The passing of Mr. Robert S. Kimura
It is with great sorrow that I inform you that Mr. Robert S. Kimura (Chief Instructor, Kaimuki Judo Club) passed away on July 26, 2011. He spent 80 years of his life practicing and promoting Judo in Hawaii. His mastery in the art of Judo gained through great personal...
2011 Junior Nationals Kata Results
Category Division Gender Rank Tori Uke #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Total Nage No Kata Youth Female/Male 2nd Jenna Enoka Braxton Chong 184 193.5 182 198.5 212.5 970.5 Youth Female/Male Taryn Ichmura Troy Enoka 153 189 177 200 181.5 900.5 Youth Male 1st Cody Kagawa Kevin Miyamasu...
2011 Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Grantsawarded to Ms Melinda Buehman, Mr. Neil Simon and Mr. Ralph Palmer
The USJF Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Grant Committee is very proud in selecting Ms Melinda Buehman, Mr. Neil Simon and Mr. Ralph Palmer as recipients of this grant. They join the prestigious company of the previous recipients of this award. Link to award notice.
The 2011 Jeremy Glick Memorial Spirit of Judo Award
This year's recipient of the Jeremy Glick Memorial Spirit of Judo Award is Mr Yoshisada Yonezuka of Cranford Judo & Karate Center in Cranford, New Jersey.Link to letter to Sensei Yonezuka From an early age, Sensei Yonezuka showed the guts, grit, and grim determination...
2011 USJA/USJF Junior National Results
See thepdf of results.
Referees at the Junior Nationals 2011
Referees at the Toledo, USJA/USJF Junior Nationals, July 2 and 3, 2011 The results are here.
Prof. Wally Jay passed away May 29th
Prof. Wally Jay a Celebration of Life Services will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 1:00 pm. Kofman Auditorium, Alameda High School 2200 Central Ave. Alameda, California 94501 Friends, students and family are invited. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, the family...
A banner year for judo pioneer Keiko Fukuda
Dr. Shelley Fernandez thinks you may be interested in A Banner Year for a Judo Pioneer in Rafu Shimpo.
The top ten clubs and the Century clubs
Here is a table of membership showing the top 10 clubs and Century clubs (clubs with 100 or more members) in the USJF RankDojoYDKMembers 1San Jose Buddhist Judo ClubCentral Coast259 2Sawtelle Judo DojoNanka222 3Oishi Judo ClubHudson192 4Gardena Judo ClubNanka180...
The El Toro Judo Club Ukemi-athon
On Saturday April 2nd the Students of El Toro Judo Club (Laguna Niguel, CA) held an event to raise funds for the Red Cross Relief efforts in Japan. Many club members have friends and families affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. To raise funds the junior...