One of my players who has been training in Europe for the last year was back in San Diego for a visit. On our off-day, we decided to visit a local Judo club he used to frequent from time to time before he found his way to my club. This club touts itself as having international caliber instructors. I’m still trying to figure out why it claims that. It must be because the owners have money and travel abroad frequently. They aren’t even the head coaches for the Judo class because their primary background in the martial arts is not Judo. They have no national level players let alone international players. International caliber instructors sounds good but it’s clearly a gross misrepresentation of the truth. Caveat emptor!

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