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…
January 25, 2014 Fifty-six referees, coaches, tournament staff, and other judoka from across the eastern seaboard gathered today at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, for the 29th annual Shufu Referee Clinic. Participants came from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Florida to learn from Dr. Gary…
by Kurt Tamai On Saturday, January 18, 2014 the University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum provided an excellent setting for the 2014 Maryland Open Championships. The multipurpose athletics facility provided plenty of room for four competition areas with balcony seating for excellent spectator views. Maryland Judo, Inc. President, Bobby…
The 5th World Kata Championships, organized by the International Judo Federation, was held at the Budo Centre in Kyoto City, Japan on October 19thand 20th. Over 200 athletes from 32 countries competed in five katas. The USA kata delegation included seven teams: two from Shufu, two from upstate New York,…
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Meet the new Shodans !! (and maybe learn something about Sensei Miyazaki that you probably didn’t know) November 2, 2013 Shufu congratulates its two members who were elevated to the rank of Shodan (1st degree black belt) at the…
Saturday, October 26th, 2013 The 2013 Faye Allen kata tournament and clinic was held on Saturday, October 26th at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, D.C. The long-standing annual event was attended by kata teams from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Toronto, Ontario, as well as kata enthusiasts who attended…