72nd Annual AJJF National Convention March 6 - 8, 2020 San Ramon Marriott, San Ramon, California Please join us in March in Northern California for the flagship annual event of the AJJF, National Convention. If that is all that you need to...

  Division Place Name / Dojo Name / Dojo Black 1st John Pfund / Elite Self Defense singleton 2nd Jered Hallstrom / Redding Jujitsu Academy Scott Redden / Redding Jujitsu Academy 3rd Nerissa Freeman / Wasenshi Kan Dianna McKenzie / Hale O'Lima...

Congratulations to the following who passed their black belt exam at Brown Belt Weekend in Chico, CA: To the rank of Nidan: Tara Campese, a student of Professor Kevin Colton from Santa Clarita Valley Jujitsu   submitted by: Dominic Beltrami...

Division Level Contestant Dojo Place PeeWee Beginner Alex Klotzer Redding Jujitsu Academy 1 Children 7-9 Beginner Indie Blue Woods Asobikan Calistoga Jujitsu 1 Children 7-9 Beginner Miles Walter Makoto Kai 2 Children 7-9 Beginner Charlie Klotzer...

Congratulations to the following who passed their exams at Camp Kodenkan North: To the rank of Sandan: Ron Sekulich, a student of Sensei Keith Thompson from Seidokan Leo Vatev, a student of Sensei John Pfund from Elite Self Defense Congratulations...

Kata Manual The BOP has been focusing on the History and Shinyo no Maki sections of the kata manual. Members of the BOP are working on final comments to these documents. Dan Promotions The BOP is putting is refining a database about the AJJF senior...

From 1967 - 1974 I conducted several Judo & Jujitsu schools in the Los Angeles area (Westchester YMCA, Crenshaw YMCA, Torrance YMCA, and Culver-Palms YMCA).  During that time, I was frequently visiting Martial Arts Supply located on the corner...

Makoto Kai hosted our annual tournament on May 4, 2019. It was our 29th annual contest. Like most years it was a kata contest. Contestants, judges and family from eight regional schools gathered on a sunny spring day for the tournament. Many drove...