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JUDO-:2011 World Judo Championships -Final Day: France shows the strength with four golds to comeback last day and they took Men and Women's two team titles over Japan and Brazile. Japan still lead the gold medal count with Five golds. UZB, KOR, Rus, Chi and Gre captures one gold each. Paris, France (8/23 -28th / 2011)
MMA-: STRIKEFORCE : Judo Champ Ronda Rousey Beats Sarah D'Alelio; Referee Steve Mazzagatti at Center of Controversy (Aug/12/2011)
JUDO-:Obituarese-Former USJA(US Judo Association) President Philip Porter passed away on Sunday Aug 7th./ Promotions- 98 years old women becomes first woman ever to earn Judo's highest rank 10th degree Red belt.-Keiko Fukuda sensei(8/08/ 2011 San Francisco)
SUMO-: Final day: Yokozuna Hakuho loses by Ozeki Baruto end up 12-3, Baruto 11-4. Ozeki Harumafuji loses last day 14-1 but he wins the second session titles. Ozeki Kotooshu loses 9-6 and Other veteran Ozeki Kaio retire on 11th days (3-7) but Kaio break the new record of the most wins 1047. (7/19) .
2011 Grand Sumo Nagoya Session (Nagoya 7/10-24) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-:2011 Brazil dominates the 2011 USA Judo World Cup.(7/2/ 2011 Miami FL)
BJJ: 2011 BJJ World JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP attracts total of 2300 competitors.Marcelo Garcia recaptures The World Title at Cal State Longbeach Ca.(Jun/2-5/2011).
SUMO Final Day: Yokozuna Hakuho loses 13-2. Ozeki Kotooshu loses 3-8(withdraws), Baruto loses 10-5. Other veteran Ozeki Kaio wins 9-6 and Harumafuji wins 10-5 record.
2011 Grand Sumo Special Session (Tokyo 5/08-22) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-:2008 Beijing Olympic Judo Champ and MMA Pro-fighter Satoshi ISHII from Japan Wins US.National Open Wt.(4/30/ 2011 Orland FL)
JUDO-: A Veteran Olympic Champ Keiji Suzuki Wins the 4th All Japan Titles at the Budokan Hall.(4/29/ 2011 Tokyo)
JUJITSU & JUDO-:Judo Master Nori Bunaswa 8th Dan demonstrate Judo & Jukkendo (Maeda style JiuJitsu founded by Nori Bunasawa) at EURO-ASIAN Martial Arts Summit in KAZAKHSTAN.(3/27-29 / 2011 Astana)-http://www.ajjif.org/ajjif_video/2
BJJ: 2011 BJJ PAN-AM JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP attracts total of 2800 competitors at UC Irvine Ca.(Mar/24-27/2011).
MMA-: STRIKEFORCE World GP Championships : MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko TKO Lost again and Russian Sergei Kharitonov debut with a brutal, 2:49, first-round knockout.(Feb/12/2011,IZOD Center, East Rutherford,N.J.)
JUDO-:3 times World Champ Teddy Riner (FRA)revenge Daiki Kamikawa (JPN).US -70kg World champion Kayla Harrison place 5th at The Paris World Cup Invitational (2/5-6 /2011 Paris FRA)
SUMO: Yokozuna Hakuho said "We only can say,we are not doing" Due to the fixed fight in Sumo match scandal,
All Japan Pro-Sumo Organization announced.
2011 Grand Sumo Spring Session is "CANCELLED" (Osaka 3 /13-27) -
MMA-: STRIKEFORCE World GP Championships : MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko Revenge Werdum? Top eights set at The World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament that begins on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., live on SHOWTIME(10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). (2/12/2011, NJ)
SUMO Final: Yokozuna Hakuho wins 14-1. Ozeki Kotooshu wins 10-5 Baruto loses 9-6. Other veteran Ozeki Kaio loses 9-6 and Harumafuji loses 8-7 record.
