Creston Judo Club
The Creston Judo Club enjoys interclub champions provincial champions, inter provincial champions, national champions, and international champions as part of their membership.
Constitution & Bylaws
The purpose of the Creston Judo Club is:
- To promote greater public awareness of the sport in the Creston Valley.
- To increase the number of participants in the sport and in the efficient administration of the sport.
- To promote Judo as a lifelong interest.
- Bylaws Updated 2017
Judo Class Times
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Petite Samurai Teddy Bears 🐻
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5-8yrs old white belts
Monday's 3:30pm-4:15pm
8 week rotations starting September 8th
$130 per rotation plus 1x judoBC insurance fee
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Pre-Junior beginners 🌟
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9-11yrs old returning white belts or new commers
Thursdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
8 week rotations starting September 4th
$130 per rotation plus 1x judoBC insurance fee
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Juniors 💪
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9-11yrs old returning yellow belts and higher
Monday and Thursday 4:45pm-5:45pm
FULL SEASON Starting September 4th
$95 month (1st athlete) $90 (2nd athlete from same immediate family) plus 1x judoBC insurance fee
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Seniors 🥋
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12ys and up returning yellow belts and higher
Monday and Thursday 6pm-7:30pm
FULL SEASON Starting September 4th
$95 month (1st athlete) $90( 2nd athlete from same immediate family) plus 1x judoBC insurance fee
The Instructors
Leelen Samuelson Creston BC
Black Belt (Nidan)Judo Player since 1999. Trained under Joe Meers San Dan, and Ben Reinhardt San Dan USA.
Competed in Nationals for team Judo BC (2008,2009,2010,2012,2013).
2002 Bronze BC Winter Games.
Currently instructs Junior class, Recreational Adults, Assistant Senior Instructor.
Completed NCCP level 2 training for Dojo instructor.
laura knudsen Creston BC
Black Belt (Shodan)Began Judo in 1989 under the instruction of Sensei Bob Continued until 2001 practicing under Sensei Joe. I reached my ikyu under Sensei Joe's instructions In 2017 I was recruited back to the Judo club to act as an assistant for head coach Sensei Leelen. Under the guidance from all of the Kootenay clubs I'm now NCCP certified and completed my Shodan grading in the summer of 2022.
Historic Timeline
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Club Founded
The Creston Judo Club was founded in 1970 by Mrs. Irene Yamakawa (IKKYU) from Creston.
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1980 - 1989
Continued by Bob Gruewald Shodan from 1980 to - 1989.
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1990 - 2006
Continued by club Sensei Joe Meers. After his first year of retirement in Lister, B.C. Joe Came from Calgary Alberta where he was an instructor in the Famous "Hiro's Judo Club" run by Sensei Allan Sattin (rokudan), President of Judo Canada.
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2006 - 2007
Bryan Miller & Barry McPercival for 2007.
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2008 - 2019
Ben Reinhardt, Leelen Samuelson & Munroe Albert
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2020
Leelen Samuelson & Laura knudsen
Executive
Amy Kuo - President
Megan Keating - Secretary
Tara Sandoval - Treasurer
Shawn Moore - Vice President
Derek Hall - Director-at-Large
Minutes
Thank you to our sponsors!
- Kemlee
- Creston Ford
- Lorne Mann
- Integra tire Creston
- Dennè Ahlefeld CPA
- Pealows Independent
- Mayday Electric
- Jimmy's Pub and grill
- Mann & VanderHeide Notary public
