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Apr
20
Sat
2024 Shufu Spring Promotionals @ Beltsville Community Center
Apr 20 all-day

Shufu Judo Yudanshakai, in cooperation with Hui-O-Judo Beltsville and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 

presents the

Spring 2024 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai

Junior and Senior Promotional Examination

Saturday, April 20, 2024

at

Beltsville Community Center

3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville, MD 20705

United States Judo Federation Sanction # 24-04-01

 

This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration.

 

Key Deadlines –  These are HARD deadlines  – no exceptions

February 20 – First date to accept applications.

March 21 – First deadline for Dan paperwork (initial submission of Form 20)

April 6 – Second deadline for ALL FULLY COMPLETED paperwork due (juniors, senior kyu, dan)

April 20 – Promotion day, BOE meeting, BOD meeting

 

Eligibility to register for promotion

  • All judoka must be a current member of the USJF or USJA .

    (USJF members are eligible to be promoted at this event.  USJA members may request to be examined and have their results forwarded to the appropriate organization.)

  • For Shodan – current year plus one year prior membership in USJF

  • For Nidan and above – current year plus three years prior membership in USJF

 

Recommending Students for Promotion

Examinees MUST be recommended for promotion by their instructor.  Examinees should be listed on the JUDOKA RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION form that is submitted by the head instructor from each club by March 15, 2024 to facilitate the smooth running of the event.  Submit to Kevin Tamai, Chair of the Board of Examiners – shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com

 

Promotion Requirements being used

The Shufu Board of Examiners has implemented the changeover to the USJF promotional requirements.  The 2024 Shufu Spring Promotional will follow the “2021 Final Handbook Revision with Added Techniques”, available on the Shufu website under Promotions. All ranks within Shufu’s promotion authority are required to do the physical testing, i.e. all ranks through and including Godan.  Rokudan and above are not required to do physical testing; Kata requirements still apply as required for rank sought.

 

Event Schedule

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Promotional candidate written test and physical demonstration testing

9:30 – 11:00 AM Shufu Board of Directors Meeting (All registered Yudansha [Black Belts] are encouraged to attend but a Zoom connection will be supplied.  Contact:  shufupresident.miki@gmail.com)

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Shufu Board of Examiners meeting – (All Board of Examiners members are requested and encouraged to attend in person.)

Following BOE Meeting:      Announcement of Results

Please Note: There will be NO COMPETITION at this promotional event.

Registration and Fees

  1.     Registration Deadlines (These are HARD deadlines.)

    • April 6, 2024:  All completed and Final paperwork due.

  1.     All registration is online – no onsite registration

    • Registration Fee (all examinees): $50

    • Additional Fees for Black Belt Ranks only:

      • Shufu Promotion Fee: $15 (paid online with registration fee)

      • [Note: After the promotion:  USJF Promotional Fees: $125 for Shodan plus $25 for each rank step above Shodan, plus an additional $25 for Shichidan and Hachidan. (Instructions for how to pay to USJF Promotional Fees will be provided after the promotional) Life Members: $0]

    • Waiver (online) may be electronically signed or scanned and sent to Kevin Tamai, Chairman of the Board of Examiners at: shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com.  Waivers will also be available on-site on the morning of the event.

All Registration is ONLINE.

  To register and pay online, click HERE

 

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation for visual or hearing impairment or other reason, please let us know on the registration form.

Documentation

  1. Documentation first accepted on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 (electronic submission only)

  2. Documentation Due by Thursday, March 21, 2024

  • Black Belts only: Editable Form 20 (electronic submission only):

    • Submit to Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair, at shufurankreg@gmail.com.

    • The Rank Registration Team will work with candidate to identify and cure any problems with the Form 20, with that process to be completed at least 14 days before the promotional, i.e. Saturday, April 6, 2024.

    • If a Form 20 has not been submitted by Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Shufu Board of Examiners (BOE) will table the promotion request until the next promotional.

