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Menomonee Judo Club/Wolf Judo • www.wolfjudo.com Located in the heart of Chicago, the club consists of over 140 members ranging in age from 3-65. world Cup.

The Menomonee Judo Club is one of the top Jr Judo programs in the country and America's first Paralympic National Training Center. Our Paralympic classes are pioneering the future of Judo at Park District and Public Schools around the city. During the last year students have competed at local, regional, national and international competitions in 11 states. The club has earned 26 national or international medals in 2008. In 2011, 2 of our students competed in the Jr. This group is meant for any fans of the club or Judo in general. Join us and spread the word. Please visit us at: www.BrettWolfJudo.com

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Emile and Rafi F on their recent promotions to Yellow Belt! The boys are two of our top up and coming athletes at the dojo. Emile and Rafi have shown great promise since they started training with us. They’re good athletes and even better kids! Congrats to both boys. We’re proud of you!

04/03/2026

Congratulations to Eric M on his recent promotion to Green Belt. It’s a well deserved accomplishment and trust me, it’s only the beginning. Eric, who started training just a couple of years ago, has quickly moved up the national ranking roster and is fighting for medals in elite divisions. As I said, only the beginning. Way to go, Eric!

03/26/2026

Congratulations to Poppy Moore on her recent promotion to Yellow Belt! Poppy, who followed her two brothers into Judo, has gained the respect of her teammates for the hard work and focus she puts into her training. Capping off a big month for her on the Judo mat, Poppy earned a silver medal in Wichita at the USA Judo Youth National Championships. Which happened to be her first ever Judo tournament! Way to go, Poppy! Well deserved!

03/25/2026

We are far behind on congratulating our players on recent belt promotions, but we’ll catch up in the coming days.

Big congratulations to one of our most improved and dedicated athletes, Axel S, on his recent promotion to Green Belt. No one takes their Judo any more seriously than Axel does and the fruits of his labor are right around the corner. Congrats, Axel - well done and well deserved!

03/16/2026

Other than some pretty severe delays / cancellations in getting back to Chicago, Wolf Judo finished up a successful weekend at the USA Judo Youth National Championships in Wichita today. Our group, which started at 13, ultimately ended up as a team of 8 young athletes. Everyone fought hard and well and gained experience that will prove invaluable moving forward. I’m always most impressed by the toughness and sportsmanship that our players demonstrate on a regular basis. This showing points to an extremely bright future at the club. Congratulations to all of our competitors! We’re proud of you!

Jude Moore - Gold Medal (advanced / point division)
Milly Graunke - Gold Medal
Poppy Moore - Silver Medal (first tournament)
David Wu - Silver Medal
Johnny Moore - Three Matches
Eric Magana - Three Matches
Mikey Reiffsteck - Two Matches
Jason Wu - Two Matches

01/12/2026

Congratulations to Johnny M and Jude M on their recent promotions to Green Belt! The promotions culminate a huge year for the boys at the club, as they both worked extremely hard and became Jr National Champions (Johnny - Novice and Jude - Advanced). Without a doubt two of our hardest workers and most dedicated athletes. Congratulations Johnny and Jude! We’re proud of you!

12/16/2025

Shared a very special evening at the dojo over Thanksgiving break with some current club members and a handful of our most accomplished alums. It was something that was long overdue, but certainly worth the wait! As a club we regularly honor the work and accomplishments of the thousands of athletes who preceded us by pushing hard each and every practice. While it doesn’t necessarily define us, the fact that we’ve produced an Olympian, a Paralympian, over 30 World Team members (Sr, Jr, Cadet and Para), more than 50 Pan Am Team members (Sr, Jr, Cadet, Youth and Para) and hundreds of National medalists, is something to be proud of, because they don’t come easy! Hoping this is the first of my alumni events to come! Wolf Judo - past, present and future!

12/12/2025

Lagging far behind on announcing recent belt promotions, but wanted to make sure that we congratulated both Nico Molina - Orange Belt and Letroy Jackson - Yellow Belt, on these well deserved accomplishments. Nico and Troy, who recently competed at his first Judo tournaments in Irving, TX, add a ton to our club. They both work very hard and have been showing improvement on a weekly basis. Hoping that they’ll stay involved and engaged long enough to receive many more belt promotions and accolades. Congrats, Nico and Troy, we’re proud of you!

12/11/2025

Earlier this month we ran our first in-club tournament of the Judo year. These are always fun events, where our younger, less experienced players, can learn about competitive Judo in a comfortable setting. Nearly 60 young Judoka competed, including a group of ten from Bridgeport Catholic Academy Judo, who we are always happy to host. All of the kids fought hard and showed improved skill and understanding. After more than 120 total matches, the competitors left with gold medals and personalized certificates. All in all a very successful day! Congratulations to everyone who competed!

12/11/2025

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Sensei George Kimura last month at the age of 88. Sensei George, a proud Marine veteran, was a player and instructor in the Chicagoland area for over 60 years. He taught at multiple clubs in the city, including the Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Irving Park YMCA and the New City YMCA, which was located less than one block away from our current dojo location. I was lucky enough to work with Sensei George when I began taking lessons at the Lawson YMCA. He and Sensei Hank Okamura made a heck of a coaching staff. Sensei George mentored thousands of people from all walks of life. I’m blessed to have been one of them. Sending prayers and condolences to Sensei’s entire family.

12/09/2025

It’s a couple of weeks late, but we want to congratulate all of the Wolf Judo athletes who competed at the two National tournaments in Texas late last month. The Dallas Open and USA Judo National President’s Cup are two of the largest and most competitive events held domestically each year. More than 1,200 Judo players converged on the convention center in Irving. Our group was relatively small and certainly inexperienced, but everyone fought well and certainly fought hard. We still have a lot of room for improvement (that will always be the case I’m sure), which is exciting, because we will improve, especially with added experience such as this. Congratulations to our athletes, we couldn’t be more proud of you!
USA Judo National President’s Cup
Sunday, November 23rd, 2025
Irving, TX
Gary T - Gold (elite, point division)
Eric M - Gold and Bronze (elite, point division)
Dylan Y - Silver
Isaac O - Silver
Johnny M - Silver
Jude M - Bronze (elite, point division)
Letroy J - 2 wins (1st ever tournament)
Dallas Open
Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Irving, TX
Eric M - silver and bronze - 2 wins (elite, point division)
Isaac O - bronze - 3 wins, 3 ippons
Gary T - 2 wins (elite, point division)
Jude M - 2 wins
Dylan Y - 3 wins and 7 matches
Letroy - 2 tough matches
Johnny M - 2 tough matches (elite, point division)
Manny R did an excellent job of coaching our athletes! Great player and well on his way to being a first class coach!

11/19/2025

In spite of a couple of nagging injuries and quite a few scheduling conflicts, Wolf Judo will be sending a strong group to the two national tournaments in Irving, TX this weekend - Dallas Open and USA Judo President’s Cup
The club has had many memorable moments at these prestigious events over the years, including Max Schneider winning the most outstanding Sr competitor at the Dallas Open in 2016. The players have trained hard and we know they’ll do a fantastic job!
Best of luck to:
Jude M
Johnny M
Isaac O
Dylan Y
Troy J
Eric M
Gary T

Address

1535 N Dayton Street, 60642
Chicago, IL
60614

Website

http://www.wolfjudo.com/

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