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 […]

On February 21, 2010, members of EBJI’s competitive team attended the second annual Makimoto Judo Tournament in Vacaville, CA. Jackson Kim, Dillon Izzo, Brandon Izzo, John Bennett, Satoshi Matsumoto, Masashi Matsumoto and Takashi Matsumoto all competed in their respective divisions. John Bennett and Brandon Izzo led the way for EBJI, taking Gold Medals in their […]

February 26-27, 2010 Panama City, Panama Annie Shiraishi competed at the Pan American Grand Prix on February 27th in Panama City, Panama. Annie represented the dojo and the United States in the women’s 48 kilogram category. In her first match, Annie faced 2-Time World Cup Medalist Taciana Lima from Brazil. She was caught early in […]

EBJI’s competitors came home with 9 medals this past weekend at the San Jose Buddhist Judo Tournament held at the San Jose State Event Center on February 14, 2010. The San Jose Buddhist Tournament is one of the largest local tournaments in the Bay Area, with competitors from around the west coast gathering to compete. […]

On January 23, 2010 East Bay Judo Institute held a demonstration at Ice Chamber, an athletic performance training center located in Richmond, CA. Ice Chamber continues to support many of East Bay Judo’s athletes, including 2008 Olympic Alternate Ann Shiraishi. The demonstration drew a lot of interested members and families of Ice Chamber, who were […]

This is a reminder that there will be no children’s class tomorrow, January 16, 2010 in commemoration of Martin Luther King Day. Thank you to everyone who helped with the dojo cleanup yesterday! The cleanup was a huge success and wouldn’t have been possible without eveyrone’s support. EBJI will be conducting a demonstration at Ice […]

December 6, 2009 EBJI Members Takashi Matsumoto, Satoshi Matsumoto, Masashi Matsumoto, Jackson Kim, Dillon Izzo, Thomas Boser and John Bennett all competed at the City College of San Francisco Judo Tournament held in San Francisco, CA. Satoshi Matsumoto, 10,  led the way for the EBJI Team by taking home a Gold Medal in his Orange […]

Sayaka Matsumoto will host a women’s judo seminar on November 29. Please see below for more information!

EBJI students competed at the Albany YMCA Tournament on October 18 and at the Palo Alto Invitational November 8. Dillion Izzo led the way for EBJI at the Albany Tournament, winning all his matches to claim the Gold Medal in his division. Antoine Pages also competed at the Albany Tournament, as did Thomas Boser and […]

Ann Shiraishi went 4-0 to capture the gold medal at  the 2009 Rendez Vous Tournament held in Montreal, Canada on October 17. En Route to her gold medal, Shiraishi defeated 4 opponents all by ippon (full point). The Rendez Vous Tournament attracted over 150 competitors from around the world. Shiraishi competed against girls from the […]