The East Bay Judo Institute is proud to announce this year’s recipients of The East Bay Judo Institute Alumni Scholarship, Henry Warmerdam and Maxime St. Jean. Henry is a two-time recipient of the Alumni Scholarship and a dedicated contributor to the dojo. In addition to training with the competition class, he assists with the beginning […]

On February 21, 2010, members of EBJI’s competitive team attended the second annual Makimoto Judo Tournament in Vacaville, CA. Jackson Kim, Dillon Izzo, Brandon Izzo, John Bennett, Satoshi Matsumoto, Masashi Matsumoto and Takashi Matsumoto all competed in their respective divisions. John Bennett and Brandon Izzo led the way for EBJI, taking Gold Medals in their […]

February 26-27, 2010 Panama City, Panama Annie Shiraishi competed at the Pan American Grand Prix on February 27th in Panama City, Panama. Annie represented the dojo and the United States in the women’s 48 kilogram category. In her first match, Annie faced 2-Time World Cup Medalist Taciana Lima from Brazil. She was caught early in […]

EBJI’s competitors came home with 9 medals this past weekend at the San Jose Buddhist Judo Tournament held at the San Jose State Event Center on February 14, 2010. The San Jose Buddhist Tournament is one of the largest local tournaments in the Bay Area, with competitors from around the west coast gathering to compete. […]

On January 23, 2010 East Bay Judo Institute held a demonstration at Ice Chamber, an athletic performance training center located in Richmond, CA. Ice Chamber continues to support many of East Bay Judo’s athletes, including 2008 Olympic Alternate Ann Shiraishi. The demonstration drew a lot of interested members and families of Ice Chamber, who were […]