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 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Eddie Liddie Inducted 1993 Edward (“Ed”) J. Liddie (born July 21, 1959 in Union City, Georgia) is an American former judoka. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and was the bronze medalist in the men’s...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Hideo Hama Inducted 1993 Tak Mizuta wrote: The following are anecdotal incidents regarding Sensei Hama. During the mid and late 1930s, I practiced judo at the Yakima (Wapato, Washington) Dojo. Sensei Hama occasionallly dropped in to our practices. I remember him...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Eichi Koiwai Inducted 1993 Eichi Karl Koiwai, M.D. (February 21, 1920 – February 23, 2009) was the president of the United States Judo Federation (USJF) in 1973 and 1974 and the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee in 1973. Koiwai was the chairman of the...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Hayward Nishioka Inducted 2015 Hayward Nishioka is the retired Professor of Kinesiology and Health, Los Angeles City College for 41 years teaching judo as a credit course. His education culminated in an MA. in Physical Education and MA. Administrative Education,...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Henry Okamura Inducted 1993 Henry Okamura (1924 – May 25, 2005), was a former four time US National Judo Champion. Okamura co authored a book in 1960 called How to Improve Your Judo. Okamura was awarded an 8th dan in judo. Okayuma lived in an internship camp during...
