Staff
Chloe Malin
Assistant Coach / Administrator
Assists in coaching judo in Yellowknife as well as providing design and administrative support for the NWT
Judo Association
Has been a part of the NWT Judo Association for
15 years. Currently living and training as a high performance athlete in Montreal.
Dion Simmonds
Executive Director
Since his arrival in August 2023, Dion is temporarily based in Fort Providence to help facilitate our program with the DDEC until our new coaches arrival.
Tetsuya Numata
Coach Sensei
Full time coach based out of Fort Simpson, to provide judo in partnership with the Dehcho Divisional Education Council
A lifetime judoka (practitioner of judo) from Japan with international competition experience. Tetsuya arrives after spending a year and a half teaching judo in Edinburgh, Scotland as well as running multiple clinics and training camps in Greece.
NEW COACH
Coach Sensei
New full time coach arriving December 2023!
NWT Judo strives to increase the physical activity of people throughout the territory with Judo, and is dedicated to developing judoka from grassroots to high performance athletes. We work to provide a fun learning atmosphere both in the school system, specifically throughout the Dehcho District, as well as hubs in Yellowknife and Inuvik.
