USJF Referee Chair List – January 2008 – United States Judo Federation

USJF Referee Chair List – January 2008
50th State Judo Association	Raymond Saito
Arizona Judo Yudanshakai	Greg Moore
Central California Judo Black Belt Association	Jeff Takeda
Central Coast Judo Association	Cal Kitaura
Chicago Judo Black Belt Association	None
Daiheigen Judo Yudanshakai	Robert Fukuda
Florida Judo Yudanshakai	Terri Lahner
Florida State Judo Yudanshakai	Hector Estevez
Ganbaru Judo Yudanshakai	Eddie Stewart
Hawaii State Judo Association	Nathan Hiraoka
Hokka Judo Yudanshakai	Mac Takeda
Hudson Judo Yudanshakai	Rena Kanokogi
Intermountain Judo Yudanshakai	Randy King & Bob Suyehira
Judo Black Belt Association of Hawaii	Clay Asato
Konan Judo Yudanshakai (Great Lakes)	Tom Sheehan
Nanka Judo Yudanshakai	Dan Takata
Niagara Judo Yudanshakai	Sachio Ashida
Northwest Judo Yudanshakai	Calvin Terada
Pacific Southwest Judo Yudanshakai	Bernie Semel
Rokushu Judo Yudanshakai	Thomas White
San Joaquin Valley Judo Association	Haruo Imamura
Shinnanbu Judo Black Belt Association	None
Shufu Judo Yudanshakai	Roy Englert
Southern Pacific Judo Yudanshakai	Craig Takeshita

Kiotsuke — Attention

Jigoro Kano said, "The most important principle of throwing as practiced was to disturb the center of gravity of the opponent, and then pull or push in a way that the opponent cannot stand, exerting skill rather than strength, so that he might lose his equilibrium and fall heavily to the ground. A series of rules was taught respecting the different motions of feet, legs, arms, hands, the thigh and back, in order to accomplish this object. Choking up the throat was done by the hands, forearms, or by twisting the collar of the opponent&srquo;s coat round the throat. For holding down and pushing, any part of the body was used. For twisting and bending, the parts employed were generally the arms, hands and fingers, and sometimes the legs."