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© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved. Darlene Anaya class of 1993 Darlene Anaya wrote:At the age of 6, my father and sensei, Tony Anaya, introduced me to the art of Judo. He began teaching me basic moves on our living room carpet and by the age of 9,...

© 2021, USJF all rights reserved Maureen Braziel Inducted 2021 Sensei Maureen began studying judo in 1964, at age 19. She trained under Sensei Kiyoshi Shiina in Brooklyn, NY until he closed his dojo. She also trained in Japan for six weeks. In...

© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved John R Bassano Inducted 2021 His life John Bassano has dedicated fifty years of his life to Judo. It was in his blood. He took to the sport in his early twenties. He trained as a young student, a fierce competitor,...

© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved Hector E. Estevez Inducted 2021 Hector Estevez writesBorn in the City of Camaguey, Cuba in 1953, I started Judo when I was 9 years old, the love for the sport of Judo that I have today I owe it to my cousin who...

© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved KwiJoon (Joon) K. Chi inducted 2021 In high school he began training in judo as part of his mandatory physical education class. He didn’t really like judo so much back then. His GPA was lower due to judo so he...