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New Referee Licenses Granted at the US Open

May 16, 2012 |

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...

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Yoshihiro Uchida article in the NY Times

Apr 2, 2012 |

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...

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My Trip to Japan

Feb 28, 2012 |

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...

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Guy Matsuoka

Feb 21, 2012 |

Guy Matsuoka, one of the founders of the Twin Falls Judo Club and the judo program at the College of Southern Idaho, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012. Matsuoka Sensei was 95 years old. Guy's obituary

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Sanctioned Events

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
Sep 27, 20262026 Nanka Fall TournamentNanka✉ Scott Momii
Oct 04, 2026JMAC Kata ClassicKonan✉ Peter Stanek
Oct 17, 20262026 Fresno Judo ClinicSan Joaquin✉ Hannah Tsutsui
Oct 18, 20262026 Fresno Judo Club InvitationalSan Joaquin✉ Hannah Tsutsui
Oct 24, 202617th Annual Paul Owen Memorial Judo TournamentChicago✉ Ron Hulshizer
(402) 617-9782
Nov 14, 2026Winter Ju No Kata Clinic50th State✉ Mark Langberg