I would be go =) I am 15 Minutes North of Seattle. The closest thing is Brian Johnson, he is a John Will black belt which is my guess to why he is so open to the system.
depending on what part about 5 hours. Sometimes flights are cheapish around $150 round trip.
Joshua isn't stretching though, Seattle has a lot great instructors.
Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Jean Jacques Machado → Eddie Bravo → Myself
I don't chose where my schools go, aspiring moon instructors contact me about affiliation and we go from there. Eventually someone from Seattle will contact me
If you guys in the greater Seattle area are looking to do stuff. I have a mat room and have my friends from Marcelo's/Johnsons come down often. I am in Lynnwood. Shoot me a PM.