Passing of Ken Tamai
Passing of Ken Tamai It is with great sadness that I must inform you of the passing of Ken Tamai.? Ken passed away a approximately 9 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time this morning June 30, 2004, in Honolulu, Hawaii.??Interment will be in Honolulu, Hawaii at the convenience...
2004 USJF Junior and Youth National Results
2004 USJF Junior, Youth, Team, & Kata National Championships July 3 & 4, 2004, Neal Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Day 1. July 3. 2004, Saturday's Results Male (Name, club, hometown) Bantam 1. 23 kg 1. Joshua Terao, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu 2. Rocky...
June 2004 Development Newsletter Now Online!
Table of Contents Junior Judoka Development Jr. Nationals, Clinics, and Conferences in Honolulu Snow Throw Kids Shiai Junior & Youth Training Camp Senior Judoka Development Kata Development Gokyo No Waza / Ashi Waza Grant Report Instructor Development Teacher...
NEWSBIT: Leaping into minds-Thompson
Leaping to mold minds Jump-roper, judo champ tells students to stay off drugs ON THE SPOT: Grant Elementary School second grader Ivory Milfs, 9, gives James Thompson a look as he holds a pack of cigarettes out during his anti-drug performance Friday. Thompson told the...
October NTIS Minutes
USJF National Teachers' Institute Sub-Committee Meeting October 8, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada Riviera Hotel Minutes ATTENDANCE: Margaret Catt, Dean Markovics, Kuniko Takeuchi, Bryan Matsuoka, Hayward Nishioka.Observers: Ed Shiosaki, Mitchell Palacio ADDITIONAL...
October Development Committee Minutes
USJF Development Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes Wednesday 8 October 2003 Las Vegas, NV Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm by David Matsumoto (DM). In attendance were the following individuals: Members: David Matsumoto, Vaughn Imada,...
Passing of Yonetani Sensei
Tatsuo "Kay" Yonetani passed away on October 19, 2003 in Ogden, Utah. Born in Christopher, Washington on January 7, 1917 to Tatsujiro and Iwa Yonetani. He was raised in Shiga-ken, Japan and later returned to Auburn, Washington. He attended and...
July Development Minutes
USJF Development Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes Friday 25 July 2003 Boca Raton, FL Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 1:05 pm by David Matsumoto. In attendance were the following individuals: David Matsumoto, Co-Chair Vaughn Imada, Co-Chair...
Awarding the Tamo Kitaura Referee Grant!
July 31, 2003 Mr. Don Flagg 5579 Earliglow Lane Haslett, MI 48840 Dear Mr. Flagg: The USJF Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Committee is very proud in selecting you as the first recipient of this grant. Tamo Kitaura Sensei has devoted over 50 years to the sport...
Jeremy Glick Award Presented
August 3, 2003 Keiko Fukuda 475 Hoffman Avenue San Francisco, CA Dear Sensei, The USJF Jeremy Glick Memorial Spirit of Judo Award Committee is very proud to select you as the second recipient of this award. The first recipient of this award was Mr. Nagayasu...