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Team USA’s Kayla Harrison Takes GOLD at PanAm Games
USA Judo captures gold, silver, bronze in Guadalajara
Kayla Harrison has done it again. She’s bringing home the gold. Read More
Travis Stevens Upsets World Medalist, Places Fifth at World Masters Championships
Competing for the first-time at the World Masters Championships, 2008 Olympian Travis Stevens placed fifth in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday. Read More
USA Judo Athletes to Receive More than $100,000 in Monthly Stipends
USA Judo is pleased to announce that five athletes will receive monthly direct athlete support stipends in 2011 and even more will be eligible for funding throughout the year. Read More
Kayla Harrison Makes History with Gold Medal Win at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Just over two months after becoming the youngest athlete to win a World title at this year’s event, 20-year-old Kayla Harrison made history again. Read More
Kayla Harrison Ends European Tour with Bronze at Rotterdam Grand Prix
One month and three World Tour events in Europe concluded on Sunday with a third medal for reigning World Champion Kayla Harrison who won bronze in the 78kg division at the Rotterdam Grand Prix in the Netherlands. Read More
USA Judo Matching Fundraising Drive Awards World Champion Kayla Harrison $11,940 for a Total of More than $32,000 in Prize Money
Following the conclusion of a fundraising drive in which USA Judo members contributed donations to World Champion Kayla Harrison’s training fund, USA Judo will award Harrison with $11,940. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Fifth World Cup title in Birmingham
World Champion Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) won her fifth gold medal at a World Cup in as many months on Sunday when she went undefeated at the Birmingham in Great Britain. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Silver Medal at Uzbekistan World Cup, Hana Carmichael Places Fifth
Two weeks after becoming the first U.S. athlete to win a World Championship since 1999, 20-year-old Kayla Harrison returned to the grind of the World Cup circuit on Sunday at the Uzbekistan World Cup in Tashkent. Read More
Team USA Concludes Senior Worlds With Historic Success
After five days of fighting competitors from 111 countries at the largest World Championships in the history of judo, one thing was certain – Team USA had gained the respect of the rest of the world. Read More
USA Judo Joins USOC and American Judo Fund to Award World Champion Kayla Harrison $20,000+… Here’s How You Can Join Too!
USA Judo is pleased to announce that Harrison’s gold medal efforts will be rewarded with at least $21,000 in cash prize money. Read More
USA Judo Board of Directors Congratulates World Champion Kayla Harrison
Following last night’s gold medal win at the Senior World Championships by Kayla Harrison in the 78kg division, USA Judo Board President Lance Nading offered his congratulations to Harrison on becoming the fourth U.S. athlete ever to win a World title: Read More
Kayla Harrison to Fight in Semifinals at the World Championships in Tokyo
Twenty-year-old Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) advanced to the semifinals of the 78kg division today at the Senior World Championships. Read More
Watch the Senior World Championships on the Web
The International Judo Federation recently announced that the Senior World Championships will be shown live from Tokyo on www.ijf.org beginning with competition on Thursday. Read More
Team USA Receives Draws at World Championships
The draws for the Senior World Championships were conducted by the International Judo Federation on Wednesday afternoon at the Hilton Tokyo. Complete draws can be found at www.ippon.org. Read More
Team USA Enters World Championships with Five Athletes Ranked in the Top 20
With the first stage of Olympic qualification completed after the USA World Cup in Miami last weekend, Team USA will enter the Senior World Championships this week with five athletes ranked in the top 20. Read More
Team USA to Leave for World Championships on Monday
The U.S. Team will leave for the Senior World Championships in Tokyo on Monday. Read More
Team USA to Leave for World Championships on Monday
The U.S. Team will leave for the Senior World Championships in Tokyo on Monday. Read More
Watch the USA World Cup on Television on Wednesday
USA Judo is pleased to announce that the USA World Cup, held over the weekend, will be aired on Versus on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Read More
U.S. Open Results
Hana Carmichael (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE) returned home to Miami to win her first U.S. Open title on Sunday. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Gold Medal at USA World Cup, Team USA Claims Four Medals
