2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards announced
The Hall of Fame Committee and the USJF are proud to announce that Jerry Hays, Louis Moyerman and George Y Tsubota have been named as the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises the local heroes of Judo, those who have worked behind the scenes for Judo but without whom Judo would be a pale shadow of what it should be.
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2021 Hall of Fame announced
The Hall of Fame Committee and the USJF is proud to announce that the judokas – John Bassano, Maureen Braziel, Joon Chi, Hector Estevez, David Matsumoto and Lloyd Migita – have been inducted into the 2021 Class of the US Judo Hall of Fame and Darlene Anaya and Eve Arnoff-Trivella into the Charter Class of 1993. They have all made major contributions and achieved the highest level of success in any one or more of these areas – Successful Worlds and/or Olympic Athlete, Coach, Tournament Official, Program Administrator and Other Major Contributions. Continue reading “2021 Hall of Fame announced”
2021 USJA / USJF Nationals
USA Judo Points Tournament for Juniors and Seniors
Held under the Sanction of USJA (United States Judo Association)
Concussion Training
Athlete Scholar of the Year
The closing date for this year’s award is 30 June 2021. Please download this year’s application form and submit it by that date. All instructions for application are included in the file.The winners will be announced at the 2021 Grassroots Judo™ Jr. National Championships, and also via the USJF Web Site and other USJF communication sources.
For further information, please see the ASOY Committee Page.
USJF SafeSport
Dear All,
SafeSport training & certification through the U.S. Center for SafeSport (USCSS) is now available. A number of us have been able to successfully take and complete the training ourselves.
Here are two pdf’s which detail the use of the SafeSport site
Please keep in mind that the new management and content delivery system is still undergoing some changes and modifications. So some things and their appearance may already be slightly different than depicted in these attachments.
If you run into issues, please be sure to get technical support by submitting your tech support/help ticket through the “Help Portal” tile on your dashboard.
Regards,
Robert Fukuda
Memorial for Albert M. Aoki Sensei
There will be a private/virtual memorial service for Albert M. Aoki Sensei on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 1700 hawaiian time. If you wish to attend virtually, please register to attend by sending an email.
Koden for the Aoki Family may be made payable to, “Alton Aoki” and mailed to:
Aoki Family
PO Box 26228
Honolulu, HI 86825
Thank you very much for your kindness and consideration.
USJF Virtual Coach Conference
Scheduled for Sunday, June 6th at 10:00 AM Hawaii // 1:00 PM Pacific // 2:00 PM Mountain // 3:00 PM Central // 4:00 pm Eastern
Click the link to join
Meeting ID: 843 7405 9058
Passcode: USJF
The United States Judo Federation and the USJF Coach Committee are excited to present our first USJF Virtual Coach Conference! In a time of so much change, we want to build connections, encourage continued learning, and support our coaches so you can best support your judoka. This is open to all current and future USJF certified coaches. There will be a portion at the end of the conference to guide coaches through the process of registering online and starting your certification. The theme of this conference is “Communicating with the Athlete and Athlete Stress” and we will discuss ways we can address stressful scenarios, support stressed athletes, and implement preventative measures to provide a healthier judo experience. Join us to network, learn, and continue or start your journey as a United States Judo Federation certified coach!
Albert M. Aoki
Albert M. Aoki, 89 years old, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on April 21, 2021. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, to Tamotsu and Mitsuko Aoki. 
A Korean War veteran, Albert graduated from Iowa State University. Upon his return, he worked alongside his father Tamotsu and uncle Moto Aoki at American Savings Loan in Hilo. He ventured in Real-estate, and was a developer of Commercial & Agricultural properties and then became an International Business Consultant in Land development.