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Tone Shimizu

Tone Shimizu died peacefully in hospice care on November 4, 2025, after suffering a stroke. Tone was born to Kameki Shimizu and Sotera Fernandez in Negros Oriental, Philippines on March 30, 1938. Tone moved with his family to Japan after the war....

FY 2026 USJF Fee Increases

M E M O R A N D U M TO: Individual Members, Member Dojos, Yudanshakais, USJF BOD, USJF BOE, USJF Committees, USJF Exco FROM: Robert Fukuda, Executive Director RE: FY 2026 USJF Fee Increases ** Effective 09/01/2025 ** DATE: August 23, 2025 We hope that this...

James Baker

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Further Frustration for the U.S. Team

It was morning again at the Traktor arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, for the World Championships today, where the men’s 81 kg and the women’s 63 kg divisions were being contested. Today the United...

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US Team Gets Bounce with a Place on the Podium

The US World Judo Team finally reached the podium at the 2014 World Judo Championships being held this week in Chelyabinsk, Russia. After four days of frustration and defeats, the team was in need of a celebration, and got what they needed after a day’s worth of...

Further Frustration for the U.S. Team

It was morning again at the Traktor arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, for the World Championships today, where the men’s 81 kg and the women’s 63 kg divisions were being contested. Today the United States fielded three of their members, Travis Stevens, Hannah Martin, and...

Bolen Starts Well, but is Stopped in Second Round

Bradford Bolen, four-time USA World Team member at age 26, was about to start a fight, and he was feeling good about it. "I felt good – I slept decently, and in my first match, as soon as I put my hands on the guy (CHIEN, Chia Hung (TPE)) and just felt him, I was...

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