by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Kevin Asano Inducted 1993 Kevin Yoshimi Asano (born April 20, 1963) is a retired judoka from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men’s extra-lightweight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. On his way to capturing the medal he beat Shinji Hosokawa,...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Keiko Fukuda Inducted 1993 At 98, she is still teaching the Japanese martial art three times a week at a women’s dojo in Noe Valley, giving pointers from a fold-out chair, wearing her ki – and the red belt that signals her superior rank. “The kind of judo I teach is...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 2010, Hall of Fame Class
Jason Morris Inducted 2010 Jason started his Judo Journey in 1975 at the age of 8 and retired after his fourth appearance at the Olympics in 2000. Jason’s competition career spanned 26 years. Included among the many awards and titles Jason won is a Silver medal in the...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1994, Hall of Fame Class
George Wilson Inducted 1994 George was born on April 2, 1928, in Brookings, South Dakota. He graduated from Highline High School in 1945 and then joined the United States Marine Corps where he served in the Marine Aircraft Group Fifteen while stationed in Honolulu,...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 2016, Hall of Fame Class
Harold (Hal) Sharp Inducted 2016 Sensei Sharp, 9th Dan (USA Judo, USJF & USJA), born in 1927, has been active in judo for 65 years, starting at the Kodokan Judo Institute where he earned the rank of Yodan through intensive competition. Chu Kawakami, 9th Dan, and...