Nine days before she was scheduled to leave for the World Championships in Tokyo, Kayla Harrison went into the USA World Cup on Saturday with no set expectations. Read More
Team USA Roster Finalized for USA World Cup in Miami, Tournament Begins Friday
USA Judo is pleased to announce that 53 athletes have been named to the team that will compete at the USA World Cup at the Doral Resort and Spa in Doral, Fla. from Aug. 27-28. Read More
World and Olympic Medalists to Compete at USA World Cup Olympic Qualifier in Doral Beginning on Friday
With less than two years leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games, more than 300 athletes from 43 nations will travel to Miami this weekend to compete in the USA World Cup at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa on Friday and Saturday. Read More
World Team Training Camp Held at USA Judo National Team FORCE
More 100 athletes participated from six nations participated in a World Team Training Camp at the USA Judo National Team FORCE site in Wakefield last week. Read More
World Team Members Train in Spain
Six members of the U.S. Team that will compete at the Senior World Championships in Tokyo from Sept. 9-13 travelled to Casteldefels, Spain to participate in an international training camp that began on Sunday. Read More
Delpopolo, Harrison and Turner Earn Gold, Team USA Wins 12 Overall Medals at Venezuela World Cup
Team USA had its most successful World Tour event in United States history over the weekend when U.S. athletes earned 12 medals, including three gold medals. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Sao Paulo World Cup, Defeats Beijing Olympic Silver Medalist
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Harrison made her third World Cup medal this year a gold one when she won the 78kg division at the Sao Paulo World Cup on Saturday. Read More
Twenty-Five U.S. Athletes to Compete in Sao Paulo World Cup
Twenty-five U.S. athletes will compete in the Sao Paulo World Cup in Brazil this weekend. Read More
Kayla Harrison Places Fifth at Brazil Grand Slam
Kayla Harrison placed fifth in the 78kg division at the Brazil Grand Slam, a USA Judo Senior A+-Level event, on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. Read More
Athletes to Fight for World Team Berths at Senior Nationals in Myrtle Beach This Weekend
More than 400 athletes are expected to compete at the USA Judo National Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Read More
U.S. Men Win Silver, Women Take Bronze at Pan Am Team Championships
After two days of intense individual competition at the Pan American Championships, the format turned to a team event on Sunday in which Team USA brought home a silver medal in the men’s competition and a bronze in the women’s event. Read More
Team USA Wins Six Medals on First Day of Senior Pan Ams
Team USA began the Senior Pan American Championships with success on Friday as six of the eight athletes who competed on the first day earned trips to the podium in San Salvador, El Salvador. Read More
Team USA to Compete at Pan American Championships in El Salvador Beginning on Friday
Eighteen members of Team USA departed for the Pan American Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador on Wednesday. Read More
USA Judo Names 2010 Pan American Championship Team
USA Judo is pleased to announce the 17 members of Team USA that will compete at the Pan American Championships from April 9-11 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Bronze at Warsaw World Cup
Kayla Harrison Wins Bronze at Warsaw World Cup
Already a two-time Junior World medalist, Kayla Harrison continued to expand her senior international resume on Sunday with her bronze medal win in the 78kg division at the Warsaw World Cup in Poland. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Bronze at Dusseldorf Grand Prix
Two-time Junior World medalist Kayla Harrison won her first medal at a European A-Level event when she placed third at the Dusseldorf Grand Prix in Germany on Sunday. Read More
Vienna and Budapest World Cup Results
Five U.S. athletes competed at World Cup events in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary over the weekend. Read More
Mayo Quanchi Judo Club Hosts Camp with Nick Tritton
Mayo Quanchi Judo Club Head Coach Serge Bouyssou held a training camp on Saturday and Sunday with 2008 Olympian Nick Tritton (CAN) who is currently the #10-ranked player in the world. Read More
Tokyo Grand Slam Results
Nine U.S. athletes competed at the Tokyo Grand Slam, a USA Judo Senior A+ Level Point Tournament that began on Friday and concluded on Sunday, but none placed. Read More
Kayla Harrison Places Seventh at KRA Korea World Cup
