Olympians,
champions,
sensei.
Morning instruction with our lead instructors, an afternoon class with the guest instructor, and specialty classes in competition, kata, coaching, and refereeing. Every one of them ranked, and every one of them on the mat with you.
Angelica
Delgado
Angelica learned the basics at age nine in her family’s Miami backyard, taught by her father Miguel, a former member of Cuba’s national judo team. She went on to represent the United States at three Olympic Games and spent most of the last decade as Team USA’s highest world-ranked judoka.
She leads the afternoon class every day of camp.
- Olympian: Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
- Pan American Games bronze: Toronto 2015, Santiago 2023
- Nine Senior Pan American-Oceania Championship medals
- Grand Slam medalist: silver, Abu Dhabi 2016; bronze, Budapest 2022
- B.A. Psychology, Florida International University
Four specialty classes, four specialists.
Kostiantyn Tskhovrebashvili
Match-focused judo for athletes who compete. Kostiantyn has trained more than one hundred regional and national champions in Ukraine.
- Godan (5th dan), judo
- Master’s degree in Physical Education
- Coach of 100+ regional and national Ukrainian champions
Heiko Rommelmann Jr.
The formal forms of judo, taught for demonstration, grading, and competition, with certification. Heiko has represented the United States at the World Kata Championships eight times.
- Rokudan (6th dan), judo · Godan (5th dan), jujutsu
- 19 National Championship golds, 8 Pan American golds, 1 World Masters gold
- 8× US representative, World Kata Championships
Michael Dobbs
For sensei and aspiring coaches, with certification. Michael founded ArkJudo, a top-three USJA club, and is a senior instructor at Tennessee Judo Academy in the Nashville area.
- Sandan (3rd dan), judo
- National Rank Examiner · National Level Coach
- 15+ years coaching
Devin Cohen
Rules, calls, and match management for new and experienced referees, with certification prep. Devin holds an International Judo Federation “A” referee licence.
- International Judo Federation “A” referee
- Teaches new and experienced referees
- Referee certification preparation
Black belts are graded in dan. Here’s who’s on the mat.
Israel Hernández
Olympic bronze at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 at −65kg, five Pan American Championships medals with four golds, and 1995 Pan American Games champion. As a coach he has worked with the Olympic Training Center in Barcelona, the Puerto Rican national team, and the 2008 US Olympic judo team.
Train with them
this August.
Super early bird pricing of $695 for the full week runs through December 31, 2026.