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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.

Haruo Imamura

Apr 12, 2019 | Class of 2019, Hall of Fame Class

Haruo Imamura Inducted 2019 Imamura Sensei began his study of judo when he was ten years old in Tamana, Japan under his first judo instructor, Hiroyuki Nishii. During his senior year as team captain, he led Tamana High School to a 3rd place finish...

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Date	Event	Yudanshakai	Contact
Mar 29, 2026	2026 Nanka Spring Development Tournament Westminster, CA	Nanka	✉ Scott Momii
Apr 11, 2026	Battle by the Lake Judo Tournament Coeur d'Alene, ID	Northwest	✉ Jennifer Badertscher (470) 629-1220
Apr 19, 2026	PSJA Spring 26 Novice Judo Tournament Vista, CA	Pacific Southwest	✉ Ryan Rubis (760) 458-3129
Apr 25, 2026	Shufu Yudanshaikai BOE, BOD meeting, & Promotional Beltsville, MD	Shufu	✉ Karen Whilden (703) 622-6861
May 09, 2026	2026 Takemori Memorial Clinic featuring Katuhiko K Arlington, VA	Shufu	Miki Takemori (617) 686-6406
May 16, 2026	PSJA Judo no Kata & Kime no Kata Clinic Vista, CA	Pacific Southwest	✉ Bruce Knight (619) 368-9812
Jun 29, 2026	Budokan Summer Camp 2026 Seattle, WA	Northwest	✉ Krista Steeele
Jul 13, 2026	Fresno Judo Club Summer Camp 2026 Clovis, CA	San Joaquin	✉ Krista Steele