EBJI Members excel on and off the judo mat! Kid’s class instructor and Oakland Police Officer Themis Lonis recently won bronze at the 2014 Veteran’s Wrestling Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Themis competed in the 85kg division and showcased a lot of judo! You can view his bronze medal match below:

EBJI’s Ken Kokka Sensei will be honored for the Home Front Award from the National Park Service on Monday May 12th for creating the documentary film “Blossoms and Thorns: A Community Uprooted“. The National Park Service Home Front Award is to recognize people, projects, programs or publications that preserve a home front site or structure, […]

EBJI Senior Instructor Molly O’Rourke was recently featured in a Whidbey News-Times article by Jim Waller: It is rare to become a national-class athlete in any sport. Molly O’Rourke, a 2001 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, accomplished the feat in two, judo and powerlifting. Her achievements are plentiful and impressive; here are some of […]

Congratulations to Dan Israel Sensei who recently passed his referee “A” exam in Austria, becoming one of the highest ranking referees in the world! This past weekend, over 30 family and friends gathered to help Dan Sensei celebrate this monumental occasion. EBJI is proud to now have world class athletes, coaches and referees be a […]

Congratulations to all the students who were promoted at our recent Spring promotional on March 15, 2014! Keep up the great work!               To White/Yellow JT Valeros Jerrell Valeros Jordan Valeros Luke Swanson To Yellow Anthony Hsu To Yellow/Orange Meagan Lee Jay’lah Taylor To Green Shakar Kubota Maxime St. […]

Judo has taught me so many things that I apply to my every day life. Most of all it has taught me if you work hard, you can do anything. Thank you to the San Jose Mercury News for putting this video piece together for me before my Olympic experience in Beijing! ~2008 Olympian and […]

Fist-pumping. Arm-raising. Chest-thumping. We see it all the time in sports. But these athletes aren’t expressing pride in victory. They’re demonstrating dominance over their competitor.

Thank you to Leslie Lippard who wrote this heartfelt testimonial about her experience at EBJI! *** The three things that I like most about EBJI are: 1) the teaching team, 2) the school community, and 3) the values that support both. The teaching team is awesome. Most schools would feel happy to have any one […]

Hope you can join us for EBJI’s Annual New Year’s Party on January 4, 2014 at Takara Sake Tasting Room in Berkeley. Our annual event always attracts delicious food and great company. Hope to see you there!!

Thanks so much to everyone who came to support us at our bake sale November 24 outside of the El Cerrito Safeway. It was a huge success! We sold 10 whole pies, 5 dozen donuts, cookies, muffins, and other delicious goodies to members of the community. All proceeds will go to our competitors who will […]