Two-time Junior World medalist Kayla Harrison placed seventh on Saturday at the KRA Korea World Cup in Suwon City. Read More
Kayla Harrison Wins Silver Medal, Becomes Second U.S. Player to Medal Twice at the Junior Worlds
Kayla Harrison became the second U.S. player in history to earn two Junior World Championship medals when she earned a silver in the 78kg division in Paris on Sunday. Read More
Watch Kayla Harrison Fight for Junior World Gold at Noon EDT
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Harrison will have the opportunity to become the first U.S. player ever to win two Junior World titles when she fights for gold in the 78kg division at noon EDT in Paris, France. Read More
Junior World Championships Day 3 Results
Team USA was eliminated in the early rounds of the third day of the Junior World Championships on Saturday in Paris. Read More
Watch the 2009 Junior World Championships LIVE on the Web
The 2009 Junior World Championships will be Webcast LIVE on the Web from Thursday through Sunday. Read More
Team USA Arrives in Paris For Junior World Championships, Kayla Harrison to Defend Title
Featuring six veterans of past World Teams, Team USA arrived in Paris on Tuesday to compete at the Junior World Championships which begin on Thursday and conclude on Sunday. Read More
Forty-Three U.S. Athletes to Compete at Rendez-Vous Canada This Weekend
Forty-three U.S. athletes will compete at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, in Montreal on Saturday and Sunday. Read More
Bencosme and Harrison Win U.S. Open, Sell Takes Silver
Jose Bencosme won his first U.S. Open title while Kayla Harrison took home her fifth. Read More
U.S. Open Day 1 Finals and Bronze Medalist List
The U.S. Open Championships began on Friday with competition in the middle and heavyweight divisions. Read More
U.S. Open Championships Day 1 Preview
The U.S. Open will begin on Friday with competition in the middle and heavyweight divisions at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Read More
U.S. Open lineup to feature World, Olympic and Pan Am Medalists
The U.S. Open Judo Championships will kick off on Friday with more than a dozen World, Olympic and Pan Am medalists among the estimated 250 senior elite players that are expected to compete in the two-day B-Level international tournament. Read More
Two-time Olympic Champion Leads Clinic at Pedro's Judo Center
Two-time Olympic Champion Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) conducted a clinic during Pedro's Judo Center's Leadership Super Session on Tuesday. Read More
Aaron Cohen and Kayla Harrison Advance to Second Round at the Senior World Championships
Aaron Cohen and Kayla Harrison advanced to the second round of the 90kg and 78kg divisions, respectively, on Saturday at the Senior World Championships. Read More
Men's 90kg and Women's 70kg and 78kg Division Preview
Competition will continue at the Senior World Championships on Saturday in Rotterdam with the men's 90kg and women's 70kg and 78kg divisions. Read More
Team USA Departs for Senior World Championships on Sunday
The road to the 2012 London Olympic Games will begin for Olympic hopefuls next week when Team USA departs for the Senior World Championships on Sunday. Read More
Junior World Team Named After Trials at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort
For one afternoon, the world of USA Judo focused on one mat with nearly every fan and athlete in the buidpacked in to see fight-offs between the sport's future stars. Read More
Junior World Championship Trials to be Held at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort on Saturday
The road to Olympic and World Championship gold frequently begins for most judo players years before the Games at the Junior World Championships. Read More
Ransom and Harrison Earn Match Wins Against Brazil in Exhibition Team Event
Top-ranked U.S. players Kayla Harrison and Christal Ransom won two of Team USA's five women's matches during an exhibition team event against Brazil on Thursday in Porto Alegre. Read More
Final Lineup Announced for Tomorrow's USA vs. Brazil Team Competition
USA Judo is pleased to announce the lineup of athletes who will compete in both the men's and women's divisions of an exhibition team competition against players from Brazil at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Read More
Kayla Harrison and Daniel McCormick Win Bronze at Belo Horizonte World Cup
With six weeks remaining before the Senior World Championships, Aug. 26-30 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Kayla Harrison and Daniel McCormick bronze medals at the Belo Horizonte World Cup in Brazil on Sunday. Read More
Team USA to Compete at Belo Horizonte World Cup this Weekend
The six U.S. athletes who competed at the Brazil Grand Slam last week in Rio de Janeiro will be joined by 12 other American players at the Belo Horizonte World Cup, also in Brazil, on Saturday and Sunday. Read More
