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Natalie Roy

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Lifetime Achievement Award Class

Natalie Roy © 2023 Sensei Steven Nohara Natalie Roy Inducted 2023 Proposal Letter To: United States Judo Federation (USJF), USJF Lifetime Achievement Award Committee Attn: Mr. Neil Simon, Chair – USJF Lifetime Achievement Award From: Nathan Lee, President – 50th State...

Michael Pratt

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Lifetime Achievement Award Class

Michael Pratt © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Michael Pratt Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Pratt,is a native of Eastern Oregon raised on a small farm near Adrian Oregon and retired co-owner of Kinney & Keele T.V. Hardware, began his judo career rather late...

Ferdinand Tihista

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Lifetime Achievement Award Class, News

Ferdinand Tihista © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Ferdinand Tihista Inducted 2023. Judo Biography He was born on December 24, 1927 in Marysville, California. Moved to the Salinas and graduated from Salinas High School. High school wrestler and body builder Started...

Peggy Whilden

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Lifetime Achievement Award Class, News

Peggy Whilden © 2023 USJF, all rights reserved Judo Biography Sensei Peggy Whilden started judo in 1969 as a fun thing to do with the family, a new endeavor by the professional physical educator and Pan American swimming competitor. Nearly 40 when she started, she...

Doug Tono

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Doug Tono, Class of 2023 Judo Biography Douglas Tono was born in the United States on June 13, 1959. He started studying judo at the Midwest Buddhist Church at the age of ten years old, under the instruction of Sensei Takayuki Yoshinaga. The Midwest Buddhist Church...

Kiyoshi Shiina

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Kiyoshi Shiina © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Kiyoshi Shiina Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Kiyoshi Shiina was born in 1937 in Tochigi, Japan. He was promoted to 1st dan at the age of 14. He was the 1955 mid-Japan all high school champion for judo. Shiina studied...

Charles Medani, M.D.

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Charles Medani, M.D. © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Charles Medani, M.D. Inducted 2023. Judo Biography Charles "Chuck" Medani began his nearly lifelong journey in judo, and became a member of Shufu, in Boston at the age of 12 under Paul Hapgood and Bob Palazzi at...

Ray Imada

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Hall of Fame Class

Ray Imada © 2023 Steven Nohara, all rights reserved Judo Biography Judo Credentials Ray T. Imada was born and raised in Hawaii, with frequent time spent in Kumamoto, Japan during his youth. He had a challenging beginning in kindergarten, speaking only Japanese. His...

Mickey Matsumoto

by Stilman Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Class of 2023, Hall of Fame Class

Mickey Matsumoto © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Men’s Central Jail Deputy Mickey Matsumoto has again shown his incredible athletic and Judo skill by earning the Judo gold medal at the 2011 World Police and Fire Games in New York City....