Denny Nguyen, San-Dan (3rd Degree Black Belt) Lead Senior Class Instructor

Denny started Judo at Kent-Meridian High School in 2011 and obtained his Shodan in 2014. He continued his judo journey at the University of Washington and held the role of club president from 2014 to 2018 where he helped build the program and having his most competitive years. During this time, Denny’s major awards included one silver medal at the 2014 Grassroot Junior Nationals in Hawaii and a bronze medal at the 2017 Collegiate Nationals in San Jose. His time at Zenyu began in 2012 as a student and he took on a coaching role in 2018. Now, Denny has earned his USA Judo National Coach certification.

Jordan Saravanja Recania, Ni-Dan (2nd Degree Black Belt) Lead Junior Class Instructor

Jordan started judo with the Western Washington University (WWU) Judo Club. He later became the club president and member of the WWU Sport Club Council (‘13-‘15). After graduating, he moved to Tokyo, Japan to train at the Kodokan Judo Institute (‘16-‘22). He earned his Kodokan Shodan and Nidan. After moving back to WA, he became the Zenyu Jr. Class Instructor (‘23-Present). In 2025, Jordan became the Kentlake HS Judo Team Head Coach. In addition, he earned a USA Judo National Coach certification and USJF Regional Nage no Kata judge certification. He aspires to be a kata specialist.

Raymond Nguyen, Sho-Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) Assistant Junior Class Instructor