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The Business of Judo
CEO, Executive Director - Keith Bryant
 
 
MEET THE USA JUDO COMMUNITY
 
Olympian and Actress
Hillary Wolf
 
  • Participated as a member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Judo Teams
 
  • Played the older sister in "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2" - both Holiday Season favorites
 
  • Stared in the lead role of the movie "Big Girls Don't Cry"
 
  • Is the sister of 2016 USA Judo Coach of the Year Brett Wolf
 
 
 
 
 
GIVING BACK TO
THE SPORT OF JUDO
featuring
Toni Geiger
 
A Team USA athlete at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships, is using the life lessons and "moral code" the sport of judo taught her to educate a younger generation. Click here to see the CNN International feature on Toni Geiger's involvement with Project Play.
 
We appreciate her efforts to inspire all of us to embrace sports and physical activity by introducing the sport of judo.
 
USA Judo encourages you to share this story with others – let’s keep the momentum going! Pass this video on to your friends encouraging them to visit our website to find a nearby dojo to join: http://go.teamusa.org/2BqHUlJ
#PositivelyJudo
 
MEET THE USA JUDO STAFF
 
HIGH PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR
 
LAUREN ROERSMA
 
Hear how Lauren plans to help in the area of IJF event registrations and more! 
 
 
ELITE RESULTS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
 
Marissa Arndt
 
Congratulations to Marissa Arndt for her bronze medal in the Women's Senior 52kg division at the National President's Cup, making her the first VI female athlete to medal in an able-body event and the first VI female to be on the able-body point roster!
 
 
Natalija Stanojevic
 
Congratulations to Natalija Stanojevic and her week to Remember. A 9-0 record with eight ippons against players from 8 different countries, 16,000 air miles traveled and two major International Junior titles.
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR COMPETING ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WORLD!
 
IMPORTANT EVENT AND MEMBER INFORMATION
 
USA Judo Partners with Discovery Toys
25% of all product sales purchased from www.discoverytoys.com/usajudo will be donated to USA Judo.
 
Explanatory Guide Of The IJF Judo Refereeing Rules
The International Judo Federation published the detailed explanation of the IJF Judo Refereeing Rules (Version 26 October 2017) effective from January 1, 2018.
 
USA Judo is updating the event selection procedure
USA Judo is updating the event selection procedure from quarterly to twice a year for 2018. Once for the period from January 1 - June 30, 2018 and a second time for the period from July 1 - December 31, 2018.
 
USA Judo Announces 2018 Junior Olympic Championships
Spokane, WA was selected to host the Junior Olympic Championships, which will run June 22-24, 2018 at the Spokane Convention Center.
 
LOCAL EVENT SPOTLIGHT
 
New Jersey vs. New York Team Championship 
 
Judo of New Jersey, Inc. & Hudson Judo Yudanshakai recently held the New Jersey vs. New York Team Championship. Organizers estimate more than $3000 was raised to give away to athletes in the New York/New Jersey area for tournament travel. New Jersey won 15 to 5. 
 
Fuji Sports served as the main sponsor and supplied both teams with embroidered Fuji Red Pants similar to the U.S. Team in the New York Team Championship. 
 
President of Judo of New Jersey, Inc. Anthony Camal served as the emcee and Ramon Hernandez oversaw Tournament Director duties. Also involved were Judo Olympians Celita Shultz and Nick Yonezuka, along with former World Team Member Clyde Worthen.
 
If you have a successful event to possibly share with the USA Judo community, send information to usajudo@
usajudo.us
 
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
 
USA JUDO NATIONAL OFFICE WILL CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY BREAK
Please be aware that the USA Judo National Office will be closed for the holidays - December 22, 2017 through January 1, 2018.
 
Normal operations will resume January 2, 2018.
 
The phones will not be answered during this time and there will be limited communication via USA Judo staff email.
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