro | 3-2816 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Stanley Morishima | 3-2817 | January 25, 2021 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Lopaka T. Los Banos | 3-2826 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Oaktree Dojo |
| Eric A. Graden | 3-2814 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Kitsap Judo Club |
| Ricardo A. Urrea | 3-2812 | November 3, 2020 | Daiheigen | Pacific Judo Club of Stockton |
| Ryan P. Lee | 3-2813 | October 10, 2020 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| Spencer Uno | 3-2815 | September 2, 2020 | Northwest | Seattle Dojo |
| 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 |
| Timothy K. Slattery | 3-2821 | July 31, 2020 | Central Coast | Palo Alto 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 |
| Si Barghelame | 3-2822 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | BudoKan Dojo |
| 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 |
Nidan (2nd Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew A. Torres | 2-5274 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Paul A. Virtue | 2-5271 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Gil A. Tenzer | 2-5270 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| Viviane De Souza Caixeta | 2-5269 | July 6, 2021 | ||
| Jose Cambrelen | 2-5268 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | New York City Judo |
| Michael Bunyaner | 2-5267 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Los Viejos Dojo |
| Andrew S. Griffith | 2-5266 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Luis F. Arias | 2-5265 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Ajay B. Kulkarni | 2-5263 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Regina B. Arias | 2-5262 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Christian M. Lavados | 2-5261 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | International Training Center |
| Edward J. DeGaetano | 2-5260 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Alaine F. Abuan | 2-5264 | June 10, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Brandon M. Worthen | 2-5272 | May 24, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Jojo Aguilar | 2-5241 | May 15, 2021 | Nanka | LACC Judo Club |
| Malcolm D. Martin | 2-5273 | April 28, 2021 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Isaac Harai | 2-5259 | April 28, 2021 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Rena E. Asano | 2-5257 | April 25, 2021 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Hilaire M. Notewo-Petsoh | 2-5240 | April 25, 2021 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Conrad H. Sparnroft | 2-5251 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Patrick Austermann | 2-5242 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Travis J. Valdes | 2-5250 | April 21, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Samuel T. Miller | 2-5245 | April 21, 2021 | Hudson | New York City Judo |
| Brendan F. Keag | 2-5247 | April 17, 2021 | Hudson | New York City Judo |
| Gavin Ishikawa | 2-5258 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Leeward Judo Club |
| Marc Macatangay | 2-5246 | April 2, 2021 | Hudson | Gentleway Masters Judo Club |
| Brandon J. Harmer | 2-5255 | March 26, 2021 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Timothy M. Burklow | 2-5256 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Joan M. Harmer | 2-5254 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Ramon Hernandez | 2-5253 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Aaron E. Seymour | 2-5252 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Benito J. Caamano | 2-5249 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Gregorio Hernandez | 2-5244 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Arthur Alkhasyan | 2-5243 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Wilfred Chabrier | 2-5248 | March 15, 2021 | Hudson | Cranford Judo Club |
| Edgard L. Etoundi-Ngono | 2-5238 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Washington Judo Club/Georgetown Univer. |
| Andrew O. Stone | 2-5237 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Dylan C. Dearman | 2-5236 | March 1, 2021 | Niagara | CCC Judo Club |
| Matthew M. Costello | 2-5235 | February 27, 2021 | Niagara | At Large |
| Michael Liu | 2-5234 | December 21, 2020 | Nanka | West Covina Judo Dojo |
| Conor N. Uyekawa | 2-5233 | December 21, 2020 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Lukela T. Los Banos | 2-5239 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Oaktree Dojo |
| Eric T. Aramori | 2-5230 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Oaktree Dojo |
| Matthew A. Walker | 2-5229 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Shane M. Jacobson | 2-5231 | October 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Higashi Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Bryan Davis | 2-5225 | July 20, 2020 | Nanka | Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo |
