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Dr. Bruce Edward Wilson M.D.

by | Apr 26, 2016 | Obituary

At the age 65, Bruce Edward Wilson passed away peacefully at Sunrise Senior Living on Wednesday February 4, 2016 after a 20 year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Bruce dedicated his life to helping children as a pediatrician. A proud graduate of Michigan State...

Photos of James Takemori

by | Apr 26, 2016 | Judo Profile

Some interesting photos of James Takemori have been received. Notice from the Congressional Record. Read a letter from Ambassador Ryozo Kato to Paul Tagliabue in which he tells of a link with Jigoro Kano and Jimmy Takemori, “ambassador in judogi” and...
Allan Coage

Allan Coage

by | Feb 20, 2016 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Allan Coage Inducted 1993 Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American professional wrestler with the WWF, Stampede Wrestling and other promotions, better known by his ring names Bad News Allen and Bad News Brown. He won a bronze medal in...

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

by | Feb 20, 2016 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

Ben Nighthorse Campbell Class of 1993 Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005. Campbell was a three-term U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a...

AnnMaria De Mars

by | Feb 20, 2016 | Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Class

AnnMaria De Mars Class of 1993 AnnMaria De Mars AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958), formerly known as Ann-Maria Burns is an English American judoka. She was the first American to win at the World Judo Championships, winning the 1984 tournament in the -56 kg...

Albert Aoki

by | Jan 6, 2016 | Class of 2018, Hall of Fame Class

Albert Aoki Class of 2018 Albert Aoki Inducted 2018 Albert Masaji Aoki was born on January 28, 1933, and died on April 21, 2021 (see his obituary here). The Aoki Family judo tradition originated in Kumamoto, Japan. Aoki states in the second edition of his...

Thank you letter

by | Dec 22, 2015 | Testimonials

Lisa Capriotti and Robert Gouthro have written to the Elizabeth Lee Scholarship Committee expressing their thanks for its support for their Kata training.

Alan Shiosaki Obituary

by | Nov 16, 2015 | Obituary

Alan Shiosaki, the middle brother to Ed and Milton Shiosaki, passed away on Nov 8, 2015 after a long illness. Alan was once a member of the old time “Gardena Valley YMCA Judo Club” in Gardena during his teen years, Alan was a great judo player and traveled...