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Agenda, Minutes, and Reports for Fall 2019 BOD Meeting
by Chuck Medani Nearly 60 judokas, from novices to 7th and 8th degree black belts, gathered at Sport Judo on September 15th in Springfield, Virginia for what was billed as the “can’t-miss clinic of the year”. They were not disappointed. James Bregman, one of the four…
By Kevin Tamai Congratulations to all of the judoka who were able to attend and participated in the Shufu Open Judo Championships on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville Maryland. This year we honored some of the past legends of Shufu who helped form…
To: Shufu Judo Yudanshakai Community. From: Miki Takemori, Chair of Shufu Board of Examiners The Shufu Executive Committee has completed the flyer and sanctioning for the Fall Promotional on Sunday, November 10th at “The Compound” in Silver Spring, MD. The initial deadline for Dan Promotion (Form 20)…
by Chuck Medani On a beautiful late summer’s day, kata luminaries from across the country joined those from Maryland at the Edgewood Arts Center in Washington D.C. for the annual Faye Allen Memorial Kata Tournament and Clinic. Judges and attendees came from upstate New York, Philadelphia,…
by Rob Gouthro The Pan American Judo Championships were held this year in Lima, Peru from April 24th to April 27th. Robert Gouthro and Lisa Capriotti took home the Gold medal in the Mixed Goshin Jutusu category and the Gold medal in the Mixed Kime no Kata category. …
by Chuck Medani and Connie Halporn The 32nd annual Liberty Bell Judo Classic was held on April 27-28 at the Asplundh Field House of the Bryn Athyn College in Northeast Philadelphia. Over 500 competitors came from across the country and Canada to vie for the honor…
Ernesto “Tico” Ojito, long-time Shufu member and 2013 US Mens National Judo Champion at 55 kg, broke new ground in his first appearance at the Fight-2-Win event held last Saturday, April 20th at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland. Fight-2-Win Promotions, based…
Meet the New Shodans ! Congratulations from Miki Takemori, Chair, and from the entire Shufu Board of Examiners to all of the participants in the 2019 Shufu Spring Promotional.
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