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Kid’s Pizza and Movie Night

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Friday, September 24th, 2010 with No Comments

Saturday, September 11, the dojo hosted a pizza movie night for the kids in the beginning and intermediate classes. The night started out at 5:30 pm playing games like tag and dodge ball. Brandon, who helps out teaching the beginning kids, led about five games of dodge ball changing the teams before each game. Everyone...

Annie Shiraishi goes 1-1 at the World Championships

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 with No Comments

East Bay Judo Institute’s Annie Shiraishi competed on September 12 at the 2010 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In the largest World Championships in the history of the sport, this year’s event included 848 players competing in 16 weight divisions as players vied for both a World title as well as Olympic qualification points. Annie...

2010 EBJI Tournament

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 with No Comments

Join us for our 2010 EBJI Invitational Judo Tournament on September 26, 2010 at El Cerrito High School Online Registration is available by clicking here. Register by September 21 and receive a $10 discount per entry! For more information or questions, email tournament director Sayaka Matsumoto at:...

Beane wins Bronze at the USJF Jr. Nationals!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, July 12th, 2010 with No Comments

Jared Beane led the way for EBJI this past weekend, winning a bronze medal in the IJF-Junior 81kg category at the USJF Junior Nationals in Irvine, CA. The event, which gathered over 800 competitors from around the country, was held at the UCLA Bren Events Center July 3-4, 2010 Beane had 9 people in his...

Shiraishi Wins Bronze in El Salvador!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 with No Comments

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...

California State Championships

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 with No Comments

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....

Goodsearch for Us!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 with No Comments

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2010 Senior Nationals

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 with No Comments

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...

Kid’s Nature Hike

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 with No Comments

*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...

EBJI at the Bay Isle Judo Tournament

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 with No Comments

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,...