2016 student visit to Japan
Kevin Asano wrote to thank the organizers of the summer abroad program at Tokai. Dear Yamaguchi Sensei Thank you again for hosting the summer abroad program. I appreciate all the hard work that went into the program. Our students thoroughly enjoy the trip and learned...
Remembering Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki (1931-2016)
By Rachel Friedrich and Tad Nalls Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki passed away in the evening of Friday the July 29, 2016. He was 85 years old and died of heart failure at Howard University hospital with Janet, his beloved wife of 57 years, nearby. photo from Shufu...
Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki has passed away
Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki passed away a few days ago. He had been the captain of the Keio University Judo team, and a three-time winner of the Outstanding Athlete of the All Japan Championships. photo from Shufu website Read more about Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki
Marti Malloy and the Long Road to her High Seeding for Rio
At the 2016 US National Championships in Dallas in early April the USJF Roving Reporter spoke with the three women who are representing the US Olympic Team in Rio in August. The first interview was with Angelica Delgado, and the second interview in this series of...
Kayla Harrison interview
Vaughn Imada wrote: "An article describing Kayla Harrison's preparations for Rio appears in the Wall Street Journal."
Interview with Angelica Delgado
When she was nine years old, Angelica Delgado began learning judo under the guidance of her father, Miguel Delgado, a former Cuban judo Olympian. It was a great start, because sixteen years later, she has qualified for the United States Olympic Judo team, and will be...
2016 Summer Nationals – Results 2nd Day
2ND DAY - OUTSTANDING AWARDS MALE OUTSTANDING - ANTHONY URREA, PACIFIC MALE OUTSTANDING TECHINQUE - ANTHONY BRETT, PEARL CITY MALE SPORTMANSHIP - ISAIAH RAMIREZ, BARSTOW MALE SPIRIT - RAYSEN MOTOYAMA, MILIANI FEMALE OUTSTANDING - DAVINA NONO, SOUTHWEST JUDO FEMALE...
Jeremy Glick Award presented
The Jeremy Glick Award has been conferred on Jerry Hays.
The Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Grant awarded
The Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Grant awarded to Gordon Nelson
2016 Summer Nationals – Results 1st Day
1ST DAY - OUTSTANDING AWARDS MALE OUTSTANDING - RYDER YOSHITAKE, SAN GABRIEL MALE OUTSTANDING TECHINQUE - ARTHER LO, INDUSTRY SHERIFF MALE SPORTMANSHIP - RICKY MARIN, MOJICA MALE SPIRIT - BRANDON CHAQOLLA, OKUBO FEMALE OUTSTANDING - MARJORII MCDONALD, SAKURAKAN FEMALE...