It’s early on October 24, 2018. Very early; much earlier than I normally do judo, by like 13 hours.…
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It’s early on October 24, 2018. Very early; much earlier than I normally do judo, by like 13 hours.…
by Wayne Lifshitz Special Commentator assigned to Nepal It’s World Judo Day 2018, Dr. Kano’s birthday and I’m in Kathmandu, Nepal for a few weeks for work. To start I must thank Sensei Binod Raj Sainju from College Park Judo Club who with a couple of phone calls and…
Three Kata Teams placed highly in the 2018 IJF Kata World Championships held in Cancun, Mexico on October 15 – 16, the USA’s best-ever results at Kata’s premier event. The Shufu group of Karl Tamai and Diane Tamai Jackson placed 6th in Ju no Kata, and Rob Gouthro…
Photo courtesy of Wayne Lifshitz Six of Shufu’s kata athletes will be competing in the Kata World Championships, to be held in Cancun, Mexico on October 15 – 16. The Shufu International Kata Team of Diane Tamai Jackson and Karl Tamai (Ju no Kata), Rob Gouthro and Lisa…
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“Sad News. We are broken hearted.” by Kevin Tamai We have lost a dear friend, coach, sensei, mentor and so much more. Sensei Mark Smith passed from this world on Wednesday night at the Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was surrounded by his family. Mark has…
Important Message from the President, the Chair of the Board of Examiners, and the Incoming Rank Registration Chair of Shufu Yudanshakai Shufu will hold its semi-annual centralized promotional at Sport Judo on Sunday, November 4. For some time, it has been a requirement for Dan-grade promotions (all…
On August 15, 2018, Diane Tamai Jackson was elected as the secretary of the national USJF Board of Directors. As secretary, she joins the other elected officers as a member of the USJF executive committee, charged with directing the USJF between the semiannual meetings of the Board. …
In the process of changing Shufu Promotional guidelines to the USJF standards, it was discovered that the USJF standards contain inconsistencies, repetitions and/or forgotten techniques. The USJF Board of Examiner (Mac Takeda) and USJF Promotional Chair (Hayward Nishioka) were contacted to get some clarification. The USJF promotional guidelines have…