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No Class July 4

Classes will be canceled July 4 in commemoration of the July Fourth Holiday. Have a safe and happy fourth!! Classes will resume on July 6.

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No Class July 11

There will be no classes on July 11. Come support our competitors: Jackson Kim, Dillon Izzo and Brandon Izzo as they compete at the United States Judo Federation’s Junior National Championships in San Francisco. More information can be found at www.2009usjfjrnationals.com

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1/10 – New Years Party

This is a reminder that our annual NEW YEAR’S PARTY will be held January 10, 2009 at Takara Sake Factory 708 Addison Street Berkeley, CA. The festivities will start from 6:30pm and will be potluck style: Last names A-L please bring a MAIN DISH and a SALAD Last names M-Z please bring a MAIN DISH […]

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Ann receives sponsorship from Ice Chamber Athletic Performance Training

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Ann and Ice Chamber Athletic Trainer, Thomas Henry, MS, CSCS East Bay Judo Institute is please to announce that long time sponsor Ice Chamber Athletic Performance Training– located in Albany, CA has graciously agreed to provide elite athlete Ann Shiraishi, 2008 Olympic Alternate with an exclusive sponsorship for her supplemental training needs. Ann will be […]

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Trick or Treat!

Join East Bay Judo Institute for Trick or Treating, next Friday October 31! We will meet here at the dojo at around 6pm and go around to neighborhood houses for yummy treats. Bring your family and friends to this adult supervised outing! Costumes a must!!

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Annie to go to Europe

Annie Shiraishi will be heading to Europe next Wednesday for the Swedish and Finnish Open. She will be competing back to back weekends in Europe, in hopes of securing her number one spot in the women’s 48 kilogram category. The 2008 Olympic Alternate hopes to improve upon her placing from last year, where she took […]

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August 20, 2008 – My last day here..

Is today. They say time flies when you’re having fun and I guess thats true because I leave to go home tomorrow morning. These past few days have been jammed packed with activities including multiple trips to the silk market where we had to deal with haggling salesladies trying to sell you knockoff goods. That […]

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August 14, 2008 – The Last Day of Judo…

Is today!   Today marks the last day of judo competition, with the men and women’s heavyweight divisions.   I’m sure you all know, but my teammate and roommate Ronda Rousey took bronze in the women’s 70kg division 2 days ago!  Watching her was really inspiring for me.  She fought really really hard and I […]

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August 14, 2008 – Last Day

The trip is on it’s home stretch. Today is our final day in Beijing. Tomorrow we will be on a plane with a destination of San Francisco International Airport. I think the majority of use were relieved. We are all glad to be finally going home. We definitely loved being here and are thankful for […]

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August 3, 2008 – Visiting the Village

TIME: 0927hrs Yesterday, Sunday August 3rd, started out just like every other day except for the fact that I actually slept until 0730. Once I woke up, I checked my email as usual. After breakfast I finished checking my email before practice. Practice went well… women’s team coach Israel Hernandez worked with the girls on […]

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