Jimmy Tanaka

BEGJUDO · PE3A · JUDOPE · JDO1 · PEDEF · KINE003D · JUDO · PE31SELFDEFEN · PE301 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 97/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 1.6

The decision

show up, practice, and you will learn and enjoy it.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHands-On MasterLife LessonsPatient CoachShow-Up RequiredFun PE Class

Students call him the best judo/self-defense instructor they have ever had.
Classes are hands-on and fun with low academic difficulty if you attend.
He breaks techniques down clearly, reviews for the final, and teaches life skills.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Low difficulty ratings and an A report suggest high grades come mainly from showing up and participating.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Hands-on PE content with difficulty mostly 1-2 and techniques broken into easy steps.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Hands-on format means missing class hurts your grade and slows partners; .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal 5s and quotes like best teacher ever and so .

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

Students report success with participation and .

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Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

82/100

Textbook often unused; work is in-class .

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Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Master-level instruction, patient breakdowns, encouragement, and life-skill teaching dominate every review.

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Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Hands-on participation drives success; a but not the sole focus.

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Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person PE/judo students rave about clear technique breakdowns, encouragement, and fun hands-on learning.

Main concern

because missing class holds partners back and hurts performance.

What students said

“he's the !”
BEGJUDO

“Dr. Tanaka is the .”
PE31SELFDEFEN

“He teaches LIFE.”
JUDOPE

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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He tells students exactly what is on the , and provides a full review week.

Tells what is on finalEarly finalWeek of review

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

administration and a week of review.

Tells what is on finalEarly finalWeek of review

“He tells you exactly whats on the - and has a week of review for it.”
PE31SELFDEFEN

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dr. Tanaka is the . He knows his stuff and is very impressive.”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 , and student-friendly finals. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Tanaka-sensei is a wonderful teacher who breaks each throw down so u can easily understand it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“So good!! !!”

📚 Course Ease

88/100

“ and they are fun.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

breaks each throw down so u can easily understand it
goes beyond the basics
He teaches LIFE.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you do not show up, you will not do well
textbook with the class, but we never opened it
tells you exactly whats on the final

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

WANTS to help us!
Very nice teacher
a real blessing so much that I am going to repeat this class

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven uniformly glowing reviews across a decade with specific teaching details support high confidence despite limited grade data.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

BEGJUDO2 reviews

JUDO2 reviews

JDO11 review

JUDOPE1 review

KINE003D1 review

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PE3011 review

PE31SELFDEFEN1 review

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PEDEF1 review

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