Vince Tamura Memorial Services – May 22
Judo Community: Memorial services for Vince Tamura will be held on Saturday, May 22nd, at the First United Methodist Church in Coppell (420 S Heartz, Coppell, Texas) beginning at 10 AM. Reception to follow. Jim Webb
Donations & Bequests of Tax Favored Assets to USJF Endowment
The USJF Endowment Trust Fund (Endowment Trust) is a special fund established to accept gifts & USJF life membership fees none of which CAN EVER BE SPENT. In fact, your donations count towards your USJF life membership status! Our endowment will continue in...
Passing of Yoshito Vince Tamura
Passing of Yoshito Vince Tamura Vince Tamura passed peacefully this afternoon following his having a series of strokes a week ago Monday and never regaining consciousness. For those of you who do not know, Vince was our representative to the First World Judo...
Hiro Fujimoto, Konan Pioneer, Passing Away at 88
To all Judokas, Hiro Fujimoto, 88 years old, a pioneer of Konan Yudanshakai and a past president of the USJF, passed away peacefully in Naples Florida, early morning 4/8/2010. His family was at his side. Sensei Fujimoto was a co-founder of the Detroit Judo Club and...
Memorial for Rusty Kanokogi
There will be a memorial for Ms. Rusty Kanokogi on Saturday, January 23, 2009. The memorial will be from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. It wil be held at at the Huntington Hilton, 598 Broadhollow Road (Route 110), Melville, NY 11747. This is the Starrett Cup Headquarters hotel,...
Open letter from a USJF Athlete/Scholar Award Recipient
Open letter from a USJF Athlete/Scholar Award Recipient Dear constituents of United States Judo Federation, As one of the first three recipients of the USJF Athlete/Scholar Award it is a great honor for me to be asked to give a brief update of my life. I have been a...
Eldred Wins Balch Scholarship and First A-Level Medal in Samoa
Balch Scholarship news A Note from Michael Eldred Currently I am ranked number one in the USA and trying to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. This requires me to travel for training and competitions. With all of the travel I am doing, I am not able to attend...
Passing of Roy Murakami
It is with great sadness that we inform everyone that Mr. Roy Murakami passed away on December 20, 2009. Murakami Sensei was the Head Instructor of San Fernando Judo Club. A service for Murakami Sensei will be held on: December 29, 2009 @ 2:00...
Passing of Rena (Rusty) Kanokogi – UPDATED 11/23/09
Hello Everyone, It is with very heavy hearts and tremendous sadness that we inform everyone that Rusty Kanokogi passed away this morning, Saturday, November 21, 2009. We will distribute news and announcements as we receive it. Thank you....
Passing of Toshiaki Inouye
Toshiaki Inouye peacefully passed away on September 29, 2009. Inouye Sensei was born on March 9, 1925, in Hilo, Hawaii. His lifelong pursuit of Judo began at the age of 9 in 1934. He received the rank of Shodan on November 10, 1941 at the age 16. On April 5,...