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Keiko Fukuda – judo master

At 98, she is still teaching the Japanese martial art three times a week at a women’s dojo in Noe Valley, giving pointers from a fold-out chair, wearing her ki – and the red belt that signals her superior rank. “The kind of judo I teach is an old...

The passing of Mr. Robert S. Kimura

It is with great sorrow that I inform you that Mr. Robert S. Kimura (Chief Instructor, Kaimuki Judo Club) passed away on July 26, 2011. He spent 80 years of his life practicing and promoting Judo in Hawaii. His mastery in the art of Judo gained through great personal...

2011 Junior Nationals Kata Results

Category Division Gender Rank Tori Uke #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Total Nage No Kata Youth Female/Male 2nd Jenna Enoka Braxton Chong 184 193.5 182 198.5 212.5 970.5 Youth Female/Male Taryn Ichmura Troy Enoka 153 189 177 200 181.5 900.5 Youth Male 1st Cody Kagawa Kevin Miyamasu...

The 2011 Jeremy Glick Memorial Spirit of Judo Award

This year’s recipient of the Jeremy Glick Memorial Spirit of Judo Award is Mr Yoshisada Yonezuka of Cranford Judo & Karate Center in Cranford, New Jersey.Link to letter to Sensei Yonezuka From an early age, Sensei Yonezuka showed the guts, grit, and grim...

Prof. Wally Jay passed away May 29th

Prof. Wally Jay a Celebration of Life Services will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 1:00 pm. Kofman Auditorium, Alameda High School 2200 Central Ave. Alameda, California 94501 Friends, students and family are invited. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, the family...

The top ten clubs and the Century clubs

Here is a table of membership showing the top 10 clubs and Century clubs (clubs with 100 or more members) in the USJF RankDojoYDKMembers 1San Jose Buddhist Judo ClubCentral Coast259 2Sawtelle Judo DojoNanka222 3Oishi Judo ClubHudson192 4Gardena Judo ClubNanka180...