Thank you for making our 2019 Tournament a success!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 with Comments Off on Thank you for making our 2019 Tournament a success!

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....

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EBJI Alumni Scholarship Recipients

Posted by Daniel Israel on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 with Comments Off on EBJI Alumni Scholarship Recipients

The East Bay Judo Institute is proud to announce this year’s recipients of The East Bay Judo Institute Alumni Scholarship, Henry Warmerdam and Maxime St. Jean. Henry is a two-time recipient of the Alumni Scholarship and a dedicated contributor to the dojo. In addition to training with the competition class, he assists with the beginning...

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EBJI Community Comes Together for Fire Victims

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, October 16th, 2017 with Comments Off on EBJI Community Comes Together for Fire Victims

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...

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EBJI Alumni Scholarship Recipient: Henry Warmerdam

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, June 12th, 2017 with Comments Off on EBJI Alumni Scholarship Recipient: Henry Warmerdam

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,...

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EBJI Visits Steveston Judo Club

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Monday, November 21st, 2016 with Comments Off on EBJI Visits Steveston Judo Club

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...

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3x Olympic Champ Nomura Visits EBJI!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 with Comments Off on 3x Olympic Champ Nomura Visits EBJI!

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...

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Themis Wins Three Medals at World Police and Fire Games!

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 with 2 Comments

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...

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Judo and Grit

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 with 6 Comments

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...

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Do Emotions Affect Critical Thinking? Emotion Regulation in Sports

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 with Comments Off on Do Emotions Affect Critical Thinking? Emotion Regulation in Sports

By Sayaka Torra, 2008 Olympian, EBJI Senior Instructor Emotions are a part of everyday life; it doesn’t matter who you are or your profession. It’s how you control and regulate these emotions that determine your success in any given situation. I know first-hand that being an Olympic Athlete is an extremely emotional experience. I’ve faced...

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Another Heartfelt Testimonial

Posted by Sayaka Matsumoto on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 with Comments Off on Another Heartfelt Testimonial

Thank you Tom for this heartfelt testimonial! We hope you and your family will be back soon! For more testimonials about EBJI, please visit this page! ** We had the opportunity to visit East Bay Judo Institute this last week while in California. We were on the way to San Jose and thought we would stop by...

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