June 26, 2010 San Salvador, El Salvador Annie Shiraishi represented East Bay Judo Institute in the women’s 48 kilogram category at the first annual El Salvador World Cup this past weekend in San Salvador. In her first match, Shiraishi fought Bianca Ockedahl of Canada, whom she has met on many previous occasions. Most recently, Shiraishi […]

The CJI California State Judo Championships were held at the City College of San Francisco on May 29-30, 2010. Representing EBJI were Jared Beane, Brandon Izzo and Jackson Kim. All of them will also be representing EBJI at the USJF/USJA Junior Nationals on July 2-3 in Irvine, CA. Jared competed in the IJF-Junior 81kg category. […]

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The 2010 USA Judo Senior Nationals were held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on May 1-2. Representing EBJI were Molly O’Rourke and Ann Shiraishi, both former Senior National Champions (Molly in 2003 and Ann in 2008). Both Molly and Ann walked away with Silver Medals. In addition, Ann solidified her spot on the 2010 World […]

*EBJI often hosts activities outside the dojo to promote a sense of community and friendship among its members. On April 25, we held out first Nature Hike at Tilden Park. It was a huge success! Thank you to Greg Chang and Molly O’Rourke for coordinating the event!* Sensei Molly O’Rourke led a group of about […]

By Ken Kokka Sensei The Bay Isle Judo Tournament was held on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Alameda High School. Seven members of EBJI competed and represented our dojo at the event. Romeo Lok, 8, went 1-3 and finished fourth out of five. After losing his first match, he went out in his second match, […]

by Annie Shiraishi Going into my first Pan American Championships, I did not quite know what to expect. For the past six years, I’ve heard stories from Sayaka about tournaments in Central/South America and her horror stories about the scales, the venue, the mats, etc.  Therefore, I went into this trip expecting the worse; to […]

March 27, 2010 Members of East Bay Judo Institute competed at the Cupertino Tournament this past weekend. Romeo Lok, Takashi Matsumoto, Jackson Kim, Satoshi Matsumoto, Masashi Matsumoto, Dillon Izzo, Brandon Izzo, John Bennett and Ann Shiraishi represented the dojo by competing in their respective divisions. A new face to the frequent EBJI competition team, Romeo […]

The first promotional of the year was held Saturday March 27, 2010 at East Bay Judo Institute. We had a great turnout with over 25 kids who participated. We also held a team tournament with over 15 matches taking place. All the students that participated did an excellent job of showcasing what they have been […]

On Sunday, March 21, 2010, John Bennett competed in the USA National White and Brown Belt Judo Championships, a grassroots Judo event hosted by the City College of San Francisco Judo Club. John competed in the –73 kg. division, one of seven competitors in that weight category. After a bye in the first round, John […]