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Marti Malloy
Marti Malloy Inducted 2015 From Washington to the Olympic Stage Hailing from Whidbey Island located in beautiful Pacific Northwestern Washington, Marti has been doing judo since the age of 6. She picked up the sport alongside her older brothers and after winning her...
Henry Okamura
Henry Okamura Inducted 1993 Henry Okamura (1924 – May 25, 2005), was a former four time US National Judo Champion. Okamura co authored a book in 1960 called How to Improve Your Judo. Okamura was awarded an 8th dan in judo. Okayuma lived in an internship camp during...
Don Moon Kikuchi
Don Moon Kikuchi Inducted 1993 Don “Moon” Kikuchi was the head instructor of the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club for 40 years, a position he assumed in 1952, five years after the club’s inception when founder Yoshihiro Uchida, now Head Coach at SJSU, left to concentrate...
Sanix report and letters from David Capron and Trent Tono
2017 Sanix Judo Report by David Michael Capron Although I have been to several countries in Europe on more than one occasion, not in a thousand years would I have dreamed of being able to visit Japan. Thanks tothe vision and generosity of several people, going to...
Sanix summary
Last month the team returned from the Sanix program. Here are the articles and photos sent on by the participants. 2017 Sanix Judo Report from Steven Salazar Thank you notes and appreciation of Sanix from Anastasija Kosic Rio Ohtake's thank you and report from 2017...
2017 Sanix Judo Report from Steven Salazar
Over this past winter, I was given the opportunity to train and compete in Japan alongside other Judokas from around the United States. I can safely say that throughout the whole trip, there was not one part I found disappointing or boring. I thought that everything...
| Date | Event | Yudanshakai | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 75th Annual Ore-Ida Judo Club Tournament Ontario, OR | Intermountain | ✉ Joe Cox (208) 724-7824 |
| Mar 06, 2026 | Fourth Annual Kata Clinic with Sensei Eiko Shepher Lincoln, NE | Chicago | ✉ John Bailey (402) 474-5425 |
| Mar 07, 2026 | 2026 Las Vegas Judo Champions Henderson, NV | Intermountain | ✉ Christopher Sakodas |
| Mar 07, 2026 | 2026 Virginia Open Championships Sterling, VA | Shufu | ✉ Michael Landstreet (571) 216-8992 |
| Mar 08, 2026 | Taishi Judo Club 15th Anniversay Invitational Tour Westminster, CA | Nanka | ✉ Scott Vang |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 2026 Spring University Training Camp Honolulu, HI | 50th State | ✉ Kevin Asano |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 88th Anniversary Boise Valley/Owyhee County Judo T Homedale, ID | Intermountain | ✉ Ryan Nash (208) 412-2065 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 70th Annual Obukan Judo Shiai & Kata/Onchi Sensei Portland, OR | Northwest | ✉ Rod Conduragis |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Battle by the Lake Judo Tournament Coeur d'Alene, ID | Northwest | ✉ Jennifer Badertscher (470) 629-1220 |
| May 16, 2026 | PSJA Judo no Kata & Kime no Kata Clinic Vista, CA | Pacific Southwest | ✉ Bruce Knight (619) 368-9812 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Budokan Summer Camp 2026 Seattle, WA | Northwest | ✉ Krista Steeele |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Fresno Judo Club Summer Camp 2026 Clovis, CA | San Joaquin | ✉ Krista Steele |