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Don Moon Kikuchi
Don Moon Kikuchi Class of 1993 Don Moon Kikuchi 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...
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Class of 1993 Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005. Campbell was a three-term U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he...
AnnMaria De Mars
AnnMaria De Mars Class of 1993 AnnMaria De Mars AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958), formerly known as Ann-Maria Burns is an English American judoka. She was the first American to win at the World Judo Championships, winning the 1984 tournament in the -56 kg...
Roy H. Moore
Jerry Hays wrote Roy H. Moore, Jr., age 96, passed away on 2 January 2018. He was born on 29 June 1921 He started judo under his dad, Roy H. (Pop) Moore in the late 1920s. His first dojo was Moneta (later Gardena Judo Dojo). In 1937, on a joint judo and wrestling trip...
USJF Largest Judo Clubs
The United States Judo Federation has affiliations with a number of very active clubs. Congratulations to the Portland Judo Club on being the largest Judo club in the nation in 2016. Here is a list of USJF clubs with very large memberships. USJF is very proud to be...
Life Celebration Of Timothy “Grey Wolf” Shepherd
Dear Friends and fellow Judokas Whether you know Sensei Eiko Shepherd personally or not, all of you have been influence by her teachings of kata and judo over the years. So many people have been taught by her and they teach you. That is the Judo way. Recently her son,...
| 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 |