Send Cal Judo to Nationals!

We are the Cal Judo Club of UC Berkeley, the birthplace of US Judo, and we need your help to attend Collegiate Judo Nationals in March. We need to raise $400/athlete to cover entry fees, food, and transportation.

PLEASE MAIL CHECKS TO US! PAYPAL TAKES A HUGE CUT. Send us an email at [email protected] or talk to one of the team members to donate. Thank you so much!

Meet the Team:

Anne: Black Belt. Ranked 13th in the US by USA JUDO. 1st place Black belt division - 2012 Sacramento State.

Kaela: Black Belt. 1st place Interscholastic League of Hawaii 2011 championships with an undefeated dual tournament season. Placed highest at third in the 2009 Hawaii High School Athletic Association championships. Has been doing judo for 11 years. 

Christian: Brown Belt. 2.5 years of Judo experience, 8 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience. 1st place, Palo Alto Invitational Tournament (Nov. 2012). 1st place, Desert Invitational Jiu-Jitsu Tournament (Sept. 2011) 1st place, Hanabi Classic Invitational Judo Tournament (Oct. 2011) 2nd place, Valley Jiu-Jitsu tournament (Aug. 2012). 2nd place, City College of San Francisco Invitational Judo Tournament (Apr. 2012). 2nd place, Jiu-Jitsu by the Bay Tournament (Mar. 2012). 

Marc: Brown Belt

Radhika: Green Belt. 1.5 years Judo experience. 16 years Taekwondo experience (earned Black Belt at 13). 2nd place - Hanabi Classic (2012).

Grant: Orange Belt. 1st place - East Bay Judo Invitational. 2nd place - 2012 Hanabi Classic

About the Fundraiser:

The members of the Cal Judo Club are working very hard to establish UC Berkeley as a premier judo university in the United States. One that will garner international attention and produce athletes who will compete at the national level. In our effort to do this, we have been training very hard and competing and winning locally every month. But, for us to gain recognition nationally, we need to begin competing across the country.

We are putting extraordinary effort into our training and planning to bring home as many gold medals as we bring athletes. But, for us to accomplish this, we are in dire need of support. Even the smallest donation will push us closer to establishing Cal Judo as a national force. If you are able to contribute to our cause, please contribute.

About Judo:

Judo -- The Gentle Way -- is a Japanese martial art that is derived from the ancient art of Jiu-Jitsu. Its founder, Jigaro Kano, wanted to create an art form that removed the brutality and lethality that Jiu-Jitsu had and establish a sport in which any individual could participate. So, he developed judo as a sport that would teach its participants discipline, respect, and self confidence. He propelled the sport into the forefront of the international world and established it as an Olympic sport.