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Masato Tamura

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Masato Tamura Inducted 1993 “Wherever Masato Tamura has gone, Judo has been strengthened.” He was born in Fife, Washington in 1912. He started his training in the martial art when he was 11 years old in Fife. Mr. Tamura has built an enviable reputation of respect and...

Yoshisada Yonezuka

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Yoshisada Yonezuka Inducted 1993 Born in Japan, Mr. Yonezuka lived in the United States since 1960. A prominent member of the martial arts community, he founded the Cranford Judo and Karate Center 50 years ago. In 1988, and again in 1992, Mr. Yonezuka was the head...

Toshiyuki Seino

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class

Toshiyuki Seino Inducted 2018 Personal History and Judo Background Toshiyuki “Tosh” Seino was born in Hawthorne, CA and was raised in Japan after the World War II. He went to Japan at the age of 7 in Dec.1945, immediately after the World War II, from Tule...

Yosh Uchida

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Yosh Uchida Inducted 1993 Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida (born April 1, 1920) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and educator who is best known for his contributions to judo. Uchida has been the head judo coach at San Jose State University for over 60 years, and has...

Frank Fullerton

by | Feb 27, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Frank Fullerton Inducted 1993 Dr. Frank Fullerton was former USA Judo President and a seventh-degree black belt. He gave tirelessly of himself to the sport of judo by dedicating years of his life to management of the sport in the Western hemisphere as well as on the...

Michael Swain

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Michael Swain Inducted 1993 Swain competed in major international tournaments including four Olympics and five World Championships. He is most known for his historic win in 1987, becoming the first male judoka from the United States to win a World Championship since...

Phyllis Harper

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Phyllis Harper Inducted 1993 Phyllis Harper was very much in favor of more judo and self-defense training in high schools. “I wish I had known judo when I was 17 or 18,” she says. “It’s especially useful for teenage girls. For instance, if a girl is on a bus with a...

Tim Dalton

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Tim Dalton Inducted 1993 Tim Dalton was an active judo competitor in the 1960’s. In 1962, he helped to found the Eastern Collegiate Judo Association. He served as President of Shufu in the 1970’s and was instrumental in starting the Shufu newsletter, “The Shimbun”. He...