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The passing of Ralph Reyes

May 23, 2012 | Obituary

I am saddened to report the passing of Ralph Reyes, national referee and long time friend to many in all segments of the judo community. Ralph produced many national champions at the Jamie Towers Judo Club where he was the head instructor, traveled...

Open letter from Joon K. Chi about the Festival in Busan

May 22, 2012 | Testimonials

This will be the 5th time USJF high school development program will attend the Festival in Busan, Korea. See the revised schedule. If you are interested in attending, here are the requirements: USJF member 10 – 12th grade in high school 70 kg...

New Referee Licenses Granted at the US Open

May 16, 2012 | Articles

The following individuals passed the Pan American Judo Confederation examination for “C” Referee Licenses at the US Open in Dural, Florida on May 12, 2012. Mr. David Malek, WI Mr. David Allen, MT Mr. Ryan Shimokawa, HI Mr. Sheldon Konno, HI On...

Yoshihiro Uchida article in the NY Times

Apr 2, 2012 | Articles

Yoshihiro Uchida celebrated his 92nd birthday on Sunday. Even more impressive is that for 66 of his years, Uchida has been coaching judo at San Jose State University. He built the program into a national power and has almost single-handedly...

My Trip to Japan

Feb 28, 2012 | Testimonials

When I first got there I was very cold. But as soon as my mom and I got the room heated up we were good. The first day of practice was very hard. We had 20 rounds of randori and 12 rounds of newaza 3minutes each. There were about twice as many...

Sensei Shuzo Chris Kato

Feb 27, 2012 | Obituary

We are sad to announce that Sensei Shuzo Chris Kato, 7th Dan, Seattle Dojo has passed away. For his obituary, please click here

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