Steven Popkes

Good morning! I am the head instructor at Gorilla Judo and BJJ Club. Anyone actual use this?

Hello, my friend Bob Brown was promoted by Phil Porter to 6 th dan Judo many years ago and he is having trouble using this website and checking on his rank being listed. He told me he tried contacting by phone and email the World Wide Martial Arts Association executive director to discuss his concerns but received no reply. I tried email without…[Read more]

Trained and was awarded the ranks of Menkyo Kaiden Shihan and Menkyo Kaiden Shihan SanDaiKichu in Hakkoryu Jujutsu by Nidai Soke Okuyama.

Hey everyone, in case you didn’t know, the WWMAA has a facebook page. Here is the link http://www.facebook.com/wwmaa.org If you use facebook, please go like and follow the page.

judo clinics on October 28-29 and November 11-12 at Alamo beach dojo, Texas. I you are interested, please E mail me (zmatl@yahoo.com).

We teach Sombo at our club it has similar qualities that Judo holds as well. It has been a difficult to promote Sombo in this country since it falls under a form of Wrestling. So if the four international styles of wrestling Freestyle, Greco Roman, Judo and Sombo are recognized. How does Judo stand alone in the mix with several organizations…[Read more]