2011 Grand Sumo New Year Session (Tokyo 1/09-23) -Daily changes Results.
MMA-: STRIKEFORCE Challengers Jan 7th 2011 :Former US. Judo Champ Rhadi Ferguson (3-0) Victory over undefeated Ion Cherdivara(1-1) of Montreal Canada at Nashville Municipal Auditorium,Live on Show time. (1/07/2010 Nashville Tenn, USA)
MMA-: K-1 Dynamite Dec 31st 2010 :Olympic Champ Satoshi Ishii (6-1) wins over K-1 Fighter Jerome Le Banner with 3-0 decision. Judoka Aoki was knockout loss. (12/31/2010 Saitama JPN)
SUMO Final Day-15: Yokozuna Hakuho wins Session Title over Toyonoshima at fight off with 14-1 record. Ozeki Kotooshu 8-7 and Baruto 11-4. Other veteran Ozeki Kaio 12-3 and Harumafuji withdraw at Day-4 with 0-4 record. Toyonoshima 14-1 and Kisenosato 7-8 recieves special awards.
2010 Grand Sumo Kyushu Session (Fukuoka 11/14-28) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-:3 times Olympic -60kg Judo Champion Tadahiro Nomura loses 2nd round at The Kodokan Cup. He may retire before London Olympic.(11/20-21 /2010 Chiba JPN)
BJJ: 2010 BJJ "NO-GI" World Championships attract 800 contestant at Cal.State Long Beach Ca. R.Lovoto wins World Title (11/07).
JUDO-: Int'l : 7 times World & Olympic Judo Champion Ryoko Tani & Masato Uchishiba Bowing out (10/15/2010 Tokyo)
SUMO Day-15, Final day: Yokozuna Hakuho wins over Ozeki Harumafuji for 15-0 perfect record to captures the record of 4th cosecutive session title, Harumafuji barely made 8-7 more win than lose and Ozeki Kotooshu beats rival Baruto 10-5, Baruto ends up with 9-6. Other veteran Ozeki Kaio loses for 8-7.
2010 Grand Sumo Fall Session (Tokyo 9/12-26) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: Day-5 : Japan captures record 10 Golds to finish the at The World Championships in Tokyo. Daiki Kamikawa(Jpn) upsets three times World champion Teddy Riner(Fra)for the gold and Japan's New commer Mika Sugimoto takes two gold in Ope & +78kg.(9/13 JPN)
JUDO-: Int'l : 1964 Tokyo Olympic Judo Champ Anton Geesink(Hol) passed away on Aug 27 at Utrecht hospital,age at 76. He was first none Japanese ever to wins the Olympic Judo gold medal. (8/27 Hol)
JUDO-: Int'l : 2010 1st World Cup Judo Championships In U.S.-(Miami,FL 8/27,28)
JUDO-: Day-5 : Japan captures record 10 Golds to finish the at The World Championships in Tokyo. Daiki Kamikawa(Jpn) upsets three times World champion Teddy Riner(Fra)for the gold and Japan's New commer Mika Sugimoto takes two gold in Ope & +78kg.(9/13 JPN)
JUDO-: Day-4 : Japan add another 3 Golds by -66kg dark horse Junpei morishita, -48kg up set by Haruna Asami and -52kg Yuka Nishida. 60kg title went to Riohod Sobirov (Uzb) at The World Championships in Tokyo. (9/12 JPN)
JUDO-: Day-3 : Japan add 3 more Gold by -73kg Hiroyuki Akimoto, -57kg Kaori Matsumoto and -63kg Yoshie Ueno at The World Championships in Tokyo. (9/11 JPN)
JUDO-: Day-2 : France captures 2nd Gold by -70kg Lucie Decosse at The World Championships in Tokyo. Korea's kim jae-Bum wins -81kg gold and veteran Ilias Iliadis(Gre)captures 2nd World titles in -90kg. (9/10 JPN)
SUMO- Final Day-15: Yokozuna Hakuho beats Ozeki Baruto for 15-0 to captures the session title and Baruto 8-7. Ozeki Harumafuji wins over Kotooshu for 10-5 and Kotooshu also 10-5 finish.(Kaio withdraw).