USA Takes on Brazil in Team Competition on July 16
Ten U.S. athletes will compete in an exhibition team competition against players from Brazil on July 16 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Read More
Judo coach goes from Wakefield to Rotterdam … and, possibly, London
This year, Jimmy Pedro will be making his debut as head coach of the USA Judo World Team. Read More
Former World Champion Jimmy Pedro Named 2009 World Team Coach
Ten years after becoming just the second U.S. man to win a World Judo Championship, USA Judo is pleased to announce that Jimmy Pedro will serve as the head coach of the 2009 World Team. Read More
Olympians Stevens, Reser and Williams-Murray to Fight it Out at 81kg on Friday at the Senior Nationals
Competition begins at the USA Judo Senior Nationals on Friday with the men's and women's heavyweight divisions. Read More
Judo Athletes Take Jimmy Pedro's Judo Challenge
USA Judo National Training Site Celebrates the Holidays
Pedro's Judo Center held a family-orientated holiday party for its 200+ members on Dec. 19... Read More
Daniel McCormick Places Seventh at Jigoro Kano Cup In Tokyo
Olympian Daniel McCormick placed seventh on Sunday at the A-Level Jigoro Kano Cup in Tokyo... Read More
USA Judo National Team FORCE to Compete at Kano Cup This Weekend
After a successful weekend at the Korea Open and a training camp in Jeju this week, five members of the USA Judo National Team FORCE travelled to Tokyo to compete in the Jigoro Kano Cup, a USA Judo Senior A-Level Point Tournament. Read More
Harrison Wins Silver at KRA Cup Korea Open
Eighteen-year-old Kayla Harrison won her first medal at a major senior tournament outside North America on Saturday when she earned a silver in the 78kg division at the B-Level KRA Cup Korea Open in Jeju. Read More
Team FORCE Athletes to Compete in Korea This Weekend
Junior World Champion Kayla Harrison Welcomed Home to Boston
Kayla Harrison was surprised at the airport on Monday... Read More
Junior World Championships Day 3 Preview
Kayla Harrison sets Her Sights on Junior World Gold in Bangkok
Pedro's Judo Center Opens to Batman, Chewbacca and Junior Judokas for Halloween
Pedro's Judo Center held its annual Halloween party in Wakefield, Mass. on Friday... Read More
Stevens and Desilets Win Rendez-Vous Canada
Travis Stevens and Everet Desilets each won Rendez-Vous titles in Montreal... Read More
Fifty-Four U.S. Athletes to Compete at Rendez-Vous Canada This Weekend
Olympian Travis Stevens is one of 54 U.S. athletes who will be seeking to win Rendez-Vous Canada in Montreal. Read More
Olympians, National Champions to Compete at U.S. Open in Colorado Springs, September 26-28
Once the home of the U.S. Open Judo Championships for 17 years, Colorado Springs again will play host to one of the most prestigious international tournaments in the hemisphere from Sept. 26-28... Read More
Junior Belgian Ladies Open Results
Two U.S. players advanced to the main draw in the under-20 division of the Belgian Ladies Open in Arlon on Saturday. Read More
Ronda Rousey Wins Bronze Medal at Belgian Ladies' Open
World silver medalist Ronda Rousey won a bronze medal in the 70kg division on Sunday at the Belgian Ladies' Open, a B-Level Point Tournament in Arlon. Read More
Rousey Wins Third Straight Rendez-Vous Canada Title
World silver medalist Ronda Rousey had little trouble earning her third consecutive gold medal at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, in Montreal on Sunday... Read More
Ibera, Gotay, Hashimoto, Brestyan and Stevens Win in Canada
U.S. athletes earned gold medals in five of 10 divisions contested on Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament in Montreal, Canada. Read More
Reser, Takata and Smith Take Bronze at British Open
Team USA finished the first day of competition Saturday at the British Open in West Sussex, United Kingdom with three bronze medal wins. Read More
U.S. Athletes Win 13 Medals on First Day of U.S. Open
Ronda Rousey was more than a little familiar with her finals opponent, Ikumi Tanimoto (JPN) at the U.S. Open Judo Championships Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read More
U.S. Open Championships Come to Fort Lauderdale
An international field of more than 250 of the world's best judo players from 20+ countries will arrive in Fort Lauderdale this weekend to compete in the U.S. Open Judo Championships. Read More
DAY #3: Pan American Cup Competition
The Pan American Cup Competition was held in Valencia, Venezuela on Sunday March 13, following the Pan American Juvenile and Junior Championships. The US Team finished up third overall in the Cup competition behind Brazil and Venezuela. Read More
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