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Sensei Kenji Taketani
Sadly, we are having to notify all of you of the passing of Sensei Kenji Taketani, 87 years old. Sensei Taketani had been an instructor at LA Tenri Judo Club for many years. Sensei Taketani passed on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014. Services are set for: White Emerson Mortuary...
Yoshisada Yonezuka Sensei
Yoshisada Yonezuka Sensei passed away on late Saturday afternoon, October 18, 2014. More information to follow as we recieve it.
Rare surgery helps Southern California teen judo champ return to the mat
Myles Honda is a 16-year-old judoka in California. He was showing weakness in his arm and when he was taken to the doctor his heart was found to be the problem. Surgery took place and now he is back on the mat. For the full story go to the medicalxpress site and the...
How to find newspaper articles about Judo
With the advent of the Internet, it is easy to find newspaper articles on judokas, your dojo, your Yudanshakai, college, Armed Services, etc. There are two sites that I know of, that have newspapers articles that they have scan many newspapers across the US and other...
Friends of Sanix
Hi Everyone, I created the Friend of Sanix in US on Facebook. If you have a time, please look. Noboru Saito
Another interview from the World Championships
The last of the interviews from the World Championships has been put up on the site. It is an interview with Stephen Swirsky, M.D., the team physician and chairman of the IJF medical Commission.
| Date | Event | Yudanshakai | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Shufu Yudanshaikai BOE, BOD meeting, & Promotional Beltsville, MD | Shufu | ✉ Karen Whilden (703) 622-6861 |
| May 09, 2026 | 2026 Takemori Memorial Clinic featuring Katuhiko K Arlington, VA | Shufu | Miki Takemori (617) 686-6406 |
| 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 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Konan Promotional Clinic Northville, MI | Konan | |