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Sensei Josh Lehmen

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Sensei John McDaniel

Sensei John McDaniel

  • Sensei Josh Lehmen  began his judo training in 1985 under Sensei Dale Otto earning his Green Belt before taking a break from training in the early 90's. Realizing he missed judo he returned to Jefferson City Judo in 2015 and in 2018 he earned his Shodan rank (1st degree Black Belt). He also began training in Shin-Gi-Tai Jujitsu earning hi

  • Sensei Josh Lehmen  began his judo training in 1985 under Sensei Dale Otto earning his Green Belt before taking a break from training in the early 90's. Realizing he missed judo he returned to Jefferson City Judo in 2015 and in 2018 he earned his Shodan rank (1st degree Black Belt). He also began training in Shin-Gi-Tai Jujitsu earning his Shodan rank in June 2020. Sensei Lehmen earned his Nidan rank (2nd degree Black Belt) in both Judo and Shin-Gi-Tai Jujitsu in March of 2021. In March 2023, he earned the rank of Sandan (3rd degree Black Belt) in Judo. In June of 2023 he earned the rank of Sandan in Shin-Gi-Tai. In August of 2025, he earned his Yodan (4th degree) in Judo. As the lead instructor for Jefferson City Judo Sensei Lehmen's enthusiasm for the art shows when he is training and working with the students.
  • A LETTER FROM SENSEI JOSH

Sensei John McDaniel

Sensei John McDaniel

Sensei John McDaniel

Sensei John McDaniel

  • Sensei John McDaniel an Instructor for Jefferson City Judo Club began his training in 1971 at the Belleville Judo Club in Belleville, Illinois under Sensei Quentin Thompson. He earned his Shodan (1st degree) black belt in 1985. In 1985 he also opened the Perryville Judo Club. He is proud of the many successes of his students in judo as we

  • Sensei John McDaniel an Instructor for Jefferson City Judo Club began his training in 1971 at the Belleville Judo Club in Belleville, Illinois under Sensei Quentin Thompson. He earned his Shodan (1st degree) black belt in 1985. In 1985 he also opened the Perryville Judo Club. He is proud of the many successes of his students in judo as well as their lives over the years. He served as the assistant Sensei at Southeast Missouri State University for 4 years. In May of 2014 he earned his Sandan rank; 3rd degree black belt. In January 2018 he became a National Judo Referee and a National Certified Coach.

Sensie Roy Tu'ua

Coach Roy Tu'ua

Sensei John McDaniel

Sensei Chuck Coffin

  • Biography coming soon. 

Sensei Chuck Coffin

Sensei Chuck Coffin

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

Sensei Chuck Coffin

  • Biography coming soon.

Coach Race

Youth Coach Race Bartow

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

  • Race is a 2nd degree brown belt in judo, a green belt in Shin-Gi-Tai Jujitsu, and a State Level certified Judo Referee. He's working towards his Regional certification.

Coach Kyle

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

Youth Coach Kyle Stephan

Biography coming soon.

A letter from sensei josh

Sensei Josh outlines a few key concepts for being successful at judo.

There are a number things a beginner can do at judo that will assist in increasing your skill and overall understanding of judo. Judo is a difficult art and that is why the more you understand judo, the easier it is. Here are a few key concepts that will help improve your judo. 


BE COOPERATIVE

As a partner, try to be as cooperative as possible. Being stiff as a board will only result in being thrown extremely hard and having a group of people who do not want to work with you. So, relax and take the time to learn how to be a good partner. If you do not know how, ask your sensei/coach how you should react when your partner is performing a technique. 


LEARN PROPER BREAKFALLS

Learning how to break fall is critical for a beginner. If you cannot fall, you will be scared of getting thrown. This will cause you to be stiff and defensive when your opponent or partner throws you. 


GET THERE EARLY AND LEAVE LATE

Getting to training early and leaving late is one of the best habits you can do. The more you hang around at judo, the better you become. It’s that simple. 


HAVE A JOURNAL

Write down everything you did at practice. Every so often, open up your journal and read over a few sessions you did a few months ago. This will really help you grasp the concepts of judo a lot quicker. 


DON’T LOOK AT THE FEET

Looking at your opponent’s feet is common in nearly every beginner judo class. The whole principle of judo is to feel what your opponent is doing not watch. You should always look at your partner’s chest. By looking at their chest, you can see both of their arms as well as keeping your head up and back straight which is crucial to all throwing techniques. 


TRY TO FEEL RATHER THAN MUSCLE

Technique, technique, technique. Try to use as much technique as possible. Use little strength each and every time you perform judo. The more you concentrate on technique, the quicker you will improve your judo skills. 


MOST IMPORTANT: HAVE FUN!

In the end, you must have fun at judo. Judo is a fantastic sports and an awesome martial art. Have fun at each every practice and session. Don’t be hard on yourself and remember that somewhere around the world, there is someone a little better than you. Setting daily, short and long term goals is the best way to continually have fun at judo.


See you at practice!


Sincerely, 

Sensei Josh

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