{"id":1652,"date":"2023-01-29T14:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/?page_id=1652"},"modified":"2024-08-13T23:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T05:02:47","slug":"instructors-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/about-us\/instructors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- ADAM BLACKBURN------------- --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2529b-sensei-Adam-2014x663v.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1270 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2529b-sensei-Adam-2014x663v-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Sensei Adam Blackburn<\/strong><br \/>6<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>Dan Black Belt USA Judo<br \/>801.889.5319<br \/><a href=\"mailto:senseiAdam@saltlakecityjudo.org\">senseiAdam@SaltLakeCityJudo.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adam has been practicing judo since 1977 when he started learning in Bremerton Wa. @ Kitsap Judo Club under Al and Jan Graden.<\/p>\n<p>After competing nationally and winning many junior national and high school titles, in\u00a01985 he is promoted to 1st degree black belt. Two years later, he is recruited to train at the university of Oklahoma with 2x Olympian Pat Burris.<\/p>\n<p>Having moved to Salt Lake City, in 2002 he starts his own club under the affiliation of his coach's foundation: USA STARS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He gets his international certification in 2006 to coach Olympic and Paralympic judo.<br \/>In 2008 he is promoted to 5th degree black belt.<br \/>In 2016 he is promoted to 6th degree black belt. \u00a7<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- MEIC SCHMIDT-------------\n\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2633b-1024x683-sensei_mick_schmidt.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-285\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2633b-1024x683-sensei_mick_schmidt-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2633b-1024x683-sensei_mick_schmidt\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sensei\u00a0Meic Schmidt\n<\/strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/br><\/br>\n\nMeic began Judo at the age of 10 at TSB Ravensburg in Germany in 1975 successfully competing in Germany, Switzerland and Austria during his junior years.<\/br>\n\nAfter Meic immigrated to the US he trained at the University of Utah Judo Club and later - during his residency in Milwakee - at the Wahadachi Judo Club and the Wisconsin Judo Club winning the Wisconsin State Judo championship and earning Judo Competitor of the Year award. There he also got certified in Nage No Kata, Katame No Kata and Ju No Kata.<\/br>\n\nHe trained for 2 years at Cahill\u2019s Judo Club in San Francisco under Willy Cahill before returning to Salt Lake City to work as a Professor at the University of Utah.\u00a0Meic has been an active participant in Utah Judo and has been an instructor at Lehi Judo Club, Rocky Mountain Judo Club and the USA Stars of Salt Lake City Judo Club.<\/br>\n\nMeic is a member of USA Judo, USJF and USJA. He serves as the neurosurgical and spine consultant on the USA Judo Sports Medicine Committee. He has served as medical director at many Judo tournaments. Meic is also a certified national Coach with USA Judo and has completed USA Judo Safe Sports Program.<\/br>\n\nMeic greatly values the lifelong Judo friendships and the continuous learning of Judo techniques and principles during his 40 years as a Judoka. He enjoys training junior competitors, in particular his son Albert Schmidt, who is a nationally ranked junior judoka since 2011.\n\n<em>On permanent leave. He moved to New York.<\/em> \u00a7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- JOHN GREEN------------- --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3H3A5128-sensei-john.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3H3A5128-sensei-john.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2648b-1024x683-sensei_john_green\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sensei John Green<br \/><\/strong>5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/p>\n<p>John began studying Judo in 1969 at the Bushido Judo Club under Sensei Bruce Fagan, Olympian, Rokudan and former President of the Judo Federation of Australia.\u00a0 He also received instruction from Sensei Jim Robinson, Schichidan, a student of Jigoro Kano, and from Sensei\u2019s Kevin Allard and Steve White.<\/p>\n<p>John was a member of the Brigham Young University Judo Team under Sensei Dr. Chen, Yondan, and has served as Assistant Instructor under Sensei Dr. Jason Cryan, Yondan, and was mentored by Coach Ron McDowell, Rokudan.<\/p>\n<p>John is an International Judo Coach, Blind and Low Vision Coach, Nage No Kata Instructor, Judo Rank Examiner and a USA Judo and USJA Life Member.\u00a0 He Referees, serves as Vice Chair of the Utah Rank Promotion Committee and instructs Judo at the School for the Deaf &amp; Blind.\u00a0 John has completed the USA Judo Safe Sports Program, SSCI Youth Sports &amp; Background Check.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At 70, John is a recreational judoka who enjoys sharing his resources furthering Judo. \u00a7<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- ANDERSON CARVALHO ----------- --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/judo_sensei4website-anderson2023.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1650 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/judo_sensei4website-anderson2023-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"sensei Anderson Carvalho 2023\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Anderson Carvalho<br \/><\/strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/p>\n<p>My name is Anderson Carvalho, I am a Brazilian naturalized American Citizen.<\/p>\n<p>I have been practicing Judo since my childhood, I attended the University of Physical Education in Brazil. I have been a Judo Black Belt for over 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>Judo for me is not just a martial art but a philosophy of life. \u00a7<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- ANDY POWELL -----------\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2648b-1024x683-sensei_andy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2648b-1024x683-sensei_andy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2648b-1024x683-sensei_andy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Andrew Powell\n<\/strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/br>\n\nI started doing judo in 1998. I have fought locally, regionally and nationally. I have done well and have won several competitions and placed in many others.<\/br>\n\nI go to Japan about 4 times a year. I do some training in Japan. I enjoy Judo and helping others learn the sport I love the most.<\/br><\/br>\n\n<em>On temporary leave.<\/em> \u00a7\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n<\/br><\/br>\n<\/br><\/br>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- JULIA CONNELLY ----------- --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3H3A5128-sensei-julia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3H3A5128-sensei-julia.jpg\" alt=\"sensei_savannah\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Julia Connelly<\/strong> <br \/>1<sup>st<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/p>\n<p>Sensei Julia Connelly was born in East Germany and started judo there when she was about 10 years old and continued to actively engage in judo until she was in her mid teens. She then took a break from judo and moved to Utah in the late 1990s where she found Sensei Adam Blackburn's judo program here in Salt Lake City. She earned her Shodan in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>After having a son (who is also a judoka) she focused on her family and work for a period of time until rejoining the USA Stars in 2017, as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p>In her professional life, Sensei Julia is a psychologist specializing in working in individuals with autism. Her non-profit <strong>Spectropolis<\/strong> entered a formal partnership with USA Stars of SLC to provide an inclusive environment for individuals with autism to learn the beautiful sport of judo, but also to work on personal and social goals. \u00a7<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- SAVANNAH STACEY ------------- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/judo-instructors-Savannah2019-683x1024c.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/judo-instructors-Savannah2019-683x1024c.jpg\" alt=\"sensei_savannah\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><strong>Savannah Stacey<\/strong> 1<sup>st<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I started Judo in Billings, MT. Under Grand Master Parks, at eleven years old. A few years later, I moved to Salt Lake City, UT. where I began to train under Sensei Adam. I became a Nationally Ranked player, travelled across the country, and fully embraced my love for Judo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Later on, after High School, I moved to Colorado Springs, CO. in 2013 to train at the Olympic Training Center under Olympian Ed Liddie. I\u2019ve competed Nationally and Internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Now I\u2019m starting my coaching career off regionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Dream Big. \u00a7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>--><\/p>\n<p><!-- TOMAS OYARZUN ------------- --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tomas-black-belt-final.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1372 \" src=\"http:\/\/oyarzun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tomas-black-belt-final.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><strong>Tom\u00e1s Oyarz\u00fan<br \/><\/strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Dan Black Belt USA Judo<\/p>\n<p>Tom\u00e1s started practicing judo in high school in his birth country, Chile. After the 1973 coup all martial art clubs were shut down and banned. A few years later, he emigrated to the USA and in time settled down in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Several years ago, he enrolled his kids at USA Stars of SLC and took them to practice and sat there during their class. Mainly due to the insistence of sensei Adam he got suited up and started practicing again \u2014 after 40 years! \u2014 primarily as a way of exercising and attempting to get rid of the extra pounds. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>On February 2017, he was promoted to 1<sup>st<\/sup> degree black belt. Mainly due to the kind encouragement from sensei Adam and sensei John Green.<\/p>\n<p>Tom\u00e1s uses his judo knowledge and his experience as a former educator to assist at the dojo. And he has taken also the role of the club's website and facebook webmaster. \u00a7<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensei Adam Blackburn6th\u00a0Dan Black Belt USA Judo801.889.5319senseiAdam@SaltLakeCityJudo.org Adam has been practicing judo since 1977 when he started learning in Bremerton Wa. @ Kitsap Judo Club under Al and Jan Graden. After competing nationally and winning many junior national and high school titles, in\u00a01985 he is promoted to 1st degree black belt. 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