| Davon L. Johnson | 2-5232 | July 6, 2020 | Northwest | Ippon 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 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 | Shiawasse YMCA Judo Club |
| 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 | Shiawasse YMCA 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 | At Large |
| 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 |
Shodan (1st Degree)
| Name | Rank # | Date | Yudanshakai | Dojo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan W. Greenfelder | 1-12570 | August 22, 2021 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Desmyn A. Williams | 1-12569 | August 22, 2021 | Daiheigen | Team Sacramento |
| Jazmyn K. Lazo | 1-12567 | August 11, 2021 | Hawaii | Ko'olau Judo Club |
| Mohammed Fdal | 1-12564 | August 3, 2021 | Rokushu | Tohoku Judo Club |
| Sabrina R. McCarthy | 1-12566 | July 21, 2021 | Hudson | Gentleway Masters Judo Club |
| Jason B. Kearns | 1-12563 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Thomas Destefano | 1-12562 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | New York City Judo |
| Ambar Graciani | 1-12561 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Tommy J. Zovich | 1-12560 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Michelle Arias | 1-12559 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Kathryn J. Yang | 1-12558 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Oishi Judo |
| John G. Smith | 1-12557 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Camal Judo |
| Maryellen T. Sinclair | 1-12556 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Arianna M. Menendez | 1-12555 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | Tech Judo |
| Charles J. Arcuri | 1-12554 | July 6, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Christopher K. Eley | 1-12553 | June 13, 2021 | Daiheigen | Stockton Judo Club |
| Joshua B. Mooney | 1-12568 | May 25, 2021 | Chicago | At Large |
| John M. Kyle | 1-12549 | May 25, 2021 | Chicago | Tohkon Judo Academy |
| Trevor A. Sonoda | 1-12551 | May 15, 2021 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Ajay B. Kulkarni | 1-12531 | May 2, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Marc I. Diamondstein | 1-12526 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Sergiy Merenkov | 1-12525 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Ronald A. Connor | 1-12524 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Alex J. Osorio | 1-12523 | April 23, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Robert Walter | 1-12534 | April 21, 2021 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Michael Bunyaner | 1-12532 | April 21, 2021 | Hudson | Los Viejos Dojo |
| Timothy R. Krulan | 1-12522 | April 21, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Dustin J. Clocherty | 1-12550 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | March Judo Club |
| Josiah Lum | 1-12548 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Keisuke Andrew | 1-12547 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Portland Judo |
| Taylor Anne H.K. Arakaki | 1-12544 | April 15, 2021 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Douglas A. Paratore | 1-12535 | April 10, 2021 | Hudson | Watanabe Judo |
| Annette F. Lane | 1-12552 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Oaktree Dojo |
| Jessica M. Heuett | 1-12543 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Joseki Dojo |
| Aaron C. Mitchell | 1-12542 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | North Sound Judo |
| Kyle C. McCommas | 1-12541 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Obukan Judo Dojo Inc |
| Callisto V. Aotsuki | 1-12540 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Joseki Dojo |
| Jared K. Allred | 1-12539 | April 9, 2021 | Northwest | Ippon Judo Dojo |
| Franklin E. Calle | 1-12530 | April 9, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Jonathan W. Males | 1-12528 | April 9, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Luchia M.Q. Torro | 1-12546 | April 5, 2021 | Nanka | Sawtelle Judo Dojo |
| Steven J. Salazar | 1-12521 | April 4, 2021 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Phillip J. Ye | 1-12533 | April 2, 2021 | Hudson | Gentleway Masters Judo Club |
| Aleida M. Martinez-Cruz | 1-12516 | March 26, 2021 | Ganbaru | Bojuka Judo |
| Samuel T. Miller | 1-12515 | March 26, 2021 | Hudson | New York City Judo |
| Myan P. Colatat | 1-12537 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Charles J. Cunningham | 1-12536 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Kevin L. Carter | 1-12529 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Robert M. Story | 1-12527 | March 25, 2021 | Hudson | Princeton Judo |
| Kenneth Carmichael | 1-12538 | March 21, 2021 | Hudson | North Jersey Judo |
| Jeffrey H. Comstock | 1-12565 | March 19, 2021 | Central Coast | Nakano Judo Academy |
