by Stilman Davis | Jul 6, 2018 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class
John Anderson Inducted 2018 The following is a Biography Sensei John Anderson wrote about himself before his death. I was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia and entered the U.S. Navy in 1945. I practiced judo at the Shobukan Dojo in Hawaii and with AI Holtman in San...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 30, 2018 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class
Albert Aoki Inducted 2018 Albert Masaji Aoki was born on January 28, 1933, and died on April 21, 2021 (see his obituary here). The Aoki Family judo tradition originated in Kumamoto, Japan. Aoki states in the second edition of his autobiography, Many Hurdles to Cross,...
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...
by Mitchell Palacio | Jan 6, 2016 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class
Albert Aoki Class of 2018 Albert Aoki Inducted 2018 Albert Masaji Aoki was born on January 28, 1933, and died on April 21, 2021 (see his obituary here). The Aoki Family judo tradition originated in Kumamoto, Japan. Aoki states in the second edition of his...
