by Stilman Davis | Mar 20, 2018 | Obituary
Hector Estevez sent notice of the death of Sensei Guardia On Saturday March 17th, 2018 we received the sad news that our beloved Professor and Sensei Luis Guardia passed away in the City Miami Florida USA. He was surrounded by his family, his wife Mrs. Hilda Guardia...
by Stilman Davis | Mar 16, 2018 | ADJM
Today, history was made with the signing of the first-ever American Judo Alliance Agreement between the United States Judo Association (USJA), United States Judo Federation (USJF) and United States Judo, Inc. (USA Judo). This new agreement paves the way for the three...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Masato Tamura Inducted 1993 “Wherever Masato Tamura has gone, Judo has been strengthened.” He was born in Fife, Washington in 1912. He started his training in the martial art when he was 11 years old in Fife. Mr. Tamura has built an enviable reputation of respect and...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Yoshisada Yonezuka Inducted 1993 Born in Japan, Mr. Yonezuka lived in the United Sates since 1960. A prominent member of the martial arts community, he founded the Cranford Judo and Karate Center 50 years ago. In 1988, and again in 1992, Mr. Yonezuka was the head...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class
Toshiyuki Seino Inducted 2018 Personal History and Judo Background Toshiyuki “Tosh” Seino was born in Hawthorne, CA and was raised in Japan after the World War II. He went to Japan at the age of 7 in Dec.1945, immediately after the World War II, from Tule...