| Sakiko J. Pizzorno | 1-12519 | March 19, 2021 | Central Coast | DeLeon Judo Club |
| Zachary Babel | 1-12517 | March 19, 2021 | Central Coast | DeLeon Judo Club |
| Raymond C. Davis | 1-12511 | March 9, 2021 | Shufu | Blue Dragon Judo Club |
| Yasmin Alamin | 1-12512 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Dale City Judo Club |
| Matthew M. Ueno | 1-12510 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Washington Judo Club/Georgetown Univer. |
| Hilaire M. Notewo-Petsoh | 1-12509 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | College Park Judo Club |
| Rafael A. Morales | 1-12508 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Washington Judo Club/Georgetown Univer. |
| Thomas W. Tedesso | 1-12507 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | At Large |
| Daniel S. Vatandoost | 1-12506 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | National Institutes Of Health Judo Club |
| Akim Belabed | 1-12505 | March 6, 2021 | Shufu | Hui-O-Judo Beltsville |
| Juan C. Ortega-Calderon | 1-12502 | February 17, 2021 | Shufu | At Large |
| Kyle K. Morishima | 1-12545 | February 15, 2021 | Nanka | Norwalk Judo Club |
| Hajin C. Suh | 1-12503 | February 15, 2021 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Benjamin K. Phelps | 1-12504 | February 8, 2021 | Daiheigen | East Bay Judo Institute |
| Oleg Chornenko | 1-12500 | January 28, 2021 | Hudson | At Large |
| Jojo Aguilar | 1-12501 | January 11, 2021 | Nanka | LACC Judo Club |
| Jaycee M. Ichimura | 1-12492 | December 31, 2020 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Mark M. Hirokawa | 1-12491 | December 31, 2020 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Jason A. Hashiro | 1-12490 | December 31, 2020 | Hawaii | Hawaii Boys & Girls Club Judo |
| Derek A. Chang | 1-12493 | December 25, 2020 | Hawaii | Waiau Judo Club |
| Jade H. Anderson | 1-12483 | December 6, 2020 | Daiheigen | Nampa Judo Club |
| Rafael A. Morales | 1-12484 | November 30, 2020 | Shufu | Washington Judo Club/Georgetown Univer. |
| Bradden D. Cappoen | 1-12513 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| Phong Ly | 1-12488 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Shudokan Judo Dojo |
| Nathan G. Swanson-Dinsmore | 1-12487 | November 9, 2020 | Northwest | Western Washington University Judo Club |
| Norman G. Hernandez | 1-12489 | November 5, 2020 | San Joaquin | At Large |
| Edmeraldo A. Balido | 1-12485 | October 27, 2020 | Hokka | Yee's Martial Arts, LLC |
| 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 |
| Bradley K. Albrecht | 1-12486 | October 10, 2020 | Northwest | North Sound Judo |
| Paul K. Park | 1-12482 | October 10, 2020 | Northwest | Seiwakan Judojo |
| Corey M. Kaneko | 1-12497 | October 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Higashi Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Darren K. Higa | 1-12496 | October 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Higashi Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Ryson N. Nakamasu | 1-12495 | October 1, 2020 | Hawaii | Higashi Hongwanji Judo Club |
| 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 |
| David Lo | 1-12514 | August 31, 2020 | Nanka | West Covina Judo Dojo |
| Sophia K. Saiki | 1-12494 | August 14, 2020 | 50th State | Salt Lake Judo Club |
| Devin Mardvich | 1-12468 | August 11, 2020 | Shufu | DC Judo |
| Jacek Lesniewski | 1-12520 | August 1, 2020 | Central Coast | Nakano Judo Academy |
| Katherine N. Nguyen | 1-12518 | August 1, 2020 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Robert M. Yen | 1-12499 | August 1, 2020 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Richard H. Yen | 1-12498 | August 1, 2020 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| 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. Nishimura | 1-12470 | July 30, 2020 | 50th State | Aiea Hongwanji Judo Club |
| Jackie 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 | At Large |
| 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 | LACC Judo Club |
| 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 | Camal Judo |
| 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 |
| Craig J. Ferraro | 1-12407 | January 8, 2020 | Hudson | At Large |
| 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 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 | At Large |
| 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 |
| Dan Sachs | 1-12392 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Cupertino Judo Club |
| Minoo Kim | 1-12391 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Douglas S. Inori | 1-12390 | November 16, 2019 | Central Coast | Palo Alto Judo Club |
| Duncan A. Waite | 1-12380 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | At Large |
| Connor E. Waite | 1-12379 | November 10, 2019 | Shufu | At Large |
| 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 | Bushido Kai Judo, Inc. |
| 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 |