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Nominations for the USJF Lifetime Achievement Award for the Class of 2025 is now open

The USJF Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce that the nominations for the Class of 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award (USJF LAA) is now open. The US Judo Hall of Fame Committee is soliciting nominations of individuals for consideration for induction to the USJF...

Western U.S. Kata Championships

If you're interested in attending or competing in the Western U.S. Kata Championships on February 8, 2025, this is an excellent opportunity to showcase your skills! Sponsored by the USJF and hosted at City College of San Francisco, the event offers a wide range of...

Florida Judo Teacher Certification

Save the date: Sunday, December 8th, 2024 Join us for a Judo Teacher Certification event, covering essential topics for all Judo instructors and school owners: Location: A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation, Inc., Phone: 305-275-1370 Address: 9664 Sunset Drive, Miami FL...

Donn Draeger

Donn Draeger Class of 1994 Donn Draeger Draeger reportedly began his involvement in the martial arts while living in the Chicago area, at around the age of 7 or 8. His first training was in jujutsu,...

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Don Moon Kikuchi

Don Moon Kikuchi Class of 1993 Don Moon Kikuchi Don “Moon” Kikuchi was the head instructor of the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club for 40 years, a position he assumed in 1952, five years after the club’s...

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Roy H. Moore

Jerry Hays wrote Roy H. Moore, Jr., age 96, passed away on 2 January 2018. He was born on 29 June 1921 He started judo under his dad, Roy H. (Pop) Moore in the late 1920s. His first dojo was Moneta...

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USJF Largest Judo Clubs

The United States Judo Federation has affiliations with a number of very active clubs. Congratulations to the Portland Judo Club on being the largest Judo club in the nation in 2016. Here is a list...

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Donn Draeger

Donn Draeger Class of 1994 Donn Draeger Draeger reportedly began his involvement in the martial arts while living in the Chicago area, at around the age of 7 or 8. His first training was in jujutsu, but he soon changed to judo and by age 10, he reportedly achieved the...

Don Moon Kikuchi

Don Moon Kikuchi Class of 1993 Don Moon Kikuchi Don “Moon” Kikuchi was the head instructor of the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club for 40 years, a position he assumed in 1952, five years after the club’s inception when founder Yoshihiro Uchida, now Head Coach at SJSU, left...

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Ben Nighthorse Campbell Class of 1993 Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005. Campbell was a three-term U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he...

AnnMaria De Mars

AnnMaria De Mars Class of 1993 AnnMaria De Mars AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958), formerly known as Ann-Maria Burns is an English American judoka. She was the first American to win at the World Judo Championships, winning the 1984 tournament in the -56 kg...

Roy H. Moore

Jerry Hays wrote Roy H. Moore, Jr., age 96, passed away on 2 January 2018. He was born on 29 June 1921 He started judo under his dad, Roy H. (Pop) Moore in the late 1920s. His first dojo was Moneta (later Gardena Judo Dojo). In 1937, on a joint judo and wrestling trip...

USJF Largest Judo Clubs

The United States Judo Federation has affiliations with a number of very active clubs. Congratulations to the Portland Judo Club on being the largest Judo club in the nation in 2016. Here is a list of USJF clubs with very large memberships. USJF is very proud to be...

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
Jan 18, 20252025 Fresno Judo Club Kata Clinic
Clovis, CA
San Joaquin
Jan 18, 2025January 2025 Winter Tournament
Anchorage, AK
50th State✉ Mark Langberg
(907) 250-7895
Jan 19, 2025Konan Promotional Clinic
Southfield, MI
Konan✉ Tom Sheehan
Feb 15, 20252025 Michigan State Games Judo
Grand Rapids, MI
Konan✉ Jim Murray
(616) 293-1568
Feb 23, 2025Konan Promotional
Southfield, MI
Konan✉ Tom Sheehan
Feb 28, 2025Kata Clinic with Eiko Shepherd
Lincoln, NE
Chicago✉ John Bailey
(402) 474-5425