On March 16th, The Dojo martial arts academy sent six competitors to a tournament in Campbell, CA. This tournament, known as the Mokomoko, features competition in areas of stick fighting, knife fighting, sumo, karate point fighting, Jujitsu Kata, and mixed martial arts grappling. Overall the tournament drew more than 250 competitors. We had some students competing in both sumo and grappling sections, while others only competed in grappling. All total The Dojo walked away with eight medals including four first place finishes, four second place finishes, and a fourth place finish. We are extremely proud of our students and their achievements; for example, the student who placed forth agreed to challenge a weight division well above her weight- she did an amazing job and took fourth place
The participating students are as follows;
- Oliver Litchfield, First place in grappling, second place in sumo
- Jackson Brenzovich, Second place on both sumo and grappling
- Jesse McLain, First place in grappling, second place in sumo
- August Polzak, first place in grappling
- Darrell Thompson, First place in grappling
- Amory Thompson, Forth place in grappling
The Dojo (www.NorthStateDojo.Com) offers adult and children’s Judo and Jiu Jitsu classes in Plumas, Lassen, and Butte Counties. Class times are Monday in Westwood 5:30 p.m-7:00, Tuesday in Greenville 5:30-7:00 p.m, Wednesday in Quincy 5:30-7:00 p.m., and Fridays in Oroville. For more information, contact Sensei Harry Burleson at 1-530-624-2428 or by email harryburleson@gmail.com.
The next event will be a tournament at the Indian Valley Community Center in Greenville, April 6th at 10:00 am. See you there!