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Diana Yoshida (middle) holding Becerra Judo 1st place team trophy from the Dallas Invitational Judo Championship

Team Champions from Ruben Martin's White and Yellow Belt Tournament (Dec. 18)

Becerra Judo wins 1st place team trophy at Houston Open

Beginners Judo Senior Class

Future Becerra Judo Champions

Texas A&M Senior Champions: Matt, Sensei Rita, and Jessica

Team wins the 1st place trophy from Go-Shibata at College Station

The Merriman's are back: Brothers, Bobby and Hunter

Team Winners of the 2006 Ruben Martin White & Yellow Judo Tournament

The USA High School Team at the airport departing for Japan

Sensei Becerra walking with the USA Team to the tournament site. Escorting him is Kubota Sensei

Taisei High School welcomes USA Team

Sensei Becerra giving the USA Judo welcome speech

Getting ready for the tournament

An overview of the site of the tournament

Getting ready to fight

Roland Davila squaring off, winning three out of three

Overview of the tournament

Jacob Larsen getting ready to grip and throw, undefeated in six matches

Seichi Hashimoto sealed it for the USA Team when he went three out of three for USA to win the tournament

Exhibition match between Kato the Giant and Jacob Larsen

Exchanging gifts at the last match

Sensei Becerra awarding Sensei Ichida the USA Judo Trophy to Taisei High School in appreciation for their efforts to foster friendships with USA Judo, Sensei Takei and Sensei O’ishi watching

The Taisei Judo Team that is coming to Becerra Judo Club for two weeks in December

USA and Taisei Judo Team at Taisei High School in Ichinomiya, Japan with Sensei Gary Norton and Bert Becerra

USA Boys High School Champion Team with coaches Gary Norton and Bert Becerra

The Mighty Kato holding Roland Davila

Jumping rope at Taisei practice

Sensei Ichida doing Newaza

**!!Champions 10 Years in a Row!!**

2006 USA Junior Olympics Camp

Bert Becerra with Israel Hernandez; Olympic & World Champion

Bert Becerra with Zack Goldbold & Ruben Martin, Jr.; recipients of the Best Player Award from the camp, and Israel Hernandez

Referee Nick Tucker instructing camp players on the new I.J.F. rules

Promotion to Black Belt of Patrick Ngalamulume, Andre Taylor and Israel Reyna, Jr. with Sensei Ron Yoshida and Sensei Bert Becerra

USA Judo Board of Directors visits USA Junior Olympic Camp: (from left to right) Gail Stolzenburg; Treasurer, John Servin; Athlete's Representative, Ron Trip; President, Lance Nading; Vice President, Fletcher Thorton; Standard & Certification Director, Bert Becerra; Camp Director, Mary Ann Relich; Financial & Office Operation Director, Ron Yoshida; Camp Training Director, Leo White; Development Director, Jose Rodriguez; Executive Director, Reno Reser; Athlete's Representative, and Gary Norton; Chairman of the High School Committee

Matthew Parker and David Yoshida during Randori

Brandon Cameron awarded for all that he has done to support Becerra Judo Club

Richland College 2006 winter semester promotion

Burt & assistant instructors from Richland College

Our 2006 Texas All-Stars; Janet, Ashley, Haley (Missing C.J., Cody, and Michael Assels)

Our winning team captured the Junior and Senior trophy at the Denton Judo Tournament

Michael Assels winning the Copa Gigante in Puerto Rico

The departure of the Japanese Team accompanied by their hosts

The Ogori High School Japanese Team from Fukuoka with their sensei Takashi Kinoshita in their visit for 2 weeks at Becerra Judo School
Also pictured Gary Norton, Ron Yoshida and Bert Becerra

The Japanese High School from Fukuoka exchange students training for two weeks at Becerra Judo

Friends Forever: Satomi & Ashley

Team winners from the Lone Star Tournament

Matthew Parker winning his 1st match in the senior division

Sensei instructing the beginners class with Haley and Tori assisting