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Lifelong friends and judo champions excel on and off the mat!

by | May 29, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

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Open Invitation

by | April 9, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

OPEN INVITATION to all SOUTH FLORIDA JUDO SCHOOLS in Miami. Come and join us in the presence of Senseis and students from the United States Judo Federation, Annual Spring Meeting and Florida State Judo Yudanshakai for a Sunday morning practice together with an Elite...
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Dr. Diba Mani

by | March 1, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

The USJF has appointed Dr. Diba Mani as Chair of its Referee Development and Certification Committee.

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Kiyoshi Shiina

Kiyoshi Shiina

Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Kiyoshi Shiina © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Kiyoshi Shiina Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Kiyoshi Shiina was born in 1937 in Tochigi, Japan. He was promoted to 1st dan at the age of 14. He was...

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Ray Imada

Ray Imada

Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Ray Imada © 2023 Steven Nohara, all rights reserved Judo Biography Judo Credentials Ray T. Imada was born and raised in Hawaii, with frequent time spent in Kumamoto, Japan during his youth. He had a...

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Mickey Matsumoto

Mickey Matsumoto

Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Mickey Matsumoto © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Men’s Central Jail Deputy Mickey Matsumoto has again shown his incredible athletic and Judo skill by earning the Judo...

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Sanctioned Events

Kiyoshi Shiina

Kiyoshi Shiina

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Kiyoshi Shiina © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Kiyoshi Shiina Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Kiyoshi Shiina was born in 1937 in Tochigi, Japan. He was promoted to 1st dan at the age of 14. He was the 1955 mid-Japan all high school champion for judo. Shiina studied...

Charles Medani, M.D.

Charles Medani, M.D.

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Charles Medani, M.D. © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Charles Medani, M.D. Inducted 2023. Judo Biography Charles "Chuck" Medani began his nearly lifelong journey in judo, and became a member of Shufu, in Boston at the age of 12 under Paul Hapgood and Bob Palazzi at...

Ray Imada

Ray Imada

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Ray Imada © 2023 Steven Nohara, all rights reserved Judo Biography Judo Credentials Ray T. Imada was born and raised in Hawaii, with frequent time spent in Kumamoto, Japan during his youth. He had a challenging beginning in kindergarten, speaking only Japanese. His...

Mickey Matsumoto

Mickey Matsumoto

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Mickey Matsumoto © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Men’s Central Jail Deputy Mickey Matsumoto has again shown his incredible athletic and Judo skill by earning the Judo gold medal at the 2011 World Police and Fire Games in New York City....

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Jul 07, 2025Fresno Judo Club Summer Camp 2025
Clovis, CA		San Joaquin✉ Krista Tsutsui
Jul 11, 2025Keiko Fukuda's Joshi Judo Camp
San Jose, CA		Central Coast✉ Elaine Abad
(510) 458-3417
Jul 21, 20252025 International Summer Training Camp
Honolulu, HI		50th State✉ Rena Asano
Jul 28, 2025Budokan Dojo Summer Camp 2025
Seattle, WA		Northwest✉ Krista Tsutsui
Aug 16, 2025PSJA Katame no Kata Clinic
Escondido, CA		Pacific Southwest✉ Bruce Knight
(619) 368-9812
Aug 24, 2025Konan Promotion Clinic
Novi, MI		Konan✉ Ton Sheehan
Sep 14, 20252025 East Bay Invitational Judo Tournament
El Cerrito, CA		DaiheigenSayaka Torra
Sep 20, 2025Anchorage Dojo Katame no Kata & Ju no Kata Clinics
Anchorage, AK		50th State✉ Mark Langberg
(907) 250-7895
Sep 21, 2025Konan Promotional
Novi, MI		KonanNeil Simon
(313) 938-1205
Nov 08, 2025Shufu Yudanshakai BOE & BOD Meeting & Promotional
Beltsville, MD		Shufu✉ Kevin Tamai