Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Judo and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Orange County Kodokan's instructors and other staff members, starting with :

Sensei Ted Okada  (Shichidan / 7th Degree Black Belt)  *7th Degree Black Belt *Studying Judo 55 Years *Coaching 45 Years *Helped Produce 3 Olympians at OCK *Produced Over 20 Junior National Champions *5th Senior Nationals (15 year old) *2 Time High School National Champion

Sensei Brian Marks  (Rokudan / 6th Degree Black Belt) *Started judo at the age of ten in Detroit, MI *Head Instructor at Ogden’s for 22 years * Assistant Instructor at Michigan State University *Head Instructor for the Southern California Kata Dojo at OCK *Competed in the Judo World Masters for Kata in Canada, Ireland, Arizona and Brazil * 3 Kata World Bronze Medals * 5 Gold Medals from Fukuda International Judo Championships *Fifth Vice President (Kata Chair) for the Nanka Yudansha-kai

Sensei Tony Okada  (Rokudan / 6th Degree Black Belt)  JUDO *1992 US Olympic Judo Team *Pan American Judo Champion *US International Open Judo Champion *3x US National Judo Champion *West German Open Judo Champion *Pacific Rim Judo Bronze Medalist *US Olympic Sports Festival Champion *4x National Collegiate Judo Champion *High School World Cup Judo Champion *Junior Pan Am Games Silver Medalist *3x High School National Judo Champion WRESTLING *2x Asics Tiger All-American (first ever in *Orange County) *California State Wrestler of the Year *2x California State Champion and fifth *3x CIF Masters Champion *3x CIF Champion *4x All-Orange County *7th Junior World Greco-Roman Championships *2nd Cadet World Freestyle Championships *Fila Junior World Trials Greco-Roman Champion *Cadet National Freestyle Champion *4x USA Wrestling All-American

Sensei Dong Hun Yun  (Yodan/4th Degree Black Belt) JUDO 1992 Spring Korea National Judo Tournament 1st Place 1993 Korean National Judo Cup 2nd Place 1992 Korea National YMCA Cup 3rd Place 1992 Presidential Judo Tournament 3rd Place WRESTLING 2x Korean National Wrestling Assoc Cup 2nd Place 1995 Korean National KBS Cup 2nd Place 1995 Korean National Sports Festival 2nd Place

Sensei George Espinoza  (Yodan / 4th Degree Black Belt) Sensei George Espinoza has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.

Sensei Kenneth Kurosu  (Nidan / 2nd Degree Black Belt) Started Judo in 1959 High School Nationals 2nd Place Coaching for 22 years

Sensei Steve Shilling  (Shodan / Black Belt)  *Nanka Regional Referee *C-Certified for Nage No Kata

For more information about the Orange County Kodokan staff or training programs, please contact us at (714)337-6549 or by clicking here.