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 is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

associations in the United States, the other two being

USA Judo USA Judo (officially known as United States Judo, Inc.) is a non-profit organization which represents all areas of U.S. judo practitioners, including athletes, coaches, referees and others. The organization is managed by a staff of seven at the U ...

and the

United States Judo Federation The United States Judo Federation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting judo in the United States. Its national office is in Ontario, Oregon. History The United States Judo Federation was originally known as the Amateur Judo Associa ...

History

The US Judo Association was founded by George Harris, George Bass, Robey Reed,

Jim Bregman James Steven Bregman (born November 17, 1941, in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics. He is an Olympic bronze medalist, a world championships bronze medalist, a Pan American Games ...

, Philip S. Porter, Rick Mertins, and

Karl Geis Karl Geis (1933 – April 7, 2014) was an American judo, aikido, and jodo instructor. He died of prostate cancer. Karl Geis is a member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame, and the founder of Fugakukai International Association. Martial ar ...

Presidents and Executive Directors

Philip S. Porter

Edward Szrejter Edward N. Szrejter (1927-2020) was a former Executive Director of the United States Judo Association The United States Judo Association is a sports association in the United States. It was formed in 1969 following a reorganization of the Armed ...

George Bass, George Harris, Jim Nichols,

, Jesse Jones, Mike Szrejter, Jim Webb,

AnnMaria De Mars AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958) is an American technology executive, author and judoka. She is the first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, competing in the -56 kg weight class, for the 1984 World Judo T ...

, Gary Goltz, Marc Cohen, John Paccione, Bob Rush,

Celita Schutz Celita Valerie Schutz (born 17 February 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics on the women's team. She is a graduate of Yale Universit ...

, and Andrew Connelly

References

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