Lance Murashige (Shodan) Managing Instructor
Lance Murashige began studying judo in 2016 with DC Judo and is proud to be the club’s first fully homegrown black belt. Lance enjoys the sport aspect of Judo and has won his division in a number of regional competitions, including the Shufu Open Judo Championship, the Maryland Open, the Ken Tamai Memorial Judo Tournament, and the Exmore Judo Tournament. Lance’s goal is that DC Judo remains what it has always been: an open and inclusive environment where club members help each other achieve their Judo goals, whether that is competition, fitness, camaraderie, or something else altogether.
Lance practiced a number of martial arts before focusing on Judo. This included several years of Tae Kwon Do competition, including first place finishes in his division at the USA Taekwondo senior nationals and Hawai’i state championships, and several years of fencing (foil and saber), including a stint as the President of the University of Virginia Fencing Club. As a result, Lance encourages students to cross train multiple martial arts, and that many students may want to simultaneously train Judo in addition to other martial arts.
As a lawyer at one of DC’s large law firms, Lance is also focused on making sure that DC Judo’s schedule works for adults with busy schedules. Therefore, DC Judo’s class schedule and payment options are tailored to provide flexibility to anyone who wants to join.
Sensei Terence (center) with his teachers
Noboru Saito and John Anderson
Terence McPartland (Yondan) Founder and Sensei Emeritus.
Terence McPartland founded DC Judo in 2008 before he handed over management of the club to Lance and took “Sensei Emeritus” status in 2024.
Terence started Judo in 1970 and studied with Noburu Saito as a junior competitor in Michigan. As a senior competitor, he studied under John Anderson at Baltimore Judo Club. Terence is currently a kata competitor and a national silver medalist.
Terence is a certified coach and teacher with USA Judo and is certified to teach Blind and Low-Vision judoka. He is a regional level technical tournament official and a regional referee. He is Guild Certified Practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education(TM). He also is a certified Martial Arts Strength and Conditioning Coach and holds First Aid and CPR certificates.
Karen Whilden (Rokudan)
Karen Whilden started judo in college in 1970, and has continued practicing ever since. Karen competed in both shiai and kata at the local and national levels. She is renowned for her kata accomplishments in particular: she is a Pan American kata champion, a Pan American kata judge, and is a member of USA Judo’s Kata Committee.
Devin Bartolomeo (Shodan)
Devon is a certified coach with USA Judo, the sport’s Olympic governing body in the USA. They’re also a purple belt in jiujitsu under Relson Gracie. They’ve earned gold in competitions such as the Keystone Games and Maryland Open and placed in the prestigious Judo Carnaval in Cuba. In jiujitsu, they earned medals from bronze to gold in competitions such as The Good Fight, PBJJ League and Capitol Classics. They combine a versatile, scalable coaching style with the the philosophy that “judo/jiujitsu is for everybody”, meaning that with the right program, everyone, regardless of strength, age, or ability, can get results from practicing.
Mark Raby (Nidan)
Rick Carter (Shodan)
Geof Meixner (Shodan)
Sebastian Smith (Shodan)
Jason Huang (Shodan)
Additional Instructors:
Chuck Medani (Shichidan)
Nick Madary (Nidan)
Ryan Suto (Nidan)
Thiago Romariz (Shodan)
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