Promotion Committee

The USJF is a national non-profit corporation dedicated to the development of judo. The USJF regularly forms committees and events at the local, regional and national level for these purposes.

The Promotion Committee shall consider all promotion applications not falling under the jurisdiction of the Yudanshakai of the applicant, and make recommendations to the Board of Examiners concerning these promotion applications.

Click here to see a list of the most recent promotions.

National Promotion Committee Members (2002-2004)

Type of Seat	Sub Allow	YDK	Member
Large YDK Seat	Yes	50th State	Albert Aoki
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Central Coast	Mitchell Palacio
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Daiheigen	Dr. Kuniko Takeuchi
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Hudson	Yoshisada Yonezuka
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Intermountain	seat relinquished
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Nanka	Harold Sharp
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Northwest	Robert Harder
Large YDK Seat	Yes	Shufu	James Takemori
Elected	NO	Niagara	Dr. Sachio Ashida
Elected	NO	Konan	Thomas Sheehan
Elected	NO	Hokka	Matsuo Takeda
Appointed	NO	Chicago	Eiko Shepherd
Appointed	NO	Hawaii	Mark Muranaka
Appointed	NO	San Joaquin	Haruo Imamura

Chairperson:	James Takemori
Vice-Chairperson:	Dr. Kuniko Takeuchi
Secretary:	Matsuo Takeda

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