by Stilman Davis | Feb 26, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Takahiko Ishikawa Inducted 1993 Memories of My Sensei Takahiko Ishikawa, 9th Dan by Harold (Hal) E. Sharp I would like to share some of my experiences with you about my Sensei and dear friend, Takahiko Ishikawa, 9th Dan, who passed away at the age of 91 in June, 2008....
by Stilman Davis | Feb 26, 2018 | Class of 1994, Hall of Fame Class
Vince Tamura Inducted 1994 Vince Tamura was born in Fife, Washington, one of eleven children. It was there in a Japanese-American community, that he first became interested in Judo. At the age of five, Vince stepped on Judo mat for the first time. After residing...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
James Bregman Inducted 1993 James Steven (“Jim”) Bregman (born November 17, 1941, in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics. Jim Bregman started his judo career when only 12 but he quickly became very...
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 2010, Hall of Fame Class
Joey Wanag Inducted 2010 As a 1992 Olympian, he won a Silver Medal at the 1991 World Champion and Gold Medals at the 1990 World University Games and the 1991 Pan-Am Games. Joseph Paul Wanag (born August 2, 1966) is an American judoka. He trained under Kiyoshi Shiina....
by Stilman Davis | Feb 25, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
Marge Castro Inducted 1993 Margaret “Margie” Castro (born August 22, 1959), also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez, is a former Olympic-level female judo athlete for the United States from Manhattan, New York. Castro is rather tall at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and had a...
