High Noon Judo has won the USA Judo Senior Nationals overall team title for the third consecutive year.

Based in Northern Virginia, High Noon Judo continued its rise as one of the strongest competitive judo programs in the United States, bringing home 15 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals across junior, novice, brown belt, senior, and veteran divisions.

This championship was built by the whole team. Juniors, veterans, novice competitors, brown belts, senior athletes, and MASTERs fellows all contributed to the result.

MASTERs hosted an elite 2026 judo training camp with Megumi Ishikawa and Olympian John Jayne. International athletes trained ahead of USA Judo Nationals.

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA —  Martial Arts for Social Transformation, Equity and Rights is proud to announce that the team of our Northern Virginia partner gym, High Noon Judo, has been recognized by USA Judo among the Best All Around Clubs. Just one medal shy of first place, the High Noon Judo team took second Best All Around. Led by Sensei Christopher Round, has had a phenomenal showing in its short period of existence.

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A full instructional capture of Hannah Martin’s 2024 High Noon Judo clinic. Learn tai-otoshi, sankaku variations, osoto gari, harai goshi, and grip fighting from a World Cup champion and IJF Grand Prix medalist.

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MASTERs, a Virginia-based martial arts nonprofit, was featured in year-end MMA coverage through donated media placement by Youtuber Napoleon Blownapart.

It was a strong weekend for both the High Noon Judo team and the MASTERs Fellows as athletes competed across two major national events in Dallas. The team entered the 2025 Dallas Invitational and the Presidents Cup, earning medals across junior, senior, and veterans divisions.

Athletes and a coach from Shukutoku University in Japan spent two weeks at High Noon Judo in a technical exchange centered on modern coaching systems, athlete problem solving, and international collaboration in judo development.

High Noon Judo hosted an international training camp in Fairfax, Virginia, featuring instruction from World University Games Champion Megumi Ishikawa. Athletes from multiple countries trained together in preparation for the US Open and the upcoming Olympic cycle.

High Noon Judo delivered another standout performance at the USA Judo Junior Olympic National Championships in Pittsburgh. Four athletes brought home five medals across national and international divisions, including two junior national titles.

High Noon Judo shocked the American judo community by winning the USA Judo Senior National Championships with a small but determined team. MASTERs-supported athletes delivered standout performances across novice, brown belt, veteran, and senior divisions. This is how a young program earned its place among the nation’s best.