Instructors
Scott Moore began judo in 1988 under Sensei Connie Lavergne in Lafayette, Louisiana
Scott Moore
and currently holds the rank of rokudan, or 6th degree black belt. Over the course of his competitive career, Scott had tremendous success, becoming the first American to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games in 2000. He also won bronze medals in the 1996 and 2004 Paralympic Games. In addition, he was the IBSA World Judo Champion in 1998 and won a pair of World Championship bronze medals in 1995 and 2002. In 2007 Scott retired from competition and was selected as the assistant coach for the 2008 Paralympic Team. In 2009 he became the head coach for the national visually impaired program and served as the head coach for the US Paralympic Judo team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England, 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2020ne Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, Scott was selected by the US Olympic Committee as the Paralympic Coach of the Year.
Scott became the head coach of Denver Judo in 1999 and he and Heidi have worked diligently to make the program one of the most successful in Colorado. Expanding the club to include classes for children, beginners and competitive players, and opening classes to the visually impaired on a fully integrated basis, Scott has lead Denver Judo students to multiple medals at the national and international level.
Scott is also a certified coach with USA Judo at the International “A” Level.
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Heidi Moore, LAT, ATC started judo in 1986 in Santa Monica, California.
She currently holds the rank of rokudan, or 6th degree black belt. Heidi has had competitive
success at every stage of her career, medaling multiple times at national tournaments at the junior, high school, collegiate, senior, and masters levels. She has won 11 medals at the USA Judo Senior National Championships. She represented the United States at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships and at the 2005, 2007 and 2008 Pan American Championships. She finished the 2007 Pan American Championships with a bronze medal.
Heidi moved to Denver in 1999 and took over Denver Judo with her husband Scott. Through Scott, Heidi became involved in the US Paralympic judo program and has served as a coach for the national team many times, including serving as the assistant coach at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2020ne Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Heidi serves as head instructor and executive director of Denver Judo and enjoys teaching the youth and senior competitive classes.
Heidi is a Certified Athletic Trainer and an International “A” level coach with USA Judo, as well as current President of the Colorado Judo League.
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Keith Lewis, yodan
Alyssa Zawack, sandan
2024 USA Judo Veterans National Championship – gold, F1 78kg
2023 USA Judo Senior National Championship – silver, 78kg
2023 Dallas Invitational – bronze, 78kg
2019 USA Judo Presidents Cup – silver, 78kg
2017 Dallas Invitational – bronze, 78kg
2016 Dallas Invitational – silver, 78kg
2015 Dallas Invitational – bronze, 78kg
2013 USA Judo Senior National Championships – silver, 78kg
2013 USA Judo Presidents Cup – gold, 78kg
2011 NCJA Championship – gold, 78kg
Kedge Zawack, sandan
USA Judo Certified National Level Coach
Competitive Highlights:
2024 USA Judo Senior National Championship – 5th place
2023 USA Judo President’s Cup – silver medal, -100kg
2023 USA Judo President’s Cup – bronze medal, open division
2023 USA Judo Senior National Championships – silver medal, -100kg
2023 USA Judo Senior National Championships – silver medal, open division
2022 USA Judo National Championships – bronze medal
2021 USA Judo President’s Cup – Gold Medal
2021 USA Judo National Championship – Silver Medal
2019 USA Judo President’s Cup – Bronze Medal
2017 US Senior National Championship – Bronze Medal
2017 USA Judo President’s Cup – Gold Medal
2016 USA Judo President’s Cup – Gold Medal
2015 USA Judo President’s Cup – Silver Medal
2014 US Senior National Champioship – Bronze Medal
2012 US Senior National Championhip – Bronze Medal
Kyle Lacey, Shodan
Tracy Crawford, godan
Jayson Oldfather, sandan
Jessica Lockfeld, yodan
Jim Carmer, godan
Youth Instructors:
Matthew Gilmartin, Nidan
USA Judo certified instructor
Other Yudansha:
Megan Post, sandan
Ryan Jones, sandan
Nikki Jones, sandan
Nobuo Yagai, nidan
Dave Wise, nidan
Jason Falcone, nidan
Steeve Alvaro, nidan
Richard Johnson, nidan
Avtandili Bogveradze, nidan
Sophia Tiessler, nidan
Garmaa Shinebayar, shodan
Temuujin Chuluunbaatar, shodan
Christian Sousa, shodan
Dan Le, shodan
Kenneth Schroeder, shodan
Hisashi Araya-Kjeseth, shodan
Sean Montoya, shodan
Jeremy Goodwin, shodan
Daniel Weng, shodan
Diego Krapf, shodan
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