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Congratulations to Corinne Shigemoto

It is my great honor, on behalf of the United States Judo Federation, to congratulate Corinne Shigemoto on her induction into the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame.

USJF and USA Judo Agree for a Partnership

The United States Judo Federation extends its sincere appreciation to Dr. Ron Tripp, USA Judo CEO Corinne Shigemoto and USJF Executive Director Robert for their collaboration in establishing this reciprocal membership agreement.

2026 USJF Summer Nationals

Smoothcomp Registration in Now Open 2026 USJF Summer Nationals is coming to San Francisco!  July 11-12,2026 at City College of San Francisco.  Open to members with current membership in either USJF, USA Judo or USJA.  This tournament will also be a USA Judo point...

Report for the 2002 Kata Conference

  United States Judo Federation Eiko Shepherd (Kata Chairperson) 1918 North 57th St. Washington Park, IL 62204 Tel (618) 875-2558 Fax (618) 875-1617 eikojudo@apci.net Report from the 2nd Annual...

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Message from USJF President Noboru Saito

  Last week at the 2002 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, we were fortunate to have two guests: Mr. Juan Carlos Barcos, the IJF Referee Director from Spain, and Mr. Carlos Diaz, the Pan American Judo Union Referee Director from Venezuela. They worked together to put on a...

Report for the 2002 Kata Conference

  United States Judo Federation Eiko Shepherd (Kata Chairperson) 1918 North 57th St. Washington Park, IL 62204 Tel (618) 875-2558 Fax (618) 875-1617 eikojudo@apci.net Report from the 2nd Annual USJF National Kata Clinic Here is the report for the second annual...

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
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 15, 20262026 Northwest Summer Girls and Women's Workout Northwest✉ Leslie Mizuki Lo
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