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RIO DE JANEIRO —  American Kayla Harrison has another gold medal. Call it one more for the road. Expected to retire following these Olympics and become the next female star in professional mixed martial arts, Harrison defeated France’s Audrey Tcheumeo to win a second judo gold medal in the 78-kilogram weight class in front of a disappointed

This week the United States Judo Association would like to highlight our new customized email preferences! You can change your email preferences simply by logging into www.usja.net with your username and password. Once you arrive at your Dashboard, locate and click the “My Profile” button in the top right of the screen. This will take

Dear Members: On behalf of the staff and volunteers of “your” United States Judo association, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Over the past year, many of our members have asked about a reduced Life Member package and we are pleased to bring back the very popular

USJA’s liability insurance company is asking every instructor, assistant instructor, indeed all persons who assume some oversight or trai ning responsibility (eg. Black belts) should take the U.S. Center for Disease Control’s free on line COACHES training at http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/. The on line course takes between 30 and 45 minutes to complete followed by a short

What is the USJA?   Like many of our members, I am a veteran of the USJA. Like most people my age, I began my study and association with judo in the early 1960s with the local Black Belt organization of the USJF. Through them I reached Yudanshi level and then moved to the USJA

Concussion injuries are a top news story, but more importantly, concussions are a very serious health issue that impacts Judo. Our coach education courses does an excellent job making our coaches, students and parents aware of the consequences of concussion accidents, however not every dojo instructor , student or parent is certified though our Coach

United States Judo Association 2014 Financial Commentary Dear Members of the USJA: The 2014 Financial Statements prepared by Wyckoff & Associates details much of what we already knew and expected: 2014 was a very difficult year for the USJA. Operating revenues for 2014 amounted to $480k, with combined costs of operating revenues and expenses amounting

We are pleased to announce that the USJA Board of Directors has decided to kick start the new year by offering our Life Membership which normally sells for $400 for $250. This will include our newly released highly sought after USJA Judo Technical Manual and Study Guide with Senior Rank Promotion System which sells for $50 with shipping.