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US Team Disappointed on Second Day of Paris Grand Slam
by Chuck Medani, for the USJF Paris, February 12 – The United States judo team ran into a wall today, and was unable to match the success of their lighter weight teammates from the day before at the Paris Grand Slam judo championships. Koch vs World Champion Gwak...
Judo in Fresno Imamura
As the 83-year-old sensei Haruo Imamura, the patriarch of Fresno Judo, battles cancer, his family is hoping for one more milestone: Journeying to Tokyo in 2020 to watch their youngest grand daughter Miranda Imamura, compete in the Olympics. The Fresno Bee has an...
Delgado Defeats 2012 Olympic Champion, Places Fifth at Paris Grand Slam
By Chuck Medani for the USJF Paris, February 11, 2017. Angelica Delgado, reigning US National Champion, 2016 Olympic team member, and multiple-time US World Team member at 52 kg, scored big today in Paris with a fifth place finish in one of the most competitive...
US Fields Large Team for Paris Grand Slam
By Chuck Medani, for the USJF Paris, February 10, 2017. The city of lights is cold and overcast. But it’s still Paris, with its charm, the river Seine, and the law that says drivers must miss pedestrians by at least a meter (it’s a major sport here). At the...
Sanix 2016 — Greg Ondrus, Konan
This past December I had the good fortune to attend the SANIX International Judo Tournament as a coach for the second year in a row. If you have not traveled internationally as an athlete or a coach it is hard to imagine the scope of a trip like this. For many of the...
Joe Nakano Sensei
Vaughn Imada writing on behalf of the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club We are saddened to inform you that Joe Nakano Sensei from the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club passed away January 7, 2017. Joe Nakano Sensei was born September 2, 1928 and has been a loyal and dedicated...
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