United States Judo Association
| Sport | Judo |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Membership | 20,000+ |
| Abbreviation | USJA |
| Founded | Unofficial 1935
Armed Forces Judo Association 1957 United States Judo Association 1969 |
| Affiliation | USA Judo |
| Regional affiliation | United States |
| President | David Brogan |
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The United States Judo Association is a sports association in the United States. It was formed in 1969 following a reorganization of the Armed Forces Judo Association, and is one of three national judo associations in the United States, the other two being USA Judo and the United States Judo Federation.[1]
History
The US Judo Association was founded by George Harris,[2] George Bass, Robey Reed, Jim Bregman, Philip S. Porter, Rick Mertins, and Karl Geis.[3]
Presidents and Executive Directors
- Philip S. Porter
- Edward Szrejter[4]
- George Bass
- George Harris
- Jim Nichols
- Jim Bregman
- Jesse Jones
- Mike Szrejter
- Jim Webb
- AnnMaria De Mars
- Gary Goltz
- Marc Cohen
- John Paccione
- Bob Rush
- Celita Schutz
- Andrew Connelly
- David Brogan[5]
See also
References
- ^ Thomas A, Green; Joseph R. Svinth (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, Volume 2. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842432. p. 449.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "International Judo Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "From the Executive Director" (PDF).
- ^ "Our history".
External links
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