by Stilman Davis | Feb 19, 2013 | Obituary
This story appeared in The Oregonian written by John Canzano, the sports columnist of that paper. The strips of sod placed over the soil on his cemetery plot haven’t yet taken root. It’s been a couple of weeks since 94-year-old Jim Onchi was buried at...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 10, 2013 | Obituary
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Keiko Fukuda Sensei passed away at about 2:30 PM today, Saturday, 2/9/13. Fukuda Sensei was 99 years of age. We will provide more information as we receive it.
by Stilman Davis | Jan 25, 2013 | Obituary
Onchi Sensei’s family have asked me to post that all are welcome to the viewing and the services honoring Onchi Sensei. There will be a viewing at Rose City Funeral Home Friday, Jan. 25th from noon to 5pm, Sat. From 9 – 4pm, Sun. 1pm – 4pm &...
by Stilman Davis | Jan 22, 2013 | Tournament Results
From Dr. Larry Tsutsui, Kenji Litke, Takashi Tsutsi From Larry Tsutsui, D.C. The Martial Arts building, dedicated to Matsumoto Sensei and designed by my sensei, Haruo Imamura, is an amazing building on a hill with many steps to get to the entrance. The Martial Arts...
by Stilman Davis | Jan 18, 2013 | Scholarship & Grants
$5,000 Available Great news…the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) has extended the deadline for the 2012 grant cycle. The Foundation is accepting applications now through January 31, 2013, and will award $5,000 in grant funding by April 30, 2013. Apply now The Rusty...
by Stilman Davis | Jan 17, 2013 | Articles
Erik Bean wrote: The video your team posted has nearly 5,500 hits, 29 likes and 3 dislikes. While likes are not scientific, generally, I think most viewers enjoy watching the video and most importantly it demonstrates the USJF is able to cross age, race, and culture...
by Stilman Davis | Jan 17, 2013 | Tournament Results
December 22 – 29, 2012 Fukuoka, Japan Team Members Pictures from the trip Boy’s Head Coach: Larry Tsutsui – Fresno, CAAsst. Coach: Alan Honda – Torrance, CACapt. Athlete: Myles Honda – Torrance, CAAthlete: Eric Kalajyan – Burbank, CA; Kenji Litke –...
by Stilman Davis | Jan 2, 2013 | Scholarship & Grants
Hello friends, I learned about this program from my son’s kindergarten PTA. If you go to this website: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/communityrelations/Community04.htm you can learn about the funding program to benefit youth 18 and under. Then go to this site...
by Stilman Davis | Dec 25, 2012 | Articles
Judo possesses a rich history in the State of Michigan and there are many well known chapters of outstanding individual judoka and judo clubs therein. There is a great slice of this history that remains relatively hidden and inconspicuous and that is the story of...
by Stilman Davis | Dec 15, 2012 | Articles
The first weekend in December 2012 saw the town of La Verne, a suburb of Los Angeles come alive with another highly successful USJA / USJF Winter Nationals. The 7-year success of this event can be attributed to the hard work of the Goltz Judo crew, the Nanka referees...
