Interview with: Jerry Hays – USJF Archivist
Jerry Hays Jerry Hays walked into the Phoenix, Arizona Boys Club as a (nearly) 14 year-old boy, beginning a judo career that extended for decades, throughout his career in the U.S. Navy, followed by an additional 15 years as a civilian working for the Navy,...
Mikayla Heston is Awesome!
Mikayla Heston USJF Life Member Mikayla Heston, student of Sensei Julie Koyama, entered the 2022 Ore-Ida Judo Tournament in Ontario, Oregon. Ms. Heston is wheelchair bound with cerebral palsy but that didn’t stop her from participating. Mikayla is truly...
Interview with Sensei Hayward Nishioka
Interview with Hayward Nishioka, 9th Dan Multiyear U.S. National champion, 5th in the World Championships, and USJF Hall of Fame inductee Sensei Hayward Nishioka, Kudan, will be our special guest. Sensei Hayward Nishioka, 9th Degree Black Belt Sensei Nishioka will be...
