by Chuck Medani and Connie Halporn The 32nd annual Liberty Bell Judo Classic was held on April…
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by Chuck Medani and Connie Halporn The 32nd annual Liberty Bell Judo Classic was held on April…
Ernesto “Tico” Ojito, long-time Shufu member and 2013 US Mens National Judo Champion at 55 kg, broke new ground in his first appearance at the Fight-2-Win event held last Saturday, April 20th at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland. Fight-2-Win Promotions, based…
Meet the New Shodans ! Congratulations from Miki Takemori, Chair, and from the entire Shufu Board of Examiners to all of the participants in the 2019 Shufu Spring Promotional.
Dick Hugh’s USNA Referee/Competitor Gallery 1 Dick Hugh’s USNA Referee/Competitor Gallery 2 Dick Hugh’s USNA Referee/Competitor Gallery 3 Dick Hugh’s USNA Referee/Competitor Gallery 4 2019 Ken Tamai Memorial Gallery 1 2019 Ken Tamai Memorial Gallery 2 2019 Ken Tamai Memorial Gallery 3 2019 Ken Tamai Memorial Gallery 4
Direct from the 2019 National Kata Conference, courtesy of Diane Tamai Jackson: Click Here
from Miki Takemori, Chair of the Shufu Board of Examiners To Shufu Yudanshakai Clubs, Sensei and Judoka: I am writing to update you on the process that is happening with the USJF Promotional Standards. Just to recap, I am on the Ad Hoc Committee (as a…
It’s early on October 24, 2018. Very early; much earlier than I normally do judo, by like 13 hours. I’m in a cab, well more like a tiny circus car that can fit two tiny people, and I’m with Sensei Manoj headed to the outskirts of Katmandu to an…
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…