We continually upgrade the teaching and coaching skills of all Team 1 judo instructors. To insure top quality instruction, all instructors are encouraged to attend national and international teaching and coaching continuing education classes/seminars. We strive to stay current with teaching, coaching, and competitive research and trends.
Our current head instructor is Joey Nawa. Sensei Nawa has over 40 years of Judo experience and spent two years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Spring as part of the resident athlete program. His competitive resume spans the world and he consistently ranked among the top 5 in the United States. He has a master’s degree and works as a school-based occupational therapist.
Assistant instructor is Charles Bremner. Charles has practiced Japanese martial arts for over 30 years including Jiujitsu, Brazilian Jiujitsu, aikido and judo. He has a Shodan in Judo and has been assisting at Team 1 since 2016. Charles has a Masters and PhD in Physics from Oxford University in the UK and owns a small business, Budomart America inc. based here in California which he has operated since 2001 selling Martial arts uniforms and equipment.
Additional assistant instructors include:
Brian Takeuchi – Nidan
Aaron Katayama –
Ryan Ito –
Paul Park –
Michael Rustica –
Frank Roffel –