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2017 Sanix Juvenile Team Championships and Taisei Cup Report by Noboru Saito
2017 Sanix & Taisei Cup US Participant List: Boy’s Team: Tohkon Team COACH - Michael Mooney, Douglas Tono PLAYER: David Capron, Chicago, IL PLAYER: Cornel Childs, St. Louis, MO PLAYER: Carson Furneaux, Windsor, Ontario PLAYER: Steven J Salazar, Los Angeles, CA...
Donn Draeger
Donn Draeger Class of 1994 Donn Draeger Draeger reportedly began his involvement in the martial arts while living in the Chicago area, at around the age of 7 or 8. His first training was in jujutsu, but he soon changed to judo and by age 10, he reportedly achieved the...
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...
| Date | Event | Yudanshakai | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2026 Nanka Fall Tournament | Nanka | ✉ Scott Momii |
| Oct 04, 2026 | JMAC Kata Classic | Konan | ✉ Peter Stanek |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2026 Fresno Judo Clinic | San Joaquin | ✉ Hannah Tsutsui |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2026 Fresno Judo Club Invitational | San Joaquin | ✉ Hannah Tsutsui |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 17th Annual Paul Owen Memorial Judo Tournament | Chicago | ✉ Ron Hulshizer (402) 617-9782 |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Winter Ju No Kata Clinic | 50th State | ✉ Mark Langberg |
