Anthony Kwon

Open Mat Coach

3rd Degree Black Belt

Anthony Kwon started judo in 1998 at Hodokan Judo Club in Honolulu under Sensei George Tsubota as a 5-year-old boy. He was a junior national champion before becoming San Jose State University’s Judo Team captain from 2011 to 2015.

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His various accomplishments include winning the 2009 Jr. Pan American Games in Venezuela as well as the 2012 & 2013 National Collegiate Judo Championships. He was ranked number one in the Male 66kg Senior’s division during his career. Anthony developed a successful Adapted Judo program while he was in San Jose, providing special needs children with a safe environment to engage in physical activity.

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Currently, Anthony is a medical intern at the University of Hawaii. When he is not busy practicing medicine or coaching judo, Anthony enjoys surfing, eating, playing spike ball and spending time with his wife.