by Stilman Davis | Jul 15, 2018 | Articles
The 2018 Jeremy Glick Award recipient was announced on July 7, at the opening ceremonies of the summer nationals in Grand Rapid, MI. This year’s recipient is Mr Jim Murray of the Konan Yudanshakai. Mr Murray is the founder of Godai Judo and through Godai, has raised...
by Stilman Davis | Jul 2, 2018 | Articles
Here follows information from the brochure Traditions of the Kodokan Clinic On Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids MI, host hotel for the 2018 USJF/USJA Junior Nationals, there will be a unique judo opportunity. Lecture and on-mat sessions to...
by Stilman Davis | Apr 20, 2018 | Articles
Open to male and female USJF Judoka with demonstrated competitive experience Participant requirements: Must have been a USJF member for at least 3 years Club must be a USJF-registered club Recommendation from their sesnsei describing good character and work ethic 15...
by Stilman Davis | Dec 9, 2017 | Articles
The United States Judo Federation has affiliations with a number of very active clubs. Congratulations to the Portland Judo Club on being the largest Judo club in the nation in 2016. Here is a list of USJF clubs with very large memberships. USJF is very proud to be...
by Stilman Davis | Sep 21, 2017 | Articles
Jerry Hays has written: Hello Everyone, As you may recall, Paul Murayama, member of the 1964 US Judo Olympic Team and coach of USA Judo Olympic team in 1980 and 1984, wrote a book called Escape from Manchuria: The Rescue of 1.7 Million Japanese Civilians Trapped in...
by Stilman Davis | Sep 21, 2017 | Articles
An article appeared in the Capital Gazette about Edwin Takemori and Judo at the US Naval Academy. Roy Englert and Robert Fukuda