July 2-3, 2011 While the group of EBJI teenagers were competing in Ohio, Jeff Fujimoto, Molly O’Rourke and Ann Shiraishi flew to Miami to compete in the Miami World Cup and US Open. A qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Miami World Cup attracted many top athletes, all vying for points on […]

Help support Annie Shiraishi make it to the 2012 London Olympics and East Bay Judo Institute! Raffle tickets are $5 each and are being sold until this Saturday July 16th! The prizes to win are as follows: One week of swimming lessons from Canyon Swim School ($50 value) The Missing Link Bike Shop Gift Certificate […]

July 2-3, 2011 While most families were spending the Fourth of July holiday weekend barbecuing and watching fireworks, 2 groups of EBJI competitors attended national judo tournaments in different areas of the country. Ociane Canadas, Nathan Canadas, Estefany Gonzalez and Nico Gonzalez all traveled to Toledo, Ohio for the United States Judo Federation (USJF) Junior […]

14 EBJI Students fought at the CA State Championships May 28-29 that were held at the City College of San Francisco. Dominic Ho, Nathan Ho, Cole Filson, Yuval Wolf, Jeff Fujimoto, Jared Beane, Keith Trader and Estefany Gonzalez all competed on the first day of competition, May 28th. Dominic, Jeff and Keith led the way […]

19 May 2011 To:       East Bay Judo Institute From:   David Matsumoto Re:       Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Donation As you know we collected donations for the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster areas’ relief. Considering what we could do as a judo dojo, I had previously contacted our judogi sponsor, Mr. Nobumasa Hayakawa of Kuzakura, letting him […]

Jeff Fujimoto, Molly O’Rourke, Ann Shiraishi and honorary EBJI member Mike Eldred all competed at the 2011 Senior National Championships held on April 29-30, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. With hundreds of competitors vying for a National Title, the Senior Nationals always attracts the top ranked players in the country. Mike Eldred, the number two ranked […]

Thank you for making our spring picnic and egg hunt a huge success! Almost 90 members of EBJI met at Arlington Park in El Cerrito to play Frisbee, soccer, baseball, eat BBQ and socialize with their judo friends. Events like these allow for community building and an opportunity for everyone to get to know each […]

6 members of EBJI flew to Twin Falls, Idaho on April 1st to compete in the Twin Falls Judo Tournament on April 2nd. Estefany Gonzalez, Nico Gonzlaez, Ociane Canadas, Jackson Kim, Sato Matsumoto and Masa Matsumoto were accompanied by Ken Sensei and Sayaka Sensei on their journey. All EBJI Members came home with a medal- […]

Held at the Lynbrook High School in San Jose, CA, several EBJI members competed at the Cupertino Judo Tournament on March 27, 2011. Tale a look at some of our members in action. Dominic and Cole from the Beginning Kid’s Class: Nathaniel Attia from the Beginning Kid’s Class: Sato Matsumoto from the Intermediate Kid’s Class: […]

East Bay Judo Institute has teamed up with KuSakura, a Japanese judo gi company, to provide uniforms for judo players in Japan who have lost theirs in the tragedy. How can you help? Make a monetary donation to the East Bay Judo Institute. We’ll collect donations until March 31, 2010. We’ll then send our donations […]