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Mas Yamashita Inducted 1994 Beyond his devotion to family, Mas had two passions: judo and service to youth. For more than seventy years, Mas combined these two passions as an instructor of judo to the youth of Treasure Valley. In 1939, Mas was...

Hayward Nishioka Inducted 2015 Hayward Nishioka is the retired Professor of Kinesiology and Health, Los Angeles City College for 41 years teaching judo as a credit course. His education culminated in an MA. in Physical Education and MA....

Isamu Shishido Inducted 1994 In 1976, he and two other local residents — Genkichi Okazaki and Kizo Suzuki — were honored by the emperor of Japan for their contributions toward promoting Japanese martial arts in Hawai’i. Each was awarded a kun...

Marti Malloy Inducted 2015 From Washington to the Olympic Stage Hailing from Whidbey Island located in beautiful Pacific Northwestern Washington, Marti has been doing judo since the age of 6. She picked up the sport alongside her older brothers and...

Henry Okamura Inducted 1993 Henry Okamura (1924 – May 25, 2005), was a former four time US National Judo Champion. Okamura co authored a book in 1960 called How to Improve Your Judo. Okamura was awarded an 8th dan in judo. Okayuma lived in an...

Don Moon Kikuchi Inducted 1993 Don “Moon” Kikuchi was the head instructor of the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club for 40 years, a position he assumed in 1952, five years after the club’s inception when founder Yoshihiro Uchida, now Head Coach at SJSU,...