O2 Martial Arts Academy

To help raise funds for Todd Tanaka as he grapples with cancer, we are truly blessed to have two of the biggest names in Jiu-Jitsu that will participate in a fundraising seminar, Marcelo Garcia and Ryron Gracie!

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Place: Japanese Cultural Center Bamboo Catering Ballroom 5th Flr
2454 S Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96826

Time:
9:00-11:00 AM Marcelo Garcia (No Gi)
11:00-Noon Lunch Break
Acai bowls, food, and drinks will be sold as a fundraiser and so you do not have to go off site.
12:00-2:00 PM Ryron Gracie (Gi)

We are asking for a $100 donation to be paid directly to Todd by his venmo to reserve your spot.

https://venmo.com/u/T-O-dubL-D
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Please mention Tap Out Cancer Fundraiser in your notes

If you do not have venmo, please reach it to me, but we want funds to be directly sent to Todd for verification and security reasons so maybe you have a friend or teammate with venmo.

This seminar is open to all schools and practioners so please spread the word!

There are limited spots available so please jump on this incredible opportunity to learn from two legends and help one of the best humans fight and tap out cancer!

O2.0 was completed today with the help on an army of extremely hard working individual putting in ton of man hours in this marathon day.

Thanks to everyone that helped us starting Wed with the receiving of the mat covering and vinyl (Bobby, Craig, Aiden, PJ, Andy). The pallet weighed 500lbs and the elevator was broken.

Friday night where we glued the wall mats to the plywood (Safe and Chad). Thanks to Chris S, Josiah, and Ian for covering my adults class so I could work on the mats.

Saturday included Josiah and his two sons in law, Safe, Craig, Ian, Matt, Scott, Andy and Drew (prior to catching a plane), Eric, Jay, Kameron, Travis and I hope I did not miss anyone.

We are so appreciative of everyone's sacrifice and hard work! There were so many man hours put in today with multiple crews working on a ton of projects simultaneously starting at noon otherwise we would not have finished by 10:30pm.

I think it came out incredible. I cannot wait until the team gets to see it in person. No more taping the mats which was my most hated academy task. I had a early morning soccer game for Damien at 9am (showed up at 8:15am) and then jetted over to O2 to start the work. I am so tired and sore, but it is so worth it. We are so blessed!

Consistency and dedication are seen every Saturday morning by these savages!

www.o2maa.com for more info on joining the O2 family!

If you missed class Tuesday night, you missed out! Professor Kaleo Hosaka stopped in and taught some Judo and some passing the guard. He has been working crazy hours so it was a treat for him to come in and teach. He also popped in the day class with Professor Bobby on Monday. Don't miss these opportunities!

See you in class!