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Lamont Darrell Saunders

Aug 19, 2018 | Obituary

Hello Everyone, This past Monday, Mrs. Renee Saunders’ husband, Mr. Lamont Darrell Saunders, passed away. Here is link to the obituary for Mr. Saunders: https://lienkaemper-thomason.com/obituaries/lamont-darrell-saunders/ I thought that now the...

George Funakoshi – 1935 – 2018

Jul 31, 2018 | Obituary

Jim Marshman writes: George Hiromi Funakoshi, age 83, previously of Upper Arlington, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018. George was born in Kailua, Hawaii and grew up in Japan, son of the late Shomasa and Kimi Funakoshi. Also preceded in death by...

Summary of The 2018 USJF/JA Summer Junior National Tournament

Jul 24, 2018 | Tournament Results

The 2018 USJF/JA Summer Junior National Tournament is over and the results are in. The Konan Judo Association hosted the event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The results of the tournament have been posted. The Jack Hatton and Harun Bogdanic Judo...

Woman head coach for Brazil’s Judo Team

Jul 24, 2018 | Articles

Neil Simon has passed on a link to an article on coaching, Yuko Fujii, the judo coach overthrowing gender stereotypes which should be of interest to all coaches. Photo from BBC article

The 2018 Jeremy Glick Award

Jul 15, 2018 | Articles

The 2018 Jeremy Glick Award recipient was announced on July 7, at the opening ceremonies of the summer nationals in Grand Rapid, MI. This year’s recipient is Mr Jim Murray of the Konan Yudanshakai. Mr Murray is the founder of Godai Judo and through...

Recipients of the 2018 Kitaura Grant

Jul 15, 2018 | Scholarship & Grants

Vaughn Imada writes: The USJF Tamo Kitaura Referee Development Grant Committee is very proud to announce the recipients of the 2018 Grants. They join a prestigious company of previous recipients of the award. Tamo Kitaura Sensei has devoted over 50...

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Mar 29, 2026	2026 Nanka Spring Development Tournament Westminster, CA	Nanka	✉ Scott Momii
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