Shufu Judo Yudanshakai presents the Spring 2025 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai Junior and Senior Promotional Examination Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Beltsville Community Center 3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville, MD 20705 United States Judo Federation Sanction # 25-03-03 This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration. 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 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. [...]
The event honors sensei Ken Tamai for his lifetime commitment to the judo community Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 Schedule (time): 8am- 5pm USJF Sanction: pending Eligibility: Open to current paid members in either USJF – USJA – USA Judo. i.e. Open to Male and Females age 5 yrs. old and older. Tournament Director/Coordinator: Event Director – Kurt Tamai (301)537-5836, collegeparkjudo@aol.com Event director – Kevin Tamai (703)622-6861, tamaikevin@gmail.com Registration and Fee: The registration fee will be $50 per division. Discount for early registration. There is a discount if you register for more than one division The kata registration fee will be $25 per person per division (both uke and tori MUST register =, identify the kata, the level and identify partner) Online registration ends at midnight Monday, April 1, 2025 No walk-ins and no exceptions. NOTE: Divisions and weights may be changed or combined at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. Any changes will be discussed with the coaches, competitors, and/or parents. Chief Referee Referees’ meeting will begin at 8:00 am. All coaches welcome to attend. Referee attire: Black jacket, black tie, White shirt, gray or dark slacks, dark socks. Coaches Coaches[...]
Shufu Judo Yudanshakai in cooperation with Toshi Budokai Judo presents the Fall 2025 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai North Junior and Senior Promotional Examination Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Toshi Budokai Judo Located at the Daugherty Gym, 546 Washington Street, Braintree, MA (Parking is behind the Pecks Funeral home but can be difficult at times due to other scheduled activities.) Contact phone number for questions – Miki Takemori (event coordinator) 617-686-6406 United States Judo Federation Sanction 25-04-07 This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration. Key Deadlines These are HARD deadlines – no exceptions: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – Earliest date to accept applications Thursday, March 13, 2025 – First deadline for Dan paperwork (Initial submission of Editable Form 20) Saturday, March 29, 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 Eligibility to register for promotion All judoka must be a current member of the[...]
Special Message from Kevin Tamai, Chairman of Shufu Board of Examiners
April 11, 2024
To all registered black belts in Shufu Yudanshakai:
You are a member of the Shufu Board of Directors
Our next meeting is on Saturday, April 20 at 9:30am at the Beltsville Community center located at 3900 Sellman Road in Beltsville, Maryland
President Miki Takemori will send out the agenda for the meeting along with any additional documents associated with the meeting.
Each of you should have already cast your vote for updates to the constitution. They were sent out to everyone. Please remind all Shufu registered black belts to vote. If you have not yet voted, please send your response to Shufu Secretary, Diane Jackson (shufuyudanshakai@gmail.com).
If you are not able to attend in person, the zoom link is listed below. Please make sure that you are identified with your name and club on the screen.
Zoom Meeting Invitation
Kevin Tamai is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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.
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. If you have been a member of Shufu for at least 2 years and have participated in national or international events, then you should consider applying for Shufu’s Athlete Funding Program. Juniors, Seniors, Masters/Veterans, and Kata competitors can all apply to the Shufu Athlete Funding Program. Please see the Funding Support for Athletes link below for the complete details on the Shufu Athlete Funding Program.
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:
