CONGRATULATIONS!!!
2010 USA JUDO NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALISTS
July 24 - 25, 2010
Alexa De La Garza, Champion Judo Club
Mackenzie Williams, Champion Judo Club
(Buck Snider, Coach)
Jake Harris, Friendswood Judo Club
(Ray Williams, Coach)


MISSION STATEMENT
To educate people in Houston about the International sport of Judo.
Welcome to the website of the Friends of Houston Judo, Incorporated, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Spring, Texas. Our mission statement is to educate people in the greater Houston area about the international sport of Judo.
"Judo is a dynamic Japanese martial art and Olympic sport that has grown much since its inception. As the founder of Judo, Professor Jigoro Kano defined the goal of Judo "as the harmonious development and eventual perfection of the human character." Now, over a hundred years after its creation, Judo has evolved into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched the lives of millions. "
Buck Snider, Sensei Champion Judo Club
Judo was introduced into the Olympic Games in 1964.
Currently, there are 10 dojos (schools) in the greater Houston area that offer Judo: Champion Martial Arts and Fitness, Diamondback Judo Club, Freedom Judo Club, Friendswood Judo and Jujitsu, Karl Geis, Houston Budokan, School of Hard Knock Judo, Aikido, and Kenpo Karate Dojo, Southwest Chinese Baptist Church Judo Club, Texas A&M Judo Team and Westlake Judo Club.
Students of the dojos usually join one or more of these state and national judo organizations: Texas Judo, Incorporated, USA Judo, USJA, USJF and AAU Judo.



Upcoming Schedule of Texas and Texas Area Judo Events
| Date | Location | Event |
| Sept. 4 | Pasadena | Champion Developmental Tournament Champion Judo Club / Buck Snider www.championjudo.com |
| Sept. 11 | San Antonio | Alamo Classic Tournament Cancelled |
| Sept. 11 | San Antonio | Universal Judo Challenge Universal Judo Club / Jim Hrbek www.universaljudo.com |
| Sept. 25 | San Antonio | Texas Judo Inc. Fall Board Meeting Universal Judo Club Clinic Universal Judo Club / Jim Hrbek www.universaljudo.com |
| Sept. 25 | Denham Springs, LA | Louisiana Judo Open Wall to Wall Judo Club / James Wall www.wallmartialarts.com |
| Oct. 9 | College Station | 16th Annual Go Shibata Memorial Tournament Texas A&M Judo Club / Bob Perez www.aggiejudo.com |
| Nov. 6 | Conroe | 14th Annual Houston Open Tournament Diamondback Judo Club / Ray Williams www.houstonopenjudo.com |
| Nov. 20 | Grapevine |
45th Annual Dallas Invitational |






