2023 – Kane County Reader’s Choice – One of the BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County!

We are proud of our dojo and instructors for being recognized by the Kane County Chronical in the annual Readers’ Choice award selection. It’s an honor that students, their families, friends of the Budokan and residents of Kane County can continue to count on the Budokan. We’re so appreciative of your continued loyalty and support […]
2022 – Voted Best in Kane County and a Top Pick in the Chicago Area

Thank you Budokan family, friends and Kane County Chronicle Readers for voting us THE BEST Martial Arts School in Kane County. And what a pleasant surprise! We were voted one of three TOP PICKS of Martial Arts Schools in the Chicagoland area in the Daily Herald’s Reader’s Choice. We are honored and appreciative of everyone’s […]
2021 – Kane County Reader’s Choice – One of the BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County!

We are proud of our dojo and instructors for being recognized by the Kane County Chronical in the annual Readers’ Choice award selection. It’s an honor that students, their families, friends of the Budokan and residents of Kane County can continue to count on the Budokan. We’re so appreciative of your continued loyalty and support […]
2020 – Kane County Reader’s Choice – One of the BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County!

What an honor! Thank you, students, friends, families and Kane County Chronicle readers, for again voting us ‘One of THE BEST’ martial arts school in Kane County in 2020. A special thank you to our skilled and talented staff who are dedicated to providing a great learning experience for you. A well-deserved congratulations to Mark […]
2019 – We’ve been voted THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County!

WOW! As we celebrate our 10th year in business, we are honored to once again be voted ‘THE BEST’ Martial Arts School in the Kane County Chronicle 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards. Thank you to all who voted for us and to our students and instructors for their hard work in making it all possible! We are truly honored to receive […]
2018 – Budokan again voted THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County

2018 – Budokan again voted THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County, by Kane County Chronicle’s Reader’s Choice We are so appreciative to Kane County Chronicle and all the students, families and friends of the Budokan who voted us THE BEST Martial Arts School in the Kane County Chronicle Best of the Fox 2018 – for the […]
Check out this awesome article/interview from VoyageChicago!

VoyageChicago wrote a fantastic article when interviewing us! Check out their article here: Meet Liz Prignano and Mark Henry of South Elgin Budokan Martial Arts in South Elgin
2017 Reader’s Choice Voted THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County, May 25, 2017

Thank you to students, friends and families of the Budokan for once again voting for us as THE BEST Martial Arts school in Kane County by Kane County Chronicle Reader’s. Your confidence in us means so much! This is the 8th consecutive year the Budokan has been voted as one of the top 3 schools […]
2016 Voted the THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County

It’s an honor for the 2nd time to have been voted the THE BEST Martial Arts schools in Kane County by those who mean so much to all of us! This is the 7th year in a row the Budokan has been voted as one of the top 3 schools. Mark Henry / PSN Fitness […]
South Elgin Budokan Wins 7 Medals at Judo National Championships

Originally published source: Chicago Tribune SOUTH ELGIN BUDOKAN WINS 7 MEDALS AT JUDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (South Elgin – 2/29/2016) — Judo (meaning “gentle way”) is one of the sports athletes will be competing in at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This modern martial art was born in Japan in 1882, and the […]