by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Lifetime Achievement Award Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved Louis Moyerman class of 2021 Shufu is proud to nominate him for the Lifetime Achievement Award Proposed by Roy Englert, President of Shufu Yudanshakai For more than half a century, Lou Moyerman has excelled in judo as an athlete, a...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved Eve Aronoff Trivella Class of 1993 Eve Aronoff Trivella was born July 10, 1963 in Bronx, New York. She was raised in Hartsdale, New York. She attended Woodlands High School and Westchester Community College. From a young age, Aronoff...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Lifetime Achievement Award Class
© 2021, USJF all rights reserved George Y Tsubota Sensei George Y. Tsubota was the head instructor at Hodokan Judo Club in Honolulu, Hawaii and one of the pillars of 50th State Judo Association. He was the founder of Hodokan Judo Club and a member of the USJF Kata...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved Lloyd Migita inducted 2021 Sensei, Dr. Lloyd K. Migita has devoted over 74 years to the study of judo. Sensei Migita was designated as an assistant instructor in 1957 at the age of 17. Born and educated in Hawaii, Dr. Migita started...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved. Darlene Anaya class of 1993 Darlene Anaya wrote:At the age of 6, my father and sensei, Tony Anaya, introduced me to the art of Judo. He began teaching me basic moves on our living room carpet and by the age of 9, my father enrolled...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF all rights reserved Maureen Braziel Inducted 2021 Sensei Maureen began studying judo in 1964, at age 19. She trained under Sensei Kiyoshi Shiina in Brooklyn, NY until he closed his dojo. She also trained in Japan for six weeks. In 1984, Sensei Maureen...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved John R Bassano Inducted 2021 His life John Bassano has dedicated fifty years of his life to Judo. It was in his blood. He took to the sport in his early twenties. He trained as a young student, a fierce competitor, a counter...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved Hector E. Estevez Inducted 2021 Hector Estevez writesBorn in the City of Camaguey, Cuba in 1953, I started Judo when I was 9 years old, the love for the sport of Judo that I have today I owe it to my cousin who introduced me for the...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 28, 2021 | Class of 2021, Hall of Fame Class
© 2021, USJF, all rights reserved KwiJoon (Joon) K. Chi inducted 2021 In high school he began training in judo as part of his mandatory physical education class. He didn’t really like judo so much back then. His GPA was lower due to judo so he joined the judo club to...
by Stilman Davis | Jun 10, 2021 | Scholarship & Grants
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....