2010 Nagoya Session (Nagoya 7/11-25) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: Int'l : Olympic Judo Champ Ryoko Tani (32) wins the election for Japan Congress (7/11 JPN)
SUMO-: Ozeki Kotomitsuki illegal gambling, discharge by Sumo Association (Tokyo 7/03)
JUDO-: USA : The First Annual USJF / USJA Jr National Judo Championships attract 915 contestants at UC Irvine,Bren Center. (7/3-4 CA)
MMA-:
San Jose Ca : STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight World Champion Fedor spectacular upset. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Fabricio Werdum wins with a 1:09, first-round submission (triangle choke) over the world's No. 1 Fedor on Saturday, June 26, HP Pavilion.(6/ 26)
JUDO-: INT'L/USA :
Obituary IJF Sports Director F. Besson Died / 3 Local Californians: S. Okada, C. Fuertsch, G. Kakita Pass Away (6/23 CA)
MMA-: STRIKEFORCE Los Angeles Ca :Babalu (36-8) Wins Main Event / Cyborg Knocks Out Zaromskis! (6/16 LA)
BJJ: 2010 BJJ World Championships attract 2000 contestant at Cal.State Long Beach Ca. Roger Gracie wins 3rd World Title (6/03-06).
JUDO-:USA Judo:
USA Judo Adds Ju-Jitsu to National Tournaments
MMA-: DREAM-14 Saitama JPN :Ralek Gracie Defeats K. Sakuraba / N. "Kid" Yamamoto Beats K. Lopez! (5/29 JPN)
SUMO- Last Day: Yokozuna Hakuho wins 15-0. Ozeki Harumafuji loses again 9-6 Kotomitsuki wins 9-6, Baruto loses 10-5, Kotooshu loses 9-6 & Kaio wins 9-6. Sekiwake Kisenosato loses 8-7. Aran & Tochinoshin get outstanding award.No one for other awards.
2010 Sammer Session (Tokyo 5/09-23) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: Men's -81kg T. Stevens(Ma)and Women's -70kg R. Rousey(CA) wins
2010 US.Sr.National title. 2008 olympic bronze medalist Rousey re-captured crown after 1 year 1/2 off of competition. Stevens and Rousey both compete at World in Tokyo on Sep.(5/03,Myrtle Beach)
JUDO-: New commer Kazuhiko Takahashi(25yrs) captures
All Japan Judo Championships Title. Takahashi upsets All Japan champ Anai and Olympic champion Keiji Suzuki.(4/29,Tokyo)
MMA-: Nashville Tenn : STRIKEFORCE World Championship Tripleheader- JAKE SHIELDS Upsets DAN HENDERSON, KING MO Captured Heavyweight title Over GEGARD MOUSASI of Netherlands, GILBERT MELENDEZ Defend Lightweight title against SHINYA AOKI of Japan. At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (3/ 17)
BJJ: 2010 BJJ Pan-Am Championships attract 2850 contestant at UC. Irvine Ca (4/08-11).
SUMO-Last Day 15: Yokozuna Hakuho wins over Harumafuji with 15-0 record to wins the 13th session titles and Ozeki Harumafuji is 10-5. Kotooshu beat veteran Kaio for 10-5 and kaio end up 8-7. up comming Sekiwake Baruto defeats Kotomitsuki to keep 14-1 record and he captured the best tequnic & the inspirationa award and Ozeki Kotomitsuki is 9-6. Other Sekiwake Kisenosato wins with 9-6.
2010 Osaka Session (Osaka 3/14-28) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: World German Grand Prix Int'nl. Japan dominate Women's Division Again with 4 gold. Men's Division gold medal spread out through Japan and Mongolia for 2 and other 3 countries UKR,KOR and EGY share one. US Kayla Harrison took -78kg 3rd.(3/1.Dusseldorf,GER)
JUDO-: World 2009 PARIS Int'nl. Paris Grand Slam Championships. Japanese Women Dominate With Four Golds, Korean Men Lead With Two Gold. Travis Stevens (-81kg, US) Wins Bronze. (2/6-7,FRA)
SUMO-: Yokozuna Asashoryu force to retire!
with his assault scandal on 1/16th during New Year sessions. ( Tokyo 2/4/2010)
SUMO-Last Day: Yokozuna Hakuho beats Asashoryu by push down (Yoritaoshi)techniques end up 12-3 but Asashoryu wins the 25th session titles with 13-2. Ozeki Kotooshu beats Harumafuji with swing throw(Sukuinage) 9-6 and Harumafuji 10-5. Other Ozeki Kaio wins 9-6 and Sekiwake Baruto receive the outstanding award with 12-3. Aminishiki wins the best technical award 11-4 and the inspirational award 12-3 to Toyohibiki Kotomitsuki withdraw 1-7. Sekiwake Chiyotaikai withdraw at 4th days and announced to retire from competition.
