We are sad to announce that Yoshisada Yonezuka, 9th Dan passed away on late Saturday afternoon, October 18, 2014. Yoshisada Yonezuka ‘Yone’ was born May 19, 1937 in Nakasato, Aomori, Japan.  He began to train in sumo and judo in 1954, becoming the Northern Japan High School Champion in 1955.   Yonezuka entered Nihon University in 1956. After defeating […]

In an effort to expand the pool of referees and develop an interest at an early age we are pleased to announce the following updates to our program which have recently been approved by the USJA’s Board of Directors Club Referee: Learns to referee in the dojo and at club events, under the supervision of

This is from Nikki Jones, Jesse’s daughter – The Memorial Service for Jesse Jones will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday August 17th 2014 at The Bridge Church 38801 Calistoga Dr. in Murrieta, California. www.thebridgechurch.tv This is a change of date as originally announced… It is with great sadness we announced that Jesse Jones, 9th

The tournament held in Hawaii this past weekend was a rousing success with nearly 1,100 competitors.   This year marked the first time Senior and Masters were included. It was the third and final day of judo action at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena. Gary Goltz, President of the USJA, stated “we are considering renaming

The USJA’s Board of Director’s recently attended a reception in Reno, NV in conjunction with the US Senior Nationals at which board members of all three national judo organizations were invited.  It was the first time that a gathering of this kind was ever held.  On hand was 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Kayla Harrison.  

For Immediate Release 3-13-14 The United States Judo Association promoted Karl Geis to Judan (10th degree black belt) at a presentation in his Houston dojo on March 12th, 2014. Geis is one of the founding fathers of the USJA and has trained hundreds of judo leaders throughout United States including several Olympians in his over 60

We are please to announce the re-launch of the USJA’s Development Committee.  The mission of the USJA’s Development Committee is to build stronger communities and better people through the discipline, physical conditioning, focus and ethical values learned in judo. Goals and activities of the USJA development program are aimed at making these quality programs available

USA Judo Referee Commission Chairman, Robert Fukuda has requested that this document be distributed to all US Referees. IJF Referee Rules 2014 Update IJF YouTube Video 2014 New Rules Ralph Palmer Assistant to the Chairman USA Judo Referee Commission

We are pleased to announce the USJA’s YouTube Channel is up and running!

…A Message from the Presidents of the USJF, USJA, and USA Judo Mr. Kevin Asano, Mr. Gary Goltz, and Mr. Lance Nading September 16, 2013 Since the beginning of this year we have been diligently accessing and reviewing the changes in the IJF rules governing judo tournaments and how that has affected our joint sanctioning

Here is the document that was prepared by USA Judo Referee Commission and USA Judo High Performance based on the rule changes meetings held in Mexico City 1/26 & 1/27/13 along with the link to the IJF videos: IJF Refereeing & Competition 2013 Rules Modifications  IJF Refereeing & Competition 2013 Rules Video Examples IJF Refereeing & Competition2013

We are please to announce the USJA’s Official Facebook Group Facebook has always been a great place to share information. With the launching of our USJA Facebook Group we have made it easier for our members to keep up with our latest news and interact with each other. We also strongly urge everyone to sign-up for the USJA’s

We are proud to announce that the leaderships of the United States Judo Association (USJA), the United States Judo Federation (USJF) and USA Judo, are now delivering on our promise of furthering the working relationship of our organizations by announcing an unprecedented membership program, The All American Membership. Below is an excerpt of an email