  1. Documentation Due by Saturday, April 6, 2024

    • Junior and Senior Kyu Documentation (electronic submission only):

    • Membership card

    • Competition results

    • Kata Scores (as required to the rank sought)

      • Contact Rank Registration Chair for accommodations to kata demonstration due to issues of space and safety.  Shufu will follow USJF Medical Committee and local/state guidelines regarding COVID at the time of the Promotional (see COVID Guidelines below).

      • Kata must be judged by a member of the BOE, or a National level or higher certified kata judge or kata instructor in the kata to be tested.

    • Certificates (as required by the rank sought)

  • Black Belt Documentation Requirements (electronic submission only):
    (See Shufu website under Promotion for how to submit each document.)

    • Submit all documentation to Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair, at shufurankreg@gmail.com

    • Form 20 – in final, complete, and editable format

    • Membership card

    • Indicate status of a USJF background check (for judoka 18 years of age and older)

      1. Hold a current USJF background check

      2. Have recently applied for one

    • Promotion certificate for current rank

    • Kata Scores (as required for the rank sought)

      • Contact Rank Registration Chair for accommodations to kata demonstration due to issues of space and safety.  Shufu will follow USJF Medical Committee and local/state guidelines regarding COVID at the time of the Promotional (see COVID Guidelines below).

      • Kata must be judged by a national level or higher certified kata judge or kata instructor in the kata to be tested.

    • Safe Sport certificate (for judoka 18 years of age and older)

      • CDC Heads Up certificate or NFHS (National Federation of High School – National Federation of State High School Association) Concussion Training

        (Note: For dan candidates that need to also satisfy USA Judo – CDC Heads Up is accepted but not NFHS.)

    • For Nidan and above: CPR and First Aid certificate(s)

    • Other certificates (as required to decrease Time-in-Grade by the rank sought for non-competitors)

    • If the Form 20 has not been updated to cure all identified problems, and resubmitted by Saturday, April 6, 2024, the Shufu Board of Examiners will table the promotion request until the next promotional.

No documentation will be accepted after Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Shufu Board of Directors

Please submit agenda items for the Shufu Board of Directors meeting by March 21, 2024 to Shufu Secretary Diane Tamai Jackson, at: shufuyudanshakai@gmail.com.

 

The Shufu Judo Yudanshakai Board of Directors meeting will begin at 9:30 AM.  This meeting is for registered members of Shufu Judo Yudanshakai who hold the current rank of Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) or higher.    Please try to be on time for the start of the meeting.

 

Committee Reports, Agendas, Financials posted HERE.

 

A zoom connection will be supplied by contacting:  shufupresident.miki@gmail.com

 

Covid Guidelines-1

SAVE THE DATE and Call for Agenda Items – Shufu Spring Promotionals, Shufu Board of Directors Meeting, Board of Examiners Meeting @ Beltsville Community Center
Apr 20 all-day

Call for AGENDA items and Committee reports for Board of Directors (Shufu black belts) meeting with VOTE on Constitution amendment (in person or by email)

 

April 20, 2024, Saturday

 

Promotion (central), Board of Directors (Shufu black belts) Meeting, and Board of Examiners Meeting

 

Beltsville Community Center, 3900 Sellman Rd, Beltsville, MD, 20705

 

Zoom: information to be provided later

 

9:30a Shufu Promotion (central),

9:30a Board of Directors meeting,

immediately following: Board of Examiners Meeting

 

Attached:
1) Draft Agenda – BOD – April 2024
2) Draft Meeting Minutes – November 2023
3) Amendment to Shufu Constitution – must have majority of all registered black belts agree to changes

Apr
27
Sat
2024 Shufu North Spring Promotional. @ Shodokan Dojo
Apr 27 all-day

Shufu Judo Yudanshakai

presents the

Spring 2024 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai

Northern Area Junior and Senior

Promotional Examination

Saturday, April 27, 2024

at

Shodokan Dojo

123 Park Street, Beverly, MA 01915

 

United States Judo Federation Sanction # 24-04-02

 

This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration.

