The USA Judo US Open was held July 23-25th, 2026 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  We had 14 judokas compete over the three day competition.  These are the medal results:

Mika Yoshida- Gold medal Bantam 6 Advanced

Sophie Delos Reyes- Gold medal Intermediate

Thara Lau-  Gold Medal Bantam 4 – White/Yellow belts

Ellery Lau- Gold Medal Intermediate – White/Yellow/Orange

Thara Lau- Silver Medal Bantam 4 Advanced

Ellery Lau – Bronze Medal Intermediate Advanced

Jett Seson- Bronze Medal Intermediate Advanced

Lincoln Pascual-Tabuyo- Bronze Medal Juv Advanced

Zhyra Tanaka – Bronze- Cadet 44kg

Draezyn Tanaka- Bronze IJF 60kg

Taegan Escaba – Bronze IJF 48kg

Draezyn Tanaka – Bronze Seniors 60kg

The other judokas Jax Yoshida, Liam Lau, Aziel Fonoimoana Alo, Makana Duldulao, Jaaron Thomas Sato, and  Bailey Pascual-Tabuyo did not medal, but they all fought hard and we are proud of them.  Thanks to Whitney Lau and Taylor Hashimoto for coaching the kids all weekend.

Congratulations to all !