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Athlete Scholar Of the Year winners announced

Jul 23, 2019 | Scholarship & Grants

The 2017-2018 scholastic year award winners are 1st Abigail Sigurdson, Western Idaho Judo Institute, Daiheigen Yudanshakai 2nd Torie Yumi Oishi, Taishi Judo Club, Nanka Yudanshakai ASOY will recognize them at the 2020 Summer Nationals as well as...

Janet Ashida Johnson recipient of the 2019 Jeremy Glick Award

Jul 22, 2019 | Articles

An apppreciation by Bill Gugino Bill Gugino, Janet Ashida Johnson and Barbara Shimizu photo © Bill Gugino From my earliest memories in Judo, the name Ashida has always been synonymous with the highest of character. Janet holds the values her...

2019 USJA JF Summer Nationals Photos

Jul 16, 2019 | Tournament Results

2019 USJA JF Summer Nationals took place at Wagner College in New York on July 6-7, 2019. Happily we can provide links to three collections of photos. Links to photos from 2019 USJA/USJF Summer Nationals provided by Roy E Nanjo are below....

Jerry Wee, 1951-2019

Jul 14, 2019 | Obituary

On Thursday, July 11, 2019, Gerald Wee, devoted husband, father, grandfather, son and brother passed away surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 3, 1951. He graduated from Cass Tech High School and went on the...

May and June 2019 Self Defense Committee Oahu, Kona and Shufu Workshops

Jun 27, 2019 | Self Defense

The Self Defense Committee has been assisting several Yudanshakais in launching their own self defense committees. Over that last three years, the Committee has offered grants to Yudanshakais through the development committee to launch programs....

2019 Keiko Fukuda Scholarship

Jun 25, 2019 | Scholarship & Grants

The 2019 Keiko Fukuda Scholarship recipient was Totie Oishi. Unfortunately, she was not able to attend the Senior National this year. Torie sent me, as Chair of the Scholarship Committee, this letter of appreciation after receiving the check.

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