2010 New Year Session (Kokugikan, Tokyo 1/10-24) -Daily changes Results.
MMA-: MMA,New Year Eve Special events,"FielDS DYNAMITE". 2008 Olympic Judo champ: Satoshi Ishii vs Hidehiko Yoshida battle. Yoshida wins by 3-0 decision and another Olympic Judo silver medalist Hiroshi Izumi's debut match, Izumi wins by decision and other Judo man Sokoju loses agin infront of 45,000 fans at Saitama Super Arena. (12/ 31, Saitama JPN)
MMA-: The new MMA Strikeforce Results: Scott �Hands Of Steel�� Smith rallied to knock out Cung Le, Gilbert Melendez regained the STRIKEFORCE lightweight world title. (12/ 19, San Jose)
JUDO-: World Paris Open Int'nl. Japan dominate Women's Division with 4 out of 7 weight classes. Men's Division gold medal spread out through the 6 countries. +100kg champion Teddy Riner (FRA) captured gold again! on 2010.(2/7,8)
JUDO-Local: NANKA S-Cal Judo official Roy Murakami (7th dan) past away on Dec 19th. Servic will be held on Dec 29th at Honganji Temple, 9450 Remick ave Pacoima, Ca 91331(12/19,Pacoima Ca)
SUMO-Day 15, Last Day: Yokozuna Hakuho beats Asashoryu 15-0 perfect score to wins the session title and Asashoryu loses again for 11-4 finishes, Ozeki Kotooshu loses by Harumafuji for 10-5 and Harumafuji end up 9-6. Kaio bets Kotomitsuki 8-7 and Kototomitsuki end with 8-7.
Kyushu-Basho (Kyushu kokusai Center 11/15-29) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: News,
1988 Olympic Coach
Rusty Kanokogi Passes Away at age of 74 following a battle with cancer.
(11/21: NY, USA)
MMA-: The new MMA Strikeforce Results: King of MMA Fedor knock out Rogers in the 2nd round & Champion Mousasi TKO over Sokoujou (Nov 7, Chicago)
JUDO-: News, IJF continue to test the New rules. New rules will applies on Grand Prix Abu Dhabi,Qingdao, World Cup Suwon and Grand Slam Tokyo before final decisions.(11/08,)
JUDO-: News,The former IJF president Park Young-Sung is dead. Park was found dead on Nov 3 at his home, apparently suicide.
(11/03: Seoul, S-Korea)
SUMO-Final Day 15: Yokozuna Hakuho wins over Asashoryu 14-1 tie but Fight off, Asashoryu come back to defeats Hakuho for the session title victory. Ozeki Kotooshu beat Harumafuji and both end up 9-6 records. Other Ozeki Kaio win over Kotomitsuki for 8-7 and Kotomitsuki 9-6. Baruto wins Inspirational award with 12-3 and Kakuryu wins the best techniques award.
Fall Session. (Kokugikan Tokyo. 9/13-21) -Daily changes Results.
JUDO-: 2009 US. Open Judo Championships: Day-1: Resultsu. Day-2 Results: Men's -73kg, 2009 World champ H.Tsagaanbaatar(MGL), Open I.Kostadinov(USA), -66kg R.Valderrama(VEN), -60kg I.Nour(FRA), -55kg M.Medrano(PUR). Women's -57kg M.Malloy (USA), -52kg J.Rodriguez(USA), -48k K.Bouyssou(USA), -44kg T.Ibera(USA).
