Pix and Preliminary report from Karl Tamai and Wayne Lifshitz: Rob and Lisa: 2 Gold: Kime No Kata and…
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Pix and Preliminary report from Karl Tamai and Wayne Lifshitz: Rob and Lisa: 2 Gold: Kime No Kata and…
Georgetown University, February 11 53 coaches, referees, tournament directors, and competitors from as far away as Massachusetts, Connecticut, and South Carolina gathered on Sunday February 11th at the Yates Fieldhouse at Georgetown University for the 33rd annual Shufu Rules Clinic. The Rules Clinic was originated and led for…
For Sharon Landstreet refereeing always felt natural because of her experience as a certified high school softball umpire. After taking up refereeing in Judo she progressed up the referee ladder to National, then Pan American Confederation, and then IJF Continental. After Sharon earned IJF Continental (IJF-B) she knew she…
In one of the latest demonstrations of the continuing tradition of top-flight referees developing out of Shufu, Bobby Donaldson of the College Park Judo Club has been awarded the highest of international judo referee certifications, the IJF-A. In January 2015, this commentator wrote that “Over the years, Senior…
Shufu’s Fall Promotional will be held on Sunday, November 12th, at Sport Judo in Northern Virginia. Registration is now closed The Shufu Promotional is a decades-long tradition, and brings the Shufu folks together twice a year for continued fellowship, the board meeting, and rank testing that has…
by Karl Tamai/Diane Jackson Two Shufu Yudanshakai teams participated at the 2017 Kata World Championships in Sardinia, Italy. The Ju no kata team Karl Tamai and Diane Jackson practice at College Park Judo and Hui-O Judo in Maryland. The Kime no Kata team of Robert Gouthro and Lisa Capriotti practice at Samurai Judo in…
We have an extraordinary team of clinicians this year – a veritable US Kata all stars. Senseis Diane Jackson & Karl Tamai will lead a Nage No Kata Clinic while Senseis Lisa Capriotti and Rob Gouthro will lead a parallel clinic in Goshin Jutsu. Two weeks after we…
To All Shufu Yudansha: I hope you are planning to come to the Shufu Special Board of Directors Special Meeting this Saturday, July 29th at the College Park Community Center in College Park, MD from 9 AM to 2 PM. The address is: 5051 Pierce Ave, College Park, MD…
From Karl Tamai, IJF-A Referee and Head Sensei, College Park Judo Club Thanks to all for participating in Takemori Sensei’s Referee Clinic on Saturday. It is great to see a strong interest in refereeing from our judoka. 21 people participated in the clinic, provided by clinician Edwin…