What a great day of Judo at the 2018 Nikkei Games!

Thank you Nikkei Games and Jesse James for continuinng to host this Budo Tournament. Everyone enjoys this event!

Congratulations to all of the Medalist & Top Teams!

Team Results [1st=3, 2nd=2, 3rd=1]

1st: San Gabriel (39)

2nd: Norwalk (19)

3rd: San Fernando (17)

4: Migoto (16)

5: Gardena

5: Hayastan

6: Valley Judo Institute

7: Hollywood

7: Mojica

8: OCJTC

8: Venice

9: Sawtelle

10. Bunasawa Kai

10. Long Beach

Girl’s 5-6 LW

1st: Sophia Wang, San Gabriel

2nd: Riley Chang, San Gabriel

Girl’s 5-6 MW

1st: Sofia Manibog, San Gabriel

2nd: Aria Kadoi, OC Kodokan

3rd: Sierra Sparks, OC Kodokan

Boy’s 5-6 LW

1st: Poetry Jones, Mojica

2nd: Liam Mojica, Mojica

3rd: Awaneesh Nagare

Girl’s 7-8 LW

1st: Vitalina Moncher, Venice

2nd: Daniella Manibog, San Gabriel

3rd: Sydney Moon, San Gabriel

Girls 7-8 MW

1st: Madeline Tamanaha, San Gabriel

2nd: Riley Morales, Bunasawa Kai

3rd: Vitaline Moncher, Venice

Boy’s 7-8 SLW

1st: Colin Lee, Taishi

2nd: Kenji Zaw, Gardena

3rd: Eduard Akopov, Hayastan

Boy’s 7-8 LW

1st: Artur Kachachyan, Haystan

2nd: Tyler Miller, San Gabriel

3rd: Jayden Sato, OC Kodokan

Boy’s 7-8 MW

1st: David Saroyan, Hayastan

2nd: Alessandro Buoncristiano, Gardena

3rd: Khachik Bagdasaryan, Hayastan

Boy’s 7-8 HW

1st: David Aslanyan, Hayastan

2nd: Luke Yang, Goltz

Girl’s 9-10 LW

1st: Adrianna Tanaka, Long Beach Dojo

2nd: Waverly Tamanaha, San Gabriel

3rd: Rachel Yang, Goltz

Girl’s 9-10 MW

1st: Audrey Tamanaha, San Gabriel

2nd: Ainash Adaliyeva, Valley Judo Institute

Girl’s 9-10 HW

1st: Eliyah Harari, San Fernando

2nd: Arielle Howard, Santa Monica

3rd: Nataly Garcia, Migoto

Boy’s 9-10 LW

1st: Timosha Moncher, Venice

2nd: Alexander Sanchez, New Breed

3rd: Diego Herrera, Migoto

Boy’s 9-10 LW

1st: Robert Avagyan, Hayastan

2nd: Bryan Wang, San Gabriel

3rd: Davit Kachachyan, Hayastan

Boy’s 9-10 MW

1st: Logan Mojica, Mojica

2nd: Zhan Temirleu, Tenri

3rd: Arley Alvarez, Strong Roots

Boy’s 9-10 HW

1st: Niko Parastaev, San Fernando

2nd: Gabriel Colon, Valley Judo Institute

Girl’s 11-12 LW

1st: Aili Forster, Sawtelle

2nd: Davi Ayala Rosales, GEM Studios

Girl’s 11-12 MW

1st: Audrey Tamanaha, San Gabriel

2nd: Catherine Yang, Migoto

3rd: Nataly Garcia, Migoto

Girl’s 11-12 HW

1st: Mia Zazueta, Migoto

2nd: Isabella Garcia, Long Beach Dojo

3rd: Daisy Barrera, Mojica

Boy’s 11-12 SLW

1st: Timosha Moncher, Venice

2nd: Garrett Yanagi, San Gabriel

3rd: Diego Herrera, Migoto

Boy’s 11-12 LW

1st: Elias Navida, Migoto

2nd: Juan Carlos Contreras, Gatos Salvajes

3rd: Zhan Temirleu, Tenri

Boy’s 11-12 MW

1st: Elias Navida, Migoto

2nd: Christoper Hojo, Stanford

3rd: Logan Mojica, Mojica

Boy’s 11-12 HW

1st: Xavier Allen, Gardena

2nd: Malcolm Allen, Gardena

3rd: Caden Yang, Migoto

Girl’s 13-14 LW

1st: Sophia Fernando, Migoto

2nd: Tiffany Yanagi, San Gabriel

3rd: Jacy Hardie, Gardena

Boy’s 13-14 LW

1st: Kristopher Arrey, Mojica

2nd: Weston Uyekawa, Norwalk

3rd: Kyle Sakuda, San Gabriel

Boy’s 13-14 MW

1st: Steven Salazar, Norwalk

2nd: Jacob Ashikyan, Valley Judo Institute

3rd: Daniel Kaishchyan, Valley Judo Institute

Boy’s 13-14 HW

1st: Trevor Wagstaff, Bunasawa Kai

2nd: Ryan Vargas, YMCA

Boy’s 15-16 LW

1st: Gigi Bakradze, Valley Judo Institute

2nd: Justice Cunningham, Bunasawa Kai

3rd: Martin Sateustegui, San Fernando

Boy’s 15-16 MW

1st: Zachary Clift, Central Coast

2nd: Martin Sateustegui, San Fernando

Boy’s 15-16 HW

1st: Isaiah Williams, Valley Judo Institute

2nd: Indio Mulholland, Sawtelle

Boy’s Junior Brown LW

1st: Jason Sakuda, San Gabriel

2nd: Conor Uyekawa, Norwalk

3rd: Gigi Bakradze, Valley Judo Institute

Women’s Novice LW

1st: Koralie Sinila, Hollywood

2nd: Katie Dunn, OCJTC

3rd: Breanna O’brien, CEM

Women’s Brown LW

1st: Isabella Coulter, San Gabriel

2nd: Kay Sugahara, Norwalk

3rd: Koralie Sinila, Hollywood

Men’s Novice SLW

1st: Dan Nguyen, OCJTC

2nd: Rei Ishiyama, UFC Judo

3rd: Francisco Armenta, Tenri

Men’s Novice LW

1st: Roger Magliacan, OCJTC

2nd: Andres Espinoza, San Fernando

Men’s Novice MW

1st: Bryan Heiberg, UFC Gym Torrance

2nd: Matthew Foley, CEM

3rd: Eduardo Lara, Long Beach Dojo

Men’s Novice HW

1st: David Parada, Harbor

2nd: D. Myles Griffith, San Fernando

Men’s Brown -145

1st: Connor Uyekawa, Norwalk

2nd: Alan Lee, Norwalk

3rd: Jason Sakuda, San Gabriel

Men’s Brown MW

1st: Tobin Woodley, Gardena

2nd: Melvin Castro, OCJTC

3rd: Marvin Boy, Sawtelle

Men’s Brown -178

1st: Ivan Radenovic, Hollywood

2nd: Sean Luong, Gardena

3rd: Samuel Lui, Mitani

Men’s Brown -220

1st: Mateus Pare, Hollywood

2nd: Dmytro Katsuk, Sawtelle

3rd: Etai Harari, San Fernando

Men’s Black -160

1st: Alan Lee, Norwalk

2nd: Joshua Rice, UNLV

Men’s Black -178

1st: Charles Carpenter, Hollywood

2nd: Albert Lee, Norwalk

Men’s Black -351

1st: Georgiy Mkrtychyan, San Fernando

2nd: Govind Ocampo, San Gabriel

Total # of Competitors: 158