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George C. Balch Committee Report
George C. Balch Committee ReportTo the USJF Board of Directors and MembershipNovember 9, 2019 Thank you to Messrs. Robert Balch, Robert Brink, James Cornforth and Noboru Saito for guiding the efforts of the George C. Balch Scholarship Committee. As friends and family...
Life Membership Year End Report 2018 – 2019
We received 56 new Regular Life Members. So we had a 45% decrease in regular memberships. As for the President Life Memberships, we received 7 upgrades also had a 305% increase in the President Club Life Member. As a result, the income to the USJF Endowment Fund after...
Jack Hatton
image of Jack HAtton from the USAJudo site An item from the USA JUDO COACH of September 28, 2019 We’ve lost someone. I started to say we’ve lost an athlete, because he was, and a very good one at that. But the reality is, we’ve lost a human. A young man in his prime...
A letter of appreciation from Joon Chi to Mark Muranaka
Hello, Mr. President, I hope all is well for you and your family and all USJF Members. As always everyone appreciated your extra support and efforts to judo and our USJF High School Special Training camp in Korea Youth Program. The host high school principal has sent...
Gold Patch Award
At the Senior Nationals, these referees received a prestigious award, recognizing their accomplishments in refereeing some of which are dedicated USJF members. From left to right: Boris Munoz, Marcos Batan, Jacob "Jake" Freedman, Anthony Roscoe, Nicole Ward, Scott...
2019 Korean Trip — Notes from the group
Joon Chi has sent notes from the attendees sharing their wonderful experiences, and there is a facebook page with more photos. From Brian No: My experience, while training at Gyung Min High School, was unbelievable. Although transitioning from California time to Korea...
| Date | Event | Yudanshakai | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2025 | 2025 IJF Rules Clinic Springfield, VA | Shufu | ✉ Sharon Landstreet (571) 216-8989 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 2025 Fresno Judo Club Kata Clinic Clovis, CA | San Joaquin | |
| Jan 18, 2025 | January 2025 Winter Tournament Anchorage, AK | 50th State | ✉ Mark Langberg (907) 250-7895 |
| Jan 19, 2025 | Konan Promotional Clinic Southfield, MI | Konan | ✉ Tom Sheehan |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 2025 Michigan State Games Judo Grand Rapids, MI | Konan | ✉ Jim Murray (616) 293-1568 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Konan Promotional Southfield, MI | Konan | ✉ Tom Sheehan |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Kata Clinic with Eiko Shepherd Lincoln, NE | Chicago | ✉ John Bailey (402) 474-5425 |