Sayaka Matsumoto will host a women’s judo seminar on November 29. Please see below for more information!

EBJI students competed at the Albany YMCA Tournament on October 18 and at the Palo Alto Invitational November 8. Dillion Izzo led the way for EBJI at the Albany Tournament, winning all his matches to claim the Gold Medal in his division. Antoine Pages also competed at the Albany Tournament, as did Thomas Boser and […]

Ann Shiraishi went 4-0 to capture the gold medal at  the 2009 Rendez Vous Tournament held in Montreal, Canada on October 17. En Route to her gold medal, Shiraishi defeated 4 opponents all by ippon (full point). The Rendez Vous Tournament attracted over 150 competitors from around the world. Shiraishi competed against girls from the […]

East Bay Judo Institute Members Ann Shiraishi, Molly O’Rourke, Sayaka Matsumoto, Nate Torra as well as Ann’s brother, Jeff ran in the Bridge to Bridge Run on October 4, 2009 in San Francisco. The 7k run benefited the Special Olympics of Northern California. The group finished the race in under 40 minutes. Full race results […]

September 26, 2009- San Jose, CA Annie Shiraishi went 2-1 today to take silver in the women’s 48 kilogram category. Annie, who was the 2008 Olympic Alternate and 2008 National Champion in the 52 kilogram category, won this division last year. In the first round, she faced a youngster from the United States, throwing her […]

Ann Shiraishi of San Francisco, CA will defend her 2008 US Open Title this weekend in San Jose. Shiraishi, who was the Olympic Alternate and National Champion in 2008, will compete in the 48 kilogram division on Saturday, September 26. Competition will begin at 9am at the San Jose McEnry Convention Center. Over 250 competitors […]

Thank you to everyone who made this year’s East Bay Invitational Judo Tournament a success! We had over 240 competitors from around the state and west coast. Thank you to all our referees and volunteers who helped make this event possible. We couldn’t have done it without your help! Many of our EBJI members competed […]

This is a reminder that there is NO CLASS next Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26. The US Open, the biggest international tournament in our country will be held in San Jose during that time. Help come support Ann Shiraishi, who will be defending her US Open Title in the 48 kilogram category!!

The Yoga Class will be returning to EBJI starting the Second Week of September! The class will be held on Friday evenings from 5:15pm-6:15pm. Free for EBJI Members, $5 a class for non-members. More information coming soon!!

August 30, 2009Petaluma Community Center Petaluma, CA 6 competitors competed at the North Bay Developmental Tournament today, held at the Petaluma Community Center in Petaluma. The dojo won 6 medals: 1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. John Bennett led the EBJI crew by winning both him matches by ippon, taking home the gold medal […]