Message from USJF President Noboru Saito
Last week at the 2002 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, we were fortunate to have two guests: Mr. Juan Carlos Barcos, the IJF Referee Director from Spain, and Mr. Carlos Diaz, the Pan American Judo Union Referee Director from Venezuela. They worked together to put on a...
Announcement of Margaret E. Ashida Scholarship
The obituary for Margaret E. Ashida (Ellie) just was printed today (10/9/02). It reads "There will be no services or calling hours. In lieu of flowers friends wishing may contribute to University of Rochester, to support a Scholarship Fund being established in...
Pictures of awards at Junior Nationals
< < Previous Next >> You can download all the pictures in a zip file by clicking here. Seka Sports, Inc. & HSU Imports teamed up to sponsor the USJF Junior & Youth Development Judo Gi & Epaulets Program at the 2002 USJF Jr., Youth, Team, & Kata...
Report for the 2002 Kata Conference
United States Judo Federation Eiko Shepherd (Kata Chairperson) 1918 North 57th St. Washington Park, IL 62204 Tel (618) 875-2558 Fax (618) 875-1617 eikojudo@apci.net Report from the 2nd Annual USJF National Kata Clinic Here is the report for the second annual...
Details for placing a bid to host a development event
Date: 6 July 2002 To: All Interested Parties From: David Matsumoto Cc: USJF Development Committee (DC) Noboru Saito, President Robert Fukuda, Executive Director Re: Bids for USJF Judo Conference 2003 Hope you are all well and enjoying the summer....
Report of the 2002 National Teachers Institute Conference
Report on the 2002 USJF National Teachers Institute San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 6-8 June 2002 Day One The 2002 USJF National Teachers Institute was held 6-8 June 2002 at the Seven Hills Conference Center at San Francisco State...
Konan Koshiki no Kata Clinic Report
Konan Yudanshakai Koshiki no Kata Clinic Report A Koshiki no Kata Clinic was conducted by Noboru Saito (Class A), Frances Glaze (Class C), Tony Owed, Alan Panakia and Mark Pasquinelly on May 19, 2002 at the Saito dojo. This was the third kata clinic that...
Situation Analysis (Updated August 6, 2001)
SITUATION ANALYSES This section is created not only to sharpen your analytical skill but also to develop your responses on the mat. To reap the most benefits from these situations, we suggest you approach them as follows: 1. As soon as you finish reading the...
Development and preservation of Referees voice
Developing and Reserving A Good Referee Voice The voice is one of the areas or categories of behavior on which a referee is evaluated. In fact, Referee's Expected Behaviors by Richard J. Celotto discusses the voice first among the nine categories of behavior....
Chairmans Report from the 2001 Junior Nationals
FROM THE CHAIR We just completed the 2001 USJF Junior Nationals. The venue for this event was at the Armed Forces Language School in scenic Monterrey California. The Ganbaru Yudanshakai under the leadership of Mr. Eddie Stewart sponsored the tournament. The...