Basic Articles

Uncle Bob’s Wedding

Posted by Allen Gordon on Friday, November 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: If there is anyone all of us know whom we would want to find true happiness in life, it is our own Uncle Bob (UB). He was a mainstay at the "fun house" for years, bringing his own brand of humor and caring to his friends, and discipline and value to the...

A Winter in Tokyo

Posted by Allen Gordon on Friday, November 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: One of the things that we at EBJI take pride in is our ability not only to bring many visitors from around the world to our dojo, but also for our members to have the opportunity to go around the world. In the past, some of our members have traveled as competitors...

A Judo Family

Posted by Allen Gordon on Tuesday, October 1st, 1996 with No Comments

table border=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ columns=”3″> Editor’s Note: One of the great things about doing Judo the way we do it at EBJI is that all people of all ages can practice together. As described in this article, when a dojo takes on another focus – such as solely on competition – this focus changes...

The Olympics

Posted by Allen Gordon on Tuesday, October 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: Last year there was a sporting event with special significance for us at EBJI, and that was the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. I was fortunate enough to be part of those Games, as were two of our other dojo members, and I want to take some time here to tell you about...

Getting Involved: One officer’s story

Posted by Allen Gordon on Tuesday, October 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Getting Involved: One Officer’s Story by Alan Pagle Editor’s Note: I have always had a vision of having many satellite dojos developed in the local community, all coming under the umbrella of EBJI. Indeed, as described below, one of our fundamental tenets of teaching at EBJI is that one must always give back what...

See you at the Movies!

Posted by Allen Gordon on Saturday, September 21st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: When I took over the EBJI in 1984, formerly known as the Berkeley Judo Club, there was a handful of dedicated students who stuck with whatever difficult training I could throw at them from the earliest years. Since that time, one of these students, Ken Kokka, graduated from high school, went away...

1996 Daiheigen Development Events

Posted by Allen Gordon on Saturday, June 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: Development is a crucial and important aspect of any organization. EBJI is fortunate indeed to have one of its students and instructors, Dan Israel, serve as Chairman of the Development Committee of our regional association, Daiheigen Judo Yudanshakai. In this position, Dan is responsible for soliciting consensus from the other member dojos...

Posted by Allen Gordon on Saturday, June 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s Note: The United States International Invitational Judo Tournament is the premier international Judo event held every year in the United States. Sponsored by the United States Judo, Inc. (USJI), the National Governing Body of Judo in the U.S., the tournament attracts hundreds of top competitors from around the world every year at the...

EBJI and The 1996 National Championships

Posted by Allen Gordon on Saturday, June 1st, 1996 with No Comments

Editor’s note: One the reasons why 1996 was such an important year for us was because we hosted two national championships: the 1996 U.S. Senior National Judo Championships, and the 1996 USJF Jr., Youth, and Team National Championships. These tournaments are the two biggest Judo events every year in the United States. Although prudence...

EBJI at the 1996 Ore-Ida Tournament

Posted by Allen Gordon on Saturday, June 1st, 1996 with No Comments

table border=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″> Editor’s Note: Every year for the past five or six years or so, we have been taking some students to the Ore-Ida Invitational Judo Tournament, held in Ontario, OR. This tournament provided EBJI students with a good chance to travel together to a tournament that was not as rigorous as...