(9/27: San Jose,Ca USA)
MMA-: MMA NEWS, Beijing Olympic Judo Champion Ishii "Debut" at Sengoku MMA Event in Japan (9/12)
JUDO- : US&CAN/Local- OBITUARYLA: Canadian Judo pioneer Yoshi Senda of Lethbridge passed away on Sep 9th (9/11).Tenri Dojo instructor Jiro Morishita passed away on Aug 30th and Mr. Haruo Imamura's (Fresno Judo Club) wife Sumiko Imamura died auto accident on Aug 24th (8/31)
JUDO-: 2009 World Judo Championships: Japanese women team took three golds and Korean Men's team captured Two golds to lead Two times Men's -66kg Olympic Gold medalist Japan's Uchishiba lost and Japan ending up no gold since 1956 World. French +100kg World Champ Teddy Riner wins second World tittles (8/31:Rotterdam)
JUDO-: 2009 World Judo Championships will be held at Ahoy Indoor Hall, in Rotterdam Holland on Aug 26-30th. New IJF rules prohibit to use double & Single leg throw at Jr. World????. (8/24)
MMA-: MMA NEWS, World's NO.1 MMA Fighter Fedor "SIGNS" with Strikeforce and Showtime (8/3)
SUMO- Final Day 15: Yokozuna Hakuho beat rival Asashoryu 14-1 to wins the Session Title, Asashoryu finish 10-5. Ozeki Kotooshu wins over Harumafuji 12-3 and Harumafuji finish with 9-6, Kotomitsuki beat Kaio 12-3. Vetera Kaio and Chyotaikai both finish with 8-7 at
Nagoya Session: (7/12-26. -Daily changes Results)
MMA-: UFC-100, Brock Lesner defended his heavyweight title against Frank Mir. George St. Pierre also defended his welterweight title over Thiago Alves. Dan Henderson knocked out Micheal Bisping in the middleweight battle. (7/11 LV).
MMA-: Beijing Olympic Judo Champ Japan's Ishii May Postpone Sengoku MMA Debut till November(6/28).
JUDO-: Dr. Sachio Ashida passed away at age 85. He had a massive heart attack on Jun 22nd at Brockport NY. He coached US team at 1976 Montreal Olympic and he was IJF A-Referee. (6/24)
BJJ: Roger Gracie Wins Open Weight Title at The World Jiujitsu Championships in Long Beach Ca (6/07).
MMA-: Unbeaten Rogers Ko's Former UFC Champ ARLOVSKI In 22 Seconds, Randleman in decision at Strikeforce in St. Louis, USA(6/06).
MA-Entertainment: Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok (6/4).
MMA-: Giant Hong-Man Choi knock out Jose Canseco Former MLB Player at Dream in Tokyo (5/30).
SUMO-Day 15: Tokyo
Summer Session: Ozeki Harumafuji wins the session title. Yokozuna -Hakuho wins over Asashoryu for 14-1. Asashoryu 12-3. Ozeki Harumafuji beat Kotooshu 14-1. Kotoooshu 9-6, Kaio loses 8-7. Other ozeki Chiyotaikai & Kotomitsuki both wins 8-7. Tie break- Harumafuji defeats Hakuhou by shitatenage (swing throw) for the title. (5/23. -Daily changes Results)
JUDO-: New commer Takamasa Anai(24yrs) wins All Japan Open weight title over World champ Muneta and Olympic champion Suzuki at Budokan hall in Tokyo(4/29)
JUDO-: Pan-Am champion Travis Stevens and Jr.World champ Kayla Harrison captures 2009 US.Sr.National title in San Diego Ca. (4/17)
JUDO: All Japan Weightlimit & World Trial:+100kg 2007 World Champ Yasuyuki Muneta and Kano Cup champ Yohei Takai both loses in the semi-final and New commer Kazuhiko Takahashi wins the Title. In the women,-48kg Tomoko Fukumi defeats rival Emi Yamagishi to captures tickets to the World in Holland.(4/05)
JUDO: Japan's Kodokan Judo Institute president Yukimitsu Kano (76yrs)appointe Haruki Uemura (58Yrs) as new Kodokan President and on Mar 18th, All Japan Judo federation elects Haruki Uemura as new federation president and Koshi Onozawa (62yrs)for new executive director. (3/19)
MMA UFC-94: UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (27yrs, Can) defeat UFC Lightweight champion B.J.Penn (30yrs, USA)by TKO. Judo black belt battle between Karo Pearisyan (26yrs,USA) and Korean Dong Hyun Kim (27yrs)is split decision to Parisyan. MGM Grand LV. USA (1/31)
JUDO-Paris day 1&2: Beijin Olympic -66kg Champ Uchishiba (JPN) and +100kg bronze medalist Teddy Riner (FRA)
Wins Gold. Olympic Champ Tong Wen (CHI) dominate Women's +78kg. (2/08).
OBITUARY-JIUJITSU-: Gracie Jiujitsu Pioneer Helio Gracie Passed away on Jan 29th at Rio De Janeiro Brazil age at 95. (1/29)
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