*Editor’s note: The Pam Am Championships and Zone Cup were held May 9-11 and were the two last qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games. Sayaka Matsumoto represented EBJI and the USA at these events and brought back a medal from the Zone Cup in addition to qualifying a USA competitor to go the Olympics in […]

Check out this article on EBJI assistant instructor and 2008 Olympic hopeful Sayaka Matsumoto in the SF Chronicle Sunday Edition. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/02/CMS0VFVV3.DTL

From 2/13 – 2/19 A team of 7 women from Kokushikan University will be visiting the San Francisco Bay area and participating in practices at EBJI and SFSU. The full practice schedule can be found here. For more information please email Sayaka Matsumoto or call (510) 237-0607.

For the full article and pictures from Belgium visit http://www.usjudo.org/2008BelgianLadiesOpenResults.asp Annie Shiraishi (Elk Grove, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) went 2-1 in her pool, defeating a British opponent by ippon in the first match of the 48kg division.  Shiraishi lost to a Japanese player by a yuko, but came back to throw a German with […]

Over the winter break Brandon and Dillon had the wonderful opportunity to visit Hong Kong while on vacation. In addition to spending time with their family, they took some time to practice judo, while in Hong Kong with Sensei Takeo Iwami, founder of Hong Kong Judo Kan in Causway Bay.

Dear EBJI Friends and families;     This February we will be hosting a team of  seven women from Kokushikan University in Tokyo, Japan from February 13 – 21th. This experience has proven to be a very rich experience for all – The team will experience everyday American culture, attend classes on cross-cultural relations, and […]

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year   This is a friendly reminder that our annual dojo New Year’s Party will be held this Saturday at 7pm at Takara Sake, 708 Addison Street in Berkeley, CA.    We are asking everyone to bring a main dish as well as either a salad or dessert last names […]

Greeting everybody, I apologize for the late notice, but I’ve just been told that East Bay Judo Institute will be hosting a class with Mr. Bruno Carmeni. Mr. Carmeni began judo at the age of 15 in Italy. In addition to his 7 Italian National Championship Titles, he represented Italy in the first judo event […]

Photo courtesy of James Beane On Saturday November 17th, Daiheigen Yudanshakai in collaboration with Manteca Judo Club hosted a Junior Development clinic in Stockton, CA. The camp drew around 25 participants from around the bay area and was led by Sayaka Matsumoto. Those who participated also included East Bay’s own Brandon and Dillon Izzo, who […]

EBJI competitors show off their medalsPhoto courtesy of James Beane Dillon Izzo had the best finish of the day earning a gold medal in his division. He went 3-1 winning two of his matches in golden score. He did really well in working on his taiotoshi and earned his first gold medal in local competition. […]