President’s Message
Season’s Greetings from the United States Judo Federation! The pandemic has changed how we do things today and how we will do things tomorrow, separating communities in some areas and bringing us closer together in others. We want you to know that even though we have...
Fresno Judo Club
Fresno Judo Club Fresno, California Sensei Larry Tsutsui The Fresno Judo Club is a non-profit organization, a member of the San Joaquin Valley Judo Yudanshakai, United States Judo Federation, California Judo Incorporated, and USA Judo. In 1952, the dojo was started...
David Matsumoto
David Matsumoto Class of 2021 David Matsumoto proposed by Daiheigen Yudanshakai Current Positions Founder and Program Director, East Bay Judo Institute (2015-current) Daiheigen Yudanshakai, Board of Examiners Chair (2020-current) Judo Awards, Honors, and Fellowships...
Darlene Anaya
Darlene Anaya Class 1993 proposed by the Hall of Fame committee Darlene Anaya Darlene Anaya wrote:At the age of 6, my father and sensei, Tony Anaya, introduced me to the art of Judo. He began teaching me basic moves on our living room carpet and by the age of 9, my...
USJF Coach Conference
Sunday, October 24th, 2021 at 1pm Pacific The United States Judo Federation and the USJF Coach Committee are excited to present our second USJF Virtual Coach Conference on Sunday, October 24th. This event will focus on the tournament experience with Sensei Richie...
Member Portal – YDK and Dojo Renewals
Renewal payments for dojos and yudanshakais can now be made online via the USJF website. FYI Overview… There is now a functional single portal where all members: individual, dojo, and yudanshakais may access their information. Access will be controlled by email...
USJF COVID-19 Event Planning Guidelines (September 2021)
The USJF Medical Committee has reviewed the guidelines released by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee regarding event planning and adapted these recommendations for our members. Please note that the knowledge and circumstances around COVID-19 are changing...
Revision of the Reopening of Dojos Guidelines
USJF Dojo Reopening Guidelines (September 2021) These guidelines are intended to assist with dojos in re-opening and resuming training. However, due to wide variation in Covid-19 cases around the country we cannot provide a uniform one-size-fits-all recommendation for...
Covid Update, September 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-21 (Update September 15, 2021) Thank you very much to Dr. Ricardo Joseph, Dr. Eric Chen, and Dr. Jeffrey Fujimoto of the USJF Medical Committee for their time and expertise in helping to put together this information along with recommendations...
New medical coverage forms available
Event medical professional liability coverage is available for your medical professionals providing medical service at your sanctioned events. Please visit the downloadable forms for program summary and enrollment forms. Please pay special attention to the...