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Janet Ashida Johnson recipient of the 2019 Jeremy Glick Award

Jul 22, 2019 | Articles

An apppreciation by Bill Gugino Bill Gugino, Janet Ashida Johnson and Barbara Shimizu photo © Bill Gugino From my earliest memories in Judo, the name Ashida has always been synonymous with the highest of character. Janet holds the values her...

2019 USJA JF Summer Nationals Photos

Jul 16, 2019 | Tournament Results

2019 USJA JF Summer Nationals took place at Wagner College in New York on July 6-7, 2019. Happily we can provide links to three collections of photos. Links to photos from 2019 USJA/USJF Summer Nationals provided by Roy E Nanjo are below....

Jerry Wee, 1951-2019

Jul 14, 2019 | Obituary

On Thursday, July 11, 2019, Gerald Wee, devoted husband, father, grandfather, son and brother passed away surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 3, 1951. He graduated from Cass Tech High School and went on the...

May and June 2019 Self Defense Committee Oahu, Kona and Shufu Workshops

Jun 27, 2019 | Self Defense

The Self Defense Committee has been assisting several Yudanshakais in launching their own self defense committees. Over that last three years, the Committee has offered grants to Yudanshakais through the development committee to launch programs....

2019 Keiko Fukuda Scholarship

Jun 25, 2019 | Scholarship & Grants

The 2019 Keiko Fukuda Scholarship recipient was Totie Oishi. Unfortunately, she was not able to attend the Senior National this year. Torie sent me, as Chair of the Scholarship Committee, this letter of appreciation after receiving the check.

Haruo Imamura

Apr 12, 2019 | Class of 2019, Hall of Fame Class

Haruo Imamura Inducted 2019 Imamura Sensei began his study of judo when he was ten years old in Tamana, Japan under his first judo instructor, Hiroyuki Nishii. During his senior year as team captain, he led Tamana High School to a 3rd place finish...

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Mar 15, 2025	87th Anniversary Boise Valley/Owyhee County Judo T Homedale, ID	Intermountain	✉ Ryan Nash (208) 412-2065
Mar 21, 2025	69th Annual Obukan Judo Shiai & Kata/Onchi Sensei Portland, OR	Northwest	✉ Rod Conduragis (503) 208-3035
Apr 05, 2025	Husker Judo Spring Invitational Lincoln, NE	Chicago	✉ Ron Hulshizer (402) 617-9782
Apr 26, 2025	2 Day Seminar with Hatsuyuki Hamada Champaign, IL	Konan	Grace Talusan
Jul 21, 2025	2025 International Summer Training Camp Honolulu, HI	50th State	✉ Rena Asano