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Life Membership Year End Report 2018 – 2019
We received 56 new Regular Life Members. So we had a 45% decrease in regular memberships. As for the President Life Memberships, we received 7 upgrades also had a 305% increase in the President Club Life Member. As a result, the income to the USJF Endowment Fund after...
Jack Hatton
image of Jack HAtton from the USAJudo site An item from the USA JUDO COACH of September 28, 2019 We’ve lost someone. I started to say we’ve lost an athlete, because he was, and a very good one at that. But the reality is, we’ve lost a human. A young man in his prime...
A letter of appreciation from Joon Chi to Mark Muranaka
Hello, Mr. President, I hope all is well for you and your family and all USJF Members. As always everyone appreciated your extra support and efforts to judo and our USJF High School Special Training camp in Korea Youth Program. The host high school principal has sent...
Gold Patch Award
At the Senior Nationals, these referees received a prestigious award, recognizing their accomplishments in refereeing some of which are dedicated USJF members. From left to right: Boris Munoz, Marcos Batan, Jacob "Jake" Freedman, Anthony Roscoe, Nicole Ward, Scott...
2019 Korean Trip — Notes from the group
Joon Chi has sent notes from the attendees sharing their wonderful experiences, and there is a facebook page with more photos. From Brian No: My experience, while training at Gyung Min High School, was unbelievable. Although transitioning from California time to Korea...
Interview with Judo Champion Peter Paltchik in Wharton Journal
Ranking judo champion Peter Paltchik is so dedicated to the competitive sport of Judo that he put off his honeymoon in 2016 to train. … In 2018, Paltchik took the bronze medal in the European Judo Championship in Tel Aviv and captured the gold at the...
| Date | Event | Yudanshakai | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 01, 2025 | Shufu Yudanshakai BOE & BOD Meeting & Promotional Beltsville, MD | Shufu | ✉ Kevin Tamai |
| Nov 01, 2025 | JBBAH Kata Exam Honolulu, HI | Hawaii | ✉ Gary Hashiro (808) 721-5880 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 2025 Nanka Nage no Kata Clinic Lake Elsinore, CA | Nanka | Mary Wakabayashi |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Paul Owen Memorial Tournament Lincoln, NE | Chicago | ✉ Ron Hulshizer (402) 617-9782 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Big Island Nage no Kata Examination Hilo, HI | 50th State | ✉ Michael Hayashi (808) 330-9909 |