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FY 2026 USJF Fee Increases

by | August 25, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

M E M O R A N D U M TO: Individual Members, Member Dojos, Yudanshakais, USJF BOD, USJF BOE, USJF Committees, USJF Exco FROM: Robert Fukuda, Executive Director RE: FY 2026 USJF Fee Increases ** Effective 09/01/2025 ** DATE: August 23, 2025 We hope that this...
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James Baker

by | August 21, 2025 | Class of 2025, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award Class | 0 Comments

© 2025 James Baker, all rights reserved. James Baker
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Pedro Kolychkine

by | August 10, 2025 | Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

© 2025, Pedro Kolychkine, all rights reserved. Pedro Kolychkine Judo Biography Pedro Kolychkine was born in 1964, started his Judo practice with his grandfather in Havana, Cuba at an early age. When speaking of historical and philosophical perspective as it...
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Sayaka Torra

Sayaka Torra

Apr 2, 2022 |

USJF STORY~ Sayaka Torra I’m Sayaka Torra and I’ve been a member of USJF for over 30 years. I’m a 5th degree black belt, 2008 Olympian, and Senior Instructor at the East Bay Judo Institute. My dad,...

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Sayaka Torra

Sayaka Torra

by | Apr 2, 2022 |

USJF STORY~ Sayaka Torra I’m Sayaka Torra and I’ve been a member of USJF for over 30 years. I’m a 5th degree black belt, 2008 Olympian, and Senior Instructor at the East Bay Judo Institute. My dad, David Matsumoto, became the head instructor of EBJI in 1983 and 38...

Obituary for Lawrence (“Larry”) Fryar

by | Apr 1, 2022 | ,

Our loving father, Lawrence E. Fryar, 84, of Sun City, California, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Larry met his late wife Nina when he was a young Navy sailor stationed in the Philippines. Larry and Nina fell in love, married and spent...

Interview with Sensei Robert Brink

Interview with Sensei Robert Brink

by | Jan 23, 2022 |

Interview with Sensei Robert Brink January 23, 2022 Sensei Robert Brink - 50th State Yudanshakai United States Judo Federation Webinar Series Interview with Sensei Robert Brink Former: USJF President, Board of Examiners - Chair, Hall of Fame inductee, and  author of...

DateEventYudanshakaiContact
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
Oct 18, 20252025 Fresno Judo Clinic
Clovis, CA		San Joaquin✉ Hannah Tsutsui
Nov 01, 2025Shufu Yudanshakai BOE & BOD Meeting & Promotional
Beltsville, MD		Shufu✉ Kevin Tamai