 

Key Deadlines – These are HARD deadlines – no exceptions:

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – First date to accept applications

Thursday, March 28, 2024 – First deadline for Dan paperwork (initial submission of Form 20)

Saturday, April 13, 2024

– Second deadline for ALL FULLY COMPLETED paperwork due (juniors, senior kyu, dan)

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Promotion Day, BOE meeting

 

Eligibility to register for promotion

      1. All judoka must be a current member of the USJF or USJA.

        (USJF members are eligible to be promoted at this event. USJA members may request to be examined and have their results forwarded to the appropriate organization.)

      2. For Shodan – current year plus one year prior membership in USJF

      3. For Nidan and above – current year plus three years prior membership in USJF

 

Recommending Students for Promotion

Examinees must be recommended for promotion by their instructor.  Examinees should be listed on the JUDOKA RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION form that is submitted by the head instructor from each club by March 22, 2024 to facilitate the smooth running of the event to Kevin Tamai, Chair of the Board of Examiners – ShufuBOEChair@gmail.com, Miki Takemori, Event Coordinator – Mtakemori58@gmail.com, and Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair – shufurankreg@gmail.com

 

Promotion Requirements Being Used

The Shufu Board of Examiners has implemented the changeover to the USJF promotional requirements.  The 2024 Shufu Spring Promotional will follow the “2021 Final Handbook Revision with Added Techniques”, available on the Shufu website under Promotions. All ranks within Shufu’s promotion authority are required to do the physical testing, i.e. all ranks through and including Godan.  Rokudan and above are not required to do physical testing; Kata requirements still apply as required for rank sought.

 

Event Schedule

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Junior and Senior Check-In

10:00 – 12:00 PM

Written test and physical demonstration

12:00 PM

Shufu Board of Examiners and Local Senseis discuss candidates

Following:

Announcement of Results

 

 

Registration and Fees

  1. HARD Deadlines for Registration ONLINE (at https://Shufujudo.org)

April 13, 2024: All completed and final paperwork due.

 

  • 2. All Registration is ONLINE HERE  No onsite registration

    • Registration Fee (all examinees): $50

    • Additional Fees for Black Belt Ranks only:

      • Shufu Promotion Fee: $15 (paid online with registration fee)

      • [Note: After the promotion: USJF Promotional Fees: $125 for Shodan plus $25 for each rank step above Shodan, plus an additional $25 for Shichidan and Hachidan. (Instructions for how to pay to USJF Promotional Fees will be provided after the promotional) Life Members: $0]

    • Waiver (online) may be electronically signed or scanned and sent to ShufuBOEChair@gmail.com. Waivers will also be available onsiteAll judoka need to have a properly signed waiver before they can participate in this event.  For minor judoka unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian, please have the parent or legal guardian download, print, and sign the Waiver to bring to this event.

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation for visual or hearing impairment or other reason, please let us know on the registration form.

 

Documentation

  1. Tuesday, February 27, 2024

    • First day documentation may be submitted (electronic submission only)

  1. Documentation Due by Thursday, March 28, 2024

    • Black Belts only: Editable Form 20 (electronic submission only):

      • Submit to Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair, at shufurankreg@gmail.com.

      • The Rank Registration Team will work with candidate to identify and cure any problems with the Form 20, with that process to be completed at least 14 days before the promotional, i.e. Saturday, April 13, 2024.

      • If a Form 20 has not been submitted by Saturday, March 28, 2024, the Shufu Board of Examiners (BOE) will table the promotion request until the next promotional.

         

  1. Documentation Due by Saturday, April 13, 2024

    • Junior and Senior Kyu Documentation (electronic submission only):

      • Submit scans of documents below to Miki Takemori, Event Coordinator, at Mtakemori58@gmail.com

      • Membership card

      • Competition results

      • Kata Scores (as required for the rank sought)

        • Contact Rank Registration Chair for accommodations to kata demonstration due to issues of space and safety. Shufu will follow USJF Medical Committee and local/state guidelines regarding COVID at the time of the Promotional (See below).

