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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,...

Yosh Uchida Inducted 1993 Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida (born April 1, 1920) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and educator who is best known for his contributions to judo. Uchida has been the head judo coach at San Jose State University for over...

Frank Fullerton Inducted 1993 Dr. Frank Fullerton was former USA Judo President and a seventh-degree black belt. He gave tirelessly of himself to the sport of judo by dedicating years of his life to management of the sport in the Western hemisphere...

Michael Swain Inducted 1993 Swain competed in major international tournaments including four Olympics and five World Championships. He is most known for his historic win in 1987, becoming the first male judoka from the United States to win a World...

Phyllis Harper Inducted 1993 Phyllis Harper was very much in favor of more judo and self-defense training in high schools. “I wish I had known judo when I was 17 or 18,” she says. “It’s especially useful for teenage girls. For instance, if a girl...

Robert Berland Inducted 1993 Robert “Bobby” Berland (born November 5, 1961) is an American judoka who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1984 he won the silver in the under 86 kg (Middleweight) division. He was...