Cheryl Mitchell is an early intervention services coordinator, helping kids achieve their potential by working with families to set up preschool special education and therapeutic services in the Scranton, PA region. Nine years ago, Cheryl had a free judo lesson with Sensei Fred Murty in Greentown, PA, near Scranton. …
Washington, D.C., June 15th, 2014 “I’m six and three-quarters years old!” said Cadence Yu, one of the youngest competitors at the recent Capital Grapple Judo and Brazilian Jujutsu event, held at Trinity Washington University in Washington D.C. Cadence was sitting on the bleachers next to the mat with her…
by Michael Landstreet The 2014 Virginia Open Championships was held on June 7, 2014 at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. 279 Competitors representing 42 clubs were represented with participants coming from Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and…
By Chuck Medani, for Shufu Judo Yudanshakai (Parts of this article were recently published on the USJF website.) May 3- 4, 2014 On this beautiful weekend in Reno, Nevada, hundreds of judo fighters and kata specialists, from novice through Olympian level, gathered in Reno Nevada for the…
Eric Hohl, Sport Judo
Sebastien Boitreaud, Washington Judo
David Bare, Baltimore Judo
Sebastian John, Arlington Judo
By Kevin Tamai Saturday, March 15, 2014 Congratulations to all of the judoka who were able to attend and participate in the Tenth Annual Ken Tamai Memorial Judo Championships at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville Maryland. The competition, held to honor the memory of Sensei…
by Kevin Tamai and Chuck Medani The 2014 Katame No Kata clinic was held on Saturday, March 1st, at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville Maryland. Attended by over 40 judoka from 14 different clubs in the region covering Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina and Washington…