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Note: Competitor Teams MUST pre-register. Clinic participants may register onsite (but why wait?) Register Here. The Faye Allen Memorial Kata Tournament has been a Shufu Yudanshakai tradition for many years. On September 23rd and 24th, DC Judo will host the 2016 event in Washington DC at the Edgewood…
Sensei Tsuyoshi Miyazaki passed away in the evening of Friday July 29 , 2016. He was 85 years old and died of heart failure at Howard University hospital with Janet, his beloved wife of 57 years, nearby. As a Kodokan 8th dan, Mr. Miyazaki was a leading…
In September, 2015, Shufu members Karl Tamai and Sharon Landstreet traveled more than 4,000 miles to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for the three-day South American Championships for one of the most important events of their long judo careers. After many years of study, practice, and officiating at judo competitions…
Mel Applebaum, longtime competitor, administrator, and referee, and a friend of so many judokas in this country and over the world, passed away this week. From USA Judo: Mel Appelbaum always greeted everyone with a handshake and a smile. And to the many people worldwide who knew him,…
The 2016 Spring Promotional and Semiannual meeting of the Board of Directors were held on May 21st at Catholic University’s Raymond Dufour Athletic Center. A good turnout of judokas, from the youngest examinees to the most experienced administrators, attended the event, despite the poor weather conditions and the change…
Congratulations to the USA national kata judo team for their accomplishments at the Pan Am Judo Championships in Havana Cuba on April 28, 2016. They were honored with 3 gold medals and 3 silver medals. Robert Gouthro and Lisa Capriotti won gold in Nage no Kata mixed and Kime…
Competitors representing Shufu Yudanshakai rolled through the national judo championships on April 9th and 10th, held at the Irving (Texas) Convention Center, sweeping up gold, silver, bronze, and high placings in the kata and shiai (combat) categories. These outstanding performances were led by Karl Tamai and Diane Jackson,…
Dear Kata enthusiasts - On March 19 - 20, DC Judo will host a kata clinic on IJF evaluation criteria and hold a kata judge examination. Eiko Shepherd will be the main clinician. March 19: 2:00p – 5:00p – classroom clinic, but a few people please bring a gi. March 20: 9:00a…
Gaiv Tata, a sandan from Michael and Sharon Landstreet’s Arlington Judo Club, has accepted the position of Tournament Recorder for Shufu Yudanshakai. The Shufu Tournament Recorder is responsible for recording tournament points which are used in the assessment of senior promotions. These points vary according to the competitors’ ranks…