Sayaka Torra
USJF STORY~ Sayaka Torra I’m Sayaka Torra and I’ve been a member of USJF for over 30 years. I’m a 5th degree black belt, 2008 Olympian, and Senior Instructor at the East Bay Judo Institute. My dad, David Matsumoto, became the head instructor of EBJI in 1983 and 38...
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...
