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2018 Study Abroad Japan Camp

Apr 20, 2018 | Articles

Open to male and female USJF Judoka with demonstrated competitive experience Participant requirements: Must have been a USJF member for at least 3 years Club must be a USJF-registered club Recommendation from their sesnsei describing good character...

Passing of Professor Sensei Luis Guardia – Kudan 9th Degree Red Belt

Mar 20, 2018 | Obituary

Hector Estevez sent notice of the death of Sensei Guardia On Saturday March 17th, 2018 we received the sad news that our beloved Professor and Sensei Luis Guardia passed away in the City Miami Florida USA. He was surrounded by his family, his wife...

American Judo Organizations Sign Historic Alliance Agreement

Mar 16, 2018 | ADJM

Today, history was made with the signing of the first-ever American Judo Alliance Agreement between the United States Judo Association (USJA), United States Judo Federation (USJF) and United States Judo, Inc. (USA Judo). This new agreement paves...

Masato Tamura

Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Masato Tamura Inducted 1993 “Wherever Masato Tamura has gone, Judo has been strengthened.” He was born in Fife, Washington in 1912. He started his training in the martial art when he was 11 years old in Fife. Mr. Tamura has built an enviable...

Yoshisada Yonezuka

Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Yoshisada Yonezuka Inducted 1993 Born in Japan, Mr. Yonezuka lived in the United States since 1960. A prominent member of the martial arts community, he founded the Cranford Judo and Karate Center 50 years ago. In 1988, and again in 1992, Mr....

Toshiyuki Seino

Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class

Toshiyuki Seino Inducted 2018 Personal History and Judo Background Toshiyuki "Tosh" Seino was born in Hawthorne, CA and was raised in Japan after the World War II. He went to Japan at the age of 7 in Dec.1945, immediately after the World War II,...

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