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Several EBJI Members attended the 2011 Capital Open, held October 9, 2011 in Sacramento, CA. Representing the dojo were Cole Filson, Josh Laba, Takashi Matsumoto, Jason Wood, Nick Wood, Masashi Matsumoto, Satoshi Matsumoto, Nico Gonzalez and Estefany Gonzalez. Leading the way for EBJI was Cole Filson and Nico Gonzalez who both won gold in their […]

Congratulations to all our members who got promoted at our recent fall promotional, held October 1 here at the dojo! All the students that participated did an excellent job of showcasing what they have been learning the past four months in their respective classes. The promotional is not about winning or losing, but about having […]

Thank you to everyone who came to our 25th annual EBJI Tournament held on September 11, 2011! We had 250 competitors from around the Bay Area and state. 2011 EBJI Tournament Results Junior Division: Male White to Yellow Belt ages 5-7 1. Tom Trinh – San Jose Judo 2. Timmy Consuini – Cahill Judo 3. […]

Themis Lonis, kid’s class instructor and member of EBJI’s advanced class, took 5th place at the 2011 World Police and Fire Games on August 27. The event, which was held in New York City, garnered 15,000 athletes across 65 sports, including judo. After nearly canceling the judo competition after Hurricane Irene, the organizers decided at […]

Several EBJI Members had the opportunity to represent the dojo and the country at World events this month. Jeff Fujimoto traveled to China to compete in the World University Games where he took ninth. Jeff beat Iran and Romania but lost to Japan and China and was eliminated in the loser’s bracket. Annie Shiraishi and […]

Take a look at Sayaka Sensei’s highlight video, which was put together by Steven Khoung of The Ice Chamber. Sayaka Sensei began judo at EBJI when she was 5 years old and currently teaches the advanced class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, as well as Saturday mornings.

July 2-3, 2011 While the group of EBJI teenagers were competing in Ohio, Jeff Fujimoto, Molly O’Rourke and Ann Shiraishi flew to Miami to compete in the Miami World Cup and US Open. A qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Miami World Cup attracted many top athletes, all vying for points on […]

Help support Annie Shiraishi make it to the 2012 London Olympics and East Bay Judo Institute! Raffle tickets are $5 each and are being sold until this Saturday July 16th! The prizes to win are as follows: One week of swimming lessons from Canyon Swim School ($50 value) The Missing Link Bike Shop Gift Certificate […]

July 2-3, 2011 While most families were spending the Fourth of July holiday weekend barbecuing and watching fireworks, 2 groups of EBJI competitors attended national judo tournaments in different areas of the country. Ociane Canadas, Nathan Canadas, Estefany Gonzalez and Nico Gonzalez all traveled to Toledo, Ohio for the United States Judo Federation (USJF) Junior […]