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Athlete Scholar of the Year

Dec 18, 2014 |

The committee received this letter of thanks from Tyler Shimizu. I became a member of the Sacramento Judo Club in November 2008 when I was 13 years old. Since then I have gone throughout some major changes of my life. I went from the husky and lazy...

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Sensei Kenji Taketani

Nov 29, 2014 |

Sadly, we are having to notify all of you of the passing of Sensei Kenji Taketani, 87 years old. Sensei Taketani had been an instructor at LA Tenri Judo Club for many years. Sensei Taketani passed on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014. Services are set for:...

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How to find newspaper articles about Judo

Sep 29, 2014 |

With the advent of the Internet, it is easy to find newspaper articles on judokas, your dojo, your Yudanshakai, college, Armed Services, etc. There are two sites that I know of, that have newspapers articles that they have scan many newspapers...

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Sanctioned Events

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
Jul 11, 2026JBBAH Nage no Kata ExamHawaii✉ Gary Hashiro
(808) 721-5881
Jul 13, 2026Fresno Judo Club Summer Camp 2026San Joaquin✉ Krista Steele
Jul 17, 2026Keiko Fukuda Joshi CampCentral CoastAlaine Abad
(510) 468-3417
Aug 09, 2026Eastern US Judo Kata Championship, Kata Judge EvalShufu✉ Diane Jackson
Aug 15, 2026PSJA Katame no Kata SeminarPacific Southwest✉ Bruce Knight
(619) 368-9812
Aug 22, 2026JBBAH Kata ExamHawaii✉ Gary Hashiro
(808) 721-5881
Aug 23, 2026Konan Promotional ClinicKonan
Aug 29, 20262026 Uemura Cup Championship & Referee Clinic50th State✉ Michael Hayashi
(808) 333-9909
Oct 24, 202617th Annual Paul Owen Memorial Judo TournamentChicago✉ Ron Hulshizer
(402) 617-9782