This tournament will have Junior competition plus Ne-waza only matches for seniors. Check in at 9:00 – 9:30. 9:30 – 10:00 tournament rules clarification Q&A. Junior matches begin at 10:00. Senior check in at 1:00. Senior newaza matches begin between 1:00 – 1:30. USJF Sanction 25-11-10. Current USA Judo and USJA membership is allowed with proof of current membership. Member identification numbers and expiration dates required. Cost $35.00. Gold, silver and bronze medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Smoothcomp Information and Registration HERE
Shufu Judo Yudanshakai in cooperation with Memento Mori BJJ/Judo presents the Fall 2025 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai North Junior and Senior Promotional Examination Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Memento Mori BJJ/Judo Located at 152 South Westfield Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030 United States Judo Federation Sanction:25-11-05 This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration. Key Deadlines These are HARD deadlines – no exceptions: Monday, September 15, 2025 – Earliest date to accept applications Thursday, October 16, 2025 – First deadline for Dan paperwork (Initial submission of Editable Form 20) Saturday, November 1, 2025 – –FINAL DEADLINE for all judoka (Juniors, Seniors, Kyu, Dan) to be registered, with FULLY COMPLETED paperwork due, including an Editable Form 20 for Dan ranks, submitted to Miki Takemori at Mtakemori@aol.com, to Shufu Board of Examiners Chair Kevin Tamai at ShufuBOEChairman.Kevin@gmail.com, and (for Dan ranks only) to Shufu Rank Registration Chair Karen Whilden at – Shufurankreg@gmail.com Saturday, November 15 – Promotion day 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[...]
Important Message from Shufu Board of Examiners Chair Miki Takemori
August 11, 2018
In the process of changing Shufu Promotional guidelines to the USJF standards, it was discovered that the USJF standards contain inconsistencies, repetitions and/or forgotten techniques. The USJF Board of Examiner (Mac Takeda) and USJF Promotional Chair (Hayward Nishioka) were contacted to get some clarification.
The USJF promotional guidelines have apparently not been revised in over 30 years. It was decided that an Ad Hoc Committee would look at those guidelines and provide some feedback on making adjustments. I have been made Chair of this Ad Hoc Committee of 5 people. We are diligently going through the material and making adjustments.
At the request of the Shufu Executive Committee, the Shufu Board of Examiners was contacted. We have requested a delay in implementing the USJF Promotional standards until USJF has had a chance to revise their standards. Of the 31 members of the Board of Examiners, 21 have voted to delay. Two have expressed a concern about the delay and eight have not voted.
By the majority vote, Shufu is delaying the implementation of the USJF promotional standards and will be using the existing Shufu promotional guidelines for the Fall Shufu Promotional onNovember 4th.
Given that Senseis and individuals may have instructed and prepared based on the Spring decision to adopt the USJF guidelines, I will recommend to the Board of Examiners to exercise discretion and to be flexible when appropriate.
Miki Takemori
Chair
Shufu Board of Examiners
Did you know that Shufu has an Athlete Funding Program?
Shufu’s Athlete Funding
Program provides reimbursement ($150 to $300) for athletes competing in National and
International level events. Juniors, Seniors, Masters/Veterans, and Kata competitors
can all apply to the Shufu Athlete Funding Program. If you have been a member of Shufu for at least 2 years and have participated in any of the events listed below, then you should consider applying for Shufu’s Athlete Funding Program!
2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships
2025 USA Junior Olympic National Championships
2025 USA Judo Senior National Championships
2025 USA Judo President’s Cup
2025 US Open
2025 USJF/USJA Nationals
2025 Pan American Cups or 2025 Pan American Championships
2025 IJF Point Events (Grand Prix, Grand Slams, or Championships)
Please note that these are not the only tournaments which will be considered for funding.
Please go to the Funding Support for Athletes link for the complete details.
Shufu Shinbun is BACK !
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.
