EBJI is proud to announce they’ve been voted Best Martial Arts Studio in El Cerrito! We are also proud members of the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce. By supporting local businesses, you help ensure  our community thrives.  

CONGRATULATIONS to EBJI Founder and Program Director David Matsumoto Sensei for recently being promoted to Hachidan (8th degree black belt) and for being inducted to the United States Judo Federation Hall of Fame! The Hall of Fame aims to acknowledge outstanding judoka who have made major significant contributions to the sport of judo. Matsumoto Sensei […]

Greetings EBJI Members and Families, I hope that you and your families are safe and healthy in these trying times. I wanted to take a moment to reach out and update everybody regarding our schedule and operations. The USJF medical committee is recommending that we cease all activities, so unless we have a change in […]

View this post on Instagram THANK YOU to everyone who came to support our 33rd annual #judo tournament last weekend! We had a record breaking 365 competitors including those from Southern CA and Idaho. Special shout out to the dozens of volunteers who donated their time to make this event run as smooth as possible. […]

Many thanks to current and former EBJI members who made generous donations to help the victims of the recent North Bay fires. Your help and support are greatly appreciated!

Henry Warmderman is the first recipient of the EBJI Alumni Scholarship! Founded by former EBJI member Dedra Worley, the scholarship will be issued in the form of a $1000 tuition waiver for one year. In the words of Dedra: “Over the years I have received many requests from my Alma Mater to support new projects, […]

November 19, 2016 EBJI was honored and humbled to visit the Steveston Judo Club in Vancouver this weekend. The dojo was founded in 1953 after WWII and is run completely on a volunteer basis. We were blown away by the beauty of the dojo itself and amazed by the Japanese Calligraphy featured above us in the […]

Thanks to our good friend, 3-Time Olympic Champion, Tadahiro Nomura for coming back to visit our dojo. Nomura Sensei was recently back in the Bay Area filming an episode of “Another Sky” for Japanese TV. The show highlights celebrities and pivotal moments during their life. After Nomura Sensei won his second Olympic Gold Medal in […]

Congratulations to EBJI Instructor Themis Lonis who won three medals at the World Police and Fire Games in Fairfax, Virginia! Themis won gold medals in the submission grappling and freestyle wrestling competitions and also took a bronze medal in the 50+ 81kg division in judo. He competing an exhausting 4 days in a row! Themis teaches […]

Written by 2008 Olympian, 7x Senior National Champion, and EBJI Senior Instructor Sayaka Torra When I started judo at the young age of 5, I really didn’t have a say in the matter. One day my father (Former Olympic Team Leader and Coach David Matsumoto) told me I was going to start and I complied. The […]