        • Kata must be judged by a member of the BOE, or a National level or higher certified kata judge or kata instructor in the kata to be tested.

      • Certificates (as required for the rank sought)

    • Black Belt Documentation Requirements (electronic submission only):
      (See Shufu website under Promotion for how to submit each document.)

      • Submit all documentation to Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair, at shufurankreg@gmail.com

      • Form 20 – in final, complete, and editable format

      • Membership card

      • Indicate status of a USJF background check (for judoka 18 years of age and older):

a) Hold a current USJF background check
b) Have recently applied for one

      • Promotion certificate for current rank

      • Kata Scores (as required for the rank sought)

        • Contact Rank Registration Chair for accommodations to kata demonstration due to issues of space and safety. Shufu will follow USJF Medical Committee and local/state guidelines regarding COVID at the time of the Promotional (see below).

        • Kata must be judged by a member of the BOE, or a national level or higher certified kata judge or kata instructor in the kata to be tested.

      • Safe Sport certificate (for judoka 18 years of age and older)

      • CDC Heads Up certificate and or NFHS (National Federation of State High School Concussion in Sports) – accepted by USJF.

      • For Nidan and above: CPR and First Aid certificate(s)

      • Other certificates (as required to decrease Time-in-Grade for the rank sought for non-competitors)

      • If the Form 20 has not been updated to cure all identified problems, and resubmitted by Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Shufu Board of Examiners will table the promotion request until the next promotional.

 

No documentation will be accepted after Saturday, April 13, 2024.

 

Notice to all judoka registering for dan rank promotions – It is up to each judoka to submit an EDITABLE Form 20 by the first deadline. The form should be complete. The packet should be complete with all documentation attached. The judoka’s sensei should review their individual packet to make certain it is complete with all required documentation (See above list) . The rank registration person (or a member of her team) will review the packets and let you know if something is missing. Do not miss the deadlines. You have until the second deadline to have all paperwork completed or you will be removed from consideration.

 

Covid Guidelines-1

 

Shufu North Promotional:  Zoom Meeting Information

ZOOM link for Board of Examiners Meeting to follow examination of candidates, at ~ 12:00 PM:

 

May
18
Sat
SAVE THE DATE – The Arlington Spring Tournament @ Dawson Terrace Community Center
May 18 all-day

Dawson Terrace Community Center
2033 N. Taft Street
Arlington. VA 22201.

 

Questions:  Email: sbojudo@msn.com

 

Offering Junior competition and Newaza Only competition for adults (age 17 and over). Modified IJF rules govern competition.

 

USJF Sanction pending.

 

More information to follow.

Jul
8
Tue
22nd Maccabiah Games – July 2025
Jul 8 – Jul 22 all-day

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This newsletter is presented in memory of Malcolm Hodges who was a dedicated Shufu and Washington Judo Club member for many years and wrote and was the editor of the monthly Shufu Shinbun newsletter.

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Coach Certification

SafeSport Certification is now required for all USJF registered clubs. If you have already completed the course and submitted a copy of your certificate, you do not need to resubmit. For more information or to take the course, please visit https://athletesafety.org/

Heads Up concussion training, through the CDC’s website, is a requirement for all members of your USJF registered club who function as teachers at any time. Please advise all of your instructors and assistant instructors of this requirement. The training can be accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/

Hilaire Notewo Seeking Donations for Judo Programs in the Ivory Coast, Needs Gis and Equipment

Longtime Shufu Judo member Hilaire Notewo is planning to relocate to Côte D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Africa in late November/December. He will be supporting judo programs, but equipment (esp. judo uniforms) are difficult to come by.  Hilaire is looking for gently used judo gis and other equipment.  Hilaire will also be visiting and donating goods to orphanages.  Should you have gently used shoes, clothes for teenagers, youths, and toddlers, kindly make them available to Hilaire.

If you would like to donate to this effort, you can send your donation to the following address:

Hilaire Notewo

7401 New Hampshire Ave. #1003

Takoma Park, MD  20912

Or contact him via his email address: hilson79@gmail.com 202 945 3781.