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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 07, 2026 | Kumi Kata with Nabil Elalem Southfield, MI | Konan | Chris Reid (213) 447-8322 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 2026 Seattle Dojo Summer Camp Seattle, WA | Northwest | Leslie Mizuki-Lo (206) 715-5903 |
| 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 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Keiko Fukuda Joshi Camp San Jose, CA | Central Coast | Alaine Abad (510) 468-3417 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Konan Promotional Clinic Northville, MI | Konan | |