Announcement of the English version of “Origins of Pan-American Judo”
Dear USJF friends, I am very pleased to announce that the English version of my book "Origins of Pan-American Judo" is now available for sale. The individual price in Amazon is $27.00 plus S&H. This book, first in its class, is the result of sixty years of personal...
Passing of Bob Johnson
I regret to inform you of the passing of Robert (Bob) Johnson of the Pacific Northwest, on October 3, 2012. Bob was a silent supporter of judo. Working in the back room, helping with pooling or registration or kata or writing articles on both local and national judo...
Judo redefining athletics at Boys and Girls Club
Harold Yamada's introduction into teaching Judo was only partially by choice. After years of training with his father, Yamada earned his own black belt and when he did, immediately understood the responsibility that comes with such a distinction. "When you get a black...
Program for 2012 National Development Conference
The National Development Conference will be held in Irving, Texas, from Sunday, October 28, 2012, thru Tuesday, October 30, 2012. This year's featured programs are: Nage no Kata - In Depth with Eiko Shepherd Coach Certification & Master Coach Certification with...
Marti Malloy thanks USJF
Thank you so much to the USJF for their encouragement along this amazing journey! It has been a life long one and the USJF has been there the whole way. I even managed to attend almost all of the Shintaro Nakano clinics put on by the USJF in order to show my support....
Report on Korea Summer Training 2012
The last trip to Korea was our 6th participation. Once again it was very worth while trip and very much learned and enjoyed ( See attachment letters from students). The training session was four session per day, first day we cannot follow due to lack of training...
JUDO IN THE 19TH MACCABIAH GAMES
Every four years Jewish athletes from around the world gather in Israel to compete in their respective sports in the Maccabiah Games. Next year will be the 19th time these games will be conducted and judo will be one of the prominent sports. If you are a Jewish US...
Jordan Mouton, Blind Judoka – Athlete Training to Invade London on Road-To-Gold
A press releasehas been published about Jordan Mouton, a 23 year old blind Judo athlete and the subject of a new Hollywood documentary. She is traveling the Road-to-Gold. The Blind Judo Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization looks to carry out their work of...
Mrs Judo at film festivals
Mrs Judo will screen at these film festivals this autumn. Cincinnati International Film Festival (Cincinnati Ohio, Sept 6-13) DOCUTAH FF (St. George, Utah September 7, 2012) – Red Cliffs Cinema #3 Mrs. Judo, Starts: 5:35 pm – Ends: 6:55 pm Guam...
Irwin Cohen Sensei
From a post by Pat Adams on Facebook – Judo lost one of its greats this morning. Irwin Cohen passed away at 5:30 this morning. His fight the last 12 years was an inspiration to all. He will be sorely missed by his judo family throughout the world. RIP Irwin. Our...