New USJF Merchandise – United States Judo Federation

MEMORANDUM

TO:	All American Judo enthusiasts
FROM:	Vaughn Imada, Vice President, USJF
RE:	New USJF Merchandise!
DATE:	May 5, 2003

Now available to USJF members. See our newly re-established USJF Merchandise page. Newly
available products from HSU, Adidas and Judo Unlimited can be ordered through the national office and delivered straight to you!
Check out the Multi-colored belts now available from HSU to meet newly established USJF rank promotions
for your junior athletes!

Click here to check out the new merchandise site!

Click here to check out the latest rank and promotion procedures!

Kiotsuke — Attention

Jigoro Kano said, "Don’t think about what to do after you become strong – I have repeatedly stressed that the ultimate goal of Judo is to perfect the self, and to make a contribution to society. In the old days, Jujutsu practitioners focused their efforts on becoming strong, and did not give too much consideration to how they could put that strength to use. Similarly, Judo practitioners of today do not make sufficient efforts to understand the ultimate objective of Judo. Too much emphasis is placed on the process rather than the objective, and many only desire to become strong and be able to defeat their opponents. Of course, I am not negating the importance of wanting to become strong or skilled. However, it must be remembered that this is just part of the process for a greater objective … The worth of all people is dependent on how they spend their life making contributions."