A 6th Degree Black Belt, Master Nam received his judo, yongmudo, hapkido, taekwondo and kumdo training in Korea, Japan and the United States.  Prior to joining CYC in 2002, Mr. Nam taught judo at Iowa State, Ames YMCA, Georgia Tech, Decatur Judo Club, Diablo Valley Dojo and at the University of California, Berkeley.

As a competitor, he represented Iowa AAU at the 1972 Olympic Trials and was the 1973 Iowa AAU Outstanding Male Athlete in Judo. Mr. Nam received a bachelor's degree in statistics from Iowa State University. A lifetime member of the U.S. Judo Federation and USA Judo, he is currently serving as a member of the Korea Judo Association in U.S.A. Board of Directors. Mr. Nam is a nationally certified judo coach and instructor. He is also a Technical Advisory Committee member of the UCMAP (University of California Martial Arts Program) at University of California.

"I am here to teach judo to boys and girls so they can enjoy judo as both a recreational and competitive sport," said Master Nam. "I believe that judo training will help to prepare our students to become more confident, patient and contented persons. For those gifted and dedicated students, there are many opportunities to participate in competitions at local, regional, national and international levels, as well as to represent the USA in the Pan Am Games and the Olympic Games. Our reward system is to promote students with colored belts (from White to Black Belt) based on the guidelines provided by USA Judo.

"My role is to influence our CYC judo students to be contributing persons in our community through judo training. It is my sincere hope and aspiration for young people at CYC to dream big and work diligently every day to achieve their goals in life and become happy, confident and caring people!"

Edward J. Ganch served the U.S. Navy and while stationed in Asia, he was first introduced to Judo. He attended College of Marin, UC Berkeley and Saint Mary’s College, with a concentration in business management.  He continued playing Judo for 10 years in the East Bay. In October 2005, he was offered an Assistant Judo Coaching position.  He earned a first degree black belt at the CYC and the Regional level coaching certification.

David Gonzales served in the US Marine Corps for 6 years as a Military Policeman. In 1991, David began his training in Judo at the Tenri Dojo in Los Angeles, Ca., where in 1992, David earned his third degree brown belt. In 2007, David was offered an Assistant Judo Coaching position at the CYC, where under the mentor-ship of Sensei Howard Nam, David earned his second and first degree brown belt.

I was introduced to Judo by a friend in high school and to competition by a Junior National Champion. That is the simple beginning to a lifelong connection with Judo. I was an active competitor and competed as a senior white belt and brown belt. I earned my first class Brown belt in 1988. I returned to Judo when my daughter and son joined the CYC Judo program. I started as a volunteer parent Judo coach in 2010 and became one of assistant Judo coaches in 2011 at the Community Youth Center.

I started Judo in 1989 and received a third class Brown belt in 2011. After many years of coaching for a minor soccer league, I returned to Judo when my son joined the CYC Judo program. I started as a volunteer parent Judo coach in 2010 and became one of assistant Judo coaches in 2011 at the Community Youth Center. I enjoy coaching and helping kids to become successful in life.

I was first introduced to JuJitsu/Judo in 2008. Initially a wrestler in the 100kg weight class, I placed first in Freestyle (2009, 2010) and Folkstyle (2010) state, and 2010 Junior Women's Freestyle Nationals (runner up in 2009). I coached wrestling to girls in Concord High School. I returned to Judo when my sister joined the Community Youth Center Judo program. I started as a volunteer Judo coach in 2010 and became an assistant coach in 2011. I enjoy coaching and helping kids develop confidence through a fair and safe environment in the Judo program, as well as participating in tournaments as a youth coach and a competitor, and obtained a third class Brown belt, under the guidance of Sensei Nam.