Memorial Service in Honor of Keiko Fukuda Sensei
A memorial service in honor of Keiko Fukuda Sensei will be held at the Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102 on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM. If you wish to send a donation in honor of Fukuda Sensei it would be greatly appreciated...
Jim Onchi tribute
This story appeared in The Oregonian written by John Canzano, the sports columnist of that paper. The strips of sod placed over the soil on his cemetery plot haven't yet taken root. It's been a couple of weeks since 94-year-old Jim Onchi was buried at Lincoln Memorial...
Keiko Fukuda Sensei
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Keiko Fukuda Sensei passed away at about 2:30 PM today, Saturday, 2/9/13. Fukuda Sensei was 99 years of age. We will provide more information as we receive it.
Onchi Sensei has taken his last bow
Onchi Sensei's family have asked me to post that all are welcome to the viewing and the services honoring Onchi Sensei. There will be a viewing at Rose City Funeral Home Friday, Jan. 25th from noon to 5pm, Sat. From 9 - 4pm, Sun. 1pm - 4pm & Mon. - Thurs 9:30am - 5pm....
2012 Sanix Youth Team Championship – Report 2
From Dr. Larry Tsutsui, Kenji Litke, Takashi Tsutsi From Larry Tsutsui, D.C. The Martial Arts building, dedicated to Matsumoto Sensei and designed by my sensei, Haruo Imamura, is an amazing building on a hill with many steps to get to the entrance. The Martial Arts...
Rusty Kanokogi Fund for the Advancement of US Judo
$5,000 Available Great news…the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) has extended the deadline for the 2012 grant cycle. The Foundation is accepting applications now through January 31, 2013, and will award $5,000 in grant funding by April 30, 2013. Apply now The Rusty...
Judo Rap Song Update
Erik Bean wrote: The video your team posted has nearly 5,500 hits, 29 likes and 3 dislikes. While likes are not scientific, generally, I think most viewers enjoy watching the video and most importantly it demonstrates the USJF is able to cross age, race, and culture...
2012 Sanix Youth Team Championship Report
December 22 – 29, 2012 Fukuoka, Japan Team Members Pictures from the trip Boy’s Head Coach: Larry Tsutsui – Fresno, CAAsst. Coach: Alan Honda – Torrance, CACapt. Athlete: Myles Honda - Torrance, CAAthlete: Eric Kalajyan – Burbank, CA; Kenji Litke - Fresno, CA;...
An easy grant your non-profit judo club may qualify for: Kohl’s Cares
Hello friends, I learned about this program from my son's kindergarten PTA. If you go to this website: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/communityrelations/Community04.htm you can learn about the funding program to benefit youth 18 and under. Then go to this site to...
Jay Kim’s Quest To Elevate Judo To Varsity Sport Level At Michigan State University 1965–1973
Judo possesses a rich history in the State of Michigan and there are many well known chapters of outstanding individual judoka and judo clubs therein. There is a great slice of this history that remains relatively hidden and inconspicuous and that is the story of...