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Masataka Hirayama

by | March 17, 2026 | News, Obituary | 0 Comments

Masataka Hirayama passed away quietly February 23, 2026 at 85 years old. He was a long time Judoka of Hawaiian Judo. He began Judo in the 1950s on the island of Hawai'i (Big Island) and paralleled the beginnings of what is now USJF. From the 1970s to the 1990s he did...
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Brynn and Haley Buskerud – World Judo Champions

by | March 2, 2026 | Articles, News | 0 Comments

North Bend twins Brynn and Haley Buskerud have become judo world champions, setting history in the process. The Buskeruds won the gold medal in the U21 Ju-no-kata division in the Kato World Championships November 8-9 in Paris, France. In the process, they became the...
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Passing of Sensei Dale Thompson – Florida Judo

by | March 2, 2026 | News, Obituary | 0 Comments

Florida Judo Leader, Rokudan, Mentor, and Builder of Community,

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Doug Tono

Doug Tono

Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Doug Tono, Class of 2023 Judo Biography Douglas Tono was born in the United States on June 13, 1959. He started studying judo at the Midwest Buddhist Church at the age of ten years old, under the...

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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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Michael Pratt

Michael Pratt

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Michael Pratt © 2023, USJF, all rights reserved Michael Pratt Inducted 2023 Judo Biography Pratt,is a native of Eastern Oregon raised on a small farm near Adrian Oregon and retired co-owner of Kinney & Keele T.V. Hardware, began his judo career rather late...

Doug Tono

Doug Tono

by | Apr 17, 2023 | ,

Doug Tono, Class of 2023 Judo Biography Douglas Tono was born in the United States on June 13, 1959. He started studying judo at the Midwest Buddhist Church at the age of ten years old, under the instruction of Sensei Takayuki Yoshinaga. The Midwest Buddhist Church...

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...

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
Mar 22, 2026Warriors Quest
Honolulu, HI		50th State✉ Dean Shiraki
Mar 29, 20262026 Nanka Spring Development Tournament
Westminster, CA		Nanka✉ Scott Momii
Apr 11, 2026Battle by the Lake Judo Tournament
Coeur d'Alene, ID		Northwest✉ Jennifer Badertscher
(470) 629-1220
Apr 19, 2026PSJA Spring 26 Novice Judo Tournament
Vista, CA		Pacific Southwest✉ Ryan Rubis
(760) 458-3129
Apr 25, 2026Shufu Yudanshaikai BOE, BOD meeting, & Promotional
Beltsville, MD		Shufu✉ Karen Whilden
(703) 622-6861
May 09, 20262026 Takemori Memorial Clinic featuring Katuhiko K
Arlington, VA		ShufuMiki Takemori
(617) 686-6406
May 16, 2026PSJA Judo no Kata & Kime no Kata Clinic
Vista, CA		Pacific Southwest✉ Bruce Knight
(619) 368-9812
Jun 29, 2026Budokan Summer Camp 2026
Seattle, WA		Northwest✉ Krista Steeele
Jul 13, 2026Fresno Judo Club Summer Camp 2026
Clovis, CA		San Joaquin✉ Krista Steele