What are considered the top Judo schools in the country? What about West Coast, East coast and Mid West? Which US Judo schools have the most olympic athletes? Where do the elite Judo students train?|||Obviously the Olympic Training Center in Boulder is at the top.
Cohen%26#039;s Judo in New York has great guys.
Ki Itsu Sai in Miami does very well nationally.
Mike Swain%26#039;s school in San Jose does well.
Eddie Liddie%26#039;s and Leo White%26#039;s school in Atlanta is definately top 10.
Honestly most potential Olympic Judokas get picked up by the OTC, so as far as a school that produces the most Olympians, it is the one to beat. Also it makes it hard to find out the schools that originally placed those guys in the OTC, as all of their results inj Tournaments only list the OTC in Boulder as their school. Obviously some other school got them to that level first, but you don%26#039;t always know.
Elite level Judokas are invited to the OTC, (players who earn A Rankings, by placing and winning national and international tournaments).
Hard to say which schools produce the most, I would say that the South has produced quite a few Olympians. Also the New York, New Jersey area has the Cohen%26#039;s (very good Judokas and teachers) and some say they are building up to be as good as the OTC for placing high level competetion.
So I would say East Coast, Cohen%26#039;s Judo. Midwest obviously the OTC in Boulder Colorado, and Then Swain%26#039;s school out in San Jose California.
Most elite level students end up at the OTC, and go on to train internationally, and spend some time with Eddie Liddie in Atlanta (as he is the US Olympic Judo Coach), as well as training with Cohen at least Ideally so. Elite level competetive Judo is a pretty small circle in the US, everyone starts to train together at some point.
Hope that helps.|||Tora-Kai
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